Symantec 2008 Annual Report Download - page 11

20330 Stevens Creek Blvd.
Cupertino, California 95014
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
To be held on:
September 22, 2008
9:00 a.m. Pacific Time
To Our Stockholders:
You are cordially invited to attend our 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which will be held at 9:00 a.m. (Pacific time)
on Monday, September 22, 2008, at Symantec Corporation’s World Headquarters, 20330 Stevens Creek Boulevard, Cupertino,
California 95014. For your convenience, we are pleased to offer a live and re-playable webcast of the annual meeting at
www.symantec.com/invest.
We are holding the annual meeting for the following purposes, which are more fully described in the proxy statement:
1. To elect ten directors to Symantec’s Board of Directors, each to hold office until the next annual meeting of
stockholders and until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation or removal;
2. To approve the amendment and restatement of our 2004 Equity Incentive Plan, including the reservation of an
additional 50,000,000 shares for issuance thereunder;
3. To approve the adoption of our 2008 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, including the reservation of
20,000,000 shares for issuance thereunder;
4. To approve the material terms of the amended and restated Symantec Senior Executive Incentive Plan to preserve
the deductibility under federal tax rules of awards made under the plan;
5. To ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as Symantec’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2009
fiscal year; and
6. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement
thereof.
Only stockholders of record as of the close of business on July 24, 2008 are entitled to notice of and will be entitled to vote
at the annual meeting or any postponements or adjournment thereof. For 10 days prior to the annual meeting, a list of
stockholders entitled to vote will be available for inspection at our World Headquarters. If you would like to view this
stockholder list, please contact Investor Relations at [phone].
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ARTHUR F. COURVILLE
Executive Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary
Cupertino, California
July 28, 2008
Every stockholder vote is important. To assure that your shares are represented at the annual meeting, please vote
over the Internet or by telephone, whether or not you plan to attend the meeting. If you received a paper proxy card
and voting instructions by mail, you may vote your shares by completing, dating and signing the enclosed proxy
and mailing it promptly in the postage-paid envelope provided, whether or not you plan to attend the meeting. You
may revoke your proxy at any time before it is voted.