Symantec 2009 Annual Report Download - page 11

Q. 4. What is the recommendation of the Board on each of the proposals scheduled to be voted on at the
meeting?
A: The Board recommends that you vote FOR each of the nominees to the Board (Proposal 1), FOR the
ratification of the selection of KPMG as Symantec’s independent registered public accounting firm for the
2010 fiscal year (Proposal 2); and AGAINST the stockholder proposal regarding special stockholder
meetings (Proposal 3).
Q. 5. Who can vote at the Annual Meeting?
A: Stockholders as of the record date for the meeting, July 27, 2009, are entitled to vote at the meeting. At the
close of business on the record date, there were outstanding and entitled to vote 814,404,652 shares of
Symantec common stock.
Stockholder of Record: Shares Registered in Your Name
If on July 27, 2009, your shares were registered directly in your name with our transfer agent,
Computershare Investor Services, then you are considered the stockholder of record with respect to
those shares, and these proxy materials are being sent directly to you by Broadridge ICS on our behalf. As
a stockholder of record, you may vote in person at the meeting or vote by proxy. Whether or not you plan to
attend the meeting, we urge you to vote over the Internet or by telephone, or if you received paper proxy
materials by mail, by filling out and returning the proxy card.
Beneficial Owner: Shares Registered in the Name of a Broker or Nominee
If on July 27, 2009, your shares were held in an account with a brokerage firm, bank or other nominee, then
you are the beneficial owner of the shares held in street name, and these proxy materials are being forwarded
to you by that organization. As a beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your nominee on how to vote
the shares held in your account, and it has enclosed or provided voting instructions for you to use in directing
it on how to vote your shares. However, the organization that holds your shares is considered the stockholder
of record for purposes of voting at the meeting. Because you are not the stockholder of record, you may not
vote your shares in person at the meeting unless you request and obtain a valid proxy from the organization
that holds your shares giving you the right to vote the shares at the meeting.
Q. 6. How do I vote?
A: If you are a stockholder of record, you may:
• vote in person — we will provide a ballot to stockholders who attend the Annual Meeting and wish to
vote in person;
• vote via the Internet or via telephone — in order to do so, please follow the instructions shown on your
Notice of Internet Availability or proxy card; or
• vote by mail — if you received a paper proxy card and voting instructions by mail, simply complete,
sign and date the enclosed proxy card and return it before the meeting in the envelope provided.
Votes submitted via the Internet or by telephone must be received by 11:59 p.m., Eastern time, on
September 22, 2009. Submitting your proxy, whether via the Internet, by telephone or by mail if you
received a paper proxy card, will not affect your right to vote in person should you decide to attend the
meeting.
If you are not the stockholder of record, please refer to the voting instructions provided by your nominee to
direct it how to vote your shares.
You may either vote “For” all of the nominees to the Board, or you may withhold your vote from any nominee
you specify. For any other matter to be voted on, you may vote “For” or “Against” or “Abstain” from voting.
Your vote is important. Whether or not you plan to attend the meeting, we urge you to vote by proxy to
ensure that your vote is counted. You may still attend the meeting in person if you have already voted by
proxy.
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