Synopsys (SNPS) 8-KDeparture of Directors or Certain Officers

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): August 17, 2020

SYNOPSYS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 584-5000

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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(d)        Appointment of Principal Operating Officer

On August 17, 2020, Sassine Ghazi was promoted to Chief Operating Officer of Synopsys, Inc. (“Synopsys”) and was appointed by Synopsys’ Board of Directors as its principal operating officer, effective immediately.

Mr. Ghazi, age 50, joined Synopsys in March 1998 as an Application Engineer and most recently served as General Manager of the Design Group. Prior to joining Synopsys, Mr. Ghazi was a design engineer at Intel. Mr. Ghazi received his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Lebanese American University; a B.S.E.E from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1993; and an M.S.E.E. from the University of Tennessee in 1995.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Ghazi and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Ghazi was named an officer of Synopsys. Mr. Ghazi does not have any family relationship with any of Synopsys’ directors or executive officers or any persons nominated or chosen by Synopsys to be a director or executive officer. Mr. Ghazi has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction or proposed transaction required to be reported under Section 404(a) of Regulation S-K or Item 5.02(d) of Form 8-K.

In accordance with Synopsys’ customary practice, Synopsys is entering into its standard form of indemnification agreement with Mr. Ghazi, which requires Synopsys to indemnify him against certain liabilities that may arise as result of his status or service as an officer. The description of Mr. Ghazi’s indemnification agreement is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the form of indemnification agreement, which is attached to Synopsys’ Form 8-K filed on July 14, 2011 as Exhibit 99.2.

(d)        Exhibits

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.