Company: SNPS
Filing Date: 2025-02-14
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000883241-25-000008
Chunk: 58

Company: SYNOPSYS INC
Filing Date: 2025-02-14
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 58
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agh Glaser                                                                                                
 Chief Financial Officer                                                                                       |     |                     96 |
| Rick Mahoney                                                                                                  
 Chief Revenue Officer                                                                                         |     |                    127 |
| John F. Runkel, Jr.                                                                                           
 General Counsel and Corporate Secretary                                                                       |     |                  2,181 |
| All executive officers as a group (5 persons)                                                                 |     |                 48,370 |
| All current directors who are not executive officers as a group (9 persons)(1)                                |     |                      — |
| Each nominee for election as a director(2)                                                                    |     |                 45,966 |
| Each associate of any executive officers, current directors or director nominees                              |     |                      — |
| Each other person who received or is to receive 5% of awards                                                  |     |                      — |
| All employees, excluding executive officers, as a group (approximately 20,000 persons as of November 2, 2024) |     |             44,708,732 |

(1) Non-employee directors are not eligible to participate in the Purchase Plan.

(2) Reflects shares purchased by Mr. Ghazi (15,796) and Dr. de Geus (30,170).

For more information regarding shares of Synopsys common stock that may be issued upon the exercise of options, warrants and other rights granted to employees, consultants or members of our Board of Directors under all of our equity compensation plans as of fiscal year end, please see “Equity Compensation Plan Information” beginning on page 99.

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| PROPOSAL 3 — Approval of Our Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as Amended |

#### U.S. Federal Tax Consequences
The following is a summary of the principal United States federal income taxation consequences to us and our employees with respect to participation in the component of the Purchase Plan intended to qualify as an “employee stock purchase plan” within the meaning of Section 423. This summary is not intended to be exhaustive and does not discuss the income tax laws of any city, state or foreign jurisdictions where a participant may reside or the taxation consequences with respect to participation in any component of the Purchase Plan not intended to meet the requirements of Section 423.

General. The Purchase Plan is intended to qualify as an “employee stock purchase plan” within the meaning of Section 423, so that purchase rights exercised under the Purchase Plan may qualify as qualified purchases under Section 423. Under such an arrangement, no taxable income will be recognized