SYNOPSYS INC — Director's Dealing 2013

Dec 19, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SYNOPSYS INC (SNPS)
CIK: 0000883241
Period of Report: 2013-12-18

Reporting Person: BEATTIE BRIAN M (CFO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-12-18	Common Stock	M	5000.0	$17.64	Acquired	29166	Direct
2013-12-18	Common Stock	S	5000.0	$39.0162	Disposed	24166	Direct
2013-12-18	Common Stock	M	28000.0	$21.02	Acquired	52166	Direct
2013-12-18	Common Stock	S	28000.0	$39.0162	Disposed	24166	Direct
2013-12-18	Common Stock	S	3545.0	$39.0162	Disposed	20621	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2013-12-18	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$17.64	M	5000.0	Disposed	2015-12-10	Common Stock (5000)	Direct
2013-12-18	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$21.02	M	28000.0	Disposed	2016-12-04	Common Stock (28000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: All shares sold on this date sold at the average price of $39.0162 which consists of: 18642 @ $39.00, 4499 @ $39.01, 4035 @ $39.02, 100 @ $39.0202, 100 @ $39.025, 1740 @ $39.03, 119 @ $39.035, 2300 @ $39.04, 1881 @ $39.05, 1529 @ $39.06, 700 @ $39.07, 100 @ $39.075, 200 @ $39.08, 600 @ $39.09.

F2: The transactions reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.