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PROPOSAL NO. 1
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Our Board of Directors currently consists of nine directors, each of whom is nominated and standing for
election at the Annual Meeting. Each director is elected to serve a one-year term, with all directors subject to
annual election.
Unless proxy cards are otherwise marked, the persons named as proxies will vote all proxies FOR the elec-
tion of each nominee named in this section. Proxies submitted to Symantec cannot be voted at the Annual Meet-
ing for nominees other than those nominees named in this proxy statement. However, if any director nominee is
unable or unwilling to serve at the time of the Annual Meeting, the persons named as proxies may vote for a
substitute nominee designated by the Board. Alternatively, the Board may reduce the size of the Board. Each
nominee has consented to serve as a director if elected, and the Board does not believe that any nominee will be
unwilling or unable to serve if elected as a director. Each director will hold office until the next annual meeting
of stockholders and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resig-
nation or removal.
Nominees for Director
At the recommendation of the Nominating and Governance Committee, our Board has nominated the follow-
ing nominees listed below to serve as directors for the term beginning at the Annual Meeting. The names of each
nominee for director, their ages as of August 1, 2012, and other information about each nominee is shown below.
Nominee Age Principal Occupation
Director
Since
Stephen M. Bennett ...... 58 Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive
Officer 2010
Michael A. Brown ....... 53 Chairman of the Board, Line 6, Inc. 2005
Frank E. Dangeard ...... 54 Managing Partner, Harcourt 2007
Stephen E. Gillett ....... 36 Executive Vice President and President, Best Buy Digital,
Global Marketing and Strategy, Best Buy Co., Inc. 2012
Geraldine B. Laybourne . . 65 Chairman of the Board, Alloy, Inc. 2008
David L. Mahoney ...... 58 Director 2003
Robert S. Miller ........ 70 Chief Executive Officer, Hawker Beechcroft, Inc. 1994
Daniel H. Schulman ..... 54 Group President- Enterprise Growth, American Express 2000
V. Paul Unruh .......... 63 Director 2005
Mr. Bennett has served as a member of our Board since February 2010, our Chairman of the Board since
October 2011 and as our President and Chief Executive Officer since July 2012. Mr. Bennett was President and
Chief Executive Officer of Intuit, Inc. from January 2000 to January 2008. Prior to Intuit, Mr. Bennett was at
General Electric Corporation (GE) for 23 years. From December 1999 to January 2000, he was an executive vice
president and a member of the board of directors of GE Capital, the financial services subsidiary of GE. From
July 1999 to November 1999, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of GE Capital e-Business, and he
was President and Chief Executive Officer of GE Capital Vendor Financial Services from April 1996 through
June 1999. Mr. Bennett also serves as a director of Qualcomm Incorporated, AMR Corporation and a private
company. He has previously served as a director of a variety of companies, including Intuit, Inc. and Sun Micro-
systems, Inc. He holds a degree in finance and real estate from the University of Wisconsin.
Director Qualifications:
‰Industry and Technology Experience — former President and Chief Executive Officer of Intuit, Inc. and
various current and former Board directorships, including Qualcomm Incorporated and Sun Micro-
systems, Inc.
‰Leadership Experience — former President and Chief Executive Officer of Intuit, Inc. and various execu-
tive management positions at General Electric Corporation.
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