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EXHIBIT 10.32

SYNOPSYS, INC.

FORM OF AMENDED AND RESTATED EXECUTIVE CHANGE OF CONTROL SEVERANCE BENEFIT PLAN

SECTION 1.    INTRODUCTION.

        The Synopsys, Inc. Executive Change of Control Severance Benefit Plan
(the "Plan") was established effective March 23, 2006 and is hereby amended and
restated effective December 10, 2008. The purpose of the Plan is to provide for
the payment of benefits to certain eligible executive employees of
Synopsys, Inc. (the "Company") if such employees are subject to qualifying
employment terminations in connection with a Change of Control (as such term is
defined below). This Plan shall supersede, as to any Eligible Employee, any
severance benefit plan, policy, or practice previously maintained by the
Company, other than change of control or severance benefits set forth in an
equity incentive plan in which the primary form of award is in the form of
options on stock of the Company or grants of shares of stock of the Company. In
the event of a benefit set forth in an equity incentive plan, an employee's
severance benefit, if any, shall be governed by the terms of such equity
incentive plan and shall be governed by this Plan only to the extent that the
reduction pursuant to Section 5(b) below does not entirely eliminate benefits
under this Plan. This Plan shall not supersede or otherwise amend any severance
plan, policy, or practice of the Company with respect to individuals who are not
Eligible Employees. This document also constitutes the Summary Plan Description
for the Plan.

SECTION 2.    DEFINITIONS.

        For purposes of the Plan, the following terms are defined as follows:

        (a)   "Base Salary" means the Eligible Employee's annual base pay
(excluding incentive pay, premium pay, commissions, overtime, bonuses and other
forms of variable compensation), at the rate in effect during the last regularly
scheduled payroll period immediately preceding the date of the Eligible
Employee's Covered Termination.

        (b)   "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

        (c)   "Change of Control" means the occurrence, in a single transaction
or in a series of related transactions, of any one or more of the following
events:

        (i)    any person becomes the Owner, directly or indirectly, of
securities of the Company representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the
combined voting power of the Company's then outstanding securities other than by
virtue of a merger, consolidation or similar transaction. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, a Change of Control shall not be deemed to occur (A) on account of
the acquisition of securities of the Company by an investor, any affiliate
thereof or any other person from the Company in a transaction or series of
related transactions the primary purpose of which is to obtain financing for the
Company through the issuance of equity securities or (B) solely because the
level of Ownership held by any person (the "Subject Person") exceeds the
designated percentage threshold of the outstanding voting securities as a result
of a repurchase or other acquisition of voting securities by the Company
reducing the number of shares outstanding, provided that if a Change of Control
would occur (but for the operation of this sentence) as a result of the
acquisition of voting securities by the Company, and after such share
acquisition, the Subject Person becomes the owner of any additional voting
securities that, assuming the repurchase or other acquisition had not occurred,
increases the percentage of the then outstanding voting securities Owned by the
Subject Person over the designated percentage threshold, then a Change of
Control shall be deemed to occur;

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        (ii)   there is consummated a merger, consolidation or similar
transaction involving (directly or indirectly) the Company and, immediately
after the consummation of such merger, consolidation or similar transaction, the
stockholders of the Company immediately prior thereto do not Own, directly or
indirectly, either (A) outstanding voting securities representing more than
fifty percent (50%) of the combined outstanding voting power of the surviving
entity in such merger, consolidation or similar transaction or (B) more than
fifty percent (50%) of the combined outstanding voting power of the parent of
the surviving entity in such merger, consolidation or similar transaction, in
each case in substantially the same proportions as their Ownership of the
outstanding voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such
transaction;

        (iii) the stockholders of the Company approve or the Board approves a
plan of complete dissolution or liquidation of the Company, or a complete
dissolution or liquidation of the Company shall otherwise occur;

        (iv)  there is consummated a sale, lease, license or other disposition
of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its
Subsidiaries, other than a sale, lease, license or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries
to an Entity, more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the
voting securities of which are Owned by stockholders of the Company in
substantially the same proportions as their Ownership of the Company immediately
prior to such sale, lease, license or other disposition.

        (v)   individuals who, on the date this Plan is adopted by the Board,
are members of the Board (the "Incumbent Board") cease for any reason to
constitute at least a majority of the members of the Board; provided, however,
that if the appointment or election (or nomination for election) of any new
Board member was approved or recommended by a majority vote of the members of
the Incumbent Board then still in office, such new member shall, for purposes of
this Plan, be considered as a member of the Incumbent Board.

        For the avoidance of doubt, the term Change of Control shall not include
a sale of assets, merger or other transaction effected exclusively for the
purpose of changing the domicile of the Company. Once a Change of Control has
occurred, no future events shall constitute a Change of Control for purposes of
the Plan.

        (d)   "COBRA" means the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
of 1985, as amended.

        (e)   "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

        (f)    "Company" means Synopsys, Inc. or, following a Change of Control,
the surviving entity resulting from such transaction.

