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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


Form 10-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

10-K

(Mark One)

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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Fiscal Year Ended April 1, 2022
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For the Fiscal Year Ended March 29, 2019

OR

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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Transition Period from              to             .

For the Transition Period from to
Commission File Number 000-17781


NortonLifeLock Inc.

SYMANTEC CORPORATION

(Exact name of the registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

77-0181864

Delaware


77-0181864
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

350 Ellis Street,

60 E. Rio Salado Parkway,

Suite 1000,

Tempe,
Arizona85281

Mountain View, California

94043

(Address of principal executive offices)

(zipZip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(650) 527-8000


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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading symbol(s)

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on
which registered

Common Stock,

par value $0.01 per share

NLOK

SYMC

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None

(Title of class)


Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.YesxNoo

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.YesoNox

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.YesxNoo

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).YesxNoo

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer

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Accelerated filer

o

Non-accelerated filer

o

Smaller reporting company

o

Emerging growth company

o

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).YesoNox

Aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant, based upon the closing sale price of SymantecNortonLifeLock common stock on September 28, 2018October 1, 2021 as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market: $7,810,381,908. $9,832,405,362.Solely for purposes of this disclosure, shares of common stock held by each executive officer, director, and holder of 5% or more of the outstanding common stock have been excluded as of such date because such persons may be deemed to be affiliates. This determination of possible affiliate status is not a conclusive determination for any other purposes.

Number

The number of shares of NortonLifeLock common stock, $0.01 par value per share, outstanding as of May 19, 2022 was 580,064,068 shares.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the registrant’s common stock asdefinitive proxy statement for the 2022 annual meeting of July 5, 2019: 617,528,130

stockholders are incorporated herein by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K where indicated. Such Proxy Statement will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days of the registrant’s fiscal year ended April 1, 2022.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

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FORM 10-K
For the Fiscal Year Ended March 29, 2019

April 1, 2022

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Symantec,NortonLifeLock,” “we,” “us,” “our,” and “the Company” refer to Symantec CorporationNortonLifeLock Inc. and all of its subsidiaries.

