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FORM 10-K [X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE YEAR ENDED OCTOBER


xANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the year ended October 31, 2002 2003

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SYNOPSYS, INC. (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER) DELAWARE 56-1546236 (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF (I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.) INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION)

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The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of the last business day of the registrant'sRegistrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter: $1,699,717,300. quarter was $2,286,755,272. Excludes an aggregate of 94,085,796 shares of common stock held by officers and directors and by each person known by the Registrant to own 5% or more of the outstanding common stock on such date, giving effect to the two-for-one stock split completed on September 23, 2003. Exclusion of shares held by any of these persons should not be construed to indicate that such person possesses the power, direct or indirect, to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of the Registrant, or that such person is controlled by or under common control with the Registrant.

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SYNOPSYS, INC.

ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K YEAR ENDED OCTOBER

Year ended October 31, 2002 2003

TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE NO.

Page No.

PART I

Item 1.

Business

3

Item 2.

Properties

14

Item 3.

Legal Proceedings

15

Item 4.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

15

PART II

Item 5.

Market for Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters

18

Item 6.

Selected Financial Data

18

Item 7.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

19

Item 7A.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

46

Item 8.

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

48

Item 9.

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

83

Item 9A.

Controls and Procedures

83

PART III

Item 10.

Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant

84

Item 11.

Executive Compensation

87

Item 12.

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

89

Item 13.

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

90

Item 14.

Principal Accounting Fees and Services

91

PART IV

Item 15.

Exhibits, Financial Statements, Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K

92

SIGNATURES

95


PART I Item 1. Business.................................................... 1 Item 2. Properties.................................................. 14 Item 3. Legal Proceedings........................................... 15 Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders......... 17 PART II Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters...................................... 18 Item 6. Selected Financial Data..................................... 18 Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations................................ 19 Item 7a. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk... 49 Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data................. 50 Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants

This Annual Report on Accounting and Financial Disclosure................................. 87 PART III Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant.......... 87 Item 11. Executive Compensation...................................... 87 Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management 87 Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions............. 87 Item 14. Controls and Procedures.................................... 87 PART IV Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statements, Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K............................................ 88 SIGNATURES.......................................................... 92 CERTIFICATIONS...................................................... 123 PART I This Form 10-K, including "Item 1. Business,"Item 1, “Business,” includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.1934 that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. If these risks or uncertainties materialize, or if our assumptions are incorrect, our actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These statements include, but are not limited to statements concerning: the Company'sour business, strategy; the Company's expansion into the market for physical design tools; the Company's intentions regarding its system level designproduct and verification tools; the Company's intentions regardingplatform strategies; benefits we expect from previous and future acquisitions; completion of development of our unfinished products that address signal integrity problems; the Company's intentions regarding design reuse tools and techniques, including the Company's expectations regarding expanding its inventoryor further development or integration of IP cores; the Company's intentions regarding its physical synthesis line ofour existing products; the Company's expectations regardingshift of semiconductor manufacturing to 130 nanometer and below silicon processes; the expected customer benefits of the Milkyway design database; our future research and development salesspending; continuation of current industry trends towards vendor consolidation; customer interest in more highly integrated tools and marketing,design flows; our expectations of the continuing success of our intellectual property and generalnew ventures initiatives; and administrative expenses; the Company's efforts to enhance its existing products and developour expectations of our future liquidity requirements. For a discussion of certain risks or acquire new products; the Company's expectations regarding license mix; and the Company's requirements for working capital. The Company'suncertainties which could cause our actual results couldto differ materially from those projectedwe project in thethese forward-looking statements, as a result of risks and uncertainties that include, but are not limited to, those discussed under the caption "Factorsplease see Part II, Item 7, “Factors That May Affect Future Results"Results” under Management'sManagement’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in Part II, Item 7 hereto, as well as factors discussed elsewherebelow. The information we include in this Form 10-K. ITEM10-K is as of its filing date with the Securities and Exchange Commission and future events or circumstances could differ significantly from the forward-looking statements included in this report. We assume no obligation, and do not intend, to update these forward-looking statements.

Item 1. BUSINESS INTRODUCTION Business

Introduction

Synopsys, Inc. (Synopsys or(Synopsys) is the Company) is a leading supplier ofworld leader in electronic design automation (EDA) software used to the global electronics industry. The Company's products are used by designers ofdesign complex integrated circuits (ICs), including system-on-a-chip ICs, and systems-on-chips (SoCs) in the electronicglobal semiconductor and electronics industries. Our software and intellectual property products (such as computers, cell phones, and internet routers) that use such ICsdesign services provide a complete IC design and verification solution from original concept to automate significant portions of theirthe actual chip, design process. ICs are distinguished by the speed at which they run, their area, the amount of power they consumeenabling our customers to bring advanced products to market quickly.

We incorporated in 1986 in North Carolina and the cost of production. The Company's products offer its customers the opportunity to design ICs that are optimized for speed, area, power consumption and production cost, while reducing overall design time. Synopsys also provides consulting services to assist customers with their IC designs, as well as training and support services. Synopsys was incorporatedreincorporated in Delaware in 1987. THE ROLE OFOur headquarters are located at 700 East Middlefield Road, Mountain View, California 94043, telephone number (650) 584-5000. We have more than 60 offices throughout North America, Europe, Japan and Asia.

Our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Proxy Statements relating to our annual meetings of stockholders, Current Reports on Form 8-K and amendments to these reports are available, free of charge, on our Internet website (www.synopsys.com). We post these reports as soon as practicable after we file them with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Role of EDA IN THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY Overin the past three decades,Electronics Industry

Continuing technology advances in the semiconductor industry have dramatically increased the size,feature density, speed, power efficiency and functional capacity of ICs: o Thesemiconductors (also referred to as integrated circuits, ICs or chips).

Since the early 1960s, steadily decreasing feature widths (the widths of the wires imprinted on the chip that form the transistors) and other developments have enabled IC manufacturers to approximately double every two years the number of transistors that can be placed on a chip has doubled roughly every 18 months,chip. As a phenomenon known as "Moore's Law". Aresult, state-of-the-art IC mayICs now hold over 50 million transistors. This is made possible in large part because the widthtens of the features on the chip is steadily shrinking. Mainstream IC designs today are produced at a 0.18 micron process, with advanced chips being produced at a 0.13 micron process. Over the next several years, it is expected that the bulkmillions of production will shifttransistors and have feature widths of 130 nanometers (billionths of an inch), going to 0.13 micron or90 nanometers and below. Chip manufacturers are beginning to design and/or produce chips at a 0.09 micron process. o The speed at which chips operate has steadily increased.

Microprocessors operating at more than 23 gigahertz, a speed that was unheard of only a few years ago, are readily available today. o

Chips are also becominghave become more economical in their power consumption, which is necessaryefficient to drive moreaddress demand for smaller and more powerful handheld devices. o devices such as cell phones and personal digital assistants.

Increasingly, single SoCs can handle functions that formerly were performed by multiple ICs attached to a printed circuit board are being combined in a single chip, referred to as a system-on-a-chip. 1 board.

Combined, these changesadvances in semiconductor technology have fostered thedriven development of lower cost, higher performance computers, wireless communications networks, cell phones, hand-held personal digital assistants,devices, Internet routers and manya wealth of other goodselectronic devices. Each advance, however, has introduced new challenges for all participants in semiconductor production, including designers, manufacturers, equipment manufacturers and services with tremendous capabilities at relatively low cost. While the capabilities of ICs have increased, competition and continuing innovation have shortened the life cycle of electronic products, so time-to-market is crucial to the success of a product. Time-to-market for a product is in part determined by the time it takes to design the chip that will run such product. EDA software plays a critical role in reducing time-to-market for new products by providingsuppliers.

The IC designers with tools and techniquesDesign Process

EDA software is central to (a) reduce the time and manual effort required to design, analyze and verify individual ICs, (b) improve the performance and density of complex IC designs, (c) enhance the reliability of the IC design and (d) improve the manufacturabilityprocess, as it enables designers to:

Address ever-increasing complexity by moving to less detailed, higher-level design representations of the design. THE DESIGN PROCESS chip’s intended functionality;

Translate these high-level representations automatically into successively more detailed forms, from symbolic, front-end system and logic designs to geometric, back-end physical layout designs; and

Verify at each stage in the design process that the chip’s design is sound and that the chip when manufactured will function as originally intended.

In simplified form, theIC design of an integrated circuit consists of five basic steps: SYSTEM DESIGN. First, asystem design, logic design, functional verification, physical design and physical verification.

System Design.    In system design, the designer describes the chip’s desired functions that the chip is to perform in very basic terms using a specialized high-level computer language. During thislanguage, typically Verilog or VHDL. This phase designers perform high level architectural design tradeoffs, to determine, for example, which algorithms to use to implement the design, and the portions of the functionality to implement in hardware versus software. At the completion of this phase, the designer producesyields a "registerrelatively high-level, “register transfer level" or "RTL"level” (RTL) description of the chip. Most of this processSystem design is completed manually, although there is a small but growingan early stage market segment for EDA companies, as most EDA products that help automatehave focused to date on logic design, functional verification and physical design and verification at the system level. LOGIC SYNTHESIS. After the designer is satisfied with the RTL code, a logic synthesis program convertsverification.

Logic Design.    Logic design, or “synthesis,” programs convert the RTL code into a logical diagram of the chip, and produce a data file known as a “net list” describing the various groups of transistors, or “gates,” to be built on the chip. Related programs insert into the design the additional circuitry that will be requiredneeded to test the chip after manufacture. A "gate level" (so called because it describes the various groups of transistors, or "gates", required to implement the chip) data file, or "net list", is produced.

In addition, in a growing number of designs, the logic synthesis phase is performed together with a portion of physical design. This combined process, known as "physical synthesis",“physical synthesis,” produces a data file containing "placed gates", which describesdescribing the logic blocks and includes information about where they will be physically located, or "placed", onchip plus a chip. See discussion below under "Current Issues Facing IC Designers". Inportion of the chip’s physical layout. Also, in a growing number of system-on-a-chip ICs, in which multiple functions previously captured on multiple chips are combined in a single chip,SoCs, designers are increasingly performing "design planning", either before or“design planning” in conjunction with logic synthesis. In design planning,which the designer determines the location of the major functional "blocks" that will be captured“blocks” on the system-on-a-chipSoC prior to logic synthesis.

Functional Verification.    Before and plans the principal wire connections between the blocks. Logic synthesis is then performed, more or less independently, on each block, before the blocks are "stitched" back together. FUNCTIONAL VERIFICATION. At this stageafter logic design, the designer uses simulationtestbench automation and related programsother verification tools to simulate large sets of inputs that a given IC design might confront in real-life operation. By running these extensive tests, the designer can verify that the design successfully performedwill function as intended.

Physical Design.    In the functions thatphysical design stage, the designer intended, by feeding an exhaustive arrayplans the physical location of potential inputs into a specialized program, "simulating" the functioningall of the chip as designed, and checking to confirm that the outputs match what was expected. Techniques that use advanced mathematical calculations rather than simulation are also used. The designer also uses a timing analysis program to confirm that the chip as designed will operate at the speed the designer intended. PHYSICAL DESIGN. If the designer is satisfied with the results of high level verification, the transistors and alleach of the wires connecting each one of them are mapped out inwith a series of transformations that gradually gets more“place and more detailed. First,route” tool. The designer first determines the location on the chip die offor each block of the chip, is finalized, andas well as the location offor each transistor within each block, is determined - -- a process known as "placement" -- then all of“placement.” Then the designer adds the connections between the transistors, are determined -- a process known as "routing".“routing.” The resultoutput of place and route programs is one or more data files that can be read by physical verification programs (see(as described below) or by the equipment used to manufacture the chip. PHYSICAL VERIFICATION.

Physical Verification.    Before sending the chip design data filefiles to a chip manufacturer for fabrication, the designer must perform a series of further verification steps, are undertaken. The designer must confirmconfirming again that the chip as placed and routed will 2 still operate at the desired speed anticipated during the logic design phase. The designer also must check for unintended electrical effects that may arise as a consequence of placing certain portions of the chip, or routing certain of its "wires", too close together or otherwise inefficiently. In addition, the designer must verifyand checking to make sure that the final design complies with allthe specific requirements of the design rules set forth by the partyfabrication facility that will manufacture the chip. Finally, theThe designer may need to add features to the design to ensure that the chip can be manufactured successfully. The foregoing discussion has been greatly simplified. completion of this final phase is called “tapeout.”

In the actual chip design, of a chip each of these steps has a number of different elements. Theadditional elements, and designers often undertake the various design and verification steps or the different elements within the steps, may be undertaken in a different order than described above, and repeat one or repeatedmore steps multiple times. And, as described below,Further, several of the steps, especially logic design and physical design, are becoming more integrated with each other. In any event, ifIf at any stage of the process the designer determines the chip doesdesign will not perform as intended, then the designer must go back one or more steps to either redesignand correct the RTL, redesign theproblem, then continue through subsequent steps. Recreating a chip’s logic re-run the verification or redo the physical design, of the chip.devising and performing simulation over again, and other iterations all take time. Each such iteration takes time,adds significant costs, and the more time the process takes, the more expensive the process becomes, and themakes it more difficult it will be for the designer to meet his or her time-to-market goals. CURRENT ISSUES FACING

Current Issues Facing IC DESIGNERS Designers

As chip technology continues to advance, and particularly as the state-of-the-art in chip design moves to a 0.13 micron and below process, Synopsys' customers are facing a number of difficult design challenges: TIMING CLOSURE. Ensuring that a chip will run at the desired speed becomes substantially more difficult when transistor sizes are 0.18 micron and below. At larger transistor feature sizes, IC designers could use standard estimates of chip timing during the logic design phase, and be confident that the timing characteristics would be preserved through the physical design phase. At 0.18 micron and below, these estimates become increasingly unreliable. To address this problem, designers will increasingly need products that integrate logic design and physical design. As a result of Synopsys' merger with Avant! Corporation, Synopsys now offers its customers a complete portfolio of logic and physical design products. Synopsys is currently working to integrate these products with a single chip implementation platform based on a common database, common timing, constraints and libraries. Integration of logic and physical design products will greatly improve the correlation between original timing estimates after logic design and timing results after physical design. SIGNAL INTEGRITY CLOSURE. Signal integrity refers to a variety of electrical effects that can cause circuits to behave in undesirable ways. The electrical characteristics of ICs of 0.13 micron and below cause previously insignificant effects to become problematic. These effects include cross-talk, voltage drop, and electro-migration. Cross-talk, in particular, is becoming a major problem for advanced designs today. In order to address signal integrity problems designers need products that help them analyze, prevent and repair errors caused by signal integrity issues. VERIFICATION. Verification is the process of ensuring, at various stages of the design process, that a chip will perform as intended. As the number of transistors on a chip grows, the verification problem grows geometrically. In fact, with today's chips, verification often is the single most time consuming and resource intensive aspect of the overall design process. Verification products must offer customers a combination of speed, accuracy and the ability to focus on the portions of the chip most likely to cause problems. MANUFACTURING CLOSURE. As the features on a chip continue to shrink, it has become more difficult to faithfully translate the design as produced by EDA tools into the intricate pattern of wires and transistors on the chip. Chips are produced by a process known as photolithography or optical lithography, which consists of shining a light through a photomask (a template on which the design has been drawn) onto the surface of the semiconductor. Beginning at 0.18 microns, the wavelength of light used is larger than the features on the chip, resulting in degraded image quality. A number of EDA products help address this and other manufacturability issues. DESIGNER PRODUCTIVITY. Historically, finding, hiring and retaining qualified design engineers has been one of the most difficult problems that our customers face. Without enough designers it is difficult for a company to meet ambitious 3 development schedules, and to get its products to market in a timely manner. Although hiring qualified designers has become less difficult in the current economic environment, the increase in IC complexity and time to market pressures have resulted in a continuing emphasis on designer productivity. For EDA companies, this creates opportunities both in providing full-featured, integrated design flows, that reduce the numberface three principal types of iterations required during the design process, and in offering pre-designed, pre-verified design "building blocks" that can be re-used in multiple designs. SYNOPSYS OVERVIEW interrelated challenges:

Product Challenges.    Chips are differentiated on a number of dimensions, including size, speed, functionality, power consumption and performance. The designer must balance each dimension against the others, making key tradeoff decisions—often through multiple iterations—to reach a final design. As chips become more complex, this balancing of factors becomes disproportionately more difficult. In the meantime, designers of advanced chips must also successfully address technical issues, including:

Timing closure:  achieving consistency between the speed of the chip after logic design and the speed of the chip after physical design;

Signal integrity:  a general term describing the many electrical effects, like cross-talk and other forms of interference, that occur as the wires on a chip get more narrow and closer together;

Power management:  reducing power consumption is an important objective for chips to be used in battery-operated devices, such as laptop computers and cell phones;

Verification:  the number of tests required to verify a chip increases geometrically as the number of transistors increases, to the point that verification is the single most time-consuming and resource intensive aspect of overall design;

Manufacturability:  due in substantial part to steadily decreasing feature widths and thus increasing feature density, faithfully translating the design produced by EDA tools into the intricate pattern of wires and transistors on the chip has become significantly more difficult;

Design for test:  ensuring that the chip can be tested rapidly and at a reasonable cost once manufactured, despite substantial increases in the number of circuits on the chip that need testing;and

Yield:  ensuring that the chip can be manufactured successfully and at an acceptable number of good chips per wafer.

Cost.    In planning a chip project, our customers must consider design costs, manufacturing costs and support costs, all of which are steadily increasing. The higher the cost, the higher the expected volume of chips the customer must sell to make a given chip project profitable. Faced with increasing costs, our customers continue to focus intensely on controlling their research and development and manufacturing costs, including their costs in EDA. As a result, many of our customers have begun consolidating suppliers to improve their purchasing terms and, more importantly, to gain the benefits of better integrated products.

Schedule.    Economic pressures, competition and continuing innovation continue to shorten the life cycle of electronic products. Accordingly, time-to-market is critical to a product’s commercial success. The design time for a product’s IC components is a major determining factor of that product’s time-to-market. Accordingly, our customers require EDA products that can address greater complexity, while increasing design speed and maintaining design reliability.

Synopsys providesOverview

We provide products and services that help our customers meet the challenges of designing leading edge ICs and the products that incorporate them. As of the beginning of fiscal 2002, Synopsys offered customers a comprehensive suite of products used in the logic synthesis and functional verification phases of chip design, including a broad array of reusable design building blocks. We also offered a growing set of physical synthesis and physical design products and a number of physical verification products.leading-edge ICs. As a result of our merger withmid-2002 acquisition of Avant! Corporation (Avant!), which was completed in June 2002, Synopsys substantially filled out its portfoliowe now offer a comprehensive suite of system design, logic design, functional verification, physical design and physical verification products. Through ourOur March 2003 acquisition of inSilicon, completed in September 2002, we significantly augmentedNumerical Technologies, Inc. (Numerical) expanded our portfolioofferings of IP components. As of the end of fiscal 2002, we offered customers all of the principalmanufacturing technologies and products required to design a chip from concept to the point at which it is handed to the manufacturer for fabrication, andgeared towards small geometry designs. We also sell the broadest array of design building blockspre-verified intellectual property (IP) components of any company in the EDA or intellectual property (IP) industry. Synopsys also offersFinally, we offer a full range of professional services, including turnkey design services, design assistance and methodology consulting. Synopsys markets its

We market our products on a worldwide basis and offersoffer comprehensive customer service, education, consulting and support as integral components of itsour product offerings. Products are marketedWe market our products primarily through itsour direct sales force. Synopsys hasWe have licensed itsour products to most of the world'sworld’s leading semiconductor, computer, communications, electronics and electronicsdevice companies. STRATEGY Synopsys'

Strategy

Our strategy ishas three principal components. First, we have historically focused, and will continue to develop and offerfocus, on providing our customers the most technologically advanced products to its customers aaddress each step in the IC design process. Second, building on the strength of our individual products, we will continue to focus on developing broad, andincreasingly integrated array“platforms,” or collections of tools and services required to enable design of complex ICs, especially system-on-a-chip ICs. The Company is seeking to build and enhancekey individual products that help customers address the most pressing problems of IC design at 0.13 micron and below: timing closure, signal integrity and closure, verification, designer productivity and design for manufacturability. To that end, Synopsys has organized its products into two distinct product "platforms" - a "design implementation" platform and a "design verification" platform. The design implementation platform includes all of the products required to design a chip from concept down to the handoff from the designer to the manufacturer. The design implementation platform incorporates Synopsys' intellectual property, logic design, physical design, design analysis, timing analysis, and design rule checking products. Many of these individual products, or "point tools", are the leading products in their category. Synopsys' strategy is to integrate these products tightly togetherintegrated through the use of common technologies, to deliver enhanced value. In fiscal 2003, we created two distinct platforms: our Galaxy Design Platform and our Discovery Verification Platform. Third, we will expand our product offerings in areas offering the potential for rapid growth. For example, we have undertaken initiatives in both the intellectual property and design for manufacturing segments as described below underProducts and Services.

Organization

We operate in a common databasesingle segment and a common timing engine, among other things, and to develop new products that incorporate technologies from multiple products. The design verification platform includes products required to verify the functionality of a chip at each phase of the design - at the system, RTL, gate and transistor levels. Many of the point tools in the verification platform are also the leading products in their category. Synopsys' strategy is to integrate its verification tools to provide a comprehensive verification environment to its customers, with particular emphasis on mixed-signal (analog and digital) chip verification. 4 ORGANIZATION Synopsys is currently organized into four product developmentprimary groups: Implementation, Verification, Solutions and New Ventures.

Implementation Group:    develops and markets the products included in the Galaxy Design Platform and related products.

Verification Group:    develops and markets the products included in the Discovery Verification Platform and related products.

Solutions Group:    develops and markets our DesignWare® library of pre-designed IP blocks for chip designers and provides turnkey IC design and verification services.

New Ventures Group:    focuses on our Design for Manufacturing initiatives and analog/mixed-signal design and verification products.

Our other groups -- IC Implementation; Verification Technology; Nanometer Analysis and Test; and Intellectual Property and Design Services. o The IC Implementation group develops the Company's logic design, physical synthesis and place and route and related products; o The Verification Technology group develops the Company's logic verification, simulation and system level design and verification tools; o The Nanometer Analysis and Test group develops a variety of analysis and verification products, including products for timing analysis, formal and mixed signal verification, transistor-level design and test; o The Intellectual Property and Professional Services group develops and markets pre-designed IP blocks for chip designers and provides turnkey design services for design, verification and implementation of IC's. In addition to these groups, Synopsys maintains a Corporate Applications and Marketing group, encompassing all product marketing functions and corporate applications support for the Company, a World Wideinclude Worldwide Sales, group, a World WideWorldwide Application Services, group, a Finance, group, a Human Resources and Facilities, group and aChief Technology Office.

Products and Information Systems group. PRODUCTS SynopsysServices

Our products and services are focusedfocus on the principal needs of semiconductor designers and, at a business level, are divided into the four categoriesgroups specified above -- IC Implementation, Verification, Nanometer, Analysis and Test and Intellectual Property and Professional Services. Theabove. We provide financial information regarding our products and services included in these categories are discussed below. Financial information regarding Synopsys' products and services is included under Part II, Item 7 -- Management's, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations -- "ResultsResults of Operations -- Revenue -- Product Groups."Groups.

Implementation Group

Galaxy Design Platform.    In February 2003, we announced the combination of many of our leading IC IMPLEMENTATION PRODUCTS Synopsys'design products into a single, unified platform called the Galaxy Design Platform. Galaxy includes the following products:

Design Compiler® is our market-leading logic synthesis tool used by a broad range of companies engaged in the design of ICs to optimize their designs for performance and area.

Physical Compiler® is our physical synthesis product which unites logic synthesis and placement functionality and addresses critical timing problems encountered in designing advanced ICs and SoCs.

Module Compiler allows designers to reuse their datapath structures to obtain the best implementation for their designs.

Power Compiler helps designers manage and verify power consumption at different levels of the design process.

DFT Compiler inserts functional and test logic required to enable efficient, high-coverage testing of the chip after manufacturing.

Jupiter XTis our hierarchical design planning tool that allows designers to quickly partition their chip design into the best physical hierarchy to optimize logic synthesis and physical implementation.

Apollois our basic physical design tool used for the placement and routing of a chip.

Astrois our advanced physical design system for optimization, placement and routing while concurrently accounting for physical effects.

PrimeTime®/PrimeTime SI are timing analysis products that measure and analyze the speed at which a design will operate when it is fabricated. PrimeTime SI analyzes the effect of cross-talk on timing, an increasingly important issue at chip geometries below 180 nanometers.

Star-RCXT is our industry-leading extraction solution for analyzing IC layout data and determining key electrical characteristics of a chip, such as capacitance and resistance.

Herculesis our physical verification product family that performs design-rule checking, electrical rule checking, and layout versus schematic verification.

Milkyway Database is a common design data repository which enables better interoperability among implementation and analysis tools. Storing design data in this single database with rapid read/write access can reduce data translation times between tools and inconsistent interpretations of diverse data. We opened this database to our customers and other EDA vendors in February 2003 to reduce integration costs for our customers and advance tool interoperability in the industry.

With the Galaxy Design Platform, our goal is to provide our customers a single, integrated IC Implementationdesign platform based on leading individual products include mostwhich incorporates common libraries and consistent timing, delay calculation and constraints throughout the design process using our open Milkyway database, and yet allows designers the flexibility to integrate internally developed and third-party tools. With this advanced functionality,

common foundation and flexibility, our Galaxy Design Platform should help reduce design times, decrease integration costs and minimize the risks inherent in advanced, complex IC designs.

Verification Group

Discovery Verification Platform.    Also during fiscal 2003, we introduced our Discovery Verification Platform. The Discovery Platform combines many of our verification and nanometer level analysis tools in a unified environment to provide high performance and efficient interaction among these technologies. The Discovery Verification Platform includes the following products:

VCS® is our high performance software simulator that serves as the basic engine of the Discovery Verification Platform and is often used in simulation “farms” consisting of hundreds or thousands of computers. VCS includes technologies that support model development, testbench creation, coverage feedback and debugging techniques.

System Studio is a verification environment which focuses on the interaction between software and hardware and permits designers to model various alternatives for their chips at a system level.

LEDA is our programmable coding and design guideline checker that enhance a designer’s ability to check a design for synthesizability, simulatability, testability and reusability.

Vera® automates the creation of “testbenches,” or custom models that provide simulation inputs and respond to simulated outputs from the design during verification. Automating this process significantly reduces overall design and verification time. Vera is integrated with our other simulation products to provide increased productivity benefits.

Formality® is our formal verification solution that compares two versions of a design to determine if they are equivalent. The use of formal verification reduces the need to perform simulation, which is substantially more time-consuming, thus potentially saving a significant amount of time in the overall design process.

Magellan combines functional and formal verification technologies to allow engineers to find deep, corner-case software defects, or “bugs,” quickly during verification.

NanoSim® is our advanced, transistor level circuit simulation and analysis product for digital, analog and mixed signal verification that offers circuit simulation, timing and power analysis in a single tool. NanoSim is a key component of Discovery AMS.

HSPICE® offers high-accuracy, transistor-level circuit simulation enabling designers to better predict the timing, power consumption and functionality of their designs.

The Discovery Verification Platform also includes our Discovery AMS platform, a subset of the products used inabove technologies tuned to perform verification on analog and mixed analog-and-digital designs, and supports the logic synthesislatest Accellera SystemVerilog language standard, Verilog, VHDL, mixed-HDL, SystemC, and physical design phasesfor analog mixed-signal based methodologies, Verilog-AMS and SPICE.

The increasing size and complexity of IC design, includingtoday’s ICs and SoCs have vastly increased the Company's logic synthesis, physical synthesis, design planning, placetime and route, extractioneffort required to verify chip designs, with test creation and reliability analysis products. The Company's IC Implementation products include the largest proportionverification now consuming up to 70% of the products acquired from Avant!. Historically, the key technologiestotal design time for IC implementation were logic synthesis and place-and-route. Logic synthesis is the process by which a high-level description of desired chip functions is mapped into a connected collection of logic gates and other circuit elements that perform the desired functions. Place and route is the process by which an IC designer takes the logical description of an IC design created by Design Compiler and translates it into a physical design. Design Compiler(TM) is the market-leading logic synthesis tool and is used by a broad range of companies engaged in the design of ICs to optimize their designs for performance and area. Design Compiler was introduced in 1988 and has been updated regularly since then. Design Compiler 2002 features significant enhancements, including improved optimization algorithms, run-times and capacity. Design Compiler Expert is the Company's basic logic synthesis product. Customers seeking additional features can purchase the higher-priced Design Compiler Ultra. An upgrade path from Design Compiler Expert to Design Compiler Ultra is also available. Design Compiler has become a cornerstone of IC designers' design methodology, and the Company expects that it will continue to be an important element in designers' overall suite of design tools, especially for performing logic synthesis on non-timing-critical portions of a design. As the size of the transistors on a chip shrink and the number of transistors on a chip increase, however, designers are increasingly faced with problems that are best addressed by physical design tools, or by physical synthesis products, which combine 5 elements of logic and physical design. Consequently, the Company believes that its orders and revenue from Design Compiler peaked in fiscal year 2001. Orders for this product as a percentage of Synopsys orders declined from 29% to 18% in 2001 and 2002, respectively , and may decline further. The Company released its first physical synthesis product, Physical Compiler, in fiscal 2000. Physical Compiler unites logic synthesis and placement functionality, and was designed to addresses the critical timing problems encountered in designing advanced ICs and systems-on-a-chip. Prior to the Avant! merger, the Company was developing routing and related physical design technologies, and its Route Compiler and Clock Tree Compiler products had been released to beta customers. The Company also offered separate point tools for physical analysis (Arcadia), top level routing (FlexRoute) and floor planning (Chip Architect and Floorplan Compiler).given IC. Our strategy was to transition customers from Design Compiler to Physical Compiler and to introduce additional physical design products integrated with Physical Compiler that enabled customers to more efficiently complete the design of their system-on-a-chip products. In the merger with Avant!, the Company acquired Avant!'s full suite of physical design products, including the place and route products Apollo and Astro (Avant!'s successor place-and-route product), the floor planning product Jupiter, the analysis product Star RC, the reliability testing product Mars Rail and the chip finishing product Saturn. Based on a full technical evaluation, we have decided to base the physical synthesis and physical design portions ofDiscovery Platform combines our Implementation Platform on Physical Compiler and Astro. During 2002 we made progress on integrating these products, while beginning development of new products that unify logic and physical design. Route Compiler is no longer being sold to customers and we are determining how to integrate some of its features into Astro. With respect to other products containing overlapping functions, we determined the products on which to focus our efforts and began developing smooth transition paths to these products for our customers. Most of the products acquired from Avant! shared data through a common proprietary database known as Milkyway. Milkyway enables these products to exchange critical data, algorithms and language in a highly efficient manner. The Milkyway database facilitates faster convergence of critical design properties including timing, area, power and signal integrity by allowing certain point tools to directly access critical data. Use of the Milkyway database is a critical element in the integration plan for the Synopsys and Avant! products. We are actively working on putting Milkyway functionality into the core products of the Company's Implementation platform, and expect this project to be completed during fiscal 2003. The Company's IC Implementation products also include logic synthesis products for field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and complex programmable logic devices (CPLDs). VERIFICATION PRODUCTS The Company's Verification products consist of high level, or logic, simulation and verification products and system level designdesign-for-verification methodologies, and provides a consistent control environment to significantly improve the speed, breadth and accuracy of our customers’ verification tools. These products enable IC designers to quicklyefforts on complex chip designs, increasing their productivity and reliably verify the behavior of a design before it is committed to the expensive and time-consuming process of gate level design and IC fabrication and also assist in the testing of the chip after manufacturing. SIMULATION AND RELATED PRODUCTS. Simulation software "exercises" an IC design by running it through a series of tests and comparing the actual outputs from the design with the expected output. The goal of simulation is to make sure that the functionality of the design meets the original specifications of the chip. Synopsys offers two products for high-level simulation: VCS(TM), for designs written in Verilog (one of the two principal languages) and Scirocco(TM), for designs written in VHDL (the other principal language). Simulation products are distinguished principally byhelping them deliver their runtime and capacity - -- i.e., how fast they can fully simulate a proposed design and how large a design they can handle. The Company is focused on providing the industry's fastest and highest-capacity simulation technology and believes that both VCS and Scirocco are industry leaders in performance and capacity. VCS is supported by all major semiconductor manufacturers and many third-party EDA software providers. VCS 7.0, which is expected to be released during the first calendar quarter of 2003, will increase VCS' capabilities by integrating significant new functionality, including advanced assertion verification, testbench capability 6 and next generation coverage. These capabilities are integrated into a single open platform that is also highly automated, which improves designer productivity. In addition to focusing on building the fastest simulator, Synopsys is focused on developing a suite of products that help simulation products work "smarter". The Company estimates that IC designers spend more time writing verification "testbenches" than creating the design description. Testbenches, which create stimuli for chips and check the results, are used in conjunction with simulation tools to verify that a design functions as expected. Synopsys' VERA(R) is a tool that automates the design of testbenches, thereby offering the IC designer significant reductions in overall design and verification time. VERA is integrated with the Company's other simulation products to provide increased productivity benefits. In addition, Synopsys' acquisitionmarket faster.

Solutions

    Synopsys’ Solutions Group includes our portfolio of Co-Design Automation, Inc. provides the company with next generation hardware language verification technology that will be used in future releases of its verification products. Synopsys has bundled verification tools such as VCS and VERA to provide a comprehensive verification environment for its customers, with particular emphasis on mixed signal (analog and digital) chip verification. SYSTEMS DESIGN AND VERIFICATION PRODUCTS. Currently, automated design generally begins at the register transfer level, with logic synthesis. The goal of "system-level" products is to permit designers to design and verify their products at a level of abstraction above RTL. Synopsys' systems products consist of the CoCentric(TM) family of tools and methodologies for concurrent design, validation, refinement and implementation of an electronic system. The Company offers two principal products based on "SystemC, (TM)" a standard language developed by Synopsys and now available under an open source license. SystemC enables designers to create, validate and share system level models of a complex IC or system incorporating the chip, and therefore can be used to explore and verify design alternatives at an early stage of the design process. CoCentric System Studio is a system-level design environment for the rapid creation of executable system specifications that can be verified and implemented as hardware and software functions. System Studio enables designers to use hierarchical graphical and language modeling to capture system complexity in a unified environment based on C, C++ and SystemC. CoCentric SystemC Compiler is a synthesis tool that allows designers to implement complex circuits from SystemC, enabling design to progress from an initial C/C++ executable specification into a database readable by Synopsys' Design Compiler. Through the acquisition of Avant!, Synopsys acquired its Saber product, which offers mixed signal system level design tools for the power, test, automotive, telecommunications and military/aerospace markets. NANOMETER, ANALYSIS AND TEST PRODUCTS Synopsys' Nanometer, Analysis and Test products include a broad range of software tools in the areas of physical verification, timing analysis, gate level circuit simulation, power management and parasitic extraction. These products, which are used after the completion of physical design, help customers analyze the increasingly important electrical effects resulting from designing at 0.18 micron and below, and to locate implementation errors that can be costly and time-consuming to correct during or after production. As the logic and physical design phases of IC Implementation grow more and more integrated, the Company is also integrating many of its nanometer, analysis and test products with its high level verification products, particularly in the areas of simulation, timing, and power analysis. STATIC TIMING ANALYSIS. Synopsys provides a complete tool suite to help designers perform static timing analysis at the gate and transistor levels and analyze signal integrity issues such as cross talk. Synopsys' gate level analysis tool is called PrimeTime(R). PrimeTime is a full-chip, gate-level static timing analysis tool targeted for complex multimillion gate designs, which is used by designers to verify, at various stages of the design process, the speed at which a design will operate when it is fabricated. PrimeTime's analysis of a design's speed is accepted as a "sign off" tool by virtually all major semiconductor manufacturers, which means that they accept its analysis as determinative. In fiscal 2001, Synopsys extended PrimeTime's capabilities with 7 the introduction of PrimeTime-SI, which analyzes the effect of cross talk on timing, an increasingly important issue at chip geometries below 0.18 micron. PrimeTime-SI is sold as an add-on to PrimeTime. Synopsys' transistor level tools include PathMill(R), PathMill Plus and AMPS(R). PathMill is a transistor-level static timing analysis tool for custom microprocessor and DSP designs. PathMill's analysis provides SPICE-level accuracy with 1000x performance improvement over traditional SPICE. PathMill Plus extends PathMill to offer advanced modeling, model merging and verification to speed characterization of custom IP blocks. The combination of PrimeTime and PathMill offers full-chip static timing analysis that covers transistor- to gate-level designs. FORMAL VERIFICATION. Formal verification is a method for comparing two versions of a design to determine if they are equivalent. Usually an RTL version of the design is validated using simulation and other dynamic verification tools, establishing it as the golden version. Subsequent versions (i.e., after each step of the design process) are then compared to the golden version, using mathematical algorithms, to determine if they are functionally equivalent. The use of formal verification greatly reduces the need to perform simulation, which is substantially more time-consuming, at each stage of the design process, thus potentially saving a significant amount of time in the overall design process. Synopsys' formal verification product is Formality(R). Formality was one of the industry's first commercial equivalency checkers to employ a multi-solver architecture, which enables the verification of complex multimillion-gate system-on-a-chip designs in days or minutes. CIRCUIT SIMULATION. While Synopsys' high level verification tools such as VCS simulate an IC design at a logical or higher level of abstraction, Synopsys' circuit simulation products perform simulation at the gate and transistor level. These products include the Taurus and HSPICE tools acquired in the Avant! and the NanoSim product, which Synopsys introduced during fiscal 2001. Taurus is a TCAD tool used for new process simulation at semiconductor foundaries. The HSPICE product is a highly accurate circuit simulation tool used to simulate designs at transistor level. NanoSim is an advanced circuit simulator for memory and mixed-signal verification, which offers circuit simulation, timing, and power analysis in a single tool. NanoSim is tightly integrated with Synopsys' VCS simulator to deliver high-speed, high-capacity verification of complex ICs. NanoSim and VCS together address verification challenges at RTL, gate- and transistor-levels, and enable mixed-signal multi-level verification of complex ICs. In addition, through the acquisition of StarSim and StarSim XT from Avant!, Synopsys' suite of circuit simulation tools has expanded to include simulators for nanometer-level processes and applications such as graphics, memory, communications and mixed-signal IC designs. Synopsys is offering customers a smooth migration path from StarSim and StarSim XT to Nanosim while adding some of the key features from StarSim into NanoSim. POWER MANAGEMENT. Synopsys delivers a complete solution to help designers manage and verify power consumption at different levels of the design process, based principally on Power Compiler, which offers "push button" power optimization and is fully integrated into the Design Compiler environment. In addition, through the acquisition of StarMTB from Avant!, Synopsys extends its solution in this area by offering library characterization capability with power information complementing the existing Power Arc product. TEST AUTOMATION. In order to meet today's stringent quality requirements, chips must pass through rigorous testing after manufacturing. Synopsys' design-for-test (DFT) tools offer a complete DFT solution. Synopsys' DFT Compiler, the industry-standard 1-pass test synthesis product, inserts all functional and test logic required to enable efficient, high-coverage testing of the chip after manufacturing, while complying with the customer's design rules and constraints (timing, area, power, etc.). Automatic test pattern generation (ATPG) is the other component of Synopsys' complete DFT solution. TetraMAX(TM) ATPG, the Company's ATPG product is optimized for ease-of-use, capacity, speed, coverage and vector compaction. TetraMAX ATPG works in concert with DFT Compiler to enable total automation of the DFT flow. Synopsys test methodology also includes software to facilitate the failure diagnosis of chips after manufacturing test, expediting the time-consuming and expensive post-fabrication activities required to determine the cause of manufacturing defects. 8 PHYSICAL VERIFICATION. Synopsys offers class-leading physical verification products that provide geometric and electrical verification of physical design layouts in designs containing hundreds of millions of transistors. These products verify a design at the gate level rather than at the higher, RTL level of abstraction. Synopsys' physical verification product family is called Hercules. DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURING. Synopsys markets products for optical proximity correction, circuit packaging and final design validation used in order to help ensure the final IC design will be manufacturable by the semiconductor foundry. Synopsys' OPC product family is called Proteus. In addition, in January 2003, Synopsys entered into an agreement to acquire Numerical Technologies, Inc., a developer of subwavelength lithography solutions. This acquisition is expected to complement Synopsys' existing design for manufacturing tools. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (IP) AND SYSTEMS LEVEL DESIGN The Company's IP products includeand components and our DesignWare IP library and systems design and verification products, as well as the physical library products acquired from Avant! Synopsys also offers a full range of professional services to help customers improve their internal design methodologies, as well as design services ranging from specialized assistance to turnkey design. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PRODUCTS.Consulting Services Group.

Intellectual Property Products.    As IC designs continue to grow in size, reusing proven design blocks is becoming a morean increasingly important method for reducingway to reduce overall design cost and cycle time. By reusing portions of a design, and particularly those that implement basic or standardized functions, a company can let its IC design team focus on designing the chip features that will give its product a competitive advantage. It can also reduce its verification risk by ensuring that these portions of the chip are of high quality. Enabling reuse of intellectual property (IP)IP requires a significant methodology shift from traditional IC design. In the past, designs were intimately tied to a particular semiconductor process technology or design methodology, making reuse of design blocks from one chip design to the next both difficult and costly. Synopsys' DesignWare(R) libraryMore recently, IC companies have been able to increasingly reuse pre-designed and verified IP components, particularly those that implement basic or standardized functions. The ability to reuse such IP allows IC companies to focus their design teams on designing the chip features that will give its products providea competitive advantage. Using pre-designed IP can also reduce a chip designer’s verification risk by ensuring that the “designed in” portions of the chip are “pre-verified” and thus high quality. Because of the increasing importance of pre-designed IP, and in order to minimize the risk and effort in acquiring IP from a myriad of smaller suppliers, IC designers are beginning to consolidate their IP purchases from fewer vendors who can provide a reliable, comprehensive portfolio of proven IP.

Our IP products include:

DesignWare Foundation Library is an extensive library of basic chip elements (for example, adders and multipliers) which Design Compiler uses in logic synthesis.

DesignWare Verification Library is our library of popular chip function models used during the verification process of chip design.

DesignWare Cores are pre-designed and pre-verified design blocks that implement many of the most important industry standards, including USB (1.1, 2.0 and On-The-Go), PCI (PCI, PCI-X and PCI Express), Ethernet and JPEG.

Finally, Synopsys’ Star IP program permits DesignWare library users to gain access to popular microprocessor cores from leading semiconductor and IP companies. We have worked with a single librarythese companies to improve the reusability of pre-designed and pre-verified synthesizable IPthese microprocessor cores as well as over 22,500 verification IP models. Both groups of cores range in complexity from the simple to the very complex, giving designers access to a broad range of models to assistintegrate them with verification of their designs. During 2002, Synopsys introduced a complete AMBA On-Chip-Bus toother DesignWare providing designers with access to the most popular bus architecture for designers using microprocessor subsystems. The program includes cores from third party vendors. Through the acquisition of inSilicon Corporation in September 2002, Synopsys expanded its offering of standards-based connectivity IP to include USB, IEEE 1394, 802.11 and other products. These cores are sold on a per-use basis, sometimes with a royalty based on the number of chips produced, rather than as perpetual licenses or technology subscription licenses (TSLs), as DesignWare foundation libraries are sold. The Company expects to expand its inventory of cores sold on a per use basis during 2003. In 2001 Synopsys announced its Star IP program in which DesignWare users can gain access to popular microprocessors fromcompanies like MIPS, Technologies, Infineon Technologies, NEC and other providers. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Synopsys Infineon, and in 2003 we added a PowerPC microprocessor from IBM.

Professional Services provides.  We provide a comprehensive portfolio of consulting services covering all critical phases of the system-on-a-chipSoC development process, as well as systems development in wireless and broadband applications. Customers are offeredWe offer customers a variety of engagement models ranging from project assistance, -- which helps a customerour customers design, verify and/or test itstheir chips and improve itstheir design process --processes, to full turn-keyturnkey development. Fiscal 2002 was

New Ventures

Our New Ventures Group includes a challenging yearnumber of products and initiatives relating to analog/mixed signal IC design and verification and design for manufacturing.

Analog Mixed-Signal Tools.  Our Cosmos tool is used to create analog designs. Cosmos uses schematic-driven layout to place and route full-custom ICs. The New Ventures Group also manages development and marketing of our NanoSim and HSPICE tools described above underDiscovery Verification Platform.

Design for Manufacturing.  With the professional services business, as customers continuedacquisitions of Avant! and Numerical, we offer a variety of products and technologies used at the intersection of IC design and manufacturing which address a variety of issues, principally those encountered using photolithography techniques to reduce their usemanufacture ICs when advanced ICs have feature dimensions smaller than the wavelength of outside consultants as part of their own cost-cutting efforts. CUSTOMER SERVICE AND SUPPORT Synopsys devotes substantial resourceslight used to providing customers with technical support, customer education,expose those dimensions during production. We address these markets through our Design for Manufacturing initiatives, which include:

CATS® is our mask data preparation product that takes a final IC design and “fractures” or “breaks” it into the physical features that will be included in the photomasks to be used in manufacturing.

Proteus OPC/InPhase are optical proximity correction (OPC) products which embed and verify corrective features in an IC design and masks to improve manufacturing results for subwavelength

feature width design. OPC applies systematic changes to mask geometries to compensate for nonlinear distortions caused by optical diffraction and resist process effects.

Phase Shift Masking Technologies consist of mask design techniques that use optical interference to improve depth-of-field and resolution in subwavelength photolithography.

SiVL®(Silicon versus Layout) verifies the layout of a subwavelength IC against the silicon it is intended to produce by reading in the layout and simulating lithographic process effects, including optical, resist and etch effects.

Virtual Stepper is our mask qualification product that checks mask quality and analyzes printability of mask defects, helping to separate true defects from nuisance defects.

Customer Service and consulting services. The Company believes that 9 Technical Support

We believe a high level of customer service and support is critical to the adoption and successful utilizationuse of itsour products. In fiscal 2002, service revenue as a percentage of total revenue decreased to 32% as compared to 50% in fiscal 2001, and overall revenue from services declined from $341.8 million to $287.7 million. Factors contributing to the decrease in services revenue are discussed in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - "Results of Operations - Revenue." TECHNICAL SUPPORT TechnicalWe provide technical support for the Company'sour products is provided through both field- and corporate-based technical application engineering groups. Technical support isCustomers who purchase Technology Subscription Licenses (TSLs) receive software maintenance services, also known as “post contract support” (PCS), bundled with thetheir license fee when a customer purchases a TSLfee. Customers who purchase term licenses and perpetual licenses may be purchased separately when the customer purchases a perpetual license. Technical support includespurchase these services separately. SeeProduct Sales and Licensing Agreementsbelow.

Software maintenance services include minor product enhancements to the products developed during the year,we develop, bug fixes and access to Synopsys application consultants, our worldwide network of product experts,technical support center for problem resolution. Customersprimary support. Software maintenance also haveincludes access via electronic mail and the World Wide Web to SolvNet(R)SolvNet®, a direct-access service available worldwide, 24 hours per day,our web-based support solution that lets customers quickly seek answers to design questions or more insight into design problems. SolvNet combines Synopsys'gives customers access to Synopsys’ complete design knowledge database withusing sophisticated information retrieval technology. Updated daily, it includes documentation, design tips, and answers to user questions. During fiscal 2002, Synopsys introduced the "DirectConnect" feature to its technicalCustomers can also engage our application consultants, our worldwide network of product experts, for additional support offerings. Using DirectConnect, Synopsys support engineers in a Synopsys facility can view a customer's computer screen in the customer's facility to more rapidly and efficiently diagnose and resolve the customer's product issues. CUSTOMER EDUCATION SERVICES Synopsys offersneeds.

Customer Education Services

We offer training workshops designed to increase customer design productivity with the Company'swhile using our products. An extensive curriculum covers theWorkshops cover Synopsys tools and methodology required to successfully complete the fullused in our design implementation and verification process. Areas covered includetool flows, as well as specialized modules addressing system design, logic design, synthesis, physical design, simulation and test. RegularlyWe offer regularly scheduled workshops are offered in Mountain View, California; Austin, Texas; Burlington,Marlboro, Massachusetts; Reading, England; Rungis, France; Munich, Germany; Tokyo and Osaka, Japan; Seoul, Korea and other locations. On-siteWe also schedule on-site workshops are available worldwide at customers'our customers’ facilities or other locations. Over 6,800 designApproximately 8,500 engineers attended Synopsys workshops during fiscal 2002. PRODUCT WARRANTIES Synopsys2003.

Product Warranties

We generally warrants itswarrant our products to be free from defects in media and to substantially conform to material specifications for a period of 90 days. Synopsys hasWe also typically provide our customers limited indemnities with respect to claims that their use of our design and verification software products infringe on United States patents, copyrights, trademarks or trade secrets. We have not experienced significant returnsmaterial warranty or indemnity claims to date. SUPPORT FOR INDUSTRY STANDARDS Synopsys

Support for Industry Standards

We actively createscreate and supportssupport standards it believeswe believe will help itsour customers increase productivity, and solve design problems, including key interfaces and modeling languages that promote system-on-a-chip design and facilitateimprove interoperability of tools from different vendors.vendors, and solve design problems. Standards in the EDA industry can be established by formal accredited committees, by licensing made available to all, or through open source licensing. Synopsys'

Synopsys’ products support many formal standards, including the two most commonly used hardware description languages, VHDL, and Verilog HDL, SystemVerilog and SystemC, as well as numerous industry standard data formats for the exchange of data between Synopsys'our tools, and other EDA products. 10 vendor’s products and applications customers develop internally.

Synopsys is a board member and/or participant in the following major EDA standards organizations: Accellera, a not-for-profit formal standards organization that drives language-based standards for systems, semiconductor, and design toolstool companies; the interoperability committee of the EDA Consortium, which helps promote quality and interoperability among EDA products from different vendors; the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), a non-profit, technical professional association and a leading developer of global industry standards; the Virtual Socket Interface Alliance (VSIA), an industry group formed to promote standards that facilitate the integration and reuse of functional blocks of intellectual property. Synopsys'property; and the Open SystemC Initiative (OSCI), a non-profit organization that manages SystemC, a language developed by Synopsys and donated to OSCI, with representation from the systems, semiconductor, IP, embedded software and EDA industries.

Synopsys’ TAP-in program provides interface standards to all companies through an open source licensing model. Interface formats and reference implementations, such as parsers and screeners, are available to everyone at no cost through the Internet. Synopsys manages changes and enhancements that come from the community of licensees. The open source standards and reference implementations are used by Synopsys, other EDA companies and EDA customers use these standards to interface tools with each other to produce flexible design flows.facilitate interoperability of their tools. The standards provided by Synopsys as open sourcesoffered through TAP-in include Liberty for library modeling, SDC for design constraints, SAIF for switching activity and OpenVera for hardware verification. SynopsysSynopsys’ common database, Milkyway, is a member of the Board of Directors of the Open SystemC Initiative (OSCI), a not-for-profit organization that manages SystemC, a language developedavailable for tool integration by Synopsys and donated to OSCI. OSCI includes representation from the systems, semiconductor, IP, embedded software and EDA industries. The OSCI Board of Directors is composed of representatives from ARM Ltd., Cadence Design Systems, CoWare, Fujitsu Microelectronics, Mentor Graphics, Motorola, NEC, and Synopsys. Synopsys'vendors through our MAP-in program.

Synopsys’ products are written mainly in the C and C++ languages and utilize industry standards for graphical user interfaces. Synopsys'Our software runs under UNIX operating systems, such as Solaris and HP-UX, and most products also run onunder the open sourceRedHat Linux operating system. Synopsys'Synopsys’ products are offered on the most widely used hardware platforms, including those from Sun Microsystems, Hewlett-Packard, IBM and PCs that are based upon Intel microprocessor-based PCs. SALES, DISTRIBUTION AND BACKLOG Synopsys markets itsand AMD microprocessors.

Sales, Distribution and Backlog

We market our products and services primarily through its direct sales and application service forcesengineers or support personnel in the United States and principal foreign markets. Synopsys employsWe employ highly skilled engineers and technically proficient sales persons in order to understand our customer'scustomers’ needs and to explain and demonstrate the value of Synopsys'our products. For

In fiscal 2003, 2002 and 2001, foreign revenues represented 43%, 35% and 2000, foreign sales represented 35%, 37% and 42%, respectively, of Synopsys'Synopsys’ total revenue. Additional information relating to domestic and foreign operations is contained in Note 89 of ourNotes to Synopsys' Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company hasStatements in Part II, Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data. Information relating to risks associated with foreign operations are described in Part II, Item 7,Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Factors That May Affect Future Results—Stagnation of foreign economies, foreign exchange rate fluctuations or other international issues could adversely affect our performance.

We have sales/support centers throughout the United States, in addition to itsour Mountain View, California headquarters. Outside the United States, the Company haswe have sales/support offices in Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, the People'sNetherlands, the People’s Republic of China, Singapore, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan and the United Kingdom, includingKingdom. Our foreign headquarters officesis in Dublin, Ireland. The Company'sOur offices are further described under "ItemPart I, Item 2 - Properties." The Company utilizes a distributor for sales, Properties.

In limited circumstances, we use distributors to assist us in the sale of certain products in Korea.specified markets. See Note 11 of ourNotes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part III, "Item 13 Certain RelationshipsII, Item 8.Financial Statements and Related Transactions" below. Synopsys'Supplementary Datafor additional information about one of our distributors.

Historically, orders and revenue have been lowest in our first fiscal quarter and highest in our fourth fiscal quarter, with a material decline between the fourth quarter of one fiscal year and the first quarter of the next fiscal year. We expect the first fiscal quarter will remain our lowest orders and revenue quarter; orders and revenue in other quarters will vary based on the particular timing and type of individual contracts entered into with large customers.

Synopsys’ aggregate non-cancelable backlog on December 1, 2002 was approximately $1.3$1.6 billion comparedon November 1, 2003, representing a 17% increase from the end of the prior fiscal year. Aggregate non-cancelable backlog includes deferred revenue, operational backlog and financial backlog and excludes all items relating to approximately $802.7 million on December 1, 2001. 11 Thisconsulting services. Deferred revenue represents orders for software products, license maintenance and other services which have been delivered and billed to the customer but the revenue has not yet been earned. Operational backlog consists of orders for system and software products sold under perpetual or term licenses and TSLs with customer requested ship dates within three months which have not been shipped, orders for customer training and consulting services which are expectedshipped. Financial backlog consists of future installments to be completed within one year,billed and subscription services, maintenancereceived from the customer not yet currently due and support with contract periods extending up to fifteen months.payable. In the case of a TSL, financial backlog includes the full amount of the committed non-cancelable order, less any amount of revenue that has been recognized on such TSL. The Company has

We have not historically experienced significant cancellations of orders. Customers frequently reschedule or revise the requested service performance dates for service orders, however, which can have the effect of deferring recognition of service revenue for these orders beyond the expected time period. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT The Company'sorder cancellations.

Research and Development

Our future performance depends in large part on itsour ability to further integrate our design and verification platforms, maintain and enhance itsour current product lines,products, develop new products, maintain technological competitiveness and meet an expanding range of customer requirements. In addition to researchResearch and development on existing and new products is primarily conducted within each business unit, the Companyunit. Synopsys also maintains an advanced research group thatAdvanced Technology Group, which is responsible for exploring new directions and applications of its core technologies migrating new technologies into the existing product lines and maintaining strong research relationships outside the CompanySynopsys within both industry and academia.

During fiscal 2003, 2002 2001 and 2000,2001, research and development expenses, net of capitalized software development costs, were $285.9 million, $225.5 million $189.8 million and $189.3$189.8 million, respectively. Synopsys capitalized software development costs ofwere approximately $1.6$2.6 million, $1.0$1.6 million and $1.0 million in fiscal 2003, 2002 and 2001, and 2000, respectively. The Company anticipatesWe anticipate that itwe will continue to commit substantial resources to research and development in the future. MANUFACTURING Synopsys'

Manufacturing

Synopsys’ manufacturing operations consist of assembling, testing, packaging and shipping its system andCD-ROMs containing software products and documentation needed to fulfill each order. Manufacturing isthe related documentation. We currently coordinatedconduct these activities through contract vendors, located near Synopsys' Mountain View, California and Dublin, Ireland facilities. The contract vendorswho provide the majority of CD-ROM replication and on-demand printing and distribution of product media and documentation. Synopsys deliversWe deliver an increasing proportion of itsour software products by electronic means rather than by shipping disks. When specified by the customer or required by law, Synopsys delivers disks to the customer'scustomer’s site. SynopsysWe typically delivers itsdeliver our software products within 10 days of acceptance of customer purchase orders and execution of software license agreements unless the customer has requestedrequests otherwise. COMPETITION

Competition

The EDA industry is highly competitive. We compete against other EDA vendors and with customers' internally developedagainst our customers’ own design tools and internal design capabilities for a share of the overall EDA budgets of our potential customers.capabilities. In general, competition is basedwe compete on product quality and features, post-sale support, interoperability with other vendors'vendors’ products, price, payment terms and, as discussed below, the ability to offer a complete design flow.

Our competitors include companies that offer a broad range of products and services, such as Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Cadence) and Mentor Graphics Corporation, as well asand companies that offer products focused on

a discrete phase or phases of the integrated circuit design process. InDuring the current economic environment, price andrecent semiconductor downturn, we have increasingly competed on the basis of payment terms have increased in importance as a basis for competition.and price. During fiscal 2002,2003, we have increasingly agreed to extended payment terms on our TSLs, which has had a negative effect onnegatively affecting our deferred revenue and cash flow from operations. In addition, in certain situations our competitors are offeringoffer aggressive discounts on their products. As a result, average prices may fall. 12 fall, and we may lose potential business where we believe a given discount is not in our best interests.

Increasingly, EDA companies compete on the basis of design flows involving integrated logic and physical design products rather than on the basis of individual point tools performing a discrete phase of the design process. The need to offer an integrated design flow will become increasingly important as ICs grow more complex. After the acquisition of Avant!,While we offer allhave introduced design and verification platforms that integrate many of the point toolsproducts required to design an IC some of which integrate logic and physicalinto a unified flow, we face significant competition from companies that also offer their own integrated design capabilities. Our products compete principally with design flow products fromflows, such as Cadence and Magma Design Automation, whichInc. To be successful in some respects may be more integrated thanthe future, we believe we must further integrate our products. Our future success depends on our ability to integrate Synopsys' logic design and physical synthesisverification products, with the physical design products acquired from Avant!, which will continue to require significant engineering and development work. Success in this project is especially important as the Company believes that its orders and revenue from Design Compiler, which has accounted for 29% and 18% of Synopsys orders in 2001 and 2002, respectively peaked in fiscal year 2001, as predicted, and are likely to continue to decline over time. There can be no guarantee that we will be able to offer a competitive complete design flow to customers. If we are unsuccessful in developing integratedcustomers fail to adopt our design flow products on a timely basisand verification platforms or if we are unsuccessful in developingunable to develop new discrete design tools or convincing customersenhance existing ones to adopt such products,add increased functionality or performance, our competitive position could be significantly weakened. In order to sustain revenue growth over the long term, we will have to enhance our existing products, introduce new products that are accepted by a broad range of customers and to generate growth in our consulting services business. In addition to the development of integrated logic and physical design products, Synopsys is attempting to integrate its verification products into a comprehensive functional verification platform, and is expanding its offerings of intellectual property design components. Product success is difficult to predict. The introduction of new products and growth of a market for such products cannot be assured. In the past we, like all companies, have introduced new products that have failed to meet our revenue expectations. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in expanding revenue from existing or new products at the desired rate, and the failure to do so would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. PRODUCT SALES AND LICENSING AGREEMENTS Synopsysoperations will be materially and adversely affected.

Product Sales and Licensing Agreements

We typically licenses itslicense our software to customers under non-exclusive license agreements that transfer title to the media only and that restrict use of the software to specified purposes within specified geographical areas. The Company currently licenses the majority of its software as aour licenses are network licenselicenses that allowsallow a number of individual users to access the software on a defined network. License fees are dependentdepend on the type of license, product mix and number of copies of each product licensed. Synopsys currently offers its software products under either a perpetual license or a TSL. Under a perpetual license a customer pays a one-time license fee forIn certain cases, customers have the right to use our products over a wide-area network or to exchange a portion of the software. The vast majoritysoftware under license for different software products of customers buying perpetualequal value.

We currently offer our software products under three license types: renewable TSLs, renewable term licenses, also purchase annual software support services, under which they receive minor enhancements to the products developed during the year, bug fixes and technical assistance. During the past two years a number of customers have discontinued software support on perpetual licenses. See "Management'sFor a full discussion of these licenses, see Part II, Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations -- ResultsOperations—Critical Accounting PoliciesRevenue Recognition below.

With respect to our DesignWare Core intellectual property products, we typically license those products to our customers under nonexclusive license agreements which provide usage rights for specific applications. Fees under these licenses are typically charged on a per design basis plus, in some cases, royalties.

Finally, our professional services teams typically operate under consulting agreements with our customers with statements of Operations -- Revenue". A TSL operates like a rental of software and includes software support services for the TSL term. A customer pays a fee for license and support over a fixed period of time, and at the end of the time period the license expires unless the customer pays for a renewal. TSLs are offered with a range of terms; the average length of TSLs sold during fiscal 2002 was approximately 3.3 years. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations -- Results of Operations -- Revenue". During fiscal 2002, orders for TSLs accounted for 73% of total product orders, comparedwork specific to 80% in fiscal 2001. During fiscal 2003, each project.

Proprietary Rights

Synopsys has established a target for ratable license orders as a proportion of total license orders of between 73% and 78%, and for perpetual license orders as a proportion of total product orders of between 22% to 27%. This range may be subject to change in market conditions during the year Synopsys offers its hardware modeler products for sale or lease. 13 PROPRIETARY RIGHTS The Company primarily relies upon a combination of copyright, patent, trademark and trade secret laws and license and nondisclosure agreements to establish and protect its proprietary rights in its products. Therights. Our source code for Synopsys' products is protected both as a trade secret and as an unpublished copyrighted work. However, it may be possible for third parties tomay develop similar technology independently. In addition, effective copyright and trade secret protection may be unavailable or limited in certain foreign countries. The CompanyWe currently holds U.S.hold United States and foreign patents on some of the technologies included in itsour products and will continue to pursue additional patents in the future. Although the Company believes that its products, trademarks

Under our customer agreements and other proprietary rights do notlicense agreements, in many cases we offer to indemnify our customer if the licensed products infringe on the proprietary rightsa third party’s intellectual property rights. As a result, we are from time to time subject to claims that our products infringe on these third party rights. For example, we are currently

defending some of third parties, thereour customers against claims that their use of one of our products infringes a patent held by a Japanese electronics company. We believe this claim is without merit and will continue to vigorously pursue this defense.

These types of claims can be no assurance that infringement claims will not be asserted against the Companyresult in the future or that any such claims will notcostly and time-consuming litigation, require the Companyus to enter into royalty arrangements, subject us to damages or result in costlyinjunctions restricting our sale of products, require us to refund license fees to our customers or to forgo future payments or require us to redesign certain of our products, any one of which could materially and time-consuming litigation. EMPLOYEES adversely affect our business.

Employees

As of November 2, 2002,1, 2003, Synopsys had a total of 4,2544,362 employees, of whom 2,8492,885 were based in North America and 1,4051,477 were based outside of North America. Synopsys'Our future financial results depend in part upon the continued service of itsour key technical and senior management personnel and itsour continuing ability to attract and retain highly qualified technical and managerial personnel. Competition for such personnel is intense. Our success is dependent on technical and other contributions of key employees. We participate in a dynamic industry, with significant start-up activity, and our headquarters is in Silicon Valley, where competition for the most highly skilled technical, sales and management employees are in high demand. There are a limited number of qualified EDA and IC design engineers, and the competition for such individuals is intense. Experience at Synopsys is highly valued in the EDA industry and the general electronics industry, and our employees are recruited aggressively by our competitors and by start-up companies in many industries. In the past, weWe have periodically experienced and may continue to experience, significant employee turnover. ThereWe can beprovide no assuranceassurances that Synopsyswe can retain itsour key managerial and technical employees or that it cancontinue to attract assimilate or retain otheradditional highly qualified technical and managerial personnel in the future. None of Synopsys'our employees is represented by a labor union. Synopsys has notWe have experienced anyno work stoppages, and considers itswe believe our employee relations with its employees to beare good. ITEM

Item 2. PROPERTIES Synopsys'Properties

Synopsys’ principal offices are located in four adjacent buildings in Mountain View, California, which together provide approximately 400,000 square feet of available space. This space is leased through February 2015. Within one half mile of these buildings, in Sunnyvale, California, Synopsys occupies approximately 200,000 square feet of space in two adjacent buildings, which are under lease through April 2007, and approximately 85,00072,000 square feet of space in a third building, which is under lease untilthrough April 2007. We use these buildings for administrative, marketing, research and development and support activities. In addition, Synopsys leases 16,000 square feet of space in Pleasanton and Fremont, California as telecommute centers. The CompanyAs a result of fiscal 2002 and 2003 acquisitions, we assumed leases of approximately 55,000 square feet of space in San Jose, California, 7,500 square feet of space in Pleasanton and 5,000 square feet of space in Austin, Texas, none of which we currently occupy.

Synopsys owns two buildings withtotaling approximately 236,000230,000 square feet on approximately 43 acres of land in Hillsborough,Hillsboro, Oregon, which are usedwe use for administrative, marketing, research and development and support activities. In addition, the Company leaseswe lease approximately 82,00080,000 square feet of space in Marlboro, Massachusetts for sales and support, research and development and customer education activities. This facility is leased through MarchJanuary 2009.

Synopsys owns a fourth building in Sunnyvale, California with approximately 120,000 square feet, which is leased to a third party through June 2003.February 2009. Synopsys also owns thirty-four34 acres of undeveloped land held for sale in San Jose, California and 13 acres of undeveloped land in Marlboro, Massachusetts The CompanyMassachusetts.

Synopsys currently leases 2732 other offices throughout the United States primarily for sales and support. The Company

Synopsys leases approximately 45,000 square feet in Dublin, Ireland for its foreign headquarters and for research and development purposes. This space is leased through April 2025.2026. In addition, Synopsys leases 3234 foreign sales and service offices in Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, the People'sNetherlands, the People’s Republic of China, Singapore, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan

and the United Kingdom. The CompanyWe also leaseslease research and development facilities in Canada, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, the People’s Republic of China, South Korea, Sweden, Taiwan and the People's Republic of China. 14 ITEMUnited Kingdom.

We believe our properties are adequately maintained and suitable for their intended use and that our facilities have adequate capacity for our current needs.

Item 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AVANT! LITIGATION Avant!, which upon completion of the Synopsys-Avant! merger became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Legal Proceedings

Synopsys is or wascurrently a party to a number of material civil litigation matters. On November 13, 2002, Synopsys entered into a settlement agreement byvarious claims and among Synopsys, Cadence Design Systems, Inc., Avant! Corporation LLC and the individuals namedlegal proceedings which arise in the litigation entitled Cadence Design Systems, Inc. et al. v. Avant! Corporation et al. pursuantordinary course of business. If management believes a loss arising from these actions is probable and can reasonably be estimated, we record the amount of the loss or the minimum estimated liability when the loss is estimated using a range and no point within the range is more probable than another. As additional information becomes available, we assess any potential liability related to which Cadence, Avant!these actions and such individuals agreed to dismiss all pending claimsrevise our estimates, if necessary. Based on currently available information, management believes the ultimate outcome of these actions, individually and counterclaims in such litigation and to release all claims they made or could have made in the litigation. Under the agreement, Cadence has been paid $265 million and the litigation has been dismissed by all parties. In addition, under the settlement agreement, Cadence, Avant! and Synopsys, as the acquirer of Avant!,aggregate, will not have granted each other reciprocal licenses covering the intellectual property that was at issue in the litigation. The payment was made by Illinois National Insurance Company, a subsidiary of the American International Group (AIG), insurer for Synopsys, under an insurance policy purchased by Synopsys upon the completion of its acquisition of Avant! As a result of the payment, Synopsys recorded expense in the fourth quarter of its fiscal year 2002 of approximately $240.8 million, which is equal to the contingently refundable portion of the insurance premium recorded as a long-term restricted assetmaterial adverse effect on the Company's balance sheet plus interest earned on the restricted asset. The expense and the reversal of the restricted asset are reflected in the financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. See Note 3 of Notes to Synopsys' Consolidated Financial Statements. Prior to the merger, Avant! leased five buildings in Fremont, California for its headquarters. After the merger, the functions performed in the buildings were consolidated into Synopsys' Mountain View and Sunnyvale facilities, the Fremont buildings were closed, and Avant! stopped paying rent on the underlying leases. In November 2002, Synopsys settled all claims of the landlord of two of the buildings. The other three buildings, located at 46859, 46871 and 46897 Bayside Parkway and owned by Renco Investment Company, are the subject of litigation. As of October 31, 2002, Synopsys maintained an accrual of $54.2 million with respect to closure of these three buildings. Synopsys believes that the amount accrued will be sufficient to satisfy any current or future claims relating to former Avant! facilities, but cannot assure stockholders that this will be the case. On February 7, 2002 Renco filed suit in Alameda County Superior Court claiming damages against Avant! on account of rejection of the lease on the premises at 46897 Bayside Parkway by Comdisco, Inc. Comdisco occupied the premises pursuant to an assignment dated September 14, 2000 between Avant! and Comdisco. Comdisco filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy in July 2001 and rejected the lease in the bankruptcy proceeding in September 2001. Renco is alleging that under the assignment, Avant! remained obligated to pay rent and common area maintenance charges on its underlying lease with Renco; Renco is arguing that the assignment documentation obligated Avant! to guarantee Renco's portion of the additional rent to be owed by Comdisco. Accordingly, Renco's complaint asks for rent damages in the sum of approximately $37.2 million and approximately $5.9 million in build out damages. Avant! is vigorously defending these claims, though no assurances can be given regarding the outcome of the litigation or the amount that Avant! may ultimately be required to pay to Renco. The court in the Comdisco bankruptcy proceeding has reserved $6.2 million in aggregate for rent payable to Renco or Avant!. There is no assurance that Avant! and Renco will ultimately be able to collect such amount in such proceeding, but the reserve acts as a cap on their collective recovery from Comdisco. Renco has declared a default on the Avant! leases on 46859 and 46871 Bayside Parkway based on the cross-default provisions in those leases and in November 2002, Renco filed suit to recover unpaid rent on those buildings. 15 On August 10, 2001, Silicon Valley Research, Inc. (SVR) filed an action against Avant! in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. The complaint purports to state claims for statutory unfair competition, receipt, sale and concealment of stolen property, interference with prospective economic advantage, conspiracy, false advertising, violation of the Lanham Act and violation of 18 U.S.C.A. ss. 1962 (R.I.C.O.). In the complaint, SVR alleges that Avant!'s use of Cadence trade secrets damaged SVR by allowing Avant! to develop and market products more quickly and cheaply than it could have otherwise. The complaint seeks an accounting, the imposition of a constructive trust, and actual and exemplary damages. In September 2002, the court granted motions to dismiss filed by Avant! and co-defendant Stephen Wuu and in October 2002, SVR filed an amended complaint substantially repeating its prior claims. Avant! has moved to dismiss the complaint and each of the claims and each of the co-defendants has joined that motion. The motion to dismiss is currently scheduled to be heard in February 2003. Avant! believes it has defenses to SVR's claims and intends to defend itself vigorously. These defenses include, but are not limited to, defenses based on the authority granted to Avant! by the written release agreement signed between Cadence and Avant! in 1994 and the Settlement Agreement signed in November 2002, Avant!'s denial of any post-release misappropriation of Cadence trade secrets, Avant!'s belief that any use by Avant! of Cadence trade secrets did not confer any competitive advantage on Avant! over SVR, and Avant!'s belief that SVR's loss of market share resulted from factors other than any use by Avant! of Cadence trade secrets. Should SVR's claims succeed, however, Avant! could be required to pay monetary damages to SVR. Accordingly, an adverse judgment could seriously harm Avant!'s business,our financial position andor overall trends in results of operations. Between JulyHowever, litigation is inherently uncertain, and October 2001, three derivative actions were filed against Avant! and certainwe could therefore receive unfavorable rulings. An unfavorable ruling could include monetary damages or an injunction prohibiting Synopsys from selling one or more products. An unexpected unfavorable ruling could have a material adverse impact on our results of its officers and directors: Scott v. Muraki, et al., No. 01-017548 (Cal. Superior Ct.); Louisiana School Employees' Retirement System v. Muraki, et al., C.A. No. 19091 (Del. Chancery Ct.); and Peterson v. Hsu, et al., C.A. No. 19178 (Del. Chancery Ct.). The actions allege,operations for the period in substance, that certain present and former Avant! officers and directors caused damage to Avant! by misappropriating trade secrets from competitors, making false representations to investors andwhich the public, and causing Avant! to award lucrative employment contracts, bonuses, stock option grants, and valuable consulting contracts and ownership interests in companies affiliated with Avant!. The Louisiana School Employees' Retirement System case was dismissed in August 2002. Also in August 2002, the plaintiffs in the remaining actions have agreedruling occurs or future periods.

