Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Relating to Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated June 11, 2012
Registration No. 333-169330
June 11, 2012
SYMANTEC CORPORATION
Pricing Term Sheet
2.750% Senior Notes due 2017
| Issuer: |
Symantec Corporation | |
| Principal Amount: |
$600,000,000 | |
| Security Type: |
Senior Notes | |
| Maturity: |
June 15, 2017 | |
| Coupon: |
2.750% | |
| Price to Public: |
99.810% of face amount | |
| Ratings: |
Baa2 by Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. BBB by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services | |
| Yield to Maturity: |
2.791% | |
| Spread to Benchmark Treasury: |
210 bps | |
| Benchmark Treasury: |
0.625% due 5/31/17 | |
| Benchmark Treasury Price and Yield: |
99-21 3/4; 0.691% | |
| Interest Payments: |
Semi-annually on June 15 and December 15, commencing December 15, 2012 | |
| Make-Whole Call |
Prior to May 15, 2017, the greater of 100% principal amount or discounted present value at treasury rate plus 35 basis points | |
| Par Call |
At any time on or after May 15, 2017, at 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption | |
| Trade Date: |
June 11, 2012 | |
| Settlement: |
T+3; June 14, 2012 | |
| Joint Bookrunners: |
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | |
| Senior Co-Managers: |
Barclays Capital Inc. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. UBS Securities LLC Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | |
| Co-Managers: |
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. Mizuho Securities USA Inc. | |
| CUSIP: |
871503 AJ7 | |
| ISIN: |
US871503AJ70 | |
3.950% Senior Notes due 2022
| Issuer: |
Symantec Corporation | |
| Principal Amount: |
$400,000,000 | |
| Security Type: |
Senior Notes | |
| Maturity: |
June 15, 2022 | |
| Coupon: |
3.950% | |
| Price to Public: |
99.200% of face amount | |
| Ratings: |
Baa2 by Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. BBB by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services | |
| Yield to Maturity: |
4.048% | |
| Spread to Benchmark Treasury: |
245 bps | |
| Benchmark Treasury: |
1.750% due 5/15/22 | |
| Benchmark Treasury Price and Yield: |
101-12+; 1.598% | |
| Interest Payments: |
Semi-annually on June 15 and December 15, commencing December 15, 2012 | |
| Make-Whole Call |
Prior to March 15, 2022, the greater of 100% principal amount or discounted present value at treasury rate plus 40 basis points | |
| Par Call |
At any time on or after March 15, 2022, at 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption | |
| Trade Date: |
June 11, 2012 | |
| Settlement: |
T+3; June 14, 2012 | |
| Joint Bookrunners: |
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | |
| Senior Co-Managers: |
Barclays Capital Inc. Citigroup Global Markets Inc. UBS Securities LLC Wells Fargo Securities, LLC | |
| Co-Managers: |
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. Mizuho Securities USA Inc. | |
| CUSIP: |
871503 AK4 | |
| ISIN: |
US871503AK44 | |
Note: A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time.
The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus and accompanying prospectus supplement) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement, the
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