NortonLifeLock, the NortonLifeLock Logo, the Checkmark Logo, Norton, LifeLock, and the LockMan Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of NortonLifeLock Inc. or its affiliates in the United States (U.S.) and other countries. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT FUTURE RESULTS
The discussion below contains forward-looking statements, which are subject to safe harbors under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act) and the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act). Forward-looking statements include references to our ability to utilize our deferred tax assets, as well as statements including words such as “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “goal,” “intent,” “momentum,” “projects,” and similar expressions. In addition, projections of our future financial performance; anticipated growth and trends in our businesses and in our industries; the anticipated impacts of acquisitions, restructurings, stock repurchases, and investment activities; the outcome or impact of pending litigation, claims or disputes; our intent to pay quarterly cash dividends in the future; plans for and anticipated benefits of our solutions; matters arising out of the ongoing U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) investigation; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our operations and financial performance; and other characterizations of future events or circumstances are forward-looking statements. These statements are only predictions, based on our current expectations about future events and may not prove to be accurate. We do not undertake any obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events occurring or circumstances arising after the date of this report. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, and our actual results, performance, or achievements could differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements on the basis of several factors.
These and other risks are described under Item 1A. Risk Factors. We encourage you to read that section carefully.
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PART I
ITEM 1. Business
Vision & Mission
Our vision is to protect and empower people to live their digital lives safely.
Our mission is to build a comprehensive and easy-to-use integrated portfolio that prevents, detects and responds to cyber threats and cybercrimes in today’s digital world.
Our Values
Protecting people is what inspires us, and our people are at the core of what we do. We seek to attract talent that embraces the following values:
Advocate: Think Consumer First – ensure the customer’s voice is heard and consider how our actions benefit our customers’ digital lives.
Be Empowered:Own It – take the initiative to lead and speak up when we see an opportunity to delight our customers or improve the business, regardless of job title.
Communicate: Be Open and Authentic – being true to ourselves and our mission; we build cross-functional and inclusive connections to stay aligned and move faster, and we operate with integrity.
Execute: Smart and Scrappy - be a leader, quick to adapt, willing to take risks and put yourself out there; be agile in adapting to meet new challenges and continue a constant learning journey.
Win Together: Innovate and Grow – welcome diverse perspectives and seek and act on feedback; champion the unique value of every individual; diversity fuels innovation.
Company Overview
NortonLifeLock has the largest consumer Cyber Safety platform in the world, empowering nearly 80 million users in more than 150 countries.
Our business is built around consumers, we are a trusted brand for customers, and we are number one top of mind company in consumer Cyber Safety, according to the 2021 NortonLifeLock brand tracking study.
Today’s world is increasingly digital, and this digital world has changed the way we live our lives every day. Between the massive shift to working and learning from home, and the ever-growing utility and opportunities to play and transact online, people’s digital lives have become the norm. With each new digital interaction comes increased risk for consumers, as cybercriminals look to take advantage of these accelerating trends. This Amendment No.is why we view ourselves as a trusted ally for our customers in a complex digital world and are committed to advancing our vision of protecting and empowering each element of their digital lives.
We are uniquely positioned for driving the awareness of Cyber Safety for individuals, fueled by an increasingly connected world. We maintain a global, multi-channel direct acquisition and brand marketing program. This program is designed to grow our customer base by increasing brand awareness and understanding of our products and services and maximizing our global reach to prospective customers.
We help prevent, detect and restore potential damages caused by many cyber criminals. We also make it easy for consumers to find, buy and use our products and services. To this end, we sell subscription-based Cyber Safety solutions primarily direct-to-consumer through our portfolio of websites and indirectly through partner relationships with retailers, telecom service providers, hardware original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), strategic partners and employee benefit providers. Most of our subscriptions are sold on annual terms, but we also offer monthly subscriptions. As of April 1, 2022, we have nearly 80 million total users, which come from direct, indirect and freemium channels. Of the total users, we have over 23 million direct customers with whom we have a direct billing relationship.
Direct-to-consumer channel: We use advertising and direct response marketing to elevate our brand, attract new customers and generate significant demand for our services. We have a direct billing relationship with these customers.
Indirect partner distribution channels: We use strategic and affiliate partner distribution channels to refer prospective customers to us and expand our reach to our partners’ and affiliates’ customer bases. We developed and implemented a global partner sales organization that targets new, as well as existing, partners to enhance our partner distribution channels. These channels include retailers, telecom service providers, hardware OEMs, employee benefit providers, mobile app stores and strategic partners. Physical retail and OEM partners represent a small portion of our distribution, which minimizes the impact of supply chain disruptions.
Freemium channel: With the acquisition of Avira, we have expanded our go-to-market with a freemium channel. We use free versions of our products to reach the broadest set of customers globally and bring Cyber Safety to a larger audience, especially in international markets. The free solution offers a baseline of protection and presents premium functionalities based on Form 10-K/A supplementsthe risk profile and device-type of the user. The user can become a member of our paid customer base if they choose to add specific premium solutions or upgrade to Avira Prime, a suite of security and privacy solutions across multiple platforms and devices.
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Seasonality
As is typical for many consumer technology companies, portions of our business are impacted by seasonality. However, we believe the net impact on our business is limited. Seasonal behavior in orders primarily reflects consumer spending patterns where our fiscal third and fourth quarters are higher due to the holidays in our third quarter, as well as follow-on holiday purchases and the U.S. tax filing season which typically is in our fourth quarter. Revenue generally reflects similar seasonal patterns but to a lesser extent than orders because of our subscription business model, as a large portion of our in-period revenues are recognized ratably from our deferred revenue balance.
Our Strategy
Our strategy is focused on profitable growth, allowing consumers to experience Cyber Safety. To fuel our growth, our consumer-centric strategy is to provide a comprehensive and easy-to-use integrated platform, which we have built in-house. By combining and leveraging our entire brand portfolio, including offerings from Norton, LifeLock, Avira and others, we are able to deliver an industry-leading set of Cyber Safety solutions.
The key elements of our strategy include the following:
Extend our leadership position through continued enhancement of our solutions and services: The Cyber Safety industry is large and expanding, which we believe provides a significant growth opportunity. Our strategy is to grow our business by investing in research and development and pursuing acquisitions, where appropriate, to expand the solutions and services we offer into new cohorts, territories and sectors. We believe there are many additional areas where we can both offer new solutions, as well as use our core capabilities and our integrated platform to reach new customers and markets globally.
Grow our customer base through multiple channels: We have multiple go-to-market channels to reach new customers globally, including direct-to-customer, indirect partnerships and freemium. We intend to leverage our expertise in digital marketing, as well as existing and new strategic partnerships, to grow our customer base. We believe that continued investments in these areas, as well as our product offerings and infrastructure, will allow us to further enhance our leading brands and superior products, increase awareness of our consumer services and enhance our ability to efficiently acquire new customers.
Continue our focus on customer retention: We plan to invest in increasing customer retention by optimizing and expanding the value we provide to customers. We aim to continue to increase customer engagements through actionable alerts, education on timely topics and introducing new product capabilities. We plan to also continue investing in enhancing both desktop and mobile customer experiences throughout a customer’s journey with NortonLifeLock, from purchase, to onboarding and beyond. We aim to build long-term relationships with our customers and to provide our customers with the peace of mind and confidence they need to protect their digital lives.
Increase value to existing customers: We believe strong customer satisfaction will provide us with the opportunity to engage customers in new services offerings. We maintain the Norton 360 platform, with multiple tiers of membership, and we are actively engaging with customers of standalone products to offer a Norton 360 membership. We also believe a substantial opportunity exists to increase the penetration of our premium-level consumer solutions. Over time, we plan to drive further growth as we add additional offerings and services for our customers.
Draw strength from our world-class customer service support: We have the largest consumer Cyber Safety customer support organization in the world. Our global support team seeks to ensure the voice of the consumer is heard and that we put our customers first. We leverage frequent communication and feedback from our customers to continually improve our solutions and services. We embrace end-to-end customer experience and aim to continue to improve our Net Promoter Scores and overall customer satisfaction.
Leverage our global brands to drive growth: We will work to keep building our trusted brands in markets globally as we strive to bring protection and empowerment to all consumers when it comes to their digital lives. According to our most recent research, Norton has 87% global brand awareness and 82% for device security. We are best positioned and number one top of mind in consumer Cyber Safety, according to the 2021 NortonLifeLock Brand Impact study.
Our Cyber Safety Solutions and Services
Our vast portfolio of products and services are developed from consumer insights to help us bring to market real solutions to real problems and to raise the overall awareness of consumer Cyber Safety across all audiences. We continuously target to release new products and features at an accelerated pace and find synergies to integrate current and future technology acquisitions.
Our full portfolio provides protection across three Cyber Safety categories in multiple channels and geographies, including security, identity protection, and online privacy. We have built a technology platform that brings together software and service capabilities into a comprehensive and easy-to-use integrated platform – it is called Norton 360. The Norton 360 integrated platform provides extensive Cyber Safety coverage to our members, delivering Cyber Safety subscription solutions with industry leading features, coupled with an integrated user experience. Through our platform, we aim for simplicity and peace of mind for the consumers. We also complement this Cyber Safety platform by offering adjacent trust-based solutions, which enables people to live their digital lives without compromising their security, identity or privacy.
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We protect and empower consumers by providing solutions and services in two main ways:
Comprehensive membership plans: Providing a complete Cyber Safety portfolio of solutions for a membership fee. Plans are offered through Norton 360 subscriptions, which include multiple levels of membership tiers that incorporate solutions from each of our key Cyber Safety categories: Security, Identity Protection and Online Privacy. We also offer solutions that target specific needs of consumers such as Norton Family and Norton 360 for Gamers. Norton Family brings the protection and security of our products to every member of the family across multiple devices and platforms. Norton 360 for Gamers is designed by gamers to help protect gamers; we aim to provide the protection and features gamers need the most, while minimizing interruptions to gaming.
Point solutions: Providing individual, stand-alone products and services in security, identity and privacy, which offers flexibility for consumers to choose between free or paid solutions.
We are positioned across three key Cyber Safety categories:
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Security (Norton and Avira offerings): Our Norton 360 and Avira offerings provide real-time protection for PCs, Macs and mobile devices against malware, viruses, adware, ransomware and other online threats. These offerings monitor and block unauthorized traffic from the internet to the device to help protect private and sensitive information when customers are online. For mobile devices, Norton 360 for Mobile alerts customers of risky apps, safeguards against fraudulent and malicious websites, identifies Wi-Fi networks that are under attack, enables stolen device recovery and blocks unwanted spam and potential fraud calls. Norton 360 includes 24x7 support by trained support agents. We provide on-call support and offer a money-back guarantee if we cannot remove viruses from infected devices through our Virus Protection Promise. We also have Norton Utilities Ultimate, a performance offering that optimizes Windows PC capabilities for faster, smoother and more secure internet browsing, gaming or content streaming. This offering helps boost PC performance while also recovering lost files and protecting sensitive information.
