Edgar Filing: SYMANTEC CORP

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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Stockholder Meeting to Be Held on September 20, 2010.

SYMANTEC CORPORATION

SYMANTEC CORPORATION
350 ELLIS STREET
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA 94043

Meeting Information

Meeting Type: Annual Meeting

For holders as of: July 26, 2010

Date: September 20, 2010 Time: 11:00 a.m. PT


Location:		Meeting live via the Internet-please visit www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/symantec.

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Voting Items

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposals:

Election of eleven (11) members to the Board of Directors:

	1a.		Stephen M. Bennett

	1b.		Michael A. Brown

	1c.		William T. Coleman III

	1d.		Frank E. Dangeard

	1e.		Geraldine B. Laybourne

	1f.		David L. Mahoney

	1g.		Robert S. Miller

	1h.		Enrique Salem

	1i.		Daniel H. Schulman

	1j.		John W. Thompson

	1k.		V. Paul Unruh

2.		Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the 2011 fiscal year;

3.		Approval of an amendment to our 2004 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, to increase the number of authorized shares issuable thereunder by 55,000,000 shares; and

4.		Approval of an amendment to our 2008 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, to increase the number of authorized shares issuable thereunder by 20,000,000 shares.

Note: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.

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