        (g)   "Constructive Termination" means a termination of employment by an
Eligible Employee within sixty (60) days after one of the following is
undertaken without the Eligible Employee's express written consent:

        (i)    the Company significantly reduces the Eligible Employee's duties,
authority or responsibilities, relative to the Eligible Employee's duties,
authority or responsibilities as in effect immediately prior to such reduction,
taken as a whole; provided, however, that a change in the Eligible Employee's
title shall not be taken into account in determining if the Eligible Employee's
duties, authority or responsibilities have been reduced for the purposes of this
Section 2(g)(i);

        (ii)   the Company reduces the Eligible Employee's Base Salary, unless
such reduction is made in connection with an across-the-board reduction of
substantially all executives' annual base salaries including those of the
acquiring company;

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        (iii) a relocation of an Eligible Employee's primary business office to
a location more than seventy-five (75) miles from the location at which the
Eligible Employee predominately performed duties as of the effective date of the
Change of Control, except for required travel by the Eligible Employee on the
Company's business to an extent substantially consistent with the Eligible
Employee's business travel obligations prior to the Change of Control.

        Notwithstanding the foregoing, a termination shall not constitute a
Constructive Termination based on conduct described above unless (A) within the
thirty (30) day period following the occurrence of the conduct, the Eligible
Employee provides the Chief Executive Officer of the Company with written notice
specifying (x) the particulars of the conduct and (y) that the Eligible Employee
deems such conduct to be described in (i), (ii) or (iii) of this Section 2(g),
and (B) the conduct described has not been cured within thirty (30) days
following receipt by the Chief Executive Officer of such notice.

        (h)   "Covered Termination" means either (A) an Involuntary Termination
Without Cause which occurs within thirty (30) days prior to or twelve
(12) months following the effective date of a Change of Control, or (B) a
Constructive Termination which occurs within twelve (12) months following the
effective date of a Change of Control. Termination of employment of an Eligible
Employee due to death or disability shall not constitute a Covered Termination
unless a voluntary termination of employment by the Eligible Employee
immediately prior to the Eligible Employee's death or disability would have
qualified as a Constructive Termination. For purposes of the Plan, an event
constituting a Covered Termination shall satisfy the requirements of a
"separation from service" within the meaning of Section 409A of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") and Section 1.409A-1(h) of the
regulations promulgated under the Code or any successor regulations.

        (i)    "Eligible Employee" means an employee of the Company (A) who has
been designated by the Board as (i) an "officer" under Section 16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended or (ii) a member of the Company's
corporate staff; (B) who has received, signed and timely returned a
Participation Notice; and (C) whose employment with the Company terminates due
to a Covered Termination.

        (j)    "Entity" means a corporation, partnership or other entity.

        (k)   "ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,
as amended.

        (l)    "Involuntary Termination Without Cause" means a termination by
the Company of an Eligible Employee's employment relationship with the Company
for any reason other than the following:

        (i)    the Eligible Employee has committed an act of personal dishonesty
in connection with the Eligible Employee's responsibilities as a Company
employee;

        (ii)   the Eligible Employee commits a felony or any act of moral
turpitude;

        (iii) the Eligible Employee commits any willful or grossly negligent act
that constitutes gross misconduct and/or injures, or is reasonably likely to
injure, the Company; or

        (iv)  the Eligible Employee substantially fails to perform the Eligible
Employee's job duties and/or willfully and materially violates (A) any written
policies or procedures of the Company or (B) the Eligible Employee's obligations
to the Company and that violation, if curable, continues for a period of thirty
(30) days after the Company provides the Eligible Employee written notice that
describes the basis for the Company's belief that the Eligible Employee has not
substantially performed the Eligible Employee's duties and/or willfully and
materially violated (x) any written policies or procedures of the Company or
(y) the Eligible Employee's obligations to the Company.

        (m)  "Own," "Owned," "Owner," "Ownership" A person or Entity shall be
deemed to "Own," to have "Owned," to be the "Owner" of, or to have acquired
"Ownership" of securities if such person or Entity, directly or indirectly,
through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or

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otherwise, has or shares voting power, which includes the power to vote or to
direct the voting, with respect to such securities.

        (n)   "Participation Notice" means the latest notice delivered by the
Company to an employee informing the employee that the employee is a participant
in the Plan. A Participation Notice shall be in such form as may be determined
by the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Company nor any
successor may amend a Participation Notice in any way that is adverse to a
participant, without the written consent of the participant, unless the
amendment is made more than nine (9) months prior to an applicable Change of
Control.

        (o)   "Plan Administrator" means the Board or any committee duly
authorized by the Board to administer the Plan. The Plan Administrator may, but
is not required to be, the Compensation Committee of the Board. The Board may at
any time administer the Plan, in whole or in part, notwithstanding that the
Board has previously appointed a committee to act as the Plan Administrator.

