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PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of
Equity Securities
Market for Our Common Stock
Our common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “SYMC.” The high and low
sales prices set forth below are as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market.
Mar. 28,
2008
Dec. 28,
2007
Sep. 28,
2007
June 29,
2007
Mar. 30,
2007
Dec. 29,
2006
Sep. 29,
2006
June 30,
2006
Fiscal 2008 Fiscal 2007
High ................. $18.72 $21.32 $21.03 $20.70 $21.86 $22.19 $21.42 $17.90
Low.................. $14.54 $15.97 $17.23 $16.77 $16.20 $18.59 $14.78 $14.98
As of March 28, 2008, there were 3,456 stockholders of record of Symantec common stock. Symantec has
never declared or paid any cash dividends on its capital stock. We currently intend to retain future earnings for use in
our business, and, therefore, we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our capital stock in the foreseeable
future.
Repurchases of Our Equity Securities
Stock repurchases during the three-month period ended March 28, 2008 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 29, 2007 to January 25,
2008 .................... — $ — — $1,200
January 26, 2008 to February 22,
2008 .................... 10,727,425 17.71 10,727,425 1,010
February 24, 2008 to March 28,
2008 .................... 569,000 17.73 569,000 $1,000
Total ...................... 11,296,425 $17.71 11,296,425
On June 14, 2007, we announced that our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of $2 billion of
Symantec common stock, without a scheduled expiration date. As of March 28, 2008, $1 billion remained
authorized for future repurchases. For information with regard to our stock repurchase programs, See Note 12 of the
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in this annual report, which information is incorporated herein by
reference.
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