Insider trade

Chair sold ~$11M of SNPS shares in the open market

Traded Aug 31, 2026 · Filed Sep 2, 2026

SynopsysSNPS

~$11M
Reported value · 25K sh @ $441.7646: 120K
Holds after · shares reported: +11.6%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 -0.4%, $439.59 → $490.54 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

Synopsys's EXECUTIVE CHAIR sold $11M of Synopsys shares. Nobody planned it ahead of time.

Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell

View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

All the details

Dates, kept separate

Transaction date: Aug 31, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Sep 2, 2026

Chair$1M+

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$11,044,115

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

5 days after results of Aug 26, 2026

Results dates are the company's own 8-K (Item 2.02). Many companies only let insiders trade in a window after results

Price at the time

Closed at $439.59 on Aug 31, 2026, 18% above its 52-week low and 28% below its high, after a 16% rise over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $372.33 (Jul 30, 2026) to $609.08 (Sep 8, 2025), 28% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $378.46 on Jul 20, 2026. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Layoff notice nearby

A WARN layoff notice covering 128 workers was filed in California on August 31, 2026.

From the official state WARN list, the same day as the trade. Shown for timing only; the two filings are separate

Planned / mechanical clue

None found in footnotes

Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred

Securities lawsuit open at the trade date

A securities lawsuit naming the company as a defendant was filed on Oct 31, 2025 in the U.S. District Court, N.D. California. A filing is an allegation, not a finding.

In re Synopsys, Inc. Securities Litigation, docket 5:25-cv-09410, via CourtListener (court records). Nature of suit 850, company named as first defendant

After it was reported

After	Stock	S&P 500	Difference
7 days	-4.6%	-2.0%	-2.6%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0001249802-26-000010
Filed / recorded: Sep 2, 2026, 7:14 PM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 2, 2026, 12:28 PM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v1
Data quality: Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer: SYNOPSYS INC
Issuer CIK: 883241
Ticker: SNPS
Reporting person: Geus Aart De
Relationship: Director, Officer
Officer title: EXECUTIVE CHAIR
Security: Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: Aug 31, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 25,000
Price per share: $441.7646
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 120,421
Ownership form: Direct
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

Represents a weighted average sale price per share. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $435.88 to $445.70. The Reporting Person has provided to the Issuer, and undertakes to provide to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission or any security holder of the Issuer, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the range.

Around the same time

3w ago

15KShares · @ $135.88

Derivative exercise or conversion — not an open-market buy.

Why it stands out Official record

CEO sold3w ago

~$5.47MReported value · 15K sh @ $374.8756

The boss of Synopsys sold $5.47M of Synopsys shares. Nobody planned it ahead of time.

Why it stands out Official record

3w ago

15KDerivative units

Derivative exercise or conversion — not an open-market buy.

Why it stands out Official record