Symantec 2009 Annual Report Download - page 10

SYMANTEC CORPORATION
2009 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
PROXY STATEMENT
Information About Solicitation and Voting
The accompanying proxy is solicited on behalf of Symantec Corporation’s Board of Directors (the “Board”)
for use at Symantec’s 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) to be held at Symantec’s
offices located at 350 Ellis Street, Mountain View, California 94043 on Wednesday, September 23, 2009, at
9:00 a.m. (Pacific time), and any adjournment or postponement thereof. The Company will provide a live and
re-playable webcast of the Annual Meeting, which will be available on the events section of our investor relations
website at www.symantec.com/invest.
On or about August 12, 2009, we expect to send most of our stockholders a Notice of Internet Availability
containing instructions on how to access proxy materials, including this proxy statement and our annual report for
our 2009 fiscal year. Stockholders who previously requested paper delivery will receive the proxy materials by mail,
which we also expect to mail on or about August 12, 2009. The Notice of Internet Availability provides instructions
on how to access the proxy card and vote over the Internet or by telephone. This proxy statement contains important
information for you to consider when deciding how to vote on the matters brought before the Annual Meeting.
Please read it carefully.
About the Annual Meeting
Q. 1. What is the purpose of the Annual Meeting?
A: At our Annual Meeting, stockholders will act upon the proposals described in this proxy statement. In
addition, following the meeting, management will report on the performance of Symantec and respond to
questions from stockholders.
Q. 2. What proposals are scheduled to be voted on at the meeting?
A: Stockholders will be asked to vote on three proposals. The proposals are:
• Proposal No. 1: To elect the ten nominees named in the proxy statement to the Board, 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.
• Proposal No. 2: To ratify the selection of KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) as Symantec’s independent registered
public accounting firm for the 2010 fiscal year.
• Proposal No. 3: To consider and vote upon a stockholder proposal regarding special stockholder
meetings, if properly presented at the meeting.
Q. 3. Could other matters be decided at the Annual Meeting?
A: We do not know of any matters to be raised at the Annual Meeting other than those referred to in this proxy
statement, and our Bylaws require that we receive advance notice of any proposal to be brought before the
Annual Meeting by stockholders of Symantec. If any other matter were to come before the Annual
Meeting, the proxy holders appointed by the Board intend to vote the proxies in accordance with their best
judgment.
The Chairman of the Annual Meeting may refuse to allow the transaction of any business, or to
acknowledge the nomination of any person, not made in compliance with our Bylaws.