Identity Protection (Norton and LifeLock Identity Theft Protection, Dark Web Monitoring, Home Title Protect, Social Media Monitoring): Our Norton and LifeLock identity theft protection solution includes monitoring, alerts and restoration services to help safeguard our customers’ personal information. We monitor events that may present a risk of identity theft, such as new account openings and applications. If we detect that a customer’s personally identifiable information is being used, we deliver notifications and alerts to our customers about potentially suspicious activity. In the event of identity theft, we assign an Identity Restoration Specialist to work directly with customers to help restore their identities. Customers are further protected by our Million Dollar Protection Package, which provides reimbursement for stolen funds and coverage for personal expenses. Our Dark Web Monitoring product looks for personal information of our Norton 360 members on the Dark Web. We currently offer this product in many countries internationally and continue to add new countries each year. Our Home Title Protect product detects fraud and notifies members if we find changes made to their Home Title. Our Social Media Monitoring features help keep customers’ social media accounts safer by monitoring them for account takeovers, risky activity and inappropriate content. Social Media Monitoring keeps a pulse on customers’ social media accounts, notifying them of suspected account compromise or potentially risky links in their account feed.
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Online Privacy (VPN, Privacy Monitor Assistant, AntiTrack, Online Reputation Management): As people are exchanging more sensitive information through digital channels, such as personal healthcare information to enable tele-health or financial information for personal accounting, having a VPN has become even more crucial. Our VPN solution enhances security and online privacy by providing an encrypted data tunnel. This allows customers to securely transmit and access private information, such as passwords, bank details and credit card numbers, when using public Wi-Fi on PCs, Macs and mobile iOS and Android devices. Our VPN service allows customers to browse the Web anonymously to protect their online privacy and prevent tracking by online advertisers and other companies. Customers can also change their virtual location when they are traveling internationally to allow them to connect to their favorite apps, websites and online streaming services as if they are in their home country. Our Privacy Monitor Assistant is an on-demand, white glove service where our agents help our members delete personal information from Data brokers online. Our AntiTrack product helps keep personal information and browsing activity private by blocking trackers and disguising digital fingerprints online. This allows customers to browse anonymously and go beyond clearing cookies to obscure digital fingerprints. Our Online Reputation Management solutions help extend and strengthen NortonLifeLock’s privacy capabilities and functionalities, such as the ability to manage online search results, personal branding and digital privacy. These solutions can help our customers control their search results by promoting positive search results or suppressing incorrect search results, or help our customers protect their family’s privacy by hiding or removing sensitive personal information.
Innovation and Research & Development
NortonLifeLock has a long history of innovation, and we plan to continue to invest in research and development to drive our long-term success.
As cyber threats evolve, we are focused on delivering a portfolio that protects each element of our customers’ digital lives. To do this, we engage and listen to our customers, and we embrace innovation by deploying a global research and development strategy across our Cyber Safety platform. Our engineering and product management teams are focused on delivering new versions of existing offerings, as well as developing entirely new offerings to drive the company’s global leadership in Cyber Safety.
We are committed to our innovation and research & development efforts. Norton Labs, a global team of experts, is leading the company’s future technology and helping guide the consumer cybersecurity industry. Within Norton Labs, our global technology research organization is focused on applied research projects, with the goal of rapidly creating new products to address consumer trends and grow the business, including defending consumer digital privacy and identity. We also have a global threat response and security technology organization that is comprised of leading threat and security researchers, supported by advanced systems to innovate security technology and threat intelligence.
Industry Overview & Market Opportunity
Cyber Safety is a growing market, fueled by the increase in activities online over the years as well as the years ahead. The core markets that we participate in are security, identity and privacy. We believe the Cyber Safety market will continue to expand beyond these core markets and grow significantly, driven by the growing number of people connected to the Internet who have a digital life.
The cyber threat landscape is larger and more complicated than ever before, exposing consumers to an increased risk to their digital lives. The digitization of the world and the overlap between the physical and digital world is growing at a fast pace. New technologies, smart devices, digital identities and an increasingly more connected world means consumers will encounter a range of new Cyber Safety challenges. Consumer demands and behaviors are rapidly changing and driving more activities online, from shopping, socializing, working, banking, to other activities in healthcare, entertainment and so much more. Almost every aspect of a person’s life has a digital component. Unfortunately, many of those activities are left unprotected, and attackers are exploiting this larger opportunity and the inherent security and privacy vulnerabilities. Cybercriminals have not only expanded their reach, but the sophistication of digital threats and attacks are becoming increasingly more consumer-related.
Cybercrime, and the ways in which cybercriminals target consumers, continue to evolve along with behaviors and technology. Cybercrime encompasses any crime committed with devices over the internet and includes crimes where (i) malicious software or unauthorized access is detected on a device, network or online account (such as email, social media, online banking, crypto currency, online retail, gaming, online entertainment, etc.), and unauthorized access or connection to cloud service accounts; (ii) an individual is digitally victimized through a data breach, cyber theft, cyber extortion, or fraud (stolen personally identifiable information, identity theft, etc.); (iii) online stalking, bullying, or harassment is inflicted; or (iv) attacks related to privacy or disinformation (such as online tracking protection, identity impersonation, disinformation on social media, DeepFakes, non-trustworthy WiFi network, EvilTwin attacks, etc.).
As cybercrime becomes an intensifying threat to our world, consumers are increasingly concerned. Our annual Norton Cyber Safety Insights Report examines the impact of cybercrime and consumers’ online behaviors and concerns related to their online security, privacy and identity. According to the 2022 report, which is based on research conducted online by The Harris Poll on behalf of us, more than 415 million people across 10 countries were victims of cybercrime and more than 81 million people were victims of identity theft over the past year. Cybercrime victims collectively spent nearly 4.4 billion hours trying to resolve their issues and half of these victims were impacted financially. For more insights or information related to our Norton Cyber Safety Insights Report, please visit https://www.nortonlifelock.com/us/en/norton-cyber-safety-center.
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Competitive Landscape
We operate in a highly competitive and dynamic environment. We face global competition from a broad range of companies, including software vendors focusing on Cyber Safety solutions, operating system providers such as Apple, Google and Microsoft, and ‘pure play’ companies that currently specialize in one or a few particular segments of the market and many of which are expanding their product portfolios into different segments. We believe the competitive factors in our market include innovation, access to a breadth of identity and consumer transaction data, broad and effective service offerings, brand recognition, technology, effective and cost-efficient customer acquisition, having a strong retention rate, customer satisfaction, price, convenience of purchase, ease of use, frequency of upgrades and updates and quality and reliable customer service. Our competitors may vary by offering, geography, business model and channel.
Our principal competitors are set forth below:
Security: Our principal competitors in this segment include Apple, Avast, Bitdefender, Google, Kaspersky, McAfee, Microsoft and Trend Micro.
Identity Protection: Our principal competitors in this segment include credit bureaus such as Equifax, Experian and TransUnion, as well as certain credit monitoring and identity theft protection solutions from others such as Allstate, Aura and Credit Karma.
Online Privacy: Our principal competitors in this segment include Aura (which recently acquired Pango), Avast, Kape (which recently purchased ExpressVPN), NordVPN (now NordSecurity), Life360 and Bark.
Other Competitors: In addition to competition from independent software vendors such as Avast, Bitdefender, Kaspersky, McAfee and Trend Micro, and from OS providers such as Apple, Google and Microsoft, we also face competition from other companies that currently focus on one or a few Cyber Safety or adjacent segments but are developing additional competing products and expanding their portfolios into new segments, such as ‘pure play’ companies, ISPs, big tech platform providers, insurance companies and financial service organizations.
We believe we compete favorably with our competitors on the strength of our technology, people, product offerings and presence in all of the current key Cyber Safety categories. However, some of our competitors have greater financial, technical, marketing, distribution or other resources than we do, including in new Cyber Safety and digital life segments we may enter, which consequently affords them competitive advantages. As a result, they may be able to devote greater resources to develop, promote and sell their offerings; deliver competitive offerings at lower prices or for free; and introduce new solutions and respond to market developments and customer requirements and preferences more quickly or cost effectively than we can. In addition, for individual solutions or features, smaller, well-funded competitors may be able to innovate and adapt more nimbly to the dynamic nature of the market and shift consumer needs.
For more information on the risks associated with our competitors, please see “Risk Factors” – Risks Related to Our Business Strategy and Industry – “We operate in a highly competitive and dynamic environment, and if we are unable to compete effectively, we could experience a loss in market share and a reduction in revenue” and “We may need to change our pricing models to compete successfully,” in Item 1A included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K10-K.
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
Building a brand centered on trust is critically important, and our focus on corporate responsibility helps us earn trust from our users, employees, investors and shareholders. As such, environmental, social and governance topics are core to our business strategy:
Environment: Protecting our planet is fundamental to ensuring a safe and sustainable future. We work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from our operations through operational efficiencies, reduce the environmental footprint of our products across their lifecycle through innovative approaches to product development and packaging, promote high standards for environmental stewardship in our supply chain and engage with employees and environmental partners to amplify our work. We believe we can contribute to a future where the natural world is thriving and call these efforts Environmental Stewardship.
Social: We are proud to support the communities where our team members live and work. Our community impact programs include employee volunteering and giving, product donations, signature programs that leverage our unique expertise in increasing digital safety literacy, and corporate philanthropic giving focused on digital safety education; diversity, equity, and inclusion; environmental action; and disaster response. We also support diversity, equity, and inclusion and employee engagement, discussed in more detail in the Human Capital Management subsection.
Governance: Governance covers many core operating principles overseen by the Nominating and Governance Committee of our Board of Directors. This committee has oversight of Corporate Responsibility issues and receives quarterly updates on topics such as diversity, ethics, environmental stewardship and community investment. Our global culture of responsibility, and the positive contributions we make to the customers, employees, communities, and other stakeholders that we serve drives value for our business.
Setting strategic, achievable, and business-aligned corporate responsibility objectives helps to guide our work and improves our company performance. We align our objectives with the company’s financial goals and focus on the unique positive social and environmental impacts that our business model can have on the world.
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Our objectives include:
Data Privacy and Protection: We safeguard our customer, partner and employee data and offer products, including Norton Privacy Monitor Assistant that help consumers protect their personal data wherever it is found.