Item 4.Submission of Matters to a settlement involving paymentVote of attorneys fees only for the plaintiffs. OTHER LITIGATION In July 2001, Synopsys entered into an agreement to acquire IKOS Systems, Inc. In December 2001, Mentor Graphics, Inc. (Mentor) submitted an unsolicited offer to acquire IKOS and, in connection therewith, filed a lawsuit in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (C.A. No. 19299) against IKOS, the members of IKOS' board of directors, Synopsys and Synopsys' subsidiary Oak Merger Corporation ("Oak"). The lawsuit claimed that certain provisions of the Synopsys - - IKOS Merger Agreement ("Merger Agreement"), were entered into in breach of the IKOS directors' fiduciary duties, and that Synopsys and Oak aided and abetted those breaches. A second lawsuit was filed by an alleged shareholder of IKOS on essentially the same grounds. In March 2002, Synopsys and IKOS entered into a termination agreement by which they mutually agreed to terminate the Merger Agreement. Subsequently, Mentor acquired IKOS. As a result, the Company believes this suit to be moot and expects it to be dismissed during the first half of 2003. A third lawsuit relating to this matter, filed in California Superior Court in Santa Clara County, California, was dismissed with prejudice in August 2002. There are no other material legal proceedings pending against the Company or Avant!. 16 ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS Security Holders

No matters were submitted for a vote of security holders during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2003.

Executive Officers of the fiscal year covered by this Report. EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE COMPANY Registrant

The executive officers of the CompanySynopsys and their ages as of January 1,December 31, 2003, are as follows: NAME AGE POSITION ---- --- --------are:

Name


Age

Position


Aart J. de Geus

49Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors

Chi-Foon Chan

54President and Chief Operating Officer

Steven K. Shevick

47Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer

Vicki L. Andrews

48Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales

Raul Camposano

48Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer

John Chilton

46Senior Vice President and General Manager, Solutions Group

Janet S. Collinson

43Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Facilities

Antun Domic

52Senior Vice President and General Manager, Implementation Group

Manoj Gandhi

43Senior Vice President and General Manager, Verification Group

Deirdre Hanford

41Senior Vice President, Worldwide Application Services

Sanjiv Kaul

45Senior Vice President, New Ventures Group

Rex S. Jackson

43Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Dr. Aart J. de Geus......48...ChiefGeus co-founded Synopsys and currently serves as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of DirectorsDirectors. Since the inception of Synopsys in December 1986, he has held a variety of positions including Senior Vice President of Engineering and Senior Vice President of Marketing. From 1986 to 1992,

Dr. de Geus served as Chairman of the Board. He served as President from 1992 to 1998. Dr. de Geus has served as Chief Executive Officer since January 1994 and has held the additional title of Chairman of the Board since February 1998. He has served as a Director since 1986. From 1982 to 1986, Dr. de Geus was employed by General Electric Corporation, where he was the Manager of the Advanced Computer-Aided Engineering Group. Dr. de Geus holds an M.S.E.E. from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, Switzerland and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Southern Methodist University.

Dr. Chi-Foon Chan........52...President,Chan joined Synopsys as Vice President of Application Engineering & Services in May 1990. Since April 1997 he has served as Chief Operating Officer Vicki L. Andrews.....47...Seniorand since February 1998 he has held the additional title of President. Dr. Chan also became a Director of Synopsys in February 1998. From September 1996 to February 1998 he served as Executive Vice President, Office of the President. From February 1994 until April 1997 he served as Senior Vice President, Design Tools Group and from October 1996 until April 1997 as Acting Senior Vice President, Design Re-Use Group. Additionally, he has held the titles of Vice President, Engineering and General Manager, DesignWare Operations and Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales Field Organization. From March 1987 to May 1990, Dr. Chan was employed by NEC Electronics, where his last position was General Manager, Microprocessor Division. From 1977 to 1987, Dr. Chan held a number of senior engineering positions at Intel Corporation. Dr. Chan holds an M.S. and a Ph.D. in computer engineering from Case Western Reserve University.

Steven K. Shevick....46...SeniorShevick joined Synopsys in July 1995 and currently serves as Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Shevick was appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer DR. AARTin January 2003. From October 1999 to January 2003, he was Vice President, Investor Relations and Legal and Corporate Secretary. From March 1998 to October 1999, he was Vice President, Legal, General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary. From July 1995 to March 1998 he served as Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary. Mr. Shevick holds an A.B. from Harvard College and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center.

Vicki L. Andrews joined Synopsys in May 1993 and currently serves as Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales. Before holding that position, she served in a number of senior sales roles at Synopsys, including Vice President, Global and Strategic Sales, Vice President, North America Sales and Director, Western United States Sales. She has more than 18 years of experience in the EDA industry. Ms. Andrews holds a B.S. in biology and chemistry from the University of Miami.

Dr. Raul Camposano has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer since September 2000. Prior to that time, he was our Senior Vice President, General Manager of the Design Tools Group from 1997 through September 2000. Prior to joining Synopsys in 1994, he directed the Design Technology Institute at the German National Research Center for Computer Science (GMD) and was a professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Paderborn, Germany. Between 1986 and 1991, Dr. Camposano worked at the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center. He was also a member of the research staff at the Computer Science Research Laboratory at the University of Karlsruhe. Dr. Camposano received a B.S.E.E. degree in 1977 and a diploma in electrical engineering in 1978 from the University of Chile and a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Karlsruhe in 1981.

John Chiltonhas served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Solutions Group of Synopsys since August 2003. Prior to that time, he was our Senior Vice President and General Manager of the IP and Design Services Business Unit from 2001 to August 2003. From 1997 to 2001, Mr. Chilton served as Vice President and General Manager of the Design Reuse Business Unit. Mr. Chilton received an M.S.E.E. from the University of Southern California and a B.S.E.E. from University of California at Los Angeles.

Janet S. Collinson has served as Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Facilities since August 2003. From September 1999 to August 2003 she was our Vice President, Real Estate and Facilities. Prior to that time she served as Director of Facilities from January 1997 to September 1999. Ms. Collinson received a B.S. in Human Resources from California State University, Fresno.

Dr. Antun Domic has served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Implementation Group since August 2003. Prior to that, Dr. Domic was Vice President and General Manager of the Nanometer Analysis and Test Group from 1999 to August 2003. Dr. Domic joined Synopsys in April 1997, having previously worked at Cadence Design Systems and Digital Equipment Corporation. Dr. Domic has a B.S. in Mathematics and Electrical Engineering from the University of Chile in Santiago, Chile, and a Ph.D. in Mathematics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Manoj Gandhi has served as Senior Vice President and General Manager, Verification Group since August 2000. Prior to that he was Vice President and General Manager of the Verification Tools Group from July 1999 to August 2000. Prior to that time, he was Vice President of Engineering from December 1997 until July 1999. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur and an M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Deirdre Hanford has served as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Applications Services since December 2002. Prior to that time, she was Senior Vice President, Business and Market Development of Synopsys from September 1999 to December 2002. From October 1998 until September 1999, she served as Vice President Sales for Professional Services and prior to that as Vice President, Corporate Applications Engineering from April 1996 to September 1999. Ms. Hanford received a B.S.E.E. from Brown University and an M.S.E.E. from University of California at Berkeley. Ms. Hanford sits on the board of directors of Joint Venture Silicon Valley, an industry advocacy group, and the American Electronics Association’s national board of directors.

Sanjiv Kaulhas served as the Senior Vice President of the New Ventures Group since July 2003. Prior to that he was Senior Vice President of Corporate Applications and Marketing from October 2002 to July 2003. From 1998 until July 2003, Mr. Kaul headed our IC Implementation business unit. He joined Synopsys in April 1995. Mr. Kaul holds a B.S. degree from the University of Delhi, India and a B.S.E.E. from the University of Maryland. He has also done graduate work at Santa Clara University.

Rex S. Jackson joined Synopsys in February 2003 as Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Prior to joining Synopsys, Mr. Jackson was an investment director with Redleaf Group, Inc., an early stage venture capital firm, from April 2000 through December 2001, and President and CEO of Atlantes Services, Inc., a Redleaf portfolio company, from December 2001 through February 2003. Prior to joining Redleaf, from August 1998 to April 2000, Mr. Jackson was Vice President and General Counsel of AdForce, Inc., a provider of ad management and delivery services on the Internet. Prior to joining AdForce, Mr. Jackson served as Vice President, Business Development and General Counsel of Read-Rite Corporation, a manufacturer of thin film recording heads for the disk and tape drive industries from 1996 to 1998 and as Vice President and General Counsel from 1992 to 1996. Mr. Jackson holds an A.B. degree from Duke University and a J.D. degree from Stanford University.

There are no family relationships among any Synopsys executive officers or directors.

PART II

Item 5.Market for Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters

The table below sets forth information regarding repurchases of Synopsys common stock by Synopsys during the fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2003.

Period


  Total Number of
Shares Purchased


  Average Price
Paid per Share


  Total Number of
Shares Purchased
as Part of Publicly
Announced
Programs


  Maximum Dollar
Value of Shares
that May Yet Be
Purchased Under
the Programs


Month #1

August 3, 2003 through September 6, 2003

  1,088,610  $31.3214  1,088,610  $239,254,000

Month #2

September 7, 2003 through October 4, 2003

    $     

Month #3

October 5, 2003 through November 1, 2003

    $     
   
      
  

Total

  1,088,610  $31.3214  1,088,610  $239,254,000
   
      
  

All shares were purchased pursuant to a $500 million stock repurchase program approved by Synopsys’ Board of Directors on December 9, 2002. Effective December 3, 2003, the Board of Directors renewed the program and increased the authorized funds to $500 million, not including amounts expended prior to such date. Funds are available until expended or until the program is suspended by the Chief Financial Officer or the Board of Directors.

The remaining information required by Item 5 is set forth in Note 13 of ourNotes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8,Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

Item 6.Selected Financial Data

Financial Summary

   Fiscal Year Ended(1)

   October 31,

  September 30,

   2003

  2002

  2001

  2000

  1999

   (in thousands, except per share data)

Revenue

  $1,176,983  $906,534  $680,350  $783,778  $806,098

Income (loss) before income taxes and extraordinary items(2)

   218,989   (288,940)  83,533   145,938   251,411

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

   69,265   (88,947)  26,731   48,160   90,049

Net income (loss)

   149,724   (199,993)  56,802   97,778   161,362

Earnings (loss) per share(3):

                    

Basic

   0.99   (1.50)  0.47   0.71   1.15

Diluted

   0.95   (1.50)  0.44   0.69   1.10

Working capital

   434,247   151,946   254,962   331,857   627,207

Total assets

   2,307,353   1,978,714   1,128,907   1,050,993   1,173,918

Long-term debt

   7,219   6,547   73   564   11,642

Stockholders’ equity

   1,433,410   1,113,481   485,656   682,829   865,596

(1)Synopsys has a fiscal year that ends on the Saturday nearest October 31. Fiscal 2003, 2002, 2000 and 1999 were 52-week years while fiscal 2001 was a 53-week year. For presentation purposes, the consolidated financial statements refer to the calendar month end. Prior to fiscal 2000, Synopsys’ fiscal year ended on the Saturday nearest to September 30. The period from October 1, 1999 through October 31, 1999 was a transition period. During the transition period, revenue, loss before income taxes, benefit for income taxes and net loss were $23.2 million, $25.5 million, $9.9 million, and $15.5 million, respectively, and basic and diluted loss per share was $0.11. The net loss during the transition period is due to the fact that sales in the first month following a quarter end are historically lower than in the second and third months. As of October 31, 1999, working capital, total assets, long-term debt, and stockholders’ equity were $621.9 million, $1.2 billion, $11.3 million and $872.6 million, respectively.
(2)Includes charges of $19.9 million, $87.7 million, $1.7 million and $21.2 million for fiscal 2003, 2002, 2000, and 1999, respectively, for in-process research and development. Fiscal 2002 includes merger-related and other costs of $128.5 million and insurance premium costs of $335.8 million related to the Avant! merger.
(3)Per share data for all periods presented have been adjusted to reflect Synopsys’ two-for-one stock split completed on September 23, 2003.

Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Financial Statements and the related “Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements” in Item 8, and “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. This discussion contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Our actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, risks and uncertainties, including the risk factors set forth in this discussion, especially under the caption “Factors That May Affect Future Results,” and elsewhere in this Form 10-K. Generally, the words “may,” “will,” “could,” “would,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “intend,” “believe,” “continue,” or the negatives of such terms, or other comparable terminology and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. The information included in this Form 10-K is as of the filing date with the Securities and Exchange Commission and future events or circumstances could differ significantly from the forward-looking statements included herein. Accordingly, we caution readers not to place undue reliance on such statements.

Overview

The following is a summary of the discussion of our financial condition and results of operations and is qualified in its entirety by the fuller discussion contained in this Item 7. This summary should be read in conjunction with Part I, Item 1, “Business” and is qualified in its entirety by the risk factors set forth in Item 7 as described below under “Factors That May Affect Future Results.”

Synopsys is the world leader in electronic design automation (EDA) software used to design complex integrated circuits (ICs) and systems-on-chips (SoCs) in the global semiconductor and electronics industries. Our software and intellectual property products and design services provide a complete IC design and verification solution from original concept to the actual chip, enabling our customers to bring advanced products to market quickly. See “Item 1, Business” for a more complete description of our business.

Business Environment

As an EDA software provider, we generate substantially all of our revenues from the semiconductor and electronics industries. Our customers typically fund purchases of our software and services out of their research and development budgets. As a result, our revenues are heavily influenced by our customers’ long-term business outlook, and willingness to invest in new chip designs.

Beginning in late calendar 2000, the semiconductor industry entered its steepest and longest downturn of the past 20 years, with industry sales dropping by approximately 46% from late 2000 to early 2002. As a result, over the past three years our customers have focused on controlling costs and reducing risk, including constraining R&D expenditures, cutting back on their design starts, purchasing from fewer suppliers, requiring more favorable pricing and payment terms from those suppliers and pursuing consolidation within their own industry. Further, during this downturn, many start-up semiconductor design companies failed or were acquired, and the pace of investment in new companies declined.

In response to these conditions, we have focused on providing the most technologically advanced products to address each step in the IC design process, on integrating these products into broad platforms, and on expanding our product offerings. Our goal is to be the EDA technology supplier of choice for our customers as they pursue longer-term, broader, more flexible relationships with fewer suppliers. Reflecting this trend, in fiscal 2003 we signed 11 new contracts over $25 million, up from only three in fiscal 2001.

While the semiconductor industry experienced a moderate recovery in 2003, our customers have remained cautious. It is therefore not yet clear when improved demand in our own customers’ electronics end markets will cause them to significantly increase their R&D spending or their design starts, and hence their spending on EDA.

Product Developments

As the result of a multi-year strategy based upon focused internal development efforts and selective acquisitions, we offer our customers a comprehensive, end-to-end design flow. Our suite of system design, logic design, functional verification, physical design and physical verification products enables our customers to take an IC from concept all the way to manufacturing.

Following the completion of the Avant! merger in mid-2002, we moved quickly to integrate our operations and research and development teams. We have also pursued integration of the products themselves. In February 2003, we announced the combination of many of our leading IC design products into a single, unified platform called the Galaxy Design Platform, which now includes seven of our twelve highest revenue products: Design Compiler, Apollo/Astro, Physical Compiler, PrimeTime, Hercules, STAR-RCXT and DFT Compiler. Concurrently with this announcement, we also opened access to our Milkyway design database, which provides a common data repository and improves interoperability among multiple products. Enabling customers and other EDA tool vendors to link their tools directly into the Milkyway environment will benefit customers and other EDA companies by reducing integration costs and advancing tool interoperability for the electronics industry.

We also announced our Discovery Verification Platform in fiscal 2003, which combines many of our verification and nanometer level analysis tools in a unified environment to provide high performance and efficient interaction among these technologies, and includes three of our twelve highest revenue products: VCS, HSPICE and NanoSim.

Finally, in March 2003 we completed our acquisition of Numerical Technologies, Inc., which specializes in sub-wavelength photolithography-enabling solutions, expanding our offerings of manufacturing technologies and products geared towards small geometry designs.

Financial Performance

Our revenue for fiscal 2003 was $1,177.0 million, a 30% increase over fiscal 2002, reflecting the first full year of contribution from our mid-fiscal 2002 Avant! acquisition and the continued phase-in of our time-based licenses.

During fiscal 2003, we continued to emphasize licenses on which we recognize revenue over time rather than upfront upon shipment. Time-based license revenue for fiscal 2003 increased 65% to $618.0 million, as compared to $373.6 million in fiscal 2002. Upfront license revenue increased 22% to $298.3 million, as compared to $245.2 million in fiscal 2002. On a percentage basis, time-based and upfront license revenue constituted 67% and 33%, respectively, of software license revenues in fiscal 2003, as compared to 60% and 40%, respectively, in fiscal 2002.

Our maintenance revenue for fiscal 2003 was $220.0 million, down 5% from fiscal 2002 maintenance revenue of $232.7 million, reflecting the impact of including maintenance with our Technology Subscription Licenses, lower maintenance fees on certain perpetual licenses and generally lower renewal rates.

Demand for third party professional services continued to be soft in fiscal 2003. As a result, our services revenues for fiscal 2003 were $40.7 million, down 26% from fiscal 2002 services revenue of $55.1 million.

In our four key geographies, North America, Europe, Japan and Asia Pacific, year-to-year revenue increased 13%, 26%, 128% and 45%, respectively.

Fiscal 2003 net income was $149.7 million, versus a fiscal 2002 net loss of ($200.0 million). The loss incurred in 2002 was largely driven by the costs associated with the Avant! acquisition we completed in June 2002. Litigation expense totaled $265.0 million, integration expenses were $128.5 million and in-process research and development expenses totaled $82.5 million.

Cash provided by operations in fiscal 2003 was $391.5 million, compared to cash used by operations in fiscal 2002 of ($181.0 million). The change in cash flow was driven by the cash used for expenses associated with the Avant! acquisition. At year end, our cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments were $698.4 million, up 68% from $414.7 million at the end of fiscal 2002.

In September 2003, we completed a two-for-one split of our common stock in the form of a stock dividend.

During fiscal 2003, we repurchased, on a post-split basis, 9,407,324 shares of our Common Stock at an average price of $27.72 per share, for a total of $260.7 million. In December, after the end of our fiscal year, our Board renewed the stock buyback program, authorizing up to $500 million in additional share repurchases.

Acquisitions

In fiscal 2003, we completed (i) our acquisition of Numerical Technologies, Inc. (Numerical) to expand our offerings of design for manufacturing products and (ii) two other acquisitions we do not consider material for financial statement purposes.

In fiscal 2002, we acquired: (i) Avant! Corporation (Avant!), a leading developer of software used in the physical design and physical verification phases of IC design; (ii) Co-Design Automation, Inc. (Co-Design), a developer of simulation software used in the high-level verification stage of the chip design process; and (iii) inSilicon Corporation (inSilicon), which developed, marketed and licensed an extensive portfolio of silicon intellectual property.

Our results of operations include the revenues attributable to products acquired in these mergers that are recognized after the respective merger dates but not any revenues recognized by these acquired companies prior to their respective merger dates. In addition, these acquisitions caused us to incur charges related to these acquisitions, such as amortization of goodwill, intangible assets and deferred stock compensation, and integration, as more fully discussed below.

Critical Accounting Policies

We base the discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations upon our audited consolidated financial statements, which we prepare in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In preparing these financial statements, we must make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates based on historical experience and various other assumptions we believe are reasonable under the circumstances. Our actual results may differ from these estimates.

The accounting policies that most frequently require us to make estimates and judgments, and therefore are critical to understanding our results of operations, are:

Revenue recognition;

Valuation of intangible assets;

Income taxes;

Allowance for doubtful accounts; and

Strategic investments.

Revenue Recognition.    Our revenue recognition policy is detailed in Note 2 of ourNotes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data. We have designed and implemented revenue recognition policies in accordance with Statement of Position (SOP) 97-2,Software Revenue Recognition, as amended by SOP 98-9,Modification of SOP 97-2, Software Revenue Recognition, With Respect to Certain Transactions, and SOP 98-4,Deferral of the Effective Date of a Provision of SOP 97-2, Software Revenue Recognition.

With respect to software sales, Synopsys utilizes three license types:

Technology Subscription Licenses (TSLs), which are for a finite term, on average approximately three years, and generally provide the customer limited rights to receive, or to exchange certain quantities of licensed software for, unspecified future technology. Post-contract customer support (maintenance or PCS) is bundled for the term of the license and not charged for separately.

Term licenses, which are also for a finite term, usually two to three years, but do not provide the customer any rights to receive, or to exchange licensed software for, unspecified future technology. Customers purchase maintenance separately for the first year and may renew annually for the balance of the term. The annual maintenance fee is typically calculated as a percentage of the net license fee.

Perpetual licenses, which continue as long as the customer renews maintenance, plus an additional 20 years. Perpetual licenses do not provide the customer any rights to receive, or to exchange licensed software for, unspecified future technology. Customers purchase maintenance separately for the first year and may renew annually. The annual maintenance fee for purchases under $2 million is typically calculated as a percentage of the list price of the licensed software; for purchases over $2 million, the annual maintenance fee is typically calculated as a percentage of the net license fee.

We report revenue in three categories: upfront license revenue, time-based license revenue and services.

Upfront license revenue includes:

Perpetual licenses. We recognize the perpetual license fee in full if, upon shipment of the software, payment terms require the customer to pay at least 75% of the perpetual license fee within one year from shipment.

Upfront term licenses. We recognize the term license fee in full if, upon shipment of the software, payment terms require the customer to pay at least 75% of the term license fee within one year from shipment.

Time-based license revenue includes:

Technology Subscription Licenses. We typically recognize revenue from TSL license fees (which include bundled maintenance) ratably over the term of the license period. However, where extended payment terms (as discussed below) are offered under the license arrangement, we recognize revenue from TSL license fees in an amount that is the lesser of the ratable portion of the entire fee or customer installments as they become due and payable.

Term Licenses with Extended Payment Terms. For term licenses where less than 75% of the term license fee is due within one year from shipment, we recognize revenue as customer installments become due and payable.

Services revenue includes:

Maintenance Fees Associated with Perpetual and Term Licenses. We generally recognize revenue from maintenance associated with perpetual and term licenses ratably over the maintenance term.

Consulting and Training Fees. We generally recognize revenue from consulting and training services as services are performed.

We allocate revenue on software transactions (referred to as an “arrangement” in the accounting literature) involving multiple elements to each element based on the relative fair values of the elements. Our determination of fair value of each element in multiple element arrangements is based on vendor-specific objective evidence (VSOE). We limit our assessment of VSOE for each element to the price charged when the same element is sold separately.

We have analyzed all of the elements included in our multiple-element arrangements and determined that we have sufficient VSOE to allocate revenue to the maintenance components of our perpetual and term license products and to consulting. Accordingly, assuming all other revenue recognition criteria are met, we recognize revenue from perpetual and term licenses upon delivery using the residual method in accordance with SOP 98-9 and recognize revenue from maintenance ratably over the maintenance term.

Customers occasionally request the right to convert their existing TSLs to perpetual licenses. Customers pay an incremental fee to convert the TSL to a perpetual license, which we recognize upon contract signing, in accordance with AICPA Technical Practice Aid (TPA) 5100.74, assuming all other revenue recognition criteria have been met. In some situations, the contract converting the TSL to a perpetual license is modified to such an extent that a new arrangement exists. The changes to the contract may include increases or decreases in the total technology under license, changes in payment terms, changes in license terms and other pertinent factors. In these situations, we account for all of the arrangement fees as a new sale and recognize revenue when all other revenue recognition criteria have been met. We have a policy that defines the specific circumstances under which such transactions are accounted for as a new perpetual license sale.

We make significant judgments related to revenue recognition. Specifically, in connection with each transaction involving our products, we must evaluate whether: (i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (ii) delivery has occurred, (iii) our fee is fixed or determinable, and (iv) collectibility is probable. We apply these criteria as discussed below.

Persuasive Evidence of an Arrangement Exists. We require a written contract, signed by both the customer and us, or a purchase order from those customers that have previously negotiated a standard end-user license arrangement or volume purchase agreement with us prior to recognizing revenue on an arrangement.

Delivery Has Occurred. We deliver software to our customers physically or electronically. For physical deliveries, our standard transfer terms are typically FOB shipping point. For electronic deliveries, delivery occurs when we provide the customer access codes or “keys” that allow the customer to take immediate possession of the software on its hardware.

The Fee is Fixed or Determinable. Our determination that an arrangement fee is fixed or determinable depends principally on the arrangement’s payment terms. Our standard payment terms require 75% or more of the arrangement fee to be paid within one year. Where these terms apply, we regard the fee as fixed or determinable, and we recognize revenue upon delivery (assuming other revenue recognition criteria are met). If the payment terms do not meet this standard, which we refer to as “extended payment terms,” we do not consider the fee to be fixed or determinable and generally recognize revenue when customer installments are due and payable. In the case of a TSL, we recognize revenue ratably even if the fee is fixed or determinable, due to application of other revenue accounting guidelines.

Collectibility is Probable. To recognize revenue, we must judge collectibility of the arrangement fees, which we do on a customer-by-customer basis pursuant to our credit review policy. We typically sell to customers with whom we have a history of successful collection. For a new

customer, we evaluate the customer’s financial position and ability to pay and typically assign a credit limit based on that review. We increase the credit limit only after we have established a successful collection history with the customer. If we determine at any time that collectibility is not probable based upon our credit review process or the customer’s payment history, we recognize revenue on a cash-collected basis.

Valuation of Intangible Assets.    We evaluate our intangible assets for indications of impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. Intangible assets consist of purchased technology, contract rights intangibles, customer-installed base/relationships, trademarks and tradenames, covenants not to compete, customer backlog and capitalized software. Factors that could trigger an impairment review include significant under-performance relative to expected historical or projected future operating results, significant changes in the manner of our use of the acquired assets or the strategy for our overall business or significant negative industry or economic trends. If this evaluation indicates that the value of the intangible asset may be impaired, we make an assessment of the recoverability of the net carrying value of the asset over its remaining useful life. If this assessment indicates that the intangible asset is not recoverable, based on the estimated undiscounted future cash flows of the acquired entity or technology over the remaining amortization period, we will reduce the net carrying value of the related intangible asset to fair value and may adjust the remaining amortization period. Any such impairment charge could be significant and could have a material adverse effect on our reported financial statements. We did not record any impairment charges on our intangible assets during fiscal 2003. As of October 31, 2003, the carrying amount of our intangible assets, net was $285.6 million.

We evaluate goodwill on a quarterly basis for indications of impairment based on our fair value as determined by our market capitalization in accordance with Statement of Financial Standards No. 142 (SFAS 142),Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. If this evaluation indicates that the value of the goodwill may be impaired, we make an assessment of the impairment of the goodwill using the two-step method prescribed by SFAS 142. Any such impairment charge could be significant and could have a material adverse effect on our reported financial statements. We did not record any impairment charges on our goodwill during fiscal 2003. As of October 31, 2003, the carrying amount of our goodwill, net was $550.7 million.

Income Taxes.    The relative proportions of our domestic and foreign revenue and income directly affect our effective tax rate. We are also subject to changing tax laws in the multiple jurisdictions in which we operate. As of October 31, 2003, current net deferred tax assets and long-term liabilities totaled $248.4 million and $7.4 million, respectively. We believe it is more likely than not that our results of future operations will generate sufficient taxable income to utilize our net deferred tax assets. We consider future taxable income and ongoing prudent and feasible tax planning strategies in assessing the need for any valuation allowance, and if we determine we would not be able to realize all or part of our net deferred tax assets in the future, we would charge to income an adjustment to the deferred tax assets in the period we make that determination.

We provide for United States (U.S.) income taxes on the earnings of our foreign subsidiaries unless they are considered permanently invested outside of the United States. As of October 31, 2003, the cumulative amount of earnings upon which United States income taxes have not been provided is approximately $176.7 million. As of October 31, 2003, the unrecognized deferred tax liability for these earnings was approximately $49.1 million.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts.    We estimate the collectibility of accounts receivable on an account-by-account basis and establish a specific reserve for any particular receivable when we determine collectibility is not probable. In addition, we provide a general reserve on all accounts receivable, which we calculate as a percentage, determined within a specified range of percentages of the outstanding balance in each aged group. In determining this percentage, we specifically analyze accounts receivable and historical bad debt expense, customer creditworthiness, current economic trends, international exposures (such as currency devaluation), and changes in our customer payment terms to evaluate the adequacy of the allowance for doubtful

accounts. If the financial condition of our customers deteriorates, impairing their ability to make payments, we may need to establish additional allowances. As of October 31, 2003, our allowance for doubtful accounts was $8.3 million.

Strategic Investments.    We review our investments in non-public companies on a quarterly basis and estimate the amount of any impairment incurred during the current period based on a specific analysis of each investment, considering the activities of and events occurring at each of the underlying portfolio companies during the quarter. Our portfolio companies operate in industries that are rapidly evolving and extremely competitive. For equity investments in non-public companies where we cannot readily determine market value, we assess each investment for indicators of impairment at each quarter end based primarily on achievement of business plan objectives and current market conditions, among other factors, and information available to us at the time of assessment. The primary business plan objectives we consider include achievement of planned financial results, completion of capital raising activities, the launching of technology, the hiring of key employees and the portfolio company’s overall progress on its business plan. If we determine an investment in a portfolio company is impaired, absent quantitative valuation metrics, management estimates the impairment and/or the net realizable value of the portfolio investment based on public- and private-company market comparable information and valuations completed for companies similar to our portfolio companies. Future adverse changes in market conditions, poor operating results of underlying investments and other information obtained after our quarterly assessment could result in additional losses or an inability to recover the current carrying value of the investments thereby requiring a further impairment charge in the future. As of October 31, 2003, we valued our strategic investments at $8.6 million.

Results of Operations

Synopsys generates revenue primarily from licensing its software and intellectual property, from sales of maintenance, and from providing consulting services. In our licensing activities, to respond to our customers’ respective technology, flexibility and budget requirements, we have offered a variety of license types. We generally classify those license types as TBLs on which revenue is recognized over time, and upfront licenses on which revenue is recognized at the time of product shipment. These license types vary significantly in terms of access to technology, duration, flexibility and payment terms. SeeCritical Accounting PoliciesRevenue Recognition above for a full discussion of our types of licenses and services and the revenue recognition associated with each.

Prior to the fourth quarter of fiscal 2000, we principally licensed our software via perpetual licenses and upfront term licenses, with the license revenue typically recognized upfront at the time the order was received and maintenance recognized ratably over the maintenance term. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2000, we introduced Time Subscription Licenses. Since we bundle products and maintenance in TSLs, we generally recognize both product and service TSL revenue ratably over the term of the license, or, if later, as payments become due. As a result, a TSL order results in significantly lower current-period revenue than an equal-sized order for a perpetual or upfront term license. Conversely, a TSL order will result in higher revenues recognized in future periods than an equal-sized order for a perpetual or upfront term license. For example, for a $120,000 order for a perpetual or upfront term license, we recognize $120,000 of revenue in the quarter the product is shipped and no revenue in future quarters. For a $120,000 order for a 3-year TSL shipped on the first day of the quarter, we recognize $10,000 of revenue in the quarter the product is shipped and in each of the 11 succeeding quarters.

Because we generally recognize revenue on TSLs ratably over the TSL term, our reported revenue dropped significantly following our adoption of TSLs in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2000. In each quarter since adoption, however, our ratable revenue has grown as TSL orders we receive each quarter contribute revenue that is “layered” over the revenue ratably recognizable from TSL orders we received in prior quarters. As the TSL model matures, growth in ratable revenue in any quarter will depend on revenue derived from new TSL orders

received in the quarter, offset by the loss of revenue from TSLs that expire in such quarter or the prior quarter, which cease to contribute to revenue. Due to the “layering” effect, revenue may grow from quarter to quarter for some time even if orders do not grow. The complete phase-in period of the TSL model is difficult to predict, as it is affected by mergers and acquisitions and by the precise mix of TSL orders received. We expect, however, that when the TSL model is fully phased in over the long term, revenue growth should track orders growth on a percentage basis.

Our license revenue in any given quarter depends upon the volume of upfront licenses shipped during the quarter, the amount of TBL revenue recognized from TBLs booked in prior periods, and to a much smaller degree, the amount of revenue recognized on TBL orders booked during the quarter. We set our revenue targets based in large part on orders targets and our expected mix of perpetual licenses, term licenses and TSLs for a given period. If we achieve the total order target but not our target license mix, we may not reach our revenue targets (if upfront license orders are lower than we expect), or may exceed them (if upfront license orders are higher than we expect). If we achieve the target license mix but orders are below target, then we will not meet our revenue targets.

The precise mix of orders can fluctuate substantially from quarter to quarter. Our historical license order mix since adopting TSLs in August 2000 has been 24% upfront licenses and 76% time-based licenses, although the percentage of upfront license orders in any given quarter has been as high as 33% and as low as 14%. The license mix for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2003 was 33% upfront and 67% time-based as compared to 27% upfront and 73% time-based for the same period in fiscal 2002.

Revenue.    Revenue consists of fees for upfront and time-based licenses of our software and intellectual property products, maintenance, customer training and consulting. We classify revenue as upfront license, time-based license or services. Upfront license revenue consists primarily of perpetual and upfront term software licenses. Time-based license revenue consists of revenue from our TSLs and from term licenses which have extended payment terms as discussed above. Service revenue consists of maintenance under perpetual and term licenses and fees for consulting services and training.

Total revenue for fiscal 2003 increased 30% to $1,177.0 million as compared to $906.5 million in fiscal 2002. The increase in total revenue for fiscal 2003 is primarily due to (i) contribution of Avant! products for a full fiscal year, (ii) continued phase-in of the TSL model and (iii) license renewals with many of our largest Japanese customers in the second quarter of fiscal 2003, a relatively high proportion of which were perpetual licenses. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2003, we reintroduced term licenses. Total revenue from term licenses in fiscal 2003 was $3.6 million.

Total revenue for fiscal 2002 increased 33% to $906.5 million as compared to $680.4 million for fiscal 2001. The increase in total revenue for fiscal 2002 as compared to fiscal 2001 is due primarily to the contribution of Avant! products from June 2002 through the end of fiscal 2002 and to the ongoing phase in of the TSL license model.

Upfront license revenue for fiscal 2003 increased 22% to $298.3 million as compared to $245.2 million in fiscal 2002. The increase in upfront license revenue is primarily due to the contribution of Avant! products for a full fiscal year and license renewals with many of our largest Japanese customers in the second quarter of fiscal 2003, a relatively high proportion of which were perpetual licenses. During the second quarter of fiscal 2002, we began offering to some of our customers that entered into perpetual licenses in excess of $2 million variable maintenance arrangements under which the annual maintenance fee is calculated as a percentage of the net license fee rather than as a fixed percentage of the list price. These arrangements accounted for $220.0 million of our product sales in fiscal 2003 as compared to $131.6 million in fiscal 2002.

Upfront license revenue for fiscal 2002 increased 50% to $245.2 million as compared to $163.9 million for fiscal 2001. The increase in upfront license revenue for fiscal 2002 as compared to fiscal 2001 was due to an

increase in perpetual licenses delivered during the period, which resulted in large part from the increased volume of perpetual licenses after the Avant! merger.

Time-based license revenue for fiscal 2003 increased 65% to $618.0 million as compared to $373.6 million in fiscal 2002. The increase in time-based license revenue is due to the additional quarters that the TSL license model has been used and to the increased volume of time-based license sales contributed by Avant! products for a full fiscal year.

Time-based license revenue for fiscal 2002 increased 114% to $373.6 million as compared to $174.6 million in fiscal 2001. The increase in ratable license revenue for fiscal 2002 compared to fiscal 2001 was due to the additional quarters that the TSL license model has been used and to the increased volume of ratable license sales resulting from the Avant! merger.

Service revenue for fiscal 2003 decreased 9% to $260.7 million as compared to $287.7 million in fiscal 2002. Service revenue for fiscal 2002 decreased 16% to $287.7 million as compared to $341.8 million for fiscal 2001. These decreases in service revenue were primarily due to the impact of our adoption of TSLs, which bundle maintenance with the software and do not contribute any separately recognized service revenue. Further, economic conditions led our customers to reduce their costs by curtailing their use of outside consultants such as our professional services personnel, and, in some cases, discontinuing maintenance on their perpetual licenses. In addition, customers deferred or cancelled a number of projects in our consulting backlog and reduced certain expenditures on training. And finally, our adoption of variable maintenance perpetual arrangements in fiscal 2002 has substantially lowered our maintenance fees from perpetual licenses.

Related Party Transactions.    Revenues derived from Intel Corporation and its subsidiaries in the aggregate accounted for approximately 9.5% and 7.9% of fiscal 2003 and 2002 revenues, respectively. Andy D. Bryant, Intel Corporation’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial and Enterprise Services Officer, also serves on our Board of Directors. Management believes the transactions between the two parties were carried out on an arm’s length basis.

Revenue Seasonality.    Historically, orders and revenue have been lowest in our first fiscal quarter and highest in our fourth fiscal quarter, with a material decline between the fourth quarter of one fiscal year and the first quarter of the next fiscal year. We expect the first fiscal quarter will remain our lowest orders and revenues quarter; orders and revenues in other quarters will vary based on the particular timing and type of individual contracts entered into with large customers.

RevenueProduct Groups.    For management reporting purposes, we organize our products and services into five distinct groups: Galaxy Design Platform, Discovery Verification Platform, Intellectual Property (IP), New Ventures and Professional Services & Other. The following table summarizes the revenue attributable to these groups as a percentage of total revenue for the last twelve quarters. We include revenue from companies or products we have acquired during the periods covered from the acquisition date through the end of the relevant periods. For presentation purposes, we allocate maintenance, which represented approximately 18% of our total revenue and approximately 84% of our total services revenue for fiscal 2003, to the products to which those support services relate. Further, with the adoption of our platform strategy in fiscal 2003, we redefined our product groups and have reclassified prior period revenues in accordance with this new grouping to provide a consistent presentation.

Between any two quarters, the percentage of our total revenue from each group fluctuates based on the mix of upfront versus time-based orders received for these products during the quarter. Further, since our adoption of TSLs in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2000, an increasing percentage of the revenue in a given quarter in the Galaxy Design Platform, Discovery Verification Platform and New Ventures groups is from customer orders placed in preceding quarters. Accordingly, for the Galaxy Design Platform, Discovery Verification Platform and New Ventures groups, quarter-to-quarter changes are not necessarily indicative of fundamental strength or weakness in those groups.

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Revenue

                                     

Galaxy Design Platform

  62% 64% 70% 65% 68% 65% 61% 60% 59% 56% 54% 55%

Discovery Verification Platform

  22  20  19  22  20  20  21  24  23  23  22  21 

IP

  7  8  5  6  5  5  9  8  9  10  9  10 

New Ventures

  5  5  4  3  3  4             

Professional Services & Other

  4  3  2  4  4  6  9  8  9  11  15  14 
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Galaxy Design Platform.    Our Galaxy Design Platform includes our logic synthesis, physical synthesis, physical design, timing analysis, signal integrity analysis and physical verification products. Our principal products in this category at October 31, 2003 were Design Compiler, Apollo, Astro, Physical Compiler, Prime Time, Hercules, Star RXCT and DFT Compiler.

Revenue for this platform increased significantly in percentage and absolute dollar terms following the Avant! merger in the third quarter of fiscal 2002, primarily because this product group represented the largest portion of Avant!’s revenue before the acquisition. The percentage increase in the second quarter of fiscal 2003 was due to a number of large orders, many of which were perpetual licenses, by Japanese customers in that quarter. Going forward, we believe physical implementation, physical synthesis and design analysis products will account for an increasing share of Galaxy Design Platform revenues relative to our logic synthesis products as customers recognize the importance of using physical level and design analysis tools to address design challenges particular to small geometry designs.

Discovery Verification Platform.    Our Discovery Verification Platform includes our verification and simulation products. Our principal products in this category are VCS, HSPICE, NanoSim, Formality, Vera and System Studio. Though the Avant! merger added few verification products, revenue for this platform as a percentage of total revenue has remained fairly consistent, reflecting continued adoption of these tools by our customers. In absolute dollar terms, revenue from this platform has generally increased consistently with our overall averages.

Intellectual Property.    Our IP products include the DesignWare library of IC design components and verification models and inSilicon products we acquired in September 2002. IP revenue as a percentage of total revenue decreased beginning in the third quarter of fiscal 2002 principally because we acquired few IP products in the Avant! merger, but increased beginning in the third quarter of fiscal 2003 due to increased sales of our DesignWare cores and products acquired in the inSilicon merger, particularly in the communications and connectivity areas.

New Ventures.    Our New Ventures products include our analog and mixed signal and design for manufacturing tools. We had no revenue from these tools prior to the third quarter of fiscal 2002, when we acquired Avant!. New Ventures revenue as a percentage of total revenue has since increased moderately primarily as a result of the growing need for tools and methodologies required for smaller geometry designs, and has increased in absolute dollar terms consistently with our overall averages.

Professional Services & Other.    The Professional Services Group provides consulting services, including design methodology assistance, specialized systems design services, turnkey design and training. As a percentage of total revenue, revenue from this product group declined significantly through the second quarter of fiscal 2003, reflecting a decrease in consulting orders from our customers due to difficult economic conditions as discussed above underRevenue, and the fact that Avant! did not have a significant professional services business.

Workforce Realignment.    During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2003, we decided to realign our operations, effective in the first quarter of fiscal 2004, in order to focus resources on more strategic areas of investment and to become more operationally efficient. This realignment affected a total of approximately 240 employees (140 in the U.S. and 100 outside the U.S.) in all departments in domestic and foreign locations. The associated charge for fiscal 2003 was $14.9 million consisting of severance and other termination benefits, which are generally much higher in locations outside the U.S., and is reflected in the consolidated statement of income as follows:

   

Year Ended

October 31,


   2003

  2002

   (in thousands)

Cost of revenue

  $2,569  $

Research and development

   6,270   

Sales and marketing

   4,847   

General and administrative

   1,170   
   

  

Total

  $14,856  $
   

  

We expect to incur additional costs between $3 million and $4 million during the first and second quarters of fiscal 2004 related to the consolidation of excess facilities and to the termination of certain lease obligations.

Temporary Shutdown of Operations.    During the third quarter of fiscal 2003, we had a four-day shutdown of operations in North America as a cost-saving measure. The savings relates primarily to salaries and benefits as follows:

   

Year Ended

October 31,


   2003

  2002

   (in thousands)

Cost of revenue

  $874  $

Research and development

   617   

Sales and marketing

   1,925   

General and administrative

   1,379   
   

  

Total

  $4,795  $
   

  

Work Force Reduction.    We reduced our workforce during the first quarter of fiscal 2003 and the second quarter of fiscal 2002. The purpose was to reduce expenses by decreasing the number of employees in all departments in domestic and foreign locations. As a result, we decreased our workforce by approximately 200 and 175 employees during the first quarter of fiscal 2003 and the second quarter of fiscal 2002, respectively. The associated charge for fiscal 2003 was $4.4 million as compared to $3.9 million for fiscal 2002. The charge consists of severance and other termination benefits and is reflected in the consolidated statements of income as follows:

   

Year Ended

October 31,


   2003

  2002

   (in thousands)

Cost of revenue

  $1,167  $678

Research and development

   1,388   1,081

Sales and marketing

   1,239   1,078

General and administrative

   630   1,033
   

  

Total

  $4,424  $3,870
   

  

Cost of Revenue.    Cost of revenue consists of the cost of product revenue, cost of service revenue, cost of ratable license revenue and amortization of intangible assets and deferred stock compensation. Cost of product revenue includes personnel and related costs, production costs, product packaging, documentation and

amortization of capitalized software development costs and purchased technology. Cost of service revenue includes consulting services, personnel and related costs associated with providing training and maintenance on perpetual and term licenses. Cost of ratable license revenue includes the costs of product and services related to our TSLs. Cost of product revenue, cost of service revenue and cost of ratable license revenue during any period are heavily dependent on the mix of software orders received during such period.

Cost of revenue amortization of intangible assets and deferred stock compensation includes the amortization of the contract rights intangible associated with certain executory contracts and the amortization of core/ developed technology related to acquisitions which occurred in fiscal 2003 and 2002. There was no cost of revenue amortization of intangible assets and deferred stock compensation in fiscal 2001. Total amortization of intangible assets and deferred stock compensation included in cost of revenues is as follows:

   

Year Ended

October 31,


   2003

  2002

   (in thousands)

Core/developed technology

  $72,866  $26,192

Contract rights intangible

   17,233   7,181

Other intangible assets

   2,215   356

Deferred stock compensation

   542   207
   

  

Total

  $92,856  $33,936
   

  

Total cost of revenue as a percentage of total revenue for fiscal 2003 increased to 20% as compared to 19% in fiscal 2002. This increase is primarily due to an increase in amortization of contract rights intangible and core/developed technology recorded as a result of our acquisitions in fiscal 2003 and 2002, the cost of our realignment of operations totaling $2.6 million as discussed above underWorkforce Realignment, additional royalties of $1.5 million and other termination benefits of $1.2 million as discussed above underWork Force Reduction. Our total product costs are relatively fixed and do not fluctuate significantly with changes in revenue or changes in revenue recognition methods.

Total cost of revenue as a percentage of total revenue for fiscal 2002 remained relatively flat at 19% as compared to fiscal 2001. Cost of revenue, excluding amortization of intangible assets and deferred stock compensation, as a percentage of total revenue decreased due to the increase in quarterly amortization of deferred revenue and backlog, which is an inherent result of the use of the ratable license model until fully phased in and due to the fact that other cost of revenue components remained relatively flat. However, this decrease as a percentage of total revenue in fiscal 2002 was offset by the commencement of amortization of the contract rights intangible and core/developed technology recorded as a result of acquisitions in fiscal 2002.

Research and Development.    Research and development expenses for fiscal 2003 increased 27% to $285.9 million as compared to $225.5 million in fiscal 2002. The increase consists primarily of (i) $30.7 million in research and development personnel and related costs as a result of acquisitions in fiscal 2002 and 2003 and including additional employer payroll taxes incurred as a result of an increase in the number of stock option exercises during the fiscal year; (ii) $22.2 million in increased human resources, information technology and facilities costs to research and development as a result of the increase in research and development headcount as a percentage of total headcount; (iii) $6.3 million as a result of our realignment of operations as discussed above underWorkforce Realignment; and (iv) $2.3 million in consulting services. These increases are partially offset by a decrease in depreciation expense of $2.8 million.

Research and development expenses for fiscal 2002 increased 19% to $225.5 million as compared to $189.8 million for fiscal 2001. The increase in expenses is due to increases of (i) $28.7 million in compensation and compensation-related costs as a result of an increase in research and development headcount due to the Avant! merger; (ii) $11.3 million in human resources, technology and facilities costs as a result of increased research and

development staffing; and (iii) $4.2 million in depreciation expense. These increases were partially offset by decreases of (i) $5.4 million in consulting expenses and (ii) $4.3 million of other expenses including facilities, travel, communications, supplies and recruiting as a result of our cost reduction programs.

Sales and Marketing.    Sales and marketing expenses for fiscal 2003 increased 17% to $310.7 million as compared to $264.8 million in fiscal 2002. The increase consists primarily of (i) $42.4 million in additional sales and marketing personnel and related costs as a result of acquisitions in fiscal 2002 and 2003 and including additional employer payroll taxes incurred as a result of an increase in the number of stock option exercises during the fiscal year offset by savings from a four-day shutdown of operations in North America; (ii) $4.8 million as a result of our realignment of operations as discussed above underWorkforce Realignment; and (iii) $2.7 million in additional travel expenses. These increases were partially offset by a decrease of $3.8 million in human resources, technology and facilities costs to sales and marketing expenses as a result of a decrease in sales and marketing headcount as a percentage of total headcount.

Sales and marketing expenses for fiscal 2002 decreased 3% to $264.8 million as compared to $274.0 million in fiscal 2001. The overall decrease is due to decreases of (i) $8.4 million in human resources, technology and facilities costs as a result of a decrease in sales and marketing headcount as a percentage of total headcount; (ii) $1.3 million in employee functions; (iii) $1.4 million in consulting expenses; and (iv) $2.8 million in other expenses including communications and supplies, foundation contributions, professional services, subscriptions and memberships as a result of our cost reduction efforts. These decreases were partially offset by increases of (i) $4.8 million in compensation and related costs attributable to an increase in sales and marketing headcount resulting from the Avant! merger and (ii) $1.9 million in travel relating to customer visits to discuss the integration of Synopsys and Avant! products.

General and Administrative.    General and administrative expenses for fiscal 2003 increased 15% to $90.0 million as compared to $78.5 million in fiscal 2002. The increase consists primarily of (i) $12.8 million in additional general and administrative personnel and related costs as a result of acquisitions in fiscal 2002 and 2003 and including additional employer taxes incurred as a result of an increase in the number of stock option exercises during the current year; (ii) $7.0 million in depreciation on upgrades to our information technology infrastructure; (iii) $5.7 million in facilities costs due to new leases during the current year and the expiration of a sublease on one of Synopsys’ buildings in June 2003; (iv) $3.7 million in professional services costs, patent prosecution expenditures, Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance and litigation; (v) $2.8 million in maintenance agreements covering more software and computing equipment due to acquisitions in fiscal 2002 and 2003; and (vi) $1.2 million related to the realignment of operations as discussed above underWorkforce Realignment. These increases were offset by a decrease of (i) $14.2 million in human resources, technology and facilities costs to general and administrative expenses as a result of a decrease in general and administrative headcount as a percentage of total headcount; and (ii) a decrease of $6.6 million in bad debt expense as accounts receivable aging improved year over year.

General and administrative expenses for fiscal 2002 increased 13% to $78.5 million as compared to $69.7 million in fiscal 2001. The overall increase is due to increases of (i) $11.1 million in facilities costs as a result of an increased number of sites due to the Avant! merger; (ii) $7.0 million in compensation and compensation-related costs as a result of increased headcount due to the Avant! merger; (iii) $5.6 million in professional service fees; (iv) $2.2 million in communications costs; (v) $1.6 million in equipment to update licenses for our internal enterprise application systems; (vi) $1.4 million in depreciation; and (vii) $2.9 million in other expenses including travel and property tax assessments. These increases were offset by decreases of (i) $20.0 million as a result of decreased general and administrative headcount as a percentage of total headcount and (ii) $3.9 million in consulting costs as a result of our cost reduction efforts.

Integration Costs.    Non-recurring integration costs incurred relate to merger activities which are not included in the purchase consideration under Emerging Issues Task Force Number 95-3 (EITF 95-3),Recognition of Liabilities in Connection with a Purchase Business Combination. These costs are expensed as

incurred. During fiscal 2002, integration costs were $128.5 million and consisted primarily of (i) $95.0 million related to the premium for the insurance policy acquired in conjunction with the Avant! merger; (ii) $14.7 million related to write-downs of Synopsys facilities and property under the management approved facility exit plan for the Avant! merger; (iii) $10.0 million and $0.7 million related to severance costs for Synopsys employees who were terminated and costs associated with transition employees as a result of the Avant! and inSilicon mergers, respectively; (iv) $1.3 million related to the write-off of software licenses owned by Synopsys which were originally purchased from Avant!; (v) $3.7 million goodwill impairment charge related to a prior Synopsys acquisition as a result of the acquisition of Avant!; and (vi) $1.2 million and $1.9 million of other expenses including travel and certain professional fees for the Avant! and Co-Design mergers, respectively.

In-Process Research and Development.    Purchased in-process research and development (IPRD) of $19.9 million and $87.7 million in fiscal 2003 and 2002, respectively, represents the write-off of in-process technologies associated with our acquisitions of Numerical in fiscal 2003 and Avant! and inSilicon in fiscal 2002. There were no acquisitions during fiscal 2001. At the date of each acquisition, the projects associated with the IPRD efforts had not yet reached technological feasibility and the research and development in process had no alternative future uses. Accordingly, these amounts were charged to expense on the respective acquisition dates of each of the acquired companies.

Valuation of IPRD.    The value assigned to acquired in-process technology is determined by identifying products under research in areas for which technological feasibility had not been established. The value of in-process technology is then segmented into two classifications: (i) developed technology (completed) and (ii) in-process technology (to-be-completed), giving explicit consideration to the value created by the research and development efforts of the acquired business prior to the date of acquisition and to be created by Synopsys after the acquisition. These value creation efforts were estimated by considering the following major factors: (i) time-based data, (ii) cost-based data and (iii) complexity-based data.

The value of the in-process technology was determined using a discounted cash flow model similar to the income approach, focusing on the income producing capabilities of the in-process technologies. Under this approach, the value is determined by estimating the revenue contribution generated by each of the identified products within the classification segments. Revenue estimates were based on (i) individual product revenues, (ii) anticipated growth rates, (iii) anticipated product development and introduction schedules, (iv) product sales cycles, and (v) the estimated life of a product’s underlying technology. From the revenue estimates, operating expense estimates, including costs of sales, general and administrative, selling and marketing, income taxes and a use charge for contributory assets, were deducted to arrive at operating income. Revenue growth rates were estimated by management for each product and gave consideration to relevant market sizes and growth factors, expected industry trends, the anticipated nature and timing of new product introductions by us and our competitors, individual product sales cycles and the estimated life of each product’s underlying technology. Operating expense estimates reflect Synopsys’ historical expense ratios. Additionally, these projects will require continued research and development after they have reached a state of technological and commercial feasibility. The resulting operating income stream was discounted to reflect its present value at the date of acquisition.

The rate used to discount the net cash flows from purchased in-process technology is our weighted-average cost of capital (WACC), taking into account our required rates of return from investments in various areas of the enterprise and reflecting the inherent uncertainties in future revenue estimates from technology investments including the uncertainty surrounding the successful development of the acquired in-process technology, the useful life of such technology, the profitability levels of such technology, if any, and the uncertainty of technological advances, all of which are unknown at this time.

Numerical.    On March 1, 2003, we acquired Numerical, which specialized in subwavelength lithography-enabling solutions. The IPRD expense related to the Numerical acquisition was $18.3 million. Numerical had five IPRD projects—Phase Shift Masking (PSM), Subwavelength Software, Equipment Software, Cadabra and Computer Aided Transcription System (CATS)—representing 25%, 7%, 6%, 5% and 57%, respectively, of the total

IPRD value. These projects were expected to be completed shortly following the completion of the merger. PSM, Subwavelength Software and CATS were completed in fiscal 2003. Cadabra was released in the first quarter of fiscal 2004. The Equipment Software project consists of in-process technology for multiple products. These products were either completed in fiscal 2003, discontinued or are expected to be integrated with other Synopsys products during fiscal 2004. Expenditures to complete Numerical’s IPRD approximate the original estimates.

inSilicon.    On September 20, 2002, we acquired inSilicon, a leading provider of connectivity semiconductor intellectual property used by semiconductor and systems companies to design systems-on-chip that are critical components of innovative wired and wireless products. The IPRD expense related to the inSilicon acquisition was $5.2 million. inSilicon had three IPRD projects—DELA, Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) Express and Universal Serial Business Physical (USB PHY)—accounting for 54%, 23% and 23% of the total IPRD value, respectively. These projects were 25%, 67% and 20% complete at the time of acquisition, respectively. During fiscal 2003, Synopsys decided to no longer pursue the DELA project. PCI Express is approximately 80% complete and USB PHY has been completed. Expenditures to complete USB PHY and expected expenditures to complete PCI Express approximate the original estimates.

Avant!.    On June 6, 2002, we acquired Avant!, a leading developer of software used in the physical design and physical verification stages of IC design. The IPRD expense related to the Avant! merger was $82.5 million. The principal in-process technologies were identified based on the following product families:

   Value

  Percent Complete as of Date of
Acquisition


Product Family


    Short-Term

  Long-Term

   (in thousands)      

Physical Products Division (PPD)

  $48,000  90%  60%

Verification Products Division (VPD)

  $7,900  90%  50%

Analysis Products Division (APD)

  $18,700  90%  76%

Logical Products Division (LPD)

  $1,400  90%  not applicable

Technology Computer Aided Design (TCAD)

  $2,200  90%  80%

Analogy

  $4,300  90%  75%

These projects were completed during fiscal 2002 and 2003. Expenditures to complete the acquired in-process technologies approximated the original estimates.

The risks associated with acquired research and development are considered high and no assurance can be made that these products will generate any benefit to us or meet market expectations.

Amortization of Goodwill, Intangible Assets and Deferred Stock Compensation.    Amortization of intangible assets and deferred stock compensation includes the amortization of trademarks, tradenames, customer relationships and covenants not to compete and is included in operating expenses as follows:

   Year Ended October 31,

   2003

  2002

  2001

   (in thousands)

Intangible assets

  $30,864  $11,133  $

Deferred stock compensation

   4,454   1,315   

Goodwill

      16,201   17,012
   

  

  

Total

  $35,318  $28,649  $17,012
   

  

  

The increase in amortization of intangible assets is due primarily to fiscal 2003 and 2002 acquisitions partially offset by a decrease in goodwill amortization as a result of the adoption of SFAS 142 on November 1, 2002.

The following table presents the estimated future amortization of deferred stock compensation reported in both cost of revenue and operating expenses:

Fiscal Year  (in thousands)

2004

  $3,677

2005

   2,403

2006

   840

2007

   250
   

Total estimated future amortization of deferred stock compensation

  $7,170
   

Impairment of Intangible Assets.    In fiscal 2002, we recognized an aggregate impairment charge of $3.8 million to reduce the amount of certain intangible assets associated with prior acquisitions to their estimated fair value. Approximately $3.7 million and $0.1 million are included in integration expense and amortization of intangible assets, respectively, on the consolidated statement of operations. The impairment charge is primarily attributable to certain technology acquired from and goodwill related to the acquisition of Stanza, Inc. (Stanza) in 1999. During fiscal 2002, we determined that we would not allocate future resources to assist in the market growth of this technology as products acquired in the merger with Avant! provided customers with superior capabilities. As a result, we do not anticipate any future sales of the Stanza product.

In fiscal 2001, we recognized an aggregate impairment charge of $2.2 million to reduce the amount of certain intangible assets associated with prior acquisitions to their estimated fair value. Approximately $1.8 million and $0.4 million are included in cost of revenues and amortization of intangible assets, respectively, on the consolidated statement of operations. The impairment charge is attributable to certain technology acquired from and goodwill related to the acquisition of Eagle Design Automation, Inc. (Eagle) in 1997. During fiscal 2001, we determined that we would not allocate future resources to assist in the market growth of this technology. As a result, we do not anticipate any future sales of the Eagle product.

There were no impairment charges during fiscal 2003.

Other (Expense) Income, Net.    Other income, net was $24.1 million in fiscal 2003 and consisted primarily of (i) realized gain on investments of $20.7 million; (ii) rental income of $6.3 million; (iii) interest income of $5.2 million; (iv) impairment charges related to certain assets in our venture portfolio of ($4.5) million; (vii) foundation contributions of ($2.1) million; and (viii) interest expense of ($1.6) million.

Other (expense), net of other income was ($208.6) million in fiscal 2002 and consisted primarily of (i) ($240.8) million expense due to the settlement of the Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Cadence) litigation; (ii) ($11.3) million in impairment charges related to certain assets in our venture portfolio; (iii) realized gains on investments of $22.7 million; (iv) a gain of $3.1 million for the termination fee on the IKOS Systems, Inc. (IKOS) merger agreement; (v) rental income of $10.0 million; (vi) interest income of $8.3 million; and (vii) and other miscellaneous expenses including amortization of premium forwards and foreign exchange gains and losses recognized during the fiscal year of ($0.6) million.

Other income, net was $83.8 million in fiscal 2001 and consisted primarily of (i) a gain of $10.6 million on the sale of our silicon libraries business to Artisan Components, Inc.; (ii) ($5.8) million in impairment charges related to certain assets in our venture portfolio; (iii) realized gains on investments of $55.3 million; (iv) rental income of $8.6 million; (v) interest income of $12.8 million; and (vi) other miscellaneous income including amortization of premium forwards and foreign exchange gains and losses recognized during the fiscal year of $2.3 million.

Termination of Agreement to Acquire IKOS Systems, Inc.    On July 2, 2001, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization (the IKOS Merger Agreement) with IKOS Systems, Inc. The IKOS Merger Agreement provided for the acquisition of all outstanding shares of IKOS common stock by Synopsys.

On December 7, 2001, Mentor Graphics Corporation (Mentor) commenced a cash tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of IKOS common stock at $11.00 per share, subject to a number of conditions. On March 12, 2002, Synopsys and IKOS executed a termination agreement by which the parties terminated the IKOS Merger Agreement and pursuant to which IKOS paid Synopsys the $5.5 million termination fee required by the IKOS Merger Agreement. This termination fee and $2.4 million of expenses incurred in conjunction with the acquisition are included in other income, net on the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended October 31, 2002. Synopsys subsequently executed a revised termination agreement with Mentor and IKOS in order to add Mentor as a party thereto.

Effect of New Accounting Standards

In July 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statements of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142,Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. We adopted SFAS 142 on November 1, 2002 and ceased amortizing goodwill recorded for business combinations consummated prior to July 1, 2001. In addition, as of November 1, 2002, we assessed the useful lives and residual values of all acquired intangible assets recorded on the balance sheet and also tested goodwill for impairment per SFAS 142. In our impairment analysis, we determined we have one reporting unit. We completed the goodwill impairment review as of the beginning of fiscal 2003 and found no indicators of impairment. This impairment review was based on our fair value as determined by our market capitalization. As of October 31, 2003, unamortized goodwill was $550.7 million, which, in accordance with SFAS 142, we will not amortize.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments increased $283.6 million, or 68%, to $698.4 million as of October 31, 2003 from $414.7 million as of October 31, 2002. Our source of cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments over the last three years has been from funds generated from our business, including cash on hand from companies we have acquired.

Cash provided by operations was $391.5 million in fiscal 2003 as compared to cash used by operations of $181.0 million in fiscal 2002. Cash flow in fiscal 2002 reflected the payment of $335.8 million in insurance premiums related to settlement of litigation between Avant!, which we acquired in June 2002, and Cadence, resulting in a net loss for the year. Cash provided by operations is directly related to the payment terms we grant on sales of our software and services. During fiscal 2003, we have increasingly granted extended payment terms to our customers, negatively affecting cash flow from operations. Cash flow from operations in 2003 reflected a significant cash tax benefit resulting form the net loss in fiscal 2002. During fiscal 2003 cash was provided by net income adjusted for non-cash related items, for cash flows related to hedging activities and by an increase in deferred revenue due to continued sales of TSLs. Cash used for changes in working capital balances included decreases in accounts payable, accrued liabilities and accounts receivable. Accounts payable and accrued liabilities decreased as a result of payments of merger-related accruals, commissions and year-end bonuses, partially offset by current year accruals. Accounts receivable decreased due to the timing of installment billings to customers on long-term arrangements.

Cash used in investing activities was $258.3 million in fiscal 2003 as compared to cash provided by investing activities of $275.7 million in fiscal 2002. During fiscal 2003, the following occurred: (i) cash paid for acquisitions totaled $167.7 million; (ii) net purchases of short- and long-term investments totaled $37.8 million; and (iii) capital expenditures totaled $50.1 million. In fiscal 2002, the following occurred: (i) cash received from acquisitions totaled $168.3 million; (ii) proceeds from net sales of investments totaled $157.8 million; and (iii) capital expenditures totaled $48.8 million.

Cash provided by financing activities was $74.2 million in fiscal 2003 as compared to cash used in financing activities of $51.8 million in fiscal 2002. The increase of $126.0 million in cash provided by financing activities is primarily due to an increase in proceeds of $215.1 million from the sale of shares pursuant to our

employee stock option plans during fiscal 2003 offset by an increase in the purchase of treasury stock. During fiscal 2003, Synopsys repurchased treasury stock of $260.7 million as compared to $171.7 million in fiscal 2002.

Accounts receivable, net of allowances, decreased $6.2 million, or 3%, to $201.0 million as of October 31, 2003 from $207.2 million as of October 31, 2002. Days sales outstanding, calculated based on revenues for the most recent quarter and accounts receivable at the balance sheet date, decreased to 58 days as of October 31, 2003 from 61 days as of October 31, 2002. The decrease in days sales outstanding is due in part to the timing of large cash collections realized during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2003.

On November 22, 2002 and December 16, 2002, we made payments to Cadence totaling $20.0 million and $245.0 million, respectively, under the terms of the settlement agreement relating to litigation between Cadence and Avant!. See Note 3 of ourNotes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

On March 1, 2003, we completed our acquisition of Numerical Technologies, Inc. We paid Numerical common stock holders $7.00 in cash in exchange for each share of Numerical common stock owned as of the merger date, or approximately $240.2 million in total and $161.3 million net of cash held by Numerical at the merger date. We paid for Numerical common stock out of our cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments.

We believe that our current cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments and cash generated from operations will satisfy our business requirements for at least the next twelve months.

Stock Option Plans

Under our 1992 Stock Option Plan (the 1992 Plan), 38,951,016 shares of common stock have been authorized for issuance. Pursuant to the 1992 Plan, the Board of Directors (the Board) may grant either incentive or non-qualified stock options to purchase shares of common stock to eligible individuals at not less than 100% of the fair market value of those shares on the grant date. Stock options granted under the 1992 Plan generally vest over a period of four years and expire ten years from the date of grant. As of October 31, 2003, 9,003,784 stock options remain outstanding and 7,479,776 shares of common stock are reserved for future grants under this plan.

Under our 1998 Non-Statutory Stock Option Plan (the 1998 Plan), 53,247,068 shares of common stock have been authorized for issuance. Pursuant to the 1998 Plan, the Board may grant non-qualified stock options to employees, excluding executive officers. Exercisability, option price and other terms are determined by the Board but the option price shall not be less than 100% of the fair market value of those shares on the grant date. Stock options granted under the 1998 Plan generally vest over a period of four years and expire ten years from the date of grant. As of October 31, 2003, 28,161,720 stock options remain outstanding and 8,179,958 shares of common stock were reserved for future grants under this plan.

Under our 1994 Non-Employee Directors Stock Option Plan (the Directors Plan), 1,800,000 shares have been authorized for issuance. The Directors Plan provides for automatic grants to each non-employee member of the Board upon initial appointment or election to the Board, upon reelection and for annual service on Board committees. The option price shall not be less than 100% of the fair market value of those shares on the grant date. Under the Directors Plan, as originally adopted, new directors receive an option for 40,000 shares, vesting in equal installments over four years. In addition, each continuing director who is elected at an annual meeting of stockholders receives an option for 20,000 shares and an additional option for 10,000 shares for each Board committee membership, up to a maximum of two committee service grants per year. In August 2003, the Board amended the Directors Plan in order to reduce the size of the initial and committee grants to 30,000 and 5,000 shares, respectively. The annual and committee service option grants vest in full on the date immediately prior to the date of the annual meeting following their grant. In the case of directors appointed to the Board between annual meetings, the annual and any committee grants are prorated based upon the amount of time since the last annual meeting. As of October 31, 2003, 1,168,492 stock options remain outstanding and 110,346 shares of common stock were reserved for future grants under this plan.

We have assumed certain option plans in connection with business combinations. Generally, the options granted under these plans have terms similar to our own options. The exercise prices of such options have been adjusted to reflect the relative exchange ratios. We do not intend to make future grants out of these option plans.

