SYNOPSYS INC — Director's Dealing 2016

Aug 23, 2016

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: SYNOPSYS INC (SNPS)
CIK: 0000883241
Period of Report: 2016-08-19

Reporting Person: DE GEUS AART (Director, Chairman of the Board & Co-CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2016-08-19	Common Stock	M	158734.0	$26.56	Acquired	159791	Direct
2016-08-19	Common Stock	S	158734.0	$58.3566	Disposed	1057	Direct
2016-08-22	Common Stock	M	41266.0	$26.56	Acquired	42323	Direct
2016-08-22	Common Stock	S	41266.0	$58.5695	Disposed	1057	Direct
2016-08-19	Common Stock	S	52000.0	$58.3809	Disposed	218152	Indirect
2016-08-19	Common Stock	S	4000.0	$58.3362	Disposed	18500	Indirect
2016-08-19	Common Stock	S	50000.0	$58.3767	Disposed	368551	Indirect

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2016-08-19	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$26.56	M	158734.0	Disposed	2017-12-09	Common Stock (158734)	Direct
2016-08-22	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$26.56	M	41266.0	Disposed	2017-12-09	Common Stock (41266)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The transactions reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

F2: Represents a weighted average sale price per share. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $58.00 to $58.66. The Reporting Person has provided to the Issuer, and undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission or any security holder of the Issuer, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the range.

F3: Represents a weighted average sale price per share. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $58.285 to $58.87. The Reporting Person has provided to the Issuer, and undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission or any security holder of the Issuer, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the range.

F4: Represents a weighted average sale price per share. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $58.005 to $58.64. The Reporting Person has provided to the Issuer, and undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission or any security holder of the Issuer, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the range.

F5: The reporting person previously transferred shares to the de Geus-John Family Trust and the Aart J de Geus Separate Property Trust (the "Transfers"). The Transfers are exempt from Section 16 by virtue of Rule 16a-13. Since the Transfers, the reporting person has reported the shares as directly held. The shares are indirectly held by the reporting person through the de Geus-John Family Trust and the Aart J de Geus Separate Property Trust.

F6: Represents a weighted average sale price per share. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $58.02 to $58.59. The Reporting Person has provided to the Issuer, and undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission or any security holder of the Issuer, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the range.

F7: Represents a weighted average sale price per share. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $58.00 to $58.65. The Reporting Person has provided to the Issuer, and undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission or any security holder of the Issuer, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the range.