Cyber Safety: We leverage our leading expertise and technology in Cyber Safety to protect communities. Malicious phone and computer applications, known as stalkerware, are used to harass, control and harm people. We are a founding member of the Coalition Against Stalkerware and donate products to victims to help keep their personal data protected. We also provide Cyber Safety training to help empower victims and survivors to reduce their vulnerability. Additional examples of our efforts include our partnership with the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts on the Surf Smart program to empower girls to keep themselves and others safe online and The Smart Talk, a free tool co-created in partnership with National PTA.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Technology: We are focused on bringing more women and under-represented groups into cybersecurity and tech. We do this by investing in high-impact, nonprofit organizations. We have made a three-year commitment to the Reboot Representation tech coalition, which is dedicated to doubling the number of Black, Latina and Native American women graduating with computing degrees by 2025. We also support Women4Cyber in Europe and the NASSCOM Foundation’s Cyber Security Skills Development Initiative for Women in India. In fiscal 2022, approximately 62% of NortonLifeLock Foundation grants across all objectives had a focus on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
Employee Volunteering & Giving: We have created a variety of opportunities for employee volunteering and giving and work to increase employee participation rates. In fiscal 2021, we launched a virtual volunteer program with team building opportunities and joint events with our Diversity and Inclusion Communities. We offer employees paid time off to volunteer, have an employee matching gift program and provide dollars-for-doers grants to encourage volunteer service. Our employee participation rate in our volunteering and giving program was 41% in fiscal 2022.
Environmental Stewardship: We finalized and launched our new environmental strategy, which focuses on climate and energy, sustainable products, our supply chain, engagement with employees and nonprofit partners and being transparent about our progress and commitments.
Our annual ESG and Corporate Responsibility Report can be found via the NortonLifeLock website at https://www.nortonlifelock.com/about/corporate-responsibility.
Human Capital Management
Our human capital management strategy reflects our unique values and growth mindset. Working in close partnership with our Board of Directors on our talent management strategy, we work hard to lead, develop and grow our diverse team. We strive to be a diverse, vibrant community with strong values and a shared commitment to each other, the work we do and the world we all share.
At NortonLifeLock, our mission is to build a comprehensive and easy-to-use integrated portfolio that prevents, detects and responds to cyber threats and cybercrimes in today’s digital world. Our success in helping achieve this mission depends, in large part, on the success of our employees.
General Employee Demographics: As of April 1, 2022, we employed nearly 2,700 employees in 24 countries worldwide, with approximately 1,200 located in the U.S. None of our U.S. employees are represented by a labor union or covered by a collective bargaining agreement. We are focused on attracting, developing, rewarding and retaining a diverse and truly global team. The Compensation and Leadership Development Committee of our Board of Directors oversees senior management compensation and development, and our Board is invested in our talent management strategies, including DEI, culture and engagement.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI): Our mission is to increase our global representation of underrepresented groups at all levels (diversity), where everyone has an opportunity for development and advancement (equity) and is able to bring their whole selves to work and feel valued every day (inclusion). This mission is built upon four foundational pillars: (1) measurement and accountability; (2) fostering an inclusive environment; (3) diversifying our workforce; and (4) employee development and retention, which are designed to support, attract, retain and develop the best talent.
Clear and actionable multi-year representation goals are set at the leadership level, and tracking the data regularly to assess our progress and drive accountability go hand in hand. We ask applicants, new hires and employees to self-identify not only their demographics, but also important characteristics to help us better measure the diversity of our applicant pool and of our team to derive insights and actionable people strategies. In fiscal 2022, we publicly disclosed our most recent US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission EEO-1 Component 1 Data Collection Report on our investor relations website located at https://investor.nortonlifelock.com/governance/governance-documents/.
Inclusion is something we strive for and invest in every day. Raising awareness and appreciation of various diversity topics via our learning curriculum, global all employee conversations, published Blogs and active employee engagement. We measure belonging as a key metric in our quarterly NGage employee surveys. We are proud to support our several employee resource groups communities for people to come together as allies, to learn, support, mentor, and celebrate with one another and to provide an environment where everyone feels seen, heard, respected and valued.
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Diversity is a key pillar of our talent management strategy. As of April 1, 2022, women represented 33% of our workforce and held positions in 33% of our leadership. In addition, as of April 1, 2022, women represented 44% of our Board of Directors and half of our independent board membership. We partner with Work180, a women-focused recruitment site that only lists career opportunities from employers that support diversity, inclusion and flexibility. We post positions on several diverse recruiting sites, including Black Tech Jobs, Jobs for Her and Women Who Code.
As part of our ongoing focus on employee development, we extended our participation in McKinsey & Company’s Connected Leaders Academy for our Asian, Black and Hispanic-Latino leaders. Additionally, we had women globally attend the Women in Tech conference and several employees attended the Out & Equal Global Workplace Summit.
Employee Development, Engagement and Training: We increased our investment in learning and development in fiscal 2022, launching Nvest Learning programs for all employees leveraging an extensive breadth of content and learning opportunities. This umbrella of offerings includes Nvest Mentorship, Nvest eLearning and Nvest NLOK University.
Our homegrown Nvest Mentorship program and platform continued to grow and now boasts over 200 active mentors and mentees. Nvest eLearning, a collection of digital, on-demand modules categorized around leadership, health and wellness, business skills, and technical skills, launched in the second quarter of fiscal 2022 with a steady increase in participation during the year ended March 29, 2019,with over 600 individual learners. We also provide group learning designed around TED Talks on topics including leadership, change management and further diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.
Nvest NLOK University (Nvest NU) launched in the third quarter of fiscal 2022 and is a leadership program that offers best-in-class content from Harvard ManageMentor that inspires, engages and invests in current and emerging leaders by leveraging 42 course options and group learning opportunities. Hundreds of recognition badges and certificates have been awarded to recognize various levels of achievement.
Feedback from our employees is critical, and we have developed an ongoing dialogue with our teams via our quarterly Ngage pulse survey on a targeted topic that drives actions and improvements.
Human Capital Governance: We partner closely with our Board of Directors and the Compensation and Leadership Development Committee on our strategies and objectives related to talent management, talent acquisition, leadership development, retention and succession, DEI and employee engagement.
Intellectual Property
We are a leader amongst Cyber Safety solutions for consumers in pursuing patents and currently have a portfolio of over 1,000 U.S. and international patents issued with many pending. We protect our intellectual property rights and investments in a variety of ways to safeguard our technologies and our long-term success. We work actively in the U.S. and internationally to ensure the enforcement of copyright, trademark, trade secret and other protections that apply to our software products and services. The term of the patents we hold is, on average, twelve years. From time to time, we enter into cross-license agreements with other technology companies covering broad groups of patents; we have an additional portfolio of over 2,100 U.S. and international patents cross-licensed to us as part of our arrangement with Broadcom as a result of the asset sale of our former Enterprise Security business.
Circumstances outside our control could pose a threat to our intellectual property rights. Effective intellectual property protection may not be available, and the efforts we have taken to protect our proprietary rights may not be sufficient or effective. Any significant impairment of our intellectual property rights could harm our business or our ability to compete. In addition, protecting our intellectual property rights is costly and time consuming. Any unauthorized disclosure or use of our intellectual property could make it more expensive to do business and harm our operating results.
In addition, companies in the technology industry may own a large number of patents, copyrights and trademarks and may frequently request license agreements, threaten litigation, or file suit against us based on allegations of infringement or other violations of intellectual property rights.
For more information on the risks associated with our intellectual property, please see “Risk Factors” in Item 1A included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Information Security and Risk Oversight
We maintain a comprehensive technology and cybersecurity program to ensure our systems are effective and prepared for information security risks, including regular oversight of our programs for security monitoring for internal and external threats to ensure the confidentiality and integrity of our information assets. We regularly perform evaluations of our security program and continue to invest in our capabilities to keep customers, employees and critical assets safe. Our Head of Cyber Security is ultimately responsible for our cybersecurity program, which includes the implementation of controls aligned with industry guidelines and applicable statutes and regulations to identify threats, detect attacks and protect these information assets. We have implemented security monitoring capabilities designed to alert us to suspicious activity and developed an incident response program that includes periodic testing and is designed to restore business operations as quickly and as orderly as possible in the event of a breach. In addition, employees participate in an ongoing program of mandatory annual training and receive communications regarding the cybersecurity environment to increase awareness throughout the company. We also implemented an enhanced annual training program for specific specialized employee populations, including secure coding training.
Recently, our Board of Directors established a Technology and Cybersecurity Committee of the Board with direct oversight to the Company’s (1) technology strategy, initiatives and investments and (2) key cybersecurity information technology risks against
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both internal and external threats. The Technology and Cybersecurity Committee is comprised entirely of independent directors, two of whom have significant work experience related to information security issues or oversight. Management will report security instances to the committee as they occur, if material, and will provide a summary multiple times per year to the Committee. Additionally, our Head of Cyber Security meets regularly with the Board of Directors or the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors to brief them on technology and information security matters. We carry insurance that provides protection against the potential losses arising from a cybersecurity incident. In the last three years, the expenses we filedhave incurred from information security breach incidences were immaterial. This includes penalties and settlements, of which there were none.
Governmental Regulation
We collect, use, store or disclose an increasingly high volume, variety and velocity of personal information, including from employees and customers, in connection with the operation of our business, particularly, in relation to our identity and information protection offerings, which rely on large data repositories of personal information and consumer transactions. The personal information we process is subject to an increasing number of federal, state, local and foreign laws regarding privacy and data security.
For information on the risks associated with complying with privacy and data security laws, please see “Risk Factors” in Item 1A included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Available Information
Our Internet home page is located at https://www.nortonlifelock.com. We make available free of charge our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”(SEC) on our investor relations website located at https://investor.nortonlifelock.com. The information contained, or referred to, on our website, including in any reports that are posted on our website, is not part of this annual report unless expressly noted. The SEC maintains a website that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding our filings at http://www.sec.gov.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
RISKS RELATED TO THE PROPOSED MERGER
We may fail to consummate the Proposed Merger with Avast plc, may not consummate the Proposed Merger on the expected terms, or may not achieve the anticipated benefits.
It is currently anticipated that the Proposed Merger will be consummated in mid-to-late calendar 2022. Completion of the Proposed Merger is subject to, among other things, approval from the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority (the “CMA”) and other customary closing conditions for the acquisition of a UK public company, including the sanction of the UK’s High Court. All necessary regulatory approvals have been satisfied, with the exception of approval required from the CMA, which has referred the Proposed Merger to a Phase 2 investigation. As a result, the possible timing and likelihood of completion are uncertain, and, accordingly, there can be no assurance that the Proposed Merger will be completed on May 24, 2019 (the “Original Filing”). We are filing this amendment to provide the information required by Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of Part III of Form 10-K.