        (p)   "Subsidiary" means, with respect to the Company, (A) any
corporation of which more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding capital
stock having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors
of such corporation (irrespective of whether, at the time, stock of any other
class or classes of such corporation shall have or might have voting power by
reason of the happening of any contingency) is at the time, directly or
indirectly, Owned by the Company, and (B) any partnership in which the Company
has a direct or indirect interest (whether in the form of voting or
participation in profits or capital contribution) of more than fifty percent
(50%).

SECTION 3.    ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS.

        (a)   General Rules.    Subject to the limitations set forth in this
Section 3 and Section 5, in the event of a Covered Termination, the Company
shall provide the severance benefits described in Section 4 to each affected
Eligible Employee.

        (b)   Exceptions to Benefit Entitlement.    An employee, including an
employee who otherwise is an Eligible Employee, will not receive benefits under
the Plan (or will receive reduced benefits under the Plan) in the following
circumstances, as determined by the Plan Administrator in its sole discretion:

        (i)    The employee's employment terminates or is terminated for any
reason other than a Covered Termination.

        (ii)   The employee resigns his or her employment with the Company in
order to accept employment with another entity that is controlled (directly or
indirectly) by the Company or is otherwise an affiliate of the Company.

        (iii) The employee does not confirm in writing that he or she shall be
subject to the provisions of Section 5(f), the employee's proprietary
information agreement with the Company or the employee's confidentiality
agreement with the Company.

        (iv)  The employee is rehired by the Company prior to the date benefits
under the Plan are scheduled to be paid or otherwise commence.

        (v)   The employee is offered an identical or substantially equivalent
or comparable position with the Company or a successor pursuant to a Change of
Control. For purposes of the foregoing, a "substantially equivalent or
comparable position" is one that offers the employee substantially the same
level of responsibility and compensation; provided, however, that an employee
shall not be considered to be offered a "substantially equivalent or comparable
position" if a resignation by the employee would constitute a Constructive
Termination.

        (c)   Termination or Return of Benefits.    An Eligible Employee's right
to receive benefits under this Plan shall terminate immediately (and any
benefits received pursuant to this Plan shall be

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immediately returned to the Company) if, at any time prior to or during the
eighteen (18) month period following a Change of Control, the Eligible Employee,
without the prior written approval of the Plan Administrator:

        (i)    willfully breaches a material provision of the Eligible
Employee's proprietary information or confidentiality agreement with the
Company, as referenced in Section 3(b)(iii);

        (ii)   encourages or solicits any of the Company's then current
employees to leave the Company's employ for any reason or interferes in any
other manner with employment relationships at the time existing between the
Company and its then current employees;

        (iii) uses the Company's proprietary or confidential information to
induce any of the Company's then current clients, customers, suppliers, vendors,
distributors, licensors, licensees or other third party to terminate or
materially diminish their existing business relationship with the Company or
interferes in any other manner with any existing business relationship between
the Company and any then current client, customer, supplier, vendor,
distributor, licensor, licensee or other third party; or

        (iv)  willfully breaches a material provision of Section 5(f).

SECTION 4.    AMOUNT OF BENEFITS.

        In the event an Eligible Employee incurs a Covered Termination, the
Eligible Employee shall receive the benefits set forth in this Section 4,
subject, however, to the payment provisions set forth in Section 6 and the other
limitations and exclusions set forth in this Plan.

        (a)   Cash Severance Benefits.    Except as otherwise provided herein,
the Company shall make four equal quarterly cash severance payments to each
Eligible Employee in an amount equal to the sum of (i) one-fourth the Eligible
Employee's Base Salary, as in effect on the date of a Covered Termination, or,
if higher, as in effect immediately prior to the Change of Control, plus (ii) an
additional payment equal to one-fourth of the product of (i) the Eligible
Employee's annual target bonus at 100% achievement, as in effect on the date of
a Covered Termination, or, if higher, as in effect immediately prior to the
Change of Control multiplied by (ii) a fraction (x) the numerator of which is
the sum of 365 plus the number of calendar days of service actually served by
the Eligible Employee in the fiscal year of the Company in which such
termination occurs and (y) the denominator of which is 365 (e.g., if a
qualifying termination occurs effective May 31st of a given year and the
Company's bonus program is based on an October 31 fiscal year end, the payment
pursuant to this Section 4(a) will equal the full bonus for the fiscal year of
termination at 100% of target, regardless of the Company's actual performance,
multiplied by (365 + 212)/365)), such payments to be due on the last day of the
third, sixth, ninth and twelfth months following the date of the Covered
Termination, provided, however, that if any such payment would otherwise be due
on a date that is later than the 15th day of the third month following the end
of the fiscal year in which an Eligible Employee's Covered Termination occurs,
such payment shall instead be made on or prior to the 15th day of the third
month following the end of the fiscal year in which an Eligible Employee's
Covered Termination occurs. For the avoidance of doubt, it is the intent of this
Section 4(a) to provide a cash severance benefit equal to 100% of the Base
Salary (as modified) plus 100% of the target bonus for the year of the Covered
Termination plus a prorated target bonus (so that the total bonus is between
100% and 200% of the target bonus regardless of actual over or under achievement
of performance targets).