We monitor dilution related to our option program by comparing net option grants in a given fiscal period to the number of shares outstanding. The dilution percentage is calculated as the new option grants for the fiscal period, net of options forfeited by employees leaving Synopsys, divided by the total outstanding shares at the end of such fiscal period. The option dilution percentages were 0.9% and 3.4% for fiscal 2003 and 2002, respectively.

A summary of the distribution and dilutive effect of options granted is as follows:

   

Year Ended

October 31,


 
   2003

  2002

 

Total grants, net of returns and cancellations, during the period as percentage of outstanding shares exclusive of options assumed in acquisitions

  0.9%(1) 3.4%

Grants to named executive officers, as defined below, during the period as a percentage of total options granted

  8.4% 9.3%

Grants to named executive officers during the period as a percentage of outstanding shares

  0.2% 0.5%

Total outstanding options held by named executive officers as a percentage of total options outstanding

  16.7% 13.7%

(1)Total grants, net of returns and cancellations, include the cancellation of approximately 812,000 options from a former named executive officer. If these options had been excluded from the calculation, the net grants for fiscal 2003 as a percentage of outstanding shares would have been 1.4%.

A summary of our option activity and related weighted-average exercise prices for fiscal 2003 is as follows:

   

Shares

Available for

Options


  Options Outstanding

    

Number

of Shares


  

Weighted-

Average

Exercise

Price


   (in thousands, except per share amounts)

Balance at October 31, 2002

  16,826  55,960  $20.70

Grants

  (4,518) 4,518  $25.06

Options assumed in acquisitions

    2,115  $24.74

Exercises

    (16,573) $18.60

Cancellations

  3,162  (3,901) $24.02

Additional shares reserved

  300     
   

 

   

Balance at October 31, 2003

  15,770  42,119  $21.89
   

 

   

As of October 31, 2003, a total of approximately 39.0 million, 53.2 million and 1.8 million shares were reserved for issuance under our 1992, 1998 and Directors Plans, respectively, of which 15.8 million shares were available for future grants. For additional information regarding our stock option activity during fiscal 2002, please see Note 7 of ourNotes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

A summary of outstanding in-the-money and out-of-the-money options and related weighted-average exercise prices as of October 31, 2003 is as follows:

   Exercisable

  Unexercisable

  Total

   Shares

  Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price


  Shares

  Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price


  Shares

  Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price


   (in thousands, except per share amounts)

In-the-Money

  25,467  $21.31  15,714  $21.84  41,181  $21.51

Out-of-the-Money(1)

  457  $40.72  481  $36.05  938  $38.33
   
      
      
    

Total Options Outstanding

  25,924  $21.65  16,195  $22.27  42,119  $21.89
   
      
      
    

(1)Out-of-the-money options are those options with an exercise price equal to or above the closing price of $31.72 on October 31, 2003, the last trading day of fiscal 2003.

The following table sets forth further information regarding individual grants of options during fiscal 2003 for the Chief Executive Officer and each of the other four most highly compensated executive officers (named executive officers) serving as such on October 31, 2003 whose compensation for fiscal 2003 exceeded $100,000.

Individual Grants

Exercise Price
($/Share)


Expiration Date

Potential Realizable Value
at Assumed Annual Rates
of Stock Price
Appreciation for Option
Term ($)


Number of
Securities Under-
lying Options

Granted(1)


Percent of
Total Options
Granted to
Employees(2)


Name


5%

10%

Aart J. de Geus

60,000
16,500
16,600
11,500
1.43
0.39
0.39
0.27
%
%
%
%
$
$
$
$
21.73
20.46
29.28
33.30
12/9/12
2/25/13
5/27/13
8/26/13
$
$
$
$
819,764
212,309
305,673
240,799
$
$
$
$
2,077,443
538,032
774,635
610,232

Chi-Foon Chan

60,000
15,150
15,200
10,500
1.43
0.36
0.36
0.25
%
%
%
%
$
$
$
$
21.73
20.46
29.28
33.30
12/9/12
2/25/13
5/27/13
8/26/13
$
$
$
$
819,764
194,938
279,893
219,860
$
$
$
$
2,077,443
494,011
709,305
557,168

Vicki L. Andrews

27,200
10,950
13,000
10,000
0.65
0.26
0.31
0.24
%
%
%
%
$
$
$
$
21.73
20.46
29.28
33.30
12/9/12
2/25/13
5/27/13
8/26/13
$
$
$
$
371,626
140,896
239,382
209,390
$
$
$
$
941,774
357,057
606,642
530,637

John Chilton

13,800
7,200
5,800
8,000
0.33
0.17
0.14
0.19
%
%
%
%
$
$
$
$
21.73
20.46
29.28
33.30
12/9/12
2/25/13
5/27/13
8/26/13
$
$
$
$
188,546
92,644
106,801
167,512
$
$
$
$
477,812
234,777
270,656
424,509

Antun Domic

22,700
8,850
7,800
9,000
0.54
0.21
0.19
0.22
%
%
%
%
$
$
$
$
21.73
20.46
29.28
33.30
12/9/12
2/25/13
5/27/13
8/26/13
$
$
$
$
310,144
113,875
143,630
188,451
$
$
$
$
785,966
288,581
363,985
477,573

(1)Sum of all option grants made during fiscal 2003 to such person. Options become exercisable ratably in a series of monthly installments over a four-year period from the grant date, assuming continued service to Synopsys, subject to acceleration under certain circumstances involving a change in control of Synopsys. Each option has a maximum term of ten years, subject to earlier termination upon the optionee’s cessation of service.
(2)Based on a total of 4.2 million shares subject to options granted to employees under Synopsys’ option plans during fiscal 2003.

The following table provides the specified information concerning exercises of options to purchase our common stock and the value of unexercised options held by our named executive officers as of October 31, 2003:

Name


  Shares
Acquired On
Exercise


  Value
Realized(1)


  Number of Securities
Underlying Unexercised
Options at October 31, 2003
Exercisable/Unexercisable


  Value of In-the-Money Options
at October 31, 2003(2)
Exercisable/Unexercisable


Aart J. de Geus

      3,071,648  490,352  $34,652,561  $4,728,735

Chi-Foon Chan

  200,000  2,734,000  1,855,278  421,372  $17,989,193  $3,998,101

Vicki L. Andrews

  114,332  1,417,088  235,097  244,853  $1,521,659  $1,920,072

John Chilton

  198,226  2,695,140  177,828  146,232  $1,084,343  $1,062,785

Antun Domic

  167,000  1,939,111  197,235  173,815  $1,187,687  $1,350,641

(1)Market value at exercise less exercise price.
(2)Market value of underlying securities as of October 31, 2003 ($31.72) minus the exercise price.

The following table provides information regarding equity compensation plans approved and not approved by security holders as of October 31, 2003:

Plan Category


  

Number of Securities
to be Issued Upon
Exercise of
Outstanding Options,
Warrants, and Rights

(a)


  

Weighted-Average
Exercise Price of
Outstanding
Options, Warrants,
and Rights

(b)


  

Number of Securities
Remaining Available for
Future Issuance Under
Equity Compensation
Plans (Excluding
Securities Reflected in
Column (a))

(c)


 
   (in thousands, except price per share amounts) 

Employee Equity Compensation Plans Approved by Stockholders(1)

  10,172  $21.43  15,424(4)

Employee Equity Compensation Plans Not Approved by Stockholders(2)

  28,162  $22.27  8,180 
   

     

Total

  38,334(3) $22.04  23,604(5)
   

     


(1)Synopsys’ stockholder approved equity compensation plans include the 1992 Plan, the Directors Plan and the Employee Stock Purchase Plans.
(2)Synopsys’ only non-stockholder approved equity compensation plan is the 1998 Plan.
(3)Does not include information for options assumed in connection with acquisitions. As of October 31, 2003, a total of 3.8 million shares of our common stock were issuable upon exercise of such outstanding options.
(4)Includes 3.6 million shares approved by stockholders on June 20, 2003, for addition to the Employee Stock Purchase Plans.
(5)Comprised of (i) 7.5 million shares remaining available for issuance under the 1992 Plan, (ii) 8.2 million shares remaining available for issuance under the 1998 Plan, (iii) 0.1 million shares remaining available for issuance under the Directors Plan, and (iv) 7.8 million shares remaining available for issuance under the Employee Stock Purchase Plans as of October 31, 2003.

Pre-approvals of Non-Audit Services by Audit Committee

Pursuant to Section 10A(i)(3) of the Exchange Act, during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2003, the Audit Committee pre-approved the following non-audit services to be performed by KPMG LLP, our independent auditors:

1.Consultation relating to merger or liquidation of certain Synopsys foreign subsidiaries; and

2.International tax planning and tax compliance services relating to certain foreign subsidiaries.

Factors That May Affect Future Results

Weakness or budgetary caution in the semiconductor and electronics industries would negatively impact our business.

The semiconductor and electronics industries experienced steep declines in orders and revenue in 2001 and 2002, before recovering moderately in 2003. Further recovery is subject to significant risks, and these manufacturers have been cautious to adopt an improved outlook on demand for their products. Accordingly, they may continue to constrain their EDA investments, and we cannot predict whether, or when, further recovery will translate into increased EDA investments. Should our customers and prospective customers remain cautious in their EDA purchases due to market conditions or other factors, our business, operating results and financial condition would be materially and adversely affected.

The EDA industry is highly competitive, and competition may have a material adverse affect on our business and operating results.

We compete with other EDA vendors that offer a broad range of products and services, such as Cadence Design Systems and Mentor Graphics Corporation, and with EDA vendors that offer products focused on one or more discrete phases of the IC design process. We also compete with customers’ internally developed design tools and capabilities. If we fail to compete effectively our business will be materially and adversely affected.

We compete principally on technology leadership, product quality and features, post-sale support, interoperability with our own and other vendors’ products, price and payment terms. Additional competitive challenges include:

Technology in the EDA industry evolves rapidly. Accordingly, we must correctly anticipate and lead critical developments, innovate rapidly and efficiently, improve our existing products, and successfully develop or acquire new products. If we fail to do so, competing technologies may reduce demand for our products and services or render them obsolete.

Our Galaxy Design Platform does not yet fully integrate the suite of Synopsys’ logic and physical design implementation products. The competitive offerings of Cadence and Magma Design Automation are in some respects more integrated than our Galaxy Design Platform. To compete, we must further integrate our products in the Galaxy Design Platform, while at the same time continuing to improve the performance and functionality of our individual products. This effort will continue to require significant engineering and development work. We can provide no assurances that we will be able to offer a competitive complete design flow to customers or that customers will accept and adopt our platform.

Our new initiatives, such as the Galaxy Design and Discovery Verification Platforms and expanded IP and design-for-manufacturing products, face intense competition, and some cases address emerging markets. Accordingly, it is difficult for us to predict the success of these products. In the past, we have introduced new products that failed to meet our revenue expectations. If we fail to expand revenue from our new initiatives at the desired rate, our business, operating results and financial condition would be materially and adversely affected.

Price and payment terms have become increasingly important competitive factors. We are regularly agreeing to extended payment terms on our time-based licenses, negatively affecting cash flow from operations.

Due to discounting by our competitors and other competitive factors, in certain situations we are aggressively discounting our products. As a result, average prices for our products may decline. In the alternative, we may lose potential business where we believe that discounting is not in our interests. In either case, our business, operating results and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected.

Our revenue and earnings fluctuate, which could cause our financial results to not meet expectations and our stock price to decline.

Many factors affect our revenue and earnings, making it difficult to predict revenue and earnings for any given fiscal period, including customer demand, license terms, and the timing of revenue recognition on products and services sold. Accordingly, stockholders should not view our historical results as necessarily indicative of our future performance. If our financial results or targets do not meet investor and analyst expectations, our stock price could decline.

The following are some of the specific factors that could affect our revenue and earnings in a particular quarter or over several fiscal periods:

We license our products through a variety of license types. In upfront licenses we recognize revenue at the time of product shipment. In time-based licenses we recognize revenue over time. Our revenue and earnings expectations over a number of fiscal periods assume a mix between upfront and time-based licenses. Changes in this mix due to customer demand, application of accounting rules regarding revenue recognition, competitive pressures or other reasons could have a material adverse affect on our revenues and earnings. For example, a larger proportion of upfront licenses may increase revenue and earnings in a particular quarter, but not contribute revenues and earnings in future fiscal periods. Conversely, a lower proportion of upfront license orders than we expect could have a material adverse affect on revenue and earnings for a particular quarter.

We frequently receive a significant proportion of our orders for a given quarter in the last one or two weeks of the quarter. The delay of a single order, especially a large order, could have a material adverse affect on our revenues and earnings.

Our customers spend a great deal of time reviewing and testing our products, either alone or against competing products, before making a purchase decision. Accordingly, our customers’ evaluation and purchase cycles may not match our fiscal quarters. Further, sales of our products and services may be delayed if customers delay project approval or project starts because of budgetary constraints or their budget cycles.

Our business is seasonal. Historically, our orders and revenue have been lowest in our first fiscal quarter, with a material decline between the fourth quarter of one fiscal year and the first quarter of the next fiscal year.

We base our operating expenses in part on our expectations of future revenue and generally must commit to expense levels in advance of revenue. Since only a small portion of our expenses varies with revenue, any revenue shortfall causes a direct reduction in net income.

The decline in starts of new IC designs, industry consolidation and other potentially long-term trends may have an adverse affect on the EDA industry, including demand for our products and services.

Technology innovations, such as system-on-a-chip designs and IC designs with features of 130 nanometers and below, have substantially increased the complexity, cost and risk of designing and manufacturing ICs. These trends require semiconductor manufactures to purchase increasingly sophisticated EDA software and pre-designed and pre-verified IP components, creating market opportunity for us. At the same time, they contribute, along with the downturn in the semiconductor industry in 2001 and 2002, to the following potentially long-term trends:

The number of starts of new IC designs has declined. New IC design starts are a key driver in the demand for EDA software.

Fewer new companies engaged in semiconductor design are being formed or funded. These companies are traditionally an important source of new business for us.

A number of partnerships and mergers in the semiconductor and electronics industries have occurred, and more are likely. Partnerships and mergers can reduce the aggregate level of purchases of EDA software, including our products and services, by the companies involved.

These trends, if sustained, could have an adverse effect on the EDA industry, including the demand for our products and services.

Businesses we have acquired or that we may acquire in the future may not perform as we project.

We have acquired a number of companies in recent years, and as part of our efforts to expand our product and services offerings, we may acquire additional companies. During fiscal 2002, we acquired Avant!, inSilicon and Co-Design. During fiscal 2003, we acquired Numerical, InnoLogic Systems, Inc., and the verification IP assets of Qualis, Inc. Bidding for future acquisitions may be intense, which may make it difficult for us to acquire additional companies at acceptable prices, if at all.

In addition to direct costs, acquisitions pose a number of risks, including:

Potential dilution of our earnings per share;

Problems in integrating the acquired products into our business;

Difficulties in retaining key employees and integrating those employees into our company;

Challenges in ensuring acquired products and the development practices of employees of acquired companies meet our quality standards;

Failure to realize expected synergies or cost savings;

Failure of acquired products to achieve projected sales;

Drain on management time for acquisition-related activities;

Adverse effects on customer buying patterns or relationships; and

Assumption of unknown liabilities.

While we review proposed acquisitions carefully and strive to negotiate terms that are favorable to us, we can provide no assurances that any acquisition will have a positive effect on our performance. Furthermore, if we later determine we cannot use or sell an acquired product or technology, we could be required to write down the goodwill associated with such product or technology; these writedowns, if significant, could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

Stagnation of foreign economies, foreign exchange rate fluctuations or other international issues could adversely affect our performance.

During fiscal 2003, we derived 43% of our revenue from outside North America, as compared to 35% during fiscal 2002. Foreign sales are vulnerable to regional or worldwide economic, political and health conditions, including the effects of international political conflict and hostilities and the outbreak of diseases such as SARS. In particular, continued weakness in the telecommunications equipment business would adversely impact many of our largest European-based customers and which would cause them to curtail their EDA investments. While our sales in Japan were relatively strong during fiscal 2003, the Japanese economy remains generally weak and future growth is thus difficult to predict. Furthermore, achievement of our overall orders and revenue plans assume sales growth in the Asia Pacific region, which may not occur if growth in the rest of the world’s economies does not accelerate.

Our operating results are subject to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. Our revenues and operating results are adversely affected when the U.S. dollar weakens relative to other currencies, particularly the

Euro, and to a lesser extent, the Japanese yen. If the U.S. dollar should continue to weaken in fiscal 2004 relative to other currencies, particularly the Euro, our revenues and operating results will be adversely affected. Exchange rates are subject to significant and rapid fluctuations, and therefore we cannot predict the prospective impact of exchange rate fluctuations on our business, operating results and financial condition.

A failure to recruit and retain key employees would have a material adverse effect on our ability to compete.

To be successful, we must attract and retain key technical, sales and managerial employees, including those who join Synopsys in connection with acquisitions. There are a limited number of qualified EDA and IC design engineers, and competition for these individuals is intense. Companies in the EDA industry and in the general electronics industry value experience at Synopsys. Accordingly, our employees, including employees who have joined Synopsys in connection with acquisitions, are often recruited aggressively by our competitors, and to a lesser extent, our customers. In the past, we have had high employee turnover, which may recur in the future. Our failure to recruit and retain key technical, sales and managerial personnel could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We issue stock options as a key component of our overall compensation. Recently enacted regulations of the Nasdaq National Market regarding stockholder approval of equity compensation plans could make it more difficult for us to grant stock options to employees in the future. In addition, the FASB and other regulatory bodies have proposed changes to generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) that may require us to adopt a different method of determining the compensation expense for our employee stock options. Because of these enacted and proposed changes, it is possible that we may in the future incur increased cash compensation costs as a substitute for reduced stock option grants, may lose top employees to non-public, start-up companies or may generally find it more difficult to attract, retain and motivate employees, any one of which could materially and adversely affect our business.

Product errors or defects could expose us to liability and harm our reputation.

Despite extensive testing prior to releasing our products, software products frequently contain errors or defects, especially when first introduced, when new versions are released or when integrated with technologies developed by acquired companies. Product errors could affect the performance or interoperability of our products, could delay the development or release of new products or new versions of products, and could adversely affect market acceptance or perception of our products. Errors or delays in releasing new products or new versions of products could cause us to lose revenues or market share, increase our service costs, subject us to liability for damages and divert our resources from other tasks, any one of which could adversely affect our business and operating results.

Failing to protect our proprietary technology would have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

Our success depends in part upon protecting our proprietary technology. To protect this technology we rely on agreements with customers, employees and others and on intellectual property laws worldwide. We can provide no assurances that these agreements will not be breached, that we would have adequate remedies for any breach or that our trade secrets will not otherwise become known or be independently developed by competitors. Moreover, certain foreign countries do not currently provide effective legal protection for intellectual property; our ability to prevent the unauthorized use of our products in those countries is therefore limited. If we do not obtain or maintain appropriate patent, copyright or trade secret protection, for any reason, or cannot fully defend our intellectual property rights in certain jurisdictions, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

We have a policy of aggressively pursuing action against companies or individuals that wrongfully appropriate or use our products and technologies. However, there can be no assurance that these actions will be successful.

From time to time we are subject to claims that our products infringe on third party intellectual property rights.

Under our customer agreements and other license agreements, in many cases we offer to indemnify our customer if the licensed products infringe on a third party’s intellectual property rights. As a result, we are from time to time subject to claims that our products infringe on these third party rights. For example, we are currently defending some of our customers against claims that their use of one of our products infringes a patent held by a Japanese electronics company. We believe this claim is without merit and will continue to vigorously pursue this defense.

These types of claims can result in costly and time-consuming litigation, require us to enter into royalty arrangements, subject us to damages or injunctions restricting our sale of products, require us to refund license fees to our customers or to forgo future payments or require us to redesign certain of our products, any one of which could materially and adversely affect our business.

We are subject to changes in financial accounting standards, which may affect our reported financial results or the way we conduct business.

Accounting policies affecting software revenue recognition have been the subject of frequent interpretations, significantly effecting the way we license our products. As a result of the enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the review of accounting policies by the SEC and national and international accounting standards bodies, the frequency of accounting policy changes may accelerate. Future changes in financial accounting standards, including pronouncements relating to revenue recognition, may have a significant effect on our reported results, including reporting of transactions completed before the effective date of the changes.

The FASB and various federal legislative proposals have proposed changes to GAAP that may require us to adopt a different method of determining the compensation expense for our employee stock options. Synopsys currently uses the intrinsic value method to measure compensation expense for stock-based awards to our employees. Under this standard, we generally do not consider stock option grants issued under our employee stock option plans to be compensation when the exercise price of the stock option is equal to the fair market value on the date of grant. If any change to GAAP is adopted that requires us to adopt a different method of determining the compensation expense for our employee stock options, our reported results of operations may be adversely affected.

An unfavorable government review of our tax returns or changes in our effective tax rates could adversely affect our operating results.

Our operations are subject to income and transaction taxes in the United States and in multiple foreign jurisdictions. We exercise judgment in determining our worldwide provision for income taxes, and in the ordinary course of our business, there may be transactions and calculations where the ultimate tax determination is uncertain. In addition, we are undergoing an audit of our federal income taxes for fiscal 2001. Although we believe our tax estimates are reasonable, we can provide no assurance that any final determination in the audit will not be materially different than the treatment reflected in our historical income tax provisions and accruals. If additional taxes are assessed as a result of an audit or litigation, there could be a material effect on our income tax provision and net income in the period or periods for which that determination is made.

Computer viruses, intrusion attempts on our information technology infrastructure and denial of service attacks could seriously disrupt our business operations.

Recently, “hackers” and others have created a number of computer viruses or otherwise initiated “denial of service” attacks on computer networks and systems. Our information technology infrastructure is regularly subject to various attacks and intrusion efforts of differing seriousness and sophistication. While we diligently maintain our information technology infrastructure and continuously implement protections against such viruses

or intrusions, if our defensive measures fail or should similar defensive measures by our customers fail, our business could be materially and adversely affected.

We have adopted anti-takeover provisions, which may delay or prevent changes in control of management.

We have a number of provisions that could have anti-takeover effects. In 1997, our Board of Directors adopted a Preferred Shares Rights Plan, commonly referred to as a “poison pill.” In addition, our Board of Directors has the authority, without further action by our stockholders, to issue additional shares of common stock, to fix the rights and preferences of authorized but undesignated shares of preferred stock, and to issue shares of such preferred stock. These and other provisions of Synopsys’ Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws and the Delaware General Corporation Law may deter hostile takeovers or delay or prevent changes in control of Synopsys management, including transactions in which Synopsys’ stockholders might otherwise receive a premium for their shares over then current market prices.

If export controls affecting our products are expanded, our business will be adversely affected.

The U.S. Department of Commerce regulates the sale and shipment of certain technologies by U.S. companies to foreign countries. To date, we believe we have successfully complied with applicable export regulations. However, if the U.S. Department of Commerce places significant export controls on our existing, future or acquired products, our business would be materially and adversely affected.

Terrorist acts and acts of war may seriously harm our financial condition and results of operations.

Terrorist acts or acts of war (wherever located around the world) may damage or disrupt Synopsys, our employees, facilities, partners, suppliers, or customers or cause unpredictable swings in foreign currency exchange rates, all of which could significantly impact our results of operations and expenses and financial condition. The potential for future terrorist attacks, the national and international responses to terrorist attacks or perceived threats to national security, and other acts of war or hostility have created many economic and political uncertainties that could adversely affect our business and results of operations in ways we cannot presently predict. We are predominantly uninsured for losses and interruptions caused by acts of war.

Item 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Interest Rate Risk.    Our exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to our short-term investment portfolio. The primary objective of our investment activities is to preserve the principal while at the same time maximizing yields without significantly increasing the risk. To achieve this objective, we maintain our portfolio of cash equivalents and investments in a mix of tax-exempt and taxable instruments that meet high credit quality standards, as specified in our investment policy. None of our investments are held for trading purposes. Our policy also limits the amount of credit exposure to any one issue, issuer and type of instrument.

The following table presents the carrying value and related weighted-average total return for our investment portfolio. The carrying value approximates fair value as of October 31, 2003. In accordance with our investment policy, the weighted-average maturities of our total invested funds do not exceed one year.

   

Carrying

Amount


  

Weighted-
Average

After Tax

Return


 
   (in thousands)    

Short-term investments—fixed rate (U.S.)

  $174,049  1.69%

Money market funds—variable rate (U.S.)

   305,926  0.79%

Cash deposits and money market funds—variable rate (International)

   147,178  0.94%
   

    

Total interest bearing instruments

  $627,153  1.08%
   

    

As of October 31, 2003, the stated maturities of our current investments are $36.6 million within one year, $84.0 million within one to five years, $13.8 million within five to ten years and $39.6 million after ten years. These investments are generally classified as available-for-sale and are recorded on the balance sheet at fair market value with unrealized gains or losses reported as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax. Realized gains and losses on sales of short-term investments have not been material.

Our strategic investment portfolio consists of minority equity investments in publicly traded companies and investments in privately held companies. The securities of publicly traded companies are generally classified as available-for-sale securities accounted for under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 115,Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities, and are reported at fair value, with unrealized gains or losses, net of tax, recorded as a component of other comprehensive income in stockholders’ equity. The cost basis of securities sold is based on the specific identification method. These securities of privately held companies are reported at the lower of cost or fair value.

See Note 5 of ourNotes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Datafor additional information on investment maturity dates, long-term debt and equity price risk related to our long-term investments and carrying value and write-downs of our strategic investments.

Foreign Currency Risk.    The functional currency of each of Synopsys’ foreign subsidiaries is the foreign subsidiary’s local currency, except for our principal Irish subsidiary whose functional currency is the U.S. dollar. At the present time, we hedge only (i) those currency exposures associated with certain assets and liabilities denominated in non-functional currencies, and (ii) forecasted accounts receivable, backlog and accounts payable denominated in non-functional currencies. Our hedging activities are intended to offset the impact of currency fluctuations on the value of these balances. The success of these activities depends upon the accuracy of our estimates of balances denominated in various currencies. We do not attempt to hedge operating expenses denominated in any foreign currency. Looking forward, to the extent our estimates of various balances denominated in non-functional currencies prove inaccurate, then we will not be completely hedged, and we will record a gain or loss, depending upon the nature and extent of such inaccuracy. We can provide no assurances that our hedging transactions will be effective.

Foreign currency contracts entered into in connection with our hedging activities contain credit risk in that the counterparty may be unable to meet the terms of the agreements. We have limited these agreements to major financial institutions to reduce this credit risk. Furthermore, we monitor the potential risk of loss with any one financial institution. We do not enter into forward contracts for speculative purposes.

Effective May 4, 2003, we changed the functional reporting currency of our principal Irish subsidiary from the Euro to the U.S. dollar because an increasing percentage of that subsidiary’s sales in Europe and Asia, and the resulting accounts receivable, are denominated in U.S. dollars. The expenses of our Irish subsidiary, which manages all of our European offices, are predominantly in Euros. The accounts receivable and the expenses of our Japanese subsidiary are denominated in yen.

The following table provides information about our foreign currency contracts as of October 31, 2003. Due to the short-term nature of these contracts, the contract rates approximate the weighted-average currency exchange rates as of October 31, 2003. These forward contracts mature in approximately thirty days, and contracts are rolled forward on a monthly basis to match firmly committed transactions.

   USD Amount

  Contract Rate

   (in thousands)   

Forward Net Contract Values:

       

Japanese yen

  $102,678  109.2300

Euro

   9,062  0.8569

Canadian dollar

   7,084  1.3157

British pound sterling

   5,531  0.5916

Israeli shekel

   1,986  4.5011

Korean won

   2,419  1190.0000

Singapore dollar

   936  1.7458

Taiwan dollar

   3,784  33.9600

Hong Kong dollar

   5,281  7.7517

Chinese renminbi

   4,343  8.2729
   

   
   $143,104   
   

   

Net unrealized gains of approximately $19.3 million and $10.0 million, net of tax on the outstanding forward contracts, as of October 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively, are included in accumulated other comprehensive income on the consolidated balance sheet. Net unrealized losses, net of tax on the outstanding forward contracts, as of October 31, 2001 were not material. Net cash inflows on maturing forward contracts during fiscal 2003 were $37.7 million.

Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

REPORT OF KPMG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

The Board of Directors and

Shareholders of Synopsys, Inc.:

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Synopsys, Inc. and subsidiaries (the Company) as of October 31, 2003 and 2002, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and comprehensive income (loss), and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended October 31, 2003. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Synopsys, Inc. and subsidiaries as of October 31, 2003 and 2002, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended October 31, 2003, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

As discussed in note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, effective November 1, 2002, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142,Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Mountain View, California

November 24, 2003

SYNOPSYS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except par value)

   October 31,

 
   2003

  2002

 

ASSETS

         

Current assets:

         

Cash and cash equivalents

  $524,308  $312,580 

Short-term investments

   174,049   102,153 
   


 


Total cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

   698,357   414,733 

Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $8,295 and $11,565, respectively

   200,998   207,206 

Deferred income taxes

   248,425   282,867 

Income taxes receivable

   72,124   2,038 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

   19,302   22,471 
   


 


Total current assets

   1,239,206   929,315 

Property and equipment, net

   184,313   185,040 

Long-term investments

   8,595   39,386 

Goodwill, net

   550,732   434,554 

Intangible assets, net

   285,583   355,334 

Other assets

   38,924   35,085 
   


 


Total assets

  $2,307,353  $1,978,714 
   


 


LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

         

Current liabilities:

         

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

  $204,226  $248,212 

Accrued income taxes

   201,855   169,912 

Deferred revenue

   398,878   359,245 
   


 


Total current liabilities

   804,959   777,369 

Deferred compensation and other liabilities

   47,390   36,387 

Long-term deferred revenue

   21,594   51,477 

Stockholders’ equity:

         

Common stock, $0.01 par value; 400,000 shares authorized; 155,837 and 147,124 shares outstanding, respectively

   1,560   1,470 

Additional paid-in capital

   1,198,421   1,038,651 

Retained earnings

   251,979   198,863 

Treasury stock, at cost; 662 and 5,482 shares, respectively

   (20,733)  (116,499)

Deferred stock compensation

   (7,170)  (8,858)

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

   9,353   (146)
   


 


Total stockholders’ equity

   1,433,410   1,113,481 
   


 


Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

  $2,307,353  $1,978,714 
   


 


See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

SYNOPSYS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share data)

   Year Ended October 31,

 
   2003

  2002

  2001

 

Revenue:

             

Upfront license

  $298,280  $245,193  $163,924 

Service

   260,679   287,747   341,833 

Time-based license

   618,024   373,594   174,593 
   

  


 


Total revenue

   1,176,983   906,534   680,350 

Cost of revenue:

             

Upfront license

   15,950   15,319   20,479 

Service

   77,996   78,167   79,747 

Time-based license

   53,515   45,737   29,896 

Amortization of intangible assets and deferred stock compensation

   92,856   33,936    
   

  


 


Total cost of revenue

   240,317   173,159   130,122 
   

  


 


Gross margin

   936,666   733,375   550,228 

Operating expenses:

             

Research and development

   285,880   225,545   189,831 

Sales and marketing

   310,692   264,809   273,954 

General and administrative

   90,021   78,461   69,682 

Integration

      128,528    

In-process research and development

   19,850   87,700    

Amortization of goodwill, intangible assets and deferred stock compensation

   35,318   28,649   17,012 
   

  


 


Total operating expenses

   741,761   813,692   550,479 
   

  


 


Operating income (loss)

   194,905   (80,317)  (251)

Other income (expense), net

   24,084   (208,623)  83,784 
   

  


 


Income (loss) before provision (benefit) for income taxes

   218,989   (288,940)  83,533 

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

   69,265   (88,947)  26,731 
   

  


 


Net income (loss)

  $149,724  $(199,993) $56,802 
   

  


 


Basic earnings (loss) per share:

             

Net income (loss) per share

  $0.99  $(1.50) $0.47 

Weighted-average common shares

   151,251   133,616   121,202 
   

  


 


Diluted earnings (loss) per share:

             

Net income (loss) per share

  $0.95  $(1.50) $0.44 

Weighted-average common shares and dilutive stock options outstanding

   158,326   133,616   129,318 
   

  


 


See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

SYNOPSYS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(in thousands)

  Common Stock

  Additional
Paid-In
Capital


  Retained
Earnings


  Treasury
Stock


  Deferred
Compensation


  Comprehensive
Income (Loss)


  Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)


  Total

 
  Shares

  Amount

        

Balance at October 31, 2000

 125,754  $1,258  $558,087  $405,419  $(329,493)        $47,558  $682,829 

Components of comprehensive income:

                                   

Net income

          56,802        $56,802      56,802 

Unrealized loss on investments, net of tax of $2,644

                   (4,063)        

Reclassification adjustment on unrealized gains on investments, net of tax of $21,647

                   (33,713)        

Foreign currency translation adjustment

                   (5,669)        
                         


        

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

                         (43,445)  (43,445)  (43,445)
                         


        

Total comprehensive income

                        $13,357         
                         


        

Acquisition of treasury stock

 (13,234)  (132)  132      (331,882)            (331,882)

Stock issued under stock option and stock purchase plans

 6,336   64   596   (25,559)  130,258             105,359 

Tax benefits associated with exercise of stock options

       15,993                   15,993 
  

 


 


 


 


 


     


 


Balance at October 31, 2001

 118,856  $1,190  $574,808  $436,662  $(531,117) $      $4,113  $485,656 

Components of comprehensive income:

                                   

Net loss

          (199,993)       $(199,993)     (199,993)

Unrealized gain on investments, net of tax of $5,045

                   7,753         

Unrealized gain on currency contracts, net of tax of $4,218

                   6,482         

Reclassification adjustment on unrealized gains on investments, net of tax of $3,095

                   (13,738)        

Foreign currency translation adjustment

                   (4,756)        
                         


        

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

                         (4,259)  (4,259)  (4,259)
                         


        

Total comprehensive loss

                        $(204,252)        
                         


        

Acquisition of Avant! Corporation

 29,060   290   434,921      431,312   (8,102)         858,421 

Amortization of deferred stock compensation related to acquisitions

       (83)        1,605          1,522 

Acquisition of treasury stock

 (7,768)  (78)  78      (171,678)            (171,678)

Stock options assumed in connection with acquisition of inSilicon and Co-Design

       5,929         (2,361)         3,568 

Stock issued under stock option and stock purchase plans

 6,976   68   3,538   (37,806)  154,984             120,784 

Tax benefits associated with exercise of stock options

       19,460                   19,460 
  

 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Balance at October 31, 2002

 147,124  $1,470  $1,038,651  $198,863  $(116,499) $(8,858)     $(146) $1,113,481 

SYNOPSYS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) - continued

(in thousands)

   Common Stock

  Additional
Paid-In
Capital


  Retained
Earnings


  Treasury
Stock


  Deferred
Compensation


  Comprehensive
Income (Loss)


  Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)


  Total

 
   Shares

  Amount

        

Balance Forward:

                                    

Balance at October 31, 2002

  147,124  $1,470  $1,038,651  $198,863  $(116,499) $(8,858)     $(146) $1,113,481 

Components of comprehensive income:

                                    

Net income

           149,724        $149,724      149,724 

Unrealized gain on investments, net of tax of $2,370

                    3,663         

Unrealized gain on currency contracts, net of tax of $12,426

                    19,204         

Reclassification adjustment on unrealized gains on investments, net of tax of $7,546

                    (11,644)        

Reclassification on unrealized gains on currency contracts, net of tax of $4,115

                    (6,359)        

Foreign currency translation adjustment

                    4,635         
                          


        

Accumulated other comprehensive income

                          9,499   9,499   9,499 
                          


        

Total comprehensive income

                         $159,223         
                          


        

Amortization of deferred stock compensation related to acquisitions, net of forfeitures

        (1,888)        6,884          4,996 

Acquisition of treasury stock

  (9,407)  (94)  94      (260,746)            (260,746)

Stock options assumed in connection with acquisition of Numerical

        21,696         (5,196)         16,500 

Stock issued under stock option and stock purchase plans

  18,120   184   74,840   (96,608)  356,512             334,928 

Tax benefits associated with exercise of stock options

        65,028                   65,028 
   

 


 


 


 


 


     


 


Balance at October 31, 2003

  155,837  $1,560  $1,198,421  $251,979  $(20,733) $(7,170)     $9,353  $1,433,410 
   

 


 


 


 


 


     


 


See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

SYNOPSYS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

   Year Ended October 31,

 
   2003

  2002

  2001

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

             

Net income (loss)

  $149,724  $(199,993) $56,802 

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

             

Amortization and depreciation

   184,110   116,100   65,162 

Provision for doubtful accounts

   (1,577)  7,042   5,759 

Write-down of long term investments

   4,525   11,326   5,848 

Write-down of land and property

      14,712    

Gain on sale of long-term investments

   (22,366)  (21,299)  (57,080)

Write-down of goodwill and intangible assets

      3,785   2,200 

Deferred income taxes

   (30,503)  (128,167)  (58,831)

Net change in unrealized gains and losses on foreign exchange contracts

   18,107       

Deferred rent

   1,725   2,804    

In-process research and development

   19,850   87,700    

Non-cash gain on sale of Silicon Libraries

         (10,580)

Non-cash compensation expense

      1,761    

Tax benefit associated with stock options

   65,028   19,460   15,993 

Net changes in operating assets and liabilities:

             

Accounts receivable

   7,183   5,275   (5,190)

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

   66,289   2,930   (231)

Other assets

   (9,055)  (14,814)  (1,754)

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

   (31,840)  (77,546)  (8,072)

Accrued income taxes

   (44,510)  (20,974)  54,563 

Deferred revenue

   5,226   5,993   229,160 

Deferred compensation

   9,618   2,856   1,771 
   


 


 


Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

   391,534   (181,049)  295,520 
   


 


 


CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

             

Proceeds from sales and maturities of short-term investments

   253,828   876,298   2,003,589 

Purchases of short-term investments

   (325,386)  (769,102)  (1,927,784)

Proceeds from sales of long-term investments

   34,951   56,033   77,777 

Purchases of long-term investments

   (1,213)  (5,472)  (12,076)

Proceeds from sale of Silicon Libraries

         4,122 

Purchases of property and equipment

   (50,148)  (48,755)  (82,490)

Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash received

   (167,744)  168,311    

Intangible assets, net

         (313)

Capitalization of software development costs

   (2,616)  (1,592)  (1,000)
   


 


 


Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

   (258,328)  275,721   61,825 
   


 


 


CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

             

Principal payments on debt obligations

         (6,162)

Issuances of common stock

   334,928   119,868   105,359 

Purchases of treasury stock

   (260,746)  (171,677)  (331,882)
   


 


 


Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

   74,182   (51,809)  (232,685)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

   4,340   (1,979)  (5,669)
   


 


 


Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

   211,728   40,884   118,991 

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year

   312,580   271,696   152,705 
   


 


 


Cash and cash equivalents, end of year

  $524,308  $312,580  $271,696 
   


 


 


SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:

             

Cash paid during the year for:

             

Income taxes

  $36,055  $70,750  $25,262 

Non-cash transactions:

             

Issuance of stock and options in exchange for net assets of Avant!

  $  $858,421  $ 

Issuance of notes payable in Co-Design acquisition

  $  $4,770  $ 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

SYNOPSYS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1. Description of Business

Synopsys, Inc. (Synopsys or the Company) is the world market leader in electronic design automation (EDA) software for semiconductor design. The Company delivers technology-leading semiconductor design and verification platforms to global electronics companies enabling development of complex systems-on-a-chip (SoCs). Synopsys also provides intellectual property and design services to simplify the design process and to accelerate time to market for its customers.

Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Fiscal Year End.    The Company has a fiscal year that ends on the Saturday nearest October 31. Fiscal 2003 and 2002 were 52-week years and fiscal 2001 was a 53-week year. Fiscal 2004 will be a 52-week year. For presentation purposes, the consolidated financial statements and notes refer to the calendar month end.

Principles of Consolidation.    The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and all of its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

Foreign Currency Translation.    The functional currency of each of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries is the foreign subsidiary’s local currency except for the Company’s principal Irish subsidiary, whose functional currency is the United States (U.S.) dollar. Non-functional currency monetary balances are remeasured into the functional currency of the subsidiary with any related gain or loss recorded in earnings. The Company translates assets and liabilities of its foreign operations into U.S. dollars at exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date. The Company translates income and expense items at average exchange rates for the period. Accumulated net translation adjustments are reported in stockholders’ equity, net of tax, as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income.

Use of Estimates.    To prepare financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles, management must make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Fair Values of Financial Instruments.    The fair value of the Company’s cash, short-term investments, accounts receivable, long-term investments, forward contracts relating to certain investments in equity securities, accounts payable, long-term debt and foreign currency contracts, approximates the carrying amount, which is the amount for which the instrument could be exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties.

Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments.    The Company classifies investments with original maturities of three months or less when acquired as cash equivalents. All of the Company’s cash equivalents and short-term investments are classified as available-for-sale and are reported at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses included in stockholders’ equity as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax. The cost of securities sold is based on the specific identification method and realized gains and losses are included in other income (expense), net. The Company has cash equivalents and investments with various high quality institutions and, by policy, limits the amount of credit exposure to any one institution.

Concentration of Credit Risk.    The Company sells its products worldwide primarily to customers in the global electronics market. The Company performs on-going credit evaluations of its customers’ financial condition and generally does not require collateral. The Company establishes reserves for potential credit losses and such losses have been within management’s expectations and have not been material in any year.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts and Sales Returns.    The Company establishes reserves for potential credit losses including a specific reserve for any particular receivable when collectibility is not probable. In addition, the Company provides a general reserve on all accounts receivable based on a specified range of percentages of the outstanding balance in each aged group. Such losses have been within management’s expectations and have not been material in any year. The following table provides a rollforward of the changes in the allowance for doubtful accounts and sales returns.

Fiscal Year


  

Balance at

Beginning

of Period


  

Additions
(Deductions)

Charged to
(Removed from)

Expense


  Deductions(1)

  

Balance at

End of

Period


   (in thousands)

2003

  $11,565  $(1,577) $1,693  $8,295

2002

  $11,027  $7,042  $6,504  $11,565

2001

  $9,539  $5,759  $4,271  $11,027

(1)Accounts written off, net of recoveries.

Income Taxes.    The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method. Under the asset and liability method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.

Property and Equipment.    Property and equipment is recorded at cost. Assets are depreciated using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives ranging from three to five years. Leasehold improvements are depreciated using the straight-line method over the remaining term of the lease or the economic useful life of the asset, whichever is shorter. The cost of repairs and maintenance is charged to operations as incurred and was $15.1 million, $11.9 million and $10.5 million in fiscal 2003, 2002 and 2001, respectively. A detail of property and equipment is as follows:

   October 31,

 
   2003

  2002

 
   (in thousands) 

Computer and other equipment

  $316,985  $279,239 

Buildings

   21,821   21,821 

Furniture and fixtures

   27,629   26,446 

Land

   42,754   42,754 

Leasehold improvements

   66,566   61,796 
   


 


    475,755   432,056 

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization

   (291,442)  (247,016)
   


 


Total property and equipment, net

  $184,313  $185,040 
   


 


Software Development Costs.    Capitalization of software development costs begins upon the establishment of technological feasibility, which is generally the completion of a working prototype. Software development costs capitalized were $2.6 million, $1.6 million and $1.0 million in fiscal 2003, 2002 and 2001, respectively. Amortization of software development costs is computed based on the straight-line method over the software’s estimated economic life of approximately two years. The Company recorded amortization of $1.6 million, $1.1 million and $1.0 million in fiscal 2003, 2002 and 2001, respectively.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets.    Goodwill represents the excess of the aggregate purchase price over the fair value of the tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired by the Company. Intangible assets consist of purchased technology, contract rights intangibles, customer installed base/relationship, trademarks and tradenames, covenants not to compete, customer backlog and capitalized software.Intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives which range from three to ten years. Amortization of intangible assets was $123.2 million, $61.1 million and $17.0 million in fiscal 2003, 2002 and 2001, respectively.

In fiscal 2002, the Company recognized an aggregate impairment charge of $3.8 million to reduce the amount of certain intangible assets associated with prior acquisitions to their estimated fair value. Approximately $3.7 million and $0.1 million are included in integration expense and amortization of intangible assets, respectively, on the statement of operations. The impairment charge is primarily attributable to certain technology acquired from and goodwill related to the acquisition of Stanza, Inc. (Stanza) in 1999. The Company determined that it would not allocate future resources to assist in the market growth of this technology as products offered by Avant! Corporation (Avant!) provide customers with similar capabilities as well as additional functionality. As a result, the Company does not anticipate any future sales of the Stanza product.

In fiscal 2001, the Company recognized an aggregate impairment charge of $2.2 million to reduce the amount of certain intangible assets associated with prior acquisitions to their estimated fair value. Approximately $1.8 million and $0.4 million are included in cost of revenues and amortization of intangible assets, respectively, on the statement of operations. The impairment charge is attributable to certain technology acquired from and goodwill related to the acquisition of Eagle Design Automation, Inc. (Eagle) in 1997. The Company determined that it would not allocate future resources to assist in the market growth of this technology. As a result, the Company does not anticipate any future sales of the Eagle product.

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities.    Accounts payable and accrued liabilities consist of:

   October 31,

   2003

  2002

   (in thousands)

Payroll and related benefits

  $122,137  $106,155

Acquisition related costs

   4,627   66,874

Other accrued liabilities

   65,687   56,544

Accounts payable

   11,775   18,639
   

  

Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities

  $204,226  $248,212
   

  

Deferred Compensation Plan.    The Company maintains a deferred compensation plan (the Plan) which permits certain employees to defer up to 50% of their annual cash base compensation or 100% of their annual cash variable compensation. Distributions from the Plan are generally payable upon cessation of employment over five to 15 years or as a lump sum payment at the option of the employee. Undistributed amounts under the Plan are subject to the claims of the Company’s creditors. As of October 31, 2003 and 2002, the invested amounts under the Plan total $31.3 million and $22.8 million, respectively, and are recorded as a long-term asset on the Company’s balance sheet. As of October 31, 2003 and 2002, the Company has recorded $32.5 million and $22.9 million, respectively, as a long-term liability to recognize undistributed amounts due to employees.

Stock Split.    On September 23, 2003, the Company completed a two-for-one stock split in the form of a stock dividend. All common share and per share data for all periods presented have been adjusted to reflect the stock split.

Other Comprehensive Income.    The Company records comprehensive income in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 130,Reporting Comprehensive Income, which establishes standards for reporting and displaying comprehensive net income and its components in the financial statements. Comprehensive income, as defined, includes all changes in equity during a period from non-owner sources, such as accumulated net translation adjustments, unrealized gains on certain foreign currency forward contracts that qualify as cash flow hedges and reclassification adjustments related to unrealized gains on investments. Reclassification adjustments decrease other comprehensive income for gains on the sale of available-for-sale securities realized during the current year and are included in other comprehensive income as unrealized holding gains in the period in which such unrealized gains arose.

Revenue Recognition.    Synopsys has designed and implemented revenue recognition policies in accordance with Statement of Position (SOP) 97-2, Software Revenue Recognition, as amended by SOP 98-9, Modification of SOP 97-2, Software Revenue Recognition, With Respect to Certain Transactions, and SOP 98-4, Deferral of the Effective Date of a Provision of SOP 97-2, Software Revenue Recognition.

With respect to software sales, Synopsys utilizes three license types:

Technology Subscription Licenses (TSLs), which are for a finite term, on average approximately three years, and generally provide the customer limited rights to receive, or to exchange certain quantities of licensed software for, unspecified future technology. Post-contract customer support (maintenance or PCS) is bundled for the term of the license and not charged for separately.

Term licenses, which are also for a finite term, usually two to three years, but do not provide the customer any rights to receive, or to exchange licensed software for, unspecified future technology. Customers purchase maintenance separately for the first year and may renew annually for the balance of the term. The annual maintenance fee is typically calculated as a percentage of the net license fee.

Perpetual licenses, which continue as long as the customer renews maintenance, plus an additional 20 years. Perpetual licenses do not provide the customer any rights to receive, or to exchange licensed software for, unspecified future technology. Customers purchase maintenance separately for the first year and may renew annually. The annual maintenance fee for purchases under $2 million is typically calculated as a percentage of the list price of the licensed software; for purchases over $2 million, the annual maintenance fee is typically calculated as a percentage of the net license fee.

The Company reports revenue in three categories: upfront license revenue, time-based license revenue and services.

Upfront license revenue includes:

Perpetual licenses.    The Company recognizes the perpetual license fee in full if, upon shipment of the software, payment terms require the customer to pay at least 75% of the perpetual license fee within one year from shipment.

Upfront term licenses.    The Company recognizes the term license fee in full if, upon shipment of the software, payment terms require the customer to pay at least 75% of the term license fee within one year from shipment.

Time-based license revenue includes:

Technology Subscription Licenses.    The Company typically recognizes revenue from TSL license fees (which include bundled maintenance) ratably over the term of the license period. However, where extended payment terms (as discussed below) are offered under the license arrangement, the

Company recognizes revenue from TSL license fees in an amount that is the lesser of the ratable portion of the entire fee or customer installments as they become due and payable.

Term Licenses with Extended Payment Terms.    For term licenses where less than 75% of the term license fee is due within one year from shipment, the Company recognizes revenue as customer installments become due and payable.

Services revenue includes:

Maintenance Fees Associated with Perpetual and Term Licenses.    The Company generally recognizes revenue from maintenance associated with perpetual and term licenses ratably over the maintenance term.

Consulting and Training Fees.    The Company generally recognizes revenue from consulting and training services as services are performed.

The Company allocates revenue on software arrangements involving multiple elements to each element based on the relative fair values of the elements. The Company’s determination of fair value of each element in multiple element arrangements is based on vendor-specific objective evidence (VSOE). The Company limits its assessment of VSOE for each element to the price charged when the same element is sold separately.

The Company has analyzed all of the elements included in its multiple-element arrangements and determined that it has sufficient VSOE to allocate revenue to the maintenance components of its perpetual and term license products and to consulting. Accordingly, assuming all other revenue recognition criteria are met, revenue from perpetual and term licenses is recognized upon delivery using the residual method in accordance with SOP 98-9 and revenue from maintenance is recognized ratably over the maintenance term.

Customers occasionally request the right to convert their existing TSLs to perpetual licenses. Customers pay an incremental fee to convert the TSL to a perpetual license, which the Company recognizes upon contract signing, in accordance with AICPA Technical Practice Aid (TPA) 5100.74, assuming all other revenue recognition criteria have been met. In some situations, the contract converting the TSL to a perpetual term license is modified to such an extent that a new arrangement exists. The changes to the contract may include increases or decreases in the total technology under license, changes in payment terms, changes in license terms and other pertinent factors. In these situations, the Company accounts for all of the arrangement fees as a new sale and recognizes revenue when all other revenue recognition criteria have been met. The Company has a policy that defines the specific circumstances under which such transactions are accounted for as a new perpetual license sale.

The Company makes significant judgments related to revenue recognition. Specifically, in connection with each transaction involving its products (referred to as an “arrangement” in the accounting literature), the Company must evaluate whether: (i) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, (ii) delivery has occurred, (iii) its fee is fixed or determinable, and (iv) collectibility is probable. The Company applies these criteria as discussed below.

Persuasive Evidence of an Arrangement Exists.    The Company’s customary practice is to have a written contract, signed by both the customer and the Company, or a purchase order from those customers that have previously negotiated a standard end-user license arrangement or volume purchase agreement prior to recognizing revenue on an arrangement.

Delivery Has Occurred.    The Company delivers software to its customers physically or electronically. For physical deliveries, the standard transfer terms are typically FOB shipping point. For electronic deliveries, delivery occurs when the Company provides the customer access codes, or “keys,” that allow the customer to take immediate possession of the software on its hardware.

The Fee is Fixed or Determinable.    The Company’s standard payment terms require 75% or more of the arrangement fee to be paid within one year. Where these terms apply, the Company regards the fee as fixed or determinable, and the Company recognizes revenue upon delivery (assuming other revenue recognition criteria are met). If the payment terms do not meet this standard, which we refer to as “extended payment terms,” we do not consider the fee to be fixed or determinable and generally recognize revenue when customer installments are due and payable. In the case of a TSL, we recognize revenue ratably even if the fee is fixed or determinable, due to application of other revenue accounting guidelines.

Collectibility is Probable.    To recognize revenue, the Company must judge collectibility of the arrangement fees, which it does on a customer-by-customer basis pursuant to its credit review policy. The Company typically sells to customers with whom it has a history of successful collection. For a new customer, the Company evaluates the customer’s financial position and ability to pay and typically assigns a credit limit based on that review. The Company increases the credit limit only after it has established a successful collection history with the customer. If the Company determines at any time that collectibility is not probable based upon its credit review process or the customer’s payment history, the Company recognizes revenue on a cash-collected basis.

Earnings Per Share.    The Company computes basic earnings per share using the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. The Company computes diluted earnings per share using the weighted-average number of common shares and dilutive stock options outstanding during the period; the number of weighted-average dilutive stock options outstanding is computed using the treasury stock method. Due to the net loss incurred for fiscal 2002, the effect of employee stock options is anti-dilutive in that period.

The table below reconciles the weighted-average common shares used to calculate basic net income per share with the weighted-average common shares used to calculate diluted net income per share.

   Year Ended October 31,

   2003

  2002

  2001

   (in thousands)

Weighted-average common shares for basic net income (loss) per share

  151,251  133,616  121,202

Weighted-average dilutive stock options outstanding under the treasury stock method

  7,075    8,116
   
  
  

Weighted-average common shares for diluted net income (loss) per share

  158,326  133,616  129,318
   
  
  

The effect of dilutive employee stock options excludes approximately 12.0 million, 56.0 million and 7.6 million stock options for fiscal 2003, 2002 and 2001, respectively, which were anti-dilutive for net income per share calculations.

Stock-Based Compensation.    As permitted by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (SFAS 123),Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, the Company has elected to use the intrinsic value method prescribed by Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25 (APB 25),Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, to measure compensation expense for stock-based awards to employees. Accordingly, the Company generally recognizes no compensation expense with respect to stock-based awards to employees as awards are issued with exercise prices equal to the fair value of the common stock on the grant date. The Company has determined pro forma information regarding net income and earnings per share as if the Company had accounted for employee stock options under the fair value method as required by SFAS No. 123. The fair value of these stock-based awards to employees was

estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, assuming no expected dividends and using the following weighted-average assumptions:

   Year Ended October 31,

 
   2003

   2002

   2001

 
   Stock Option Plans 

Expected life (in years)

  5.1   4.9   4.4 

Risk-free interest rate

  2.9%  4.0%  4.8%

Volatility

  57.8%  59.0%  62.0%
   ESPP 

Expected life (in years)

  1.25   1.25   1.25 

Risk-free interest rate

  1.3%  2.1%  4.1%

Volatility

  58.6%  59.0%  62.0%

For pro forma purposes, the estimated fair value of the Company’s stock-based awards to employees is amortized over the options’ vesting period of four years and the ESPP’s six-month purchase period. The weighted-average estimated fair value of stock options issued during fiscal 2003, 2002 and 2001 was $13.06, $12.87 and $12.81 per share, respectively. The weighted-average estimated fair value of share purchase rights under the ESPP during fiscal 2003, 2002 and 2001 was $6.16, $7.49 and $6.16 per share, respectively. The Company’s pro forma net income and earnings per share data under SFAS No. 123 is as follows:

   Year Ended October 31,

 
   2003

  2002

  2001

 
   (in thousands, except per share amounts) 

Net income (loss), as reported under APB 25

  $149,724  $(199,993) $56,802 

Stock-based employee compensation included in net income (loss)

   4,996   1,522    

Stock-based employee compensation expense determined under the fair value based method for all awards, net of related tax effects

   (99,522)  (85,974)  (88,912)
   


 


 


Pro forma net income (loss) under SFAS 123

  $55,198  $(284,445) $(32,110)
   


 


 


Earnings (loss) per share—basic

             

As reported under APB 25

  $0.99  $(1.50) $0.47 

Pro forma under SFAS 123

  $0.36  $(2.13) $(0.26)

Earnings (loss) per share—diluted

             

As reported under APB 25

  $0.95  $(1.50) $0.44 

Pro forma under SFAS 123

  $0.36  $(2.13) $(0.26)

Foreign Currency Contracts.    The Company operates internationally and is exposed to potentially adverse movements in currency exchange rates. The Company enters into foreign currency forward contracts to reduce its exposure to foreign currency rate changes on non-functional currency denominated forecasted transactions and balance sheet positions. These foreign currency contracts are carried at fair value, have a duration of approximately 30 days and are denominated primarily in the Euro and the Japanese yen. As of October 31, 2003, 2002, and 2001, the Company had $143.1 million, $305.1 million and $72.2 million, respectively, of short-term foreign currency forward contracts outstanding. The contract value approximates fair value.

The components of the Company’s foreign currency forward contracts related to forecasted transactions are designated as cash flow hedges, with gains and losses recorded in stockholders’ equity and reclassified into earnings at the time the forecasted transactions occur. As of October 31, 2003, an unrealized gain of approximately $19.3 million is recorded in stockholders’ equity, net of tax, as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income. The maximum length of time over which the Company is hedging its exposure to the variability in future cash flows for forecasted transactions is approximately three years.

Hedging effectiveness is evaluated monthly using spot rates, with any gain or loss caused by hedging ineffectiveness reclassified to earnings as other income (expense). The premium/discount component of the forward contracts is amortized to other income (expense) and is not included in evaluating hedging effectiveness.

The earnings impact of gains and losses on foreign currency forward contracts, net of foreign currency remeasurement gains and losses, was immaterial for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2003, 2002, and 2001.

Effective May 4, 2003, the Company changed the functional reporting currency of its principal Irish subsidiary to the U.S. dollar from the Euro because an increasing percentage of its sales in Europe and Asia, and the resulting accounts receivable are denominated in U.S. dollars.

Reclassifications.    Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to current year presentation.

Effect of New Accounting Standards.    In May 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 150 (SFAS 150),Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of Both Liabilities and Equity. SFAS 150 establishes standards to classify and measure certain financial instruments with characteristics of both liabilities and equity. SFAS 150 is effective for financial instruments entered into or modified after May 31, 2003, and otherwise is effective at the beginning of the first interim period beginning after June 15, 2003. SFAS 150 is to be implemented by reporting the cumulative effect of a change in an accounting principle for financial instruments created before the issuance date of the statement and still existing at the beginning of the interim period of adoption. The Company adopted SFAS 150 as of the beginning of its fourth quarter. The adoption of SFAS 150 did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

In April 2003, the FASB issued Statements of Financial Accounting Standards No. 149 (SFAS 149),Amendment of Statement 133 on Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities. SFAS 149 amends and clarifies financial accounting and reporting for derivative instruments, including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts, and for hedging activities under FASB Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133,Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities. SFAS 149 is generally effective for contracts entered into or modified after June 30, 2003, and for hedging relationships designated after June 30, 2003. The adoption of SFAS 149 did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

In January 2003, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 46 (FIN 46),Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities. Variable interest entities are created for a single specified purpose, for example, to facilitate securitization, leasing, hedging, research and development, or other transactions or arrangements. This interpretation of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51,Consolidated Financial Statements, defines a variable interest entity and provides guidelines on identifying and assessing an enterprise’s interests in a variable interest entity in order to determine whether to consolidate that entity. Generally, FIN 46 applies to variable interest entities created after January 31, 2003 and to variable interest entities in which an enterprise obtains an interest after that date. For existing variable interest entities in which an enterprise holds a variable interest that it acquired before February 1, 2003, the provision of this interpretation will apply no later than the beginning of the first interim or annual reporting period beginning after June 15, 2003. The adoption of FIN 46 did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

In December 2002, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 148 (SFAS 148),Accounting for Stock-Based CompensationTransition and Disclosure. SFAS 148 amends FASB Statement No. 123,Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, to provide alternative methods of transition for a voluntary change to the fair value based method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation. In addition, SFAS 148 amends the disclosure requirements of SFAS 123 to require prominent disclosures in both annual and interim financial statements about the method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation and the effect of the

method used on reported results. The transition guidance and annual disclosure provisions of SFAS 148 are effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2002. The interim disclosure provisions are effective for financial reports containing financial statements for interim periods beginning after December 15, 2002. The Company adopted the disclosure provisions of SFAS 148 beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2003.

In November 2002, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 45 (FIN 45),Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others, which clarifies disclosure and recognition/measurement requirements related to certain guarantees. The disclosure requirements are effective for financial statements issued after December 15, 2002, and the recognition/measurement requirements are effective on a prospective basis for guarantees issued or modified after December 31, 2002. We typically warrant our products to be free from defects in media and to substantially conform to material specifications for a period of 90 days. We also indemnify our customers from third party claims of intellectual property infringement relating to the use of our products. Historically, costs related to these guarantees have not been significant, and we are unable estimate the potential impact of these guarantees on our future results of operations.

In July 2001, the FASB issued Statements of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142,Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. The Company adopted SFAS 142 on November 1, 2002 and ceased amortizing goodwill recorded for business combinations consummated prior to July 1, 2001. In addition, as of November 1, 2002, the Company assessed the useful lives and residual values of all acquired intangible assets recorded on the balance sheet and also tested goodwill for impairment per SFAS 142. In the Company’s impairment analysis, Synopsys determined it has one reporting unit. The Company completed the goodwill impairment review as of the beginning of fiscal 2003 and found no indicators of impairment. This impairment review was based on the fair value of the Company as determined by its market capitalization. All remaining and future acquired goodwill will be subject to an impairment test in the fourth quarter of each fiscal year. As of October 31, 2003, unamortized goodwill was $550.7 million, which, in accordance with SFAS 142, the Company will not amortize.

Note 3. Business Combinations and Divestitures

Purchase Combinations.    During fiscal 2003 and 2002, the Company made a number of purchase acquisitions. There were no purchase transactions during fiscal 2001. For each acquisition, the excess of the purchase price over the estimated value of the net tangible assets acquired was allocated to various intangible assets, consisting primarily of developed technology, customer- and contract-related assets and goodwill. The values assigned to developed technologies related to each acquisition were based upon future discounted cash flows related to the existing products’ projected income streams. The amounts allocated to purchased in-process research and development were determined through established valuation techniques in the high-technology industry and were expensed upon acquisition because technological feasibility had not been established and no future alternative uses existed.

Pro forma results of operations are presented only for certain material acquisitions since the effects of the remaining fiscal 2003 and 2002 acquisitions are not material to the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows for the periods presented. The consolidated financial statements include the operating results of each business from the date of acquisition.

Fiscal 2003 Acquisitions

Numerical Technologies, Inc. (Numerical).    On March 1, 2003, the Company completed its acquisition of Numerical.

Reasons for the Acquisition.    In approving the merger, management considered a number of factors, including its opinion that combining Numerical’s subwavelength, lithography-enabling solutions with Synopsys’ leading integrated circuit (IC) design solutions would enable Synopsys to further reduce costs and manufacturing risk for its customers as they create smaller, faster and more power-efficient ICs. The foregoing discussion of the

information and factors considered by the Board of Directors (the Board) is not intended to be exhaustive but includes the material factors considered by the Board.

Purchase Price.    The Company paid Numerical common stock holders $7.00 in cash in exchange for each share of Numerical common stock owned as of the merger date, or approximately $240.2 million. The total purchase consideration consisted of:

   (in thousands)

Cash paid for Numerical common stock

  $240,214

Acquisition-related costs

   10,044

Fair value of options to purchase Synopsys common stock issued, less $5.2 million representing the portion of the intrinsic value of Numerical’s unvested options applicable to the remaining vesting period

   16,500
   

   $266,758
   

Acquisition-related costs of $10.0 million consisted primarily of legal and accounting fees of $2.7 million and other directly related charges including $5.2 million in restructuring costs and $1.6 million in directors and officers liability insurance costs incurred to cover Numerical’s former officers and Board of Directors as required by the merger agreement. As of October 31, 2003, the Company had paid $8.3 million of the acquisition-related costs and $0.4 million of the original accrual was reversed. Of the balance remaining of $1.3 million as of October 31, 2003, $0.9 million represents facilities closure costs.

The following table summarizes the allocation of the purchase price for Numerical and the estimated amortization period for the acquired intangibles:

   (in thousands)

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

  $79,461

Accounts receivable

   4,904

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

   3,368

Identifiable intangible assets:

    

Core/developed technology(1)

   22,580

Customer relationships(2)

   20,120

Customer backlog(1)

   4,870

Goodwill

   140,102

Other assets

   5,584
   

Total assets acquired

   280,989

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

   8,163

Deferred revenue

   3,627

Deferred tax liabilities

   20,691
   

Total liabilities assumed

   32,481

Net assets acquired

   248,508

In-process research and development

   18,250
   

Purchase price

  $266,758
   


(1)Estimated useful life is 3 years.
(2)Estimated useful life is 6 years.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets.    Goodwill, representing the excess of the purchase consideration over the fair value of net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired in the Numerical merger, will not be amortized and is not deductible for tax purposes. Except for amortization of the core/developed technology and backlog (which are included in cost of revenue in the statement of operations for fiscal 2003), the Company includes amortization of the intangible assets in operating expenses in its statement of operations.

Unaudited Pro Forma Results of Operations.    The following table presents pro forma results of operations and gives effect to the Numerical acquisition as if the acquisition was consummated at the beginning of fiscal 2002. The Company has not included the effect of its other fiscal 2003 acquisitions as if the acquisitions were consummated at the beginning of fiscal 2002 because the effects of these acquisitions were not material. The Company’s results of operations may have been different than those shown below if the Company had actually acquired Numerical at the beginning of fiscal 2002. Pro forma results below do not necessarily indicate future operating results.

   Year Ended October 31,

 
   2003

  2002

 
   

(in thousands, except

per share amounts)

 

Revenue(1)

  $1,193,544  $956,280 

Net income(2)

  $138,862  $(266,132)

Basic earnings per share

  $0.92  $(1.99)

Weighted-average common shares outstanding(3)

   151,251   133,616 

Diluted earnings per share

  $0.88  $(1.99)

Weighted-average common shares and dilutive stock options outstanding(3)

   158,326   133,616 

(1)Fiscal 2002 pro forma results of operations and fiscal 2003 pro forma results of operations for the period from November 1, 2002 through February 28, 2003 include Numerical’s reported revenue in the periods Numerical recognized such revenues. However, the purchase method of accounting requires Synopsys to reduce Numerical’s reported deferred revenue to an amount equal to the fair value of the legal liability, resulting in lower revenue in periods following the merger than Numerical would have achieved as a separate company. Therefore, revenues from Numerical products for the period from March 1, 2003 to October 31, 2003 included in the pro forma results of operations reflect the lower amortization of deferred revenue stemming from this purchase accounting adjustment.
(2)Pro forma net income for fiscal 2003 includes in-process research and development costs of $19.9 million from fiscal 2003 acquisitions.
(3)The calculations of the weighted-average common shares outstanding and weighted-average common shares and dilutive stock options outstanding for fiscal 2002 includes the impact of the shares issued in the acquisition of Avant! as of the acquisition date as discussed below.

Other Fiscal 2003 Acquisitions.    During fiscal 2003, the Company completed two additional acquisitions for aggregate consideration consisting of $8.8 million in upfront payments and acquisition expenses and contingent consideration totaling $3.5 million based on the achievement of certain milestones as outlined in the merger agreements. In-process research and development expenses associated with these acquisitions totaled $1.6 million for fiscal 2003. These acquisitions are not considered material to the Company’s balance sheet and results of operations.

Fiscal 2002 Acquisitions

Avant! Corporation.    On June 6, 2002, the Company completed its acquisition of Avant!.

Reasons For the Acquisition.    The Board unanimously approved the merger with Avant! at its December 1, 2001 meeting. In approving the merger agreement, the Board consulted with legal and financial advisors as well as with management and considered a number of factors. These factors included the fact that the merger was expected to enable Synopsys to offer its customers a complete end-to-end solution for system-on-chip design that combines Synopsys’ logic synthesis and design verification tools with Avant!’s advanced place and route, physical verification and design integrity products, thus increasing customers’ design efficiencies. By increasing customer design efficiencies, Synopsys expected to be able to better compete for customers designing the next generation of semiconductors. Further, by gaining access to Avant!’s physical design and verification products, as well as its broad customer base and relationships, Synopsys would gain new opportunities to market its existing products. The foregoing discussion of the information and factors considered by the Board is not intended to be exhaustive but includes the material factors the Board considered.

Purchase Price.    Holders of Avant! common stock received 0.371 of a share of Synopsys’ common stock (including the associated preferred stock rights) in exchange for each share of Avant! common stock owned as of the closing date, aggregating 14.5 million shares of Synopsys common stock. The fair value of the Synopsys’ shares issued was based on a per share value of $54.74, which was equal to Synopsys’ average last sale price per share as reported on the Nasdaq National Market for the trading-day period two days before and after December 3, 2001, the date of the merger agreement.

The total purchase consideration consists of the following:

   (in thousands)

Fair value of Synopsys common stock issued

  $795,388

Acquisition-related costs

   119,471

Fair value of options to purchase Synopsys common stock issued, less $8.1 million representing the portion of the intrinsic value of Avant!’s unvested options applicable to the remaining vesting period

   63,033
   

   $977,892
   

Acquisition-related costs consist of the following:

(in thousands)  Balance
June 6,
2002


  Additions

  Payments

  Balance
October 31,
2002


  Payments

  Reversals

  Balance
October 31,
2003


Facilities closure costs

  $62,638  $  $(5,377) $57,261  $(25,119) $(31,578)(2) $564

Employee severance costs

   50,367   647(1)  (50,724)  290   (290)     

Other acquisition-related costs

   37,342   55   (33,557)  3,840   (1,580)     2,260
   

  


 


 

  


 


 

Total

  $150,347  $702  $(89,658) $61,391  $(26,989) $(31,578) $2,824
   

  


 


 

  


 


 


(1)During fiscal 2002, additions were made to increase the total acquisition related costs including an increase to employee severance costs of $0.6 million for actual amounts paid to such employees.
(2)Synopsys settled claims of one of the two landlords of these buildings during the first quarter of fiscal 2003 for $7.4 million, and settled the claims of the other landlord during the second quarter of fiscal 2003 for $15.0 million. Resolving these contingencies reduced the amount allocated to liabilities and goodwill by $31.6 million.

