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Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on October 25, 2011

SYMANTEC CORPORATION
SYMANTEC CORPORATION
350 Ellis Street
Mountain View, CA 94043
Meeting Information
Meeting Type: Annual Meeting
For holders as of: August 26, 2011
Date: October 25, 2011        Time: 9:00 AM PDT
Location: Symantec Corporation
                   350 Ellis Street
                   Mountain View, CA 94043

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Voting items
The Board of Directors recommends you vote
FOR the following:
1.   Election of Directors
 
    Nominees
 
1a.   Stephen M. Bennett
 
1b.   Michael A. Brown
 
1c.   Frank E. Dangeard
 
1d.   Geraldine B. Laybourne
 
1e.   David L. Mahoney
 
1f.   Robert S. Miller
 
1g.   Enrique Salem
 
1h.   Daniel H. Schulman
 
1i.   V. Paul Unruh
The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 2, 3 and 4:
2.   Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the 2012 fiscal year.
 
3.   Approval of an amendment to our 2000 Director Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, to increase the number of authorized shares issuable thereunder by 50,000 shares.
      
4.   Advisory vote on executive compensation.
The Board of Directors recommends you vote 1 YEAR on the following proposal:
5.   Advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation.
The Board of Directors recommends you vote AGAINST the following proposal:
6   Stockholder proposal regarding special stockholder meetings, if properly presented at the meeting.