        (b)   Health Continuation Coverage.

        (i)    Provided that the Eligible Employee is eligible for, and has made
an election at the time of the Covered Termination pursuant to COBRA under a
health, dental, or vision plan sponsored by the Company, each such Eligible
Employee shall be entitled to receive a lump-sum payment equal to the amount of
the COBRA premiums (inclusive of premiums for the Eligible Employee's

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dependents for such health, dental, or vision plan coverage as in effect
immediately prior to the date of the Covered Termination) necessary to maintain
such health, dental, or vision plan coverage for a period of twelve (12) months
following the date of the Covered Termination. Such lump-sum payment shall be
made on or prior to the 15th day of the third month following the end of the
fiscal year in which the Employee's Covered Termination occurs. The Eligible
Employee shall be solely responsible for making the payments required under the
COBRA coverage elected by the Eligible Employee.

        (ii)   For purposes of this Section 4(b), (A) references to COBRA shall
be deemed to refer also to analogous provisions of state law, and (B) any
applicable insurance premiums that are paid by the Company shall not include any
amounts payable by the Eligible Employee under an Internal Revenue Code
Section 125 health care reimbursement plan, which amounts, if any, are the sole
responsibility of the Eligible Employee.

        (c)   Vesting Acceleration.    Effective upon the Covered Termination,
all Company stock awards, including options, restricted stock, stock
appreciation rights and any other form of performance-based equity award, then
held by the Eligible Employee shall vest in full and become fully exercisable as
of the date of such Covered Termination (subject, if applicable, to the exercise
period post-termination set forth in the applicable option agreement, or if none
is stated, in the plan(s) pursuant to which such options were granted).

        (d)   Other Employee Benefits.    All other benefits (such as life
insurance, disability coverage, and 401(k) plan coverage) shall terminate as of
the Eligible Employee's termination date (except to the extent that a conversion
privilege may be available thereunder).

        (e)   Additional Benefits.    Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Plan
Administrator may, in its sole discretion, provide benefits in addition to those
pursuant to Sections 4(a), 4(b), and 4(c) to Eligible Employees, or to employees
who are not Eligible Employees but for whom there has been a termination of
employment that would be a Covered Termination if such employee were an Eligible
Employee ("Non-Eligible Employees"), chosen by the Plan Administrator, in its
sole discretion, and the provision of any such benefits to an Eligible Employee
or a Non-Eligible Employee shall in no way obligate the Company to provide such
benefits to any other Eligible Employee or to any other Non-Eligible Employee,
even if similarly situated. If benefits under the Plan are provided to a
non-Eligible Employee, references in the Plan to "Eligible Employee" (with the
exception of Sections 4(a), 4(b), and 4(c)) shall be deemed to refer to such
Non-Eligible Employee. Any benefits paid pursuant to this Section 4(e) shall be
paid not later than the 15th day of the third month following the end of the
fiscal year in which the Eligible Employee's Covered Termination, or
Non-Eligible Employee's termination of employment, occurs.

SECTION 5.    LIMITATIONS ON BENEFITS.

        (a)   Release.    In order to be eligible to receive benefits under the
Plan, an Eligible Employee must execute the Company's standard (and
then-current) severance agreement and general release, and such release must
become effective in accordance with its terms. Unless a Change of Control has
occurred, the Plan Administrator, in its sole discretion, may modify the form of
the required release to comply with applicable law and shall determine the form
of the required release, which may be incorporated into a termination agreement
or other agreement with the Eligible Employee.

        (b)   Certain Reductions.    The Plan Administrator, in its sole
discretion, shall have the authority to reduce an Eligible Employee's severance
benefits, in whole or in part, by any other severance benefits, pay in lieu of
notice, or other similar benefits payable to the Eligible Employee by the
Company that become payable in connection with the Eligible Employee's
termination of employment pursuant to (i) any applicable legal requirement,
including, without limitation, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification
Act (the "WARN Act"), (ii) a written employment or severance agreement with

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the Company, or (iii) any Company policy or practice providing for the Eligible
Employee to remain on the payroll for a limited period of time after being given
notice of the termination of the Eligible Employee's employment. The benefits
provided under this Plan are intended to satisfy, in whole or in part, any and
all statutory obligations that may arise out of an Eligible Employee's
termination of employment, and the Plan Administrator shall so construe and
implement the terms of the Plan. The Plan Administrator's decision to apply such
reductions to the severance benefits of one Eligible Employee and the amount of
such reductions shall in no way obligate the Plan Administrator to apply the
same reductions in the same amounts to the severance benefits of any other
Eligible Employee, even if similarly situated. In the Plan Administrator's sole
discretion, such reductions may be applied on a retroactive basis, with
severance benefits previously paid being re-characterized as payments pursuant
to the Company's statutory obligation.

