Company: SNPS
Filing Date: 2025-02-14
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000883241-25-000008
Chunk: 16

Company: SYNOPSYS INC
Filing Date: 2025-02-14
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 16
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Conduct an annual review of our company-wide compensation arrangements.                                                                                                                                                     
 •Oversee and periodically discuss with management the implementation and effectiveness of our policies, strategies, programs and practices related to our human capital management function.                                 
 •Oversee risks related to organizational development matters, including human capital management.                                                                                                                            |
|           |     | •Assess risks related to our overall corporate governance, including our governance policies and principles.                                                                                                                 
 •Review and provide feedback on the composition and structure of our Board and committees, including annual evaluation of our Board and committees and periodic review of director succession plans.                         
 •Evaluate risks related to information technology security, cybersecurity and data security.                                                                                                                                 
 •Oversee risks related to certain ESG matters, including environmental, social and climate-related risks, and coordinate with the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee to oversee risks relating to other ESG matters. |

|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |     | Cybersecurity |
| Information technology and data security, particularly cybersecurity, is a top area of focus for our Board of Directors, who views these areas as critical to the success of our company and the broader technology industry in which we operate. Our Board of Directors actively oversees cybersecurity risk management. The Governance Committee, a majority of which are individuals with a strong background in cybersecurity and related matters, meets with senior management and our Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) to review our information technology and data security policies and practices, and to assess current and projected threats, cybersecurity incidents and related risks. Our CISO reports directly to our executive management team and advises Synopsys on cybersecurity risks and assesses the effectiveness of information technology and data security processes. For additional information regarding our Board's oversight of cybersecurity and our cybersecurity risk management, see "Cybersecurity" in Item 1C. of our 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K. |     |               |

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| Corporate Governance |

### Senior Management Development and Succession Planning
Our Board of Directors believes that effective senior management development and succession planning, particularly for our senior executive officers, has played an important role in the past successful transitions of executive officers and is important for the continued advancement of Synopsys. Pursuant to the Corporate Governance Guidelines, among the responsibilities of the Board is the annual review of the performance, development plans, retention strategies and succession plans for our senior executive officers. Our Board works with our Chief Executive Officer and Chief People Officer to plan for succession. Succession plans cover identification of internal and external candidates as