Company: SNPS
Filing Date: 2025-02-14
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000883241-25-000008
Chunk: 124

Company: SYNOPSYS INC
Filing Date: 2025-02-14
Form: DEF 14A
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 on executive compensation, including our post-termination compensation programs.

We provide detailed disclosure of our executive compensation programs and policies, including severance and equity compensation programs, in our annual proxy statements and our stockholders may express their views on such programs and policies through our annual say-on-pay advisory votes. Over the past five years, our stockholders have approved NEO compensation with average support of over 92% of votes cast, demonstrating strong support for our compensation philosophy and executive compensation program. Although our annual say-on-pay vote is non-binding, the Compensation Committee considers the results of the vote when making annual compensation decisions, allowing our stockholders to provide input on our annual compensation policies and practices. SEC rules also require separate advisory approval by stockholders of any golden parachute compensation payable to NEOs in connection with a change of control transaction. Additionally, we are committed to regular stockholder engagement and feedback received from our stockholders is shared with management and members of our Board, as appropriate.

We believe that our existing transparency and open lines of communication through our stockholder outreach program, along with the outcome of our annual say-on-pay votes, are the most effective methods of providing stockholders with a voice regarding our post-termination compensation programs. Requiring additional non-binding stockholder approval of specific elements of our executive compensation programs is unlikely to provide stockholders with more effective input and is therefore unnecessary.

For all of the reasons above, we believe Proposal 6 is neither in the best interest of Synopsys stockholders nor necessary and recommend that you vote AGAINST Proposal 6.

#### 2025 Proxy Statement105

### SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth certain information with respect to the beneficial ownership of our common stock as of the Record Date by (1) each person known by us to beneficially own more than five percent of our common stock outstanding on that date, (2) each of our directors, (3) each of our NEOs, and (4) all of our current directors and executive officers as a group. Unless otherwise indicated, each entity or person listed below maintains a mailing address of c/o Synopsys, Inc., 675 Almanor Avenue, Sunnyvale, California 94085.

| Name of Beneficial Owner(1)                     |     | Number of Shares   
 of Common Stock    
 Beneficially Owned 
 (#)                |            |     | Percentage     
 of Outstanding 
 Shares (%)(2)  |     |   | Additional Information