SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2017-12-14

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<div><a name="s92A3F7B9EE7B43A8F93FE3DEF824C9A7"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:138%;padding-bottom:13px;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:138%;padding-bottom:13px;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">EXHIBIT 10.9</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">SYNOPSYS, INC.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">2017 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">RESTRICTED STOCK GRANT NOTICE AND AWARD AGREEMENT <br>([INITIAL] [ANNUAL OR INTERIM] AWARD)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Pursuant to its 2017 Non-Employee Directors Equity Incentive Plan (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Plan</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;), Synopsys,&#160;Inc. (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Corporation</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;) has granted you (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Eligible Director</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#8221; or &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">you</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;) the right to acquire the number of shares of the Corporation&#8217;s Common Stock set forth below (&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Award</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;). The Award is subject to the terms and conditions as set forth in this Restricted Stock Grant Notice and Award Agreement (this &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Agreement</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;) and the Plan, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. If there is any conflict between the terms in this Agreement and the Plan, the terms of the Plan will control. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:80.34188034188034%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:50%;"></td><td style="width:4%;"></td><td style="width:46%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Eligible Director:</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Grant Number:</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Date of Grant:</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:b