UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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SYNOPSYS, INC.
Meeting Information
Meeting Type: Annual
For holders as of: January 27, 2010
Date: March 25, 2010 Time: 8:00 a.m. PDT
Location: Synopsys, Inc.
1030 W. Maude Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94085
SYNOPSYS®
SYNOPSYS, INC.
700 E. MIDDLEFIELD ROAD
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94043
ATTN: ERIKA VARGA
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NOTICE AND PROXY STATEMENT
ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
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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
02) Alfred Castino
03) Chi-Foon Chan
04) Bruce R. Chizen
05) Deborah A. Coleman
06) John Schwarz
07) Roy Vallee
08) Steven C. Walske
The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR the following proposals:
2. Approval of an Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan to, among other items, increase the number of shares of common stock reserved under the plan by 5,000,000 shares.
3. Approval of an amendment to Synopsys’ 2005 Non-Employee Directors Equity Plan to, among other items, extend its term by five years.
4. Ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as Synopsys’ independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2010.
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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