SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Lovas James

(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O SYNPLICITY, INC.
600 WEST CALIFORNIA AVE.

(Street)
SUNNYVALE CA 94086

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SYNPLICITY INC [ SYNP ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
VP, Worldwide Sales
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/15/2008
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 05/15/2008 05/15/2008 D 33,431(1) D (2) 0 D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $2.25 05/28/1999 05/28/1999 D 1,000 (3) 05/28/2019 Common Stock 1,000 $0 0 D
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $11 09/29/2000 09/29/2000 D 6,000 (4) 09/29/2010 Common Stock 6,000 $0 0 D
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $5.75 07/19/2005 07/19/2005 D 10,000 (5) 07/19/2015 Common Stock 10,000 $0 0 D
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $5.16 09/30/2004 09/30/2004 D 40,000 (6) 09/30/2014 Common Stock 40,000 $0 0 D
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $4.9 09/10/2004 09/10/2004 D 15,000 (7) 09/10/2014 Common Stock 15,000 $0 0 D
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $3.43 04/04/2003 04/04/2003 D 700 (8) 04/04/2013 Common Stock 700 $0 0 D
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $3.43 04/04/2003 04/04/2003 D 1,000 (9) 04/04/2013 Common Stock 1,000 $0 0 D
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $5.04 07/16/2002 07/16/2002 D 300 (10) 07/16/2012 Common Stock 300 $0 0 D
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $9 01/22/2002 01/22/2002 D 2,258 (11) 01/22/2012 Common Stock 2,258 $0 0 D
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $6.48 08/29/2001 08/29/2001 D 2,700 (12) 08/29/2011 Common Stock 2,700 $0 0 D
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $8.69 01/09/2006 01/09/2006 D 60,000 (13) 01/09/2016 Common Stock 60,000 $0 0 D
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $5.04 07/16/2002 07/16/2002 D 1,200 (14) 07/16/2012 Common Stock 1,200 $0 0 D
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $6.52 08/20/2007 08/20/2007 D 20,000 (15) 08/20/2017 Common Stock 20,000 $0 0 D
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $5.48 07/21/2006 07/21/2006 D 20,000 (16) 07/21/2016 Common Stock 20,000 $0 0 D
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $5.01 08/30/2002 08/30/2002 D 12,500 (17) 08/30/2012 Common Stock 12,500 $0 0 D
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $3.43 04/04/2003 04/04/2003 D 2,300 (18) 04/04/2013 Common Stock 2,300 $0 0 D
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $5.91 07/31/2003 07/31/2003 D 3,500 (19) 07/31/2013 Common Stock 3,500 $0 0 D
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $7.99 05/14/2008 05/14/2008 D 14,800 (20) 05/14/2015 Common Stock 14,800 $0 0 D
Restricted Stock Unit $7.99 05/14/2008 05/14/2008 D 4,900 (21) 05/14/2015 Common Stock 4,900 $0 0 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Includes 1,000 shares acquired on April 29, 2008 and 431 shares acquired on May 14, 2008 through the issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
2. Disposed of pursuant to amerger agreement between the issuer, Synopsys, Inc. ("Synopsys") and St. Andrews Acquisition Corp. (the "Merger") in exchange for merger consideration of $8.00 per share as provided in the merger agreement.
3. This option provided for vesting over 4 years. Upon effectiveness of the Merger and under the terms of the Change of Control Option Acceleration Agreement dated January 13, 2006 between the Reporting Person and the issuer (the "COC Agreement"), this option was not assumed by Synopsys, and Reporting Person was paid an amount equal to $5.75 per share and the option was cancelled.
4. This option provided for vesting over 4 years. Pursuant to the terms of the Merger, this option was not assumed by Synopsys, and the option was cancelled.
5. This option provided for vesting over 4 years. Upon effectiveness of the Merger and under the terms of the COC Agreement, this option became fully vested and was exchanged for an option to purchase 3,391 shares of Synopsys Common Stock with an exercise price of $16.95 per share.
6. This option provided for vesting over 4 years. Upon effectiveness of the Merger and under the terms of the COC Agreement, this option became fully vested and was exchanged for a fully vested option to purchase 13,567 shares of Synopsys Common Stock with an exercise price of $15.21 per share.
