Symantec 2010 Annual Report Download - page 15

How do I vote?
If you are a stockholder of record, you may:
• vote at the meeting — instructions on how to attend and vote at the meeting are posted at www.virtual-
shareholdermeeting.com/symantec;
• vote via the Internet or via telephone — instructions are 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 19, 2010. 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 at the meeting 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.
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 if you have already voted by proxy.
How many votes do I have?
You are entitled to one vote for each share of Symantec common stock held as of July 26, 2010, the record date.
What is the quorum requirement for the meeting?
A majority of our outstanding shares as of the record date must be present at the meeting in order to hold the
meeting and conduct business. This presence is called a quorum. Your shares are counted as present at the meeting if
you are present and vote in person at the meeting or if you have properly submitted a proxy.
How are abstentions and broker non-votes treated?
Abstentions (shares present at the meeting and voted “abstain”) are counted for purposes of determining
whether a quorum is present, and have no effect on the election of directors. For the purpose of determining whether
the stockholders have approved all other matters, abstentions have the same effect as an “against” vote.
Broker non-votes occur when shares held by a broker for a beneficial owner are not voted either because (i) the
broker did not receive voting instructions from the beneficial owner, or (ii) the broker lacked discretionary authority
to vote the shares. Broker non-votes are counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present, and have
no effect on the matters voted upon. Note that under a recent rule change, if you are a beneficial holder and do not
provide specific voting instructions to your broker, the broker that holds your shares will not be authorized to vote
on the election of directors, nor will the broker be authorized to vote on Proposal nos. 3 and 4. Accordingly, we
encourage you to provide voting instructions to your broker, whether or not you plan to attend the meeting.
What is the vote required for each proposal?
The votes required to approve each proposal are as follows:
•Proposal No. 1 (Election of Directors). Each director must be elected by a majority of the votes cast,
meaning that the number of shares entitled to vote on the election of directors and represented in person or by
proxy at the Annual Meeting casting their votes “FOR” a director must exceed the number of votes
“AGAINST” a director.
•Proposal Nos. 2, 3 and 4. Approval of each of Proposals 2, 3 and 4 requires the affirmative “FOR” vote of a
majority of those shares present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote on this proposal at the
Annual Meeting.
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