        (c)   Parachute Payments.    Except as otherwise provided in an
agreement between an Eligible Employee and the Company, if any payment or
benefit the Eligible Employee would receive in connection with a Change of
Control from the Company or otherwise ("Payment") would (i) constitute a
"parachute payment" within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code, and (ii) but
for this sentence, be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the
Code (the "Excise Tax"), then such Payment shall be equal to the Reduced Amount.
The "Reduced Amount" shall be either (x) the largest portion of the Payment that
would result in no portion of the Payment being subject to the Excise Tax, or
(y) the largest portion, up to and including the total, of the Payment,
whichever amount, after taking into account all applicable federal, state and
local employment taxes, income taxes, and the Excise Tax (all computed at the
highest applicable marginal rate), results in the Eligible Employee's receipt,
on an after-tax basis, of the greater amount of the Payment notwithstanding that
all or some portion of the Payment may be subject to the Excise Tax. If a
reduction in payments or benefits constituting "parachute payments" is necessary
so that the Payment equals the Reduced Amount, reduction shall occur in the
following order unless the Eligible Employee elects in writing a different order
(provided, however, that such election shall be subject to Company approval if
made on or after the date on which the event that triggers the Payment occurs):
(1) reduction of cash payments; (2) cancellation of accelerated vesting of
equity awards other than stock options; (3) cancellation of accelerated vesting
of stock options; and (4) reduction of other benefits paid to an Eligible
Employee. If acceleration of vesting of compensation from an Eligible Employee's
equity awards is to be reduced, such acceleration of vesting shall be cancelled
by first canceling such acceleration for the vesting installment that will vest
last and continuing by canceling as a first priority such acceleration for
vesting installment with the latest vesting unless the Eligible Employee elects
in writing a different order for cancellation prior to any Change of Control.

        (d)   Mitigation.    Except as otherwise specifically provided herein,
an Eligible Employee shall not be required to mitigate damages or the amount of
any payment provided under this Plan by seeking other employment or otherwise,
nor shall the amount of any payment provided for under this Plan be reduced by
any compensation earned by an Eligible Employee as a result of employment by
another employer or any retirement benefits received by such Eligible Employee
after the date of the Eligible Employee's termination of employment with the
Company, except for health continuation coverage provided pursuant to
Section 4(b).

        (e)   Non-Duplication of Benefits.    Except as otherwise specifically
provided for herein, no Eligible Employee is eligible to receive benefits under
this Plan more than one time. This Plan is designed to provide certain severance
pay and Change of Control to Eligible Employees pursuant to the terms and
conditions set forth in this Plan. The payments pursuant to this Plan are in
addition to, and not in lieu of, any unpaid salary, bonuses or benefits to which
an Eligible Employee may be entitled for the period ending with the Eligible
Employee's Covered Termination.

        (f)    Noncompetition.    To the fullest extent permitted by law, in the
event of a change of control that constitutes a transaction within the meaning
of California Business and Professions Code

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section 16601 between Eligible Employee and the Company (to wit, Eligible
Employee sells the goodwill of the Company, disposes (by merger or otherwise) of
all of his or her ownership interest in the Company, or sells all or
substantially all of the operating assets together with the goodwill of the
business or of a division or a subsidiary of the business), then at the written
request of the Company or the surviving corporation in a Change of Control, for
a period of eighteen (18) months following the effective date of the Change of
Control, the Eligible Employee shall not serve as an officer, director,
stockholder, employee, partner, proprietor, investor, joint venturer, affiliate,
agent or consultant of any other person, corporation, firm, partnership or other
entity whatsoever that competes directly or indirectly with the Company or any
Subsidiary of the Company ("Applicable Entities") anywhere in the world, in any
line of business engaged in (or reasonably planned to be engaged in) by the
Applicable Entities immediately prior to the effective time of the Change of
Control; provided, however, that the Eligible Employee may hold, as a passive
investment, up to (i) 2% of any class of securities of any private enterprise
(but without active participation in the activities of such enterprise); or
(ii) 1% of any class of securities of any publicly-traded enterprise (but
without active participation in the activities of such enterprise).

SECTION 6.    TIME OF PAYMENT AND FORM OF BENEFITS.

        (a)   General Rules.    Except as otherwise provided herein, the payment
of benefits in Section 4 shall be made in accordance with and subject to the
Company's normal payroll practices. In no event shall payment of any Plan
benefit be made prior to the Eligible Employee's termination date or prior to
the effective date of the release described in Section 5(a). For the avoidance
of doubt, in the event of an acceleration of the exercisability of an option or
other equity award pursuant to Section 4(c), such option or other equity award
shall not be exercisable with respect to such acceleration of exercisability
unless and until the effective date of the release described in Section 5(a).

        (b)   Application of Section 409A.    If the Plan Administrator
determines that (i) any cash severance benefit provided under Section 4(a),
(ii) any health continuation coverage provided under Section 4(b) or (iii) any
additional benefit provided under Section 4(e) fails to satisfy the distribution
requirement of Section 409A(a)(2)(A) of the Code as a result of the application
of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, the payment of such benefit shall be
delayed to the minimum extent necessary so that such benefits are not subject to
the provisions of Section 409A(a)(1) of the Code. The Plan Administrator may
attach conditions to or adjust the amounts paid pursuant to this Section 6(b) to
preserve, as closely as possible, the economic consequences that would have
applied in the absence of this Section 6(b); provided, however, that no such
condition shall result in the payments being subject to Section 409A(a)(1) of
the Code.