As of October 31, 2003, $116.6 million of costs have been paid. The remaining acquisition-related costs of $2.3 million consist primarily of liquidation fees.

Facilities closure costs at the closing date include $54.2 million related to Avant!’s corporate headquarters. After the merger, Synopsys consolidated the functions performed in the buildings into its corporate facilities. The lessors brought a claim against Avant! for the future amounts payable under the lease agreements. The amount accrued at the closing date was equal to the future amounts payable under the related lease agreements, without taking into consideration in the accrual any defenses the Company may have had to the claim. Synopsys settled the claims of one of the two landlords of these buildings during the first quarter of fiscal 2003 for $7.4 million, and settled the claims of the other landlord during the second quarter of fiscal 2003 for $15.0 million. Resolving these contingencies reduced the amount allocated to liabilities and goodwill by $31.6 million. The $0.6 million remaining facilities closure cost is the present value of the future obligations under certain of Avant!’s other lease agreements which the Company has or intends to terminate under an approved facilities exit plan, plus additional costs the Company expects to incur directly related to vacating such facilities.

Employee severance costs include (i) $39.6 million in cash paid to Avant!’s Chairman of the Board, consisting of severance plus a cash payment equal to the intrinsic value of his in-the-money stock options at the closing date, (ii) $5.1 million in cash severance payments paid to redundant employees (primarily sales and corporate infrastructure personnel) terminated on or subsequent to the consummation of the merger under an

approved plan of termination, and (iii) $6.3 million in termination payments to certain executives in accordance with their respective pre-merger employment agreements. The total number of Avant! employees terminated as a result of the merger was approximately 250.

Other acquisition-related costs of $37.4 million consist primarily of banking, legal and accounting fees, printing costs and other directly related charges including contract termination costs of $6.3 million.

The following table summarizes the allocation of the purchase price for Avant! and the estimated amortization period for the acquired intangibles:

   (in thousands)

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

  $241,313

Accounts receivable

   61,635

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

   17,067

Identifiable intangible assets:

    

Core/developed technology(1)

   189,800

Contract rights intangible(1)

   51,700

Customer installed base/relationship(2)

   102,900

Trademarks and tradenames(1)

   17,700

Covenants not to compete(3)

   9,100

Customer backlog(1)

   2,100

Goodwill

   342,810

Other assets

   5,788
   

Total assets acquired

   1,041,913

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

   22,516

Deferred revenue

   30,080

Income taxes payable

   89,274

Other liabilities

   4,651
   

Total liabilities assumed

   146,521

Net assets acquired

   895,392

In-process research and development

   82,500
   

Purchase price

  $977,892
   


(1)Estimated useful life is 3 years.
(2)Estimated useful life is 6 years.
(3)Estimated useful life ranges from 2 to 4 years depending on life of the related agreement.

The initial allocation of the purchase price included certain assets and liabilities recorded using preliminary estimates of fair value. During fiscal 2002, the value assigned to Avant!’s investment in a venture capital fund was reduced from the preliminary value of $12.8 million to $5.0 million upon obtaining additional information on the venture fund’s non-public investments and subsequent sale of the investment to a third party. The decrease in the fair value of the investment increased the consideration allocated to goodwill by $7.8 million. During fiscal 2002, the Company also increased the value of the acquired customs and use-tax liabilities by $2.5 million, resulting in a corresponding increase in goodwill.

Asset Held for Sale.    As a result of the merger, Synopsys acquired Avant!’s physical libraries business, and Synopsys was obligated to offer and sell such business to Artisan Components, Inc. (Artisan) under the terms of a January 2001 non-compete agreement, under which Synopsys agreed not to engage, directly or indirectly, in the physical libraries business before January 3, 2003. As of the closing date, the value allocated to the acquired libraries business had been recorded as net assets held for sale, based on the estimated future net cash flows from

the libraries business in accordance with EITF 87-11,Allocation of Purchase Price to Assets to Be Sold.During fiscal 2002, management determined that the libraries business would not be sold and, accordingly, allocated the fair value of the libraries business as of the closing date to the underlying tangible assets and intangible assets. The fair value allocated to the tangible and intangible assets was $8.3 million, with the remaining fair value allocated to goodwill. This allocation is reflected in the balance sheet as of October 31, 2002.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets.    Goodwill, representing the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired in the merger, will not be amortized, consistent with the guidance in SFAS 142 (see Note 2). The goodwill associated with the Avant! merger is not deductible for tax purposes.

Contract Rights Intangible.    Avant! had executed signed license agreements and delivered the initial configuration of licensed technologies under ratable license arrangements, and had executed signed contracts to provide maintenance over a one- to three-year period, for which Avant! did not consider the fees to be fixed and determinable at the outset of the arrangement. There were no receivables or deferred revenues recorded on Avant!’s historical financial statements at the closing date as the related payments were not yet due under extended payment terms and deliveries are scheduled to occur over the terms of the arrangements. These ratable licenses and maintenance arrangements require future performance by both parties and, as such, represent executory contracts. The contract rights intangible asset associated with these arrangements is being amortized to cost of revenue over the related contract lives of three years.

The amortization of intangible assets, with the exception of the contract rights intangible and core/developed technology, is included in operating expenses in the statement of operations for fiscal 2003 and 2002. Amortization of core/developed technology and contract rights intangible is included in cost of revenue.

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Cadence) Litigation.    At the time of the acquisition of Avant!, Avant! was engaged in civil litigation with Cadence regarding alleged misappropriation of trade secrets, among other things, by Avant! and certain individuals.

In connection with the merger, Synopsys entered into a policy with a subsidiary of American International Group, Inc., a AAA-rated insurance company, whereby insurance was obtained for certain compensatory, exemplary and punitive damages, penalties and fines and attorneys’ fees arising out of pending litigation between Avant! and Cadence. The policy did not provide coverage for litigation other than the Avant!/Cadence litigation.

The Company paid a total premium of $335.8 million for the policy, of which $240.8 million was contingently refundable. The balance of the premium paid to the insurer of $95.0 million was included in integration expense for fiscal 2002. Under the policy, the insurer was obligated to pay covered loss up to a limit of liability equaling (i) $500.0 million plus (ii) interest accruing at the fixed rate of 2%, compounded semi-annually, on $250.0 million (the interest component), as reduced by previous covered losses. Interest earned on $250.0 million was included in other income, net in the post-merger consolidated statement of operations for fiscal 2002.

On November 13, 2002, Cadence and Synopsys reached a settlement of the litigation. Under the terms of the agreement, Synopsys paid Cadence $265.0 million in two installments—$20.0 million on November 22, 2002 and $245.0 million on December 16, 2002. In addition, Cadence and Synopsys have entered into reciprocal license arrangements covering the intellectual property at issue in the litigation. As a result of the payment, Synopsys has recognized expense of approximately $240.8 million, which equals the contingently refundable portion of the insurance premium plus interest accrued on the refundable portion. This expense is included in other income (expense), net on the consolidated statement of operations in fiscal 2002.

Co-Design Automation, Inc. (Co-Design).    On September 6, 2002, the Company completed its acquisition of Co-Design.

Reasons for the Acquisition.    In approving the merger agreement, management considered a number of factors, including its belief that (i) the acquisition would help promote the development and adoption of the Superlog language, which Synopsys believes can increase designer productivity; (ii) the combination of Co-Design’s technology with Synopsys’ high-level verification and design implementation tools was expected to improve the performance of Synopsys’ products; and (iii) the acquisition would give Synopsys access to Co-Design’s highly-skilled employees who would help Synopsys improve its existing products and facilitate the development of new products. The foregoing discussion of the information and factors considered by Synopsys’ management is not intended to be exhaustive but includes the material factors considered.

Purchase Price.    Holders of Co-Design common stock received consideration consisting of cash and notes totaling $32.7 million in exchange for all shares of Co-Design common stock owned as of the merger date. The total purchase consideration consisted of the following:

   (in thousands)

Cash paid for Co-Design common stock

  $29,783

Notes payable

   2,897

Acquisition-related costs

   1,038

Fair value of options to purchase Synopsys common stock issued, less $0.7 million representing the portion of the intrinsic value of Co-Design’s unvested options applicable to the remaining vesting period

   593
   

   $34,311
   

The acquisition-related costs of approximately $1.0 million consisted primarily of legal and accounting fees. As of October 31, 2003, substantially all of these acquisition-related costs have been paid.

The following table summarizes the allocation of the purchase price for Co-Design and the estimated amortization period for the acquired intangibles:

   (in thousands)

Current assets

  $3,532

Identifiable intangible assets:

    

Core/developed technology(1)

   6,200

Goodwill

   27,659

Other assets

   1,220
   

Total assets acquired

   38,611

Escrow payable

   3,443

Other current liabilities

   857
   

Total liabilities assumed

   4,300
   

Net assets acquired

  $34,311
   


(1)Estimated useful life is 10 years.

Notes of $4.8 million are payable to former Co-Design shareholders, of which $1.9 million was included in integration expense in the statement of operations for services performed in fiscal 2002 and the remainder was an element of the purchase price. An aggregate of $4.1 million of these notes will be paid in September 2007. The remaining notes are subject to prepayment in September 2004 if certain milestones are met.

inSilicon Corporation (inSilicon).    On September 20, 2002, the Company completed its acquisition of inSilicon.

Reasons for the Acquisition.    In approving the merger agreement, management considered a number of factors, including (i) the complementary nature of inSilicon’s portfolio of intellectual property blocks and Synopsys’ own portfolio; (ii) the fact that inSilicon had established a per-use license model for its IP products, which was expected to accelerate Synopsys’ adoption of a per-use model for its new and development-stage IP; (iii) inSilicon’s relationships with chip design teams; (iv) inSilicon’s positive reputation as a vendor of high-quality IP; and (v) inSilicon’s highly-skilled employee base. The foregoing discussion of the information and factors considered by Synopsys’ management is not intended to be exhaustive but includes the material factors considered.

Purchase Price.    Holders of inSilicon common stock received $4.05 in exchange for each share of inSilicon common stock owned as of the merger date, or approximately $65.4 million. The total purchase consideration consisted of the following:

   (in thousands)

Cash paid for inSilicon common stock

  $65,386

Acquisition-related costs

   6,221

Fair value of options to purchase Synopsys common stock issued, less $1.7 million representing the portion of the intrinsic value of inSilicon’s unvested options applicable to the remaining vesting period

   2,975
   

   $74,582
   

The acquisition-related costs of $6.2 million consisted primarily of legal and accounting fees of $1.8 million, other directly related charges including contract termination costs of $3.3 million and restructuring costs of approximately $0.8 million. As of October 31, 2003, substantially all of the acquisition related costs have been paid.

The following table summarizes the allocation of the purchase price for inSilicon and the estimated amortization period for the acquired intangibles:

   (in thousands)

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

  $24,908

Accounts receivable

   2,428

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

   7,463

Identifiable intangible assets:

    

Core/developed technology(1)

   15,100

Customer backlog(1)

   1,200

Goodwill

   22,160

Other assets

   1,480
   

Total assets acquired

   74,739

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

   2,021

Deferred revenue

   1,137

Income taxes payable

   463

Other liabilities

   1,736
   

Total liabilities assumed

   5,357

Net assets acquired

   69,382

In-process research and development

   5,200
   

Purchase price

  $74,582
   


(1)Estimated useful life is 3 years.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets.    Goodwill, representing the excess of the purchase consideration over the fair value of tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired in the merger will not be amortized, consistent with the guidance in SFAS 142 (see Note 2). The goodwill associated with the inSilicon acquisition is not deductible for tax purposes.

The amortization of intangible assets is included in cost of revenue in the statement of operations for fiscal 2003 and 2002. inSilicon had executed signed contracts with five of its major customers to provide IP licenses, including significant modifications to the IP license in order to meet unique customer requirements. The value associated with these contracts was determined by quantifying the projected cash flow related to these contracts, discounted to present value, and is recorded as customer backlog in intangible assets in the consolidated balance sheets.

Unaudited Pro Forma Results of Operations.    The following table presents pro forma results of operations and gives effect to the Avant! and inSilicon acquisitions as if the acquisitions were consummated at the beginning of fiscal 2002. The Company has not included the effect of its other fiscal 2002 acquisitions because the effects of these acquisitions were not material. The Company’s results of operations may have been different than those shown below if the Company had actually acquired Avant! and inSilicon at the beginning of fiscal 2002. Pro forma results below do not necessarily indicate future operating results.

   Year Ended October 31,

 
   2002

  2001

 
   

(in thousands, except

per share amounts)

 

Revenue(1)

  $1,186,916  $1,100,249 

Net income(2)

  $(186,415) $(82,487)

Basic earnings per share

  $(1.24) $(0.55)

Weighted-average common shares outstanding

   150,622   150,262 

Diluted earnings per share

  $(1.24) $(0.55)

Weighted-average common shares and dilutive stock options outstanding

   150,622   150,262 

(1)Fiscal 2002 pro forma results of operations for the period from November 1, 2002 to the date of acquisition include Avant! and inSilicon’s reported revenue in the periods Avant! and inSilicon recognized such revenues. However, the purchase method of accounting requires Synopsys to reduce Avant! and inSilicon’s reported deferred revenue to an amount equal to the fair value of the legal liability, resulting in lower revenue in periods following the merger than Avant! and inSilicon would have achieved as separate companies. Therefore, revenues from Avant! and inSilicon products for the period from the date of acquisition to October 31, 2002 included in the pro forma results of operations reflect the lower amortization of deferred revenue stemming from this purchase accounting adjustment.
(2)Net income for fiscal 2002 includes non-recurring acquisition costs incurred by Synopsys of $335.8 million for the Avant! insurance policy premium, $82.5 million for IPRD resulting from the Avant! merger, $5.2 million for IPRD resulting from the inSilicon merger. Net income for fiscal 2002 and 2001 also includes non-recurring costs incurred by Avant! of $21.0 and $268.1 million, respectively, for certain litigation settlement costs paid by Avant! prior to the merger.

Integration Costs.    Non-recurring integration costs incurred relate to merger activities which are not included in the purchase consideration under Emerging Issues Task Force Number 95-3,Recognition of Liabilities in Connection with a Purchase Business Combination. These costs are expensed as incurred. During fiscal 2002, integration costs totaled $128.5 million. These costs consisted primarily of (i) $95.0 million related to the premium for the insurance policy acquired in conjunction with the Avant! merger, (ii) $14.7 million related to write-downs of Synopsys facilities and property under the approved facility exit plan for the Avant! merger, (iii) $10.0 million and $0.7 million related to severance costs for Synopsys employees who were terminated and costs associated with transition employees as a result of the Avant! and inSilicon mergers, respectively, (iv) $1.3 million related to the write-off of software licenses owned by Synopsys which were originally purchased from Avant!, (v) $3.7 million goodwill impairment charge related to a prior Synopsys acquisition as a result of the acquisition of Avant!, and (vi) $1.2 million and $1.9 million of other expenses including travel and certain professional fees for the Avant! and Co-Design mergers, respectively.

Fiscal 2001 Divestitures

Artisan Components, Inc.    On January 4, 2001, the Company sold the assets of its silicon libraries business to Artisan for a total sales price of $15.5 million, including common stock with a fair value on the date of sale of $11.4 million and cash of $4.1 million. The net book value of the assets sold was $1.4 million. Expenses incurred in connection with the sale were $3.5 million. The Company recorded a gain on the sale of the business of $10.6 million, which is included in other income, net in fiscal 2001. Direct revenue for the silicon libraries business was $0.2 million in fiscal 2001.

Note 4. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, Net

Goodwill for the years ended October 31, 2002 and 2003 consisted of the following:

   (in thousands) 

Balance at October 31, 2001

  $35,077 

Additions

   419,463 

Amortization

   (16,201)

Impairments

   (3,693)

Other adjustments

   (92)
   


Balance at October 31, 2002

   434,554 

Additions(1)

   143,361 

Amortization

    

Impairments

    

Other adjustments(2)

   (27,183)
   


Balance at October 31, 2003

  $550,732 
   



(1)Additions include goodwill and intangible assets acquired as part of the Numerical acquisition, assets acquired as part of other acquisitions made during the fiscal year, contract termination costs and amounts related to foreign currency fluctuations for goodwill which is not denominated in U.S. dollars.
(2)Reversals primarily include $31.6 million related to Avant! facilities discussed above underFiscal 2002 Acquisitions above, offset by the reduction of $4.3 million in Avant! unbilled receivables. These receivables relate to long-term library business service contracts under which Avant! had not yet performed services and, as such, represent executory contracts rather than unbilled receivables. The amount assigned to the associated intangible asset was not material.

Intangible assets as of October 31, 2002 consisted of the following:

   Gross Assets

  Accumulated
Amortization


  Net Assets

   (in thousands)

Contract rights intangible

  $51,700  $7,181  $44,519

Core/developed technology

   215,462   28,696   186,766

Covenant not to compete

   9,100   948   8,152

Customer backlog

   3,300   33   3,267

Customer relationship

   102,890   7,108   95,782

Trademark and tradename

   17,700   2,458   15,242
   

  

  

Total intangible assets(1)

  $400,152  $46,424  $353,728
   

  

  


(1)Total intangible assets do not include capitalized research and development, net of $1.6 million as of October 31, 2002.

Intangible assets as of October 31, 2003 consisted of the following:

   Gross Assets

  Accumulated
Amortization


  Net Assets

   (in thousands)

Contract rights intangible

  $51,700  $24,414  $27,286

Core/developed technology

   241,457   104,335   137,122

Covenant not to compete

   9,554   3,330   6,224

Customer backlog

   8,270   2,248   6,022

Customer relationship

   123,570   26,857   96,713

Trademark and tradename

   18,007   8,418   9,589
   

  

  

Total intangible assets(1)

  $452,558  $169,602  $282,956
   

  

  


(1)Total intangible assets do not include capitalized research and development, net of $2.6 million as of October 31, 2003.

Total amortization expense related to other intangible assets is set forth in the table below:

   Year Ended October 31,

   2003

  2002

  2001

   (in thousands)

Contract rights intangible

  $17,233  $7,181  $

Core/developed technology

   75,639   27,124   

Covenant not to compete

   2,382   948   

Customer backlog

   2,215   33   

Customer relationship

   19,749   7,118   

Trademark and tradename

   5,960   2,458   
   

  

  

Total intangible assets(1)

  $123,178  $44,862  $
   

  

  


(1)Total amortization of intangible assets does not include amortization of capitalized research and development of $1.6 million, $1.1 million and $1.0 million in fiscal 2003, 2002 and 2001, respectively.

The following table presents the estimated future amortization of other intangible assets:

Fiscal Year  (in thousands)

2004

  $126,674

2005

   90,814

2006

   26,154

2007

   21,698

2008

   14,347

Thereafter

   3,269
   

Total estimated future amortization of other intangible assets

  $282,956
   

The following table reflects adjusted net income (loss) per share, excluding amortization of goodwill, for fiscal 2002 and 2001 as if the Company had adopted SFAS 142 as of July 1, 2001. The Company’s actual results of operations are shown for fiscal 2003.

   Year Ended October 31,

   2003

  2002

  2001

   

(in thousands, except

per share amounts)

Net income (loss)

  $149,724  $(199,993) $56,802

Add: Amortization of goodwill

      16,201   17,012
   

  


 

Adjusted net income (loss)

  $149,724  $(183,792) $73,814
   

  


 

Basic earnings (loss) per share

  $0.99  $(1.38) $0.61

Weighted-average common shares outstanding

   151,251   133,616   121,202
   

  


 

Diluted earnings (loss) per share

  $0.95  $(1.38) $0.57

Weighted-average common shares and dilutive stock options outstanding

   158,326   133,616   129,318
   

  


 

Note 5. Financial Instruments

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments.    All cash equivalents, short-term investments and non-current investments have been classified as available-for-sale securities and are detailed as follows:

   Cost

  Net Unrealized
Gains


  Net Unrealized
Losses


  Estimated Fair
Value


Balance at October 31, 2003

   (in thousands)

Classified as current assets:

                

Cash

  $218,382  $  $  $218,382

Money market funds

   305,926         305,926

Tax-exempt municipal obligations

   166,362   587      166,949

Municipal auction rate preferred stock

   7,100         7,100
   

  

  


 

    697,770   587      698,357

Classified as non-current assets:

                

Equity securities

   8,938      (343)  8,595
   

  

  


 

Total

  $706,708  $587  $(343) $706,952
   

  

  


 

Balance at October 31, 2002

                

Classified as current assets:

                

Cash

  $129,044  $  $  $129,044

Money market funds

   183,536         183,536

Tax-exempt municipal obligations

   101,904   249      102,153

Municipal auction rate preferred stock

            
   

  

  


 

    414,484   249      414,733

Classified as non-current assets:

                

Equity securities

   25,113   14,273      39,386
   

  

  


 

Total

  $439,597  $14,522  $  $454,119
   

  

  


 

As of October 31, 2003, the stated maturities of the Company’s current investments are $36.6 million within one year, $84.0 million within one to five years, $13.8 million within five to ten years and $39.6 million after ten years. These investments are generally classified as available-for-sale and are recorded on the balance sheet at fair market value with unrealized gains or losses reported as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax. Realized gains and losses on sales of short-term investments have not been material.

Strategic Investments.    The Company’s strategic investment portfolio consists of minority equity investments in publicly traded companies and investments in privately held companies. The securities of publicly traded companies are generally classified as available-for-sale securities accounted for under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 115 (SFAS 115),Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities, and are reported at fair value, with unrealized gains or losses, net of tax, recorded as a component of other comprehensive income in stockholders’ equity. The cost basis of securities sold is based on the specific identification method. These securities of privately held companies are reported at the lower of cost or fair value.

During the years ended October 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001 the Company determined that certain strategic investments, with an aggregate value of $7.1 million, $16.3 million and $9.4 million, respectively, were impaired and that the impairment was permanent. Accordingly, the Company recorded a charge of approximately $4.5 million, $11.3 million and $5.8 million during fiscal 2003, 2002 and 2001, respectively, to write down the carrying value of the investments.

Derivative Financial Instruments.    Available-for-sale equity investments accounted for under SFAS 115 are subject to market price risk. From time to time, the Company enters into and designates forward contracts to hedge variable cash flows from anticipated sales of these investments. In accounting for a derivative designated as a cash flow hedge, the effective portion of the change in fair value of the derivative is initially recorded in other comprehensive income and reclassified into earnings when the hedged anticipated transaction affects earnings. The ineffective portion of the change in the fair value of the derivative is recognized in earnings immediately.

The Company’s objective for entering into derivative contracts is to lock in the price of selected equity holdings while maintaining the rights and benefits of ownership until the anticipated sale occurs. The forecasted sale selected for hedging is determined by market conditions, up-front costs and other relevant factors. The Company has generally selected forward sale contracts to hedge its market price risk.

Changes in the spot rate of the forward sale contracts designated and qualifying as cash flow hedges of the forecasted sale of available-for-sale investments accounted for under SFAS 115 are reported in other comprehensive income. The notional amount of the forward designated as the hedging instrument is equal to the available-for-sale securities being hedged. In addition, hedge effectiveness is assessed based on the changes in spot prices. As such, the hedging relationship is perfectly effective, both at inception of the hedge and on an on-going basis. The difference between the contract price and the forward price, which is generally not material, is reflected in other income.

The Company entered into forward sale contracts in fiscal 2001 and 2000 with a major financial institution for the sale of certain of the Company’s strategic investments. During fiscal 2001, 2002 and 2003, the Company physically settled certain forward contracts. The net gain on the forward contracts was offset by the net loss on the related available-for-sale investment since inception of the hedge, with any gain or loss reclassified from other comprehensive income to other income. As of October 31, 2003, there are no forward contracts outstanding.

Debt.    As of October 31, 2003, the Company’s debt totaled $7.2 million consisting primarily of $5.1 million for notes payable related to acquisitions payable through 2007 and $1.5 million to secure bonds related to certain property taxes. As of October 31, 2002, the Company’s debt consisted of $0.1 million for equipment leases, $5.1 million for notes payable related to acquisitions and $1.4 million to secure bonds related to certain property taxes.

Note 6. Commitments and Contingencies

The Company leases its domestic and foreign facilities and certain office equipment under operating leases. Rent expense was $35.1 million, $33.7 million and $30.0 million in fiscal 2003, 2002 and 2001, respectively. In October 2003, the Company entered into a lease agreement for a portion of its office space by which it leases a building owned by it in Sunnyvale, California to a third party through February 2009. The Company will receive monthly sublease payments of $150,000 beginning March 2004.

Future minimum lease payments on all facility operating leases, net of sublease income, as of October 31, 2003 are as follows:

   Minimum
Lease
Payments (1)


  Lease Income

  Net

Fiscal Year  (in thousands)

2004

  $38,470  $1,200  $37,270

2005

   33,226   1,838   31,388

2006

   31,662   1,896   29,766

2007

   26,706   1,954   24,752

2008

   21,732   2,011   19,721

Thereafter

   115,031   677   114,354
   

  

  

Total minimum payments required

  $266,827  $9,576  $257,251
   

  

  


(1)Minimum lease payments exclude leases related to Avant! and Numerical facilities which the Company intends to terminate under its approved facilities exit plan as these payments are included in the acquisition-related costs for the Avant! and Numerical acquisitions (see Note 3).

Note 7. Stockholders’ Equity

Stock Repurchase Programs.    In July 2001, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program under which Synopsys common stock with a market value up to $500 million may be acquired in the open market. This stock repurchase program replaced all prior repurchase programs authorized by the Board. The Company intends to use all common shares repurchased for ongoing stock issuances such as existing employee stock option plans, existing stock purchase plans and acquisitions. The July 2001 stock repurchase program expired on October 31, 2002. In December 2002, the Company’s Board of Directors renewed the stock repurchase program originally approved in July 2001 (see note 12). During fiscal 2003, 2002 and 2001, the Company purchased approximately 9.4 million shares at an average price of $27.72 per share, approximately 7.8 million shares at an average price of $22.10 per share, and approximately 13.2 million shares at an average price of $25.00 per share, respectively.

Preferred Shares Rights Plan.    The Company has adopted a number of provisions that could have anti-takeover effects, including a Preferred Shares Rights Plan. In addition, the Board of Directors has the authority, without further action by its shareholders, to fix the rights and preferences and issue shares of authorized but undesignated shares of Preferred Stock. This provision and other provisions of the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws and the Delaware General Corporation Law may have the effect of deterring hostile takeovers or delaying or preventing changes in control or management of the Company, including transactions in which the stockholders of the Company might otherwise receive a premium for their shares over then current market prices. The preferred share rights expire on October 24, 2007.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan.    Under the Company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan and International Employee Stock Purchase Plan (collectively, the ESPP) an aggregate of 17,700,000 shares have been authorized for issuance as of October 31, 2003. Under the ESPP, employees are granted the right to purchase shares of common stock at a price per share that is 85% of the lesser of the fair market value of the shares at (i) the

beginning of a rolling two-year offering period or (ii) the end of each semi-annual purchase period. During fiscal 2003, 2002, and 2001 shares totaling 1,536,574, 1,255,882 and 1,134,508, respectively, were issued under the plan at average per share prices of $17.35, $16.93 and $16.60, respectively. As of October 31, 2003, 7,833,992 shares of common stock were reserved for future issuance under the plan.

Stock Option Plans.    Under the Company’s 1992 Stock Option Plan (the 1992 Plan), 38,951,016 shares of common stock have been authorized for issuance. Pursuant to the 1992 Plan, the Board of Directors may grant either incentive or non-qualified stock options to purchase shares of common stock to eligible individuals at not less than 100% of the fair market value of those shares on the grant date. Stock options granted under the 1992 Plan generally vest over a period of four years and expire ten years from the date of grant. As of October 31, 2003, 9,003,784 stock options remain outstanding and 7,479,776 shares of common stock are reserved for future grants under this plan.

Under the Company’s 1998 Non-Statutory Stock Option Plan (the 1998 Plan), 53,247,068 shares of common stock have been authorized for issuance. Pursuant to the 1998 Plan, the Board of Directors may grant non-qualified stock options to employees, excluding executive officers. Exercisability, option price and other terms are determined by the Board of Directors, but the option price shall not be less than 100% of the fair market value of those shares on the grant date. Stock options granted under the 1998 Plan generally vest over a period of four years and expire ten years from the date of grant. As of October 31, 2003, 28,161,720 stock options remain outstanding and 8,179,958 shares of common stock were reserved for future grants under this plan.

Under the Company’s 1994 Non-Employee Directors Stock Option Plan (the Directors Plan), 1,800,000 shares have been authorized for issuance. The Directors Plan provides for automatic grants to each non-employee member of the Board of Directors upon initial appointment or election to the Board, upon reelection and for annual service on Board committees. The option price shall not be less than 100% of the fair market value of those shares on the grant date. Under the Directors Plan, as originally adopted, new directors receive an option for 40,000 shares, vesting in equal installments over four years. In addition, each continuing director who is elected at an annual meeting of stockholders receives an option for 20,000 shares and an additional option for 10,000 shares for each Board committee membership, up to a maximum of two committee service grants per year. In August 2003, the Board amended the Directors Plan to reduce the size of the initial and committee grants to 30,000 and 5,000 shares, respectively. The annual and committee service option grants vest in full on the date immediately prior to the date of the annual meeting following their grant. In the case of directors appointed to the Board between annual meetings, the annual and any committee grants are prorated based upon the amount of time since the last annual meeting. As of October 31, 2003, 1,168,492 stock options remain outstanding and 110,346 shares of common stock were reserved for future grants under this plan.

The Company has assumed certain option plans in connection with business combinations. Generally, the options granted under these plans have terms similar to the Company’s options. The exercise prices of such options have been adjusted to reflect the relative exchange ratios. The Company does not intend to make future grants out of these option plans.

Additional information concerning stock option activity under all plans is as follows:

   Options
Outstanding


  

Weighted-

Average

Exercise Price


   (in thousands)   

Outstanding at October 31, 2000

  49,490  $18.70

Granted

  11,934  $24.12

Exercised

  (5,210) $16.57

Canceled

  (4,374) $19.90
   

   

Outstanding at October 31, 2001

  51,840  $20.05

Granted

  8,162  $23.94

Options assumed in acquisitions

  5,022  $18.58

Exercised

  (5,702) $17.22

Canceled

  (3,362) $21.47
   

   

Outstanding at October 31, 2002

  55,960  $20.70

Granted

  4,518  $25.06

Options assumed in acquisitions

  2,115  $24.74

Exercised

  (16,573) $18.60

Canceled

  (3,901) $24.02
   

   

Outstanding at October 31, 2003

  42,119  $21.89
   

   

Options exercisable at:

       

October 31, 2001

  20,810  $19.12

October 31, 2002

  30,460  $20.25

October 31, 2003

  25,924  $21.65

The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding as of October 31, 2003:

   Options Outstanding

  Exercisable Options

Range of

Exercise Prices


  Number
Outstanding


  Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (In Years)


  Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price


  Number
Exercisable


  Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price


   (in thousands)        (in thousands)   

$0.001 — $14.09

  2,104  5.40  $9.82  1,450  $10.25

$14.24 — $16.13

  6,468  6.67  $15.98  4,147  $15.98

$16.19 — $18.72

  5,401  6.34  $18.05  3,684  $18.00

$18.78 — $20.00

  4,797  6.48  $19.61  3,572  $19.55

$20.01 — $22.03

  4,819  7.59  $21.34  2,408  $21.30

$22.06 — $24.80

  5,506  7.32  $23.57  2,919  $23.57

$24.92 — $27.20

  5,110  7.94  $25.87  2,543  $25.96

$27.40 — $30.00

  4,634  6.87  $28.93  3,346  $28.89

$30.03 — $97.92

  3,277  7.98  $32.67  1,852  $32.87

$130.44 — $130.44    

  3  6.61  $130.44  3  $130.44
   
         
    

$0.001 — $130.44  

  42,119  7.01  $21.89  25,924  $21.65
   
         
    

Note 8. Income Taxes

The Company is entitled to a deduction for federal and state tax purposes with respect to employees’ stock option activity. The net reduction in taxes otherwise payable arising from that deduction has been credited to additional paid-in capital.

The components of the Company’s total income (loss) before provision for income taxes are as follows:

   Year Ended October 31,

 
   2003

  2002

  2001

 
   (in thousands) 

United States

  $35,651  $(309,072) $93,187 

Foreign

   183,338   20,132   (9,654)
   

  


 


   $218,989  $(288,940) $83,533 
   

  


 


The components of the provision (benefit) for income taxes are as follows:

   Year Ended October 31,

 
   2003

  2002

  2001

 
   (in thousands) 

Current:

             

Federal

  $(13,355) $9,605  $80,783 

State

   117   (1,319)  7,758 

Foreign

   47,978   11,474   6,782 
   


 


 


    34,740   19,760   95,323 

Deferred:

             

Federal

   (9,228)  (104,041)  (66,049)

State

   (1,312)  (21,728)  (13,076)

Foreign

   (19,963)  (2,398)  (5,460)
   


 


 


    (30,503)  (128,167)  (84,585)

Charge equivalent to the federal and state tax benefit related to employee stock options

   65,028   19,460   15,993 
   


 


 


Provision (benefit) for income taxes

  $69,265  $(88,947) $26,731 
   


 


 


The provision (benefit) for income taxes differs from the amount obtained by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to income (loss) before income taxes as follows:

   Year Ended October 31,

 
   2003

  2002

  2001

 
   (in thousands) 

Statutory federal tax

  $76,646  $(101,129) $29,236 

State tax, net of federal effect

   6,909   (8,105)  2,611 

Tax credits

   (4,020)  (10,745)  (9,041)

Tax benefit from foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income exclusion

      (2,827)  (2,780)

Tax exempt income

   (1,265)  (1,865)  (3,289)

Foreign tax (less than) in excess of U.S. statutory tax

   (16,479)  1,553   2,679 

Non-deductible merger and acquisition expenses

      4,367   5,601 

In-process research and development expenses

   6,948   30,695    

Other

   526   (891)  1,714 
   


 


 


   $69,265  $(88,947) $26,731 
   


 


 


Net deferred tax assets of $241.0 million and $276.3 million were recorded as of October 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The net deferred tax asset of $241.0 million for fiscal 2003 includes the tax effects of the parent corporation, the Company, and newly acquired corporations, Numerical and InnoLogic Systems, Inc. The

tax effects of temporary differences and carryforwards which give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:

   October 31,

   2003

  2002

   (in thousands)

Net deferred tax assets:

        

Deferred tax assets:

        

Current:

        

Net operating loss and tax credit carryovers

  $82,973  $7,370

Deferred revenue

   113,906   111,463

Reserves and other expenses not currently deductible

   51,427   62,414

Insurance premiums

      94,213

Other

   267   10,491
   

  

    248,573   285,951

Non-current:

        

Net operating loss and tax credit carryovers

   63,940   52,529

Deferred compensation

   8,853   9,247

Depreciation and amortization

   9,193   32,335

Other

      2,148
   

  

    81,986   96,259
   

  

Total deferred tax assets

   330,559   382,210

Deferred tax liabilities:

        

Current:

        

Unrealized foreign exchange losses

   148   3,084
         

Non-current:

        

Unrealized gain on securities investments

   96   5,256

Net capitalized software development costs

   1,030   1,185

Intangible assets

   86,114   96,358

Other

   2,177   
   

  

    89,417   102,799
   

  

Total deferred tax liabilities

   89,565   105,883
   

  

Net deferred tax assets

  $240,994  $276,327
   

  

As of October 31, 2003, the Company believes that it is more likely than not that the results of future operations will generate sufficient taxable income to realize the deferred tax assets.

The Company’s U.S. income tax return for fiscal 2001 is under examination. Management believes that adequate amounts have been provided for any adjustments that may ultimately result from this examination.

The Company has federal tax loss carryforwards of approximately $230.5 million as of October 31, 2003 which includes a federal loss carryforward of approximately $75.4 million resulting from tax deductions in 2003 related to employee stock options. The loss carryforwards will expire in 2010 through 2023. Because of the change in ownership provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, a portion of the Company’s loss carryforwards may be subject to annual limitations. The annual limitation may result in the expiration of the net operating loss before utilization. Management believes that all net operating losses will be utilized, and a valuation allowance is not necessary. The tax benefit of federal net operating losses attributable to employee stock options is credited directly to stockholder’s equity.

The Company has federal foreign tax credits of $33.1 million. If not utilized, $28.2 million of the foreign tax credit carryforwards will expire in 2008, and $4.9 million of the foreign tax credit carryforwards will begin to

expire in 2005. The Company has federal and California research and development credits of $14.6 million and $17.5 million, respectively. If not utilized, the federal research and development credits will begin to expire in 2022. The Company has other state tax credits of $2.8 million that, if not utilized, will begin to expire in 2006.

The Company provides for U.S. income taxes on the earnings of its foreign subsidiaries unless they are considered permanently invested outside of the U.S. As of October 31, 2003, the cumulative amount of earnings upon which U.S. income taxes have not been provided is approximately $176.7 million. As of October 31, 2003, the unrecognized deferred tax liability for these earnings was approximately $49.1 million.

Note 9. Segment Disclosure

Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 131 (SFAS 131),Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information, requires disclosures of certain information regarding operating segments, products and services, geographic areas of operation and major customers. SFAS 131 reporting is based upon the “management approach”: how management organizes the Company’s operating segments for which separate financial information (i) is available and (ii) is evaluated regularly by the Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM) in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. Synopsys’ CODMs are the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer.

The Company provides software products and consulting services in the electronic design automation software industry. In making operating decisions, the CODMs primarily consider consolidated financial information, accompanied by disaggregated information about revenues by geographic region. The Company operates in a single segment. Revenue is defined as revenues from external customers.

Revenue and long-lived assets related to operations in the United States and other geographic areas were:

   Year Ended October 31,

   2003

  2002

  2001

   (in thousands)

Revenue:

            

United States

  $668,771  $591,526  $426,527

Europe

   184,116   145,758   125,380

Japan

   217,111   95,413   69,850

Other

   106,985   73,837   58,593
   

  

  

Consolidated

  $1,176,983  $906,534  $680,350
   

  

  

   October 31,

   2003

  2002

   (in thousands)

Long-lived assets:

        

United States

  $160,588  $162,360

Other

   23,725   22,680
   

  

Consolidated

  $184,313  $185,040
   

  

Geographic revenue data for multi-region, multi-product transactions reflect internal allocations and is therefore subject to certain assumptions and to the Company’s methodology. Beginning in fiscal 2003, geographic revenue reflects reconfiguration of licenses between different regions following the initial product shipment.

For management reporting purposes, we organize our products and services into five distinct groups: Galaxy Design Platform, Discovery Verification Platform, Intellectual Property (IP), New Ventures and Professional Services & Other. The following table summarizes the revenue attributable to these groups as a percentage of

total revenue for the last twelve quarters. We include revenue from companies or products we have acquired during the periods covered from the acquisition date through the end of the relevant periods. For presentation purposes, we allocate maintenance, which represented approximately 18% of our total revenue and approximately 84% of our total services revenue for fiscal 2003, to the products to which those support services relate. Further, with the adoption of our platform strategy in fiscal 2003, we redefined our product groups and have reclassified prior period revenues in accordance with this new grouping to provide a consistent presentation.

   Year Ended October 31,

   2003

  2002

  2001

   (in thousands)

Revenue:

            

Galaxy Design Platform

  $765,688  $580,808  $381,250

Discovery Verification Platform

   245,914   189,317   151,321

IP

   74,096   59,976   64,163

New Ventures

   52,093   17,681   

Professional Services & Other

   39,192   58,752   83,616
   

  

  

Consolidated

  $1,176,983  $906,534  $680,350
   

  

  

Beginning in fiscal 2003, product revenue reflects reconfiguration of licenses between different product categories following the initial product shipment.

No one customer accounted for more than ten percent of the Company’s consolidated revenue in the periods presented.

Note 10. Termination of Agreement to Acquire IKOS Systems, Inc.

On July 2, 2001, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization (the IKOS Merger Agreement) with IKOS Systems, Inc. (IKOS). The IKOS Merger Agreement provided for the acquisition of all outstanding shares of IKOS common stock by Synopsys.

On December 7, 2001, Mentor Graphics Corporation (Mentor) commenced a cash tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of IKOS common stock at $11.00 per share, subject to certain conditions. On March 12, 2002, Synopsys and IKOS executed a termination agreement by which the parties terminated the IKOS Merger Agreement and pursuant to which IKOS paid Synopsys the $5.5 million termination fee required by the IKOS Merger Agreement. This termination fee and $2.4 million of expenses incurred in conjunction with the acquisition are included in other income, net on the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended October 31, 2002. Synopsys subsequently executed a revised termination agreement with Mentor and IKOS in order to add Mentor as a party thereto.

Note 11. Related Party Transactions

Revenues derived from Intel Corporation and its subsidiaries in the aggregate accounted for approximately 9.5% and 7.9% of fiscal 2003 and 2002 revenues, respectively. Andy D. Bryant, Intel Corporation’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial and Enterprise Services Officer, also serves on the Company’s Board of Directors. Management believes the transactions between the two parties were carried out on an arm’s length basis.

The Company has a joint venture with Davan Tech Co., Ltd, of Korea (Davan Tech) whereby Davan Tech acts as a non-exclusive distributor for the Company subject to certain conditions as defined in the distribution agreement. As of October 31, 2003, the Company owned approximately 10% of Davan Tech, and the investment is accounted for under the cost basis. During fiscal 2003 and the period from June 6, 2002 through October 31, 2002, the Company recognized revenues totaling $3.9 million and $1.3 million, respectively, from Davan Tech. Accounts receivable included $0.9 million and $3.7 million of receivable from Davan Tech as of October 31,

2003 and 2002, respectively. In December 2003, the Company terminated its distribution agreement with Davan Tech.

The Company maintains a System-on-a-Chip Venture Fund (the Fund) authorized by the Company’s Board which invests in companies that will facilitate building SoCs. The fund is administered by an investment advisory board consisting of senior Company officers, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer, and Dr. A. Richard Newton, a member of the Board. The Fund has invested $800,000 in a private company that develops SoC test systems. The Chairman of the Company’s Audit Committee, Deborah A. Coleman, is also the Chairman of the Board for such company. Ms. Coleman did not participate in Fund’s investment decision.

During fiscal 2003 and 2002, Dr. A. Richard Newton, a member of Synopsys’ Board of Directors, provided consulting services to Synopsys and was paid $180,000. Under Synopsys’ agreement with Dr. Newton, Dr. Newton provides advice, at Synopsys’ request, concerning long-term technology strategy and industry development issues as well as assistance in identifying opportunities for partnerships with academia.

Note 12. Subsequent Event

In December 2003, the Board renewed the Company’s stock repurchase program and replenished the amount available for purchases up to $500 million, not including purchases made to date under the program.

Note 13. Selected Quarterly Data(Unaudited)

   Quarter Ended

 
   January 31,

  April 30,

  July 31,

  October 31,

 
   (in thousands, except per share data) 

2003:

                 

Revenue

  $268,136  $292,028  $300,366  $316,453 

Gross margin

   208,783   232,652   242,208   253,023 

Income before income taxes

   48,946   38,926   68,026   63,091 

Net income

   34,385   22,289   48,475   44,575 

Earnings per share

                 

Basic

  $0.23  $0.15  $0.32  $0.29 

Diluted

  $0.22  $0.15  $0.30  $0.27 

Market stock price range(1):

                 

High

  $26.43  $25.00  $32.96  $34.47 

Low

  $19.24  $18.25  $25.00  $27.07 

2002:

                 

Revenue

  $175,545  $185,638  $236,095  $309,256 

Gross margin

   140,355   151,246   188,409   253,365 

Income (loss) before income taxes

   20,179   30,716   (161,380)  (178,455)

Net income (loss)

   14,052   21,380   (137,589)  (97,836)

Earnings (loss) per share

                 

Basic

  $0.12  $0.17  $(0.97) $(0.65)

Diluted

  $0.11  $0.16  $(0.97) $(0.65)

Market stock price range(1):

                 

High

  $29.85  $27.61  $27.65  $23.63 

Low

  $24.73  $20.86  $20.12  $16.32 

(1)The Company’s common stock is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol “SNPS.” The stock prices shown represent quotations among dealers without adjustments for retail markups, markdowns or commissions and may not represent actual transactions. As of October 31, 2003, there were approximately 588 shareholders of record. To date, the Company has paid no cash dividends on its capital stock and has no current intention to do so.

Item 9.Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

Not applicable.

Item 9A.Controls and Procedures

(a)Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.    As of October 31, 2003 (the Evaluation Date), Synopsys carried out an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of Synopsys’ disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act)). There are inherent limitations to the effectiveness of any system of disclosure controls and procedures. Accordingly, even effective disclosure controls and procedures can only provide reasonable, not absolute, assurance of achieving their control objectives. Subject to these limitations, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the Evaluation Date, the disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the reports the Company files and submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported as and when required.

(b)Changes in Internal Controls.    There were no changes in Synopsys’ internal controls over financial reporting during the fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2003 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, Synopsys’ internal control over financial reporting.

PART III

Item 10.Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant

Directors and Executive Officers

Set forth below are the persons who serve as members of the Board of Directors of Synopsys and information regarding the directors, including information furnished by them as to principal occupations, certain other directorships held by them, any arrangements pursuant to which they were selected as directors or nominees and their ages as of December 31, 2003.

Name


  Age

  

Year First

Elected Director


Aart J. de Geus

  49  1986

Andy D. Bryant

  53  1999

Chi-Foon Chan

  54  1998

Bruce R. Chizen

  48  2001

Deborah A. Coleman

  50  1995

A. Richard Newton

  52  1987; 1995

Sasson Somekh

  57  1999

Roy Vallee

  51  2003

Steven C. Walske

  51  1991

Background of Directors

Dr. Aart J. DE GEUS de Geusco-founded Synopsys and currently serves as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors. Since the inception of Synopsys in December 1986, he has held a variety of positions, including Senior Vice President of Engineering and Senior Vice President of Marketing. From 1986 to 1992, Dr. de Geus served as Chairman of the Board. He served as President from 1992 to 1998. Dr. de Geus has served as Chief Executive Officer since January 1994 and has held the additional title of Chairman of the Board since February 1998. He has served as a Director since 1986. From 1982 to 1986 Dr. de Geus was employed by General Electric Corporation, where he was the Manager of the Advanced Computer-Aided Engineering Group. Dr. de Geus holds an M.S.E.E. from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, Switzerland and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Southern Methodist University. DR. CHI-FOON CHAN

Andy D. Bryant has been a Director of Synopsys since January 1999 and currently serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial and Enterprise Services Officer of Intel Corporation, with responsibility for financial operations, human resources, information technology and e-business functions and activities worldwide. Mr. Bryant joined Intel in 1981 as Controller for the Commercial Memory Systems Operation and in 1983 became Systems Group Controller. In 1987 he was promoted to Director of Finance for the corporation and was appointed Vice President and Director of Finance of the Intel Products Group in 1990. Mr. Bryant became Chief Financial Officer in February 1994 and was promoted to Senior Vice President in January 1999. Mr. Bryant was appointed Chief Financial and Enterprise Services Officer in December 1999 and was promoted to Executive Vice President in January 2001. Prior to joining Intel, he held positions in finance at Ford Motor Company and Chrysler Corporation. Mr. Bryant holds a B.A. in economics from the University of Missouri and an M.B.A. in finance from the University of Kansas. He is a director of Kryptig Corp, a secure-messaging provider of medical information flows.

Dr. Chi-Foon Chan joined Synopsys as Vice President of Application Engineering & Services in May 1990. Since April 1997 he has served as Chief Operating Officer and since February 1998 he has held the additional title of President. Dr. Chan also became a Director of the CompanySynopsys in February 1998. From September 1996 to February 1998 he served as Executive Vice President, Office of the President. From February 1994 until April 1997 he served as Senior Vice President, Design Tools Group and from October 1996 until April 1997 as Acting

Senior Vice President, Design ReuseRe-Use Group. Additionally, he has held the titles of Vice President, Engineering and General Manager, DesignWare Operations and Senior Vice President, Worldwide Field Organization. From March 1987 to May 1990, Dr. Chan was employed by NEC Electronics, where his last position was General Manager, Microprocessor Division. From 1977 to 1987, Dr. Chan held a number of senior engineering positions at Intel Corporation. Dr. Chan holds an M.S. and a Ph.D. in computer engineering from Case Western Reserve University. VICKI L. ANDREWS

Bruce R. Chizen has been a Director of Synopsys since April 2001. Mr. Chizen has served as President of Adobe Systems Incorporated, a provider of graphic design, publishing, and imaging software for Web and print production, since April 2000 and as Chief Executive Officer since December 2000. He joined SynopsysAdobe Systems in May 1993 and currently servesAugust 1994 as Senior Vice President Worldwide Sales. Before holding that position, she servedand General Manager, Consumer Products Division and in a number of senior sales roles at Synopsys, including Vice President, Global and Strategic Sales, Vice President, North America Sales and Director, Western United States Sales. She has more than 18 years of experience in the EDA industry. Ms. Andrews holds a B.S. in biology and chemistry from the University of Miami. STEVEN K. SHEVICK joined Synopsys in July 1995 and currently serves as Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, and as the Company Secretary. Mr. Shevick was appointedDecember 1997 became Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in January 2003.General Manager, Graphics Products Division. In August 1998, Mr. Chizen was promoted to Executive Vice President, Products and Marketing. From October 1999November 1992 to January 2003,February 1994 he was Vice President Investor Relations and LegalGeneral Manager, Claris Clear Choice for Claris Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Apple Computer. He is a director of Adobe Systems.

Deborah A. Coleman has been a Director of Synopsys since November 1995. Ms. Coleman is co-founder and Secretary.currently General Partner of SmartForest Ventures in Portland, Oregon. Ms. Coleman was Chairman of the Board of Merix Corporation, a manufacturer of printed circuit boards, from May 1994, when it was spun off from Tektronix, Inc., until September 2001. She also served as Chief Executive Officer of Merix from May 1994 to September 1999 and as President from March 1997 to September 1999. Ms. Coleman joined Merix from Tektronix, a diversified electronics corporation, where she served as Vice President of Materials Operations, responsible for worldwide procurement, distribution, component engineering and component manufacturing operations. Prior to joining Tektronix in November 1992, Ms. Coleman was with Apple Computer, Inc. for eleven years, where she held several executive positions, including Chief Financial Officer, Chief Information Officer and Vice President of Operations. She holds an M.B.A. from Stanford University. Ms. Coleman is a director of Applied Materials, Inc., a manufacturer of semiconductor fabrication equipment, Chairman of the Board of Teseda Corporation, a semiconductor test equipment company, and a director of Kryptig Corp., a secure-messaging provider of medical information flows.

Dr. A. Richard Newton has been a Director of Synopsys since January 1995. Previously, Dr. Newton was a Director of Synopsys from January 1987 to June 1991. Dr. Newton has been a Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the University of California at Berkeley since 1979 and is currently Dean of the College of Engineering. From March 1998July 1999 to October 1999,June 2000, Dr. Newton was Chair of the Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences Department. Since 1988 Dr. Newton has acted as a Venture Partner with Mayfield Fund, a venture capital partnership, and has contributed to the evaluation and development of over two dozen new companies. From November 1994 to July 1995 he was acting President and Chief Executive Officer of Silicon Light Machines, a private company that has developed display systems based on the application of micromachined silicon light-valves.

Dr. Sasson Somekh has been a Director of Synopsys since January 1999. Dr. Somekh joined Novellus Systems, Inc., a manufacturer of semiconductor fabrication equipment, as President in January 2004. Previously, Dr. Somekh served as a member of the Board of Directors of Applied Materials, Inc., also a manufacturer of semiconductor fabrication equipment, from April 2003 until December 2003, and as an Executive Vice President of Applied from November 2000 until August 2003. Dr. Somekh served as a Senior Vice President of Applied from December 1993 to November 2000 and as a Group Vice President from 1990 to 1993. Dr. Somekh is a board member of Nanosys, Inc., a privately-held developer of nano-enabled systems for use in energy, defense, electronics, healthcare and information technology applications.

Roy Vallee has been a Director of Synopsys since February 2003. Mr. Vallee is Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Avnet, Inc., a global semiconductor products and electronics distributor, positions he has held since June 1998. Previously, he was Vice Chairman of the Board since November 1992, and also

President Legal, General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary. From July 1995 toChief Operating Officer since March 1998 he1992. Mr. Vallee currently serves on the Board of Directors of Teradyne, Inc., an automated testing company for the electronics, communications and software industries. He is also Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Global Technology Distribution Council.

Steven C. Walske has been a Director of Synopsys since December 1991. Mr. Walske has been Chief Business Strategist of Parametric Technology Corporation, a supplier of software products for mechanical computer aided engineering since June 2000. Previously, Mr. Walske served as Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary. Mr. Shevick holds an A.B. from Harvard CollegeChairman, Chief Executive Officer and a J.D.Director from Georgetown University Law Center. August 1994 until June 2000 and as President and Chief Executive Officer of that company from December 1986 to August 1994.

There are no family relationships among any executive officers, directors or persons chosen or nominated to become executive officers or directors of Synopsys.

Information with respect to executive officers of Registrant is included under Part I, Item 4.Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders—Executive Officers of the Company. 17 PART II ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS The information required by this item is set forthRegistrant.

Identification of Audit Committee and Financial Expert

Synopsys maintains an Audit Committee consisting of directors Ms. Coleman, Dr. Somekh and Mr. Vallee. All of such members satisfy the independence criteria of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. for serving on page 86 of thisan audit committee. SEC regulations require Synopsys 2002 Annual Reportto disclose whether a director qualifying as a “financial expert” serves on Form 10-K. ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA FINANCIAL SUMMARY
FISCAL YEAR ENDED (2) ------------------------------------------------------------- OCTOBER 31, SEPTEMBER 30, ------------------------------------- ----------------------- 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 (1) ------------ ------------ ----------- ----------- ----------- (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA) Revenue................................... $ 906,534 $ 680,350 $ 783,778 $ 806,098 $ 717,940 (Loss) income before income taxes and extraordinary items (3)................ (288,940) 83,533 145,938 251,411 116,861 (Benefit) provision for income taxes...... (88,947) 26,731 48,160 90,049 55,819 Extraordinary items, net of income tax expense (4)............................ -- -- -- -- 28,404 Net (loss) income......................... (199,993) 56,802 97,778 161,362 89,446 (Loss) earnings per share: Basic.................................. (2.99) 0.94 1.43 2.30 1.34 Diluted................................ (2.99) 0.88 1.38 2.20 1.29 Working capital........................... 151,946 254,962 331,857 627,207 504,759 Total assets.............................. 1,978,714 1,128,907 1,050,993 1,173,918 951,633 Long-term debt............................ 6,547 73 564 11,642 13,138 Stockholders' equity...................... 1,113,481 485,656 682,829 865,596 664,941
- ---------- (1) Amounts and per share data for periods presented have been retroactively restated to reflect the mergers accounted for under the pooling-of interests method with Viewlogic Systems, Inc, effective December 4, 1997, and Everest Automation, Inc., effective November 21, 1998. (2)Synopsys’ Audit Committee. Synopsys has a fiscal yeardetermined that ends on the Saturday nearest October 31. Fiscal years 2002, 2000, and 1999 were 52-week years while fiscal years 2001 and 1998 were 53-week years. For presentation purposes, the consolidated financial statements refer to the calendar month end. Prior to fiscal year 2000, Synopsys' fiscal year ended on the Saturday nearest to September 30. The period from October 1, 1999 through October 31, 1999 was a transition period. During the transition period, revenue, loss before income taxes, benefit for income taxes and net loss were $23.2 million, $25.5 million, $9.9 million, and $15.5 million, respectively, and basic and diluted loss per share was $0.22. The net loss during the transition period is due to the fact that sales in the first month following a quarter end are historically weak. As of October 31, 1999, working capital, total assets, long-term debt, and stockholders' equity were $621.9 million, $1.2 billion, $11.3 million and $872.6 million, respectively. (3) Includes charges of $87.7 million, $1.7 million, $21.2 million and $33.1 million for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2002 and 2000 and September 30, 1999 and 1998 respectively, for in-process research and development. Includes merger-related and other costs of $128.5 million and $51.0 million for the years ended October 31, 2002 and September 30, 1998, respectively. Includes insurance premium costs of $335.8 million for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2002 related to the Avant! merger. (4) On October 2, 1998, Synopsys sold a segmentMs. Coleman, Chairperson of the Viewlogic business for $51.9 million in cash. AsAudit Committee, qualifies as a result of the transaction, Synopsys recorded an extraordinary gain of $26.5 million, net of income tax expense, in the fourth quarter of fiscal 1998. 18 ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS The following discussion contains forward-looking statements“financial expert” within the meaning of such regulations.

Section 21E16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. For example, statements including terms such as "projects," "expects," "believes," "anticipates" or "targets" are forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including those set forth under "Factors That May Affect Future Results." CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES The discussionrequires our directors, executive officers and analysisgreater than ten percent beneficial owners of our financial condition and resultsstock to file reports of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to revenue recognition, bad debts, investments, intangible assets and income taxes. Our estimates are based on historical experience and on various other assumptions we believe are reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates. The accounting policies described below are those that most frequently require us to make estimates and judgments, and are therefore critical to understanding our results of operations. REVENUE RECOGNITION. Our revenue recognition policy is detailed in Note 2 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. Management has made significant judgments related to revenue recognition; specifically, in connection with each transaction involving our products (referred to as an "arrangement" in the accounting literature) we must evaluate whether our fee is "fixed or determinable" and we must assess whether "collectibility is probable". These judgments are discussed below. THE FEE IS FIXED OR DETERMINABLE. With respect to each arrangement, we must make a judgment as to whether the arrangement fee is fixed or determinable. If the fee is fixed or determinable, then revenue is recognized upon delivery of software (assuming other revenue recognition criteria are met). If the fee is not fixed or determinable, then the revenue recognized in each quarter (subject to application of other revenue recognition criteria) will be the lesser of the aggregate of amounts due and payable or the amount of the arrangement fee that would have been recognized if the fees had been fixed or determinable. Except in cases where we grant extended payment terms to a specific customer, we have determined that our fees are fixed or determinable at the inception of our arrangements based on the following: o The fee our customers pay for our products is negotiated at the outset of an arrangement and is generally based on the specific volume of products to be delivered. o Our license fees are not a function of variable-pricing mechanisms such as the number of units distributed or copied by the customer or the expected number of users of the product delivered. 19 A determination that an arrangement fee is fixed or determinable also depends upon the payment terms relating to such an arrangement. Our customary payment terms - supported by historical practice - require that a minimum of 75% of the arrangement fee is due within one year or less. Arrangements with payment terms extending beyond the customary payment terms are considered not to be fixed or determinable. A determination of whether the arrangement fee is fixed or determinable is particularly relevant to revenue recognition on perpetual licenses. COLLECTIBILITY IS PROBABLE. In order to recognize revenue, we must make a judgment of the collectibility of the arrangement fee. Our judgment of the collectibility is applied on a customer-by-customer basis pursuant to our credit review policy. We typically sell to customers for which there is a history of successful collection. New customers are subjected to a credit review process, which evaluates the customers' financial positions and ability to pay. New customers are typically assigned a credit limit based on a formulated review of their financial position. Such credit limits are only increased after a successful collection history with the customer has been established. If it is determined from the outset of an arrangement that collectibility is not probable based upon our credit review process, revenue is recognized on a cash-collected basis. VALUATION OF STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS. As of October 31, 2002, the adjusted cost of our strategic investments totaled $25.1 million, excluding unrealized gains and losses. We review our investments in non-public companies on a quarterly basis and estimate the amount of any impairment incurred during the current period based on specific analysis of each investment, considering the activities of and events occurring at each of the underlying portfolio companies during the quarter. Our portfolio companies operate in industries that are rapidly evolving and extremely competitive. For equity investments in non-public companies where there is not a market in which their value is readily determinable, we assess each investment for indicators of impairment at each quarter end based primarily on achievement of business plan objectives and current market conditions, among other factors, and information available to us at the time of this quarterly assessment. The primary business plan objectives we consider include achievement of planned financial results, completion of capital raising activities, the launching of technology, the hiring of key employees and overall progress on the portfolio company's business plan. If it is determined that an impairment has occurred with respect to an investment in a portfolio company, in the absence of quantitative valuation metrics, management estimates the impairment and/or the net realizable value of the portfolio investment based on public- and private-company market comparable information and valuations completed for companies similar to our portfolio companies. Based on these measurements, impairment losses aggregating $11.3 million were recorded during fiscal 2002. Future adverse changes in market conditions, poor operating results of underlying investments and other information obtained after our quarterly assessment could result in additional losses or an inability to recover the current carrying value of the investments thereby requiring a further impairment charge in the future. VALUATION OF INTANGIBLE ASSETS. Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization, totaled $355.3 million as of October 31, 2002. We periodically evaluate our intangible assets for indications of impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. Intangible assets consist of goodwill, purchased technology, contract rights intangibles (as defined under "Results of Operations - Acquisition of Avant! Corporation - Contract Rights Intangible"), customer installed base/relationship, trademarks and tradenames, covenants not to compete, customer backlog and capitalized software. Factors we consider important which could trigger an impairment review include significant under-performance relative to expected historical or projected future operating results, significant changes in the manner of our use of the acquired assets or the strategy for our overall business or significant negative industry or economic trends. If this evaluation indicates that the value of the intangible asset may be impaired, an assessment of the recoverability of the net carrying value of the asset over its remaining useful life is made. If this assessment indicates that the intangible asset is not recoverable, based on the estimated undiscounted future cash flows of the entity or technology acquired over the remaining amortization period, the net carrying value of the related intangible asset will be reduced to fair value and the remaining amortization period may be adjusted. Any such impairment charge could be significant and could have a material adverse effect on our reported financial statements. Based on these measurements, we recorded an impairment charge of approximately $0.1 million during fiscal 2002 and an impairment charge of $3.7 million related to the Avant! merger as described under "Integration Costs" below. ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS. As of October 31, 2002, our allowance for doubtful accounts totaled $11.6 million. Management estimates the collectibility of our accounts receivable on an account-by-account basis. In addition, we provide for a general reserve on all accounts receivable, using a specified percentage of the outstanding balance in each aged group. Management specifically analyzes accounts receivable and historical bad debt experience, customer creditworthiness, current economic trends, international exposures 20 (such as currency devaluation),ownership and changes in our customer payment terms when evaluatingownership with the adequacySEC. Directors, executive officers and greater than ten percent stockholders are required by SEC regulations to furnish Synopsys with copies of all Section 16(a) reports they file.

