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

Company: SYNOPSYS INC
Filing Date: 2025-07-17
Form: 425
Chunk 17
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 pertain to their respective offices, subject to the control of the Board of Directors.

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ARTICLE V

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SECTION 1. UNCERTIFICATED SHARES. Shares of the Company’s stock shall be issued in uncertificated form.

SECTION 2. TRANSFER OF SHARES. The shares of stock of the Company shall be transferable only upon its books by the holders thereof in person or by their
                        duly authorized attorneys or legal representatives. A record shall be made of each transfer and, whenever a transfer shall be made for collateral security and not absolutely, it shall be so expressed in the entry of the transfer.

SECTION 3. STOCKHOLDERS RECORD DATE. In order that the Company may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of
                        stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to
                        exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix, in advance, a record date, which shall not be more than sixty nor less than
                        ten days before the date of such meeting or more than sixty days prior to any other action. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of
                        the meeting; provided , however , that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.

SECTION 4. DIVIDENDS. Subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, the Board of Directors may, out of funds legally available therefor
                        declare dividends upon the capital stock of the Company as and when they deem expedient. Before declaring any dividend, there may be set apart out of any funds of the Company available for dividends such sum or sums as the Board of
                        Directors from time to time in its discretion deems proper for working capital or as a reserve fund to meet contingencies or for equalizing dividends or for such other purposes as the Board of Directors shall deem conducive to the
                        interests of the Company.

SECTION 5. SEAL. The Company shall have no seal.

SECTION 6. FISCAL YEAR. The fiscal year of the Company shall be fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors