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Repurchases of Our Equity Securities
Stock repurchases during the three-month period ended March 31, 2007 were as follows:
Total Number of
Shares Purchased
Average Price
Paid per Share
Total Number of Shares
Purchased Under Publicly
Announced Plans or Programs
Dollar Value
of Shares
That May Yet be
Purchased Under
the Plans
or Programs
(In millions)
December 30, 2006 to January 26,
2007 .................... 4,417,074 $21.51 4,417,074 $1,000
January 27, 2007 to February 23,
2007 .................... 13,910,500 $17.97 13,910,500 $ 750
February 24, 2007 to March 30,
2007 .................... 14,808,368 $16.88 14,808,368 $ 500
Total ...................... 33,135,942 $17.96 33,135,942
We have operated stock repurchase programs since 2001. As of January 2007, we completed the $1 billion
share repurchase program announced in January 2006 as well as the $1.5 billion share repurchase program
announced in June 2006. On January 24, 2007, we announced that the Board authorized the repurchase of an
additional $1 billion of Symantec common stock, without a scheduled expiration date.
During fiscal 2007, we repurchased 162 million shares of our common stock at prices ranging from $15.61 to
$21.66 per share for an aggregate amount of $2.8 billion. During fiscal 2006, we repurchased 174 million shares at
prices ranging from $15.83 to $23.85 per share for an aggregate amount of $3.6 billion. During fiscal 2005, we
repurchased eight million shares at prices ranging from $21.05 to $30.77 per share for an aggregate amount of
$192 million. As of March 31, 2007, $500 million remained authorized for future repurchases. See Note 8 of the
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements section for more information.
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