Based solely on its review of the allowance for doubtful accounts. If the financial condition of our customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments, additional allowances may be required. During the current year, write-offs (net of recoveries) and additional allowances totaled $6.5 million and $7.0 million, respectively. INCOME TAXES. Our effective tax rate is directly affected by the relative proportions of our domestic and foreign revenue and income. We are also subject to changing tax laws in the multiple jurisdictions in which we operate. As of October 31, 2002, deferred tax assets and liabilities totaled $382.2 million and $105.9 million, respectively. We believe that it is more likely than not that the results of future operations will generate sufficient taxable income to utilize these net deferred tax assets. While we have considered future taxable income and ongoing prudent and feasible tax planning strategies in assessing the need for any valuation allowance, should we determine that we would not be able to realize all or part of our net deferred tax assets in the future, an adjustment to the deferred tax assets would be charged to income in the period such determination was made. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS. On June 6, 2002, we completed our merger with Avant!. Avant! was a leader in the development of software used in the physical design and physical verification phases of chip design. As a resultcopies of the merger, we are now able to offer a comprehensive array of products for the designForms 3, 4 and verification of chips. Products obtained in the merger are key components of the implementation and verification platforms discussed above. Under the terms of the merger agreement between5 filed by or received from its reporting persons (or written representations received from such persons), Synopsys and Avant!, Avant! merged with and into a wholly-owned subsidiary of Synopsys. The aggregate merger consideration, including the fair value of stock issued, was approximately $1.0 billion, and was determined primarily as a result of competitive bidding with other potential acquirors. As a result of the merger, we recorded goodwill of $369.5 million, which is reflected on the consolidated balance sheet as of October 31, 2002. We believebelieves that the value of the products acquired from Avant!, when combined with the pre-merger Synopsys products, justifies the price paid. The results of operations of Avant! are included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements for the period from June 6, 2002 through October 31, 2002. On September 6, 2002, we completed our acquisition of Co-Design, a private company which was developing simulation software used in the high level verification stage of the chip design process, and a new design language that permits designers to describe the behavior of their chips more efficiently than current standard languages. The aggregate purchase price for Co-Design was $32.3 million, which was determined principally by competitive bidding with another potential acquiror. As a result of the merger we recorded goodwill of $27.7 million, which is reflected on the consolidated balance sheet as of October 31, 2002. We believe that we will derive a competitive advantage through the use of Co-Design's new design language in our design and verification products and the expertiseeach of its employees,directors, executive officers and therefore the price is justified. The resultsgreater than ten percent beneficial owners of operations of Co-Design are included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements for the period from September 6, 2002 through October 31, 2002. On September 20, 2002, we completed our acquisition of inSilicon, a company that developed, marketed and licensed an extensive portfolio of complex "intellectual property blocks", or pre-designed, pre-verified subportions of a chip that can be used as building blocks for complex systems-on-a-chip, and therefore accelerate the development of such chips. The aggregate purchase price for inSilicon was $74.6 million. As a result of the merger, we recorded goodwill of $22.2 million which is reflected on the consolidated balance sheet as of October 31, 2002. We believe that the combination of inSilicon's portfolio of intellectual property with our own portfolio will provide us with a competitive advantage over other providers of intellectual property blocks, and therefore justifies the price. The results of operations of inSilicon are included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements for the period from the September 20, 2002 through October 31, 2002. 21 REVENUE. Revenue consists of fees for perpetual and ratable licenses of our software products, post-contract customer support (PCS), customer training and consulting. We classify revenues as product, service or ratable license. Product revenue consists primarily of perpetual software licenses. Service revenue consists of PCS under perpetual licenses and fees for consulting services and training. Ratable license revenue consists of all revenue from our TSLs and from time-based licenses sold prior to the adoption of TSLs in August 2000 that include extended payment terms or unspecified additional products. ADOPTION OF SUBSCRIPTION LICENSES; IMPACT ON REVENUE. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2000 we introduced a new type of license called a technology subscription license. A TSL is a license to use one or more of our software products, and to receive support services (such as hotline support and updates) for a limited period of time, usually one to three years. Since TSLs include bundled products and services, both product and service revenue is generally recognized ratably over the term of the license, or, if later, as payments become due. The terms of TSLs, and the payments due thereon, may be structured flexibly to meet the needs of the customer. In certain situations, customers have limited rights to new technology through reconfiguration clauses under their agreements. Prior to the adoption of TSLs, we sold perpetual licenses and "term" licenses (a type of time-based license). Under these types of licenses, software support is purchased separately. Revenue from the license sale is generally recognized in the quarter that the product is shipped (or "upfront") and revenue from software support is recognized ratably over the support period. Term licenses were discontinued when TSLs were introduced. Due to the different treatment of TSLs and perpetual/term licenses under applicable accounting rules, each type of license has a different impact on our financial statements. When a customer buys a TSL, relatively little revenue is recognizedits stock during the quarter the product is initially delivered. The remaining amount not recognized will either be recorded as deferred revenue on our balance sheet or considered backlog by us and not recorded on the balance sheet. The amount recorded as deferred revenue is equal to the portion of the license fee that has been invoiced or paid but not recognized. The amount considered backlog moves out of backlog and is recorded as deferred revenue as invoiced or as additional payments are made. Deferred revenue is reduced as revenue is recognized. Under perpetual licenses (and term licenses), a high proportion of all license revenue is recognized in the quarter that the product is delivered, with relatively little recorded as deferred revenue or as backlog. Therefore, an order for a TSL will result in significantly lower current-period revenue than an equal-sized order under the prior form of time-based licenses. Conversely, an order for a TSL will result in higher revenues recognized in future periods than an equal-sized order for a perpetual or term license. For example, a $120,000 order for a perpetual license will result in $120,000 of revenue recognized in the quarter the product is shipped and no revenue in future quarters. The same order for a 3-year TSL shipped at the beginning of the quarter will result in $10,000 of revenue recognized in the quarter the product is shipped and in each of the 11 succeeding quarters. On an aggregate basis, the introduction of TSLs has had, and will continue to have, a significant impact on our reported revenue and on our balance sheet. In the quarter immediately following the adoption of TSLs, reported revenue dropped significantly. In each quarter since adoption, ratable revenue has grown, as TSL orders received in each quarter contribute revenue that is "layered" over the revenue recognized from TSL orders received in prior quarters. This effect will repeat itself each quarter in varying degrees until the TSL model is fully phased in; during this transition period ratable revenue will continue to grow even if the overall level of TSL orders does not grow, and could grow even if the overall level of TSL orders declines. The phase in period of the TSL model is difficult to predict. Absent any acquisitions, the model would be substantially phased in approximately 3.25 years following the adoption of the model. The phase in period has been extended by the acquisition of Avant!, and will be extended to some extent by any future acquisitions we make. Over the long term, as the TSL model becomes more fully phased in, average revenue growth will closely track average orders growth. Synopsys' license revenue in any given quarter is dependent upon the volume of perpetual orders shipped during the quarter and the amount of TSL revenue amortized from deferred revenue, recognized out of backlog and, to a small degree, recognized on TSL orders received during the quarter. We set our revenue targets for any given period based, in part, upon an assumption that we will achieve a certain level of orders and a certain license mix of perpetual licenses and TSLs. The precise mix of orders is subject to substantial 22 fluctuation in any given quarter or multiple quarter periods, and the actual mix of licenses sold affects the revenue we recognize in the period. If we achieve the target level of total orders but are unable to achieve our target license mix, we may not meet our revenue targets (if we deliver more-than-expected TSLs) or may exceed them (if we deliver more-than-expected perpetuals). If we achieve the target license mix but the overall level of orders is below the target level, then we will not meet our revenue targets. Since our introduction of TSLs, the average TSL duration has been approximately 13 quarters. Our historical license order mix from August 2000 to the present (i.e., since our adoption of TSLs), has been 24% perpetual licenses and 76% ratable licenses. Our target license mix for total new software license orders for the first quarter of fiscal year 2003 is 18% to 23% perpetual licenses and 77% to 82% ratable licenses. The precise mix of orders is subject to substantial fluctuation in any given quarter or multiple quarter periods. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2002, the license mix was approximately 27% perpetual licenses and 73% TSLs, in comparison to 14% perpetual licenses and 86% TSLs in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2001. The license mix for full fiscal 2002 year was approximately 27% perpetual licenses and 73% TSLs, in comparison to 20% perpetual licenses and 80% TSLs for fiscal 2001. Our target license mix for new software license orders for fiscal 2003 is 22% to 27% perpetual licenses and 73% to 78% ratable licenses. This range may be subject to change based on market conditions during the year. REVENUE. Total revenue for fiscal 2002 increased 33% to $906.5 million as compared to $680.4 million for fiscal 2001. The increase in total revenue for fiscal 2002 as compared to fiscal 2001 is due primarily to the Avant! acquisition, and to the additional quarters that the TSL license model has been used. Total revenue for fiscal 2001 decreased 13% to $680.4 million as compared to $783.8 million for fiscal 2000. The decrease in total revenue for fiscal 2001 as compared to fiscal 2000 is due to the utilization for the full 2001 fiscal year of the TSL license model and the related inherent decrease in current period revenue due to the timing of revenue recognition under this license model. Product revenue for fiscal 2002 increased 50% to $245.2 million as compared to $163.9 million for fiscal 2001. The increase in product revenue for fiscal 2002 as compared to fiscal 2001 is due to an increase in perpetual licenses delivered during the period, which resulted in large part from the increased volume of perpetual licenses after the Avant! merger. During the second quarter of 2002, we began offering variable maintenance arrangements (VMP) to certain customers that entered into perpetual license technology arrangements in excess of $2.0 million. Under these arrangements, the annual fee for PCS is calculated as a percentage of the net license fee rather than a fixed percentage of the list price. Product revenue for fiscal 2001 decreased 62% to $163.9 million as compared to $434.1 million for fiscal 2000. The decrease in product revenue for fiscal 2001 as compared to fiscal 2000 was due to the adoption of the TSL model (under which, as explained above, revenue is recognized ratably) from a license model under which virtuallycomplied with all license revenue was recognized in the quarter shipped. Service revenue for fiscal 2002 decreased 16% to $287.7 million as compared to $341.8 million for fiscal 2001. The decrease in service revenue for fiscal 2002 as compared to fiscal 2001 is due to economic factors and the impact of our adoption of TSLs. Economic conditions have led our customers to reduce their costs by curtailing their use of outside consultants and, in some cases, discontinuing maintenance on their perpetual licenses. As a result, we received a lower volume of new consulting orders and maintenance renewal orders than expected. In addition, certain projects in our consulting backlog were deferred or cancelled. Customer expenditures on training have also been reduced, which has accordingly reduced revenue from training. These conditions are expected to continue at least until research and development spending by the semiconductor industry returns to historic levels of growth. The shift to TSLs has impacted service revenue in two ways. First, new licenses structured as TSLs include bundled PCS, which means that revenue attributable to PCS is recognized as ratable license revenue. If such licenses were perpetual licenses or time-based licenses similar to the type formerly offered, the PCS revenue relatingfiling requirements applicable to such licenses would be recognized as service revenue. Second, customers with existing perpetual licenses are entering into new TSLs rather than renewing the PCS on the existing perpetual licenses. In each case, revenue attributable to PCSpersons except that otherwise would have been reflected in service revenue is now reflected in ratable license revenue. 23 The decline in service revenue was partly offset by revenue recognized from services contracts acquired in the Avant! merger. Synopsys recognized less revenue on these contracts than Avant! would have recognized due to the fact that under purchase accounting rules the deferred revenue balance of these contracts was significantly reduced upon acquisition. Service revenue for fiscal 2001 remained relatively flat at $341.8 million as compared to $340.8 million in fiscal 2000, as growth in consulting services business in the first half of the year was offset by reduction in business attributable to cost-cutting efforts by customers. Ratable license revenue for fiscal 2002 increased 114% to $373.6 million as compared to $174.6 million in fiscal 2001. The increase in ratable license revenue for fiscal 2002 compared to fiscal 2001 is due to the additional quarters that the TSL license model has been used. Ratable license revenue for fiscal 2001 increased to $174.6 million as compared to $8.9 million in fiscal 2000. The increase in ratable license revenue for fiscal 2001 compared to fiscal 2002 is due to the fact that we introduced TSLs in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2000 (August 2000) and therefore, relatively little TSL revenue was recognized in fiscal 2000 because under the TSL model relatively little revenue is recognized in the quarter the product is initially delivered. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION. Approximately 8% of fiscal 2002 revenues were derived fromSanjiv Kaul, Senior Vice President, New Ventures Group, filed a company whose Chief Financial and Enterprise Officer serves on the Synopsys Board of Directors. Management believes the transactions between the two parties were carried out under the Company's normal terms and conditions. REVENUE SEASONALITY. Our revenue is seasonal. In general, revenue in the first quarter of our fiscal year is the lowest of any quarter, and revenue in the fourth quarter is the largest of any quarter, with revenue in the second and third quarters roughly in the middle of the first and fourth quarters. This seasonal pattern may be attributed to a variety of factors, including customer buying patterns, the timing of major contract renewals and sales compensation incentives. REVENUE - PRODUCT GROUPS. For managementForm 4 late reporting purposes, our products have been organized into four distinct product groups -- Design Implementation, Verification and Test, Design Analysis, Intellectual Property (IP) -- and a services group -- Professional Services. The following table summarizes the revenue attributable to the various groups as a percentage of total Company revenue for the last eight quarters. Revenue attributable to products acquired from Avant! that was recognized by Avant! prior to June 6, 2002 is not reflected in the following tables. Revenue attributable to such products from June 6, 2002 through October 31, 2002 is included in fiscal 2002 revenue. As a result of the Avant! merger, we redefined our product groups, effective in the third quarter of fiscal 2002. Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the new presentation.
Q4-2002 Q3-2002 Q2-2002 Q1-2002 Q4-2001 Q3-2001 Q2-2001 Q1-2001 ---------- --------- ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- --------- ---------- Revenue Design Implementation 46% 45% 42% 40% 42% 39% 39% 38% Verification and Test 25 26 34 37 33 34 32 31 Design Analysis 19 17 6 6 6 6 5 7 IP 6 6 9 9 10 10 9 10 Professional Services 4 6 9 8 9 11 15 14 ---------- --------- ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- --------- ---------- Total Company 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% ========== ========= ========== ========= ========== ========== ========= ==========
DESIGN IMPLEMENTATION. Design Implementation includes products used in the logic design and physical design phases of chip design (as described above under Business - Products - IC Implementation products) for the design of a chip from a high level functional description to a complete description of the transistors and connections that implement such functions that can be delivered to a semiconductor company for manufacturing. Design Implementation technologies include logic synthesis, physical synthesis, floor planning and place-and-route products and technologies. The principal products in this category as of the end of fiscal 2002 are Design Compiler, Physical Compiler, Chip Architect, Floorplan Compiler, Jupiter, Apollo and Astro. As a percent of revenue, Design Implementation fluctuated between 38% and 42% in the period from the first 24 quarter of fiscal 2000 through the second quarter of fiscal 2002, and exhibited a generally increasing trend from the first quarter of fiscal 2001 through the second quarter of fiscal 2002. This trend reflects the Company's growing portfolio of Design Implementation products during the period, most notably the introduction of Physical Compiler. The 3% increase from the second quarter of fiscal 2002 to the third quarter of fiscal 2002 is due principally to the addition of Avant! products to this category, since the largest portion of Avant!'s revenue was derived from products (including its principal place and route products) that were added to the Design Implementation category. VERIFICATION AND TEST. Verification and Test includes products used for verification and analysis performed at the system level, register transfer level (RTL) and gate level of design, including simulation, system level design and verification, timing analysis, formal verification, test and related products. The principal products in this category are VCS, Polaris, Vera, PathMill, CoCentric System Studio, PrimeTime, Formality, Design Verifyer, DFT Compiler and TetraMax, which are used in several different phases of chip design. As a percent of revenue, revenue from this product family fluctuated between 31% and 37% in the period from the first quarter of fiscal 2001 through the second quarter of fiscal 2002, principally attributable to the mix of perpetual versus TSL orders received for Verification and Test products during any given quarter. Beginning in the third quarter of fiscal 2002, Verification and Test revenues as a percent of total Company revenue were lower, principally because the Verification and Test product group does not include many products acquired from Avant!. DESIGN ANALYSIS. Design Analysis includes products used for verification and analysis performed principally during the physical verification phase of chip design, including analog and mixed signal circuit simulation, design rule checking, power analysis, customer design, semiconductor process modeling and reliability analysis. The principal products in this category are NanoSim, StarSim, HSPICE, StarRC, Arcadia, TCAD, Hercules, Venus, OPC, PrimePower and Cosmos. Revenue from this product group as a percentage of total revenues has ranged between 5% and 7% since the introduction of TSLsone transaction as a result of the mixtransition from paper to electronic filing requirements.

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Synopsys intends to satisfy the disclosure requirement under Item 10 of fiscal 2002, revenue from this product group as a percentage of total revenues increased to 17%, due primarilyForm 8-K regarding (i) any amendments to the Avant! acquisition, asCode, or (ii) any waivers under the second largest portion of Avant!'s revenue was derived from products that were added to the Design Analysis category. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. Our IP products include the DesignWare library of design components and verification models, and the products acquired in the inSilicon transaction (effective in the fourth quarter of 2002). IP revenue as a percent of total revenue was relatively stable from the fourth quarter of fiscal 2000 to the second quarter of fiscal 2002, reflecting growth consistent with the Company average. Beginning with the third quarter of fiscal 2002, IP revenues as a percent of total Company revenue decreased principally because the IP product group does not include many products acquired from Avant! PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. The Professional Services group includes consulting and training activities. This group provides consulting services, including design methodology assistance, specialized telecommunications systems design services and turnkey design. Revenue from professional services as a percentage of total revenues has declined from 14% in the first quarter of fiscal 2001 to 6% in the third quarter of fiscal 2002, reflecting, as described above under "Revenue", the impact of the economic environment. COST OF REVENUE. Cost of revenue consists of the cost of product revenue, cost of service revenue, cost of ratable license revenue and amortization of intangible assets and deferred stock compensation. Cost of product revenue includes personnel and related costs, production costs, product packaging, documentation, and amortization of capitalized software development costs and purchased technology. The cost of internally developed capitalized software is amortized on the straight-line method over the software's estimated economic life of approximately two years. Cost of service revenue includes consulting services, personnel and related costs associated with providing training and PCS on perpetual licenses. Cost of ratable license revenue includes the costs of product and services related to our TSLs (TSLs include bundled product and services). Cost of product revenue, cost of service revenue and cost of ratable license revenue during any period are heavily dependent on the mix of software orders received during such period. 25 Cost of revenue amortization of intangible assets and deferred stock compensation includes the amortization of the contract rights intangible and customer backlog assets associated with certain executory contracts, as discussed under "ACQUISITION OF AVANT! CORPORATION" and "ACQUISITION OF INSILICON CORPORATION", respectively, below, and the amortization of core/developed technology acquired in the Avant!, inSilicon and Co-Design mergers. Total amortization of intangible assets, which commenced on the date of the respective acquisition, included in cost of revenues for fiscal 2002 was $33.7 million which includes $26.5 million and $7.2 million for core developed technology and contract rights intangible, respectively. Cost of revenue amortization also includes the amortization of deferred stock compensation as discussed below under "AMORTIZATION OF INTANGIBLE ASSETS" totaling $0.2 million for the year ended October 2002. Total cost of revenue as a percentage of total revenue for fiscal 2002 remained relatively flat at 19% as compared to fiscal 2001. Cost of goods sold (which excludes amortization of intangible assets and deferred stock compensation) as a percentage of total revenue decreased due to the increase in quarterly amortization of deferred revenue and backlog, which is an inherent result of the use of the ratable license model and due to the fact that other cost of goods sold components remained relatively flat. However, the decrease in cost of goods sold as a percentage of total revenue in fiscal 2002 was offset by the commencement of amortization of the contract rights intangible and core/developed technology recorded as a result of current year acquisitions. Total cost of revenue as a percentage of total revenue for fiscal 2001 increased to 19% as compared to 16% in fiscal 2000. This 19% increase in cost of revenue as a percentage of total revenue for fiscal 2001 as compared to fiscal 2000 is due to the write-off of intangible assetsCode relating to a discontinued product totaling $1.8 million and an increase in the inventory reserve totaling $1.3 million related to our hardware modeling product. WORK FORCE REDUCTION. During the first quarter of fiscal 2002, as part of an overall cost reduction program, we implemented a workforce reduction affecting all departments, both domestic and foreign. As a result, our workforce was reducedSynopsys’ Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, by approximately 175 employees and a charge of approximately $3.9 million was included in operating expenses during the second quarter of fiscal 2002. This charge consists of severance and other special termination benefits. These costs are reflected in the statement of operations as follows: (IN THOUSANDS) Cost of revenue $ 678 Research and development 1,081 Sales and marketing 1,078 General and administrative 1,033 ----------- Total $ 3,870 =========== RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. Research and development expenses for fiscal 2002 increased 19% to $225.5 million as compared to $189.8 million for fiscal 2001. The increase in expenses is due to increases of $28.7 million in compensation and compensation-related costs as a result of an increase in research and development headcount due to the Avant! acquisition, $11.3 million in human resources, technology and facilities costs as a result of increased research and development staffing and $4.2 million in depreciation expense. These increases were offset by decreases of $5.4 million in consulting expenses and $4.3 million of other expenses including facilities, travel, communications, supplies and recruiting as a result of our cost reduction programs. Research and development expenses for fiscal 2001 remained relatively flatposting such information on its website at $189.8 million as compared to $189.3 million in fiscal 2000. Research and development expenses increased in fiscal 2001 as compared to fiscal 2000 due to increases in personnel related costs, recruiting costs and depreciation expense. These increases were offset by a decrease in facilities expense due to the fact that during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2000 we closed certain facilities acquired in the Gambit acquisition and to decreases in equipment repairs, advertising expenses and travel and entertainment costs. 26 SALES AND MARKETING. Sales and marketing expenses for fiscal 2002 decreased 3% to $264.8 million as compared to $274.0 million in fiscal 2001. The overall decrease is due to decreases of $8.4 million in human resources, technology and facilities costs as a result of a decrease in sales and marketing headcount as a percentage of total headcount, $1.3 million in employee functions, $1.4 million in consulting expenses and $2.8 million in other expenses including communications and supplies, charitable contributions, professional services, subscriptions and memberships as a result of our cost reduction efforts. These decreases are offset by increases of $4.8 million in compensation and related costs attributable to an increase in sales and marketing headcount resulting from the Avant! Merger and $1.9 million in travel relating to customer visits to discuss the potential integration of Synopsys and Avant! products. Sales and marketing expenses for fiscal 2001 decreased 5% to $274.0 million as compared to $288.8 million in fiscal 2000. The decrease in fiscal 2001 compared to fiscal 2000 was due to decreases in annual commissions, bonuses, travel, consulting expenses, recruiting, advertising and depreciation expense. These decreases were offset in part by an increase in personnel-related costs. GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE. General and administrative expenses for fiscal 2002 increased 13% to $78.5 million as compared to $69.7 million in fiscal 2001. The overall increase is due to increases of $11.1 million in facilities costs as a result of an increased number of sites due to the Avant! merger, $7.0 million in compensation and compensation-related costs as a result of increased headcount due to the Avant! merger, $5.6 million in professional service fees, $2.2 million in communications costs, $1.6 million in equipment to update licenses for our internal enterprise application systems, $1.4 million in depreciation and $2.9 million in other expenses including travel and property tax assessments. These increases were offset by decreases of $20.0 million as a result of decreased general and administrative headcount as a percentage of total headcount and $3.9 million in consulting costs as a result of our cost reduction efforts. General and administrative expenses for fiscal 2001 increased 18% to $69.7 as compared to $59.2 million. The increase in fiscal 2001 as compared to fiscal 2000 was due to increases in bad debt expense, facility expenditures and consulting services related to the upgrade of our current computer systems. These increases are offset by a decrease in personnel costs. INTEGRATION COSTS. Non-recurring integration costs incurred relate to merger activities which are not included in the purchase consideration under Emerging Issues Task Force Number 95-3 (EITF 95-3), RECOGNITION OF LIABILITIES IN CONNECTION WITH A PURCHASE BUSINESS COMBINATION. These costs are expensed as incurred. During fiscal 2002, integration costs totaled $128.5 million. These costs consisted primarily of (i) $95.0 million related to the premium for the insurance policy acquired in conjunction with the Avant! merger, (ii) $14.7 million related to write-downs of Synopsys facilities and property under the management approved facility exit plan for the Avant! merger, (iii) $10.0 million and $0.7 million related to severance costs for Synopsys employees who were terminated and costs associated with transition employees as a result of the Avant! and inSilicon mergers, respectively, (iv) $1.3 million related to the write-off of software licenses owned by Synopsys which were originally purchased from Avant!, (v) $3.7 million goodwill impairment charge related to a prior Synopsys acquisition as a result of the acquisition of Avant! and (vi) $1.2 million and $1.9 million of other expenses including travel and certain professional fees for the Avant! and Co-Design mergers, respectively. IN-PROCESS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. www.synopsys.com/corporate/governance.

Item 11.Executive Compensation

Named Executive Officer Compensation

The following paragraphs contain forward-looking statements withintable sets forth the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including statements and assumptions regarding percentage of completion, expected product release dates, dates for which we expect to begin generating benefits from projects, expected product capabilities and product life cycles, costs and efforts to complete projects, growth rates, royalty rates and projected revenue and expense information used by us to calculate discounted cash flows and discount rates. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, and the cautionary statements set forth below and in "FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT FUTURE RESULTS" identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those predicted in any such forward-looking statement. 27 Purchased in-process research and development (IPRD) of $87.7 million and $1.7 million in fiscal 2002 and 2000, respectively, represents the write-off of in-process technologies associated with our acquisitions of Avant! and inSilicon in fiscal 2002 and Leda in fiscal 2000. There were no acquisitionscompensation earned during fiscal 2001. At the date of each acquisition, the projects associated with the IPRD efforts had not yet reached technological feasibility2003 by (1) Synopsys’ Chief Executive Officer and the research and development in process had no alternative future uses. Accordingly, these amounts were charged to expense on the respective acquisition dates of(2) each of the acquired companies. Also see Note 3, Business Combinations, of Notesother four most highly compensated executive officers whose compensation earned during fiscal 2003 exceeded $100,000 for services rendered in all capacities to Synopsys' Consolidated Financial Statements. VALUATION OF IPRD.Synopsys during the last three fiscal years. We use an independent third party valuation firmcollectively refer to assist us valuingthese individuals as the tangiblenamed executive officers.

Summary Compensation Table

Name and Position


  Year

  Annual
Compensation ($)


  

Long-Term
Compensation:
Securities Awards
Underlying

Options (#)


  All Other
Compensation
($)(1)


    Salary

  Bonus

    

Aart J. de Geus

Chief Executive Officer and

Chairman of the Board

  2003
2002
2001
  400,000
400,000
400,000
  605,000
535,000
575,000
 
 
 
 104,600
106,500
85,500
  2,362
1,500
1,830

Chi-Foon Chan

President and Chief Operating

Officer

  2003
2002
2001
  400,000
400,000
400,000
  605,000
535,000
575,000
 
 
 
 100,850
91,700
71,000
  3,128
5,138
2,588

Vicki L. Andrews

Senior Vice President,

Worldwide Sales

  2003
2002
2001
  300,000
300,000
289,423
  534,496
364,045
611,396
 
(2)
(3)
 61,150
72,900
60,500
  9,579
13,884
9,544

John Chilton(4)

Senior Vice President and General Manager, Solutions Group

  2003  320,000  295,000  34,800  2,437

Antun Domic(4)

Senior Vice President and General Manager, Implementation Group

  2003  330,000  320,000  48,350  2,981

(1)Amounts in this column reflect premiums paid for group term life insurance, Synopsys 401(k) contributions and, in the case of Ms. Andrews only, car allowances. Dr. Chan’s 2002 amounts include special travel allowance.
(2)Represents bonus and commissions earned during fiscal year.
(3)Amount comprised of bonus and commissions of $451,396 and a relocation bonus of $160,000.
(4)Information for Mr. Chilton and Dr. Domic is presented only for fiscal 2003 as such persons were appointed executive officers during fiscal 2003.

Information regarding stock option grants to and intangible assets and the in-process technologies acquired in each of our business combinations. The value assigned to acquired in-process technology is determined by identifying products under research in areas for which technological feasibility had not been established. The value of in-process technology is then segmented into two classifications: (i) developed technology - completed and (ii) in-process technology - to-be-completed, giving explicit consideration to the value createdexercises by the researchnamed executive officers is included under Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and development effortsAnalysis of the acquired business prior to the dateFinancial Condition and Results of acquisition and to be created by Synopsys after the acquisition. These value creation efforts were estimated by considering the following major factors: (i) time-based data, (ii) cost-based data and (iii) complexity-based data. The value of the in-process technology was determined using a discounted cash flow model similar to the income approach, focusing on the income-producing capabilities of the in-process technologies. Under this approach, the value is determined by estimating the revenue contribution generated by each of the identified products within the classification segments. Revenue estimates were based on (i) individual product revenues, (ii) anticipated growth rates, (iii) anticipated product development and introduction schedules, (iv) product sales cycles and (v) the estimated life of a product's underlying technology. From the revenue estimates, operating expense estimates, including costs of sales, general and administrative, selling and marketing, income taxes and a use charge for contributory assets, were deducted to arrive at operating income. Revenue growth rates were estimated by management for each product and gave consideration to relevant market sizes and growth factors, expected industry trends, the anticipated nature and timing of new product introductions by us and our competitors, individual product sales cycles, and the estimated life of each product's underlying technology. Operating expense estimates reflect Synopsys' historical expense ratios. Additionally, these projects will require continued research and development after they have reached a state of technological and commercial feasibility. The resulting operating income stream was discounted to reflect its present value at the date of the acquisition. These estimates are subject to change, given the uncertainties of the development process, and no assurance can be given that deviations from these estimates will not occur or that we will realize any anticipated benefits of the acquisition. The rate used to discount the net cash flows from purchased in-process technology is our weighted average cost of capital (WACC), taking into account our required rates of return from investments in various areas of the enterprise, and reflecting the inherent uncertainties in future revenue estimates from technology investments including the uncertainty surrounding the successful development of the acquired in-process technology, the useful life of such technology, the profitability levels of such technology, if any, and the uncertainty of technological advances, all of which are unknown at this time. AVANT!Operations—Stock Option Plans. The IPRD expense related to the Avant! merger was $82.5 million. At the date of the Avant! merger, the principal in-process technologies were identified based on the following Avant! product families: Physical Products Division (PPD), Verification Products Division (VPD), Analysis Products Division (APD), Logical Products Division (LPD), MTB, Technology Computer-Aided Design (TCAD) and Analogy. For purposes of valuing the IPRD in accordance with the methodology discussed above, the following estimates were used: revenue growth ranging from 16% beginning in year two to 10% in year nine; cost of sales -- 7% of revenue in each year; general and administrative expenses -- 5% of revenue in each year; and sales and marketing -- 28% of revenue in each year. In addition, 28 it was assumed there would be no expense reduction due to economic synergies as a result of the acquisition. The rate used to discount the net cash flows from the purchased in-process technology was in the range of 27%. The technologies were approximately 40% to 90% complete at the acquisition date. The nature of the efforts to complete these projects related, in varying degrees, to the completion of all planning, designing, prototyping, verification, and testing activities that are necessary to establish that the proposed technologies met their design specifications, including functional, technical, and economic performance requirements. Expenditures to complete the acquired in-process technologies are expected to total approximately $17.5 million. INSILICON. The IPRD expense related to the inSilicon acquisition was $5.2 million. At the date of the inSilicon merger, the principal in-process technologies were identified based on the following inSilicon product lines: Ethernet, Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG), Java Technology, Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI), PCI-X and Universal Serial Business (USB). For purposes of valuing the IPRD in accordance with the methodology discussed above, the following estimates were used: revenue growth ranging from 300% beginning in year three for certain products to revenue decline of 50% in year ten; cost of sales -- 8% of revenue in each year; and selling, general and administrative expenses - ranging from 45% of revenue in year two to 30% of revenue in year seven. In addition, it was assumed there would be no expense reduction due to economic synergies as a result of the acquisition. The rates used to discount the net cash flows from the purchased in-process technology range from 26% to 36%. The technologies were approximately 20% to 67% complete at the acquisition date. The nature of the efforts to complete these projects related, in varying degrees, to the completion of all planning, designing, prototyping, verification, and testing activities that are necessary to establish that the proposed technologies met their design specifications, including functional, technical, and economic performance requirements. Expenditures to complete the acquired in-process technologies are expected to total approximately $4.9 million. During fiscal 2000, we made an acquisition resulting in aggregate IPRD charges of $1.7 million which was not individually material to the results of our operations in the respective year. The fair value of the related IPRD was determined in a manner substantially similar to that described above. The risks associated with acquired research and development are considered high and no assurance can be made that these products will generate any benefit to us or meet market expectations. AMORTIZATION OF INTANGIBLE ASSETS. Goodwill represents the excess of the aggregate purchase price over the fair value of the tangible and identifiable intangible assets we have acquired. Goodwill for our pre-fiscal 2002 acquisitions and intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives of three to ten years. We assess the recoverability of goodwill by estimating whether the unamortized cost will be recovered through estimated future undiscounted cash flows. Amortization of intangible assets charged to operating expenses for fiscal 2002 increased 68% to $28.6 million as compared to $17.0 million for fiscal 2001. The increase in amortization of intangible assets charged to operations for fiscal 2002 as compared to fiscal 2001 is due to the amortization of intangible assets acquired in the Avant!, inSilicon and Co-Design mergers during the current year. The Financial Accounting Standards Board recently issued new guidance with respect to the amortization and evaluation of goodwill. This new guidance is discussed below under "EFFECT OF NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS". In connection with the current year mergers, we also assumed unvested stock options held by Avant!, inSilicon and Co-Design employees. We have recorded deferred stock compensation totaling $8.1 million, $1.7 million and $0.7 million based on the intrinsic value of these assumed unvested stock options for Avant!, inSilicon and Co-Design, respectively. The deferred stock compensation is amortized over the options' remaining vesting period of one to three years. During fiscal 2002, we recorded amortization of deferred stock compensation in each of the following expense classifications in the statement of operations: (IN THOUSANDS) Cost of revenue $ 207 Research and development 499 Sales and marketing 234 General and administrative 582 -------- Total $ 1,522 ======== 29 Amortization of intangible assets charged to operating expenses for fiscal 2001 increased 13% to $17.0 million as compared to $15.1 million in fiscal 2000. The increase in amortization of intangible assets charged to operations for fiscal 2001 as compared to fiscal 2000 is due to the write-off of certain technology totaling $1.8 million acquired from, and goodwill totaling $0.4 million related to, the acquisition of Eagle Design Automation, Inc. in 1997 and to the fact that the goodwill and intangible assets related to certain acquisitions completed during fiscal 2000 were amortized for the full year of fiscal 2001. We periodically evaluate our intangible assets for indications of impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. If this evaluation indicates that the value of the intangible asset may be impaired, an assessment of the recoverability of the net carrying value of the asset over its remaining useful life is made. If this assessment indicates that the intangible asset is not recoverable, based on the estimated undiscounted future cash flows of the entity or technology acquired over the remaining amortization period, the net carrying value of the related intangible asset will be reduced to fair value and the remaining amortization period may be adjusted. In fiscal 2002, we recognized an aggregate impairment charge of $3.8 million to reduce the amount of certain intangible assets associated with prior acquisitions to their estimated fair value. Approximately $3.7 million and $0.1 million are included in integration expense and amortization of intangible assets, respectively, on the statement of operations. The impairment charge is primarily attributable to certain technology acquired from, and goodwill related to, the acquisition of Stanza, Inc. in 1999. During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2002, we determined that we would not allocate future resources to assist in the market growth of this technology as products acquired in the merger with Avant! provide customers with superior capabilities and we do not anticipate any future sales of the product. In fiscal 2001, we recognized an aggregate impairment charge of $2.2 million to reduce the amount of certain intangible assets associated with prior acquisitions to their estimated fair value. Approximately $1.8 million and $0.4 million are included in cost of revenues and amortization of intangible assets, respectively, on the statement of operations. The impairment charge is attributable to certain technology acquired from, and goodwill related to the acquisition of Eagle Design Automation, Inc. in 1997. During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2001, we determined that we would not allocate future resources to assist in the market growth of this technology and we do not anticipate any future sales of the product. There were no impairments of intangible assets in fiscal 2000. OTHER (EXPENSE) INCOME, NET. Other expense, net of other income is $208.6 million in fiscal 2002. The balance consists primarily of the following: (i) $240.8 million expense due to the settlement of the Cadence litigation as described under "Cadence Litigation", (ii) $11.3 million in impairment charges related to certain assets in our venture portfolio, (iii) realized gains on investments of $22.7 million, (iv) a gain of $3.1 million for the termination fee on the IKOS agreement, (v) rental income of $10.0 million, (vi) interest income of $8.3 million and (vii) and other miscellaneous expenses including amortization of premium forwards and foreign exchange gains and losses recognized during the fiscal year of $0.6 million. In fiscal 2001, other income, net of other expense was $83.8 million. The balance consists primarily of the following: (i) a gain of $10.6 million on the sale of our silicon libraries business to Artisan (ii) $5.8 million in impairment charges related to certain assets in our venture portfolio, (iii) realized gains on investments of $55.3 million, (iv) rental income of $8.6 million, (v) interest income of $12.8 million and (vi) and other miscellaneous expenses including amortization of premium forwards and foreign exchange gains and losses recognized during the fiscal year of $2.3 million. In fiscal 2000, other income, net of other expense was $40.8 million. The balance consists primarily of the following: (i) realized gains on investments of $13.0 million, (ii) interest income of $28.2 million and (iii) and other miscellaneous expenses including amortization of premium forwards and foreign exchange gains and losses recognized during the fiscal year of $0.4 million. INTEREST RATE RISK. Our exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to our short-term investment portfolio. We place our investments in a mix of tax-exempt and taxable instruments that meet high credit quality standards, as specified in our investment policy. The policy also limits the amount of credit exposure to any one issue, issuer and type of instrument. We do not anticipate any material losses due to this risk with respect to our investment portfolio. 30 The following table presents the carrying value and related weighted-average total return for our investment portfolio. The carrying value approximates fair value at October 31, 2002. In accordance with our investment policy, the weighted-average duration of our total invested funds does not exceed one year. Principal (Notional) Amounts in U.S. Dollars: WEIGHTED- AVERAGE AFTER TAX CARRYING AMOUNT RETURN ----------------- ------------- (IN THOUSANDS) Short-term investments-- fixed rate $ 102,153 1.93% Cash-equivalent investments-- variable rate 5,253 1.69 Money market funds-- variable rate 178,282 1.34 ----------------- ------------- Total interest bearing instruments $ 285,688 1.56% ================= ============= See Note 4, Financial Instruments, in the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on investment maturity dates, long-term debt and equity price risk related to our long-term investments. FOREIGN CURRENCY RISK. At the present time, we do not generally hedge anticipated foreign currency cash flows but hedge only (i) those currency exposures associated with certain assets and liabilities denominated in nonfunctional currencies and (ii) forecasted accounts receivable generally associated with sales contracts with extended payment terms and accounts payable denominated in non-functional currencies. Hedging activities undertaken are intended to offset the impact of currency fluctuations on these balances. The success of this activity depends upon the accuracy of our estimates of balances denominated in various currencies and in fluctuations in foreign currencies, primarily the Euro, Japanese yen, Taiwan dollar, British pound sterling, Canadian dollar, Singapore dollar, Korean won and Israeli shekel. At October 31, 2002, we had forward contracts for the sale and purchase of currencies with a notional value expressed in U.S. dollars of $305.1 million. Looking forward, we do not anticipate any material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows resulting from the use of these instruments. There can be no assurance that these hedging transactions will be effective in the future. These foreign currency contracts contain credit risk in that the counterparty may be unable to meet the terms of the agreements. We have limited these agreements to major financial institutions to reduce such credit risk. Furthermore, we monitor the potential risk of loss with any one financial institution. We do not enter into forward contracts for speculative purposes. The realized gain (loss) on these contracts as they matured have not been material to our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. The following table provides information about our foreign currency contracts at October 31, 2002. Due to the short-term nature of these contracts, the contract rates approximate the weighted-average currency exchange rates at October 31, 2002. These forward contracts mature in approximately thirty days and contracts are rolled-forward on a monthly basis to match firmly committed transactions. Short-Term Forward Contracts to Sell and Buy Foreign Currencies in U.S. Dollars USD AMOUNT CONTRACT RATE ---------------- ----------------- (IN THOUSANDS) Forward Net Contract Values: Euro $250,272 1.0177 Japanese yen 35,974 122.9000 Taiwan dollar 4,508 34.7600 British pound sterling 1,856 0.6428 Korean won 2,204 1229.0000 Israeli shekel 651 4.8140 Canadian dollar 7,598 1.5636 Singapore dollar 2,084 1.7681 ---------------- $305,147 ================ 31 The unrealized gains of approximately $10.0 million on the outstanding forward contracts at October 31, 2002 are presented net of tax in accumulated other comprehensive income. The realized gain/loss on these contracts as they matured were not material to our consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows for the periods presented. TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE IKOS SYSTEMS, INC. On July 2, 2001, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization (the IKOS Merger Agreement) with IKOS Systems, Inc. (IKOS). The IKOS Merger Agreement provided for the acquisition of all outstanding shares of IKOS common stock by Synopsys. On December 7, 2001, Mentor Graphics Corporation (Mentor) commenced a cash tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of IKOS common stock at $11.00 per share, subject to certain conditions. On March 12, 2002, Synopsys and IKOS executed a termination agreement by which the parties terminated the IKOS Merger Agreement and pursuant to which IKOS paid Synopsys the $5.5 million termination fee required by the IKOS Merger Agreement. This termination fee and $2.4 million of expenses incurred in conjunction with the acquisition are included in other income, net on the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended October 31, 2002. Synopsys subsequently executed a revised termination agreement with Mentor and IKOS in order to add Mentor as a party thereto. ACQUISITION OF AVANT! CORPORATION On June 6, 2002 (the closing date), we completed the merger with Avant!. REASONS FOR THE ACQUISITION. Our Board of Directors unanimously approved the merger with Avant! at its December 1, 2001 meeting. In approving the merger agreement, the Board of Directors consulted with legal and financial advisors as well as with management and considered a number of factors. These factors include the fact that the merger is expected to enable Synopsys to offer its customers a complete end-to-end solution for system-on-chip design that includes Synopsys' logic synthesis and design verification tools with Avant!'s advanced place and route, physical verification and design integrity products, thus increasing customers' design efficiencies. By increasing customer design efficiencies, Synopsys expects to be able to better compete for customers designing the next generation of semiconductors. Further, by gaining access to Avant!'s physical design and verification products, as well as its broad customer base and relationships, Synopsys will gain new opportunities to market its existing products. The foregoing discussion of the information and factors considered by our Board of Directors is not intended to be exhaustive but includes the material factors considered by our Board of Directors. PURCHASE PRICE. Holders of Avant! common stock received 0.371 of a share of Synopsys common stock (including the associated preferred stock rights) in exchange for each share of Avant! common stock owned as of the closing date, aggregating 14.5 million shares of Synopsys common stock. The fair value of the Synopsys shares issued was based on a per share value of $54.74, which is equal to Synopsys' average last sale price per share as reported on the Nasdaq National Market for the trading-day period two days before and after December 3, 2001, the date of the merger agreement. 32 The total purchase consideration consists of the following: (IN THOUSANDS) Fair value of Synopsys common stock issued $ 795,388 Acquisition related costs 37,397 Facilities closure costs 62,638 Employee severance costs 51,014 Fair value of options to purchase Synopsys common stock issued, less $8.1 million representing the portion of the intrinsic value of Avant!'s unvested options applicable to the remaining vesting period 63,033 ----------------- $ 1,009,470 ================= The acquisition-related costs of $37.4 million consist primarily of banking, legal and accounting fees, printing costs, and other directly related charges including contract termination costs of $6.3 million. Facilities closure costs at the closing date include $54.2 million related to Avant!'s corporate headquarters. After the merger, the functions performed in the buildings were consolidated into Synopsys' corporate facilities. The lessors have brought a claim against Avant! for the future amounts payable under the lease agreements. The amount accrued at the closing date is equal to the future amounts payable under the related lease agreements, without taking into consideration in the accrual any defenses the Company may have to the claim. Resolution of this contingency at an amount different from that accrued will result in an increase or decrease in the purchase consideration and the amount will be allocated to goodwill. Subsequent to October 31, 2002, Synopsys settled all of the claims of the landlord of two of these buildings for $7.4 million. The remaining facilities closure costs at the closing date totaling $8.4 million represents the present value of the future obligations under certain of Avant!'s lease agreements which the Company has or intends to terminate under an approved facilities exit plan plus additional costs expected to be incurred directly related to vacating such facilities. Employee severance costs include (i) $39.6 million in cash paid to Avant!'s Chairman

Director Compensation

Each member of the Board consistingreceives a retainer of severance plus a cash payment equal to the intrinsic value of his in-the-money stock options$25,000 per year for attendance at the closing date, (ii) $5.1 million in cash severance payments paid to redundant employees (primarily sales and corporate infrastructure personnel) terminated on or subsequent to the consummationBoard meetings. Each member of the merger under an approved plan of termination and (iii) $6.3 million in termination payments to certain executives in accordance with their respective pre-merger employment agreements. The total number of Avant! employees terminated as a result of the merger was approximately 250. As of October 31, 2002, $89.7 million of costs described in the three preceding paragraphs have been paid and $61.4 million of these costs have not yet been paid. The following table presents the components of acquisition-related costs recorded, along with amounts paid during fiscal 2002.
PAYMENTS THROUGH BALANCE AT INITIAL OCTOBER 31, OCTOBER 31, (IN THOUSANDS) TOTAL COST ADDITIONS SUBTOTAL 2002 2002 ----------- ------------ --------------- --------------- ------------- Acquisition related costs $ 37,342 $ 55 $37,397 $33,557 $ 3,840 Facilities closure costs 62,638 -- 62,638 5,377 57,261 Employee severance costs 50,367 647 51,014 50,724 290 ----------- ------------ --------------- --------------- ------------- Total $ 150,347 $ 702 151,049 $89,658 $ 61,391 =========== ============ =============== =============== =============
During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2002, additions were made to increase the total acquisition related costs including an increase to employee severance costs totaling $0.6 million for actual amounts paid to such employees. 33 The total purchase consideration has been allocated to the assets and liabilities acquired, including identifiable intangible assets, based on their respective fair values at the acquisition date and resulting in excess purchase consideration over the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired of $369.5 million. The following unaudited condensed balance sheet data presents the fair value of the assets and liabilities acquired (after certain adjustments made during the fourth quarter to the preliminary fair values of the assets and liabilities acquired). (IN THOUSANDS) Assets acquired Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments $ 241,313 Accounts receivable 65,971 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 18,082 Intangible assets 373,300 Goodwill 369,470 Other assets 3,875 ---------------- Total assets acquired $ 1,072,011 ================ Liabilities acquired Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 173,998 Deferred revenue 30,080 Income taxes payable 89,274 Other liabilities 4,651 ---------------- Total liabilities acquired $ 298,003 ================ The initial allocation of the purchase price included certain assets and liabilities that we recorded using preliminary estimates of fair value. During the fourth quarter of 2002, the value assigned to Avant!'s investment in a venture capital fund was reduced from the preliminary value of $12.8 million to $5.0 million upon obtaining additional information on the venture fund's non-public investments and subsequent sale of the investment to a third party. The decrease in the fair value of the investment increased the consideration allocated to goodwill by $7.8 million. During the fourth quarter of 2002, the CompanyAudit Committee also increased the value of the acquired customs and use-tax liabilities by $2.5 million, resulting in a corresponding increase in goodwill. ASSET HELD FOR SALE. As a result of the merger, Synopsys acquired Avant!'s physical libraries business, and was obligated to offer and sell such business to Artisan Components, Inc. under the terms of a January 2001 non-compete agreement, under which we agreed not to engage, directly or indirectly, in the physical libraries business before January 3, 2003. As of the closing date, the value allocated to the acquired libraries business had been recorded as net assets held for sale, based on the estimated future net cash flows from the libraries business in accordance with EITF 87-11, ALLOCATION OF PURCHASE PRICE TO ASSETS TO BE SOLD. During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2002, management determined that the libraries business would not be sold and, accordingly, allocated the fair value of the libraries business as of the closing date to the underlying tangible assets and intangible assets. The fair value allocated to the tangible and intangible assets was $8.3 million, with the remaining fair value allocated to goodwill. This allocation is reflected in the balance sheet as of October 31, 2002. 34 GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS. Goodwill, representing the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired in the merger, will not be amortized, consistent with the guidance in SFAS 142 as discussed under "Effect of New Accounting Standards" below. The goodwill associated with the Avant! acquisition is not deductible for tax purposes. In addition, a portion of the purchase price was allocated to the following identifiable intangible assets: INTANGIBLE ASSET (IN THOUSANDS) ESTIMATED USEFUL LIFE - ----------------------------------------- ---------------- --------------------- Core/developed technology $ 189,800 3 years Contract rights intangible 51,700 3 years Customer installed base/relationship 102,900 6 years Trademarks and tradenames 17,700 3 years Covenants not to compete 9,100 The life of the related agreement (2 to 4 years) Customer backlog 2,100 3 years ---------------- Total $ 373,300 ================ CONTRACT RIGHTS INTANGIBLE. Avant! had executed signed license agreements and delivered the initial configuration of licensed technologies under ratable license arrangements and had executed signed contracts to provide PCS over a one to three year period, for which Avant! did not consider the fees to be fixed or determinable at the outset of the arrangement. There were no receivables or deferred revenues recorded on Avant!'s historical financial statements at the closing date as the related payments were not yet due under extended payment terms and deliveries are scheduled to occur over the terms of the arrangements. These ratable licenses and PCS arrangements require future performance by both parties and, as such, represent executory contracts. The contract rights intangible asset associated with these arrangements is being amortized to cost of revenue over the related contract lives of three years. The amortization of intangible assets, with the exception of the contract rights intangible and core/developed technology, is included in operating expenses in the statement of operations for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2002. Amortization of core/developed technology and contract rights intangible is included in cost of revenue. CADENCE LITIGATION. At the time of the acquisition of Avant!, Avant! was engaged in civil litigation with Cadence regarding alleged misappropriation of trade secrets, among other things, by Avant! and certain individuals. In connection with the merger, Synopsys entered into a policy with a subsidiary of American International Group, Inc., a AAA-rated insurance company, whereby insurance was obtained for certain compensatory, exemplary and punitive damages, penalties and fines and attorneys' fees arising out of pending litigation between Avant! and Cadence. The policy did not provide coverage for litigationreceives $2,000 per Audit Committee meeting attended, other than the Avant!/Cadence litigation. We paid a total premium of $335 million for the policy, of which $240 million was contingently refundable. The balance of the premium paid to the insurer ($95 million) is includedChairperson, who receives $4,000 per Audit Committee meeting attended, in integration expense for the year ended October 31, 2002. Under the policy the insurer is obligated to pay covered losseach case up to a limit of liability equaling (a) $500 million plus (b) interest accruing at the fixed rate of 2%, compounded semi-annually, on $250 million (the interest component), as reduced by previous covered losses. Interest earned on $250 million is included in other income, net in the post-merger statement of operations. 35 On November 13, 2002, Cadence and Synopsys reached a settlement of the litigation. Under the terms of the agreement, Cadence will be paid $265 million in two installments--$20 million on November 22, 2002 and $245 million on December 16, 2002. In addition, Cadence and Synopsys have entered into reciprocal licenses arrangements covering the intellectual property at issue in the litigation. As a result of the payment, Synopsys has recognized expense of approximately $240.8 million, which is equal to the contingently refundable portion of the insurance premium plus interest accrued on the restricted asset. This expense is included in other income and expense on the statement of operations. ACQUISITION OF CO-DESIGN On September 6, 2002, we completed the acquisition of Co-Design. REASONS FOR THE ACQUISITION. In approving the merger agreement, management considered a number of factors, including (i) the acquisition will help promote the development and adoption of the Superlog language, which we believe can increase designer productivity; (ii) the combination of Co-Design's technology with our high-level verification and design implementation tools is expected to improve the performance of our software products; and (iii) the acquisition gives us access to Co-Design's highly-skilled employees who will help us improve our existing products and facilitate the development of new products. The foregoing discussion of the information and factors considered by Synopsys' management is not intended to be exhaustive but includes the material factors considered. PURCHASE PRICE. Holders of Co-Design common stock received consideration consisting of cash and notes totaling $32.7 million in exchange for all shares of Co-Design common stock owned as of the merger date. The total purchase consideration consists of the following: (IN THOUSANDS) Cash paid and notes issued of $2.9 million for Co-Design common stock $ 32,651 Acquisition related costs 1,038 Fair value of options to purchase Synopsys common stock issued, less $0.7 million representing the portion of the intrinsic value of Co-Design's unvested options applicable to the remaining vesting period 593 ----------------- $ 34,282 ================= The acquisition-related costs of approximately $1.0 million consist primarily of legal and accounting fees. As of October 31, 2002, substantially all of these acquisition-related costs have been paid. Total consideration for the acquisition and services provided has been allocated to the total assets acquired of $8.8 million, total liabilities assumed of $5.3 million and notes payable of $4.8 million, including identifiable intangible assets, based on their respective fair values at the acquisition date. The identifiable intangible assets consist of core/developed technology totaling $6.2 million which is being amortized over an estimated useful life of 10 years due to the fact that this technology is essentially a programming language. The $4.8 million of notes are payable to former Co-Design shareholders in 2007 of which $1.9 million has been included in integration expense for services performed in the statement of operations. If certain milestones are met, the notes may be prepaid in fiscal 2004 and upon prepayment, an additional interest component totaling approximately $1.0 million is also payable. The total purchase consideration has been allocated to the assets and liabilities acquired, including identifiable intangible assets, based on their respective fair values at the acquisition date and resulted in excess purchase consideration over the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired of $27.7 million. 36 ACQUISITION OF INSILICON On September 20, 2002, we completed the acquisition of inSilicon. REASONS FOR THE ACQUISITION. In approving the merger agreement, management considered a number of factors, including the complementary nature of inSilicon's portfolio of intellectual property blocks and Synopsys' own portfolio; the fact that inSilicon had established a per-use license model for its IP products, which would accelerate Synopsys' adoption of a per-use model for its new and development-stage IP, inSilicon's relationships with chip design teams, inSilicon's positive reputation as a vendor of high-quality IP and inSilicon's highly-skilled employee base. The foregoing discussion of the information and factors considered by our management is not intended to be exhaustive but includes the material factors considered. PURCHASE PRICE. Holders of inSilicon common stock received $4.05 in exchange for each share of inSilicon common stock owned as of the merger date, or approximately $65.4 million. The total purchase consideration consists of the following: (IN THOUSANDS) Cash paid for inSilicon common stock $ 65,386 Acquisition related costs 6,221 Fair value of options to purchase Synopsys common stock issued, less $1.7 million representing the portion of the intrinsic value of inSilicon's unvested options applicable to the remaining vesting period 2,975 ----------------- $ 74,582 ================= The acquisition-related costs of $6.2 million consist primarily of legal and accounting fees of $1.8 million, and other directly related charges including contract termination costs of $3.3 million, and restructuring costs of approximately $0.8 million. As of October 31, 2002, $3.4 million of acquisition-related costs have been paid. Of the balance remaining at October 31, 2002, $2.2 million represents outstanding contract termination costs. The total purchase consideration has been allocated to the assets and liabilities acquired, including identifiable intangible assets, based on their respective fair values at the acquisition date, resulting in goodwill of $22.2 million. The following unaudited condensed balance sheet data presents the fair value of the assets and liabilities acquired. (IN THOUSANDS) Assets acquired Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments $ 24,908 Accounts receivable 2,428 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 7,463 Core/developed technology 15,100 Customer backlog 1,200 Goodwill 22,160 Other assets 1,290 ---------------- Total assets acquired $ 74,549 ================ Liabilities acquired Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 8,242 Deferred revenue 1,137 Income taxes payable 463 Other liabilities 1,736 ---------------- Total liabilities acquired $ 11,578 ================ GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS. Goodwill, representing the excess of the purchase consideration over the fair value of tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired in the merger will not be amortized, consistent with the guidance in SFAS 142 as discussed under "Effect of New Accounting Standards" below. The goodwill associated with the inSilicon acquisition is not deductible for tax purposes. 37 inSilicon had executed signed contracts with five of its major customers to provide IP licenses, including significant modifications to the IP license in order to meet unique customer requirements. The value associated with these contracts was determined by quantifying the projected cash flow related to these contracts, discounted to present value, and is recorded as customer backlog in intangible assets in the consolidated balance sheets. Intangible assets are being amortized over their estimated useful life of 3 years. The amortization of intangible assets is included in cost of revenue in the statement of operations for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2002. UNAUDITED PRO FORMA RESULTS OF OPERATIONS. The following table presents pro forma results of operations and gives effect to the Avant! and inSilicon mergers as if the mergers were consummated on November 1, 2000. The unaudited pro forma results of operations are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations had the Avant! and inSilicon mergers actually occurred at the beginning of fiscal 2001, nor is it necessarily indicative of future operating results: YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, --------------------------------- 2002 2001 ----------------- --------------- (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) Revenues $ 1,186,916 $ 994,099 Net income $ 117,494 $ 55,395 Basic earnings per share $ 1.56 $ 0.74 Weighted average common shares outstanding 75,311 75,131 Diluted earnings per share $ 1.49 $ 0.69 Weighted average common shares and dilutive stock options outstanding 78,656 80,180 The unaudited pro forma results of operations for each of the periods presented exclude non-recurring merger costs of $335.8 million for the Avant! insurance policy premium, $82.5 million for IPRD resulting from the Avant! merger, $5.2 million for IPRD resulting from the inSilicon merger and $21.0 million and $236.5 million for Avant!'s pre-merger litigation settlement and other related costs incurred in fiscal 2002 and 2001, respectively. These expenses are included in the historical consolidated statement of operations. PRIOR YEAR BUSINESS COMBINATIONS AND DIVESTITURES. On January 4, 2001, we sold the assets of our silicon libraries business to Artisan Components, Inc. for a total sales price of $15.5 million, including common stock with a fair value on the date of sale of $11.4 million, and cash of $4.1 million. The net book value of the assets sold was $1.4 million. Expenses incurred in connection with the sale were $3.5 million. We recorded a gain on the sale of the business of $10.6 million, which is included in other income, net in 2001. Direct revenue for the silicon libraries business was $0.2 million and $4.3 million for the fiscal years 2001 and 2000, respectively. There were no business combinations completed in fiscal 2001. In fiscal 2000, we acquired (i) VirSim, a software product, from Innoveda, Inc., for a purchase price of approximately $7.0 million in cash, (ii) The Silicon Group, Inc., a privately held provider of integrated circuit design and intellectual property integration services, for a purchase price of $3.0 million, including cash payments of $1.8 million and a reserve of approximately 34,000 shares of common stock for issuance under The Silicon Group's stock option plan which was assumed in the transaction, and (iii) Leda, S.A. (Leda), a privately held provider of RTL coding-style-checkers, for a purchase price of $7.7 million, including cash payments of $7.5 million. Approximately $1.7 million of the Leda purchase price was allocated to in-process research and development and charged to operations because the acquired technology had not reached technological feasibility and had no alternative uses. The purchase price of each of these transactions was allocated to the acquired assets and liabilities based on their estimated fair values as of the date of the respective acquisition. Amounts allocated to developed technology, workforce and goodwill have been amortized on a straight-line basis over periods ranging from three to five years. Effective November 1, 2002, goodwill will no longer be amortized in accordance with SFAS 142 as discussed below under "Effect of New Accounting Standards". 38 SUBSEQUENT EVENTS RENEWAL OF STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM. In December 2002, our Board of Directors renewed our stock repurchase program originally approved in July 2001. Under the renewed program, we may repurchase Synopsys common stock with a market value up to $500 million (not including amounts purchased to date under the July 2001 program on the open market). Common shares repurchased are intended to be used for ongoing stock issuances, such as for existing employee stock option and stock purchase plans and acquisitions. PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF NUMERICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. On January 13, 2003, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Numerical Technologies, Inc. (Numerical) under which we commenced a cash tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Numerical common stock at $7.00 per share, followed by a second-step merger in which we would acquire any untendered Numerical shares at the same price per share. The total transaction value is expected to be approximately $250 million. Following the consummation of the cash tender offer, Numerical will merge with and into a wholly owned subsidiary of Synopsys. The acquisition is subject to certain conditions, including the tender of a majority of the fully diluted shares of Numerical, compliance with regulatory requirements and customary closing conditions. WORKFORCE REDUCTION. During the first quarter of fiscal 2003, we implemented a workforce reduction. The purpose was to reduce expenses by decreasing the number of employees in all departments in domestic and foreign locations. As a result, we expect to record a charge of between $4.8 million and $5.3 million during the first quarter of fiscal 2003. The charge consists of severance and other special termination benefits. EFFECT OF NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS In July 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statements of Financial Accounting Standards No. 141, BUSINESS COMBINATIONS (SFAS 141), and Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (SFAS 142). SFAS 141 requires that the purchase method of accounting be used for all business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001 and specifies criteria intangible assets acquired in a purchase method business combination must meet to be recognized apart from goodwill. SFAS 142 requires that goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite useful lives no longer be amortized, but instead be tested for impairment at least annually in accordance with the provisions of SFAS 142. We adopted SFAS 142 on November 1, 2002. As of October 31, 2002, unamortized goodwill is $434.6 million, which will no longer be amortized subsequent to the adoption of SFAS 142. Related goodwill amortization expense for fiscal 2002, 2001 and 2000 is $16.2 million, $17.0 million and $15.1 million, respectively. We adopted the provisions of SFAS 141 on July 1, 2001. Under SFAS 141, goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite useful lives acquired in a purchase business combination completed after June 30, 2001, but before SFAS 142 is adopted, will not be amortized but will continue to be evaluated for impairment in accordance with SFAS 121. Goodwill and intangible assets acquired in business combinations completed before July 1, 2001 will continue to be amortized and tested for impairment in accordance with current accounting guidance until the date of adoption of SFAS 142. Upon adoption of SFAS 142, we must evaluate our existing intangible assets and goodwill acquired in purchase business combinations prior to July 1, 2001, and make any necessary reclassifications in order to conform with the new criteria in SFAS 141 for recognition apart from goodwill. Upon adoption of SFAS 142, we have assessed useful lives and residual values of all intangible assets acquired. We have also tested goodwill for impairment in accordance with the provisions of SFAS 142. In completing our impairment analysis, we have determined that we have one reporting unit as the company operates in one reportable segment. In conjunction with the implementation of SFAS No. 142, we have completed a goodwill impairment review as of the beginning of fiscal 2003 and found no impairment. This impairment review was based on the fair value of the Company as determined by its market capitalization. 39 In July 2001, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 143, ACCOUNTING FOR ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS (SFAS 143). SFAS 143 requires that asset retirement obligations that are identifiable upon acquisition, construction or development and during the operating life of a long-lived asset be recorded as a liability using the present value of the estimated cash flows. A corresponding amount would be capitalized as part of the asset's carrying amount and amortized to expense over the asset's useful life. We are required to adopt the provisions of SFAS 143 effective November 1, 2002. The adoption of SFAS 143 will not have a significant impact on our financial position and results of operations. In August 2001, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144, ACCOUNTING FOR THE IMPAIRMENT OR DISPOSAL OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS (SFAS 144), which addresses financial accounting and reporting for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets and supersedes SFAS No. 121, ACCOUNTING FOR THE IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS AND FOR LONG-LIVED ASSETS TO BE DISPOSED OF, and the accounting and reporting provisions of APB Opinion No. 30, REPORTING THE RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR A DISPOSAL OF A SEGMENT OF A BUSINESS. We are required to adopt the provisions of SFAS 144 no later than November 1, 2002. The adoption of SFAS 144 will not have a significant impact on our financial position and results of operations. In July 2002, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 146 (SFAS 146), ACCOUNTING FOR EXIT OR DISPOSAL ACTIVITIES. SFAS 146 addresses the recognition, measurement, and reporting of costs that are associated with exit and disposal activities, including costs related to terminating a contract that is not a capital lease and termination benefits that employees who are involuntarily terminated receive under the terms of a one-time benefit arrangement that is not an ongoing benefit arrangement or an individual deferred-compensation contract. SFAS 146 supersedes Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 94-3, LIABILITY RECOGNITION FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEE TERMINATION BENEFITS AND OTHER COSTS TO EXIT AN ACTIVITY (INCLUDING CERTAIN COSTS INCURRED IN A RESTRUCTURING) and requires liabilities associated with exit and disposal activities to be expensed as incurred. SFAS 146 will be effective for exit or disposal activities of ours that are initiated after December 31, 2002. We believe that the adoption of SFAS 146 will not have a significant impact on our financial position and results of operations. In December 2002, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 148 (SFAS 148), ACCOUNTING FOR STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - TRANSITION AND DISCLOSURE. SFAS 148 amends FASB Statement No. 123 (SFAS 123), ACCOUNTING FOR STOCK-BASED Compensation, to provide alternative methods of transition for a voluntary change to the fair value based method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation. In addition, SFAS 148 amends the disclosure requirements of SFAS 123 to require prominent disclosures in both annual and interim financial statements about the method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation and the effect of the method used on reported results. The transition guidance and annual disclosure provisions of SFAS 148 are effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2002. The interim disclosure provisions are effective for financial reports containing financial statements for interim periods beginning after December 15, 2002. We are currently evaluating the impact of adoption of SFAS 148 on our financial position and results of operations. In November 2002, the EITF reached a consensus on Issue No. 00-21 (EITF 00-21), REVENUE ARRANGEMENTS WITH MULTIPLE DELIVERABLES. EITF 00-21 addresses certain aspects of the accounting by a vendor for arrangements under which the vendor will perform multiple revenue generating activities. EITF 00-21 will be effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2003. We do not expect the adoption of EITF 00-21 to have a material impact on our financial position and results of operations. In November 2002, the FASB Interpretation No. 45 (Interpretation 45), GUARANTOR'S ACCOUNTING AND DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR GUARANTEES, INCLUDING INDIRECT GUARANTEES OF INDEBTEDNESS OF OTHERS, which clarifies disclosure and recognition/measurement requirements related to certain guarantees. The disclosure requirements are effective for financial statements issued after December 15, 2002 and the recognition/measurement requirements are effective on a prospective basis for guarantees issued or modified after December 31, 2002. We are currently evaluating the impact of adoption of Interpretation 45 on our financial position and results of operations. 40 LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments were $414.7 million at October 31, 2002, a decrease of $61.7 million, or 13%, from $476.4 million at October 31, 2001. Cash used in operating activities was $181.0 million for fiscal 2002 compared to cash provided by operating activities of $295.5 million in fiscal 2001. The decrease in cash flows from operating activities is due primarily to the insurance premium payments totaling $335.8 million related to the Avant! acquisition and payments for income taxes and other liabilities made during the year. Cash provided by investing activities was $275.7 million in fiscal 2002 compared to $61.8 million provided by investing activities during fiscal 2001. The increase of $213.9 million in 2002 in cash provided by investing activities is due primarily to the cash acquired in the 2002 acquisitions, net of cash received, of $168.3 million. Net proceeds from the sale of short- and long-term investments totaled $157.8 million for fiscal 2002 as compared to net proceeds of investments of $141.5 million for fiscal 2001. The cash received from the sales of investments during fiscal 2002 was primarily used to purchase treasury stock. Capital expenditures totaled $48.8 million during fiscal 2002 compared to $82.5 million in fiscal 2001. During fiscal 2001, we invested in fixed assets, primarily related to construction of our Oregon facilities and computing equipment to upgrade our internal engineering and enterprise application systems. We used $51.8 million in net cash for financing activities during 2002 compared to $232.7 in fiscal 2001. The primary financing uses of cash during 2002 were the repurchase of 3.9 million shares of common stock at an average price of $44.20 per share. Financing proceeds from the sale of shares pursuant to our employee stock plans during fiscal 2002 were $119.9 million compared to $105.4 million during fiscal 2001. Accounts receivable increased $60.9 million, or 41%, to $207.2 million at October 31, 2002 from $146.3 million at October 31, 2001 largely due to the Avant! merger. Days sales outstanding, which is calculated based on revenues for the most recent quarter and accounts receivable as of the balance sheet date decreased to 61 days as of October 31, 2002 from 73 days at October 31, 2001. The decrease in days sales outstanding is due in part to the timing of large cash collections realized during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2002. We believe that our current cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments and cash generated from operations will satisfy our business requirements for at least the next twelve months. STOCK OPTION PLANS Under our 1992 Stock Option Plan (the 1992 Plan), 19,475,508 shares of common stock have been authorized for issuance. Pursuant to the 1992 Plan, the Board of Directors may grant either incentive or non-qualified stock options to purchase shares of common stock to eligible individuals at not less than 100% of the fair market value of those shares on the grant date. Stock options generally vest over a periodmaximum of four years and expire ten years from the date of grant. As of October 31, 2002, 6,114,514 stock options remain outstanding and 3,523,486 shares of common stock are reserved for future grants under the 1992 Plan. 41 Under our Non-Statutory Stock Option Plan (the 1998 Plan), 26,623,534 shares of common stock have been authorized for issuance. Pursuant to the 1998 Plan, the Board of Directors may grant non-qualified stock options to employees, excluding executive officers. Exercisability, option price and other terms are determined by the Board of Directors, but the option price shall not be less than 100% of the fair market value of the stock at the grant date. Stock options generally vest over a period of four years and expire ten years from the date of grant. At October 31, 2002, 18,832,666 stock options remain outstanding and 4,817,722 shares of common stock were reserved for future grants. meetings per year.

Under our 1994 Non-Employee Directors Stock Option Plan (the Directors Plan), a total of 750,0001,800,000 shares have been authorized for issuance. The Directors Plan provides for automatic grants to each non-employee member of the Board of Directors upon initial appointment or election to the Board, upon reelection and for annual service on Board committees. Stock options are granted at not less thanThe option price is 100% of the fair market value of those shares on the grant date. Stock options granted upon appointment or electionUnder the Directors Plan, as originally adopted, new directors received an option for 40,000 shares, vesting in equal installments over four years. In addition, each continuing director who was reelected at an annual meeting of stockholders received an option for 20,000 shares and an additional option for 10,000 shares for each Board committee membership, up to a maximum of two committee service grants per year. In August 2003, the Board amended the Directors Plan to reduce the size of the initial and committee grants to 30,000 and 5,000 shares, respectively. The annual and committee service option grants vest in full on the date immediately prior to the date of the annual meeting following their grant. In the case of directors appointed to the Board vest 25% annually but may be exercised immediately. Stockbetween annual meetings, the annual and any committee grants are prorated based upon the amount of time since the last annual meeting.

During fiscal 2003, Ms. Coleman, Drs. Newton and Somekh and Messrs. Bryant, Chizen, Walske and Vallee each received automatic grants of options granted upon reelection to purchase 20,000 Synopsys common shares at an exercise price of $30.94 per share for Synopsys Board of Directors service during the year, and two grants of options to purchase 10,000 shares each at an exercise price of $30.94 per share for Synopsys Board of Directors Committee service during the year. Mr. Vallee, who joined the Board in February 2003, also received an option for 40,000 shares at an exercise price of $20.46 for his initial service, a pro-rated annual grant of 6,666 shares at an exercise price of $20.46 per share, and two pro-rated committee grants for committee service vest 100% afteran aggregate of 6,666 shares at an exercise price of $20.23 per share.

Change of Control Agreements and Named Executive Officer Employment Contracts

Under the first year1992 Stock Option Plan (1992 Plan), in the event of continuous service. Ascertain changes in the ownership or control of October 31, 2002, 515,580 stock options remainSynopsys involving a “Corporate Transaction,” which includes an acquisition of Synopsys by merger or asset sale, each outstanding and 71,839option under the 1992 Plan will automatically become exercisable, unless the option is assumed by the successor corporation, or parent thereof, or replaced by a comparable option to purchase shares of commonthe capital stock were reserved for future grants. We have assumed certain option plans in connection with business combinations. Generally, these options were granted under terms similar to the terms of our stock option plans at prices adjusted to reflect the relative exchange ratios. All assumed plans were terminated as to future grants upon completion of each of the business combinations. We monitor dilution relatedsuccessor corporation or parent thereof.

In addition, in the event of a successful hostile tender offer for more than 50% of the outstanding Synopsys common shares or a change in the majority of the Board of Directors as a result of one or more contested elections for membership on the Board of Directors, the administrator of the 1992 Plan has the authority to our option program by comparing net option grantsaccelerate vesting of outstanding options or shares purchased under the 1992 Plan.

The Directors Plan provides that in the event of a given yearchange of control or corporate transaction, as such terms are defined in the Directors Plan, all outstanding Directors Plan options shall become fully vested and exercisable as of the date of such change of control or corporate transaction.

Synopsys has entered into Employment Agreements, effective October 1, 1997, with its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and its President and Chief Operating Officer. Each Employment Agreement provides that if the executive is terminated involuntarily other than for cause within 24 months of a change of control, (a) the executive will be paid an amount equal to two times the numbersum of shares outstanding. The dilution percentage is calculated as the new option grantsexecutive’s annual base pay plus target cash incentive, plus the cash value of the executive’s health benefits for the year, net of options forfeited by employees leaving the Company, divided by the total outstanding shares at the end of the year. The option dilution percentages were 3.4%next 18 months, and 6.3% for fiscal 2002 and 2001, respectively. We also have a share repurchase program where we regularly repurchase shares from the open market to offset dilution related to our option program. A summary of the distribution and dilutive effect of options granted is as follows: YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, ---------------------- 2002 2001 ------- ------ Net grants during the period as percentage of outstanding shares 3.4% 6.3% Grants to Named Executive Officers during the period as percentage of total options granted 9.3% 5.1% Grants to Named Executive Officers during the period as percentage of outstanding shares 0.5% 0.5% Total outstanding(b) all stock options held by Named Executive Officers as percentagethe executive will immediately vest in full. If the executive is terminated involuntarily other than for cause in any other situation, the executive will receive a cash payment equal to the sum of total options outstanding 13.7% 13.6% 42 A summarythe executive’s annual base pay for one year plus the target cash incentive for such year plus the cash value of our stock option activitythe executive’s health benefits for 12 months. The terms “involuntary termination,” “cause” and related weighted-average exercise prices for fiscal 2002 is as follows:
OPTIONS OUTSTANDING ------------------------------ WEIGHTED- SHARES AVERAGE AVAILABLE FOR NUMBER EXERCISE OPTIONS OF SHARES PRICE ------------------ -------------- --------------- (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) Balance at October 31, 2001 8,209 25,920 $ 40.10 Grants (4,081) 4,081 $ 47.88 Options assumed in acquisitions -- 2,511 $ 37.16 Exercises -- (2,851) $ 34.43 Cancellations 1,585 (1,681) $ 42.93 Additional shares reserved 2,700 -- -- ------------------ -------------- Balance at October 31, 2002 8,413 27,980 $ 41.40 ================== ============= ===============
As“change of October 31, 2002, a total of 19.5 million, 26.6 million and 750,000 shares were reserved for issuance under our 1992, 1998 and Directors Plans, respectively,control” are defined in the Employment Agreements, each of which 8.4 million shares were available for future grants. For additional information regarding our stock option activityis filed with the SEC.

Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

The members of the Compensation Committee during fiscal 2001, please see Note 62003 were, Ms. Coleman and Messrs. Bryant, Chizen and Walske. Effective December 2003, the Compensation Committee consists of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. A summaryMs. Coleman and Messrs. Chizen and Walske, all of outstanding in-the-money and out-of-the-money options and related weighted-average exercise prices as of October 31, 2002 is as follows:
EXERCISABLE(2) UNEXERCISABLE TOTAL ----------------------- ---------------------- --------------------- WEIGHTED- WEIGHTED- WEIGHTED- AVERAGE AVERAGE AVERAGE EXERCISE EXERCISE EXERCISE SHARES PRICE SHARES PRICE SHARES PRICE -------------------------------------------------------------------- (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) In-the-Money 9,061 $ 33.37 5,825 $ 33.56 14,886 $ 33.45 Out-of-the-Money (1) 6,034 $ 50.97 7,060 $ 49.97 13,094 $ 50.43 ----------- ----------- ---------- Total Options Outstanding 15,095 $ 40.41 12,885 $ 42.56 27,980 $ 41.40 =========== =========== ==========
(1)Out-of-the-money options are those options with an exercise price equal to or abovewhom satisfy the closing price of $39.64 on November 1, 2002, the last trading dayindependence criteria of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. for serving on a compensation committee.

No Compensation Committee member was at any time during fiscal year. (2)Exercisable shares represent those options2003, or at any other time, an officer or employee of Synopsys or any of its subsidiaries.

No executive officer of Synopsys serves on the board of directors or compensation committee of any entity that have vestedhas one or more executive officers serving on Synopsys’ Board of Directors or Compensation Committee.

Item 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and exclude 135,000 options granted to Directors that are exercisable prior toManagement and Related Stockholder Matters

Ownership of the vesting date. 43 Company’s Securities

The following table sets forth furthercertain information regarding individual grantswith respect to the beneficial ownership of options during fiscal 2002 forSynopsys’ common stock as of December 31, 2003 by (1) each person known by Synopsys to beneficially own more than five percent of Synopsys’ common stock outstanding on that date, (2) each Synopsys director, (3) each of the Named Executive Officers. named executive officers and (4) all of Synopsys’ directors and executive officers as a group.

