Synopsys : Corporate Overview for Investors (February 17, 2021)

Forward-Looking Statements

This presentation contains forward-looking statements including, but not limited to, statements regarding Synopsys' short-term and long-term financial targets, expectations and objectives; business outlook, opportunities and strategies; customer demand and market expansion; strategies related to our products and technology; our planned product releases and capabilities; industry growth rates; software trends; planned acquisitions and buybacks; our expected tax rate; the expected impact of U.S. and foreign government action on our results; and the expected impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. These statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results, time frames or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied in our forward-looking statements. Such risks, uncertainties and factors include, but are not limited to: risks from the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated economic downturn on our business, operations and financial condition; uncertainty in the growth of the semiconductor and electronics industries; consolidation among our customers and our dependence on a relatively small number of large customers; risks and compliance obligations relating to the global nature of our operations as well as actions by the U.S. or foreign governments, such as measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic or the imposition of additional tariffs or export restrictions; macroeconomic conditions and uncertainty in the global economy; fluctuation of our operating results; increased variability in our revenue due to the adoption of ASC 606, including the resulting increase in recognizing upfront revenue as a percentage of total revenue; and more.

Additional information on potential risks, uncertainties and other factors that could affect Synopsys' results is included in filings it makes with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time, including in the sections entitled "Risk Factors" in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2020 and in its latest Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The information provided herein is as of February 17, 2021. Synopsys undertakes no duty, and does not

intend, to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless required by law.

Regulation G

In addition to financial results prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, or GAAP, this presentation will also contain certain non-GAAP financial measures. Except for certain forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures for which a reconciliation is not possible without unreasonable efforts, reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures contained in this presentation or given verbally to their most comparable GAAP measures are included in the table at the end of this presentation, along with the first quarter of fiscal year 2021 earnings release and financial supplement, dated February 17, 2021, and available on Synopsys' website athttps://www.synopsys.com/company/investor-relations/financial-news.html.

(1) These targets were provided by Synopsys as of February 17, 2021, and are not being updated at this time; a GAAP to non-

GAAP reconciliation of FY21 Operating Margin targets and FY21 EPS targets are included at the end of this presentation