expected terms, on the anticipated schedule or at all. In addition, we have filed the following exhibits herewith:

·31.03 Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-15(a) certificationCMA may require, in connection with granting its approval of the Chief Executive Officer; and

·31.04 Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-15(a) certificationtransaction, divestitures or ongoing restrictions on the operation of the Chief Financial Officer.

Except as described above, nocombined business, each of which could have a material impact on the anticipated strategic benefits and synergies from the combination. Any delay in consummation of the Proposed Merger will result in greater transaction costs and professional fees and continue to expose us to market risk. If we fail to receive approval from the CMA and cannot consummate the Proposed Merger, we may be required to pay Avast a break fee of up to $200 million under the Co-operation Agreement. If consummated, the success of the Proposed Merger will depend, in significant part, on our ability to successfully integrate Avast and its subsidiaries, grow the revenue of the combined company and realize the anticipated strategic benefits and synergies from the combination. We believe that the addition of Avast and its subsidiaries represents an attractive opportunity to create a new, industry leading consumer Cyber Safety business, leveraging the established brands, technical expertise and innovation of both groups to deliver substantial benefits to consumers, shareholders and other amendmentsstakeholders. Achieving these goals requires growth of the revenue of the combined company and realization of the targeted synergies expected from the Proposed Merger. This growth and the anticipated benefits of the Proposed Merger may not be realized fully or at all, or may take longer to realize than we expect. Actual operating, technological, strategic and revenue opportunities, if achieved at all, may be less significant than we expect or may take longer to achieve than anticipated. If we are being madenot able to achieve these objectives and realize the anticipated benefits and synergies expected from the Proposed Merger within a reasonable time, our annual reportbusiness, financial condition and operating results may be adversely affected.

Litigation filed against us could prevent or delay the completion of the Proposed Merger or result in the payment of damages following completion of the Proposed Merger.
As previously reported in our Form 8-K dated October 29, 2021, we received letters on Form 10-Kbehalf of our purported stockholders, in each case stating the stockholder’s belief that the proxy statement filed by us on May 24, 2019.

PART III

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

Criteria for NominationOctober 4, 2021 omitted material information with respect to the Board

Merger and demanding that we make additional and supplemental disclosures regarding the Merger. Additionally, six complaints have been filed by our purported stockholders in connection with the Merger (collectively, the Merger Complaints). The goal ofMerger Complaints were brought by the Nominatingplaintiffs individually and Governance Committee ofalso allege that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) ofproxy statement omitted material information with respect to the Merger. After the Company is to assemble a Board that offers a diverse portfolio of perspectives, backgrounds, experiences, knowledge and skills derived from high-quality business and professional experience. The Nominating and Governance Committee annually reviewsissued its October 29, 2021 Form 8-K, the appropriate skills and characteristics required of directorsplaintiffs in the contextMerger Complaints dismissed their actions as moot while reserving the right to seek a fee in connection with their respective litigations.

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RISKS RELATED TO COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected how we are operating requirements and the long-term interests of our stockholders.