POTENTIAL REALIZABLE VALUE AT ASSUMED ANNUAL RATES OF STOCK PRICE APPRECIATION FOR OPTION INDIVIDUAL GRANTS TERM ($) -------------------------------- -------------------------- NUMBER OF PERCENT OF SECURITIES TOTAL RANGE OF UNDER-LYING OPTIONS EXERCISE PRICES NAME OPTIONS GRANTED TO ($/SHARE) EXPIRATION DATE 5% 10% GRANTED
Shares of Common Stock
Beneficially Owned


Name of Beneficial Owner(1) EMPLOYEES


Number

Percentage
Ownership


J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated

100 Park Avenue, 8th Floor

New York, NY 10017

14,016,496(2) - ------------------- ----------------- -------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------- ------------ 8.52%

FMR Corp.

82 Devonshire Street

Boston, MA 02109

9,571,040(3)5.82%

Vicki L. Andrews

200,986(4)*

Andy D. Bryant

199,498(5)*

Chi-Foon Chan

1,857,069(6)1.13%

John Chilton

183,305(7)*

Bruce R. Chizen

158,332(8)*

Deborah A. Coleman

121,400(9)*

Aart J. de Geus 106,500 2.69% $44.56-- $56.17 12/17/11--8/27/

3,625,776(10)2.20%

Antun Domic

208,451(11)*

A. Richard Newton

173,832(12)*

Sasson Somekh

266,666(13)*

Roy Vallee

93,332(14)*

Steven C. Walske

206,032(15)*

All directors and executive officers as a group (19 persons)

8,813,628(16)5.36%

 *Less than 1%
(1)The persons named in the table above have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares shown as beneficially owned by them, subject to community property laws where applicable and the information contained in the footnotes of this table.
(2)Share ownership for J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated (JWS) was obtained from Amendment No. 12 $3,533,394 $8,954,315 Chi-Foonto the Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 10, 2003. JWS is the investment adviser for Seligman Communications and Information Fund, Inc. (the Fund), the owner of the shares, and has shared voting and investment power with respect to the shares reported as being beneficially owned. William C. Morris is the owner of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of JWS, and may be deemed to beneficially own the shares reported herein as beneficially owned by JWS. The Fund has shared voting and investment power with respect to 11,400,000 of the shares reported as being beneficially owned by JWS.

(3)Share ownership for FMR Corp. was obtained from Amendment No. 2 to the Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 14, 2003. Fidelity Management & Research Company (Fidelity), a wholly-owned subsidiary of FMR Corp. and a registered investment advisor, may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of such shares as a result of acting as an investment adviser to various investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Fidelity Funds). Edward C. Johnson III and Abigail P. Johnson, as substantial stockholders and directors of FMR Corp., and FMR Corp., through its control of Fidelity, and the Fidelity Funds each has beneficial ownership of the shares held by the Funds. Edward C. Johnson III, FMR Corp., through its control of Fidelity, and the Fidelity Funds each has sole power to dispose of the 9,216,138 shares held by the Fidelity Funds. The Fidelity Funds’ Board of Trustees has the sole power to vote or direct the voting of the shares held by the Fidelity funds. Fidelity Management Trust Company holds 344,144 shares, of which Edward C. Johnson III and FMR Corp., through its control of Fidelity Management Trust Company, hold sole power to dispose and, with respect to 255,460 of such shares, sole voting power. Geode Capital Management, LLC (Geode LLC) may also be deemed to be the beneficial owner of certain of such shares. Geode LLC is wholly-owned by Fidelity Investors III Limited Partnership (FILP III). Fidelity Investors Management, LLC (FIML) is the general partner and investment manager of FILP III, and is an investment manager registered under the Investment Advisors Act of 1940. The managers of Geode LLC, the members of FIML and the limited partners of FILP III are certain shareholders and employees of FMR Corp.
(4)Includes options to purchase 194,541 shares exercisable by Ms. Andrews within 60 days of December 31, 2003.
(5)Includes options to purchase 197,498 shares exercisable by Mr. Bryant within 60 days of December 31, 2003.
(6)Includes options to purchase 1,762,933 shares exercisable by Dr. Chan 91,700 2.32% $44.56-- $56.17 12/17/11--8/27/12 $3,028,417 $7,674,603 Vicki L. Andrews 72,900 1.84% $44.56-- $56.17 12/17/11--8/27/12 $2,417,345 $6,126,027 Robert B. Henske 73,300 1.85% $44.56-- $56.17 12/17/11--8/27/12 $2,429,772 $6,157,520 Steven K. Shevick 25,300 0.64% $44.56-- $56.17 12/17/11--8/27/12 $ 825,997 $2,093,239
(1)Sum of all option grants made during the fiscal year to such person. Options become exercisable ratably in a series of monthly installments over a four-year period from the grant date, assuming continued service to Synopsys, subject to acceleration under certain circumstances involving a change in control of Synopsys. Each option has a maximum term of 10 years, subject to earlier termination upon the optionee's cessation of service. (2)Based on total of 3,960,661 shares subject to options granted to employees under Synopsys' option plans during fiscal 2002. The following table provides the specified information concerning exercises of options to purchase our common stock and the value of unexercised options held by our Named Executive Officers at October 31, 2002:
SHARES NUMBER OF SECURITIES VALUE OF IN-THE-MONEY ACQUIRED ON VALUE UNDERLYING UNEXERCISED OPTIONS AT NAME EXERCISE REALIZED (1) OPTIONS AT OCTOBERwithin 60 days of December 31, 2002 OCTOBER2003.
(7)Includes options to purchase 166,803 shares exercisable by Mr. Chilton within 60 days December 31, 2002 (2) EXERCISABLE/UNEXERCISABLE EXERCISABLE/UNEXERCISABLE - ----------------------- --------------- ------------- ---------------------------- ----------------------------- Aart J.2003.
(8)Includes options to purchase 158,332 shares exercisable by Mr. Chizen within 60 days December 31, 2003.
(9)Includes options to purchase 120,000 shares exercisable by Ms. Coleman within 60 days of December 31, 2003.
(10)Includes options to purchase 3,050,846 shares exercisable by Dr. de Geus -- -- 1,281,094 447,606 $ 4,659,659 $ 1,236,025 Chi-Foon Chan -- -- 810,462 377,438 $ 1,919,835 $ 945,044 Vicki L. Andrews 50,000 $ 962,700 93,908 172,658 $ 138,782 $ 389,438 Robert B. Henske -- -- 236,633 237,167 $ 607,275 $ 467,825 Steven K. Shevick 5,000 $ 132,725 109,082 73,218 $ 349,036 $ 163,144 within 60 days of December 31, 2003.
(1)Market value at exercise less exercise price. (2)Market value
(11)Includes options to purchase 205,451 shares exercisable by Dr. Domic within 60 days of December 31, 2003.
(12)Includes options to purchase 171,832 shares exercisable by Dr. Newton within 60 days of December 31, 2003.
(13)Includes options to purchase 241,666 shares exercisable by Dr. Somekh within 60 days of December 31, 2003.
(14)Includes options to purchase 93,332 shares exercisable by Mr. Vallee within 60 days of December 31, 2003.
(15)Includes options to purchase 185,832 shares exercisable by Mr. Walske within 60 days of December 31, 2003.
(16)Includes options to purchase 8,011,447 shares exercisable by directors and executive officers within 60 days of December 31, 2003.

Stockholder Approval of underlying securities on November 1, 2002 ($39.64) minusStock Plans

Information regarding the exercise price. 44 The following table provides information regarding equity compensation plansCompany’s stockholder approved and notnon-stockholder approved by security holders as of October 31, 2002 (in thousands, except price per share amounts):
NUMBER OF SECURITIES NUMBER OF REMAINING AVAILABLE SECURITIES TO BE WEIGHTED-AVERAGE FOR FUTURE ISSUANCE ISSUED UPON EXERCISE PRICE OF UNDER EQUITY EXERCISE OF OUTSTANDING COMPENSATION PLANS OUTSTANDING OPTIONS, (EXCLUDING SECURITIES OPTIONS, WARRANTS, WARRANTS, AND REFLECTED IN COLUMN AND RIGHTS RIGHTS (A)) PLAN CATEGORY (A) (B) (C) ----------------------------------------- --------------------- ------------------- ------------------------ Employee Equity Compensation Plans Approved by Stockholders (1992 Stock Option Plan) 6,114,514 $ 39.76 3,523,486 Employee Equity Compensation Plans Not Approved by Stockholders (1998 Non-Statutory Stock Option Plan) 18,832,666 $ 42.64 4,817,722 --------------------- ------------------------ Total 24,947,180 (1)(2) $ 41.94 8,341,208 (2) ===================== ========================
(1) Does not include information for options assumed in connection with mergers and acquisitions. As of October 31, 2002, a total of 2,516,779 shares of our common stock were issuable upon exercise of such outstanding options. (2) Does not include information for optionsplans is included under the Directors Plan. As of October 31, 2002, a total of 515,580 shares of our common stock were issuable upon exercise of such outstanding options and 71,839 were available for future issuance. FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT FUTURE RESULTS WEAKNESS IN THE SEMICONDUCTOR AND ELECTRONICS BUSINESSES MAY NEGATIVELY IMPACT SYNOPSYS' BUSINESS. Synopsys' business depends on the semiconductor and electronics industries. During 2001 and 2002, these industries experienced steep declines in orders and revenue. In February 2002, for example, semiconductor sales (on a three month rolling average basis) were down approximately 45% from their all-time peak, reached in October 2000. By October 2002, sales remained 33% below the peak. Despite this marginal improvement, customers report a significant lack of visibility in their businesses, and this has affected their buying behavior. Customers are scrutinizing their purchases of EDA software very carefully. In addition, they are increasingly demanding, and we have granted, extended payment terms on their purchases, which has affected our cash flow. Based on our interactions with customers, Synopsys does not expect a material recovery in the semiconductor and electronics industries in 2003; if recovery continues we believe that it will be very gradual, at best. Consequently, Synopsys is not expecting material growth in the EDA industry in 2003. Demand for electronic design automation products is largely dependent upon the commencement of new design projects by semiconductor manufacturers and their customers, the increasing complexity of designs and the number of design engineers. During 2001 and 2002 many semiconductor and electronic companies cancelled or deferred design projects and reduced their design engineering staffs; the formation of new companies engaged in semiconductor design, traditionally an important source of new business for the Company, slowed significantly; and a small number of existing customers went out of business. Each of these developments negatively impacted our orders and revenue. Demand for our products and services may also be affected by partnerships and/or mergers in the semiconductor and systems industries. Given current market conditions, the rate of mergers and acquisitions may increase during 2003. Such combinations may reduce the aggregate level of purchases of our products and services by the companies involved. 45 Continuation or worsening of the current conditions in the semiconductor and electronics industries, and continued consolidation among our customers, all could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. SYNOPSYS' REVENUE AND EARNINGS MAY FLUCTUATE. Many factors affect our revenue and earnings, which makes it difficult to predict revenue and earnings for any given fiscal period. Among these factors are customer product and service demand, product license terms, and the timing of revenue recognition on products and services sold. The following are some of the specific factors that could affect our revenue and earnings in a particular quarter or over several quarterly or annual periods: o Our products are complex, and before buying them customers spend a great deal of time reviewing and testing them. Our customers' evaluation and purchase cycles do not necessarily match our quarterly periods. In the past, we have received a disproportionate volume of orders in the last week of a quarter. This trend has become more pronounced in recent quarters. In addition, a large proportion of our business is attributable to our largest customers. As a result, if any order, and especially a large order, is delayed beyond the end of a fiscal period, our orders for that period could be below our plan and our revenue for that period or future periods could be below our plan and any targets we may have published. o Our business is seasonal. Orders and revenue are typically lowest in our first fiscal quarter and highest in our fourth fiscal quarter, with a material decline between the fourth quarter of one fiscal year and the first quarter of the next fiscal year. This difference is driven largely by the volume of perpetual licenses shipped during the quarter, which, following the seasonal pattern of overall orders, typically declines from the fourth quarter to the first quarter. o Our revenue and earnings targets for any fiscal period are based, in part, upon an assumption that we will achieve a certain volume of overall orders, and a mix of perpetual licenses (on which revenue is recognized in the quarter shipped) and TSLs (on which revenue is recognized over the term of license) within a specified range, which is adjusted from time to time. If we receive the targeted volume of overall orders but a lower-than expected proportion of perpetual orders, then our revenue for the quarter will be below our target for the quarter (though the shortfall will be recognized in future quarters). Conversely, if we receive a lower-than-expected volume of overall orders but the expected volume of perpetual orders, then our revenue for the period may be on target, though revenue in future periods will be lower than expected. o Accounting rules determine when revenue is recognized on our orders, and therefore impact how much revenue we will report in any given fiscal period. In general, revenue is recognized on TSLs ratably over the term of the license and on perpetual licenses upon delivery of the license. For any given order, however, the specific terms agreed to with a customer may have the effect under the accounting rules of requiring revenue treatment different from the treatment we intended and, in developing our financial plans, expected. As a result, revenue for the fiscal period may be higher or lower than it otherwise would have been, and different than our plan or any announced targets for such period. COMPETITION MAY HAVE A MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT ON SYNOPSYS' RESULTS OF OPERATIONS. The EDA industry is highly competitive. We compete against other EDA vendors, and with customers' internally developed design tools and internal design capabilities for a share of the overall EDA budgets of our potential customers. In general, competition is based on product quality and features, post-sale support, interoperability with other vendors' products, price, payment terms and, as discussed below, the ability to offer a complete design flow. Our competitors include companies that offer a broad range of products and services, such as Cadence Design Systems, Inc. and Mentor Graphics Corporation, as well as companies that offer products focused on a discrete phase of the integrated circuit design process. In the current economic environment price and payment terms have increased in importance as a basis for competition. During fiscal 2002 we have increasingly agreed to extended payment terms on our TSLs, which has had a negative effect on cash flow from operations. In addition, in certain situations our competitors are offering aggressive discounts on their products. As a result, average prices may fall. 46 IF WE ARE UNABLE TO DEVELOP AN INTEGRATED DESIGN FLOW PRODUCT AND OTHER NEW PRODUCTS WE MAY BE UNABLE TO COMPETE EFFECTIVELY. Increasingly, EDA companies compete on the basis of design flows involving integrated logic and physical design products rather than on the basis of individual point tools performing a discrete phase of the design process. The need to offer an integrated design flow will become increasingly important as ICs grow more complex. After the acquisition of Avant!, we offer all of the point tools required to design an IC, some of which integrate logic and physical design capabilities. Our products compete principally with design flow products from Cadence and Magma Design Automation, which in some respects may be more integrated than our products. Our future success depends on our ability to integrate Synopsys' logic design and physical synthesis products with the physical design products acquired from Avant!, which will require significant engineering and development work. Success in this project is especially important as the Company believes that its orders and revenue from Design Compiler, which has accounted for 29% and 18% of Synopsys orders in 2001 and 2002, respectively peaked in fiscal year 2001, as predicted, and are likely to continue to decline over time. There can be no guarantee that we will be able to offer a competitive complete design flow to customers. If we are unsuccessful in developing integrated design flow products on a timely basis or if we are unsuccessful in developing or convincing customers to adopt such products, our competitive position could be significantly weakened. In order to sustain revenue growth over the long term, we will have to enhance our existing products, introduce new products that are accepted by a broad range of customers and to generate growth in our consulting services business. In addition to the development of integrated logic and physical design products, Synopsys is attempting to integrate its verification products into a comprehensive functional verification platform, and is expanding its offerings of intellectual property design components. Product success is difficult to predict. The introduction of new products and growth of a market for such products cannot be assured. In the past we, like all companies, have introduced new products that have failed to meet our revenue expectations. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in expanding revenue from existing or new products at the desired rate, and the failure to do so would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. BUSINESSES THAT SYNOPSYS HAS ACQUIRED OR THAT SYNOPSYS MAY ACQUIRE IN THE FUTURE MAY NOT PERFORM AS PROJECTED. We have acquired or merged with a number of companies in recent years, and as part of our efforts to increase revenue and expand our product and services offerings we may acquire additional companies. During 2002, we acquired Avant!, inSilicon Corporation and Co-Design Automation, Inc. In addition to direct costs, acquisitions pose a number of risks, including potential dilution of earnings per share, problems in integrating the acquired products and employees into our business, the failure to realize expected synergies or cost savings, the failure of acquired products to achieve projected sales, the drain on management time for acquisition-related activities, adverse effects on customer buying patterns and assumption of unknown liabilities. While we attempt to review proposed acquisitions carefully and negotiate terms that are favorable to us, there is no assurance that any acquisition will have a positive effect on our performance. DELAYS OR CANCELLATION OF CONSULTING PROJECTS OR CUSTOMER PAYMENT DEFAULTS COULD HAVE A MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT ON THE COMPANY'S FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS. As of December 1, 2002, the Company had approximately $1.3 billion in backlog, as defined in "Item 1 - Business - Sales, Distribution and Backlog." The Company expects that this backlog will turn into revenue. Orders for professional services, which constitute less than $100 million of the total backlog, may be deferred or cancelled by the customer in the event that a project is delayed or cancelled, though in some cases the company is paid a cancellation fee. In the case of orders for the Company's software, backlog includes only amounts subject to committed, non-cancelable orders. Such orders are not subject to cancellation or delay by the customer; but may fail to yield the expected revenue in the event that the customer defaults and fails to pay amounts owed. In such cases the Company will generally institute legal proceedings to recover amounts owed. To date, the Company has not experienced a material level of defaults, though in the current economic environment it is possible that the level of defaults will increase. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operation and Financial Condition - Critical Accounting Policies - Allowance for Doubtful Accounts". Any material payment default by the Company's customers could have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial condition and results of operations. CONTINUED STAGNATION OF FOREIGN ECONOMIES WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR PERFORMANCE. During fiscal 2002, 35% of our revenue was derived from outside North America, as compared to 37% during fiscal 2001. Foreign sales are vulnerable to regional or worldwide economic or political conditions. The global electronics industry has experienced steep declines in 2001 and 2002, and the Company does not expect material recovery in 2003. In particular, a number of our largest European customers are in the telecommunications equipment business, which has been disproportionately affected during this period. The Japanese economy has been stagnant for several years, and there is no expectation of improvement in the near future. If the Japanese economy remains weak, revenue and orders from Japan, and perhaps the rest of Asia, could be adversely affected. 47 Foreign sales are also vulnerable to changes in foreign currency exchange rates, either by making the Company's products more expensive to foreign customers or by reducing the reported revenue realized from overseas sales. The Company is particularly exposed to the Euro and the Japanese yen. Though the Company attempts to hedge its risks related to forecasted accounts receivable generally associated with sales contracts with extended payment terms and accounts payable denominated in non-functional currencies, the yen-dollar and Euro-dollar exchange rates remain subject to unpredictable fluctuations. Weakness of either currency could adversely affect revenue and orders from those regions. Conversely, if those currencies strengthen, our expenses denominated in those currencies, which are not hedged, could increase. Asian countries other than Japan also have experienced economic and currency problems in recent years, and in some cases they have not fully recovered. Although the Asia Pacific region is growing it is relatively small as a percentage of our business and it could be difficult to sustain growth in the region if the rest of the world's economies continue to stagnate. If economic conditions worsen orders and revenues from the Asia Pacific region would be adversely affected. A FAILURE TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN KEY EMPLOYEES WOULD HAVE A MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT ON OUR ABILITY TO COMPETE. Our success is dependent on our ability to attract and retain key technical, sales and managerial employees, including those who join Synopsys in connection with acquisitions. Despite recent economic conditions, skilled technical, sales and management employees are in high demand. There are a limited number of qualified EDA and IC design engineers, and the competition for such individuals is intense. Experience at Synopsys is highly valued in the EDA industry and the general electronics industry, and our employees, including employees that have joined Synopsys in connection with acquisitions, are recruited aggressively. In the past, we have experienced a high rate of employee turnover, which may recur in the future. There can be no assurance that we can continue to recruit and retain the technical and managerial personnel we need to run our business successfully. Failure to do so could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, new regulations proposed by The Nasdaq National Market requiring shareholder approval for all stock option plans as well as new regulations proposed by the New York Stock Exchange prohibiting NYSE member organizations from giving a proxy to vote on equity-compensation plans unless the beneficial owner of the shares has given voting instructions could make it more difficult for us to grant options to employees in the future. To the extent that new regulations make it more difficult or expensive to grant options to employees, we may incur increased cash compensation costs or find it difficult to attract, retain and motivate employees, either of which could materially and adversely affect our business. A FAILURE TO PROTECT OUR PROPRIETARY TECHNOLOGY WOULD HAVE A MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT ON SYNOPSYS' FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS. Our success is dependent, in part, upon our proprietary technology and other intellectual property rights. We rely on agreements with customers, employees and others, and intellectual property laws, to protect our proprietary technology. There can be no assurance that these agreements will not be breached, that we would have adequate remedies for any breach or that our trade secrets will not otherwise become known or be independently developed by competitors. Moreover, effective intellectual property protection may be unavailable or limited in certain foreign countries. Failure to obtain or maintain appropriate patent, copyright or trade secret protection, for any reason, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, there can be no assurance that infringement claims will not be asserted against us and any such claims could require us to enter into royalty arrangements or result in costly and time-consuming litigation or could subject us to damages or injunctions restricting our sale of products or could require us to redesign products. OUR OPERATING EXPENSES DO NOT FLUCTUATE PROPORTIONATELY WITH FLUCTUATIONS IN REVENUES, WHICH COULD MATERIALLY ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR RESULTS OF OPERATIONS IN THE EVENT OF A SHORTFALL IN REVENUE. Our operating expenses are based in part on our expectations of future revenue, and expense levels are generally committed in advance of revenue. Since only a small portion of our expenses varies with revenue, a shortfall in revenue translates directly into a reduction in net income. If we are unsuccessful in generating anticipated revenue or maintaining expenses within the expected range, however, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected. 48 SYNOPSYS HAS ADOPTED ANTI-TAKEOVER PROVISIONS, WHICH MAY HAVE THE EFFECT OF DELAYING OR PREVENTING CHANGES OF CONTROL OR MANAGEMENT. We have adopted a number of provisions that could have anti-takeover effects. Our Board of Directors has adopted a Preferred Shares Rights Plan, commonly referred to as a poison pill. In addition, our Board of Directors has the authority, without further action by its stockholders, to issue additional shares of Common Stock and to fix the rights and preferences of, and to issue authorized but undesignated shares of Preferred Stock. These and other provisions of Synopsys' Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws and the Delaware General Corporation Law may have the effect of deterring hostile takeovers or delaying or preventing changes in control or management of Synopsys, including transactions in which the stockholders of Synopsys might otherwise receive a premium for their shares over then current market prices. SYNOPSYS IS SUBJECT TO CHANGES IN FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS, WHICH MAY AFFECT OUR REPORTED REVENUE, OR THE WAY WE CONDUCT BUSINESS. We prepare our financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). GAAP are subject to interpretation by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the SEC and various bodies appointed by these organizations to interpret existing rules and create new accounting policies. Accounting policies affecting software revenue recognition, in particular, have been the subject of frequent interpretations, which have had a profound affect on the way we license our products. As a result of the recent enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the related scrutiny of accounting policies by the SEC and the various national and international accounting industry bodies, we expect the frequency of accounting policy changes to accelerate. Future changes in financial accounting standards, including pronouncements relating to revenue recognition, may have a significant effect on our reported results and may even affect our reporting of transactions completed before the change is effective. The FASB and other accounting bodies are currently considering a change to US GAAP that, if implemented, would require us to account for options as a compensation expense in the period in which they are granted. Synopsys currently accounts for stock options under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, ACCOUNTING FOR STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (SFAS 123). As permitted by SFAS 123, the Company has elected to use the intrinsic value method prescribed by Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, ACCOUNTING FOR STOCK ISSUED TO EMPLOYEES (APB 25), to measure compensation expense for stock-based awards to employees, under which the granting of a stock option is not considered compensation, although the impact of "expensing" stock options is disclosed in Note 6 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. We cannot predict whether such a requirement will be adopted, but if it is there would be a significant negative effect on our reported results of operations. ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK Information relating to quantitative and qualitative disclosure about market risk is set forth in Synopsys' 2002 Annual Report on Form 10-K under the captions "Interest Rate Risk" and "Foreign Currency Risk" in Management'sPart II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Operations—Stock Option Plansand "Foreign Exchange Hedging" in Note 4 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. 49 ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA REPORT OF KPMG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS To The Board of Directorsincorporated by reference here.

Item 13.Certain Relationships and Shareholders of Synopsys, Inc.: We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Synopsys, Inc.Related Transactions

Revenues derived from Intel Corporation and its subsidiaries as of October 31, 2002 and 2001, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity and comprehensive income and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended October 31, 2002. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Synopsys, Inc. and subsidiaries as of October 31, 2002 and 2001, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended October 31, 2002 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Mountain View, California November 20, 2002, except as to Note 13, which is as of January 13, 2003 50
SYNOPSYS, INC. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PAR VALUE DATA) ASSETS OCTOBER 31, ---------------------------------- 2002 2001 ---------------- ----------------- Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents....................................... $ 312,580 $ 271,696 Short-term investments.......................................... 102,153 204,740 ---------------- ----------------- Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments............ 414,733 476,436 Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $11,565 and $11,027, respectively........................................ 207,206 146,294 Deferred taxes ................................................. 282,867 149,239 Prepaid expenses and other...................................... 24,509 19,413 ---------------- ----------------- Total current assets.................................... 929,315 791,382 Property and equipment, net....................................... 185,040 192,304 Long-term investments............................................. 39,386 61,699 Goodwill, net..................................................... 434,554 35,077 Intangible assets, net............................................ 355,334 3,197 Long-term deferred taxes and other assets......................... 35,085 45,248 ---------------- ----------------- Total assets............................................ $ 1,978,714 $ 1,128,907 ================ ================= LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Current liabilities: Accounts payable and accrued liabilities........................ $ 246,789 $ 135,272 Current portion of long-term debt............................... 1,423 535 Accrued income taxes............................................ 169,912 110,561 Deferred revenue................................................ 359,245 290,052 ---------------- ----------------- Total current liabilities............................... 777,369 536,420 Deferred compensation and other long-term liabilities............. 36,387 17,124 Long-term deferred revenue........................................ 51,477 89,707 Stockholders' equity: Preferred stock, $.01 par value; 2,000 shares authorized; no shares outstanding............................ -- -- Common stock, $.01 par value; 400,000 shares authorized; 73,562 and 59,428 shares outstanding, respectively 735 595 Additional paid-in capital...................................... 1,039,386 575,403 Retained earnings............................................... 198,863 436,662 Treasury stock, at cost......................................... (116,499) (531,117) Deferred stock compensation..................................... (8,858) -- Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income................... (146) 4,113 ---------------- ----------------- Total stockholders' equity.............................. 1,113,481 485,656 ---------------- ----------------- Total liabilities and stockholders' equity.............. $ 1,978,714 $ 1,128,907 ================ =================
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. 51
SYNOPSYS, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA) YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, ---------------------------------------------- 2002 2001 2000 -------------- --------------- --------------- Revenue: Product...................................... $ 245,193 $ 163,924 $ 434,077 Service...................................... 287,747 341,833 340,796 Ratable license.............................. 373,594 174,593 8,905 -------------- --------------- --------------- Total revenue........................ 906,534 680,350 783,778 Cost of revenue: Product...................................... 15,319 20,479 35,085 Service...................................... 78,167 79,747 80,442 Ratable license.............................. 45,737 29,896 8,947 Amortization of intangible assets and deferred stock compensation........................... 33,936 -- -- -------------- --------------- --------------- Total cost of revenue................ 173,159 130,122 124,474 -------------- --------------- --------------- Gross margin................................... 733,375 550,228 659,304 Operating expenses: Research and development..................... 225,545 189,831 189,280 Sales and marketing.......................... 264,809 273,954 288,762 General and administrative................... 78,461 69,682 59,248 Integration.................................. 128,528 -- -- In-process research and development.......... 87,700 -- 1,750 Amortization of intangible assets and deferred stock compensation........................... 28,649 17,012 15,129 -------------- --------------- --------------- Total operating expenses............. 813,692 550,479 554,169 -------------- --------------- --------------- Operating (loss) income........................ (80,317) (251) 105,135 Other (expense) income, net.................... (208,623) 83,784 40,803 -------------- --------------- --------------- (Loss) income before provision for income taxes................................. (288,940) 83,533 145,938 (Benefit) provision for income taxes........... (88,947) 26,731 48,160 -------------- --------------- --------------- Net (loss) income.............................. $ (199,993) $ 56,802 $ 97,778 ============== =============== =============== Basic earnings per share: Net (loss) income per share.................. $ (2.99) $ 0.94 $ 1.43 Weighted average common shares............... 66,808 60,601 68,510 ============== =============== =============== Diluted earnings per share: Net (loss) income per share.................. $ (2.99) $ 0.88 $ 1.38 Weighted average common shares and dilutive stock options outstanding....... 66,808 64,659 70,998 ============== =============== ===============
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. 52
SYNOPSYS, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (IN THOUSANDS) ADDITIONAL COMMON STOCK PAID-IN RETAINED TREASURY SHARES AMOUNT CAPITAL EARNINGS STOCK ------------------------------------------------------------ BALANCE AT OCTOBER 31, 1999............ 70,750 $708 $542,052 $349,192 $ (28,589) Comprehensive Income: Net income........................... -- -- -- 97,778 -- Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax: Unrealized gain on investments..... -- -- -- -- -- Reclassification adjustment on unrealized gains on investments.. -- -- -- -- -- Foreign currency translation adjustment....................... -- -- -- -- -- Other comprehensive income......... Comprehensive income................... Acquisition of treasury stock.......... (9,932) (99) 99 -- (397,466) Stock options assumed in connection with acquisition........................ -- -- 1,187 -- -- Stock issued under stock option and stock purchase plans..................... 2,059 20 4,514 (41,551) 96,562 Tax benefits associated with exercise of stock options...................... -- -- 10,864 -- -- ------------------------------------------------------------ BALANCE AT OCTOBER 31, 2000............ 62,877 629 558,716 405,419 (329,493) Comprehensive Income: Net income........................... -- -- -- 56,802 -- Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax: Unrealized loss on investments. -- -- -- -- -- Reclassification adjustment on unrealized gains on investments. -- -- -- -- -- Foreign currency translation adjustment...................... -- -- -- -- -- Other comprehensive loss........... Comprehensive income................... Acquisition of treasury stock.......... (6,617) (66) 66 -- (331,882) Stock issued under stock option and stock purchase plans..................... 3,168 32 628 (25,559) 130,258 Tax benefits associated with exercise of stock options...................... -- -- 15,993 -- -- ------------------------------------------------------------ BALANCE AT OCTOBER 31, 2001............ 59,428 $595 $575,403 $436,662 $(531,117)
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SYNOPSYS, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - CONTINUED (IN THOUSANDS) ACCUMULATED OTHER DEFERRED COMPREHENSIVE COMPREHENSIVE COMPENSATION INCOME (LOSS) INCOME (LOSS) TOTAL ------------- -------------- ---------------- ----------- BALANCE AT OCTOBER 31, 1999............ -- $9,234 $872,597 Comprehensive Income: Net income........................... -- 97,778 -- 97,778 Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax: Unrealized gain on investments....... -- 50,689 Reclassification adjustment on unrealized gains on investments.... -- (8,934) Foreign currency translation adjustment......................... -- (3,431) -------------- Other comprehensive income......... 38,324 38,324 38,324 -------------- Comprehensive income................... $ 136,102 ============== Acquisition of treasury stock.......... -- -- (397,466) Stock options assumed in connection with acquisition.......................... -- -- 1,187 Stock issued under stock option and stock purchase plans....................... -- -- 59,545 Tax benefits associated with exercise of stock options.......................... -- -- 10,864 -------------- -------------------------- BALANCE AT OCTOBER 31, 2000............ -- 47,558 682,829 Comprehensive Income: Net income...................... .... -- 56,802 -- 56,802 Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax: Unrealized loss on investments....... -- (4,063) Reclassification adjustment on unrealized gains on investments.... -- (33,713) Foreign currency translation adjustment......................... -- (5,669) --------------- Other comprehensive loss........... (43,445) (43,445) (43,445) --------------- Comprehensive income................... $13,357 =============== Acquisition of treasury stock.......... -- -- (331,882) Stock issued under stock option and stock purchase plans....................... -- -- 105,359 Tax benefits associated with exercise of stock options........................ -- -- 15,993 -------------- ---------------------------- BALANCE AT OCTOBER 31, 2001............ $ -- $ 4,113 $485,656
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SYNOPSYS, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - CONTINUED (IN THOUSANDS) ADDITIONAL COMMON STOCK PAID-IN RETAINED TREASURY SHARES AMOUNT CAPITAL EARNINGS STOCK ---------------------- ------------ ---------- ----------- BALANCE FORWARD: $ 59,428 $ 595 $575,403 $ 436,662 $ (531,117) BALANCE AT OCTOBER 31, 2001............ Comprehensive Income (Loss): Net loss............................. -- -- -- (199,993) -- Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax: Unrealized loss on investments..... -- -- -- -- -- Unrealized gain on currency contracts -- -- -- -- -- Reclassification adjustment on unrealized gains on investments.. -- -- -- -- -- Foreign currency translation adjustment....................... -- -- -- -- -- Other comprehensive loss........... Comprehensive loss..................... Acquisition of Avant! Corporation...... 14,530 145 435,066 -- 431,312 Amortization of deferred stock compensation related to acquisitions -- -- (83) -- -- Acquisition of treasury stock.......... (3,884) (39) 39 -- (171,678) Stock options assumed in connection with acquisition of inSilicon and Co-Design -- -- 5,929 -- -- Stock issued under stock option and stock purchase plans...................... 3,488 34 3,572 (37,806) 154,984 Tax benefits associated with exercise of stock options....................... -- -- 19,460 -- -- --------------------- ------------------------ ----------- BALANCE AT OCTOBER 31, 2002............ $ 73,562 $ 735 $ 1,039,386 $ 198,863 $(116,499) ===================== ======================== ===========
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SYNOPSYS, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - CONTINUED (IN THOUSANDS) ACCUMULATED OTHER DEFERRED COMPREHENSIVE COMPREHENSIVE COMPENSATION INCOME (LOSS) INCOME (LOSS) TOTAL BALANCE FORWARD: -------------- -------------- ---------------- ---------- BALANCE AT OCTOBER 31, 2001............ $ -- $ 4,113 $ 485,656 Comprehensive Income (Loss): Net loss............................. -- (199,993) -- (199,993) Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax: Unrealized loss on investments..... -- (143) Unrealized gain on currency contracts -- 6,482 Reclassification adjustment on unrealized gains on investments.. -- (5,842) Foreign currency translation adjustment....................... -- (4,756) --------------- Other comprehensive loss........... (4,259) (4,259) (4,259) --------------- Comprehensive loss..................... $ (204,252) =============== Acquisition of Avant! Corporation...... (8,102) -- 858,421 Amortization of deferred stock compensation related to acquisitions 1,605 -- 1,522 Acquisition of treasury stock.......... -- -- (171,678) Stock options assumed in connection with acquisition of inSilicon and Co-Design (2,361) -- 3,568 Stock issued under stock option and stock purchase plans...................... -- -- 120,784 Tax benefits associated with exercise of stock options....................... -- -- 19,460 --------------- ---------------------------- BALANCE AT OCTOBER 31, 2002............ $ (8,858) $ (146) $1,113,481 =============== ============================
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SYNOPSYS, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (IN THOUSANDS) YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, ---------------------------------------------- 2002 2001 2000 -------------- --------------- --------------- CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: Net (loss) income............................ $ (199,993) $ 56,802 $ 97,778 Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities: Amortization and depreciation............. 116,100 65,162 63,770 Provision for doubtful accounts and sales returns................................. 7,042 5,759 3,528 Write-down of long term investments....... 11,326 5,848 -- Write-down of land and property........... 14,712 -- -- Gain on sale of long-term investments..... (21,299) (57,080) (11,455) Write-down of goodwill and intangible assets 3,785 2,200 -- Deferred taxes............................ (128,167) (58,831) (64,137) Deferred rent............................. 2,804 -- -- In-process research and development....... 87,700 -- 1,750 Non-cash gain on sale of silicon libraries -- (10,580) -- Non-cash compensation expense............. 1,761 -- -- Tax benefit associated with stock options. 19,460 15,993 10,864 Net changes in operating assets and liabilities: Accounts receivable..................... 5,275 (5,190) (19,186) Prepaid expenses and other current assets 2,930 (231) 4,316 Other assets............................ (14,814) (1,754) (8,787) Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (77,546) (8,072) 39,180 Accrued income taxes.................... (20,974) 54,563 5,980 Deferred revenue........................ 5,993 229,160 23,190 Deferred compensation................... 2,856 1,771 5,092 -------------- --------------- --------------- Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities............................ (181,049) 295,520 151,883 -------------- --------------- --------------- CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: Proceeds from sales and maturities of short-term investments.................... 876,298 2,003,589 2,782,613 Purchases of short-term investments.......... (769,102) (1,927,784) (2,667,112) Proceeds from sales of long-term investments. 56,033 77,777 24,336 Purchases of long-term investments........... (5,472) (12,076) (13,998) Proceeds from sale of silicon libraries business.................................. -- 4,122 -- Purchases of property and equipment.......... (48,755) (82,490) (68,500) Cash acquired in acquisitions (net of cash paid)..................................... 168,311 -- (14,474) Intangible assets, net....................... -- (313) 3,697 Capitalization of software development costs. (1,592) (1,000) (1,000) -------------- --------------- --------------- Net cash provided by investing activities.... 275,721 61,825 45,562 -------------- --------------- --------------- CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt..... -- -- 727 Principal payments on debt obligations....... -- (6,162) (13,507) Proceeds from sale of common stock........... 119,868 105,359 59,545 Purchases of treasury stock.................. (171,677) (331,882) (397,466) -------------- --------------- --------------- Net cash used in financing activities........ (51,809) (232,685) (350,701) Effect of exchange rate changes on cash...... (1,979) (5,669) (3,433) -------------- --------------- --------------- Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash 40,884 118,991 (156,689) equivalents............................... Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year. 271,696 152,705 309,394 -------------- --------------- --------------- Cash and cash equivalents, end of year....... $ 312,580 $ 271,696 $ 152,705 ============== =============== =============== SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION: Cash paid during the year for: Income taxes......................... $ 70,750 $ 25,262 $ 91,927 Non-cash transactions: Issuance of stock and options in exchange for net assets of Avant!... $ 858,421 $ -- $ -- Issuance of notes payable in Co-Design acquisition......................... $ 4,770 $ -- $ --
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. 57 SYNOPSYS, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS NOTE 1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS Synopsys, Inc. (Synopsys or the Company) is a leading supplier of EDA software to the global electronics industry. The Company develops, markets, and supports a wide range of integrated circuit (IC) design products that are used by designers of advanced ICs, including system-on-a-chip ICs, and the electronic systems (such as computers, cell phones, and internet routers) that use such ICs, to automate significant portions of their design process. ICs are distinguished by the speed at which they run, their area, the amount of power they consume and their cost of production. Synopsys' products offer its customers the opportunity to design ICs that are optimized for speed, area, power consumption and production cost, while reducing overall design time. The Company also provides consulting services to help its customers improve their IC designs and, where requested, to assist them with their IC designs, as well as training and support services. CURRENT YEAR ACQUISITIONS. On June 6, 2002, the Company completed its merger with Avant! Corporation (Avant!). Avant! was a leader in the development of software used in the physical design and physical verification phases of chip design. Under the terms of the merger agreement between Synopsys and Avant!, Avant! merged with and into a wholly-owned subsidiary of Synopsys. The results of operations of Avant! are included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements for the period from June 6, 2002 through October 31, 2002. On September 6, 2002, we completed our acquisition of Co-Design, a private company which was developing simulation software used in the high level verification stage of the chip design process, and a new design language that permits designers to describe the behavior of their chips more efficiently than current standard languages. The results of operations of Co-Design are included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements for the period from September 6, 2002 through October 31, 2002. On September 20, 2002, we completed our acquisition of inSilicon, a company that developed, marketed and licensed an extensive portfolio of complex "intellectual property blocks", or pre-designed, pre-verified subportions of a chip that can be used as building blocks for complex systems-on-a-chip, and therefore, accelerate the development of such chips. The results of operations of inSilicon are included in the accompanying consolidated financial statements for the period from September 20, 2002 through October 31, 2002. NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES FISCAL YEAR END. The Company has a fiscal year that ends on the Saturday nearest October 31. Fiscal 2002 and 2000 were 52-week years and fiscal 2001 was a 53-week year. For presentation purposes, the consolidated financial statements and notes refer to the calendar month end. PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and all of its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. 58 USE OF ESTIMATES. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts recorded in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual amounts could differ from these estimates. CASH EQUIVALENTS AND SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS. The Company classifies investments with original maturities of three months or less when acquired as cash equivalents. All of the Company's cash equivalents and short-term investments are classified as available-for-sale and are reported at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses included in stockholders' equity as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax. The fair value of short-term investments is determined based on quoted market prices. The cost of securities sold is based on the specific identification method and realized gains and losses are included in other income, net. The Company has cash equivalents and investments with various high quality institutions and, by policy, limits the amount of credit exposure to any one institution. CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK. The Company sells its products worldwide primarily to customers in the semiconductor industry. The Company performs on-going credit evaluations of its customers' financial condition and generally does not require collateral. The Company maintains reserves for potential credit losses, and such losses have been within management's expectations and have not been material in any year. FAIR VALUES OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS. The fair value of the Company's cash, accounts receivable, long-term investments, forward contracts relating to certain investments in equity securities, accounts payable, long-term debt and foreign currency contracts, approximates the carrying amount, which is the amount for which the instrument could be exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties. FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION. The functional currency of each of the Company's foreign subsidiaries is the foreign subsidiary's local currency. Assets and liabilities of the Company's foreign operations are translated into U.S. dollars at exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date. Income and expense items are translated at average exchange rates for the period. Accumulated net translation adjustments are reported in stockholders' equity, net of tax, as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). The associated tax benefit for cumulative translation adjustments was $3.0 million, $3.6 million and $2.2 million in fiscal 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively. Foreign exchange transaction gains and losses were not material for all periods presented and are included in the results of operations. FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS. The Company operates internationally and therefore is exposed to potentially adverse movements in currency exchange rates. The Company has entered into foreign currency forward contracts to reduce its exposure to foreign currency rate changes on non-functional currency denominated balance sheet positions. The objective of these contracts is to neutralize the impact of foreign currency rate movements on the Company's operating results. The Company also uses forward foreign currency contracts to hedge certain cash flow exposures resulting from the impact of currency exchange rate fluctuations on forecasted receivables denominated in non-functional currencies. These foreign currency contracts, carried at fair value, have a duration of approximately 30 days. Such cash flow exposures result from portions of the Company's forecasted accounts receivable generally associated with sales contracts with extended payment terms and accounts payable denominated in non-functional currencies. As of October 31, 2002, the unrealized gain of approximately $10.0 million on these forward contracts is recorded in stockholders' equity, net of tax, as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income. The Company enters into these foreign exchange contracts to hedge only (i) those currency exposures associated with certain assets and liabilities denominated in nonfunctional currencies and (ii) forecasted accounts receivable and accounts payable denominated in non-functional currencies in the normal course of business, and accordingly, they are not speculative in nature. 59 Foreign currency forward contracts require the Company to exchange currencies at rates agreed upon at the inception of the contracts. These contracts reduce the exposure to fluctuations in exchange rates because the gains and losses associated with non-functional currency balances and transactions are generally offset with the gains and losses of the hedge contracts. Because the impact of movements in currency exchange rates on forward contracts offsets the related impact on the underlying items being hedged, these financial instruments help alleviate the risk that might otherwise result from changes in currency exchange rates. The realized gain/loss on these contracts as they matured were not material to the consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows for the periods presented. REVENUE RECOGNITION AND COST OF REVENUE. Revenue consists of fees for perpetual and time-based licenses for the Company's software products, post-contract customer support (PCS), customer training and consulting. The Company classifies its revenues as product, service or ratable license. Product revenue consists primarily of sales of perpetual licenses. Service revenue consists of fees for consulting services, training, and PCS associated with non-ratable time-based licenses or perpetual licenses. PCS sold with perpetual licenses is generally renewable, after any bundled PCS period expires, in one-year increments for a fixed percentage of the perpetual list price or, for perpetual license arrangements in excess of $2 million, as a percentage of the net license fee. Ratable license revenue is all fees related to time-based licenses bundled with PCS and sold as a single package (commonly referred to by the Company as a Technology Subscription License or TSL), and time-based licenses in which the Company did not bundle PCS but has granted extended payment terms or under which the customer has a right to receive unspecified future products. Cost of product revenue includes cost of production personnel, product packaging, documentation, amortization of capitalized software development costs, and costs of the Company's systems products. Cost of service revenue includes personnel and the related costs associated with providing training, consulting and PCS. Cost of ratable license revenue includes the cost of products and services related to time-based licenses bundled with PCS and sold as a single package and to time-based licenses that include extended payment terms or unspecified future products. Cost of revenue also includes the amortization of the contract rights intangible, core technology and deferred stock compensation. The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with SOP 97-2, SOFTWARE REVENUE RECOGNITION, as amended by SOP 98-9 and SOP 98-4 and generally recognizes revenue when all of the following criteria are met as set forth in paragraph 8 of SOP 97-2: o Persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, o Delivery has occurred, o The vendor's fee is fixed or determinable, and o Collectibility is probable. The Company defines each of the four criteria above as follows: PERSUASIVE EVIDENCE OF AN ARRANGEMENT EXISTS. It is the Company's customary practice to have a written contract, which is signed by both the customer and Synopsys, or a purchase order from those customers that have previously negotiated a standard end-user license arrangement or volume purchase agreement, prior to recognizing revenue on an arrangement. DELIVERY HAS OCCURRED. The Company's software may be either physically or electronically delivered to its customers. For those products that are delivered physically, the Company's standard transfer terms are FOB shipping point. For an electronic delivery of software, delivery is considered to have occurred when the customer has been provided with the access codes that allow the customer to take immediate possession of the software on its hardware. If an arrangement includes undelivered products or services that are essential to the functionality of the delivered product, delivery is not considered to have occurred. 60 THE VENDOR'S FEE IS FIXED OR DETERMINABLE. The fee the Company's customers pay for its products is negotiated at the outset of an arrangement, and is generally based on the specific volume of product to be delivered. The Company's license fees are not a function of variable-pricing mechanisms such as the number of units distributed or copied by the customer, or the expected number of users in an arrangement. Therefore, except in cases where the Company grants extended payment terms to a specific customer, the Company's fees are considered to be fixed or determinable at the inception of the arrangements. The Company's typical payment terms are such that a minimum of 75% of the arrangement revenue is due within one year or less. Arrangements with payment terms extending beyond the typical payment terms are not considered to be fixed or determinable. Revenue from such arrangements is recognized at the lesser of the aggregate of amounts due and payable or the amount of the arrangement fee that would have been recognized if the fees had been fixed or determinable. COLLECTIBILITY IS PROBABLE. Collectibility is assessed on a customer-by-customer basis. The Company typically sells to customers for which there is a history of successful collection. New customers are subjected to a credit review process that evaluates the customers' financial positions and ultimately their ability to pay. New customers are typically assigned a credit limit based on a formulated review of their financial position. Such credit limits are only increased after a successful collection history with the customer has been established. If it is determined from the outset of an arrangement that collectibility is not probable based upon the Company's credit review process, revenue is recognized on a cash-collected basis. MULTIPLE ELEMENT ARRANGEMENTS. The Company allocates revenue on software arrangements involving multiple elements to each element based on the relative fair values of the elements. The Company's determination of fair value of each element in multiple element arrangements is based on vendor-specific objective evidence (VSOE). The Company limits its assessment of VSOE for each element to the price charged when the same element is sold separately. The Company has analyzed all of the elements included in its multiple-element arrangements and determined that it has sufficient VSOE to allocate revenue to the PCS components of its perpetual license products and consulting. Accordingly, assuming all other revenue recognition criteria are met, revenue from perpetual licenses is recognized upon delivery using the residual method in accordance with SOP 98-9 and revenue from PCS is recognized ratably over the PCS term. The Company recognizes revenue from TSLs over the term of the ratable license period, as the license and PCS portions of a TSL are bundled and not sold separately. Revenue from contracts with extended payment terms is recognized as the lesser of amounts due and payable or the amount of the arrangement fee that would have been recognized if the fee were fixed or determinable. Certain of the Company's time-based licenses include the rights to unspecified additional products. Revenue from contracts with the rights to unspecified additional software products is recognized ratably over the contract term. The Company recognizes revenue from time-based licenses that include both unspecified additional software products and extended payment terms that are not considered to be fixed or determinable in an amount that is the lesser of amounts due and payable or the ratable portion of the entire fee. 61 CONSULTING SERVICES. The Company provides design methodology assistance, specialized services relating to telecommunication systems design and generalized turnkey design services. The Company's consulting services generally are not essential to the functionality of the software. The Company's software products are fully functional upon delivery and implementation does not require any significant modification or alteration. The Company's services to its customers often include assistance with product adoption and integration and specialized design methodology assistance. Customers typically purchase these professional services to facilitate the adoption of the Company's technology and dedicate personnel to participate in the services being performed, but they may also decide to use their own resources or appoint other professional service organizations to provide these services. Software products are billed separately and independently from consulting services, which are generally billed on a time-and-materials or milestone-achieved basis. The Company generally recognizes revenue from consulting services as the services are performed. Exceptions to the general rule above involve arrangements where the Company has committed to significantly alter the features and functionality of its software or build complex interfaces necessary for the Company's software to function in the customer's environment. These types of services are considered to be essential to the functionality of the software. Accordingly, contract accounting is applied to both the software and service elements included in these arrangements. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT. Property and equipment is recorded at cost. Depreciation and amortization of assets is provided using the straight-line method over estimated useful lives of the property or equipment ranging from three to five years. Leasehold improvements are amortized using the straight-line method over the remaining term of the lease or the economic useful life of the asset whichever is shorter. The cost of repairs and maintenance is charged to operations as incurred. A detail of property and equipment is as follows: OCTOBER 31, ---------------------------------- 2002 2001 ----------------- --------------- (IN THOUSANDS) Computer and other equipment........... $ 279,239 $ 271,264 Buildings.............................. 21,821 22,092 Furniture and fixtures................. 26,446 23,160 Land................................... 42,754 50,153 Leasehold improvements................. 61,796 35,775 ----------------- ---------------- 432,056 402,444 Less accumulated depreciation and amortization. (247,016) (210,140) ----------------- ---------------- $ 185,040 $ 192,304 ================= ================ SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT COSTS. Capitalization of software development costs begins upon the establishment of technological feasibility, which is generally the completion of a working prototype. Software development costs capitalized were $1.6 million in fiscal 2002, $1.0 million in fiscal 2001, and $1.0 million in fiscal 2000. Amortization of software development costs is computed based on the straight-line method over the software's estimated economic life of approximately two years. The Company recorded amortization of $1.1 million, $1.0 million, and $1.0 million in fiscal 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS. Goodwill represents the excess of the aggregate purchase price over the fair value of the tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired by the Company. Intangible assets consist of purchased technology, contract rights intangibles, customer installed base/relationship, trademarks and tradenames, covenants not to compete, customer backlog and capitalized software. Intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives which range from three to ten years. Amortization of intangible assets was $61.1 million, $17.0 million and $15.1 million in fiscal 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively. The Company periodically evaluates its intangible assets for indications of impairment. If this evaluation indicates that the value of the intangible asset may be impaired, an assessment of the recoverability of the net carrying value of the asset over its remaining useful life is made. If this assessment indicates that the intangible asset is not recoverable, based on the estimated undiscounted future cash flows of the entity or technology acquired over the remaining amortization period, the net carrying value of the related intangible asset will be reduced to fair value and/or the remaining amortization period may be adjusted. In fiscal 2002, the Company recognized an aggregate impairment 62 charge of $3.8 million to reduce the amount of certain intangible assets associated with prior acquisitions to their estimated fair value. Approximately $3.7 million and $0.1 million are included in integration expense and amortization of intangible assets, respectively, on the statement of operations. The impairment charge is primarily attributable to certain technology acquired from, and goodwill related to the acquisition of Stanza, Inc. in 1999. During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2002, the Company determined that it would not allocate future resources to assist in the market growth of this technology as products offered by Avant! provide customers with similar capabilities as well as additional functionality and does not anticipate any future sales of the product. In fiscal 2001, the Company recognized an aggregate impairment charge of $2.2 million to reduce the amount of certain intangible assets associated with prior acquisitions to their estimated fair value. Approximately $1.8 million and $0.4 million are included in cost of revenues and amortization of intangible assets, respectively, on the statement of operations. The impairment charge is attributable to certain technology acquired from, and goodwill related to the acquisition of Eagle Design Automation, Inc. in 1997. During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2001, the Company determined that it would not allocate future resources to assist in the market growth of this technology and does not anticipate any future sales of the product. There were no impairments of intangible assets in fiscal 2000. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES. Accounts payable and accrued liabilities consist of: OCTOBER 31, ---------------------------------- 2002 2001 ----------------- ---------------- (IN THOUSANDS) Payroll and related benefits......... $ 106,155 $ 90,356 Other accrued liabilities............ 121,995 25,487 Accounts payable..................... 18,639 19,429 ----------------- ---------------- Total...................... $ 246,789 $ 135,272 ================= ================ DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN. The Company maintains a deferred compensation plan (the Plan) which permits certain employees to defer up to 50% of their annual cash base compensation or 100% of their annual cash variable compensation. Distributions from the Plan are generally payable upon cessation of employment over five to 15 years or as a lump sum payment, at the option of the employee. Undistributed amounts under the Plan are subject to the claims of the Company's creditors. As of October 31, 2002 and 2001, the invested amounts under the Plan total $22.8 million and $15.6 million respectively, and are recorded as a long-term asset on the Company's balance sheet. As of October 31, 2002 and 2001, the Company has recorded $22.9 million and $16.7 million, respectively, as a long-term liability to recognize undistributed amounts due to employees. INCOME TAXES. The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method. Under the asset and liability method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. 63 EARNINGS PER SHARE. Basic earnings per share is computed using the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is computed using the weighted-average number of common shares and dilutive stock options outstanding during the period. The weighted-average dilutive stock options outstanding is computed using the treasury stock method. Due to the net loss incurred for fiscal 2002, the effect of employee stock options is anti-dilutive. The following is a reconciliation of the weighted-average common shares used to calculate basic net income per share to the weighted-average common shares used to calculate diluted net income per share.
YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, -------------------------------------------- 2002 2001 2000 -------------- -------------- -------------- (IN THOUSANDS) Weighted-average common shares for basic net income per share........ 66,808 60,601 68,510 Weighted-average stock options outstanding....................... -- 4,058 2,488 -------------- -------------- -------------- Weighted-average shares for diluted net income per share.............. 66,808 64,659 70,998 ============== ============== ==============
The effect of dilutive employee stock options excludes approximately 28.0 million, 3.8 million and 13.0 million stock options for fiscal 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively, which were anti-dilutive for earnings per share calculations. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION. As permitted by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, ACCOUNTING FOR STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (SFAS 123), the Company has elected to use the intrinsic value method prescribed by Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, ACCOUNTING FOR STOCK ISSUED TO EMPLOYEES (APB 25), to measure compensation expense for stock-based awards to employees. RECLASSIFICATIONS. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to current year presentation. NOTE 3. BUSINESS COMBINATIONS AND DIVESTITURES PURCHASE COMBINATIONS. During fiscal 2002 and 2000, the Company made a number of purchase acquisitions. Pro forma results of operations have been presented only for the inSilicon and Avant! mergers since the effects of the remaining 2002 and 2000 acquisitions are not material to the Company's consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows for the periods presented. The consolidated financial statements include the operating results of each business from the date of acquisition. There were no purchase transactions during fiscal 2001. For each acquisition, the excess of the purchase price over the estimated value of the net tangible assets acquired was allocated to various intangible assets, consisting primarily of developed technology, customer- and contract-related assets and goodwill. The values assigned to developed technologies related to each acquisition were based upon future discounted cash flows related to the existing products' projected income streams. The amounts allocated to purchased in-process research and development were determined through established valuation techniques in the high-technology industry and were expensed upon acquisition because technological feasibility had not been established and no future alternative uses existed. 64 ACQUISITION OF AVANT! CORPORATION. On June 6, 2002 (the closing date), the Company completed the merger with Avant!. REASONS FOR THE ACQUISITION. The Board of Directors unanimously approved the merger with Avant! at its December 1, 2001 meeting. In approving the merger agreement, the Board of Directors consulted with legal and financial advisors as well as with management and considered a number of factors. These factors include the fact that the merger is expected to enable Synopsys to offer its customers a complete end-to-end solution for system-on-chip design that includes Synopsys' logic synthesis and design verification tools with Avant!'s advanced place and route, physical verification and design integrity products, thus increasing customers' design efficiencies. By increasing customer design efficiencies, Synopsys expects to be able to better compete for customers designing the next generation of semiconductors. Further, by gaining access to Avant!'s physical design and verification products, as well as its broad customer base and relationships, Synopsys will gain new opportunities to market its existing products. The foregoing discussion of the information and factors considered by the Board of Directors is not intended to be exhaustive but includes the material factors considered by the Board of Directors. PURCHASE PRICE. Holders of Avant! common stock received 0.371 of a share of Synopsys common stock (including the associated preferred stock rights) in exchange for each share of Avant! common stock owned as of the closing date, aggregating 14.5 million shares of Synopsys common stock. The fair value of the Synopsys shares issued was based on a per share value of $54.74, which is equal to Synopsys' average last sale price per share as reported on the Nasdaq National Market for the trading-day period two days before and after December 3, 2001, the date of the merger agreement. The total purchase consideration consists of the following: (IN THOUSANDS) Fair value of Synopsys common stock issued $ 795,388 Acquisition related costs 37,397 Facilities closure costs 62,638 Employee severance costs 51,014 Fair value of options to purchase Synopsys common stock issued, less $8.1 million representing the portion of the intrinsic value of Avant!'s unvested options applicable to the remaining vesting period 63,033 -------------- $ 1,009,470 ============== The acquisition-related costs of $37.4 million consist primarily of banking, legal and accounting fees, printing costs, and other directly related charges including contract termination costs of $6.3 million. Facilities closure costs at the closing date include $54.2 million related to Avant!'s corporate headquarters. After the merger, the functions performed in the buildings were consolidated into Synopsys' corporate facilities. The lessors have brought a claim against Avant! for the future amounts payable under the lease agreements. The amount accrued at the closing date is equal to the future amounts payable under the related lease agreements, without taking into consideration in the accrual any defenses the Company may have to the claim. Resolution of this contingency at an amount different from that accrued will result in an increase or decrease in the purchase consideration and the amount will be allocated to goodwill. Subsequent to October 31, 2002, Synopsys settled all of the claims of the landlord of two of these buildings for $7.4 million. The remaining facilities closure costs at the closing date totaling $8.4 million represents the present value of the future obligations under certain of Avant!'s lease agreements which the Company has or intend to terminate under an approved facilities exit plan plus additional costs expected to be incurred directly related to vacating such facilities. 65 Employee severance costs include (i) $39.6 million in cash paid to Avant!'s Chairman of the Board, consisting of severance plus a cash payment equal to the intrinsic value of his in-the-money stock options at the closing date, (ii) $5.1 million in cash severance payments paid to redundant employees (primarily sales and corporate infrastructure personnel) terminated on or subsequent to the consummation of the merger under an approved plan of termination and (iii) $6.3 million in termination payments to certain executives in accordance with their respective pre-merger employment agreements. The total number of Avant! employees terminated as a result of the merger was approximately 250. As of October 31, 2002, $89.7 million of costs described in the three preceding paragraphs have been paid and $61.4 million of these costs have not yet been paid. The following table presents the components of acquisition-related costs recorded, along with amounts paid during fiscal 2002.
PAYMENTS THROUGH BALANCE AT INITIAL OCTOBER 31, OCTOBER 31, TOTAL COST ADDITIONS SUBTOTAL 2002 2002 (IN THOUSANDS) ----------- ------------ --------------- -------------- ------------- Acquisition related costs $ 37,342 $ 55 $37,397 $33,557 $ 3,840 Facilities closure costs 62,638 -- 62,638 5,377 57,261 Employee severance costs 50,367 647 51,014 50,724 290 ----------- ---------- --------------- --------------- ------------- Total $ 150,347 $ 702 151,049 $89,658 $ 61,391 =========== ========== =============== =============== =============
During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2002, additions were made to increase the total acquisition related costs including an increase to employee severance costs totaling $0.6 million for actual amounts paid to such employees. The total purchase consideration has been allocated to the assets and liabilities acquired, including identifiable intangible assets, based on their respective fair values at the acquisition date and resulting in excess purchase consideration over the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired of $369.5 million. The following unaudited condensed balance sheet data presents the fair value of the assets and liabilities acquired (after certain adjustments made during the fourth quarter to the preliminary fair values of the assets and liabilities acquired). (IN THOUSANDS) Assets acquired Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments $ 241,313 Accounts receivable 65,971 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 18,082 Intangible assets 373,300 Goodwill 369,470 Other assets 3,875 ---------------- Total assets acquired $ 1,072,011 ================ Liabilities acquired Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 173,998 Deferred revenue 30,080 Income taxes payable 89,274 Other liabilities 4,651 ---------------- Total liabilities acquired $ 298,003 ================ The initial allocation of the purchase price included certain assets and liabilities recorded using preliminary estimates of fair value. During the fourth quarter of 2002, the value assigned to Avant!'s investment in a venture capital fund was reduced from the preliminary value of $12.8 million to $5.0 million upon obtaining additional information on the venture funds non-public investments and subsequent sale of the investment to a third party. The decrease in the fair value of the investment increased the consideration allocated to goodwill by $7.8 million. During the fourth quarter of 2002, the Company also increased the value of the acquired customs and use-tax liabilities by $2.5 million, resulting in a corresponding increase in goodwill. 66 ASSET HELD FOR SALE. As a result of the merger, Synopsys acquired Avant!'s physical libraries business, and Synopsys was obligated to offer and sell such business to Artisan Components, Inc. under the terms of a January 2001 non-compete agreement, under which Synopsys agreed not to engage, directly or indirectly, in the physical libraries business before January 3, 2003. As of the closing date, the value allocated to the acquired libraries business had been recorded as net assets held for sale, based on the estimated future net cash flows from the libraries business in accordance with EITF 87-11, ALLOCATION OF PURCHASE PRICE TO ASSETS TO BE SOLD. During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2002, management determined that the libraries business would not be sold and, accordingly, allocated the fair value of the libraries business as of the closing date to the underlying tangible assets and intangible assets. The fair value allocated to the tangible and intangible assets was $8.3 million, with the remaining fair value allocated to goodwill. This allocation is reflected in the balance sheet as of October 31, 2002. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS. Goodwill, representing the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired in the merger, will not be amortized, consistent with the guidance in SFAS 142 as discussed under Note 11 below. The goodwill associated with the Avant! acquisition is not deductible for tax purposes. In addition, a portion of the purchase price was allocated to the following identifiable intangible assets: INTANGIBLE ASSET (IN THOUSANDS) ESTIMATED USEFUL LIFE ------------------------------------ --------------- ----------------------- Core/developed technology $189,800 3 years Contract rights intangible 51,700 3 years Customer installed base/relationship 102,900 6 years Trademarks and tradenames 17,700 3 years Covenants not to compete 9,100 The life of the related agreement (2 to 4 years) Customer backlog 2,100 3 years --------------- Total $373,300 =============== CONTRACT RIGHTS INTANGIBLE. Avant! had executed signed license agreements and delivered the initial configuration of licensed technologies under ratable license arrangements and had executed signed contracts to provide PCS over a one to three year period, for which Avant! did not consider the fees to be fixed and determinable at the outset of the arrangement. There were no receivables or deferred revenues recorded on Avant!'s historical financial statements at the closing date as the related payments were not yet due under extended payment terms and deliveries are scheduled to occur over the terms of the arrangements. These ratable licenses and PCS arrangements require future performance by both parties and, as such, represent executory contracts. The contract rights intangible asset associated with these arrangements is being amortized to cost of revenue over the related contract lives of three years. The amortization of intangible assets, with the exception of the contract rights intangible and core/developed technology, is included in operating expenses in the statement of operations for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2002. Amortization of core/developed technology and contract rights intangible is included in cost of revenue. CADENCE LITIGATION. As the time of the acquisition of Avant!, Avant! was engaged in civil litigation with Cadence regarding alleged misappropriation of trade secrets, among other things, by Avant! and certain individuals. In connection with the merger, Synopsys entered into a policy with a subsidiary of American International Group, Inc., a AAA-rated insurance company, whereby insurance was obtained for certain compensatory, exemplary and punitive damages, penalties and fines and attorneys' fees arising out of pending litigation between Avant! and Cadence. The policy does not provide coverage for litigation other than the Avant!/Cadence litigation. 67 The Company paid a total premium of $335 million for the policy, of which $240 million was contingently refundable. The balance of the premium paid to the insurer ($95 million) is included in integration expense for the year ended October 31, 2002. Under the policy the insurer is obligated to pay covered loss up to a limit of liability equaling (a) $500 million plus (b) interest accruing at the fixed rate of 2%, compounded semi-annually, on $250 million (the interest component), as reduced by previous covered losses. Interest earned on $250 million is included in other income, net in the post-merger statement of operations. On November 13, 2002, Cadence and Synopsys reached a settlement of the litigation. Under the terms of the agreement, Cadence will be paid $265 million in two installments--$20 million on November 22, 2002 and $245 million on December 16, 2002. In addition, Cadence and Synopsys have entered into reciprocal licenses arrangements covering the intellectual property at issue in the litigation. As a result of the payment, Synopsys has recognized expense of approximately $240.8 million, which is equal to the contingently refundable portion of the insurance premium plus interest accrued on the restricted asset. This expense is included in other income and expense on the statement of operations. ACQUISITION OF CO-DESIGN. On September 6, 2002, the Company completed the acquisition of Co-Design. REASONS FOR THE ACQUISITION. In approving the merger agreement, management considered a number of factors, including (i) the acquisition will help promote the development and adoption of the Superlog language, which Synopsys believes can increase designer productivity; (ii) the combination of Co-Design's technology with Synopsys' high-level verification and design implementation tools is expected improve the performance Synopsys' products; and (iii) the acquisition gives Synopsys access to Co-Design's highly-skilled employees who will help Synopsys improve its existing products and facilitate the development of new products. The foregoing discussion of the information and factors considered by Synopsys' management is not intended to be exhaustive but includes the material factors considered. PURCHASE PRICE. Holders of Co-Design common stock received consideration consisting of cash and notes totaling $32.7 million in exchange for all shares of Co-Design common stock owned as of the merger date. The total purchase consideration consists of the following: (IN THOUSANDS) Cash paid and notes issued of $2.9 million for Co-Design common stock $ 32,651 Acquisition related costs 1,038 Fair value of options to purchase Synopsys common stock issued, less $0.7 million representing the portion of the intrinsic value of Co-Design's unvested options applicable to the remaining vesting period 593 -------------- $ 34,282 =============== The acquisition-related costs of approximately $1.0 million consist primarily of legal and accounting fees. As of October 31, 2002, substantially all of these acquisition-related costs have been paid. Total consideration for the acquisition and services provided has been allocated to the total assets acquired of $8.8 million, total liabilities assumed of $5.3 million and notes payable of $4.8 million, including identifiable intangible assets, based on their respective fair values at the acquisition date. The identifiable intangible assets consist of core/developed technology totaling $6.2 million which is being amortized over an estimated useful life of 10 years due to the fact that this technology is essentially a programming language. The $4.8 million of notes are payable to former Co-Design shareholders in 2007 of which $1.9 million has been included in integration expense for services performed in the statement of operations. If certain milestones are met, the notes may be prepaid in fiscal 2004 and upon prepayment, an additional interest component totaling approximately $1.0 million is also payable. The total purchase consideration has been allocated to the assets and liabilities acquired, including identifiable intangible assets, based on their respective fair values at the acquisition date and resulted in excess purchase consideration over the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired of $27.7 million. 68 ACQUISITION OF INSILICON CORPORATION (INSILICON). On September 20, 2002, the Company completed the acquisition of inSilicon. REASONS FOR THE ACQUISITION. In approving the merger agreement, management considered a number of factors, including the complementary nature of inSilicon's portfolio of intellectual property blocks and Synopsys' own portfolio; the fact that inSilicon had established a per-use license model for its IP products, which would accelerate Synopsys' adoption of a per-use model for its new and development-stage IP, inSilicon's relationships with chip design teams, inSilicon's positive reputation as a vendor of high-quality IP and inSilicon's highly-skilled employee base. The foregoing discussion of the information and factors considered by Synopsys' management is not intended to be exhaustive but includes the material factors considered. PURCHASE PRICE. Holders of inSilicon common stock received $4.05 in exchange for each share of inSilicon common stock owned as of the merger date, or approximately $65.4 million. The total purchase consideration consists of the following: (IN THOUSANDS) Cash paid for inSilicon common stock $ 65,386 Acquisition related costs 6,221 Fair value of options to purchase Synopsys common stock issued, less $1.7 million representing the portion of the intrinsic value of inSilicon's unvested options applicable to the remaining vesting period 2,975 ------------ $ 74,582 ============ The acquisition-related costs of $6.2 million consist primarily of legal and accounting fees of $1.8 million, and other directly related charges including contract termination costs of $3.3 million, and restructuring costs of approximately $0.8 million. As of October 31, 2002, $3.4 million of acquisition-related costs have been paid. Of the balance remaining at October 31, 2002, $2.2 million represents outstanding contract termination costs. The total purchase consideration has been allocated to the assets and liabilities acquired, including identifiable intangible assets, based on their respective fair values at the acquisition date, resulting in goodwill of $22.2 million. The following unaudited condensed balance sheet data presents the fair value of the assets and liabilities acquired. (IN THOUSANDS) Assets acquired Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments $ 24,908 Accounts receivable 2,428 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 7,463 Core/developed technology 15,100 Customer backlog 1,200 Goodwill 22,160 Other assets 1,290 ---------------- Total assets acquired $ 74,549 ================ Liabilities acquired Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 8,242 Deferred revenue 1,137 Income taxes payable 463 Other liabilities 1,736 ---------------- Total liabilities acquired $ 11,578 ================ 69 GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS. Goodwill, representing the excess of the purchase consideration over the fair value of tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired in the merger will not be amortized, consistent with the guidance in SFAS 142 as discussed under Note 11 below. The goodwill associated with the inSilicon acquisition is not deductible for tax purposes. inSilicon had executed signed contracts with five of its major customers to provide IP licenses, including significant modifications to the IP license in order to meet unique customer requirements. The value associated with these contracts was determined by quantifying the projected cash flow related to these contracts, discounted to present value, and is recorded as customer backlog in intangible assets in the consolidated balance sheets. Intangible assets are being amortized over their estimated useful life of three years. The amortization of intangible assets is included in cost of revenue in the statement of operations for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2002. UNAUDITED PRO FORMA RESULTS OF OPERATIONS. The following table presents pro forma results of operations and gives effect to the Avant! and inSilicon mergers as if the mergers were consummated on November 1, 2000. The unaudited pro forma results of operations are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations had the Avant! and inSilicon mergers actually occurred at the beginning of fiscal 2001, nor is it necessarily indicative of future operating results: YEAR ENDED ---------------------------------- OCTOBER 31, OCTOBER 31, 2002 2001 ----------------- ---------------- (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) Revenues $ 1,186,916 $ 994,099 Net income $ 117,494 $ 55,395 Basic earnings per share $ 1.56 $ 0.74 Weighted average common shares outstanding 75,311 75,131 Diluted earnings per share $ 1.49 $ 0.69 Weighted average common shares and dilutive stock options outstanding 78,656 80,180 The unaudited pro forma results of operations for each of the periods presented exclude non-recurring merger costs of $335.8 million for the Avant! insurance policy premium, $82.5 million for IPRD resulting from the Avant! merger, $5.2 million for IPRD resulting from the inSilicon merger and $21.0 million and $236.5 million for Avant!'s pre-merger litigation settlement and other related costs incurred in fiscal 2002 and 2001, respectively. These expenses are included in the historical consolidated statement of operations. INTEGRATION COSTS. Non-recurring integration costs incurred relate to merger activities which are not included in the purchase consideration under Emerging Issues Task Force Number 95-3 (EITF 95-3), RECOGNITION OF LIABILITIES IN CONNECTION WITH A PURCHASE BUSINESS COMBINATION. These costs are expensed as incurred. During fiscal 2002, integration costs totaled $128.5 million. These costs consisted primarily of (i) $95.0 million related to the premium for the insurance policy acquired in conjunction with the Avant! merger, (ii) $14.7 million related to write-downs of Synopsys facilities and property under the approved facility exit plan for the Avant! merger, (iii) $10.0 million and $0.7 million related to severance costs for Synopsys employees who were terminated and costs associated with transition employees as a result of the Avant! and inSilicon mergers, respectively, (iv) $1.3 million related to the write-off of software licenses owned by Synopsys which were originally purchased from Avant!, (v) $3.7 million goodwill impairment charge related to a prior Synopsys acquisition as a result of the acquisition of Avant! and (vi) $1.2 million and $1.9 million of other expenses including travel and certain professional fees for the Avant! and Co-Design mergers, respectively. 70 PRIOR YEAR BUSINESS COMBINATIONs AND DIVESTITURES. On January 4, 2001, the Company sold the assets of its silicon libraries business to Artisan Components, Inc. for a total sales price of $15.5 million, including common stock with a fair value on the date of sale of $11.4 million, and cash of $4.1 million. The net book value of the assets sold was $1.4 million. Expenses incurred in connection with the sale were $3.5 million. The Company recorded a gain on the sale of the business of $10.6 million, which is included in other income, net in 2001. Direct revenue for the silicon libraries business was $0.2 million and $4.3 million for the fiscal years 2001 and 2000, respectively. There were no business combinations completed in fiscal 2001. In fiscal 2000, the Company acquired (i) VirSim, a software product, from Innoveda, Inc., for a purchase price of approximately $7.0 million in cash, (ii) The Silicon Group, Inc., a privately held provider of integrated circuit design and intellectual property integration services, for a purchase price of $3.0 million, including cash payments of $1.8 million and a reserve of approximately 34,000 shares of common stock for issuance under The Silicon Group's stock option plan which was assumed in the transaction, and (iii) Leda, S.A. (Leda), a privately held provider of RTL coding-style-checkers, for a purchase price of $7.7 million, including cash payments of $7.5 million. Approximately $1.7 million of the Leda purchase price was allocated to in-process research and development and charged to operations because the acquired technology had not reached technological feasibility and had no alternative uses. The purchase price of each of these transactions was allocated to the acquired assets and liabilities based on their estimated fair values as of the date of the respective acquisition. Amounts allocated to developed technology and goodwill are being amortized on a straight-line basis over periods ranging from three to five years. Beginning November 1, 2002, amounts allocated to goodwill will no longer be amortized in accordance with FAS 142 as discussed below under Note 11. NOTE 4. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND INVESTMENTS. All cash equivalents, short-term investments, and non-current investments have been classified as available-for-sale securities and are detailed as follows:
NET NET UNREALIZED UNREALIZED ESTIMATED COST GAINS LOSSES FAIR VALUE ------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ OCTOBER 31, 2002 (IN THOUSANDS) Classified as current assets: Cash................................. $ 129,044 $ -- $ -- $ 129,044 Money market funds................... 183,536 -- -- 183,536 Tax-exempt municipal obligations..... 101,904 249 -- 102,153 Municipal auction rate preferred stock -- -- -- -- ------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ 414,484 249 -- 414,733 Classified as non-current assets: Equity securities.................... 25,113 14,273 -- 39,386 ------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ Total.............................. $ 439,597 $ 14,522 $ -- $ 454,119 ============= ============ ============ ============ OCTOBER 31, 2001 Classified as current assets: Cash................................. $ 47,383 $ -- $ -- $ 47,383 Money market funds................... 224,313 -- -- 224,313 Tax-exempt municipal obligations..... 188,714 1,751 -- 190,465 Municipal auction rate preferred stock 14,275 -- -- 14,275 ------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ 474,685 1,751 -- 476,436 Classified as non-current assets: Equity securities.................... 38,577 23,122 -- 61,699 ------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ Total.............................. $ 513,262 $ 24,873 $ -- $ 538,135 ============= ============ ============ ============
71 Short-term investments include tax-exempt municipal obligations, which may have underlying maturities of more than one year. However, such investments may have put options or reset dates within three years that meet high credit quality standards as specified in the Company's investment policy. At October 31, 2002, the underlying maturities of the Company's investments are $8.0 million within one year, $39.9 million within one to five years, $15.1 million within five to ten years and $39.1 million after ten years. These investments are generally classified as available for sale, and are recorded on the balance sheet at fair market value with unrealized gains or losses reported as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax. Realized gains and losses on sales of short-term investments have not been material. STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS. The Company's strategic investment portfolio consists of minority equity investments in publicly traded companies and investments in privately held companies, many of which can still be considered in the start-up or development stages. The securities of publicly traded companies are generally classified as available-for-sale securities accounted for under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 115, ACCOUNTING FOR CERTAIN INVESTMENTS IN DEBT AND EQUITY SECURITIES (SFAS 115),approximately 9.5% and are reported at fair value, with unrealized gains or losses, net of tax, recorded as a component of other comprehensive income in stockholders' equity. The cost of securities sold is based on the specific identification method. The securities of privately held companies are reported at the lower of cost or fair value. During the years ended October 31, 2002 and 2001 the Company determined that certain strategic investments, with an aggregate value of $16.3 million and $9.4 million, respectively, were impaired, and that the impairment was other than temporary. Accordingly, the Company recorded a charge of approximately $11.3 million and $5.8 million during fiscal 2002 and 2001, respectively, to write down the carrying value of the investments. The impairment charge is included in other income, net. The Company reviews its investments in non-public companies on a quarterly basis and estimates the amount of any impairment incurred during the current period based on specific analysis of each investment, considering the activities of and events occurring at each of the underlying portfolio companies during the quarter. The Company's portfolio companies operate in industries that are rapidly evolving and extremely competitive. For equity investments in non-public companies for which there is not a market in which their value is readily determinable, the Company assesses each investment for indicators of impairment at each quarter end based primarily on achievement of business plan objectives and current market conditions, among other factors. The primary business plan objectives the Company considers include achievement of planned financial results, completion of capital raising activities, the launching of technology, the hiring of key employees and overall progress on the portfolio company's business plan. If it is determined that an impairment has occurred with respect to an investment in a portfolio company, in the absence of quantitative valuation metrics, management estimates the impairment and/or the net realizable value of the portfolio investment based on public- and private-company market comparable information and valuations completed for companies similar to Synopsys' portfolio companies. There were no impairment charges recorded during fiscal 2000. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS. Available-for-sale equity investments accounted for under SFAS 115 are subject to market price risk. From time to time, the Company enters into and designates forward contracts to hedge variable cash flows from anticipated sales of these investments. In accounting for a derivative designated as a cash flow hedge, the effective portion of the change in fair value of the derivative is initially recorded in other comprehensive income and reclassified into earnings when the hedged anticipated transaction affects earnings. The ineffective portion of the change in the fair value of the derivative is recognized in earnings immediately. The Company's objective for entering into derivative contracts is to lock in the price of selected equity holdings while maintaining the rights and benefits of ownership until the anticipated sale occurs. The forecasted sale selected for hedging is determined by market conditions, up-front costs, and other relevant factors. The Company has generally selected forward sale contracts to hedge its market price risk. 72 Changes in the spot rate of the forward sale contracts designated and qualifying as cash flow hedges of the forecasted sale of available-for-sale investments accounted for under SFAS 115 are reported in other comprehensive income. The notional amount of the forward designated as the hedging instrument is equal to the available-for-sale securities being hedged. In addition, hedge effectiveness is assessed based on the changes in spot prices. As such, the hedging relationship is perfectly effective, both at inception of the hedge and on an on-going basis. The difference between the contract price and the forward price, which is generally not material, is reflected in other income. The Company has entered into forward sale contracts in fiscal 2001 and 2000 with a major financial institution for the sale through April 10, 2003 of certain of the Company's strategic investments. During fiscal 2001, the Company physically settled certain forward contracts. The net gain on the forward contracts was offset by the net loss on the related available-for-sale investment since inception of the hedge, with any gain or loss reclassified from other comprehensive income to other income. As of October 31, 2002, the Company has forward sale contracts outstanding for 46,790 shares of Broadcom Corporation stock at a forward price of $222.72. As of October 31, 2002, the excess of the fair market value of the forward sale price over cost has been recorded in stockholders' equity as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income. In fiscal 2002, the Company recorded a net realized gain on the sale of the available-for-sale investments of $22.7 million (net of premium amortization). As of October 31, 2002, the Company has recorded $7.6 million in long-term investments due to locked-in unrealized gains on the available-for-sale investments. As of October 31, 2002, the maximum length of time over which the Company is hedging its exposure to the variability in future cash flows associated with the forward sale contracts is 6 months. FOREIGN CURRENCY HEDGING. The Company conducts business on a global basis. Consequently, the Company enters into foreign currency forward contracts to reduce the impact of certain currency exposures. As of October 31, 2002, 2001, and 2000, the Company had $305.1 million, $72.2 million and $47.5 million, respectively of short-term foreign currency forward contracts outstanding. These contracts are denominated primarily in the Euro and Japanese yen. The outstanding forward contracts have maturities that expire in approximately one month from the balance sheet date. For fair value hedges, foreign currency gains and losses on forward contracts and their underlying balance sheet exposures resulting from market adjustments are included in earnings. Gains and losses related to these instruments for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000 were not material. The Company also uses forward foreign currency contracts to hedge cash flow exposures resulting from the impact of currency exchange rate fluctuations on forecasted receivables. As of October 31, 2002, the unrealized gain of approximately $10.0 million on these forward contracts is recorded in stockholders' equity, net of tax, as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income. OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME. Other comprehensive income includes a reclassification adjustment related to unrealized gains on investments, accumulated net translation adjustments and unrealized gains on certain foreign currency forward contracts that qualify as cash flow hedges. In fiscal 2002, 2001 and 2000, the reclassification adjustment is $5.8 million, $33.7 million and $8.9 million, respectively. The reclassification amount adjusts other comprehensive income for gains on the sale of available-for-sale securities realized during the current year and included in other comprehensive income as unrealized holding gains in the period in which such unrealized gains arose. The reclassification adjustment is net of income tax expense of $3.8 million, $21.6 million and $6.0 million, respectively, in fiscal 2002, 2001 and 2000. DEBT. As of October 31, 2002, the Company's debt consisted of $0.1 million for equipment leases and $5.1 million for notes payable related to acquisitions payable through 2007. In fiscal 2002, the Company was also assessed approximately $1.4 million to secure bonds related to certain property taxes. As of October 31, 2001, the Company's debt consisted of $0.1 million for equipment leases and $0.3 million of notes payable from acquisitions. The fair value of the Company's long-term debt approximates the carrying amount. 73 NOTE 5. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES The Company leases its domestic and foreign facilities and certain office equipment under operating leases. Rent expense was $33.7 million, $30.0 million and $29.1 million in fiscal 2002, 2001 and 2000, respectively. During December 2000, the Company entered into a sublease agreement for a portion of its office space through May 2003. Monthly lease payments of $912,000 began on December 1, 2000. In November 2002, the sub-lessee prepaid monthly lease payments totaling $8.1 million. Future minimum lease payments on all facility operating leases (net of sublease income) as of October 31, 2002 are as follows:
MINIMUM LEASE PAYMENTS (1) LEASE INCOME NET -------------- -------------- -------------- FISCAL YEAR (IN THOUSANDS) 2003................................ $ 31,222 $ (7,768) $ 23,454 2004................................ 30,163 - 30,163 2005................................ 24,673 - 24,673 2006................................ 24,286 - 24,286 2007................................ 20,147 - 20,147 Thereafter.......................... 103,221 - 103,221 -------------- -------------- -------------- Total minimum payments required.. $ 233,712 $ (7,768) $ 225,944 ============== ============== ==============
(1) Minimum lease payments exclude leases related to Avant! facilities which the Company intends to terminate under its approved facilities exit plan as these payments are included in the Facilities Closure Costs portion of the Avant! merger accrual, described in Note 3. NOTE 6. STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAMS. In July 2001, the Company's Board of Directors authorized stock repurchase programs under which Synopsys common stock with a market value up to $500 million may be acquired in the open market. This stock repurchase program replaced all prior repurchase programs authorized by the Board. Common shares repurchased are intended to be used for ongoing stock issuances under the Company's employee stock plans and for other corporate purposes. The July 2001 stock repurchase program expired on October 31, 2002. During fiscal 2002, 2001 and 2000, the Company purchased 3.9 million shares at an average price of $44.20 per share, 6.6 million shares at an average price of $50.00 per share, and 9.9 million shares at an average price of $40.02, respectively. PREFERRED SHARES RIGHTS PLAN. The Company has adopted a number of provisions that could have anti-takeover effects, including a Preferred Shares Rights Plan. In addition, the Board of Directors has the authority, without further action by its shareholders, to fix the rights and preferences and issue shares of authorized but undesignated shares of Preferred Stock. This provision and other provisions of the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws and the Delaware General Corporation Law may have the effect of deterring hostile takeovers or delaying or preventing changes in control or management of the Company, including transactions in which the stockholders of the Company might otherwise receive a premium for their shares over then current market prices. The preferred share rights expire on October 24, 2007. 74 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN. Under the Company's 1992 Employee Stock Purchase Plan 7,050,000 shares have been authorized for issuance as of October 31, 2002. Under the ESPP, employees are granted the right to purchase shares of common stock at a price per share that is 85% of the lesser of the fair market value of the shares at (i) the beginning of a rolling two-year offering period, or (ii) the end of each semi-annual purchase period. During fiscal 2002, 2001, and 2000 shares totaling 627,941, 567,254, and 512,988, respectively, were issued under the plan at average per share prices of $33.85, $33.20, and $32.63, respectively. As of October 31, 2002, 2,885,283 shares of common stock were reserved for future issuance under the plan. STOCK OPTION PLANS. Under the Company's 1992 Stock Option Plan (1992 Plan), 19,475,508 shares of common stock have been authorized for issuance. Pursuant to the 1992 Plan, the Board of Directors may grant either incentive or non-qualified stock options to purchase shares of the Company's common stock to eligible individuals at not less than 100% of the fair market value of those shares on the grant date. Stock options generally vest over a period of four years and expire ten years from the date of grant. As of October 31, 2002, 3,523,486 shares of common stock are reserved for future grants under the 1992 Plan. Under the Company's Non-Statutory Stock Option Plan (1998 Plan), 26,623,534 shares of common stock have been authorized for issuance. Pursuant to the 1998 Plan, the Board of Directors may grant non-qualified stock options to employees, excluding executive officers. Exercisability, option price and other terms are determined by the Board of Directors, but the option price shall not be less than 100% of the fair market value of the stock at the grant date. Stock options generally vest over a period of four years and expire ten years from the date of grant. At October 31, 2002, 4,817,722 shares of common stock were reserved for future grants. Under the Company's 1994 Non-Employee Directors Stock Option Plan (Directors Plan), a total of 750,000 shares have been authorized for issuance. The Directors Plan provides for automatic grants to each non-employee member of the Board of Directors upon initial appointment or election to the Board, reelection and for annual service on Board committees. Stock options are granted at not less than 100% of the fair market value of those shares on the grant date. Stock options granted upon appointment or election to the Board vest 25% annually but may be exercised immediately. Stock options granted upon reelection to the Board and for committee service vest 100% after the first year of continuous service. As of October 31, 2002, 71,839 shares of common stock were reserved for future grants. The Company has assumed certain option plans in connection with business combinations. Generally, these options were granted under terms similar to the terms of the Company's stock option plans at prices adjusted to reflect the relative exchange ratios. All assumed plans were terminated as to future grants upon completion of each of the business combinations. 75 Additional information concerning stock option activity under all plans is as follows: WEIGHTED- OPTIONS AVERAGE OUTSTANDING EXERCISE PRICE ---------------- ----------------- (IN THOUSANDS) ---------------- Outstanding at October 31, 1999..... 13,031 $38.75 Granted and assumed.............. 16,220 $36.05 Exercised........................ (1,554) $27.37 Canceled......................... (2,952) $41.35 ---------------- Outstanding at October 31, 2000..... 24,745 $37.39 Granted.......................... 5,967 $48.23 Exercised........................ (2,605) $33.14 Canceled......................... (2,187) $39.80 ---------------- Outstanding at October 31, 2001..... 25,920 $40.10 Granted.......................... 4,081 $47.88 Options assumed in acquisitions.. 2,511 $37.16 Exercised........................ (2,851) $34.43 Canceled......................... (1,681) $42.93 ---------------- Outstanding at October 31, 2002..... 27,980 $41.40 ================ Options exercisable at: October 31, 2000................. 6,619 $36.15 October 31, 2001................. 10,405 $38.23 October 31, 2002................. 15,230 $40.49 The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding at October 31, 2002:
OPTIONS OUTSTANDING ---------------------------------------- WEIGHTED- EXERCISABLE OPTIONS AVERAGE ------------------------- REMAINING WEIGHTED- WEIGHTED- CONTRACTUAL AVERAGE AVERAGE RANGE OF NUMBER LIFE (IN EXERCISE NUMBER EXERCISE EXERCISE PRICES OUTSTANDING YEARS) PRICE EXERCISABLE PRICE ---------------------- ------------ -------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ (IN THOUSANDS) (IN THOUSANDS) $0.003-- $32.25 7,317 7.12 $29.45 4,197 $28.96 $32.38 -- $39.50 7,569 7.05 $37.31 4,863 $37.18 $39.81 -- $49.60 6,512 8.08 $45.17 2,998 $45.07 $49.83 -- $60.00 5,695 8.25 $54.68 2,591 $55.23 $60.06 --$111.86 887 7.35 $61.79 581 $62.13 ------------ ------------ $0.003--$111.86 27,980 7.56 $41.40 15,230 $40.49 ============ ============
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION. In accordance with APB 25, the Company applies the intrinsic value method in accounting for employee stock options. Accordingly, the Company generally recognizes no compensation expense with respect to stock-based awards to employees. The Company has determined pro forma information regarding net income and earnings per share as if the Company had accounted for employee stock options under the fair value method as required by SFAS No. 123. The fair value of these stock-based awards to employees was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, assuming no expected dividends and using the following weighted-average assumptions: YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, ----------------------------------------- 2002 2001 2000 -------------- -------------- ----------- STOCK OPTION PLANS Expected life (in years).... 4.9 4.4 3.9 Risk-free interest rate..... 4.0% 4.8% 6.3% Volatility.................. 59.0% 62.0% 58.3% ESPP Expected life (in years).... 1.25 1.25 1.25 Risk-free interest rate..... 2.1% 4.1% 6.1% Volatility.................. 59.0% 62.0% 58.3% 76 For pro forma purposes, the estimated fair value of the Company's stock-based awards to employees is amortized over the options' vesting period of four years and the ESPP's six-month purchase period. The weighted-average estimated fair value of stock options issued during fiscal 2002, 2001 and 2000 was $25.74, $25.62 and $15.96 per share, respectively. The weighted-average estimated fair value of share purchase rights under the ESPP during fiscal 2002, 2001 and 2000 was $16.84, $16.57 and $14.32 per share, respectively. The Company's pro forma net income and earnings per share data under SFAS No. 123 is as follows:
YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2002 2001 2000 ---------------- ----------------- ----------------- (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS) Net income (loss) As reported under APB 25............ $ (199,993) $ 56,802 $ 97,778 Pro forma under SFAS No. 123........ $ (333,708) $ (80,107) $ (757) Earnings (loss) per share-- basic As reported under APB 25............ $ (2.99) $ 0.94 $ 1.43 Pro forma under SFAS No. 123........ $ (5.00) $ (1.32) $ (0.01) Earnings (loss) per share-- diluted As reported under APB 25............ $ (2.99) $ 0.88 $ 1.38 Pro forma under SFAS No. 123........ $ (5.00) $ (1.32) $ (0.01)
NOTE 7. INCOME TAXES The Company is entitled to a deduction for federal and state tax purposes with respect to employees' stock option activity. The net reduction in taxes otherwise payable arising from that deduction has been credited to additional paid-in capital. The components of the Company's total income before provision for income taxes are as follows: YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, ---------------------------------------- 2002 2001 2000 ------------- ------------- ------------ (IN THOUSANDS) United States.................. $ (309,072) $ 93,187 $150,641 Foreign........................ 20,132 (9,654) (4,703) ------------- ------------- ------------ $ (288,940) $ 83,533 $ 145,938 ============= ============= ============ 77 The components of the provision (benefit) for income taxes are as follows: YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, ---------------------------------------- 2002 2001 2000 -------------- ------------ ------------ (IN THOUSANDS) Current: Federal....................... $ 9,605 $ 80,783 $ 62,644 State......................... (1,319) 7,758 8,949 Foreign....................... 11,474 6,782 3,388 -------------- ------------ ------------ 19,760 95,323 74,981 Deferred: Federal....................... (104,041) (66,049) (30,025) State......................... (21,728) (13,076) (4,266) Foreign....................... (2,398) (5,460) (3,394) -------------- ------------ ------------ (128,167) (84,585) (37,685) Charge equivalent to the federal and state tax benefit related to employee stock options..... 19,460 15,993 10,864 -------------- ------------ ------------ Provision (benefit) for income taxes $ (88,947) $ 26,731 $ 48,160 ============== ============ ============ The provision (benefit) for income taxes differs from the amount obtained by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to income (loss) before income taxes as follows: YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, ------------------------------------- 2002 2001 2000 ------------ ------------ ----------- (IN THOUSANDS) Statutory federal tax................ $(101,129) $ 29,236 $ 51,078 State tax, net of federal effect..... (8,105) 2,611 5,555 Tax credits.......................... (10,745) (9,041) (7,248) Tax benefit from foreign sales corporation/extraterritorial income exclusion.................. (2,827) (2,780) (3,146) Tax exempt income.................... (1,865) (3,289) (5,508) Foreign tax in excess of (less than) U.S. statutory tax................ 1,553 2,679 (1,194) Non-deductible merger and acquisition expenses.......................... 4,367 5,601 5,454 In-process research and development expenses.......................... 30,695 -- 829 Other................................ (891) 1,714 2,340 ------------ ------------ ----------- $ (88,947) $ 26,731 $ 48,160 ============ ============ =========== 78 Net deferred tax assets of $276.3 million and $170.4 million were recorded at October 31, 2002 and October 31, 2001, respectively. The net deferred tax asset of $276.3 million for the year ended October 31, 2002 includes the tax effects of the parent corporation, Synopsys, and the newly acquired corporations, Avant!, inSilicon, and Co-Design. The tax effects of temporary differences and carryforwards which give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows: OCTOBER 31, ------------------------ 2002 2001 -------------- ----------- (IN THOUSANDS) Net deferred tax assets: Deferred tax assets: Current: Net operating loss and tax credit carryovers $ 7,370 $ 5,157 Deferred revenue........................... 111,463 122,857 Reserves and other expenses not currently deductible............................... 62,414 17,831 Unrealized foreign exchange losses......... -- 1,839 Insurance premiums......................... 94,213 -- Other...................................... 10,491 1,555 ------------- ------------ 285,951 149,239 Non-current: Net operating loss and tax credit carryovers 52,529 6,496 Deferred compensation...................... 9,247 5,907 Deferred revenue........................... -- 11,883 Depreciation and amortization.............. 32,335 6,698 Other...................................... 2,148 1,258 ------------- ------------ 96,259 32,242 ------------- ------------ Total deferred tax assets....................... 382,210 181,481 Deferred tax liabilities: Current: Unrealized foreign exchange losses......... (3,084) -- ------------- ------------ (3,084) -- Non-current: Unrealized gain on securities investments.. (5,256) (9,196) Net capitalized software development costs. (1,185) (397) Intangible assets.......................... (96,358) -- Other...................................... -- (1,482) ------------- ------------ (102,799) (11,075) ------------- ------------ Total deferred tax liabilities.................... (105,883) (11,075) ------------- ------------ Net deferred tax assets........................... $ 276,327 $ 170,406 ============= ============ At October 31, 2002, the Company believes that it is more likely than not that the results of future operations will generate sufficient taxable income to realize the deferred tax assets. The Company's United States income tax returns for fiscal years ended September 30, 1996 and September 30, 1995 are under examination and the Internal Revenue Service has proposed certain adjustments. Management believes that adequate amounts have been provided for any adjustments that may ultimately result from these examinations. 79 The Company has federal tax loss carryforwards of approximately $117.5 million at October 31, 2002. The loss carryforwards will expire in 2010 through 2020. Because of the change in ownership provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, a portion of the Company's loss carryforwards may be subject to annual limitations. The annual limitation may result in the expiration of the net operating loss before utilization. The Company also has net operating loss carryforwards from Ireland operations of approximately $25.2 million. These loss carryforwards will expire in 2005 through 2006. Management believes that all net operating losses will be utilized and a valuation allowance is not necessary. NOTE 8. SEGMENT DISCLOSURE Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 131, DISCLOSURES ABOUT SEGMENTS OF AN ENTERPRISE AND RELATED INFORMATION (SFAS 131), requires disclosures of certain information regarding operating segments, products and services, geographic areas of operation and major customers. The method for determining what information to report under SFAS 131 is based upon the "management approach," or the way that management organizes the operating segments within a company, for which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM) in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. Synopsys' CODM is the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer. The Company provides comprehensive design technology products and consulting services in the electronic design automation software industry. The CODM evaluates the performance of the Company based on profit or loss from operations before income taxes not including merger-related costs, in-process research and development and amortization of intangible assets. For the purpose of making operating decisions, the CODM primarily considers financial information presented on a consolidated basis accompanied by disaggregated information about revenues by geographic region. There are no differences between the accounting policies used to measure profit and loss for the Company segment and those used on a consolidated basis. Revenue is defined as revenues from external customers. The disaggregated financial information reviewed by the CODM is as follows:
YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, ----------------------------------------- 2002 2001 2000 ------------- ------------- ------------ (IN THOUSANDS) Revenue: Product............................... 245,193 163,924 434,077 Service............................... 287,747 341,833 340,796 Ratable license....................... 373,594 174,593 8,905 ------------- ------------ ------------ Total revenue....................... $ 906,534 $ 680,350 $ 783,778 ============= ============ ============ Gross margin before amortization of intangible assets and deferred stock compensation.......................... $ 767,311 $ 550,228 $ 659,304 Operating income before integration costs, in-process research and development, amortization of intangible assets and deferred stock compensation, and $95 million of the insurance premium related to the Cadence litigation (1)......... $ 198,496 $ 16,761 $ 122,014
(1) The total premium paid to the insurer was $335.8 million of which $95.0 million is included in operating income but is excluded from this table and $240.8 million is included in other income and expense in the Company's consolidated statement of operations. 80 There were no integration, amortization of deferred stock compensation or insurance settlement costs during fiscal 2001 and 2000. There were no in-process research and development costs during fiscal 2001. A reconciliation of the Company's segment gross margin to the Company's gross margin is as follows:
YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31. -------------------------------------- 2002 2001 2000 ------------ ------------- ----------- (IN THOUSANDS) Gross margin before amortization of intangible assets and deferred stock compensation $ 767,311 $ 550,228 $ 659,304 Amortization of intangible assets and deferred stock compensation (33,936) -- -- ------------ ------------ ------------ Gross margin $ 733,375 $ 550,228 $ 659,304 ============ ============ ============
Reconciliation of the Company's segment profit and loss to the Company's operating income (loss) is as follows:
YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, ------------------------------------------- 2002 2001 2000 -------------- -------------- ------------- (IN THOUSANDS) Operating income before integration costs, in-process research and development, amortization of intangible assets and deferred stock compensation, and $95 million of the insurance premium related to the Cadence litigation (1)... $ 198,496 $ 16,761 $ 122,014 Integration costs........................ (128,528) -- -- In-process research and development...... (87,700) -- (1,750) Amortization of intangible assets and deferred stock compensation............ (62,585) (17,012) (15,129) -------------- -------------- ------------- Operating (loss) income.................. $ (80,317) $ (251) $ 105,135 ============== ============== =============
(1) The total premium paid to the insurer was $335.8 million of which $95.0 million is included in operating income but is excluded from this table and $240.8 million is included in other income and expense in the Company's consolidated statement of operations. 81 Revenue and long-lived assets related to operations in the United States and other geographic areas are as follows: YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, ------------------------------------------- 2002 2001 2000 -------------- -------------- ------------- (IN THOUSANDS) Revenue: United States......... $ 591,526 $ 426,527 $ 456,759 Europe................ 145,758 125,380 141,306 Japan................. 95,413 69,850 130,698 Other................. 73,837 58,593 55,015 -------------- -------------- ------------- Consolidated........ $ 906,534 $ 680,350 $ 783,778 ============== ============== ============= OCTOBER 31, OCTOBER 31, 2002 2001 -------------- -------------- Long-lived assets: United States.............. $ 162,360 $ 176,330 Other...................... 22,680 15,974 -------------- -------------- Consolidated............. $ 185,040 $ 192,304 ============== ============== Geographic revenue data for multi-region, multi-product transactions reflects internal allocations and is therefore subject to certain assumptions and the Company's methodology. Revenue is not reallocated among geographic regions to reflect any re-mixing of licenses between different regions following the initial product shipment. No one customer accounted for more than ten percent of the Company's consolidated revenue in the periods presented. The Company segregates revenue into five categories for purposes of internal management reporting: Design Implementation, Verification and Test, Design Analysis, Intellectual Property (IP) and Professional Services. The following table summarizes the revenue attributable to each of the various categories. Revenue attributable to products acquired from Avant!, inSilicon and Co-Design that was recognized by the acquired companies prior to the respective acquisition date is not reflected in the following tables. Revenue attributable to such acquired products after the acquisition date of the respective company is included in fiscal 2002. As a result of the Avant! merger, the Company has redefined its product groups. Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the new presentation.
YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, -------------------------------------------- 2002 2001 2000 -------------- -------------- -------------- (IN THOUSANDS) Revenue: Design Implementation................. $ 397,109 $ 270,357 $ 305,192 Verification and Test................. 269,098 222,776 266,489 Design Analysis....................... 119,469 40,658 44,220 IP.................................... 62,177 64,859 86,393 Professional Services................. 58,681 81,700 81,484 -------------- -------------- -------------- Consolidated........................ $ 906,534 $ 680,350 $ 783,778 ============== ============== ==============
82 NOTE 9. TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE IKOS SYSTEMS, INC. On July 2, 2001, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization (the IKOS Merger Agreement) with IKOS Systems, Inc. (IKOS). The IKOS Merger Agreement provided for the acquisition of all outstanding shares of IKOS common stock by Synopsys. On December 7, 2001, Mentor Graphics Corporation (Mentor) commenced a cash tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of IKOS common stock at $11.00 per share, subject to certain conditions. On March 12, 2002, Synopsys and IKOS executed a termination agreement by which the parties terminated the IKOS Merger Agreement and pursuant to which IKOS paid Synopsys the $5.5 million termination fee required by the IKOS Merger Agreement. This termination fee and $2.4 million of expenses incurred in conjunction with the acquisition are included in other income, net on the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended October 31, 2002. Synopsys subsequently executed a revised termination agreement with Mentor and IKOS in order to add Mentor as a party thereto. NOTE 10. DEFERRED STOCK COMPENSATION In connection with the current year mergers, the Company also assumed unvested stock options held by Avant!, inSilicon and Co-Design employees. The Company has recorded deferred stock compensation totaling $8.1 million, $1.7 million and $0.7 million based on the intrinsic value of these assumed unvested stock options for Avant!, inSilicon and Co-Design, respectively. The deferred stock compensation is amortized over the options' remaining vesting period of one to three years. During fiscal 2002, the Company recorded amortization of deferred stock compensation in each of the following expense classifications in the statement of operations: (IN THOUSANDS) Cost of revenues $ 207 Research and development 499 Sales and marketing 234 General and administrative 582 ---------- Total $ 1,522 ========== NOTE 11. EFFECT OF NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS In July 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statements of Financial Accounting Standards No. 141, BUSINESS COMBINATIONS (SFAS 141), and GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (SFAS 142). SFAS 141 requires that the purchase method of accounting be used for all business combinations initiated after June 30, 2001 and specifies criteria intangible assets acquired in a purchase method business combination must meet to be recognized apart from goodwill. SFAS 142 requires that goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite useful lives no longer be amortized, but instead be tested for impairment at least annually in accordance with the provisions of SFAS 142. The Company adopted SFAS 142 on November 1, 2002. As of October 31, 2002, unamortized goodwill is $434.6 million, which will no longer be amortized subsequent to the adoption of SFAS 142. Related goodwill amortization expense for fiscal 2002, 2001 and 2000 is $16.2 million, $17.0 million and $15.1 million, respectively. The Company adopted the provisions of SFAS 141 on July 1, 2001. Under SFAS 141, goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite useful lives acquired in a purchase business combination completed after June 30, 2001, but before SFAS 142 is adopted, will not be amortized but will continue to be evaluated for impairment in accordance with SFAS 121. Goodwill and intangible assets acquired in business combinations completed before July 1, 2001 will continue to be amortized and tested for impairment in accordance with current accounting guidance until the date of adoption of SFAS 142. 83 Upon adoption of SFAS 142, the Company must evaluate its existing intangible assets and goodwill acquired in purchase business combinations prior to July 1, 2001, and make any necessary reclassifications in order to conform with the new criteria in SFAS 141 for recognition apart from goodwill. Upon adoption of SFAS 142, the Company has assessed useful lives and residual values of all intangible assets acquired. The Company has also tested goodwill for impairment in accordance with the provisions of SFAS 142. In completing its impairment analysis, the Company has determined that it has one reporting unit as the company operates in one reportable segment. In conjunction with the implementation of SFAS No. 142, the Company has completed a goodwill impairment review as of the beginning7.9% of fiscal 2003 and found no impairment. This impairment review was based on the fair value of the Company as determined by its market capitalization. In July 2001, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 143, ACCOUNTING FOR ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS (SFAS 143). SFAS 143 requires that asset retirement obligations that are identifiable upon acquisition, construction or development and during the operating life of a long-lived asset be recorded as a liability using the present value of the estimated cash flows. A corresponding amount would be capitalized as part of the asset's carrying amount and amortized to expense over the asset's useful life. The Company is required to adopt the provisions of SFAS 143 effective November 1, 2002. The adoption of SFAS 143 will not have a significant impact on its financial position and results of operations. In August 2001, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144, ACCOUNTING FOR THE IMPAIRMENT OR DISPOSAL OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS (SFAS 144), which addresses financial accounting and reporting for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets and supersedes SFAS No. 121, ACCOUNTING FOR THE IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS AND FOR LONG-LIVED ASSETS TO BE DISPOSED OF, and the accounting and reporting provisions of APB Opinion No. 30, REPORTING THE RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR A DISPOSAL OF A SEGMENT OF A BUSINESS. The Company is required to adopt the provisions of SFAS 144 no later than November 1, 2002. The adoption of SFAS 144 will not have a significant impact on the Company's financial position and results of operations. In July 2002, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 146 (SFAS 146), ACCOUNTING FOR EXIT OR DISPOSAL ACTIVITIES. SFAS 146 addresses the recognition, measurement, and reporting of costs that are associated with exit and disposal activities, including costs related to terminating a contract that is not a capital lease and termination benefits that employees who are involuntarily terminated receive under the terms of a one-time benefit arrangement that is not an ongoing benefit arrangement or an individual deferred-compensation contract. SFAS 146 supersedes Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 94-3, LIABILITY RECOGNITION FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEE TERMINATION BENEFITS AND OTHER COSTS TO EXIT AN ACTIVITY (INCLUDING CERTAIN COSTS INCURRED IN A RESTRUCTURING) and requires liabilities associated with exit and disposal activities to be expensed as incurred. SFAS 146 will be effective for exit or disposal activities of the Company that are initiated after December 31, 2002. The Company believes that the adoption of SFAS 146 will not have a significant impact on the Company's financial position and results of operations. In December 2002, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 148 (SFAS 148), ACCOUNTING FOR STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - TRANSITION AND DISCLOSURE. SFAS 148 amends FASB Statement No. 123 (SFAS 123), ACCOUNTING FOR STOCK-BASED Compensation, to provide alternative methods of transition for a voluntary change to the fair value based method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation. In addition, SFAS 148 amends the disclosure requirements of SFAS 123 to require prominent disclosures in both annual and interim financial statements about the method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation and the effect of the method used on reported results. The transition guidance and annual disclosure provisions of SFAS 148 are effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2002. The interim disclosure provisions are effective for financial reports containing financial statements for interim periods beginning after December 15, 2002. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adoption of SFAS 148 on its financial position and results of operations. 84 In November 2002, the EITF reached a consensus on Issue No. 00-21 (EITF 00-21), REVENUE ARRANGEMENTS WITH MULTIPLE DELIVERABLES. EITF 00-21 addresses certain aspects of the accounting by a vendor for arrangements under which the vendor will perform multiple revenue generating activities. EITF 00-21 will be effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2003. The Company does not expect the adoption of EITF 00-21 to have a material impact on its financial position and results of operations. In November 2002, the FASB Interpretation No. 45 (Interpretation 45), GUARANTOR'S ACCOUNTING AND DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR GUARANTEES, INCLUDING INDIRECT GUARANTEES OF INDEBTEDNESS OF OTHERS, which clarifies disclosure and recognition/measurement requirements related to certain guarantees. The disclosure requirements are effective for financial statements issued after December 15, 2002 and the recognition/measurement requirements are effective on a prospective basis for guarantees issued or modified after December 31, 2002. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adoption of Interpretation 45 on its financial position and results of operations. NOTE 12. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS Approximately 8% of fiscal 2002 revenues, were derived from a company whoserespectively. Andy D. Bryant, Intel Corporation’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial and Enterprise Services Officer, also serves on the SynopsysSynopsys’ Board of Directors. Management believes the transactions between the two parties were carried out under the Company's normal terms and conditions. on an arm’s length basis.