        (c)   Withholding.    All such payments under the Plan will be subject
to all applicable withholding obligations of the Company, without limitation,
obligations to withhold for federal, state and local income and employment
taxes.

        (d)   Indebtedness of Eligible Employees.    If an Eligible Employee is
indebted to the Company on the effective date of his or her Covered Termination,
the Plan Administrator reserves the right to offset any severance payments under
the Plan by the amount of such indebtedness.

SECTION 7.    RIGHT TO INTERPRET PLAN; AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION.

        (a)   Exclusive Discretion.    The Plan Administrator shall have the
exclusive discretion and authority to establish rules, forms, and procedures for
the administration of the Plan, and to construe and interpret the Plan and to
decide any and all questions of fact, interpretation, definition, computation or
administration arising in connection with the operation of the Plan, including,
but not limited to, the eligibility to participate in the Plan and amount of
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rules, interpretations, computations and other actions of the Plan Administrator
shall be binding and conclusive on all persons.

        (b)   Amendment or Termination.    The Company reserves the right to
amend or terminate this Plan or the benefits provided hereunder at any time;
provided, however, that no such amendment or termination shall occur during the
period that begins nine (9) months prior to a Change of Control and ends twelve
(12) months after such Change of Control as to any Eligible Employee who would
be adversely affected by such amendment or termination unless such Eligible
Employee consents in writing to such amendment or termination. Any action
amending or terminating the Plan shall be in writing and executed by the Chief
Executive Officer or General Counsel of the Company.

SECTION 8.    NO IMPLIED EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT.

        The Plan shall not be deemed (i) to give any employee or other person
any right to be retained in the employ of the Company, or (ii) to interfere with
the right of the Company to discharge any employee or other person at any time,
with or without cause, which right is hereby reserved.

SECTION 9.    LEGAL CONSTRUCTION.

        This Plan is intended to be governed by and shall be construed in
accordance with ERISA and, to the extent not preempted by ERISA, the laws of the
State of California.

SECTION 10.    CLAIMS, INQUIRIES AND APPEALS.

        (a)   Applications for Benefits and Inquiries.    Any application for
benefits, inquiries about the Plan or inquiries about present or future rights
under the Plan must be submitted to the Plan Administrator in writing by an
applicant (or his or her authorized representative). The Plan Administrator is
set forth in Section 13(d).

        (b)   Denial of Claims.    In the event that any application for
benefits is denied in whole or in part, the Plan Administrator must provide the
applicant with written or electronic notice of the denial of the application,
and of the applicant's right to review the denial. Any electronic notice will
comply with the regulations of the U.S. Department of Labor. The notice of
denial will be set forth in a manner designed to be understood by the applicant
and will include the following:

        (i)    the specific reason or reasons for the denial;

        (ii)   references to the specific Plan provisions upon which the denial
is based;

        (iii) a description of any additional information or material that the
Plan Administrator needs to complete the review and an explanation of why such
information or material is necessary; and

        (iv)  an explanation of the Plan's review procedures and the time limits
applicable to such procedures, including a statement of the applicant's right to
bring a civil action under Section 502(a) of ERISA following a denial on review
of the claim, as described in Section 10(d) below.

        This notice of denial will be given to the applicant within ninety
(90) days after the Plan Administrator receives the application, unless special
circumstances require an extension of time, in which case, the Plan
Administrator has up to an additional ninety (90) days for processing the
application. If an extension of time for processing is required, written notice
of the extension will be furnished to the applicant before the end of the
initial ninety (90) day period.

        This notice of extension will describe the special circumstances
necessitating the additional time and the date by which the Plan Administrator
is to render its decision on the application.

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        (c)   Request for a Review.    Any person (or that person's authorized
representative) for whom an application for benefits is denied, in whole or in
part, may appeal the denial by submitting a request for a review to the Plan
Administrator within sixty (60) days after the application is denied. A request
for a review shall be in writing and shall be addressed to:

Synopsys, Inc.
Attn: General Counsel
700 East Middlefield Road
Mountain View, CA 94043

A request for review must set forth all of the grounds on which it is based, all
facts in support of the request and any other matters that the applicant feels
are pertinent. The applicant (or his or her representative) shall have the
opportunity to submit (or the Plan Administrator may require the applicant to
submit) written comments, documents, records, and other information relating to
his or her claim. The applicant (or his or her representative) shall be
provided, upon request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of,
all documents, records and other information relevant to his or her claim. The
review shall take into account all comments, documents, records and other
information submitted by the applicant (or his or her representative) relating
to the claim, without regard to whether such information was submitted or
considered in the initial benefit determination.