The key attributes, experience and skills we consider important for our directors in light of our current business and structure are:

·Industry and Technology Expertise.  As a security and technology company, understanding new technologies and emerging industry trends or having experience in security and related technologies is useful in understanding our business, and the duration and extent to which this will impact our future results of operations and overall financial performance remains uncertain.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had widespread, rapidly evolving, and unpredictable impacts on global society, economies, financial markets, and business practices. At the onset of the pandemic, to protect the health and well-being of our employees, partners and third-party service providers, we facilitated a work-from-home requirement for most employees and established site-specific COVID-19 prevention protocols. We continue to monitor the situation and over the past several months have adjusted our policies and protocols to reflect changes to public health regulations and guidance. A majority of our offices are now open to employees on a voluntary return basis, and we anticipate opening the remaining offices on a voluntary return basis within the first quarter of fiscal 2023. To date, we have not seen any meaningful negative impact on our customer success efforts, sales and marketing efforts, or employee productivity. Nevertheless, as more employees, partners or third-party services providers return to work during the COVID-19 pandemic, the risk of inadvertent transmission of COVID-19 through human contact could still occur and result in litigation.
While the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted many sectors of the U.S. and global economies, the consumer Cyber Safety market segmentsexperienced increased demand as the pandemic greatly accelerated the digital lives of people around the world. However, with the extended duration of the pandemic and the easing of prevention protocols and restrictions, we are seeing decreasing demand and increased competition. In addition, should the negative macroeconomic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic persist or worsen, we may experience continued slowdowns in our business activity and an increase in cancellations by customers or a material reduction in our retention rate in the future, especially in the event of a prolonged recession. A prolonged recession could adversely affect demand for our offerings, retention rates and harm our business and results of operations, particularly in light of the fact that our solutions are discretionary purchases and thus may be more susceptible to macroeconomic pressures, as well impact the value of our common stock, ability to refinance our debt and our access to capital.
The duration and extent of the impact from the COVID-19 pandemic depends on future developments that cannot be accurately forecasted at this time, such as the severity and transmission rate of new variants of the disease, the extent, effectiveness and acceptance of containment actions, such as vaccination programs, and the impact of these and other factors on our employees, customers and the overall demand for our products, partners and third-party service providers. If we are not able to respond to and manage the impact of such events effectively and if the macroeconomic conditions of the general economy or the industries in which we compete,operate do not improve, or deteriorate further, our business, operating results, financial condition and cash flows could be adversely affected.
RISKS RELATED TO OUR BUSINESS STRATEGY AND INDUSTRY
If we are unable to develop new and enhanced solutions, or if we are unable to continually improve the performance, features, and reliability of our existing solutions, our business and operating results could be adversely affected.
Our future success depends on our ability to effectively respond to evolving threats to consumers, as well as competitive technological developments and industry changes, by developing or introducing new and enhanced solutions on a timely basis. We have in the past incurred, and will continue to incur, significant research and development expenses as we focus on organic growth through internal innovation. We believe that we also must continue to dedicate a significant amount of resources to our research and development efforts competing technologies,to decrease our reliance on third parties. If we do not achieve the variousbenefits anticipated from these investments, or if the achievement of these benefits is delayed, our operating results may be adversely affected. Additionally, we must continually address the challenges of dynamic and accelerating market trends and competitive developments. Customers may require features and capabilities that our current solutions do not have. Our failure to develop new solutions and improve our existing solutions to satisfy customer preferences and effectively compete with other market offerings in a timely and cost-effective manner may harm our ability to retain our customers and attract new customers. A loss of customers would adversely impact our business and operating results.
The development and introduction of new solutions involve a significant commitment of time and resources and are subject to a number of risks and challenges including but not limited to:
Lengthy development cycles;
Evolving industry and regulatory standards and technological developments by our competitors and customers;
Rapidly changing customer preferences;
Evolving platforms, operating systems, and hardware products, such as mobile devices;
Product and service interoperability challenges with customer’s technology and third-party vendors;
The integration of products and processessolutions from acquired companies;
Entering into new or unproven market segments; and
Executing new product and service strategies.
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In addition, third parties, including operating systems and internet browser companies, may take steps to further limit the interoperability of our solutions with their own products and services, in some cases to promote their own offerings. This could delay the development of our solutions or our solutions may be unable to operate effectively. This could also result in decreased demand for our solutions, decreased revenue, and harm to our reputation, and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.
If we are not successful in managing these risks and challenges, or if our new or improved solutions are not technologically competitive or do not achieve market acceptance, our business and operating results could be adversely affected.
We operate in a highly competitive and dynamic environment, and if we are unable to compete effectively, we could experience a loss in market share and a reduction in revenue.
We operate in intensely competitive and dynamic markets that experience frequent and rapid technological developments, changes in industry and regulatory standards, changes in customer requirements and preferences, and frequent new product introductions and improvements. If we are unable to anticipate or react to these continually evolving conditions, we could experience a loss of market share and a reduction in our revenues, which could materially and adversely affect our business and financial results. To compete successfully, we must maintain an innovative research and development effort to develop new solutions and evolving customer requirements.

·Global Expertise.  We are a global organization with employees, offices,enhance our existing solutions, effectively adapt to changes in the technology or product rights held by our competitors as well as the ways our information is accessed, used and stored by our customers, and partnersappropriately respond to competitive strategies.

We face competition from a broad range of companies, including software vendors focusing on Cyber Safety solutions, operating system providers such as Apple, Google and Microsoft, and ‘pure play’ companies that currently specialize in one or a few particular segments of the market and many countries. Directorsof which are expanding their product portfolios into different segments. Many of these competitors offer solutions or are currently developing solutions that directly compete with global operating expertise and an understanding of global economic and regulatory frameworks, can provide a useful business and cultural perspective regardingour offerings. We also face growing competition from other technology companies, as well as from companies in the identity threat protection space such as credit bureaus. Further, many significant aspects of our business.

·Leadership Experience.  Directors whocompetitors are increasingly developing and incorporating into their products data protection software and other competing Cyber Safety products such as antivirus protection or VPN, often free of charge, that compete with our offerings. Our competitive position could be adversely affected by the functionality incorporated into these products rendering our existing solutions obsolete. In addition, the introduction of new products or services by competitors, and/or market acceptance of products or services based on emerging or alternative technologies, could make it easier for other products or services to compete with our solutions.

We anticipate facing additional competition as new participants continue to enter the Cyber Safety market and as our current competitors seek to increase their market share and expand their existing offerings. Some of our competitors have served in a senior leadership position, as a general manager of a business, or as the functional leader of a global sales,greater financial, technical, marketing, or product development organization, are importantother resources than we do, including in new Cyber Safety and digital life segments, and consequently, may have the ability to us, because they bring experienceinfluence customers to purchase their products instead of ours, including through investing more in internal innovation than we can and perspectivethrough benefiting from unique access to customer engagement points. Further consolidation among our competitors and within our industry or, in analyzing, shapingaddition to other changes in the competitive environment, such as greater vertical integration from key computing and overseeing the execution of important strategic, operational and policy issues at a senior level.

·Public Company Board Experience.  Directors who have served on other public company boards can offer advice and insightsoperating system suppliers could result in larger competitors that compete more frequently with regard to the dynamics and operation of a board of directors, the relations of a board to the company’s chief executive officer and other senior management personnel, the importance of public-company corporate governance, including oversight matters, strategic decisions and operational and compliance-related matters.

·Business Combinations and Partnerships Experience.  Directors who have a background in mergers and acquisitions and strategic partnership transactions can provide insight into developing and implementing strategies for growing our business through combining and/or partnering with other organizations and helping to evaluate operational integration plans.

·Financial Expertise.  Knowledge of financial markets, financing operations, complex financial management and accounting and financial reporting processes is important because it assists our directors in understanding, advising, and overseeing Symantec’s capital structure, financing and investing activities, financial reporting and internal control of such activities.

·Diversity.us.

