UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
October 31, 2005
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)
SYNOPSYS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)
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Delaware |
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000-19807 |
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56-1546236 |
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(I.R.S. Employer |
700 East
Middlefield Road
Mountain View, California 94043
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 584-5000
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
Effective October 31, 2005, Synopsys, Inc. (the “Company’) appointed Geoffrey E. Sloma, Vice President, Internal Audit of the Company, to the position of Vice President, Finance and Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Officer of the Company.
Mr. Sloma, 54, joined the Company in August 2000 as Vice President, Internal Audit. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Sloma served as Vice President, Internal Audit, of SABRE Inc., a world leader in products, distribution and technology solutions for the travel industry. Prior to joining SABRE, Mr. Sloma held a number of management positions with Memorex Telex Corporation, a leading system integration and services company, from January 1990 to November 1996, including Senior Director, Corporate Treasury and Internal Audit and Finance Director, Asia Pacific region. Mr. Sloma has also spent 14 years working in various financial roles with Hewlett Packard Company in Europe. Mr. Sloma completed an apprenticeship with Stewart, Trathen, Millen & Co., a U.K. firm of Chartered Accountants.
There are no family relationships between Mr. Sloma and any other Company executive officer or director, nor is there an employment agreement between the Company and Mr. Sloma.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Date: November 1, 2005 |
SYNOPSYS, INC. |
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/s/ Rex S. Jackson |
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Rex S. Jackson |
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Senior Vice President, Acting Chief |
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