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PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of
Equity Securities
Market for Our Common Stock
Our common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “SYMC.” The high and low
sales prices set forth below are as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market.
Apr. 03,
2009
Jan. 02,
2009
Oct. 03,
2008
July 04,
2008
Mar. 28,
2008
Dec. 28,
2007
Sep. 28,
2007
June 29,
2007
Fiscal 2009 Fiscal 2008
High .................. $16.35 $17.27 $22.80 $21.95 $18.72 $21.32 $21.03 $20.70
Low.................. $12.54 $10.05 $16.88 $16.53 $14.54 $15.97 $17.23 $16.77
As of April 3, 2009, there were 3,140 stockholders of record of Symantec common stock. Symantec has never
declared or paid any cash dividends on its capital stock. We currently intend to retain future earnings for use in our
business, and, therefore, we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our capital stock in the foreseeable
future.
Repurchases of Our Equity Securities
Stock repurchases during the three months ended April 3, 2009 were as follows:
Total Number of
Shares Purchased
Average Price
Paid Per Share
Total Number of Shares
Purchased Under Publicly
Announced Plans or Programs
Maximum Dollar
Value of Shares
That May Yet be
Purchased Under
the Plans
or Programs
(In millions)
January 3, 2009 to January 30,
2009 .................... — $ — — $400
January 31, 2009 to February 27,
2009 .................... 5,149,200 $13.98 5,149,200 328
February 28, 2009 to April 3,
2009 .................... 2,077,900 $13.47 2,077,900 $300
Total ...................... 7,227,100 $13.84 7,227,100
We have operated stock repurchase programs in the past. Our most recent program was authorized by our
Board of Directors on June 14, 2007 to repurchase up to $2 billion of our common stock. This program does not
have an expiration date and as of April 3, 2009, $300 million remained authorized for future repurchases. For
information with regard to our stock repurchase programs, see Note 11 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements in this annual report.
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