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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the
Annual Meeting of Stockholders to Be Held on April 3, 2012.
SYNOPSYS, INC.
SYNOPSYS®
SYNOPSYS, INC.
700 EAST MIDDLEFIELD ROAD
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94043-4033
ATTN: ERIKA VARGA MCENROE
Meeting Information
Meeting Type: Annual Meeting
For holders as of: February 8, 2012
Date: April 3, 2012 Time: 8:00 AM PDT
Location: Synopsys, Inc. 1030 West Maude Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94085
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Voting Items
The Board of Directors recommends that you
vote FOR all nominees set forth below:
1. Election of Directors
Nominees:
01) Aart J. de Geus 06) Chrysostomos L. “Max” Nikias
02) Alfred Castino 07) John Schwarz
03) Chi-Foon Chan 08) Roy Vallee
04) Bruce R. Chizen 09) Steven C. Walske
05) Deborah A. Coleman
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR the following proposals:
2. To approve an amendment of our 2006 Employee Equity Incentive Plan to, among other items, increase the number of shares available
for issuance under that plan by 5,000,000 shares.
3. To approve an amendment of our Employee Stock Purchase Plan to increase the number of shares available for issuance under that
plan by 5,000,000 shares.
4. Advisory vote on executive compensation.
5. To ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2012.
NOTE: In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting
of Stockholders.
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