Company: SNPS
Filing Date: 2025-03-05
Form Type: 425
Source: 0001140361-25-007208
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Company: SYNOPSYS INC
Filing Date: 2025-03-05
Form: 425
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Filed by Synopsys, Inc.

pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended

and deemed filed pursuant to Rule 14a-12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended

Subject Company: ANSYS, Inc.

(Commission File No. 333-277912)

Date: March 5, 2025

<div align='center'>**Synopsys Responds to U.K. Competition and Markets Authority’s Phase 1 Announcement Regarding Ansys Acquisition**</div>

#### SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 5, 2025
#### –

Today, Synopsys issued the following statement in response to the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) recently published decision
      regarding Synopsys’ proposed acquisition of Ansys:

We are pleased that the CMA has formally cleared the transaction in Phase 1 subject to previously announced divestitures. We are continuing our work to secure
      regulatory approval in other jurisdictions and expect the transaction to close in the first half of 2025.

On the company’s recent earnings call, Synopsys president and CEO Sassine Ghazi underscored customer support for the pending transaction, and stated:

“ Our pending acquisition of Ansys will pave the way for new AI-powered design solutions that fuse electronics and physics, giving R&D teams the tools they need to ignite their future innovation.”

#### About Synopsys
**Catalyzing the era of pervasive intelligence, Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) delivers trusted and comprehensive silicon to systems design solutions, from
      electronic design automation to silicon IP and system verification and validation. We partner closely with semiconductor and systems customers across a wide range of industries to maximize their R&D capability and productivity, powering
      innovation today that ignites the ingenuity of tomorrow. Learn more at www.synopsys.com.

INVESTOR CONTACT:

Trey Campbell

Synopsys, Inc.

650-584-4289

Synopsys-ir@synopsys.com

EDITORIAL CONTACT:

Cara Walker

Synopsys, Inc.

650-584-5000

corp-pr@synopsys.com

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This communication may contain certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws with respect to the proposed transaction
      between Synopsys and Ansys, including, but not limited to, statements regarding the anticipated timing of the