7. This option provided for vesting over 4 years. Upon effectiveness of the Merger and under the terms of the COC Agreement, this option became fully vested and was exchanged for a fully vested option to purchase 5,087 shares of Synopsys Common Stock with an exercise price of $14.45 per share.
8. This option provided for vesting over 4 years. Upon effectiveness of the Merger and under the terms of the COC Agreement, this option became fully vested and was exchanged for a fully vested option to purchase 237 shares of Synopsys Common Stock with an exercise price of $10.12 per share.
9. This option provided for vesting over 4 years. Upon effectiveness of the Merger and under the terms of the COC Agreement, this option became fully vested and was exchanged for a fully vested option to purchase 339 shares of Synopsys Common Stock with an exercise price of $10.12 per share.
10. This option provided for vesting over 4 years. Upon effectiveness of the Merger and under the terms of the COC Agreement, this option became fully vested and was exchanged for a fully vested option to purchase 101 shares of Synopsys Common Stock with an exercise price of $14.86 per share.
11. This option provided for vesting over 4 years. Upon effectiveness of the Merger and under the terms of the COC Agreement, this option became fully vested and was exchanged for a fully vested option to purchase 765 shares of Synopsys Common Stock with an exercise price of $26.54 per share.
12. This option provided for vesting over 4 years. Upon effectiveness of the Merger and under the terms of the COC Agreement, this option became fully vested and was exchanged for a fully vested option to purchase 915 shares of Synopsys Common Stock with an exercise price of $19.11 per share.
13. This option provided for vesting over 4 years. Upon effectiveness of the Merger and under the terms of the COC Agreement, this option became fully vested and was exchanged for a fully vested option to purchase 20,351 shares of Synopsys Common Stock with an exercise price of $25.62 per share.
14. This option provided for vesting over 4 years. Upon effectiveness of the Merger and under the terms of the COC Agreement, this option became fully vested and was exchanged for a fully vested option to purchase 407 shares of Synopsys Common Stock with an exercise price of $14.86 per share.
15. This option provided for vesting over 4 years. Upon effectiveness of the Merger and under the terms of the COC Agreement, this option became fully vested and was exchanged for a fully vested option to purchase 6,783 shares of Synopsys Common Stock with an exercise price of $19.23 per share.
16. This option provided for vesting over 4 years. Upon effectiveness of the Merger and under the terms of the COC Agreement, this option became fully vested and was exchanged for a fully vested option to purchase 6,783 shares of Synopsys Common Stock with an exercise price of $16.16 per share.
17. This option provided for vesting over 4 years. Upon effectiveness of the Merger and under the terms of the COC Agreement, this option became fully vested and was exchanged for a fully vested option to purchase 4,239 shares of Synopsys Common Stock with an exercise price of $14.77 per share.
18. This option provided for vesting over 4 years. Upon effectiveness of the Merger and under the terms of the COC Agreement, this option became fully vested and was exchanged for a fully vested option to purchase 780 shares of Synopsys Common Stock with an exercise price of $10.12 per share.
19. This option provided for vesting over 4 years. Upon effectiveness of the Merger and under the terms of the COC Agreement, this option became fully vested and was exchanged for a fully vested option to purchase 1,187 shares of Synopsys Common Stock with an exercise price of $17.43 per share.
20. This option provided for vesting over 4 years. Upon effectiveness of the Merger, this option was exchanged for an option to purchase 5,019 shares of Synopsys Common Stock with an exercise price of $23.55 per share.
21. This restricted stock unit provided for vesting over 4 years. Upon effectiveness of the Merger, this restricted stock unit was exchanged for a restricted stock unit to purchase 1,662 shares of Synopsys Common Stock with an exercise price of $23.56 per share.
John J. Hanlon, Atty-in-Fact for James Lovas 05/15/2008
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