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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
PROXY SUMMARY .................................................................... 1
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ........................................................... 4
Corporate Governance Guidelines ........................................................ 4
Code of Conduct and Code of Ethics ...................................................... 4
Policy Against Short-selling, Hedging and Pledging Symantec Securities ......................... 4
Stock Ownership Guidelines ............................................................ 4
Stockholder Engagement ............................................................... 4
Majority Vote Standard and Director Resignation Policy ...................................... 5
Board Leadership Structure ............................................................. 5
Board Independence ................................................................... 5
Change in Director Occupation .......................................................... 6
Board and Committee Effectiveness ...................................................... 6
Board’s Role in Risk Oversight .......................................................... 6
Outside Advisors ..................................................................... 6
Board Structure and Meetings ........................................................... 6
Executive Sessions .................................................................... 7
Succession Planning ................................................................... 7
Attendance of Board Members at Annual Meetings .......................................... 7
THE BOARD AND ITS COMMITTEES .................................................... 8
Audit Committee ..................................................................... 8
Compensation and Leadership Development Committee ...................................... 9
Nominating and Governance Committee ................................................... 9
DIRECTOR NOMINATIONS AND COMMUNICATION WITH DIRECTORS ..................... 11
Criteria for Nomination to the Board ...................................................... 11
Process for Identifying and Evaluating Nominees ............................................ 11
Stockholder Proposals for Nominees ...................................................... 12
Contacting the Board of Directors ........................................................ 12
PROPOSAL NO. 1 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS ............................................. 13
Nominees for Director ................................................................. 13
Director Compensation ................................................................. 18
PROPOSAL NO. 2 RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC
ACCOUNTING FIRM ................................................................. 20
Principal Accountant Fees and Services .................................................... 20
Policy on Audit Committee Pre-Approval of Audit and Permissible Non-Audit Services of Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm ..................................................... 21
PROPOSAL NO. 3 ADVISORY VOTE TO APPROVE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION ............. 22
OUR EXECUTIVE OFFICERS ............................................................ 24
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT .......... 26
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance .................................... 27
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND RELATED INFORMATION ............................. 28
Compensation Discussion & Analysis (CD&A) ............................................. 28
Summary Compensation Table for Fiscal 2014 .............................................. 49
Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal 2014 ................................................ 55
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End 2014 ......................................... 56
Option Exercises and Stock Vested in Fiscal 2014 ........................................... 57
Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation in Fiscal 2014 ........................................ 58
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