        (d)   Decision on Review.    The Plan Administrator will act on each
request for review within sixty (60) days after receipt of the request, unless
special circumstances require an extension of time (not to exceed an additional
sixty (60) days), for processing the request for a review. If an extension for
review is required, written notice of the extension will be furnished to the
applicant within the initial sixty (60) day period. This notice of extension
will describe the special circumstances necessitating the additional time and
the date by which the Plan Administrator is to render its decision on the
review. The Plan Administrator will give prompt, written or electronic notice of
its decision to the applicant. Any electronic notice will comply with the
regulations of the U.S. Department of Labor. In the event that the Plan
Administrator confirms the denial of the application for benefits in whole or in
part, the notice will set forth, in a manner calculated to be understood by the
applicant, the following:

        (i)    the specific reason or reasons for the denial;

        (ii)   references to the specific Plan provisions upon which the denial
is based;

        (iii) a statement that the applicant is entitled to receive, upon
request and free of charge, reasonable access to, and copies of, all documents,
records and other information relevant to his or her claim; and

        (iv)  a statement of the applicant's right to bring a civil action under
Section 502(a) of ERISA.

        (e)   Rules and Procedures.    The Plan Administrator will establish
rules and procedures, consistent with the Plan and with ERISA, as necessary and
appropriate in carrying out its responsibilities in reviewing benefit claims.
The Plan Administrator may require an applicant who wishes to submit additional
information in connection with an appeal from the denial of benefits to do so at
the applicant's own expense.

        (f)    Exhaustion of Remedies.    No legal action for benefits under the
Plan may be brought until the applicant (i) has submitted a written application
for benefits in accordance with the procedures described by Section 10(a) above,
(ii) has been notified by the Plan Administrator that the application is denied,
(iii) has filed a written request for a review of the application in accordance
with the appeal procedure described in Section 10(c) above, and (iv) has been
notified that the Plan Administrator has denied the appeal. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if the Plan Administrator does not respond to an applicant's claim or
appeal within the relevant time limits specified in this Section 10, the
applicant may bring legal action for benefits under the Plan pursuant to
Section 502(a) of ERISA.

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SECTION 11.    BASIS OF PAYMENTS TO AND FROM PLAN.

        The Plan shall be unfunded, and all benefits hereunder shall be paid
only from the general assets of the Company.

SECTION 12.    OTHER PLAN INFORMATION.

        (a)   Employer and Plan Identification Numbers.    The Employer
Identification Number assigned to the Company (which is the "Plan Sponsor" as
that term is used in ERISA) by the Internal Revenue Service is 56-1546236. The
Plan Number assigned to the Plan by the Plan Sponsor pursuant to the
instructions of the Internal Revenue Service is 5            .

        (b)   Ending Date for Plan's Fiscal Year.    The date of the end of the
fiscal year for the purpose of maintaining the Plan's records is the fiscal year
ending on the Saturday that is closest to October 31.

        (c)   Agent for the Service of Legal Process.    The agent for the
service of legal process with respect to the Plan is:

Synopsys, Inc.
Attn: General Counsel
700 East Middlefield Road
Mountain View, CA 94043

        (d)   Plan Sponsor and Administrator.    The "Plan Sponsor" and the
"Plan Administrator" of the Plan is:

Synopsys, Inc.
Attn: General Counsel
700 East Middlefield Road
Mountain View, CA 94043

        The Plan Sponsor's and Plan Administrator's telephone number is
(650) 584-5000. The Plan Administrator is the named fiduciary charged with the
responsibility for administering the Plan.

SECTION 13.    STATEMENT OF ERISA RIGHTS.

        Participants in this Plan (which is a welfare benefit plan sponsored by
Synopsys, Inc.) are entitled to certain rights and protections under ERISA. If
you are an Eligible Employee, you are considered a participant in the Plan for
the purposes of this Section 13 and, under ERISA, you are entitled to:

        (a)   Receive Information About Your Plan and Benefits

        (i)    Examine, without charge, at the Plan Administrator's office and
at other specified locations, such as worksites, all documents governing the
Plan and a copy of the latest annual report (Form 5500 Series), if applicable,
filed by the Plan with the U.S. Department of Labor and available at the Public
Disclosure Room of the Employee Benefits Security Administration;

        (ii)   Obtain, upon written request to the Plan Administrator, copies of
documents governing the operation of the Plan and copies of the latest annual
report (Form 5500 Series), if applicable, and an updated (as necessary) Summary
Plan Description. The Administrator may make a reasonable charge for the copies;
and

        (iii) Receive a summary of the Plan's annual financial report, if
applicable. The Plan Administrator is required by law to furnish each
participant with a copy of this summary annual report.

        (b)   Prudent Actions By Plan Fiduciaries.    In addition to creating
rights for Plan participants, ERISA imposes duties upon the people who are
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plan. The people who operate the Plan, called "fiduciaries" of the Plan, have a
duty to do so prudently and in the interest of you and other Plan participants
and beneficiaries. No one, including your employer, your union or any other
person, may fire you or otherwise discriminate against you in any way to prevent
you from obtaining a Plan benefit or exercising your rights under ERISA.

