SYNOPSYS INC — Director's Dealing 2014

Dec 10, 2014

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SYNOPSYS INC (SNPS)
CIK: 0000883241
Period of Report: 2014-12-08

Reporting Person: BEATTIE BRIAN M (EVP, Business Ops. & CAO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2014-12-08	Common Stock	F	1720.0	$43.74	Disposed	19397	Direct
2014-12-08	Common Stock	F	1720.0	$43.74	Disposed	17677	Direct
2014-12-08	Common Stock	F	1720.0	$43.74	Disposed	15957	Direct
2014-12-08	Common Stock	M	4575.0	$0.0	Acquired	20532	Direct
2014-12-08	Common Stock	M	4575.0	$0.0	Acquired	25107	Direct
2014-12-08	Common Stock	M	4575.0	$0.0	Acquired	29682	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2014-12-08	Restricted Stock Units	$0.0	D	4575.0	Disposed	2014-12-08	Common Stock (4575)	Direct
2014-12-08	Restricted Stock Units	$0.0	D	4575.0	Disposed	2015-12-08	Common Stock (4575)	Direct
2014-12-08	Restricted Stock Units	$0.0	D	4575.0	Disposed	2016-12-08	Common Stock (4575)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: These shares were retained by the Company in order to meet the tax withholding obligations of the award holder in connection with the vesting of an installment of the performance restricted stock unit award. The Compensation Committee approved the disposition of shares by the award holder and the amount retained by the Company was not in excess of the amount of the tax liability.