SC 13D/A 1 snps13d4.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D (Amendment No. 4) Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 SYNOPSYS, INC. ----------------------- (Name of Issuer) COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.01 ------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 871607107 --------- (CUSIP Number) Murray A. Indick Blum Capital Partners, L.P. 909 Montgomery Street, Suite 400 San Francisco, CA 94133 (415) 434-1111 -------------- (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) August 21, 2003 ------------------ (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement) If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [ ]. *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). Page 1 of 9 CUSIP NO. 871607107 SCHEDULE 13D Page 2 of 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON BLUM CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P. S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 94-3205364 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [x] (b) [x] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. SEC USE ONLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS* See Item 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION California ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7. SOLE VOTING POWER -0- NUMBER OF ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 3,752,300** BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH ----------------------------------------------------------- PERSON WITH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- ----------------------------------------------------------- 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 3,752,300** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 3,752,300** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 4.9%** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN, IA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ** See Item 5 below *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP NO. 871607107 SCHEDULE 13D Page 3 of 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON RICHARD C. BLUM & ASSOCIATES, INC. S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 94-2967812 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [x] (b) [x] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. SEC USE ONLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS* See Item 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION California ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7. SOLE VOTING POWER -0- NUMBER OF ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 3,752,300** BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH ----------------------------------------------------------- PERSON WITH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- ----------------------------------------------------------- 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 3,752,300** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 3,752,300** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 4.9%** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ** See Item 5 below *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP NO. 871607107 SCHEDULE 13D Page 4 of 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON BLUM STRATEGIC GP, L.L.C. S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 94-3303831 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [x] (b) [x] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. SEC USE ONLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS* See Item 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7. SOLE VOTING POWER -0- NUMBER OF ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 3,752,300** BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH ----------------------------------------------------------- PERSON WITH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- ----------------------------------------------------------- 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 3,752,300** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 3,752,300** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 4.9%** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO (Limited Liability Company) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ** See Item 5 below *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP NO. 871607107 SCHEDULE 13D Page 5 of 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON BLUM STRATEGIC GP II, L.L.C. S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON 94-3395150 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [x] (b) [x] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. SEC USE ONLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS* See Item 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7. SOLE VOTING POWER -0- NUMBER OF ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 3,752,300** BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH ----------------------------------------------------------- PERSON WITH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- ----------------------------------------------------------- 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 3,752,300** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 3,752,300** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 4.9%** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO (Limited Liability Company) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ** See Item 5 below *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP NO. 871607107 SCHEDULE 13D Page 6 of 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON RICHARD C. BLUM S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [x] (b) [x] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. SEC USE ONLY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS* See Item 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION U.S.A. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7. SOLE VOTING POWER -0- NUMBER OF ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER 3,752,300** BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH ----------------------------------------------------------- PERSON WITH 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- ----------------------------------------------------------- 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 3,752,300** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 3,752,300** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 4.9%** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ** See Item 5 below *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP NO. 871607107 SCHEDULE 13D Page 7 of 9 Item 1. Security and Issuer ---------------------------- This Amendment No. 4 amends the Statement on Schedule 13D (the "Schedule 13D") filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on July 17, 2003 by Blum Capital Partners, L.P., a California limited partnership, ("Blum L.P."); Richard C. Blum & Associates, Inc., a California corporation ("RCBA Inc."); Blum Strategic GP, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company ("Blum GP"); Blum Strategic GP II, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company ("Blum GP II"); and Richard C. Blum, the Chairman and a substantial shareholder of RCBA Inc. and a managing member of Blum GP and Blum GP II (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"). This amendment relates to shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value (the "Common Stock") of Synopsys, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Issuer"). The principal executive office and mailing address of the Issuer is 700 East Middlefield Road, Mountain View, California 94043. The following amendments to the Schedule 13D are hereby made. Unless otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Schedule 13D. Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer --------------------------------------------- Item 5 is hereby amended as follows: (a), (b) According to the Issuer's most recent Form 10-QA, there were 77,253,625 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of July 7, 2003. Based on such information, after taking into account the transactions described in Item 5(c) below, the Reporting Persons report beneficial ownership of the following shares of Common Stock:(i) 1,436,100 shares of Common Stock held by Blum L.P. and RCBA, Inc. on behalf of the limited partnerships for which Blum L.P. serves as the general partner, or on behalf of an entity for which Blum L.P. serves as investment advisor, which represents 1.9% of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock; (ii) 1,159,200 shares of Common Stock held by Blum GP on behalf of the limited partnership for which it serves as the general partner, which represents 1.5% of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock; and (iii) 1,157,000 shares of the Common Stock held by Blum GP II on behalf of the limited partnership for which it serves as the general partner and on behalf of the limited partnership for which it serves as the managing limited partner, which represents 1.5% of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock. Voting and investment power concerning the above shares are held solely by Blum L.P., Blum GP and Blum GP II. The Reporting Persons therefore may be deemed to be members in a group, in which case the group would be deemed to have beneficial ownership of an aggregate of 3,752,300 shares of the Common Stock, which is 4.9% of the outstanding Common Stock. As the sole general partner of Blum L.P., RCBA Inc. is deemed the beneficial owner of the securities over which Blum L.P. has voting and investment power. As Chairman, director and a substantial shareholder of RCBA Inc., Richard C. Blum might be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the securities beneficially owned by RCBA Inc. Additionally, Mr. Blum may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the securities over which Blum GP and Blum GP II has voting and investment power. Although Mr. Blum is CUSIP NO. 871607107 SCHEDULE 13D Page 8 of 9 joining in this Schedule as a Reporting Person, the filing of this Schedule shall not be construed as an admission that he, or any of the other shareholders, directors or executive officers of RCBA Inc., managing members and members of Blum GP and Blum GP II, is, for any purpose, the beneficial owner of any of the securities that are beneficially owned by RCBA Inc., Blum GP, or Blum GP II. c) Since the most recent filing of Schedule 13D, the Reporting Persons sold the following shares of Common Stock in the open market: Entity Trade Date Shares Price/Share ------ ---------- ------- ---------- Investment partnerships for 08-18-03 57,100 67.4501 which BLUM L.P. serves as the 08-19-03 94,100 68.3428 general partner and on behalf 08-20-03 86,100 67.9775 of an entity for which 08-21-03 31,300 69.0021 BLUM L.P. serves as investment advisor Entity Trade Date Shares Price/Share ------ ---------- ------- ---------- The limited partnership for 08-18-03 92,900 67.4501 which Blum GP serves as the 08-19-03 155,900 68.3428 general partner 08-20-03 113,900 67.9775 08-21-03 41,000 69.0021 (d) Not applicable. (e) As of August 21, 2003, the Reporting Persons ceased to be beneficial owners of more than five percent of the Common Stock. Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ None of the Reporting Persons or, to the best knowledge of the Reporting Persons, the other persons named in Item 2, is a party to any contract, arrangement, understanding or relationship with respect to any securities of the Issuer, including but not limited to the transfer or voting of any securities of the Issuer, finder's fees, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees of profits, division of profits or loss, or the giving or withholding of proxies, except as previously disclosed. Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits ----------------------------------------- Exhibit A Joint Filing Undertaking. CUSIP NO. 871607107 SCHEDULE 13D Page 9 of 9 SIGNATURES After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. Dated: September 2, 2003 RICHARD C. BLUM & ASSOCIATES, INC. BLUM CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P. By Richard C. Blum & Associates, Inc. its general partner By /s/ Murray A. Indick By /s/ Murray A. Indick ------------------------------- ----------------------------------- Murray A. Indick Murray A. Indick Partner, General Counsel, Partner, General Counsel, and Secretary and Secretary BLUM STRATEGIC GP, L.L.C. By /s/ Murray A. Indick ------------------------------- Murray A. Indick, Member BLUM STRATEGIC PARTNERS, L.P. By BLUM STRATEGIC GP, L.L.C., its general partner By /s/ Murray A. Indick ------------------------------- Murray A. Indick, Member BLUM STRATEGIC GP II, L.L.C. By /s/ Murray A. Indick ---------------------------- Murray A. Indick, Member /s/ Murray A. Indick ------------------------------------ RICHARD C. BLUM By Murray A. Indick, Attorney-in-Fact CUSIP NO. 871607107 SCHEDULE 13D Page 1 of 1 Exhibit A JOINT FILING UNDERTAKING The undersigned, being duly authorized thereunto, hereby execute this agreement as an exhibit to this Schedule 13D to evidence the agreement of the below-named parties, in accordance with the rules promulgated pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, to file this Schedule jointly on behalf of each such party. Dated: September 2, 2003 RICHARD C. BLUM & ASSOCIATES, INC. BLUM CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P. By Richard C. Blum & Associates, Inc. its general partner By /s/ Murray A. Indick By /s/ Murray A. Indick ------------------------------- ----------------------------------- Murray A. Indick Murray A. Indick Partner, General Counsel, Partner, General Counsel, and Secretary and Secretary BLUM STRATEGIC GP, L.L.C. By /s/ Murray A. Indick ------------------------------- Murray A. Indick, Member BLUM STRATEGIC PARTNERS, L.P. By BLUM STRATEGIC GP, L.L.C., its general partner By /s/ Murray A. Indick ------------------------------- Murray A. Indick, Member BLUM STRATEGIC GP II, L.L.C. /s/ Murray A. Indick ------------------------------------ RICHARD C. BLUM By /s/ Murray A. Indick By Murray A. Indick, Attorney-in-Fact ---------------------------- Murray A. Indick, Member