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BOARD COMMITTEES AND THEIR FUNCTIONS
There are three primary committees of the Board: the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and
Nominating and Governance Committee. The Board has delegated various responsibilities and authorities to these
different committees, as described below and in the committee charters. The Board committees regularly report on
their activities and actions to the full Board. Each member of the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and
Nominating and Governance Committee was appointed by the Board. Each of the Board committees has a written
charter approved by the Board and available on our website at www.symantec.com/invest, by clicking on “Company
Charters,” under “Corporate Governance.”
Audit Committee
Members: David L. Mahoney
Robert S. Miller
George Reyes
V. Paul Unruh (Chair)
Number of Meetings in Fiscal Year 2008: 8
Independence: Each member is an independent director as defined by current
NASDAQ listing standards for Audit Committee membership.
Functions: To oversee our accounting and financial reporting processes and the
audits of our financial statements, including oversight of our systems
of internal controls and disclosure controls and procedures, compli-
ance with legal and regulatory requirements, internal audit function
and the appointment and compensation of our independent registered
public accounting firm;
To review and evaluate the independence and performance of our
independent registered public accounting firm; and
To facilitate communication among our independent registered public
accounting firm, our financial and senior management and our Board.
Financial Experts: Our Board has unanimously determined that all Audit Committee
members are financially literate under current NASDAQ listing stan-
dards, and at least one member has financial sophistication under
NASDAQ listing standards. In addition, our Board has unanimously
determined that George Reyes and V. Paul Unruh each qualify as an
“audit committee financial expert” under SEC rules and regulations.
Designation as an “audit committee financial expert” is an SEC
disclosure requirement and does not impose any additional duties,
obligations or liability on any person so designated than those gen-
erally imposed on members of the Audit Committee and the Board.
Compensation Committee
Members: Michael A. Brown
William T. Coleman
Geraldine B. Laybourne (joined Committee in January 2008)
David L. Mahoney
Daniel H. Schulman (Chair)
Number of Meetings in Fiscal Year 2008: 7
Independence: Each member is an independent director as defined by current
NASDAQ listing standards.
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