In addition to competing with these vendors directly for sales to end-users of our solutions, we compete with them for the opportunity to have our solutions bundled with the offerings of our strategic partners, such as computer hardware original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and internet service providers (ISPs) and operating systems. Our competitors could gain market share from us if any of these strategic partners replace our solutions with those of our competitors or with their own solutions; similarly, they could gain market share from us if these partners more actively promote our competitors’ solutions or their own solutions than our solutions. In addition, software vendors who have bundled our solutions with theirs may choose to bundle their solutions with their own or other vendors’ solutions or may limit our access to standard interfaces and inhibit our ability to develop solutions for their platform. In the future, further product development by these vendors could cause our solutions to become redundant, which could significantly impact our sales and operating results.
We may need to change our pricing models to compete successfully.
The intense competition we face, in addition to general and economic business conditions, can put pressure on us to change our pricing practices. If our competitors offer deep discounts on certain solutions or provide offerings, or offer free introductory products that compete with ours, we may need to lower prices or offer similar free introductory products in order to compete successfully. Similarly, if external factors, such as economic conditions or market trends, require us to raise our prices, our ability to acquire new customers and retain existing customers may be diminished. Any such changes may reduce revenue and margins and could adversely affect our financial results.
Additionally, our business may be affected by changes in the macroeconomic environment. Our solutions are discretionary purchases, and customers may reduce or eliminate their discretionary spending on our solutions during a diverse portfoliodifficult macroeconomic environment. Although we did not experience a material increase in cancellations by customers or a material reduction in our retention rate in fiscal 2021 or fiscal 2022, we may experience such an increase or reduction in the future, especially in the event of professional background, experiences, knowledge and skills, the compositiona prolonged recession or a worsening of current conditions as a result of the Board should reflect the benefitsCOVID-19 pandemic. In addition, during a recession, consumers may experience a decline in their credit or disposable income, which may result in less demand for our solutions. As a result, we may have to lower our prices or make other changes to our pricing model to address these dynamics, any of diversity as to gender, race, ethnic, culturalwhich could adversely affect our business and geographic backgrounds that reflect the compositionfinancial results.
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In addition, in January 2021, we acquired Germany-based Avira. Many of Avira’s users are freemium subscribers, meaning they do not pay for its basic services. Much of our global investors,anticipated growth in connection with the Avira acquisition is attributable to attracting and converting Avira’s freemium users to a paid subscription option. Numerous factors, however, may impede our ability to attract, retain and convert these users into paying customers.
If we fail to manage our sales and distribution channels effectively, or if our partners choose not to market and sell our solutions to their customers, employeesour operating results could be adversely affected.
A portion of our revenues is derived from sales through indirect channels, including, but not limited to, distributors that sell our products to end-users and partners.

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other resellers, and OEM partners that incorporate our products into, or bundle our products with, their products. These channels involve a number of risks, including:
Our resellers, distributors and OEMs are generally not subject to minimum sales requirements or any obligation to market our solutions to their customers;
Our resellers, distributors and OEMs may encounter issues or have violations of Contents

applicable law or regulatory requirements or otherwise cause damage to our reputation through their actions;

Our resellers and distributors frequently market and distribute competing solutions and may, from time to time, place greater emphasis on the sale of these competing solutions due to pricing, promotions, and other terms offered by our competitors;
Any consolidation of electronics retailers can increase their negotiating power with respect to software providers such as us and any decline in the number of physical retailers could decrease the channels of distribution for us;
The continued consolidation of online sales through a small number of larger channels has been increasing, which could reduce the channels available for online distribution of our solutions; and
Sales through our partners are subject to changes in general economic conditions, strategic direction, competitive risks, and other issues that could result in a reduction of sales, or cause our partners to suffer financial difficulty which could delay payments to us, affecting our operating results.
If we fail to manage our sales and distribution channels successfully, these channels may conflict with one another or otherwise fail to perform as we anticipate, which could reduce our sales and increase our expenses as well as weaken our competitive position.
Our revenue and operating results depend significantly on our ability to retain our existing customers, convert existing non-paying customers to paying customers, and add new customers.
We generally sell our solutions to our customers on a monthly or annual subscription basis. Customers may choose not to renew their membership with us at any time. Renewing customers may require additional incentives to renew, may not renew for the same contract period, or may change their subscriptions. We therefore may be unable to retain our existing customers on the same or on more profitable terms, if at all. In addition, we may not be able to the brief biographical descriptions set forth under “Our Board of Directors” below, we include under “Director Qualifications” the key individual attributes, experience and skills of each of our directors that ledaccurately predict or anticipate future trends in customer retention or effectively respond to the conclusion that each director should serve as a member of the Board at this time.

such trends.

Our Board of Directors

Our Board currently consists of twelve directors, including eleven independent directors and our interim President and Chief Executive Officer. Each director is electedcustomer retention rates may decline or fluctuate due to serve a one-year term, with all directors subject to annual election. These directors are identified below, along with their ages at June 14, 2019 and other information.

Name

 

Age

 

Principal Occupation

 

Director Since

Sue Barsamian

 

60

 

Director

 

2019

Frank E. Dangeard

 

61

 

Managing Partner, Harcourt

 

2007

Peter A. Feld

 

40

 

Managing Member and Head of Research, Starboard Value LP

 

2018

Dale L. Fuller

 

60

 

Operating Partner, The Riverside Company

 

2018

Kenneth Y. Hao

 

50

 

Managing Partner and Managing Director, Silver Lake Partners

 

2016

Richard S. Hill

 

67

 

Interim President and CEO

 

2019

David W. Humphrey

 

42

 

Managing Director, Bain Capital

 

2016

David L. Mahoney

 

65

 

Director

 

2003

Anita M. Sands

 

43

 

Director

 

2013

Daniel H. Schulman

 

61

 

President and Chief Executive Officer, PayPal Holdings, Inc.

 

2000

V. Paul Unruh

 

70

 

Director

 

2005

Suzanne M. Vautrinot

 

59

 

Director

 

2013

Sue Barsamian

Director

Age: 60

Director Since:2019

Committee Memberships:

·Compensation

Other Current Public Boards:

·Box, Inc.

Ms. Barsamian has served as a member of our Board since January 2019.  Ms. Barsamian previously served as Executive Vice President, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer of Micro Focus International plc, an infrastructure software company, from September 2017 through April 2018 and as Executive Vice President, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer of HPE Software at Hewlett Packard Enterprise from November 2016 until it was acquired by Micro Focus in September 2017. From 2006 to November 2016, Ms. Barsamian served in various executive roles at Hewlett-Packard, including Senior Vice President and General Manager of Enterprise Security Products and Senior Vice President of Worldwide Indirect Sales. Prior to joining Hewlett-Packard, Ms. Barsamian was Vice President, Global Go-to-Market at Mercury Interactive Corporation and held leadership positions at Critical Path, Inc. and Verity, Inc. Ms. Barsamian serves on the board of directors of Box, Inc. Ms. Barsamian served on the Board of the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME), and she served as Chairman of the Board of NACME from 2016 to 2017. She received a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Kansas State University and completed her post-graduate studies at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology.

Director Qualifications:

·Industry and Technology Experience — Executive Vice President, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer of Micro Focus International plc and Executive Vice President, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, HPE Software.

·Global Experience — Executive Vice President, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer of Micro Focus International plc.

·Leadership Experience — Executive Vice President, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer of Micro Focus International plc and Executive Vice President, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, HPE Software.

·Public Company Board Experience — member of the board of directors of Box, Inc.

