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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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 2, 2005
SYMANTEC CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation) 		  000-17781
(Commission
File Number) 		  77-0181864
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
     
20330 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino, California
(Address of principal executive offices) 		  95014
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (408) 517-8000

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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS
On July 28, 2005, Symantec Corporation (the “Company”) announced during its quarterly earnings conference call that it planned to commence making repurchases of its common stock under its expanded stock repurchase program in early August. The stock repurchase program is designed to comply with Rule 10b-18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company previously announced that its Board of Directors authorized the expansion of its stock repurchase program by an additional $3 billion pursuant to a Form 8-K filed on March 30, 2005. The Company commenced repurchases on August 2, 2005 and anticipates completing the $3 billion stock repurchase by the end of December 2005.

 

 

SIGNATURE
     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.
         
  SYMANTEC CORPORATION
 		  
Date: August 4, 2005  /s/ Arthur F. Courville    
  Arthur F. Courville   
  Senior Vice President, Corporate Legal Affairs and Secretary