Synopsys CEO & Director Sassine Ghazi Files Form 144 to Sell $6.76M Under Rule 10b5-1 Plan

Executive Summary

On October 15, 2026, Sassine E. Ghazi, Officer and Director of Synopsys, Inc. ($SNPS), filed a Form 144 notice of proposed sale covering 14,604 shares of common stock with an aggregate market value of $6,759,359.17 (implied price of ~$462.84 per share). The proposed sale is executed through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC under a pre-established Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on September 19, 2025.

Transaction Details

• Securities to be Sold: 14,604 Common shares
• Aggregate Market Value: $6,759,359.17
• Nature of Acquisition: Acquired on October 15, 2026, through a stock option exercise from the issuer paid in cash.
• Shares Outstanding: 191,636,646 common shares, representing ~0.0076% of total outstanding shares.
• Recent Past Sales: Mr. Ghazi previously sold 14,604 shares on September 15, 2026, for total gross proceeds of $5,474,683.26.

Significance & Market Impact

The trading significance is evaluated as Low. The transaction arises from an option exercise and is conducted pursuant to a pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted over a year prior (September 19, 2025). The volume sold represents an immaterial fraction of Synopsys's total outstanding shares, consistent with routine executive compensation liquidity rather than discretionary sentiment on company fundamentals.