SYNOPSYS INC — Director's Dealing 2013

Feb 25, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SYNOPSYS INC (SNPS)
CIK: 0000883241
Period of Report: 2013-02-22

Reporting Person: DE GEUS AART (Director, Chairman of the Board & Co-CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-02-22	Common Stock	M	163000	$26.09	Acquired	800071	Direct
2013-02-22	Common Stock	S	163000	$35.0736	Disposed	637071	Direct
2013-02-22	Common Stock	M	11500	$33.295	Acquired	648571	Direct
2013-02-22	Common Stock	S	11500	$35.0736	Disposed	637071	Direct
2013-02-22	Common Stock	M	26800	$32.67	Acquired	663871	Direct
2013-02-22	Common Stock	S	26800	$35.0736	Disposed	637071	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2013-02-22	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$26.09	M	163000	Disposed	2013-12-05	Common Stock (163000)	Direct
2013-02-22	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$32.67	M	26800	Disposed	2013-12-10	Common Stock (26800)	Direct
2013-02-22	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$33.295	M	11500	Disposed	2013-08-26	Common Stock (11500)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	72500	Indirect
Common Stock	22000	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: All shares sold on this date sold at the average price of $35.0736. The average price consists of 800@34.95, 900@34.955, 2200@34.96, 800@34.965, 1900@34.97,
600@34.975, 11040@34.98, 1500@34.985, 3800@34.99, 100@34.995, 22293@35, 24962@35.005, 200@35.0075, 100@35.009, 7613@35.01, 2800@35.015, 200@35.0175, 6765@35.02, 1500@35.025, 400@35.03, 400@35.035, 600@35.04, 7700@35.045, 11314@35.05, 3891@35.055, 200@35.0575, 200@35.059, 5400@35.06, 5600@35.065, 100@35.0675, 200@35.069, 9700@35.07, 900@35.075, 1070@35.08, 400@35.085, 5072@35.09, 655@35.095, 17244@35.1, 3203@35.105, 1300@35.1075, 200@35.109, 11405@35.11, 1295@35.115, 100@35.12, 1300@35.13, 100@35.15, 108@35.16, 1400@35.17, 2300@35.18, 2000@35.19, 2000@35.21, 1000@35.23, 2000@35.25, 1000@35.26, 1500@35.31, 70@35.32, 100@35.37, 1800@35.39, 1000@35.49, 500@35.705, 600@35.71, 150@35.715, 400@35.725, 2050@35.73, 200@35.735, 200@35.74, 100@35.7475, 600@35.755, 200@35.7575.

F2: Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership by spouse

F3: The transactions reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.