Company: SNPS
Filing Date: 2025-07-17
Form Type: 425
Source: 0001140361-25-026144
Chunk: 19

Company: SYNOPSYS INC
Filing Date: 2025-07-17
Form: 425
Chunk 19
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 Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors.

<div align='center'>ARTICLE VII

FORUM FOR ADJUDICATION OF DISPUTES</div>

SECTION 1. FORUM. Unless the Company, in writing, selects or consents to the selection of an alternative forum, the sole and exclusive forum for any
                        complaint asserting any internal corporate claims (as defined below), to the fullest extent permitted by law, and subject to applicable jurisdictional requirements, shall be the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, if the
                        Court of Chancery does not have, or declines to accept, jurisdiction, another state court or a federal court located within the State of Delaware). For purposes of this Article VII, internal corporate claims means claims, including
                        claims in the right of the Company: (a) that are based upon a violation of a duty by a current or former director, officer, employee or stockholder in such capacity; or (b) as to which the DGCL confers jurisdiction upon the Court of
                        Chancery. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring or holding any interest in shares of stock of the Company shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the provisions of this Article VII.

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SECTION 2. ENFORCEABILITY. If any provision of this Article VII shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable as applied to any person or entity
                        or circumstance for any reason whatsoever, then, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the validity, legality and enforceability of such provision in any other circumstance and of the remaining provisions of this Article VII
                        (including, without limitation, each portion of any sentence of this Article VII containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) and the
                        application of such provision to other persons or entities or circumstances shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

<div align='center'>ARTICLE VIII

INDEMNIFICATION</div>

SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Article: (a) “ Officer ” means any person who serves or has served as a Director or officer of the
                        Company or in any other office filled by election or appointment by the stockholders or the Board of Directors of the Company and any heirs, executors, administrators or personal representatives of such person