Company: SNPS
Filing Date: 2025-01-10
Form Type: 425
Source: 0001140361-25-000840
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Company: SYNOPSYS INC
Filing Date: 2025-01-10
Form: 425
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 basis or at all, (v) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement,
        (vi) the effect of the announcement or pendency of the proposed transaction on Ansys’ or Synopsys’ business relationships, competition, business, financial condition, and operating results, (vii) risks that the proposed transaction disrupts current
        plans and operations of Ansys or Synopsys and the ability of Ansys or Synopsys to retain and hire key personnel, (viii) risks related to diverting either management team’s attention from ongoing business operations of Ansys or Synopsys, (ix) the
        outcome of any legal proceedings related to the merger agreement or the proposed transaction, (x) the ability of Synopsys to successfully integrate Ansys’ operations and product lines, (xi) the ability of Synopsys to implement its plans, forecasts,
        expected financial performance and other expectations with respect to Ansys’ business or the combined business after the completion of the proposed transaction and realize the benefits expected from the proposed transaction (if completed) as well
        as manage the scope and size of the combined company, (xii) the ability of Synopsys to manage additional debt and debt covenants as well as successfully de-lever following the proposed transaction and the outcome of any strategic review and any
        resulting proposed transactions, (xiii) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and/or other provisions that may be triggered by the proposed transaction, (xiv) uncertainty in the macroeconomic and geopolitical environment
        and its potential impact on the semiconductor and electronics industries, (xv) uncertainty in the growth of the semiconductor, electronics and artificial intelligence industries, (xvi) the highly competitive industries Synopsys and Ansys operate
        in, (xvii) actions by the U.S. or foreign governments, such as the assessment of fines or the imposition of additional export restrictions or tariffs, (xviii) consolidation among Synopsys’ customers and within the industries in which Synopsys
        operates, as well as Synopsys’ dependence on a relatively small number of large customers, (xix) the evolving legal, regulatory and tax regimes under which Ansys and Synopsys operate and (xx) restrictions during the pendency of the proposed
        transaction that may impact Ansys’ or Synopsys’ ability to pursue certain business opportunities or strategic transactions. These risks, uncertainties and