SYNOPSYS INC — Director's Dealing 2014

Dec 17, 2014

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SYNOPSYS INC (SNPS)
CIK: 0000883241
Period of Report: 2014-12-12

Reporting Person: CHAFFIN JANICE (Director)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2014-12-12	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$42.43	A	4222.0	Acquired	2021-12-12	Common Stock (4222)	Direct
2014-12-12	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$42.43	A	30000.0	Acquired	2021-12-12	Common Stock (30000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Grant to reporting person to buy shares of common stock under the 2005 Non-Employee Directors Equity Incentive Plan

F2: Exercisable in 36 equal monthly installments beginning one month from grant date

F3: Grant vests in four (4) successive equal installments on the date immediately preceding each of the first four (4) Annual Meetings following the grant date.