Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Feld Peter A
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SYMANTEC CORP [SYMC]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
777 THIRD AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/05/2019
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10017
4. If Amendment, Date 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
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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, $0.01 Par Value               7,993 D  
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value 02/05/2019   J/K(9)   8,783,095 A $ 20.6752 12,343,662 (8) I By Starboard Value and Opportunity Master Fund Ltd (1)
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value 02/05/2019   J/K(9)   930,000 A $ 20.9703 1,689,748 I By Starboard Value and Opportunity S LLC (2)
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value 02/05/2019   J/K(9)   530,000 A $ 20.9703 967,113 I By Starboard Value and Opportunity C LP (3)
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value 02/05/2019   J/K(9)   1,255,905 A $ 23.0219 17,548,076 I By Managed Accounts of Starboard Value LP (7)
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value               1,198,198 I By Starboard Leaders Tango LLC (4)
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value               1,604,333 I By Starboard Leaders Select VI LP (5)
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value               649,666 (8) I By Starboard Value and Opportunity Master Fund L LP (6)

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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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: 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
Forward Purchase Contract (9) 02/05/2019   J/K(9)     1   (9)   (9) Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value 8,783,095 (9) 0 I By Starboard Value and Opportunity Master Fund Ltd (1)
Forward Purchase Contract (9) 02/05/2019   J/K(9)     1   (9)   (9) Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value 930,000 (9) 0 I By Starboard Value and Opportunity S LLC (2)
Forward Purchase Contract (9) 02/05/2019   J/K(9)     1   (9)   (9) Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value 530,000 (9) 0 I By Starboard Value and Opportunity C LP (3)
Forward Purchase Contract (9) 02/05/2019   J/K(9)     1   (9)   (9) Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value 1,255,905 (9) 0 I By Managed Accounts of Starboard Value LP (7)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Feld Peter A
777 THIRD AVENUE, 18TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10017
  X      

Signatures

 /s/ Peter A. Feld   02/07/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Securities owned directly by Starboard Value and Opportunity Master Fund Ltd ("Starboard V&O Fund"). The Reporting Person, solely by virtue of his position as a member of the Management Committee of Starboard Value GP LLC ("Starboard Value GP"), the general partner of the investment manager of Starboard V&O Fund, and as a member and member of the Management Committee of Starboard Principal Co GP LLC ("Principal GP"), the general partner of the member of Starboard Value GP, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities directly held by Starboard V&O Fund for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Section 16"). The Reporting Person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(2) Securities owned directly by Starboard Value and Opportunity S LLC ("Starboard S LLC"). The Reporting Person, solely by virtue of his position as a member of the Management Committee of Starboard Value GP, the general partner of the manager of Starboard S LLC, and as a member and member of the Management Committee of Principal GP, the general partner of the member of Starboard Value GP, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities directly held by Starboard S LLC for purposes of Section 16. The Reporting Person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(3) Securities owned directly by Starboard Value and Opportunity C LP ("Starboard C LP"). The Reporting Person, solely by virtue of his position as a member of the Management Committee of Starboard Value GP, the general partner of the investment manager of Starboard C LP, and as a member and member of the Management Committee of Principal GP, the general partner of the member of Starboard Value GP, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities directly held by Starboard C LP for purposes of Section 16. The Reporting Person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(4) Securities owned directly by Starboard Leaders Tango LLC ("Starboard Tango LLC"). The Reporting Person, solely by virtue of his position as a member of the Management Committee of Starboard Value GP, the general partner of the investment manager of Starboard Tango LLC, and as a member and member of the Management Committee of Principal GP, the general partner of the member of Starboard Value GP, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities directly held by Starboard Tango LLC for purposes of Section 16. The Reporting Person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(5) Securities owned directly by Starboard Leaders Select VI LP ("Starboard Select VI LP"). The Reporting Person, solely by virtue of his position as a member of the Management Committee of Starboard Value GP, the general partner of the investment manager of Starboard Select VI LP, and as a member and member of the Management Committee of Principal GP, the general partner of the member of Starboard Value GP, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities directly held by Starboard Select VI LP for purposes of Section 16. The Reporting Person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(6) Securities owned directly by Starboard Value and Opportunity Master Fund L LP ("Starboard L Master"). The Reporting Person, solely by virtue of his position as a member of the Management Committee of Starboard Value GP, the general partner of the investment manager of Starboard L Master, and as a member and member of the Management Committee of Principal GP, the general partner of the member of Starboard Value GP, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities directly held by Starboard L Master for purposes of Section 16. The Reporting Person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(7) Securities held in certain accounts managed by Starboard Value LP (the "Starboard Value LP Accounts"). The Reporting Person, solely by virtue of his position as a member of the Management Committee of Starboard Value GP, the general partner of Starboard Value LP, and as a member and member of the Management Committee of Principal GP, the general partner of the member of Starboard Value GP, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities held in the Starboard Value LP Accounts for purposes of Section 16. The Reporting Person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(8) Starboard V&O Fund transferred 649,666 shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value (the "Shares") held by it to Starboard L Master in a transaction exempt from Section 16, pursuant to Rule 16a-13 or otherwise.
(9) Represents the exercise of forward purchase contracts that each of Starboard V&O Fund, Starboard S LLC, Starboard C LP and Starboard Value LP through one of the Starboard Value LP Accounts entered into with Morgan Stanley as the counterparty providing for the purchase of 8,783,095, 930,000, 530,000 and 1,255,905 Shares, respectively (the "Forward Contracts"). Each of the Forward Contracts had a final valuation date of December 4, 2019, and was eligible for early settlement. On February 5, 2019, each of Starboard V&O Fund, Starboard S LLC, Starboard C LP and Starboard Value LP through one of the Starboard Value LP Accounts exercised the Forward Contracts at a price of $20.4668 per Share, $20.7828 per Share, $20.7828 per Share and $23.02 per Share, respectively, and thereby acquired 11,499,000 Shares in aggregate. Each of Starboard V&O Fund, Starboard S LLC, Starboard C LP and Starboard Value LP through one of the Starboard Value LP Accounts is no longer party to the Forward Contracts.

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