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): September 30, 2024

SYNOPSYS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware	000-19807	56-1546236
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

675 Almanor Ave.

Sunnyvale, California 94085

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(650) 584-5000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock (par value of $0.01 per share)	SNPS	Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging Growth Company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.☐

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On September 30, 2024, Synopsys, Inc. completed the sale of its Software Integrity business to entities controlled by funds affiliated with Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. and Francisco Partners.

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.

	SYNOPSYS, INC.
Dated: October 1, 2024	By:	/s/ John F. Runkel, Jr.
	Name:	John F. Runkel, Jr.
	Title:	General Counsel and Corporate Secretary