DE GEUS AART 4
4 · SYNOPSYS INC · Filed Jun 16, 2026
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Synopsys (SNPS) Exec Chair Aart de Geus Exercises RSUs, Sells Shares
What Happened
- Aart de Geus, Executive Chair and Director of Synopsys (SNPS), had 449 restricted stock units (stock units convert 1:1 to shares) vest and convert into 449 shares on June 15, 2026. Of those, 156 shares were retained/withheld by the company to satisfy tax withholding obligations, valued at $454.38 per share for a total of $70,883. The RSU conversion is reported as an exercise/conversion of a derivative (code M) and the withholding as a tax-related disposition (code F).
Key Details
- Transaction date: June 15, 2026.
- Converted: 449 stock units -> 449 shares at $0.00 (RSU vesting/conversion).
- Withheld/disposed for taxes: 156 shares @ $454.38 = $70,883 (company retained shares to cover tax).
- Additional derivative line: 449 shares shown disposed at $0.00 related to the conversion mechanics (per filing).
- Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
- Footnotes: F1 = company retained shares to meet tax withholding (amount not in excess of tax liability); F2 = each stock unit converts to one share; F3 = vesting schedule (1/6 on date shown, then five equal semiannual installments).
- Filing timing: Report filed 2026-06-16 for a 2026-06-15 transaction — no late filing indicated in the provided data.
Context
- This was an RSU vesting event with a cashless-style tax withholding (company retention of shares), a common administrative step and not an open-market sale indicating a market view. The material cash value in this filing is the tax withholding (~$70.9k), not a discretionary sale or purchase decision.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
SYNOPSYS INCSNPS
DE GEUS AART
DirectorEXECUTIVE CHAIR
Transactions
- Exercise/Conversion
Common Stock
2026-06-15+449→ 120,577 total - Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F1]2026-06-15$454.38/sh−156$70,883→ 120,421 total - Exercise/Conversion
Restricted Stock Units
[F2][F3]2026-06-15−449→ 2,244 totalExercise: $0.00From: 2026-06-15Exp: 2028-12-15→ Common Stock (449 underlying)
Holdings
- 308,791(indirect: By Trust)
Common Stock
- 14,500(indirect: By Partnership)
Common Stock
Footnotes (3)
- [F1]These shares were retained by the Company in order to meet the tax withholding obligations of the reporting person in connection with the vesting of an installment of the restricted stock unit award. The Compensation Committee approved the disposition of shares by the reporting person and the amount retained by the Company was not in excess of the amount of the tax liability.
- [F2]Each stock unit converts into one share of Synopsys common stock.
- [F3]One-sixth (1/6) of the units vest on the date shown followed by five equal semi-annual installments, subject to continued service through each vesting date.
Signature
By: POA pursuant Mary Lai For: Aart de Geus|2026-06-16