SYNOPSYS INC — Director's Dealing 2013

Jul 12, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SYNOPSYS INC (SNPS)
CIK: 0000883241
Period of Report: 2013-07-11

Reporting Person: CHAN CHI-FOON (Director, Co-CEO & President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-07-11	Common Stock	M	14537	$27.14	Acquired	216896	Direct
2013-07-11	Common Stock	S	14537	$37.0581	Disposed	202359	Direct
2013-07-11	Common Stock	M	35208	$17.64	Acquired	237567	Direct
2013-07-11	Common Stock	S	35208	$37.0581	Disposed	202359	Direct
2013-07-11	Common Stock	M	28012	$21.02	Acquired	230371	Direct
2013-07-11	Common Stock	S	28012	$37.0581	Disposed	202359	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2013-07-11	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$17.64	M	35208	Disposed	2015-12-10	Common Stock (35208)	Direct
2013-07-11	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$21.02	M	28012	Disposed	2016-12-04	Common Stock (28012)	Direct
2013-07-11	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$27.14	M	14537	Disposed	2014-12-10	Common Stock (14537)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: All shares sold on this date sold at the average price of $37.0581 which consists of 6368@$ 37.0000, 7454@$ 37.0100, 9175@$ 37.0200, 4718@$ 37.0300, 4000@$ 37.0400, 100@$ 37.0450, 8600@$ 37.0500, 6640@$ 37.0600, 4200@$ 37.0700,
2738@$ 37.0800, 4805@$ 37.0900, 5556@$ 37.1000, 4255@$ 37.1100, 3046@$ 37.1200, 6102@$ 37.1300,

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

F3: Option vests in 16 equal quarterly installments beginning on the date shown.