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SYMANTEC CORPORATION «47»
In September 2002, we dismissed Ernst & Young LLP as our
independent auditors and engaged KPMG LLP as our new
independent auditors to audit our financial statements for the
fiscal years ended March 31, 2004 and 2003. We filed a current
report on Form 8-K on September 23, 2002, reporting these events.
The report of Ernst & Young LLP for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2002 contained no adverse opinions, disclaimer
of opinion or qualification or modification as to uncertainty,
audit scope or accounting principles.
We have had no disagreements with our accountants on any
accounting or financial disclosures.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures The
Securities and Exchange Commission defines the term “disclosure
controls and procedures” to mean a company’s controls and
other procedures that are designed to ensure that information
required to be disclosed in the reports that it files or submits
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed,
summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in
the Commission’s rules and forms. Our chief executive officer and
our chief financial officer have concluded, based on the evaluation
of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures
by our management, with the participation of our chief executive
officer and our chief financial officer, as of the end of the period
covered by this report, that our disclosure controls and procedures
were effective for this purpose.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting There
was no change in our internal control over financial reporting
during our fourth fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is
reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over
financial reporting.
2004 Annual Report
NChanges in and Disagreements with Accountants
on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
NControls and Procedures