The Company maintains a System-on-a-Chip Venture Fund (the Fund) authorized by the Company’s Board which invests in companies that will facilitate building SoCs. The fund is administered by an investment advisory board consisting of senior Company officers, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer, and Dr. A. Richard Newton, a member of the Board. The Fund has invested $800,000 in a joint venture with Davan Tech Co., Ltd, of Korea (Davan Tech) whereby Davan Tech acts as a non-exclusive distributor for the Company subject to certain conditions as defined in the distribution agreement. As of October 31, 2002, the Company owned approximately 10% of Davan Tech and the investment is accounted for under the cost basis. During the period from June 6, 2002 through October 31, 2002, the Company recognized revenues totaling $1.3 million from Davan Tech.private company that develops SoC test systems. The Chairman of the Company'sCompany’s Audit Committee, Deborah A. Coleman, is also the Chairman of the Board of Directors for a companysuch company. Ms. Coleman did not participate in which Synopsys has invested $500,000. Fund’s investment decision.

During the first quarter of fiscal 2003, Synopsys invested an additional $300,000 in this company. NOTE 13. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS RENEWAL OF STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM. In December 2002, the Company'sDr. A. Richard Newton, a member of Synopsys’ Board of Directors, renewed its stock repurchase program originallyprovided consulting services to Synopsys and was paid $180,000. Under Synopsys’ agreement with Dr. Newton, Dr. Newton provides advice, at Synopsys’ request, concerning long-term technology strategy and industry development issues as well as assistance in identifying opportunities for partnerships with academia.

Item 14.Principal Accounting Fees and Services

Fees of KPMG LLP

The following table presents fees for professional audit services rendered by KPMG LLP for the audit of Synopsys’ annual financial statements for fiscal 2003 and 2002, and fees billed for other services rendered by KPMG LLP.

   

Year Ended

October 31,


   2003

  2002

   (in thousands)

Audit fees

  $2,558  $3,235

Audit related fees(1)

   215   312

Tax fees(2)

   537   484

All other fees

      
   

  

Total fees

  $3,310  $4,031
   

  


(1)Audit related fees consisted of fees for due diligence services and consultation relating to acquisitions.
(2)Tax fees consisted of fees for international tax planning services and advice as well as fees for international tax compliance, international executive services and tax-related due diligence services for acquisitions.

Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policy

Section 10A(i)(1) of the Exchange Act requires that all non-audit services to be performed by Synopsys’ principal accountants be approved in July 2001. Underadvance by the renewed program,Audit Committee of the Company may repurchase Synopsys common stock with a market value upBoard of Directors, subject to $500 million (not including amounts purchasedcertain exceptions relating to date undernon-audit services accounting for less than five percent of the July 2001 program ontotal fees paid to its principal accountants which are subsequently ratified by the open market)Audit Committee (the De Minimus Exception). Common shares repurchased are intendedPursuant to be used for ongoing stock issuances, such as for existing employee stock option and stock purchase plans and acquisitions. PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF NUMERICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. On January 13, 2003,Section 10A(i)(3) of the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Numerical Technologies, Inc. (Numerical) underExchange Act, the Audit Committee has established procedures by which the Company commenced a cash tender offer to acquire allChairperson of the outstanding sharesAudit Committee may pre-approve such services provided the Chairperson report the details of Numerical common stockthe services to the full Audit Committee at $7.00 per share, followed by a second-step mergerits next regularly scheduled meeting. None of the audit-related or non-audit services described above were performed pursuant to the De Minimus Exception during the periods in which the Company would acquire any untendered Numerical shares at the same price per share. The total transaction value is expected to be approximately $250 million. Following the consummation of the cash tender offer, Numerical will merge withpre-approval requirement has been in effect.

PART IV

Item 15.Exhibits, Financial Statements, Schedules and into a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. The acquisition is subject to certain conditions, including the tender of a majority of the fully diluted shares of Numerical, compliance with regulatory requirements and customary closing conditions. WORKFORCE REDUCTION. During the first quarter of fiscal 2003, the Company implemented a workforce reduction. The purpose was to reduce expenses by decreasing the number of employees in all departments in domestic and foreign locations. As a result, the Company expects to record a charge of between $4.8 million and $5.3 million during the first quarter of fiscal 2003. The charge consists of severance and other special termination benefits. 85 NOTE 14. SELECTED QUARTERLY DATA (UNAUDITED)
QUARTER ENDED ----------------------------------------------------- JANUARY 31, APRIL 30, JULY 31, OCTOBER 31, ------------- ------------ ------------ ------------- (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA) 2002: Revenue $ 175,545 $ 185,638 $ 236,095 $ 309,256 Gross margin 140,355 151,246 188,409 253,365 Income (loss) before income taxes 20,179 30,716 (161,380) (178,455) Net income (loss) 14,052 21,380 (137,589) (97,836) Earnings (loss) per share Basic $ 0.23 $ 0.35 $ (1.93) $ (1.31) Diluted $ 0.22 $ 0.33 $ (1.93) $ (1.31) Market stock price range (1): High $ 59.70 $ 55.21 $ 55.30 $ 47.25 Low $ 49.46 $ 41.71 $ 40.24 $ 32.63 2001: Revenue $ 157,154 $ 163,524 $176,110 $183,562 Gross margin 125,099 132,568 143,390 149,171 Income before income taxes 13,919 18,368 21,250 29,996 Net income 9,465 12,490 14,450 20,397 Earnings per share Basic $ 0.15 $ 0.21 $ 0.24 $ 0.34 Diluted $ 0.15 $ 0.19 $ 0.22 $ 0.33 Market stock price range (1): High $ 55.37 $ 61.87 $ 62.75 $ 54.35 Low $ 34.12 $ 43.12 $ 44.05 $ 37.04
(1) Company's common stock is tradedReports on The Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol "SNPS." The stock prices shown represent quotations among dealers without adjustments for retail markups, markdowns or commissions and may not represent actual transactions. As of October 31, 2002, there were approximately 568 shareholders of record. To date, the Company has paid no cash dividends on its capital stock, and has no current intention to do so. 86 ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE Not applicable. PART III ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT The information with respect to directors of the Company will be included under the caption "Proposal One -- Election of Directors" in Synopsys' Notice of Annual Meeting and Proxy Statement for Synopsys' 2003 annual meeting of stockholders, which Notice and Proxy Statement is expected to be mailed to Synopsys stockholders within 120 days after the end of Synopsys' fiscal year ended November 2, 2002 and which information shall be incorporated herein by reference. Information with respect to Executive Officers is included under the heading "Executive Officers of the Company" in Part I hereof after Item 4. The information regarding delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K will be included under the heading "Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance" under the caption "Additional Information" in the Proxy Statement, which information shall be incorporated herein by reference. ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION The information required by this item will be included under the heading "Executive Compensation" under the caption "Proposal One -- Election of Directors" in the Proxy Statement, which information shall be incorporated herein by reference. ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT The information required by this item will be included under the heading "Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management" under the caption "Proposal One -- Election of Directors" in the Proxy Statement, which information shall be incorporated herein by reference. ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS The information required by this item will be included under the caption "Proposal One -- Election of Directors" in the Proxy Statement, which information shall be incorporated herein by reference. ITEM 14. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES (a) EVALUATION OF DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. The Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-14(c) and 15d-14(c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this annual report (the "Evaluation Date"). Based on such evaluation, such officers have concluded that, as of the Evaluation Date, the Company's disclosure controls and procedures are effective for gathering, analyzing and disclosing the information that the Company (including its consolidated subsidiaries) is required to include in the Company's reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act. (b) CHANGES IN INTERNAL CONTROLS. Since the Evaluation Date, there have not been any significant changes in the Company's internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect such controls. 87 PART IV ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORMForm 8-K

(a) The following documents are filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K:

(1) Financial Statements

The following documents are included as Part II, Item 8, of this Annual Report on Form 10-K: PAGE Report of Independent Auditors....................................50 Consolidated Balance Sheets.......................................51 Consolidated Statements of Operations.............................52 Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity and Comprehensive Income............................................53 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.............................57 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements........................58

Page

Report of Independent Auditors

48

Consolidated Balance Sheets

49

Consolidated Statements of Operations

50

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income

51

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

53

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

54

(2) Financial Statement Schedule The following schedule of the Company is included herein: Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves (Schedule II) All other schedules are omitted because they are not applicable or the amounts are immaterial or the required information is presented in the consolidated financial statements or notes thereto. The following documents are included in Exhibit 23 hereto: Exhibit 23.1 Report on Financial Statement Schedule Exhibit 23.2 Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Auditors Schedules

None.

(3) Exhibits

See Item 15(c) below.

(b) Reports on Form 8-K None. (c) Exhibits EXHIBIT NUMBER EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION 2.1 Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 3, 2001, among Synopsys, Inc., Maple Forest Acquisition L.L.C., and Avant! Corporation.(1) 3.1 Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation(2) 3.2 Certificate of Designation of Series A Participating Preferred Stock(3) 3.3 Certificate of Amendment of Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation(10) 3.4 Restated Bylaws of Synopsys, Inc.(2) 88 4.1 Amended and Restated Preferred Shares Rights Agreement dated November 24, 1999(3) 4.3 Specimen Common Stock Certificate(4) 10.1 Form of Indemnification Agreement(4) 10.2 Director's and Officer's Insurance and

The Company Reimbursement Policy(4) 10.3 Lease Agreement, dated August 17, 1990, between the Company and John Arrillaga, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1977 (John Arrillaga Separate Property Trust), as amended, and Richard T. Peery, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1977 (Richard T. Peery Separate Property Trust), as amended(4) 10.7 Lease Agreement, dated June 16, 1992, between the Company and John Arrillaga, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1977 (John Arrillaga Separate Property Trust), as amended, and Richard T. Peery, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1977 (Richard T. Peery Separate Property Trust), as amended(5) 10.8 Lease Agreement, dated June 23, 1993, between the Company and John Arrillaga, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1977 (John Arrillaga Separate Property Trust), as amended, and Richard T. Peery, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1977 (Richard T. Peery Separate Property Trust), as amended(6) 10.9 Lease Agreement, August 24, 1995, between the Company and John Arrillaga, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1977 (John Arrillaga Separate Property Trust), as amended, and Richard T. Peery, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1977 (Richard T. Peery Separate Property Trust), as amended(7) 10.10 Amendment No. 6 to Lease, dated July 18, 2001, to Lease Agreement dated August 17, 1990, between the Company and John Arrillaga, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1997 (John Arrillaga Survivor's Trust), and Richard T. Peery, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1997 (Richard T. Peery Separate Property Trust), as amended(8) 10.11 Amendment No. 4 to Lease, dated July 18, 2001, to Lease Agreement dated June 16, 1992, between the Company and John Arrillaga, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1997 (John Arrillaga Survivor's Trust), and Richard T. Peery, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1997 (Richard T. Peery Separate Property Trust), as amended(8) 10.12 Amendment No. 3 to Lease, dated July 18, 2001, to Lease Agreement dated June 23, 1993, between the Company and John Arrillaga, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1997 (John Arrillaga Survivor's Trust), and Richard T. Peery, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1997 (Richard T. Peery Separate Property Trust), as amended (8) 10.13 Amendment No. 1 to Lease, dated July 18, 2001, to Lease Agreement dated August 24, 1995, between the Company and John Arrillaga, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1997 (John Arrillaga Survivor's Trust), and Richard T. Peery, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1997 (Richard T. Peery Separate Property Trust), as amended. (8) 10.14 Lease dated January 2, 1996 between the Company and Tarigo-Paul,filed a California Limited Partnership(9) 89 10.15 1992 Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated(10)(11) 10.16 Employee Stock Purchase Program, as amended and restated(10)(12) 10.17 International Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended and restated(10)(12) 10.18 Synopsys deferred compensation plan dated September 30, 1996(10)(13) 10.19 1994 Non-Employee Directors Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated(10)(14) 10.20 Form of Executive Employment Agreement dated October 1, 1997(10)(15) 10.21 Schedule of Executive Employment Agreements(10) 10.22 1998 Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan(10)(16) 10.23 Settlement Agreement and General Release by and among Cadence Design Systems, Inc., Joseph Costello, Avant! Corporation LLC, Gerald Hsu, Eric Cheng, Mitsuru Igusa and Synopsys, Inc. effective as of November 13, 2002 (17) 10.24 Consulting Services Agreement between Synopsys, Inc. and A. Richard Newton Dated November 1, 2001(10)(18) 21.1 Subsidiaries of the Company 23.1 Report on Financial Statement Schedule 23.2 Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Auditors 24.1 Power of Attorney (see page 93) - ---------- (1) Incorporated by reference from exhibit to Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 5, 2001. (2) Incorporated by reference from exhibit to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-QAugust 20, 2003 reporting its results of operations for the quarterly periodquarter ended April 3, 1999. (3) Incorporated by reference from exhibit to Amendment No. 1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 13, 1999. (4) Incorporated by reference from exhibit to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 33-45138) which became effective February 24, 1992. (5) Incorporated by reference from exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1992. (6) Incorporated by reference from exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1993. (7) Incorporated by reference from exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1995. (8) Confidential Treatment requested for certain portions of this document. (9) Incorporated by reference from exhibit to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended MarchJuly 31, 1996. (10) Compensatory plan or agreement in which an executive officer or director participates (11) Incorporated by reference from exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2001. 90 (12) Incorporated by reference from exhibit to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended April 30, 2001. (13) Incorporated by reference from exhibit to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-21129) of Synopsys, Inc. filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 5, 1997. (14) Incorporated by reference from exhibit to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (file No. 333-77597) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 3, 1999. (15) Incorporated by reference from exhibit to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended January 3, 1998. (16) Incorporated by reference from exhibit to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-90643) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 1999. (17) Incorporated by reference exhibit to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 19, 2002. (18) Incorporated by reference from exhibit to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended April 30, 2002. 91 2003 under Item 12 thereunder.

(c) Exhibits

Exhibit

Number


Exhibit Description


2.1Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 3, 2001, among Synopsys, Inc., Maple Forest Acquisition L.L.C., and Avant! Corporation(1)
3.1Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation(2)
3.2Restated Bylaws of Synopsys, Inc.(3)
4.1Amended and Restated Preferred Shares Rights Agreement dated April 7, 2000(4)
4.3Specimen Common Stock Certificate(5)
10.1Form of Indemnification Agreement(5)
10.2Director’s and Officer’s Insurance and Company Reimbursement Policy(5)
10.3Lease Agreement, dated August 17, 1990, between the Company and John Arrillaga, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1977 (John Arrillaga Separate Property Trust), as amended, and Richard T. Peery, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1977 (Richard T. Peery Separate Property Trust), as amended(5)
10.7Lease Agreement, dated June 16, 1992, between the Company and John Arrillaga, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1977 (John Arrillaga Separate Property Trust), as amended, and Richard T. Peery, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1977 (Richard T. Peery Separate Property Trust), as amended(6)

Exhibit

Number


Exhibit Description


10.8Lease Agreement, dated June 23, 1993, between the Company and John Arrillaga, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1977 (John Arrillaga Separate Property Trust), as amended, and Richard T. Peery, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1977 (Richard T. Peery Separate Property Trust), as amended(7)
10.9Lease Agreement, August 24, 1995, between the Company and John Arrillaga, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1977 (John Arrillaga Separate Property Trust), as amended, and Richard T. Peery, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1977 (Richard T. Peery Separate Property Trust), as amended(8)
10.10Amendment No. 6 to Lease, dated July 18, 2001, to Lease Agreement dated August 17, 1990, between the Company and John Arrillaga, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1997 (John Arrillaga Survivor’s Trust), and Richard T. Peery, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1997 (Richard T. Peery Separate Property Trust), as amended(9)(10)
10.11Amendment No. 4 to Lease, dated July 18, 2001, to Lease Agreement dated June 16, 1992, between the Company and John Arrillaga, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1997 (John Arrillaga Survivor’s Trust), and Richard T. Peery, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1997 (Richard T. Peery Separate Property Trust), as amended(9)(10)
10.12Amendment No. 3 to Lease, dated July 18, 2001, to Lease Agreement dated June 23, 1993, between the Company and John Arrillaga, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1997 (John Arrillaga Survivor’s Trust), and Richard T. Peery, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1997 (Richard T. Peery Separate Property Trust), as amended(9)(10)
10.13Amendment No. 1 to Lease, dated July 18, 2001, to Lease Agreement dated August 24, 1995, between the Company and John Arrillaga, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1997 (John Arrillaga Survivor’s Trust), and Richard T. Peery, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1997 (Richard T. Peery Separate Property Trust), as amended.(9)(10)
10.14Lease dated January 2, 1996 between the Company and Tarigo-Paul, a California Limited Partnership(11)
10.151992 Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated(12)(13)
10.16Employee Stock Purchase Program, as amended and restated(12)
10.17International Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended and restated(12)
10.18Synopsys deferred compensation plan dated September 30, 1996(12)(15)
10.191994 Non-Employee Directors Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated(12)(16)
10.20Form of Executive Employment Agreement dated October 1, 1997(12)(17)
10.21Schedule of Executive Employment Agreements(9)
10.221998 Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan(12)(18)
10.23

Settlement Agreement and General Release by and among Cadence Design Systems, Inc., Joseph Costello, Avant! Corporation LLC, Gerald Hsu, Eric Cheng, Mitsuru

Igusa and Synopsys, Inc. effective as of November 13, 2002(19)

10.24

Consulting Services Agreement between Synopsys, Inc. and A. Richard Newton

Dated November 1, 2001(12)(20)

21.1Subsidiaries of the Company
23.1Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Auditors

Exhibit

Number


Exhibit Description


24.1Power of Attorney (see page 96)
31.1Certification of Chief Executive Officer furnished pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act
31.2Certification of Chief Financial Officer furnished pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act
32.1Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer furnished pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) of the Exchange Act and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code


(1)Incorporated by reference from exhibit to Current Report on Form 8-K (Commission File No. 000-19807) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 5, 2001.
(2)Incorporated by reference from exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (Commission File No. 000-19807) for the quarterly period ended July 31, 2003.
(3)Incorporated by reference from exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (Commission File No. 000-19807) for the quarterly period ended April 3, 1999.
(4)Incorporated by reference from exhibit to Amendment No. 2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A (Commission File No. 000-19807) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 10, 2000.
(5)Incorporated by reference from exhibit to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 33-45138) which became effective February 24, 1992.
(6)Incorporated by reference from exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (Commission File No. 000-19807) for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1992.
(7)Incorporated by reference from exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (Commission File No. 000-19807) for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1993.
(8)Incorporated by reference from exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (Commission File No. 000-19807) for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1995.
(9)Incorporated by reference from exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (Commission File No. 000-19807) for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2002.
(10)Confidential Treatment granted for certain portions of this document.
(11)Incorporated by reference from exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (Commission File No. 000-19807) for the quarterly period ended March 31, 1996.
(12)Compensatory plan or agreement in which an executive officer or director participates.
(13)Incorporated by reference from exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (Commission File No. 000-19807) for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2001.
(14)Incorporated by reference from exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (Commission File No. 000-19807) for the quarterly period ended April 30, 2001.
(15)Incorporated by reference from exhibit to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-21129) of Synopsys, Inc. filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 5, 1997.
(16)Incorporated by reference from exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (Commission File No. 000-19807) for the quarterly period ended July 31, 2003.
(17)Incorporated by reference from exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (Commission File No. 000-19807) for the quarterly period ended January 3, 1998.
(18)Incorporated by reference from exhibit to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-90643) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 1999.
(19)Incorporated by reference exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (Commission File No. 000-19807) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 19, 2002.
(20)Incorporated by reference from exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (Commission File No. 000-19807) for the quarterly period ended April 30, 2002.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Mountain View, State of California, on this 27th29th day of January 2003. SYNOPSYS, INC. By: /S/ AART J. DE GEUS ----------------------------------- Aart J. de Geus Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors (Principal Executive Officer) By: /S/ STEVEN K. SHEVICK ----------------------------------- Steven K. Shevick Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) By: /S/ RICHARD T. ROWLEY ----------------------------------- Richard T. Rowley Vice President, Corporate Controller (Principal Accounting Officer) 92 2004.

SYNOPSYS, INC.

By:

/s/ AART J. DE GEUS


Aart J. de Geus

Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors

(Principal Executive Officer)

By:

/s/ STEVEN K. SHEVICK


Steven K. Shevick

Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

By:

/s/ RICHARD T. ROWLEY


Richard T. Rowley

Vice President, Corporate Controller and Treasurer

(Principal Accounting Officer)

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Aart J. de Geus and Steven K. Shevick, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Report on Form 10-K, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated: SIGNATURE TITLE DATE /S/ AART J. DE GEUS Chief Executive Officer January 27, 2003 - -------------------------- (Principal Executive Aart J. de Geus Officer) and Chairman of the Board of Directors /S/ CHI-FOON CHAN President, Chief Operating January 27, 2003 - -------------------------- Chi-Foon Chan Officer and Director /S/ ANDY D. BRYANT Director January 27, 2003 - -------------------------- Andy D. Bryant /S/ BRUCE R. CHIZEN Director January 27, 2003 - -------------------------- Bruce R. Chizen /S/ DEBORAH A. COLEMAN Director January 27, 2003 - -------------------------- Deborah A. Coleman /S/ A. RICHARD NEWTON Director January 27, 2003 - -------------------------- A. Richard Newton /S/ SASSON SOMEKH Director January 27, 2003 - -------------------------- Sasson Somekh /S/ STEVEN C. WALSKE Director January 27, 2003 - -------------------------- Steven C. Walske 93 SCHEDULE II SYNOPSYS, INC. VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS AND RESERVES (IN THOUSANDS) BALANCE AT ADDITIONS BALANCE AT BEGINNING CHARGED TO END OF OF PERIOD EXPENSE DEDUCTIONS(1) PERIOD ----------- ----------- ------------- ---------- Allowance for Doubtful Accounts and Sales Returns Fiscal 2002.................. $ 11,027 $ 7,042 $ 6,504 $ 11,565 Fiscal 2001.................. 9,539 5,759 4,271 11,027 Fiscal 2000.................. 10,563 3,528 4,552 9,539 - ---------- (1) Accounts written off, net of recoveries. 94

Signature


Title


Date


/s/ AART J. DE GEUS


Aart J. de Geus

Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Chairman of the Board of Directors

January 29, 2004

/s/ CHI-FOON CHAN


Chi-Foon Chan

President, Chief Operating

Officer and Director

January 29, 2004

/s/ ANDY D. BRYANT


Andy D. Bryant

Director

January 29, 2004

/s/ BRUCE R. CHIZEN


Bruce R. Chizen

Director

January 29, 2004

/s/ DEBORAH A. COLEMAN


Deborah A. Coleman

Director

January 29, 2004

/s/ A. RICHARD NEWTON


A. Richard Newton

Director

January 29, 2004

/s/ SASSON SOMEKH


Sasson Somekh

Director

January 29, 2004

/s/ STEVEN C. WALSKE


Steven C. Walske

Director

January 29, 2004

/s/ ROY VALLEE


Roy Vallee

Director

January 29, 2004

EXHIBIT INDEX EXHIBIT NUMBER EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION 2.1

Exhibit

Number


Exhibit Description


2.1Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 3, 2001, among Synopsys, Inc., Maple Forest Acquisition L.L.C., and Avant! Corporation(1)
3.1Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation(2)
3.2Restated Bylaws of Synopsys, Inc.(3)
4.1Amended and Restated Preferred Shares Rights Agreement dated April 7, 2000(4)
4.3Specimen Common Stock Certificate(5)
10.1Form of Indemnification Agreement(5)
10.2Director’s and Officer’s Insurance and Company Reimbursement Policy(5)
10.3Lease Agreement, dated August 17, 1990, between the Company and John Arrillaga, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1977 (John Arrillaga Separate Property Trust), as amended, and Richard T. Peery, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1977 (Richard T. Peery Separate Property Trust), as amended(5)
10.7Lease Agreement, dated June 16, 1992, between the Company and John Arrillaga, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1977 (John Arrillaga Separate Property Trust), as amended, and Richard T. Peery, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1977 (Richard T. Peery Separate Property Trust), as amended(6)
10.8Lease Agreement, dated June 23, 1993, between the Company and John Arrillaga, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1977 (John Arrillaga Separate Property Trust), as amended, and Richard T. Peery, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1977 (Richard T. Peery Separate Property Trust), as amended(7)
10.9Lease Agreement, August 24, 1995, between the Company and John Arrillaga, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1977 (John Arrillaga Separate Property Trust), as amended, and Richard T. Peery, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1977 (Richard T. Peery Separate Property Trust), as amended(8)
10.10Amendment No. 6 to Lease, dated July 18, 2001, to Lease Agreement dated August 17, 1990, between the Company and John Arrillaga, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1997 (John Arrillaga Survivor’s Trust), and Richard T. Peery, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1997 (Richard T. Peery Separate Property Trust), as amended(9)(10)
10.11Amendment No. 4 to Lease, dated July 18, 2001, to Lease Agreement dated June 16, 1992, between the Company and John Arrillaga, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1997 (John Arrillaga Survivor’s Trust), and Richard T. Peery, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1997 (Richard T. Peery Separate Property Trust), as amended(9)(10)
10.12Amendment No. 3 to Lease, dated July 18, 2001, to Lease Agreement dated June 23, 1993, between the Company and John Arrillaga, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1997 (John Arrillaga Survivor’s Trust), and Richard T. Peery, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1997 (Richard T. Peery Separate Property Trust), as amended(9)(10)
10.13Amendment No. 1 to Lease, dated July 18, 2001, to Lease Agreement dated August 24, 1995, between the Company and John Arrillaga, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1997 (John Arrillaga Survivor’s Trust), and Richard T. Peery, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1997 (Richard T. Peery Separate Property Trust), as amended.(9)(10)
10.14Lease dated January 2, 1996 between the Company and Tarigo-Paul, a California Limited Partnership(11)


Exhibit

Number


Exhibit Description


10.151992 Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated(12)(13)
10.16Employee Stock Purchase Program, as amended and restated(12)
10.17International Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended and restated(12)
10.18Synopsys deferred compensation plan dated September 30, 1996(12)(15)
10.191994 Non-Employee Directors Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated(12)(16)
10.20Form of Executive Employment Agreement dated October 1, 1997(12)(17)
10.21Schedule of Executive Employment Agreements(9)
10.221998 Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan(12)(18)
10.23

Settlement Agreement and General Release by and among Cadence Design Systems, Inc., Joseph Costello, Avant! Corporation LLC, Gerald Hsu, Eric Cheng, Mitsuru

Igusa and Synopsys, Inc. effective as of November 13, 2002(19)

10.24

Consulting Services Agreement between Synopsys, Inc. and A. Richard Newton

Dated November 1, 2001(12)(20)

21.1Subsidiaries of the Company
23.1Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Auditors
24.1Power of Attorney (see page 96)
31.1Certification of Chief Executive Officer furnished pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act
31.2Certification of Chief Financial Officer furnished pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act
32.1Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer furnished pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) of the Exchange Act and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code

(1)Incorporated by reference from exhibit to Current Report on Form 8-K (Commission File No. 000-19807) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 5, 2001.
(2)Incorporated by reference from exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (Commission File No. 000-19807) for the quarterly period ended July 31, 2003.
(3)Incorporated by reference from exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (Commission File No. 000-19807) for the quarterly period ended April 3, 1999.
(4)Incorporated by reference from exhibit to Amendment No. 2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A (Commission File No. 000-19807) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 10, 2000.
(5)Incorporated by reference from exhibit to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 33-45138) which became effective February 24, 1992.
(6)Incorporated by reference from exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (Commission File No. 000-19807) for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1992.
(7)Incorporated by reference from exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (Commission File No. 000-19807) for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1993.
(8)Incorporated by reference from exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (Commission File No. 000-19807) for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1995.
(9)Incorporated by reference from exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (Commission File No. 000-19807) for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2002.
(10)Confidential Treatment granted for certain portions of this document.
(11)Incorporated by reference from exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (Commission File No. 000-19807) for the quarterly period ended March 31, 1996.
(12)Compensatory plan or agreement in which an executive officer or director participates.

(13)Incorporated by reference from exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (Commission File No. 000-19807) for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2001.
(14)Incorporated by reference from exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (Commission File No. 000-19807) for the quarterly period ended April 30, 2001.
(15)Incorporated by reference from exhibit to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-21129) of Synopsys, Inc. filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 5, 1997.
(16)Incorporated by reference from exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (Commission File No. 000-19807) for the quarterly period ended July 31, 2003.
(17)Incorporated by reference from exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (Commission File No. 000-19807) for the quarterly period ended January 3, 1998.
(18)Incorporated by reference from exhibit to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-90643) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 1999.
(19)Incorporated by reference exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (Commission File No. 000-19807) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 19, 2002.
(20)Incorporated by reference from exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (Commission File No. 000-19807) for the quarterly period ended April 30, 2002.