        (c)   Enforce Your Rights.

        (i)    If your claim for a Plan benefit is denied or ignored, in whole
or in part, you have a right to know why this was done, to obtain copies of
documents relating to the decision without charge, and to appeal any denial, all
within certain time schedules.

        (ii)   Under ERISA, there are steps you can take to enforce the above
rights. For instance, if you request a copy of Plan documents or the latest
annual report from the Plan, if applicable, and do not receive them within
30 days, you may file suit in a Federal court. In such a case, the court may
require the Plan Administrator to provide the materials and pay you up to $110 a
day until you receive the materials, unless the materials were not sent because
of reasons beyond the control of the Plan Administrator.

        (iii) If you have a claim for benefits which is denied or ignored, in
whole or in part, you may file suit in a state or Federal court.

        (iv)  If you are discriminated against for asserting your rights, you
may seek assistance from the U.S. Department of Labor, or you may file suit in a
Federal court. The court will decide who should pay court costs and legal fees.
If you are successful, the court may order the person you have sued to pay these
costs and fees. If you lose, the court may order you to pay these costs and
fees, for example, if it finds your claim is frivolous.

        (d)   Assistance With Your Questions.    If you have any questions about
the Plan, you should contact the Plan Administrator. If you have any questions
about this statement or about your rights under ERISA, or if you need assistance
in obtaining documents from the Plan Administrator, you should contact the
nearest office of the Employee Benefits Security Administration, U.S. Department
of Labor, listed in your telephone directory or the Division of Technical
Assistance and Inquiries, Employee Benefits Security Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210. You
may also obtain certain publications about your rights and responsibilities
under ERISA by calling the publications hotline of the Employee Benefits
Security Administration.

SECTION 14.    GENERAL PROVISIONS.

        (a)   Notices.    Any notice, demand or request required or permitted to
be given by either the Company or an Eligible Employee pursuant to the terms of
this Plan shall be in writing and shall be deemed given when delivered
personally or deposited in the U.S. mail, First Class with postage prepaid, and
addressed to the parties, in the case of the Company, at the address set forth
in Section 12(d) and, in the case of an Eligible Employee, at the address as set
forth in the Company's employment file maintained for the Eligible Employee as
previously furnished by the Eligible Employee or such other address as a party
may request by notifying the other in writing.

        (b)   Transfer and Assignment.    The rights and obligations of an
Eligible Employee under this Plan may not be transferred or assigned without the
prior written consent of the Company. This Plan shall be binding upon any
surviving entity resulting from a Change of Control and upon any other person
who is a successor by merger, acquisition, consolidation or otherwise to the
business formerly carried on by the Company without regard to whether or not
such person or entity actively assumes the obligations hereunder.

        (c)   Waiver.    Any Party's failure to enforce any provision or
provisions of this Plan shall not in any way be construed as a waiver of any
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thereafter enforcing each and every other provision of this Plan. The rights
granted the Parties herein are cumulative and shall not constitute a waiver of
any Party's right to assert all other legal remedies available to it under the
circumstances.

        (d)   Severability.    Should any provision of this Plan be declared or
determined to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and
enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or
impaired.

        (e)   Section Headings.    Section headings in this Plan are included
for convenience of reference only and shall not be considered part of this Plan
for any other purpose.

SECTION 15.    EXECUTION.

        To record the amendment and restatement of the Plan as set forth herein,
Synopsys, Inc. has caused its duly authorized officer to execute the same as of
the date set forth below.

 
 
SYNOPSYS, INC.
 
 
By:
 
         

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SYNOPSYS, INC.

AMENDED AND RESTATED EXECUTIVE CHANGE OF CONTROL SEVERANCE BENEFIT PLAN

PARTICIPATION NOTICE

To:        
Date:
 
 
 
     

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        Synopsys, Inc. (the "Company") has adopted the Synopsys, Inc. Amended
and Restated Executive Change of Control Severance Benefit Plan (the "Plan").
The Company is providing you with this Participation Notice to inform you that
you qualify as a participant in the Plan. A copy of the Plan document is
attached to this Participation Notice. [Except as provided below, the][The]
terms and conditions of your participation in the Plan are as set forth in the
Plan, and in the event of any conflict between this Participation Notice and the
Plan, the terms of the Plan shall prevail.

        [Your participation in the Plan is modified as
follows:                                    ]

        Please retain a copy of this Participation Notice, along with the Plan
document, for your records.

 
 
SYNOPSYS, INC.
 
 
By:
 
         

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

        The undersigned hereby acknowledges receipt of the foregoing
Participation Notice. The undersigned acknowledges that the undersigned has been
advised to obtain tax and financial advice regarding the consequences of
participating in the Plan, including the effect, if any, of Sections 409A and
4999 of the Internal Revenue Code. The undersigned further acknowledges that the
undersigned has no severance benefits [(other than with respect to awards under
the                        Plan)] except as provided by the attached Plan.

   

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