Symantec 2016 Annual Report Download - page 84

SYMANTEC CORPORATION
2016 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
MEETING INFORMATION
Information About Solicitation and Voting
This proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board for use at the Annual Meeting to be held at Symantec’s offices
located at 350 Ellis Street, Mountain View, California 94043 on Tuesday, November 1, 2016, at 9:00 a.m.
(Pacific Time), and any adjournment or postponement thereof. We will provide a live and re-playable webcast of
the Annual Meeting, which will be available on the events section of our investor relations website at
investor.symantec.com.
About the Annual Meeting
What is the purpose of the Annual Meeting?
At our Annual Meeting, stockholders will act upon the proposals described in this proxy statement. In addi-
tion, following the meeting, management will report on the performance of Symantec and respond to questions
from stockholders.
What proposals are scheduled to be voted on at the Annual Meeting?
Stockholders will be asked to vote on four proposals. The proposals are:
1. Election to the Board of the eleven nominees named in this proxy statement;
2. Ratification of the appointment of KPMG as our independent registered public accounting firm for
the 2017 fiscal year;
3. Approval of amendments to our 2013 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended;
4. An advisory vote to approve executive compensation; and
5. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or
postponement thereof.
What is the recommendation of the Board on each of the proposals scheduled to be voted on at the Annual
Meeting?
The Board recommends that you vote FOR each of the nominees to the Board (Proposal 1), FOR the rat-
ification of the appointment of KPMG as our independent registered public accounting firm for the 2016 fiscal
year (Proposal 2); FOR the approval of amendments to our 2013 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (Proposal
3); and FOR the approval of compensation to our named executive officers (Proposal 4).
Could other matters be decided at the Annual Meeting?
Our Bylaws require that we receive advance notice of any proposal to be brought before the Annual Meeting
by stockholders of Symantec, and we have not received notice of any such proposals. If any other matter were to
come before the Annual Meeting, the proxy holders appointed by the Board will have the discretion to vote on
those matters for you.
Who can vote at the Annual Meeting?
Stockholders as of the record date for the Annual Meeting, September 2, 2016, are entitled to vote at the
Annual Meeting. At the close of business on the record date, there were 622,417,451 shares of Symantec com-
mon stock outstanding and entitled to vote. Each share of common stock is entitled to vote on each matter prop-
erly brought before the meeting.
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