3 2001, among Synopsys, Inc., Maple Forest Acquisition L.L.C., and Avant! Corporation.(1) 3.1 Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation(2) 3.2 Certificate of Designation of Series A Participating Preferred Stock(3) 3.3 Certificate of Amendment of Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation(10) 3.4 Restated Bylaws of Synopsys, Inc.(2) 4.1 Amended and Restated Preferred Shares Rights Agreement dated November 24, 1999(3) 4.3 Specimen Common Stock Certificate(4) 10.1 Form of Indemnification Agreement(4) 10.2 Director's and Officer's Insurance and Company Reimbursement Policy(4) 10.3 Lease Agreement, dated August 17, 1990, between the Company and John Arrillaga, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1977 (John Arrillaga Separate Property Trust), as amended, and Richard T. Peery, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1977 (Richard T. Peery Separate Property Trust), as amended(4) 10.7 Lease Agreement, dated June 16, 1992, between the Company and John Arrillaga, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1977 (John Arrillaga Separate Property Trust), as amended, and Richard T. Peery, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1977 (Richard T. Peery Separate Property Trust), as amended(5) 10.8 Lease Agreement, dated June 23, 1993, between the Company and John Arrillaga, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1977 (John Arrillaga Separate Property Trust), as amended, and Richard T. Peery, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1977 (Richard T. Peery Separate Property Trust), as amended(6) 10.9 Lease Agreement, August 24, 1995, between the Company and John Arrillaga, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1977 (John Arrillaga Separate Property Trust), as amended, and Richard T. Peery, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1977 (Richard T. Peery Separate Property Trust), as amended(7) 10.10 Amendment No. 6 to Lease, dated July 18, 2001, to Lease Agreement dated August 17, 1990, between the Company and John Arrillaga, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1997 (John Arrillaga Survivor's Trust), and Richard T. Peery, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1997 (Richard T. Peery Separate Property Trust), as amended(8) 10.11 Amendment No. 4 to Lease, dated July 18, 2001, to Lease Agreement dated June 16, 1992, between the Company and John Arrillaga, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1997 (John Arrillaga Survivor's Trust), and Richard T. Peery, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1997 (Richard T. Peery Separate Property Trust), as amended(8) 10.12 Amendment No. 3 to Lease, dated July 18, 2001, to Lease Agreement dated June 23, 1993, between the Company and John Arrillaga, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1997 (John Arrillaga Survivor's Trust), and Richard T. Peery, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1997 (Richard T. Peery Separate Property Trust), as amended (8) 10.13 Amendment No. 1 to Lease, dated July 18, 2001, to Lease Agreement dated August 24, 1995, between the Company and John Arrillaga, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1997 (John Arrillaga Survivor's Trust), and Richard T. Peery, Trustee, or his successor trustee, UTA dated July 20, 1997 (Richard T. Peery Separate Property Trust), as amended. (8) 10.14 Lease dated January 2, 1996 between the Company and Tarigo-Paul, a California Limited Partnership(9) 10.15 1992 Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated(10)(11) 10.16 Employee Stock Purchase Program, as amended and restated(10)(12) 10.17 International Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended and restated(10)(12) 10.18 Synopsys deferred compensation plan dated September 30, 1996(10)(13) 10.19 1994 Non-Employee Directors Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated(10)(14) 10.20 Form of Executive Employment Agreement dated October 1, 1997(10)(15) 10.21 Schedule of Executive Employment Agreements(10) 10.22 1998 Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan(10)(16) 10.23 Settlement Agreement and General Release by and among Cadence Design Systems, Inc., Joseph Costello, Avant! Corporation LLC, Gerald Hsu, Eric Cheng, Mitsuru Igusa and Synopsys, Inc. effective as of November 13, 2002 (17) 10.24 Consulting Services Agreement between Synopsys, Inc. and A. Richard Newton Dated November 1, 2001(10)(18) 21.1 Subsidiaries of the Company 23.1 Report on Financial Statement Schedule 23.2 Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Auditors 24.1 Power of Attorney (see page 93) - ---------- (1) Incorporated by reference from exhibit to Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 5, 2001. (2) Incorporated by reference from exhibit to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended April 3, 1999. (3) Incorporated by reference from exhibit to Amendment No. 1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 13, 1999. (4) Incorporated by reference from exhibit to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 33-45138) which became effective February 24, 1992. (5) Incorporated by reference from exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1992. (6) Incorporated by reference from exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1993. (7) Incorporated by reference from exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1995. (8) Confidential Treatment requested for certain portions of this document. (9) Incorporated by reference from exhibit to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 1996. (10) Compensatory plan or agreement in which an executive officer or director participates (11) Incorporated by reference from exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2001. (12) Incorporated by reference from exhibit to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended April 30, 2001. (13) Incorporated by reference from exhibit to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-21129) of Synopsys, Inc. filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 5, 1997. (14) Incorporated by reference from exhibit to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (file No. 333-77597) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 3, 1999. (15) Incorporated by reference from exhibit to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended January 3, 1998. (16) Incorporated by reference from exhibit to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-90643) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 1999. (17) Incorporated by reference exhibit to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 19, 2002. (18) Incorporated by reference from exhibit to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended April 30, 2002. EXHIBIT 10.10 AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO LEASE THIS AMENDMENT NO. 6 is made and entered into this 18th day of July, 2001, by and between JOHN ARRILLAGA, Trustee, or his Successor Trustee UTA dated 7/20/77 (JOHN ARRILLAGA SURVIVOR'S TRUST) (previously known as the "Arrillaga Family Trust and the John Arrillaga Separate Property Trust") as amended, and RICHARD T. PEERY, Trustee, or his Successor Trustee UTA dated 7/20/77 (RICHARD T. PEERY SEPARATE PROPERTY TRUST) as amended, collectively as LANDLORD, and SYNOPSYS, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION, as TENANT. RECITALS A. WHEREAS, by Lease Agreement dated August 17, 1990 Landlord leased to Tenant all of that certain 104,170+/- square foot building located at 7000 East Middlefield Rd., Mountain View, California, the details of which are more particularly set forth in said August 17, 1990 Lease Agreement (the "Lease"), and B. WHEREAS, said Lease was amended by the Commencement Letter dated April 1, 1991 which amended the Commencement Date of the Lease to commence March 15, 1991 and terminate March 14, 1999, and C. WHEREAS, said Lease was amended by Amendment No. 1 dated June 16, 1992 which: (i) extended the Lease Term through October 31, 2000; (ii) added a Paragraph addressing co-terminous lease terms; (iii) replaced Lease Paragraph 51 ("Hazardous Materials") and Exhibit A to the Lease; and (iv) amended Lease Paragraph 31 ("Notices") and the Basic Rent schedule, and D. WHEREAS, said Lease was amended by Amendment No. 2 dated March 22, 1993 which extended the Lease Term through December 31, 2000 and amended the Basic Rent Schedule, and E. WHEREAS, said Lease was amended by Amendment No. 3 dated June 23, 1993, which: (i) extended the Term of the Lease through December 31, 2002 to be co-terminous with the projected term of the Lease Agreement dated June 23, 1993 for premises located at 700A East Middlefield Road, Mountain View, California; (ii) amended the Basic Rent schedule; and (iii) replaced Paragraph 47 ("Parking"), and F. WHEREAS, said Lease was amended by Amendment No. 4 dated November 4, 1994 which: (i) extended the Term of the Lease through February 28, 2003 to be co-terminous with the extended Termination Date of the Lease Agreement dated June 23, 1993 for premises located at 700A East Middlefield Road, Mountain View, California, and (ii) amended the Basic Rent schedule and the Aggregate Rent of the Lease Agreement, and G. WHEREAS, said Lease was amended by Amendment No. 5 dated October 4, 1995, which: (i) amended Amendment No. 3 Paragraph 2 ("Lease Terms Co-Terminous") and Amendment No. 2 Paragraph 1 ("Term of Lease") to include reference to Tenant's other lease agreements with Landlord dated June 16, 1992, June 23, 1993, and August 24, 1994 for premises respectively located at 700B and 700A East Middlefield Road, Mountain View, California and 1101 West Maude Avenue, Sunnyvale, California (the "Other Leases"); (ii) added a Cross Default Paragraph in reference to the Other Leases; and (iii) established Tenant's temporary driveway rights to adjacent property leased by Tenant at 1101 West Maude Avenue, Mountain View, California; and (iv) replaced EXHIBIT A to said Lease, and H. WHEREAS, it is now the desire of the parties hereto to amend the Lease by (i) extending the Term for twelve years, thereby changing the Termination Date from February 28, 2003 to February 28, 2015, (ii) amending the Basic Rent schedule and Aggregate Rent accordingly, (iii) increasing the Security Deposit required under the Lease, (iv) amending the Management Fee charged to Tenant, (vii) replacing Lease Paragraphs 12 ("Property Insurance") and 31 ("Notices"), (viii) amending Lease Paragraphs 5 ("Acceptance and Surrender of Premises"), 6 ("Alterations and Additions"), 11 ("Tenant's Personal Property Insurance and Workman's Compensation Insurance") and 21 ("Destruction"), and (ix) adding a , paragraph ("Authority to Execute") to said Lease Agreement as hereinafter set forth. AGREEMENT NOW THEREFORE, for valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, and in consideration of the hereinafter mutual promises, the parties hereto do agree as follows: 1. TERM OF LEASE: It is agreed between the parties that the Term of said Lease Agreement shall be extended for an additional twelve (12) year period, and the Lease Termination Date shall be changed from February 28, 2003 to February 28, 2015. 2. BASIC RENT SCHEDULE: The monthly Basic Rent Schedule shall be adjusted as follows: On March 1, 2003, the sum of [***]* shall be due, and a like sum due on the first day of each month thereafter, through and including February 1, 2004. On March 1, 2004, the sum of [***]* shall be due, and a like sum due on the first day of each month thereafter, through and including February 1, 2005. On March 1, 2005, the sum of [***]* shall be due, and a like sum due on the first day of each month thereafter, through and including February 1, 2006. On March 1, 2006, the sum of [***]* shall be due, and like sum due on the first day of each month thereafter, through and including February 1, 2007. On March 1, 2007, the sum of [***]* shall be due, and a like sum due on the first day of each month thereafter, through and including February 1, 2008. On March 1, 2008, the sum of [***]* shall be due, and a like sum due on the first day of each month thereafter, through and including February 1, 2009. On March 1, 2009, the sum of [***]* shall be due, and a like sum due on the first day of each month thereafter, through and including February 1, 2010. On March 1, 2010 the sum of [***]* shall be due, and a like sum due on the first day of each month thereafter, through and including February 1, 2011. On March 1, 2011, the sum of [***]* shall be due, and a like sum due on the first day of each month thereafter, through and including February 1, 2012. On March 1, 2012, the sum of [***]* shall be due, and a like sum due on the first day of each month thereafter, through and including February 1, 2013. On March 1, 2013, the sum of [***]* shall be due, and a like sum' due on the first day of each month thereafter, through and including February 1, 2014. On March 1, 2014, the sum of [***]* shall be due, and alike sum due on the first day of each month thereafter, through and including February 1, 2015. The Aggregate Basic Rent for the Lease Term, as extended, shall be increased by $[***]* or from $[***]* to $[***]*. - -------- * Confidential treatment has been requested for the bracketed portion. The confidential redacted portion has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 3. SECURITY DEPOSIT: Provided Tenant is not in default (pursuant to Paragraph 19 of the Lease, i.e., Tenant has received notice and any applicable cure period has expired without cure) of any of the terms, covenants, and conditions of the Lease Agreement, the Security Deposit required under the Lease shall remain $364,595.00. In the event of a Tenant default, Tenant's Security Deposit shall be increased by $236,797.30, or from $364,595.00 to $601,392.30. Within ten (10) days of notice from Landlord of an uncured default under the Lease, Tenant shall (i) provide Landlord with an amended Standby Letter of Credit, in compliance with the terms of Lease Paragraph 45 ("Security Deposit Represented by Standby Letter of Credit") in the total amount of $601,392.30 or (ii) deposit additional cash in the amount of $236,797.30. Within ten business days of Tenant's execution of this Amendment No. 6, Tenant shall provide Landlord with an amended Standby Letter of Credit reflecting an expiration date on the Standby Letter of Credit of March 30, 2015. 4. MANAGEMENT FEE: Effective March 1, 2003, and on the first day of each month thereafter during said Lease Term, Tenant shall pay to Landlord, in addition to the Basic Rent and Additional Rent, a fixed monthly management fee ("Management Fee") equal to one and one-half percent (1.5%) of the Basic Rent due for each month throughout the remaining Lease Term. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary above or in Lease Paragraph 4.D ("Additional Rent"), no additional real property management fee shall be charged to Tenant. 5. PROPERTY INSURANCE: Lease Paragraph 12 ("Property Insurance") is hereby deleted in its entirety and shall be replaced with the following: "12. PROPERTY INSURANCE. Landlord shall purchase and keep in force, and as Additional Rent and in accordance with Paragraph 4D of this Lease, Tenant shall pay to Landlord (or Landlord's agent if so directed by Landlord) Tenant's proportionate share (allocated to the Leased Premises by square footage or other equitable basis as calculated and determined by Landlord) of the deductibles on insurance claims and the cost of, policy or policies of insurance covering loss or damage to the Premises (including all improvements within the Premises constructed by either Landlord or Tenant (provided Tenant has obtained Landlord's written approval for said improvements to the Premises) and Complex (excluding routine maintenance and repairs and incidental damage or destruction caused by accidents or vandalism for which Tenant is responsible under Paragraph 7) in the amount of the full replacement value thereof, providing protection against those perils included within the classification of "all risks" insurance and flood and/or earthquake insurance, if available, plus a policy of rental income insurance in the amount of one hundred (100%) percent of twelve (12) months Basic Rent, plus sums paid as Additional Rent and any deductibles related thereto. If such insurance cost is increased due to Tenant's use of the Premises or the Complex, Tenant agrees to pay to Landlord the full cost of such increase. Tenant shall have no interest in nor any right to the proceeds of any insurance procured by Landlord for the Complex. In addition and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Paragraph 12, each party to this Lease hereby waives all rights of recovery against the other party or its officer, employees, agents and representatives for loss or damage to its property or the property of others under its control, arising from any cause insured against under the fire and extended coverage (excluding, however, any loss resulting from Hazardous Material contamination of the Property) required to be maintained by the terms of this Lease Agreement to the extent full reimbursement of the loss/claim is received by the insured party. Each party required to carry property insurance hereunder shall cause the policy evidencing such insurance to include a provision permitting such release of liability ("waiver of subrogation endorsement") provided, however, that if the insurance policy of either releasing party prohibits such waiver, then this waiver shall not take effect until consent to such waiver is obtained; provided, however, that if the insurance policy of either releasing party prohibits such waiver, then this waiver shall not take effect until consent to such waiver is obtained. If such waiver is so prohibited, the insured party affected shall promptly notify the other party thereof. In the event the waivers are issued to the parties and are not valid under current policies and/or subsequent insurance policies, the non-complying party will provide, to the other party, 30 days advance notification of the cancellation of the subrogation waiver, in which case neither party will provide such subrogation waiver thereafter and this Paragraph will be null and void. The foregoing waiver of subrogation shall not include any loss resulting from Hazardous Material contamination of the Property or any insurance coverage relating thereto." 6. NOTICES: Lease Paragraph 31 ("Notices") is hereby deleted in its entirety and shall be replaced with the following: "31. NOTICES. All notices, demands, requests, advices or designations which may be or are required to be given by either party to the other hereunder shall be in writing. All notices, demands, requests, advices or designations by Landlord to Tenant shall be sufficiently given, made or delivered if personally served on Tenant by leaving the same at the Premises (provided written receipt is offered and is addressed to the attention of the Vice President of Real Estate) or if sent by United States certified or registered mail, postage prepaid or by a reputable same day or overnight courier service addressed to Tenant at: SYNOPSYS, INC., 700 EAST MIDDLEFIELD ROAD, MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94043, ATTN: VICE PRESIDENT OF REAL ESTATE. As an accommodation to Tenant, Landlord shall also send a copy of all notices to: SHARTSIS, FRIESE & GINSBURG LLP, ONE MARITIME PLAZA, 18TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111, ATTN: JONATHON M. KENNEDY; however, Tenant acknowledges and agrees that any notice delivered to Tenant's main address listed above shall be considered to be delivered to Tenant, regardless of whether or not said notice is submitted and/or received at the secondary address., All notices, demands, requests, advices or designations by Tenant to Landlord shall be sent by United States certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, addressed to Landlord at its offices at: PEERY/ARRILLAGA, 2560 MISSION COLLEGE BLVD., SUITE 101, SANTA CLARA, CA 95054. Each notice, request, demand, advice or designation referred to in this Paragraph shall be deemed received on the date of the personal service or receipt or refusal to accept receipt of the mailing thereof in the manner herein provided, as the case may be. Either party shall have the right, upon ten (10) days written notice to the other, to change the address as noted herein." 7. ALTERATIONS MADE BY TENANT: The provisions of this Paragraph 7 shall modify Lease Paragraphs 5 ("Acceptance and Surrender of Premises") and 6 ("Alterations and Additions"), as follows: A. Landlord acknowledges that Tenant shall have the right, subject to the terms of thin Paragraph 7.A, to make non-structural, interior improvements ("Interior Improvements") to the Premises subject to the following: a) Tenant shall provide Landlord, for Landlord's approval, a set of construction plans and a list reflecting the Interior Improvements Tenant desires to make to the Increased Premises no later than November 1, 2002. Upon Landlord's review and approval of said Interior Improvements, said construction plans shall become EXHIBIT B-1 to this Lease. Construction of said Interior Improvements shall not commence until Landlord and Tenant execute Landlord's standard Consent to Alterations agreement and Landlord has posted its Notice of Non-Responsibility; b) Landlord shall not be required, under any circumstance, to contribute any concessions or monetary contribution to said Interior Improvements; c) Tenant shall not be required to remove the Landlord approved Interior Improvements shown on EXHIBIT B-1 at the expiration or earlier termination of the Lease Term. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Landlord's approval of said Interior Improvements referenced in Section 7.A(a) above may provide for specific Interior Improvements to be restored at the expiration or earlier termination of the Lease Term if said Interior Improvements are not consistent with Landlord's standard interior improvements. B. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Lease Paragraph 6 ("Alterations and Additions"), Landlord's written consent to any future alterations or additions to the Premises will specify whether Landlord shall require removal of said alterations and/or additions, provided Tenant requests such determination from Landlord. 8. TENANT'S PERSONAL PROPERTY INSURANCE AND WORKMAN'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE. The provisions of this Paragraph 8 shall modify Lease Paragraph 11 ("Tenant's Personal Property Insurance and Workman's Compensation Insurance"), as follows: Tenant's obligation to insure the leasehold improvements owned by Tenant within the Leased Premises shall be limited to those leasehold improvements owned by Tenant that are not covered by real property insurance Landlord obtains pursuant to Lease Paragraph 12 ("Property Insurance") as amended in Paragraph 5 above. 9. DESTRUCTION. The provisions of this Paragraph 9 shall modify Lease Paragraph 21 ("Destruction"), as follows: Landlord's obligation to rebuild or restore the Premises shall be limited to the building and any interior improvements covered by the real` property insurance Landlord obtains pursuant to Lease Paragraph 12 ("Property Insurance") as amended in Paragraph 5 above: 10. AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE. The parties executing this Agreement hereby warrant and represent that they are properly authorized to execute this Agreement and bind the parties on behalf of whom they execute this Agreement and to all of the terms, covenants and condition of this Agreement as they relate to the respective parties hereto. EXCEPT AS MODIFIED HEREIN, all other terms, covenants, and conditions of said August 17, 1990 Lease Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Landlord and Tenant have executed this Amendment No. 6 to Lease as of the day and year last written below: LANDLORD: TENANT: JOHN ARRILLAGA SURVIVOR'S SYNOPSYS, INC. TRUST a Delaware corporation By /S/ JOHN ARRILLAGA By /S/ AART DE GEUS ------------------------------------- -------------------------------- John Arrillaga, Trustee Date: 8/8/01 AART DE GEUS --------------------------------- ---------------------------------- Print or Type Name RICHARD T. PEERY SEPARATE Title: CHAIRMAN & CEO --------------------------- PROPERTY TRUST By /S/ JASON PEERY Date: 8/8/01 ------------------------------------- ---------------------------- Jason Peery, Special Trustee Date: 8/8/01 --------------------------------- EXHIBIT 10.11 AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO LEASE THIS AMENDMENT NO. 4 is made and entered into this 18th day of July, 2001, by and between JOHN ARRILLAGA, Trustee, or his Successor Trustee UTA dated 7/20/77 (JOHN ARRILLAGA SURVIVOR'S TRUST) (previously known as the "Arrillaga Family Trust" and the "John Arrillaga Separate Property Trust") as amended, and RICHARD T. PEERY, Trustee, or his Successor Trustee UTA dated 7/20/77 (RICHARD T. PEERY SEPARATE PROPERTY TRUST) as amended, collectively as LANDLORD, and SYNOPSYS, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION, as TENANT. RECITALS A. WHEREAS, by Lease Agreement dated June 16, 1992 Landlord leased to Tenant all of that certain 104,170+/- square foot building located at 700B E. Middlefield Road, Mountain View, California, the details of which are more particularly set forth in said June 16, 1992 Lease Agreement, and B. WHEREAS, said Lease was amended by the Commencement Letter dated March 9, 1993 which changed the Commencement Date of the Lease from November 1, 1992 to December 21, 1992, and changed the Termination Date from October 31, 2000 to December 31, 2000, and, C. WHEREAS, said Lease was amended by Amendment No. 1 dated June 23, 1993, which: (i) established December 21, 1993 as the Commencement Date for the second floor of the Premises; (ii) extended the Term for two years, changing the Termination Date from December 31, 2000 to December 31, 2002 to be co-terminous with the projected term of the lease agreement dated June 23, 1993 for premises located at 700A E. Middlefield Road, Mountain View, California, (iii) amended the Basic Rent Schedule; (iv) replaced Lease Paragraph 46 ("Parking"); and (v) established June 1, 1993 as the Commencement Date for the payment of Additional Rent expenses for 100% o of the building, and D. WHEREAS, said Lease was amended by Amendment No. 2 dated November 4, 1994 which: (i) extended the Term for two months, thereby changing the Termination Date from December 31, 2002 to February 28, 2003 to be co-terminous with the extended termination date of the lease agreement dated June 23, 1993 for premises located at 700A E. Middlefield Road, Mountain View, California, and (ii) amended the Basic Rent Schedule and Aggregate Rent accordingly, and E. WHEREAS, said Lease was amended by Amendment No. 3 dated October 4, 1995 which: (i) amended (a) Amendment No. 1 Paragraph 3 ("Lease Terms Co-Terminous") and (b) Lease Paragraph 49 ("Cross Default") to include reference to Tenant's other lease agreements with Landlord dated August 17, 1990, June 23, 1993 and August 24, 1995 for premises respectively located at 7000 and 700A E. Middlefield Road and 1101 W. Maude Avenue, Mountain View, California; (ii) amended Lease Paragraph 52.B. ("Structural Capital Costs Regulated by Governmental Agencies after the Commencement of this Lease Not Caused by Tenant or Tenant's Uses or Remodeling of the Premises") to correct an error disclosed by an audit of said Lease which required the deletion of the reference to the last four years of the Lease Term as a factor in calculating Tenant's cash contribution towards the cost of said capital improvements; (iii) established Tenant's temporary driveway rights to adjacent property leased by Tenant at 1101 W. Maude Avenue, Mountain View, California; and (iv) replaced EXHIBIT A to said Lease, and F. WHEREAS, it is now the desire of the parties hereto to amend the Lease by (i) extending the Term for twelve (12) years, thereby changing the Termination Date from February 28, 2003 to February 28, 2015, (ii) amending the Basic Rent schedule and Aggregate Rent accordingly, (iii) increasing the Security Deposit required under the Lease, (iv) amending the Management Fee charged to Tenant, (v) replacing Lease Paragraphs 12 ("Property Insurance") and 31 ("Notices"), (vi) amending Lease Paragraphs 5 ("Acceptance and Surrender of Premises"), 6 ("Alterations and Additions"), 11 ("Tenant's Personal Property Insurance and Workman's Compensation Insurance") and 21 ("Destruction"), (vii) adding a paragraph ("Authority to Execute") and (viii) deleting Lease Paragraphs 54 ("Option to Lease Building A (700A Middlefield Rd., Mt. View, CA) Option Space"), 55 ("First Right of Refusal") and 56 ("Rights Reserved for Tenant's Personal Benefit") to the Lease Agreement as hereinafter set forth. AGREEMENT NOW THEREFORE, for valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, and in consideration of the hereinafter mutual promises, the parties hereto do agree as follows: 1. TERM OF LEASE: It is agreed between the parties that the Term of said Lease Agreement shall be extended for an additional twelve (12) year period, and the Lease Termination Date shall be changed from February 28, 2003 to February 28, 2015. 2. BASIC RENT: The monthly Basic Rent shall be adjusted as follows: On March 1, 2003, the sum of [***]* shall be due, and a like sum due on the first day of each month thereafter, through and including February 1, 2004. On March 1, 2004, the sum of [***]* shall be due, and alike sum due on the first day of each month thereafter, through and including February 1, 2005. On March 1, 2005, the sum of [***]* shall be due, and a like sum due on the first day of each month thereafter, through and including February 1, 2006. On March 1, 2006, the sum of [***]* shall be due, and like sum due on the first day of each month thereafter, through and including February 1, 2007. On March 1, 2007, the sum of [***]* shall be due, and alike sum due on the first day of each month thereafter, through and including February 1, 2008. On March l, 2008, the sum of [***]* shall be due, and a like sum due on the first day of each month thereafter, through and including February 1, 2009. On March 1, 2009, the sum of [***]* shall be due, and a like sum due on the first day of each month thereafter, through and including February 1, 2010. On March 1, 2010, the sum of [***]* shall be due, and a like sum due on the first day of each month thereafter, through and including February 1, 2011. On March 1, 2011, the sum of [***]* shall be due, and alike sum due on the first day of each month thereafter, through and including February 1, 2012. On March 1, 2012, the sum of [***]* shall be due, and a like sum due on the first day of each month thereafter, through and including February 1, 2013. On March 1, 2013, the sum of [***]* shall be due, and a like sum due on the first day of each month thereafter, through and including February 1, 2014. On March 1, 2014, the sum of [***]* shall be due, and a like sum due on the first day of each month thereafter, through and including February l, 2015. The Aggregate Basic Rent for the Lease Term, as extended, shall be increased by $[***]* or from $[***]* to $[***]*. 3. SECURITY DEPOSIT: Provided Tenant is not in default (pursuant to Paragraph 19 of the Lease, i.e., Tenant has received notice and any applicable cure period has expired without cure) of any of the terms, covenants, and conditions of the Lease Agreement, the Security Deposit required under the Lease shall remain $333,344.00. In the event of a Tenant default, Tenant's Security Deposit shall be increased by $268,048.30, or from $333,344.00 to $601,392.30. Within ten (10) days of notice from Landlord of an uncured default under the Lease, Tenant shall (i) provide Landlord with an amended Standby Letter of Credit, in compliance with the terms of Lease Paragraph 45 ("Security Deposit Represented by Standby Letter of Credit") in the total amount of $601,392.30 or (ii) deposit additional cash in the amount of $268,048.30. Within ten (10) business days of Tenant's execution of this Amendment No. 4, Tenant shall provide Landlord with an amended Standby Letter of Credit reflecting an expiration date on the Standby Letter of Credit of March 30, 2015. 4. MANAGEMENT FEE: Effective March 1, 2003, and on the first day of each month thereafter during said Lease Term, Tenant shall pay to Landlord, in addition to the Basic Rent and Additional Rent, a fixed monthly management fee ("Management Fee") equal to one and one-half percent (1.5%) of the Basic Rent due for each month throughout the remaining Lease Term. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary above or in Lease Paragraph 4.D ("Additional Rent"), no additional real property management fee shall be charged to Tenant. 5. PROPERTY INSURANCE: Lease Paragraph 12 ("Property Insurance") is hereby deleted in its entirety and shall be replaced with the following: "12. PROPERTY INSURANCE. Landlord shall purchase and keep in force, and as Additional Rent and in accordance with Paragraph 4D of this Lease, Tenant shall pay to Landlord (or Landlord's agent if so directed by Landlord) Tenant's proportionate share (allocated to the Leased Premises by square footage or other equitable basis as calculated and determined by Landlord) of the deductibles on insurance claims and the cost of, policy or policies of insurance covering loss or damage to the Premises (including all improvements within the Premises constructed by either Landlord or Tenant (provided Tenant has obtained Landlord's written approval for said improvements to the Premises) and Complex (excluding routine maintenance and repairs and incidental damage or destruction caused by accidents or vandalism for which Tenant is responsible under Paragraph 7) in the amount of the full replacement value thereof, providing protection against those perils included within the classification of "all risks" insurance and flood and/or earthquake insurance, if available, plus a policy of rental income insurance in the amount of one hundred (100%) percent of twelve (12) months Basic Rent, plus sums paid as Additional Rent and any deductibles related thereto. If such insurance cost is increased due to Tenant's use of the Premises or the Complex, Tenant agrees to pay to Landlord the full cost of such increase. Tenant shall have no interest in nor any right to the proceeds of any insurance procured by Landlord for the Complex: - -------- * Confidential treatment has been requested for the bracketed portion. The confidential redacted portion has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Paragraph 12, each party to this Lease hereby waives all rights of recovery against the other party or its officer, employees, gents and representatives for loss or damage to its property or the property of others under its control, arising from any cause insured against under the fire and extended coverage (excluding, however, any loss resulting from Hazardous Material contamination of the Property) required to be maintained by the terms of this Lease Agreement to the extent full reimbursement of the loss/claim is received by the insured party. Each party required to carry property insurance hereunder shall cause the policy evidencing such insurance to include a provision permitting such release of liability ("waiver of subrogation endorsement") provided, however, that if the insurance policy of either releasing party prohibits such waiver, then this waiver shall not take effect until consent to such waiver is obtained; provided, however, that if the insurance policy of either releasing party prohibits such waiver, then this waiver shall not take effect until consent to such waiver is obtained. If such waiver is so prohibited, the insured party affected shall promptly notify the other party thereof. In the event the waivers are issued to the parties and are not valid under current policies and/or subsequent insurance policies, the non-complying party will provide, to the other party, 30 days advance notification of the cancellation of the subrogation waiver, in which case neither party will provide such subrogation waiver thereafter and this Paragraph will be null and void. The foregoing waiver of subrogation shall not include any loss resulting from Hazardous Material contamination of the Property or any insurance coverage relating thereto." 6. NOTICES: Lease Paragraph 31 ("Notices") is hereby deleted in its entirety and shall be replaced with the following: "31. NOTICES. All notices, demands, requests, advices or designations which may be or are required to be given by either party to the other hereunder shall be in writing. All notices, demands, requests, advices or designations by Landlord to Tenant shall be sufficiently given, made or delivered if personally served on Tenant by leaving the same at the Premises (provided written receipt is offer d is addressed to the attention of the Vice President of Real Estate) or if sent by United States certified or registered mail, postage prepaid or by a reputable same day or overnight courier service addressed to Tenant at: SYNOPSYS, INC., 700 EAST MIDDLEFIELD ROAD, MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94043, ATTN: VICE PRESIDENT OF REAL ESTATE. As an accommodation to Tenant, Landlord shall also send a copy of all notices to: SHARTSIS, FRIESE & GINSBURG LLP, ONE MARITIME PLAZA, 18TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111, ATTN: JONATHON M. KENNEDY; however, Tenant acknowledges and agrees that any notice delivered to Tenant's main address listed above shall be considered to be delivered to Tenant, regardless of whether or not said notice is submitted and/or received at the secondary address. All notices, demands, requests, advices or designations by Tenant to Landlord shall be sent by United States certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, addressed to Landlord at its offices at: PEERY/ARRILLAGA, 2560 MISSION COLLEGE BLVD., SUITE 101, SANTA CLARA, CA 95054. Each notice, request, demand, advice or designation referred to in this Paragraph shall be deemed received on the date of the personal service or receipt or refusal to accept receipt of the mailing thereof in the manner herein provided, as the case may be. Either party shall have the right, upon ten (10) days written notice to the other, to change the address as noted herein." 7. ALTERATIONS MADE BY TENANT: The provisions of this Paragraph 7 shall modify Lease Paragraphs 5 ("Acceptance and Surrender of Premises") and 6 ("Alterations and Additions"), as follows: A. Landlord acknowledges that Tenant shall have the right, subject to the terms of this Paragraph 7.A, to make non-structural, interior improvements ("Interior Improvements") to the Premises subject to the following: a) Tenant shall provide Landlord, for Landlord's approval, a set of construction plans and a list reflecting the Interior Improvements Tenant desires to make to the Increased Premises no later than November 1, 2002. Upon Landlord's review and approval of said Interior Improvements, said construction plans shall become EXHIBIT B-1 to this Lease. Construction of said Interior Improvements shall not commence until Landlord and Tenant execute Landlord's standard Consent to Alterations agreement and Landlord has posted its Notice of Non-Responsibility; b) Landlord shall not be required, under any circumstance, to contribute any concessions or monetary contribution to said Interior Improvements; c) Tenant shall not be required to remove the Landlord approved Interior Improvements shown on EXHIBIT B-1 at the expiration or earlier termination of the Lease Term. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Landlord's approval of said Interior Improvements referenced in Section 7.A(a) above may provide for specific Interior Improvements to be restored at the' expiration or earlier termination of the Lease Term if said Interior Improvements are not consistent with Landlord's standard interior improvements. B. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Lease Paragraph 6 ("Alterations and Additions"), Landlord's written consent to any future alterations or additions to the Premises will specify whether Landlord shall require removal of said alterations and/or additions, provided Tenant requests such determination from Landlord. 8. TENANT'S PERSONAL PROPERTY INSURANCE AND WORKMAN'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE. The provisions of this Paragraph 8 shall modify Lease Paragraph 11 "Tenant's Personal Property Insurance and Workman's Compensation Insurance"), as follows: Tenant's obligation to insure the leasehold improvements owned by Tenant within the Leased Premises shall be limited to those leasehold improvements owned by Tenant that are not covered by real property insurance Landlord obtains pursuant to Lease Paragraph 12 ("Property Insurance") as amended in Paragraph 5 above. 9. DESTRUCTION. The provisions of this Paragraph 9 shall modify Lease Paragraph 21 ("Destruction"), as follows: Landlord's obligation to rebuild or restore the Premises shall be limited to the building and any interior improvements covered by the real property insurance Landlord obtains pursuant to Lease Paragraph 12 ("Property Insurance") as amended in Paragraph 5 above: 10. AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE. The parties executing this Agreement hereby warrant and represent that they are properly authorized to execute this Agreement and bind the parties on behalf of whom they execute this Agreement and to all of the terms, covenants and conditions of this Agreement as they relate to the respective parties hereto. 11. DELETION OF PARAGRAPHS: Insomuch as Tenant has entered into a lease agreement with Landlord for premises located at 700A East Middlefield Road, Mountain View, California (Building A), it is agreed between the parties that Lease Paragraphs 54 ("Option to Lease Building A (700A Middlefield Rd., Mt. View, CA) Option Space"), 55 ("First Right of Refusal") and 56 ("Rights Reserved for Tenant's Personal Benefit"), all of which relate to said Building A, are hereby deleted and shall be of no further force or effect. EXCEPT AS MODIFIED HEREIN, all other terms, covenants, and conditions of said June 16, 1992 Lease Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Landlord and Tenant have executed this Amendment No. 4 to Lease as of the day and year last written below. LANDLORD: TENANT: JOHN ARRILLAGA SURVIVOR'S SYNOPSYS, INC. TRUST a Delaware corporation By /S/ JOHN ARRILLAGA By /S/ AART DE GEUS ----------------------------------------- --------------------------- John Arrillaga, Trustee Date: 8/8/01 AART DE GEUS ------------------------------------- ----------------------------- Print or Type Name RICHARD T. PEERY SEPARATE Title: CHAIRMAN & CEO ---------------------- PROPERTY TRUST By /S/ JASON PEERY Date: 8/8/01 ----------------------------------------- ----------------------- Jason Peery, Special Trustee EXHIBIT 10.12 AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO LEASE THIS AMENDMENT NO. 3 is made and entered into this l8th day of July, 2001, by and between JOHN ARRILLAGA, Trustee, or his Successor Trustee UTA dated 7/20/77 (JOHN ARRILLAGA SURVIVOR'S TRUST) (previously known as the "Arrillaga Family Trust" and the "John Arrillaga Separate Property Trust") as amended, and RICHARD T. PEERY, Trustee, or his Successor Trustee UTA dated 7/20/77 (RICHARD T. PEERY SEPARATE PROPERTY TRUST) as amended, collectively as LANDLORD, and SYNOPSYS, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION, as TENANT. RECITALS A. WHEREAS, by Lease Agreement dated June 23, 1993 Landlord leased to Tenant all of that certain 104,170+/- square foot building located at 700A East Middlefield Road, Mountain View, California, the details of which are more particularly set forth in said June 23, 1993 Lease Agreement, and B. WHEREAS, said Lease was amended by Amendment No. 1 dated November 4, 1994 which: (i) acknowledged Tenant's exercise of it option to delay occupancy of the first floor of the Premises and established February 1, 1995 as the Commencement Date for the second floor of the Premises; (ii) decreased the Term of the Lease to eight years five months, or from October 1, 1994 through February 28, 2003, pursuant to Lease Paragraph 51 ("Commencement Date, Lease Term and Basic Rent Schedule Amended in the Event Tenant Delays Occupancy on the First and/or Second Floor of the Leased Premises"); and (iii) amended the Basic Rent Schedule and the Aggregate Rent accordingly, and, C. WHEREAS, said Lease was amended by Amendment No. 2 dated October 4, 1995 which: (i) amended Lease Paragraphs 49 ("Cross Default") and 50 ("Lease Terms Co-Terminous") to include reference to Tenant's other lease agreements with Landlord dated August 17, 1990, June 16, 1992 and August 24, 1995 for premises respectively located at 7000 and 700B East Middlefield Road, Mountain View, California and 1101 West Maude Avenue, Mountain View, California; (ii) amended Lease Paragraph 523 ("Structural Capital Costs Regulated by Governmental Agencies after the Commencement of this Lease Not Caused by Tenant or Tenant's Uses or Remodeling of the Premises") to correct an error disclosed by an audit of the Lease which required the deletion of the reference to the last four years of the Lease Term as a factor in calculating Tenant's cash contribution towards the cost of said improvements; (iii) established Tenant's temporary driveway rights to adjacent property leased by Tenant at 1101 West Maude Avenue, Mountain View, California; and (iv) replaced Exhibit A to the Lease, and D. WHEREAS, it is now the desire of the parties hereto to amend the Lease by (i) extending the Term for twelve years, thereby changing the Termination Date from February 28, 2003 to February 28, 2015, (ii) amending the Basic Rent schedule and Aggregate Rent accordingly, (iii) increasing the Security Deposit required under the Lease, (iv) amending the Management Fee charged to Tenant, (vii) replacing Lease Paragraphs 12 ("Property Insurance") and 31 ("Notices"), (viii) amending Lease Paragraphs 5 ("Acceptance and Surrender of Premises"), 6 ("Alterations and Additions"), 11 ("Tenant's Personal Property Insurance and Workman's Compensation Insurance") and 21 ("Destruction") and (ix) adding a paragraph ("Authority to Execute") to the Lease Agreement as hereinafter set forth. AGREEMENT NOW THEREFORE, for valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, and in consideration of the hereinafter mutual promises, the parties hereto do agree as follows: 1. TERM OF LEASE: It is agreed between the parties that the Term of said Lease Agreement shall be extended for an additional twelve (12) year period, and the Lease Termination Date shall be changed from February 28, 2003 to February 28, 2015. 2. BASIC RENT SCHEDULE: The monthly Basic Rent Schedule shall be adjusted as follows: On March 1, 2003, the sum of [***]* shall be due, and a like sum due on the first day of each month thereafter, through and including February 1, 2004. On March 1, 2004, the sum of [***]* shall be due, and a like sum due on the first day of each month thereafter, through and including February 1, 2005. On March 1, 2005, the sum of [***]* shall be due, and a like sum due on the first day of each month thereafter, through and including February 1, 2006. On March 1, 2006, the sum of [***]* shall be due, and like sum due on the first day of each month thereafter, through and including February 1, 2007. On March 1, 2007, the sum of [***]* shall be due, and a like sum due on the first day of each month thereafter, through and including February 1, 2008. On March 1, 2008, the sum of [***]* shall be due, and a like sum due on the first day of each month thereafter, through and including February 1, 2009. On March 1, 2009, the sum of [***]* shall be due, and a like sum due on the first day of each month thereafter, through and including February 1, 2010. On March 1, 2010, the sum of [***]* shall be due, and a like sum due on the first day of each month thereafter, through and including February 1, 2011. On March 1, 2011, the sum of [***]* shall be due, and a like sum due on the first day of each month thereafter, through and including February 1, 2012. On March l, 2012, the sum of [***]* shall be due, and a like sum due on the first day of each month thereafter, through and including February 1, 2013. On March 1, 2013, the sum of [***]* shall be due, and a like sum due on the first day of each month thereafter, through and including February 1, 2014. On March 1, 2014, the sum of [***]* shall be due, and a like sum due on the first day of each month - thereafter, through and including February 1, 2015. The Aggregate Basic Rent for the Lease Term, as extended, shall be increased by $[***]*, or from $[***]* to $[***]*. 3. SECURITY DEPOSIT: Provided Tenant is not in default (pursuant to Paragraph 19 of the Lease, I.E., Tenant has received notice and any applicable cure period has expired without cure) of any of the terms, covenants, and conditions of the Lease Agreement, the Security Deposit required under the Lease shall remain $343,761.00. In the event of a Tenant default, Tenant's Security Deposit shall be increased by $257,631.30, or from $343,761.00 to $601,392.30. Within ten days of notice from Landlord of an uncured default under the Lease, Tenant shall provide Landlord with: (i) an amended Standby Letter of Credit, in compliance with the terms of Lease Paragraph 46 ("Security Deposit Represented by Standby Letter of Credit") in the total amount of $601,392.30; or (ii) deposit additional cash in the amount of $257,631.30. Within ten business days of Tenant's execution of this Amendment No. 3, Tenant shall provide Landlord with an amended Standby Letter of Credit reflecting an expiration date on the Standby Letter of Credit of March 30, 2015. 4. MANAGEMENT FEE: Effective March l, 2003, and on the first day of each month thereafter during said Lease Term, Tenant shall pay to Landlord, in addition to the Basic Rent and Additional Rent, a fixed monthly management fee ("Management Fee") equal to one and one-half percent (1.5%) of the Basic Rent due for each month throughout the remaining Lease Term. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary above or in Lease Paragraph 4.D ("Additional Rent"), no additional real property management fee shall be charged to Tenant. 5. PROPERTY INSURANCE: Lease Paragraph 12 ("Property Insurance") is hereby deleted in its entirety and shall be replaced with the following: "12. PROPERTY INSURANCE. Landlord shall purchase and keep in force, and as Additional Rent and in accordance with Paragraph 4D of this Lease, Tenant shall pay to Landlord (or Landlord's agent if so directed by Landlord) Tenant's proportionate share (allocated to the Leased Premises by square footage or other equitable basis as calculated and determined by Landlord) of the deductibles on insurance claims and the cost of, policy or policies of insurance covering loss or damage to the Premises (including all improvements within the Premises constructed by either Landlord or Tenant (provided Tenant has obtained Landlord's written approval for said improvements to the Premises) and Complex (excluding routine maintenance and repairs and incidental damage or destruction caused by accidents or vandalism for which Tenant is responsible under Paragraph 7) in the amount of the full replacement value thereof, providing protection against those perils included within the classification of "all risks" insurance and flood and/or earthquake insurance, if available, plus a policy of rental income insurance in the amount of one hundred (100%) percent of twelve (12) months Basic Rent, plus sums paid as Additional Rent and any deductibles related thereto. If such insurance cost is increased due to Tenant's use of the Premises or the Complex, Tenant agrees to pay to Landlord the full cost of such increase. Tenant shall have no interest in nor any right to the proceeds of any insurance procured by Landlord for the Complex. In addition and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Paragraph 12, each party to this Lease hereby waives all rights of recovery against the other party or its officer, employees, agents and representatives for loss or damage to its property or the property of others under its control, arising from any cause insured against under the fire and extended coverage (excluding, however, any loss resulting from Hazardous Material contamination of the Property) required to be maintained by the terms of this Lease Agreement to the extent full reimbursement of the loss/claim is received by the insured party. Each party required to carry property insurance hereunder shall cause the policy evidencing such insurance to include a provision permitting such release of liability ("waiver of subrogation endorsement") provided, however, that if the - -------- * Confidential treatment has been requested for the bracketed portion. The confidential redacted portion has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. insurance policy of either releasing party prohibits such waiver, then this waiver shall not take effect until consent to such waiver is obtained; provided, however, that if the insurance policy of either releasing party prohibits such waiver, then this waiver shall not take effect until consent to such waiver is obtained. If such waiver is so prohibited, the insured party affected shall promptly notify the other party thereof. In the event the waivers are issued to the parties and are not valid under current policies and/or subsequent insurance policies, the non-complying party will provide, to the other party, 30 days advance notification of the cancellation of the subrogation waiver, in which case neither party will provide such subrogation waiver thereafter and this Paragraph will be null and void. The foregoing waiver of subrogation shall not include any loss resulting from Hazardous Material contamination of the Property or any insurance coverage relating thereto." 6. NOTICES: Lease Paragraph 31 ("Notices") is hereby deleted in its entirety and shall be replaced with the following: "31. NOTICES. All notices, demands, requests, advices or designations which may be or are required to be given by either party to the other hereunder shall be in writing. All notices, demands, requests, advices or designations by Landlord to Tenant shall be sufficiently given, made or delivered if personally served on Tenant by leaving the same at the Premises (provided written receipt is offered and is addressed to the attention of the Vice President of Real Estate) or if sent by United States certified or registered mail, postage prepaid or by a reputable same day or overnight courier service addressed to Tenant at: SYNOPSYS, INC., 700 EAST MIDDLEFIELD ROAD, MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94043, ATTN: VICE PRESIDENT OF REAL ESTATE. As an accommodation to Tenant, Landlord shall also send a copy of all notices to: SHARTSIS, FRIESE & GINSBURG LLP, ONE MARITIME PLAZA, 18TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111, ATTN: JONATHON M. KENNEDY; however, Tenant acknowledges and agrees that any notice delivered to Tenant's main address listed above shall be considered to be delivered to Tenant, regardless of whether or not said notice is submitted and/or received at the secondary address. All notices, demands, requests, advices or designations by Tenant to Landlord shall be sent by United States certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, addressed to Landlord at its offices at: PEERY/ARRILLAGA, 2560 MISSION COLLEGE BLVD., SUITE 101, SANTA CLARA, CA 95054. Each notice, request, demand, advice or designation referred to in this Paragraph shall be deemed received on the date of the personal service or receipt or refusal to accept receipt of the mailing thereof in the manner herein provided, as the case may be. Either party shall have the right, upon ten (10) days written notice to the other, to change the address as noted herein." 7. ALTERATIONS MADE BY TENANT: The provisions of this Paragraph 7 shall modify Lease Paragraphs 5 ("Acceptance and Surrender of Premises") and 6 ("Alterations and Additions"), as follows: a) Landlord acknowledges that Tenant shall have the right, subject to the terms of this Paragraph 7.A, to make non-structural, interior improvements ("Interior Improvements") to the Premises subject to the following: b) Tenant shall provide Landlord, for Landlord's approval, a set of construction plans and a list reflecting the Interior Improvements Tenant desires to make to the Increased Premises no later than November 1, 2002 Upon Landlord's review and approval of said Interior Improvements, said construction plans shall become Exhibit B-1 to this Lease. Construction of said Interior Improvements shall not commence until Landlord and Tenant execute Landlord's standard Consent to Alterations agreement and' Landlord has posted its Notice of Non-Responsibility; c) Landlord shall not be required, under any circumstance, to contribute any concessions or monetary contribution to said Interior Improvements; d) Tenant shall not be required to remove the Landlord approved Interior Improvements shown on Exhibit B-1 at the expiration or earlier termination of the Lease Term. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Landlord's approval of said Interior Improvements referenced in Section 7.A(a) above may provide for specific Interior Improvements to be restored at the expiration or earlier termination of the Lease Term if said Interior Improvements are not consistent with Landlord's standard interior improvements; e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Lease Paragraph 6 ("Alterations and Additions"), Landlord's written consent to any future alterations or additions to the Premises will specify whether Landlord shall require removal of said alterations and/or additions, provided Tenant requests such determination from Landlord. 8. TENANT'S PERSONAL PROPERTY INSURANCE AND WORKMAN'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE. The provisions of this Paragraph 8 shall modify Lease Paragraph 11 ("Tenant's Personal Property Insurance and Workman's Compensation Insurance"), as follows: Tenant's obligation to insure the leasehold improvements owned by Tenant within the Leased Premises shall be limited to those leasehold improvements owned by Tenant that are not covered by real property insurance Landlord obtains pursuant to Lease Paragraph 12 ("Property Insurance") as amended in Paragraph 5 above. 9. DESTRUCTION. The provisions of this Paragraph 9 shall modify Lease Paragraph 21 ("Destruction"), as follows: Landlord's obligation to rebuild or restore the Premises shall be limited to the building and any interior improvements covered by the real property insurance Landlord obtains pursuant to Lease Paragraph 12 ("Property Insurance") as amended in Paragraph 5 above. 10. AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE. The parties executing this Agreement hereby warrant and represent that they are properly authorized to execute this Agreement and bind the parties on behalf of whom they execute this Agreement and to all of the terms, covenants and conditions of this Agreement as they relate to the respective parties hereto. EXCEPT AS MODIFIED HEREIN, all other terms, covenants, and conditions of said June 23, 1993 Lease Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Landlord and Tenant have executed this Amendment No. 3 to Lease as of the day and year last written below. LANDLORD: TENANT: JOHN ARRILLAGA SURVIVOR'S SYNOPSYS, INC. TRUST a Delaware corporation By /S/ JOHN ARRILLAGA By /S/ AART DE GEUS --------------------------------------- ----------------------------- John Arrillaga, Trustee Date: 8/8/01 AART DE GEUS ----------------------------------- ------------------------------- Print or Type Name RICHARD T. PEERY SEPARATE Title: CHAIRMAN & CEO ------------------------ PROPERTY TRUST By /S/ JASON PEERY Date: 8/8/01 --------------------------------------- ------------------------- Jason Peery, Special Trustee Date: 8/8/01 ----------------------------------- EXHIBIT 10.13 AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO LEASE THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 is made and entered into this 18th day of July, 2001, by and between JOHN ARRILLAGA, Trustee, or his Successor Trustee UTA dated 7/20/77 (JOHN ARRILLAGA SURVIVOR'S TRUST) (previously known as the "Arrillaga Family Trust") as amended, and RICHARD T. PEERY, Trustee, or his Successor Trustee UTA dated 7/20/77 (RICHARD T. PEERY SEPARATE PROPERTY TRUST) as amended, collectively as LANDLORD, and SYNOPSYS, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION, as TENANT. RECITALS A. WHEREAS, by Lease Agreement dated August 24, 1995 Landlord leased to Tenant all of that certain 85,000+/- square foot building located at 1101 West Maude Avenue, Mountain View, California, the details of which are more particularly set forth in said August 24, 1995 Lease Agreement, and B. WHEREAS, it is now the desire of the parties hereto to amend the Lease by: (i) extending the Term for twelve years, thereby changing the Termination Date from February 28, 2003 to February 28, 2015, (ii) amending the Basic Rent schedule and Aggregate Rent accordingly, (iii) increasing the Security Deposit required under the Lease, (iv) amending the Management Fee charged to Tenant, (vii) replacing Lease Paragraphs 12 ("Property Insurance") and 31 ("Notices"), (viii) amending Lease Paragraphs 5 ("Acceptance and Surrender of Premises"), 6 ("Alterations and Additions"), 11 ("Tenant's Personal Property Insurance and Workman's Compensation Insurance") and 21 ("Destruction"), (xi) adding a paragraph ("Authority to Execute"), and (x) deleting Lease Paragraphs 53 ("Two (2) - Three (3) Year Options to Extend") and 54 ("Tenant's Option to Terminate Lease") to the Lease Agreement as hereinafter set forth. AGREEMENT NOW THEREFORE, for valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, and in consideration of the hereinafter mutual promises, the parties hereto do agree as follows: 1) TERM OF LEASE: It is agreed between the parties that the Term of said Lease Agreement shall be extended for an additional twelve (12) year period (the "Extended Term"), and the Lease Termination Date shall be changed from February 28, 2003 to February 28, 2015. The Extended Term of the Lease is comprised of the two three year extensions (which extend the Term to February 28, 2009) covered under Tenant's Option to Extend pursuant to Lease Paragraph 53 ("Two Three Year Options to Extend") and an additional six year extension, which extends the Term to February 28, 2015 to make the Termination Date of this Lease co-terminous with the extended term of the Existing Leases as referenced in Lease Paragraph 47 ("Lease Terms Co-Terminous"). Tenant and Landlord hereby acknowledge Tenant's exercise of said Options to Extend the Terms of said Lease, and Lease Paragraph 53 is hereby deleted in its entirety upon the execution of this Amendment No. 1. 2) BASIC RENTAL FOR EXTENDED TERM OF LEASE: The monthly Basic Rental for the Extended Term of Lease shall be as follows: On March 1, 2003, the sum of [***]* shall be due, and a like sum due on the first day of each month thereafter through and including February 1, 2004. On March 1, 2004, the sum of [***]* shall be due, and a like sum due on the first day of each month thereafter through and including February 1, 2005. On March 1, 2005, the sum of [***]* shall be due, and a like sum due on the first day of each month thereafter through and including February 1, 2006. On March 1, 2006, the sum of [***]* shall be due, and a like sum due on the first day of each month thereafter through and including February 1, 2007. On March 1, 2007, the sum of [***]* shall be due, and a like sum due on the first day of each month thereafter through and including February 1, 2008. On March 1, 2008, the sum of [***]*shall be due, and a like sum due on the first day of each month thereafter, through and including February 1, 2009. On March 1, 2009, the sum of [***]* shall be due, and a like sum due on the first day of each month thereafter, through and including February 1, 2010. On March 1, 2010, the sum of [***]* shall be due, and a like sum due on the first day of each month thereafter, through and including February l, 2011. On March 1, 2011, the sum of [***]* shall be due, and a like sum due on the first day of each month thereafter, through and including February 1, 2012. On March 1, 2012, the sum of [***]* shall be due, and a like sum due on the first day of each month thereafter, through and including February 1, 2013. On March 1, 2013, the sum of [***]* shall be due, and a like sum due on the first day of each month thereafter, through and including February 1, 2014. On March 1, 2014, the sum of [***]* shall be due, and a like sum due on the first day of each month thereafter, through and including February 1, 2015. The Aggregate Basic Rent for the Lease Term, as extended, shall be increased by $[***]* or from $[***]* to $[***]*. 3) SECURITY DEPOSIT: Provided Tenant is not in default (pursuant to Paragraph 19 of the Lease, i.e.. Tenant has received notice and any applicable cure period has expired without cure) of any of the terms, covenants, and conditions of the Lease Agreement, the Security Deposit required under the Lease shall remain $280,500.00. In the event of a Tenant default, Tenant's Security Deposit shall be increased by $210,220.42, or from $280,500.00 to $490,720.42 as follows: A. By February 28, 2003 (or within ten (10) days of notice from Landlord of an uncured default under the Lease if said default occurs after February 28, 2003), Tenant shall: (i) provide Landlord with an amended Standby Letter of Credit, in compliance with the terms of Lease Paragraph 44 ("Security Deposit Represented by Standby Letter of Credit") in the total amount of $297,500.00, which amount is the Security Deposit required under Tenant's First Three Year Option to Extend as stated in Lease Paragraph 53.A; or (ii) deposit cash in the amount of $17,000.00. - -------- * Confidential treatment has been requested for the bracketed portion. The confidential redacted portion has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. B. By February 28, 2006 (or within ten (10) days of notice from Landlord of an uncured default under the Lease if said default occurs after February 28, 2006), Tenant shall: (i) provide Landlord with an amended Standby Letter of Credit, in compliance with the terms of Lease Paragraph 44 ("Security Deposit Represented by Standby Letter of Credit") in the total amount of $323,000.00, which amount is the Security Deposit required under Tenant's Second Three Year Option to Extend as stated in Lease Paragraph 53.13; or (ii) deposit cash in the amount of $25,500.00. C. By February 28, 2009 (or within ten (10) days of notice from Landlord of an uncured default under the Lease if said default occurs after February 28, 2006), Tenant shall: (i) provide Landlord with an amended Standby Letter of Credit, in compliance with the terms of Lease Paragraph 44 ("Security Deposit Represented by Standby Letter of Credit") in the total amount of $490,720.42, which amount is the total Security Deposit required under the Lease; or (ii) deposit cash in the amount of $167,720.42. Within ten (10) business days of Tenant's execution of this Amendment No. 1, Tenant shall provide Landlord with an amended Standby Letter of Credit reflecting an expiration date on the Standby Letter of Credit of March 30, 2015. 4) MANAGEMENT FEE: Effective March 1, 2009, and on the first day of each month thereafter during said Lease Term, Tenant shall pay to Landlord, in addition to the Basic Rent and Additional Rent, a fixed monthly management fee ("Management Fee") equal to one and one-half percent (1.5%) of the Basic Rent due for each month throughout the remaining Lease Term. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary above or in Lease Paragraph 4.D ("Additional Rent"), no additional real property management fee shall be charged to Tenant. 5) PROPERTY INSURANCE: Lease Paragraph 12 ("Property Insurance") is hereby deleted in its entirety and shall be replaced with the following: "12: PROPERTY INSURANCE. Landlord shall purchase and keep in force, and as Additional Rent and in accordance with Paragraph 4D of this Lease, Tenant shall pay to Landlord (or Landlord's agent if so directed by Landlord) Tenant's proportionate share (allocated to the Leased Premises by square footage or other equitable basis as calculated and determined by Landlord) of the deductibles on insurance claims and the cost of, policy or policies of insurance covering loss or damage to the Premises (including all improvements within the Premises constructed by either Landlord or Tenant (provided Tenant has obtained Landlord's written approval for said improvements to the Premises) and Complex (excluding routine maintenance and repairs and incidental damage or destruction caused by accidents or vandalism for which Tenant is responsible under Paragraph 7) in the amount of the full replacement value thereof, providing protection against those perils included within the classification of "all risks" insurance and flood and/or earthquake insurance, if available, plus a policy of rental income insurance in the amount of one hundred (100%) percent of twelve (12) months Basic Rent, plus sums paid as Additional Rent and any deductibles related thereto. If such insurance cost is increased due to Tenant's use of the Premises or the Complex, Tenant agrees to pay to Landlord the full cost of such increase. Tenant shall have no interest in nor any right to the proceeds of any insurance procured by Landlord for the Complex. In addition and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Paragraph 12, each party to this Lease hereby waives all rights of recovery against the other party or its officer, employees, gents and representatives for loss or damage to its property or the property of others under its control, arising from any cause insured against under the fire and extended coverage (excluding, however, any loss resulting from Hazardous Material contamination of the Property) required to be maintained by the terms of this Lease Agreement to the extent full reimbursement of the loss/claim is received by the insured party. Each party required to carry property insurance hereunder shall cause the policy evidencing such insurance to include a provision permitting such release of liability ("waiver of subrogation endorsement") provided, however, that if the insurance policy of either releasing party prohibits such waiver, then this waiver shall not take effect until consent to such waiver is obtained; provided, however, that if the insurance policy of either releasing party prohibits such waiver, then this waiver shall not take effect until consent to such waiver is obtained. If such waiver is so prohibited, the insured party affected shall promptly notify the other party thereof. In the' event the waivers are issued to the parties and are not valid under current policies and/or subsequent insurance policies, the non-complying party will provide, to the other party, 30 days advance notification of the cancellation of the subrogation waiver, in which case neither party will provide such subrogation waiver thereafter and this Paragraph will be null and void. The foregoing waiver of subrogation shall not include any loss resulting from Hazardous Material contamination of the Property or any insurance coverage relating thereto." 6) NOTICES: Lease Paragraph 31 ("Notices") is hereby deleted in its entirety and shall be replaced with the following: "31. NOTICES. All notices, demands, requests, advices or designations which maybe or are required to be given by either party to the other hereunder shall be in writing. All notices, demands, requests, advices or designations by Landlord to Tenant shall be sufficiently given, made or delivered if personally served on Tenant by leaving the same at the Premises (provided written receipt is offered and is addressed to the attention of the Vice President of Real Estate) or if sent by United States certified or registered mail, postage prepaid or by a reputable same day or overnight courier service addressed to Tenant at: SYNOPSYS, INC., 700 EAST MIDDLEFIELD ROAD, MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94043, ATTN: VICE PRESIDENT OF REAL ESTATE. As an accommodation to Tenant, Landlord shall also send a copy of all notices to: SHARTSIS, FRIESE & GINSBURG LLP, ONE MARITIME PLAZA, 18TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111, ATTN: JONATHON M. KENNEDY; however, Tenant acknowledges and agrees that any notice delivered to Tenant's main address listed above shall be considered to be delivered to Tenant, regardless of whether or not said notice is submitted and/or received at the secondary address. All notices, demands, requests, advices or designations by Tenant to Landlord shall be sent by United States certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, addressed to Landlord at its offices at: PEERY/ARRILLAGA, 2560 MISSION COLLEGE BLVD., SUITE 101, SANTA CLARA, CA 95054. Each notice, request, demand, advice or designation referred to in this Paragraph shall be deemed received on the date of the personal service or receipt or refusal to accept receipt of the mailing thereof in the manner herein provided, as the case may be. Either party shall have the right, upon ten (10) days written notice to the other, to change the address as noted herein." 7) ALTERATIONS MADE BY TENANT: The provisions of this Paragraph 7 shall modify Lease Paragraphs 5 ("Acceptance and Surrender of Premises") and 6 ("Alterations and Additions"), as follows: A. Landlord acknowledges that Tenant shall have the right, subject to the terms of this Paragraph 7.A, to make non-structural, interior improvements ("Interior Improvements") to the Premises subject to the following: a) Tenant shall provide Landlord, for Landlord's approval, a set of construction plans and a list reflecting the Interior Improvements Tenant desires to make to the Increased Premises no later than November 1, 2002. Upon Landlord's review and approval of said Interior Improvements, said construction plans shall become EXHIBIT B-1 to this Lease. Construction of said Interior Improvements shall not commence until Landlord and Tenant execute Landlord's standard Consent to Alterations agreement and Landlord has posted its Notice of Non-Responsibility; b) Landlord shall not be required, under any circumstance, to contribute any concessions or monetary contribution to said Interior Improvements; c) Tenant shall not be required to remove the Landlord approved Interior Improvements shown on EXHIBIT B-1 at the expiration or earlier termination of the Lease Term. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Landlord's approval of said Interior Improvements referenced in Section 7.A(a) above may provide for specific Interior Improvements to be restored of the expiration or earlier termination of the Lease Term if said Interior Improvements are not consistent with Landlord's standard interior improvements. B. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Lease Paragraph 6 ("Alterations and Additions"), Landlord's written consent to any future alterations or additions to the Premises will specify whether Landlord shall require removal of said alterations and/or additions, provided Tenant requests such determination from Landlord: 8) TENANT'S PERSONAL PROPERTY INSURANCE AND WORKMAN'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE. The provisions of this Paragraph 8 shall modify Lease Paragraph 11 ("Tenant's Personal Property Insurance and Workman's Compensation Insurance"), as follows: Tenant's obligation to insure the leasehold improvements owned by Tenant within the Leased Premises shall be limited to those leasehold improvements owned by Tenant that are not covered by real property insurance Landlord obtains pursuant to Lease Paragraph 12 ("Property Insurance") as amended in Paragraph 5 above. 9) DESTRUCTION. The provisions of this Paragraph 9 shall modify Lease Paragraph 21 ("Destruction"), as follows: Landlord's obligation to rebuild or restore the Premises shall be limited to the building and any interior improvements covered by the real property insurance Landlord obtains pursuant to Lease Paragraph 12 ("Property Insurance") as amended in Paragraph 5 above. 10) AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE. The parties executing this Agreement hereby warrant and represent that they are properly authorized to execute this Agreement and bind the parties on behalf of whom they execute this Agreement and to all of the terms, covenants and conditions of this Agreement as they relate to the respective parties hereto. 11) TENANT'S OPTION TO TERMINATE LEASE: Lease Paragraph 54 ("Tenant's Option to Terminate Lease") is hereby deleted in its entirety, and shall be of no further force or effect. EXCEPT AS MODIFIED HEREIN, all other terms, covenants, and conditions of said August 24, 1995 Lease Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Landlord and Tenant have executed this Amendment No. 1 to Lease as, of the day and year last written below. LANDLORD: TENANT: JOHN ARRILLAGA SURVIVOR'S SYNOPSYS, INC. TRUST a Delaware corporation By /S/ JOHN ARRILLAGA By /S/ AART DE GEUS ----------------------------------------- ----------------------------- John Arrillaga, Trustee Date: 8/8/01 AART DE GEUS ------------------------------------- ------------------------------- Print or Type Name RICHARD T. PEERY SEPARATE Title: CHAIRMAN & CEO ------------------------ PROPERTY TRUST By /S/ JASON PEERY Date: 8/8/01 ----------------------------------------- ------------------------- Jason Peery, Special Trustee Date: 8/8/01 ------------ EXHIBIT 10.21 SCHEDULE OF EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS The Company has entered into Employment Agreements in the form filed as Exhibit 10.29(a) to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended January 3, 1998 with the individuals listed below. Both agreements are identical except for the references to names, titles and annualized base salaries (for fiscal 2002), which are shown in the schedule below. NAME TITLE ANNUALIZED BASE SALARY ---- ------ ---------------------- Aart de Geus Chief Executive Officer $400,000 Chi-Foon Chan Chief Operating Officer $400,000 EXHIBIT 21.1 SYNOPSYS, INC. Subsidiaries NAME JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION ACEO Technology, Inc. US Advanced Test Technologies, Inc. US Analogy France SARL France Analogy GmbH Germany Analogy UK Ltd. United Kingdom Analogy AB Sweden Sweden Angel Fund Limited Hong Kong Angel Hi-Tech Limited Bermuda Angel Technology Limited Not Available Apteq Design Systems, Inc. US Archer Systems, Inc. US Avansmart, Inc. Delaware Avant! Asia Investment Holdings, Inc. British Virgin Islands Avant! China People's Republic of China Avant! China Holdings, Ltd. Bermuda Avant! Corp SRL (Italy) Italy Avant! Corporation LLC Delaware Avant! Corporation Limited United Kingdom Avant! Europe Manufacturing Ltd. Ireland Avant! Export FSC, Inc. Barbados Gemstone LLC Not Available Avant! Gmbh Germany Avant! Global Investment Holdings, Ltd. Bermuda Avant! Global Technologies Ltd. Bermuda Avant! Hi-Tech Corporation Taiwan Avant! International Distribution Ltd. Ireland Avant! Japan Corporation Japan Avant! Korea Co., Ltd. Korea Avant! Micro-Electronic (Shanghai) Company Limited China Avant! Software & Development Centre (India) Private Limited India Avant! Software (Israel) Ltd. Israel Avant! Sweden SA Sweden Avant! Taiwan Holdings, Ltd. Bermuda Avant! UK UK Avant! Worldwide Holdings, Ltd. Bermuda Avanticorp. Hong Kong Limited Hong Kong Avanwise, Inc. Delaware Chronologic Simulation, Inc. US Cida Technology, Inc. US Co-Design Automation, Inc. US Co-Design Automation Ltd. UK Compass Design Automation International, B.V. Netherlands Compass Design Automation, EURL France Compass Design Automation, Inc. US Compass Italy BV Netherlands Compass Japan KK Japan Compass Korea Korea Crystal Investment (Taiwan) Corporation Taiwan Crystal VC Cayman Island Eagle Design Automation, Inc. US Electronic Design Automation Services Europe Netherlands Epic International, Inc. US Everest Design Automation, Inc. US Galax! Delaware Gambit Automation Design, Inc. US Gemstone LLC Delaware inSilicon Canada Corporation Canada inSilicon Canada Holding ULC Canada inSilicon Canada Ltd. Canada inSilicon Corporation Delaware inSilicon GmbH Germany inSilicon Holding Corp. US (DE) inSilicon International, Inc. US (DE) inSilicon K.K. Japan inSilicon Limited UK InterHDL, Inc. California InterHDL Design Corp. U.S Maingate Electronics, Inc. Japan Maude Avenue Land Corporation US Meta Software KK Japan Meta Software SA Switzerland Nexus IC Cayman Islands Nexus IC Asia Cayman Islands Oak Merger Corp Delaware Quad Design Technology, Inc. US Radiant Design Tools, Inc. US Silerity, Inc. US Stanza Systems, Inc. US Sunrise Test Systems, Inc. US Symmetry Design Systems, Inc. US Synopsys Holding Company US Synopsys Ireland Limited (GB01) Ireland Synopsys International Limited Ireland Synopsys Ireland Resources Ireland Synopsys International Inc. (FSC) Barbados Synopsys International Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. 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People's Republic of China Xynetix Design Systems, U.K. United Kingdom Xynetix GmbH Germany EXHIBIT 23.1 REPORT ON FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE The Board of Directors Synopsys, Inc.: Under the date of November 20, 2002, except as to Note 13, which is as of January 13, 2003, we reported on the consolidated balance sheets of Synopsys, Inc. and subsidiaries as of October 31, 2002 and 2001 and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity and comprehensive income and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended October 31, 2002. In connection with our audits of the aforementioned consolidated financial statements, we also audited the related consolidated financial statement schedule as listed in the accompanying index. This financial statement schedule is the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on this financial statement schedule based on our audits. In our opinion, such financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein. KPMG LLP Mountain View, California November 20, 2002, except as to Note 13, which is as of January 13, 2003 Consent of Independent Auditors The Board of Directors Synopsys, Inc.: We consent to the incorporation by reference in registration statements (Nos. 333-75638 and 333-67184) on Form S-4 and (Nos. 333-45056, 333-38810, 333-32130, 333-90643, 333-84279, 333-77597, 333-56170, 333-63216, 333-71056, 333-50947, 333-77000, 333-97317, 333-97319, 333-99651, and 333-100155) on Form S-8 of Synopsys, Inc. of our reports dated November 20, 2002, except as to Note 13, which is as of January 13, 2003, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Synopsys, Inc. and subsidiaries as of October 31, 2002 and 2001 and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity and comprehensive income, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended October 31, 2002, and the related consolidated financial statement schedule, which reports appear in this annual report on Form 10-K of Synopsys, Inc. KPMG LLP Mountain View, California January 29, 2003 CERTIFICATIONS I, Aart J. de Geus, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Synopsys, Inc.; 2. Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual report; and 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report; 4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have: a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report is being prepared; b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this annual report (the "Evaluation Date"); and c) presented in this annual report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date; 5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function): a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and 6. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have indicated in this annual report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. Date: January 27, 2003 /s/ AART J. DE GEUS ----------------------- Aart J. de Geus Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) I, Steven K. Shevick, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Synopsys, Inc.; 2. Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual report; and 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this annual report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report; 4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have: a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report is being prepared; b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this annual report (the "Evaluation Date"); and c) presented in this annual report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date; 5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function): a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and 6. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have indicated in this annual report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. Date: January 27, 2003 /S/ STEVEN K. SHEVICK --------------------- Steven K. Shevick Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)