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soliciting materials to persons for whom they hold shares and to request authority for the exercise of
proxies. In such cases, Symantec, upon the request of the record holders, will reimburse such holders for
their reasonable expenses. If you choose to access the proxy materials and/or vote over the Internet, you
are responsible for any Internet access charges you may incur.
Q. 12. What does it mean if I receive more than one proxy card or Notice of Internet Availability?
A: If you receive more than one proxy card or Notice of Internet Availability, your shares are registered in
more than one name or are registered in different accounts. To make certain all of your shares are voted,
please follow the instructions included on the Notice of Internet Availability on how to access each Proxy
card and vote each proxy card over the Internet or by telephone. If you received paper proxy materials by
mail, please complete, sign and return each proxy card to ensure that all of your shares are voted.
Q. 13. How can I change my vote after submitting my proxy?
A: A stockholder who has given a proxy may revoke it at any time before it is exercised at the meeting by:
• delivering to the Corporate Secretary of Symantec (by any means, including facsimile) a written notice
stating that the proxy is revoked;
• signing and delivering a proxy bearing a later date;
• voting again over the Internet or by telephone; or
• attending the meeting and voting in person (although attendance at the meeting will not, by itself, revoke
a proxy).
Please note, however, that if your shares are held of record by a broker, bank or other nominee and you
wish to revoke a proxy, you must contact that firm to revoke any prior voting instructions. Also, if your
shares are held of record by a broker, bank or other nominee and you wish to vote at the meeting, you must
bring to the meeting a letter from the broker, bank or other nominee confirming your beneficial ownership
of the shares to be voted.
Q. 14. Why did I receive a one-page notice in the mail regarding the Internet availability of proxy materials
this year instead of a full set of proxy materials?
A: Pursuant to rules adopted by the SEC, we have provided access to our proxy materials over the Internet.
Accordingly, we are sending a Notice of Internet Availability to our stockholders of record and beneficial
owners. All stockholders will have the ability to access the proxy materials on the website referred to in the
Notice of Internet Availability or request to receive a printed set of the proxy materials. Instructions on
how to access the proxy materials over the Internet or to request a printed copy may be found on the Notice
of Internet Availability. In addition, stockholders may request to receive proxy materials in printed form by
mail or electronically by email on an ongoing basis.
Q. 15. How can I get electronic access to the proxy materials?
A: The Notice of Internet Availability will provide you with instructions regarding how to:
• view our proxy materials for the Annual Meeting over the Internet; and
• instruct us to send our future proxy materials to you electronically by email.
Choosing to receive your future proxy materials by email will save us the cost of printing and mailing
documents to you and will reduce the impact of our annual meetings of stockholders on the environment. If
you choose to receive future proxy materials by email, you will receive an email next year with
instructions containing a link to those materials and a link to the proxy voting site. Your election to
receive proxy materials by email will remain in effect until you terminate it.
Q. 16. Where can I find the voting results?
A: The preliminary voting results will be announced at the Annual Meeting and posted on our website at
www.symantec.com/invest. The final results will be tallied by the inspector of elections and published in
our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the second quarter of fiscal year 2010.
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