SYNOPSYS INC — Director's Dealing 2016

Dec 12, 2016

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SYNOPSYS INC (SNPS)
CIK: 0000883241
Period of Report: 2016-12-08

Reporting Person: Logan Joseph W (EVP, Sales & Corp Marketing)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2016-12-08	Common Stock	M	5000	$0.0	Acquired	73122	Direct
2016-12-08	Common Stock	M	3625	$0.0	Acquired	76747	Direct
2016-12-08	Common Stock	M	4125	$0.0	Acquired	80872	Direct
2016-12-08	Common Stock	F	1880	$59.31	Disposed	78992	Direct
2016-12-08	Common Stock	F	1363	$59.31	Disposed	77629	Direct
2016-12-08	Common Stock	F	1551	$59.31	Disposed	76078	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2016-12-08	Restricted Stock Units	$0.0	D	5000	Disposed	2016-12-08	Common Stock (5000)	Direct
2016-12-08	Restricted Stock Units	$0.0	D	3625	Disposed	2017-12-08	Common Stock (3625)	Direct
2016-12-08	Restricted Stock Units	$0.0	D	4125	Disposed	2018-12-08	Common Stock (4125)	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 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.