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Frank E. Dangeard

Managing Partner, Harcourt

Age: 61

Director Since: 2007

Committee Memberships:

·Audit

·Compensation

·Nominating & Governance

Other Current Public Boards:

·RBS Group

Mr. Dangeard has served as a member of our Board since 2007. He has been the Managing Partner of Harcourt, an advisory firm, since 2008. Mr. Dangeard was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Thomson, a provider of digital video technologies, solutions and services, from 2004 to 2008. From 2002 to 2004, he was Deputy Chief Executive Officer of France Telecom, a global telecommunications operator. From 1997 to 2002, Mr. Dangeard was Senior Executive Vice President of Thomson and served as its Vice Chairman in 2000. Prior to joining Thomson, he was Managing Director of SG Warburg & Co. Ltd. from 1989 to 1997 in London, Paris and Madrid and Chairman of SG Warburg France from 1995 to 1997. Prior to that, Mr. Dangeard was a lawyer with Sullivan & Cromwell, in New York and London. He serves on the board of directors of Arqiva PLC (“Arqiva”), The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (“RBS Group”) and as chairman of the board of directors of Nat West Markets plc, the investment bank of the RBS Group (“NatWest Markets”), and on a number of advisory boards. Mr. Dangeard has previously served as a director of a variety of companies, including Crédit Agricole CIB, Eutelsat, Home Credit, SonaeCom, Thomson, Electricité de France and Telenor. He graduated from the École des Hautes Études Commerciales, the Paris Institut d’Études Politiques and holds an LLM degree from Harvard Law School.

Director Qualifications:

·Industry and Technology Experience — former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Thomson; former Deputy Chief Executive Officer of France Telecom; former Deputy Chairman of Telenor; and former member of the boards of directors of Eutelsat, SonaeCom and RPX Corporation.

·Global Experience — member of the board of directors of RBS Group (UK) and Arqiva (UK) and chairman of NatWest Markets (UK); former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Thomson (France); former Deputy Chief Executive Officer of France Telecom (France); former Deputy Chairman of Telenor (Norway); and former member of the boards of directors of Crédit Agricole CIB (France), Eutelsat (France), Home Credit (Czech Republic), Electricité de France (France) and SonaeCom (Portugal).

·Leadership Experience — managing partner of Harcourt; former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Thomson; former Deputy Chief Executive Officer of France Telecom; former Deputy Chairman of Telenor and former Chairman of SG Warburg France and Managing Director of SG Warburg & Co. Ltd; and chairman of the board of directors of NatWest Markets.

·Public Company Board Experience — member of the board of directors of RBS Group; former Deputy Chairman of Telenor; and former member of the boards of directors of Eutelsat, Electricité de France, Thomson, and SonaeCom.

·Business Combinations and Partnerships Experience — former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Thomson; former Deputy Chief Executive Officer of France Telecom; former Deputy Chairman of Telenor; former Chairman of SG Warburg France; and former lawyer at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP.

·Financial Experience — former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Thomson; former Deputy Chief Executive Officer of France Telecom; former Chairman of the Audit Committee of Electricité de France and former Deputy Chairman of Telenor; member of the board of RBS Group; and Chairman of NatWest Markets.

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Peter A. Feld

Managing Member and Head of Research, Starboard Value LP

Age: 40

Director Since: 2018

Committee Memberships:

·Compensation (Chair)

·Nominating & Governance

Other Current Public Boards:

·Magellan Health, Inc.

Mr. Feld has served as a member of our Board since September 2018. Mr. Feld has served as a Managing Member and Head of Research of Starboard Value LP since 2011. Mr. Feld has served on the board of directors of Magellan Health, Inc. since April 2019.  Mr. Feld previously served on the boards of directors of several companies, including Marvell Technology Group Ltd. from May 2016 to June 2018, The Brink’s Company from January 2016 to November 2017, Insperity, Inc. from March 2015 to June 2017, Darden Restaurants, Inc. from October 2014 to September 2015, Xperi Corporation from 2013 to April 2014, Integrated Device Technology, Inc. from 2012 to February 2014 and Unwired Planet, Inc. (n/k/a Great Elm Capital Group, Inc.) from 2011 to March 2014 and as Chairman from 2011 to 2013. Mr. Feld received a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Tufts University.

Director Qualifications:

·Industry and Technology Experience — current or former member of the boards of directors of many public and private technology companies.

·Global Expertise — Managing Member and the Head of Research of Starboard Value LP; former member of the boards of directors of Marvell Technology Group, Insperity, Inc., and Darden Restaurants, Inc.

·Leadership Experience — Managing Member and the Head of Research of Starboard Value LP.

·Public Company Board Experience — member of the board of directors of Magellan Health Inc.; and former member of the boards of directors of Marvell Technology Group, Insperity, Inc., and Darden Restaurants, Inc.

·Business Combinations and Partnerships Experience — Managing Member and the Head of Research of Starboard Value LP.

·Financial Experience — over 10 years of capital markets and corporate governance experience.

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Dale L. Fuller

Operating Partner, The Riverside Company

Age: 60

Director Since: 2018

Committee Memberships:

·Audit

·Nominating & Governance

Other Current Public Boards:

·comScore, Inc.

Mr. Fuller has served as a member of our Board since September 2018. Mr. Fuller has served as an Operating Partner at the Riverside Company, a private equity firm, since 2013 and on the board of directors of comScore, Inc., a media measurement and analytics company, since March 2018, and as Chairman of the board of directors of MobiSocial, Inc., a technology startup, since 2013. Mr. Fuller previously served on the boards of directors of several technology companies, including Quantum Corporation from September 2014 to March 2017 and AVG Technologies N.V. from 2008 to October 2016, and as Chairman from 2009 to October 2016. Mr. Fuller holds an honorary doctorate degree from St. Petersburg State University and a Bachelor of Science degree from Pacific College.

Director Qualifications:

·Industry and Technology Experience — current or former member of the boards of directors of many public and private technology companies.

·Global Experience — former member of the boards of directors of Quantum Corporation, AVG Technologies, N.V., Zoran Corporation and Phoenix Technologies, Ltd.

·Leadership Experience — Operating Partner at the Riverside Company; prior President and Chief Executive Officer of MokaFive; and current or former member of the boards of directors of numerous major technology companies.

·Public Company Board Experience — member of the board of directors of comScore; and former board member of Quantum Corporation and AVG Technologies.

·Business Combinations and Partnerships Experience — former member of the boards of directors of Quantum Corporation, AVG Technologies, N.V., Zoran Corporation and Phoenix Technologies, Ltd.

·Financial Experience — over 10 years of capital markets and corporate governance experience.

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Kenneth Y. Hao

Managing Partner and Managing Director, Silver Lake Partners

Age: 50

Director Since: 2016

Committee Memberships:

·None

Other Current Public Boards:

·Smart Global Holdings, Inc.

·SolarWinds Corporation

Mr. Hao has served as a member of our Board since 2016. Mr. Hao joined Silver Lake Partners in 2000 and currently serves Silver Lake as a Managing Partner and Managing Director. Mr. Hao also serves on the boards of directors of SMART Global Holdings, Inc. and SolarWinds Corporation, as well as on the boards of directors of a number of private companies in Silver Lake’s portfolio. Prior to joining Silver Lake, he was an investment banker with Hambrecht & Quist, where he served as a Managing Director in the Technology Investment Banking group. He also serves on the Executive Council for UCSF Health. Mr. Hao graduated from Harvard University with a Bachelor’s degree in economics.

Director Qualifications:

·Industry and Technology Experience — over 25 years of technology investment experience; member of the boards of directors of many public and private technology companies.

·Global Experience — extensive experience investing in large global businesses and established Silver Lake’s Asia business.

·Leadership Experience — Managing Partner and Managing Director of Silver Lake and member of the boards of directors of numerous major technology companies.

·Public Company Board Experience — member of the boards of directors of SMART Global Holdings, Inc.; and SolarWinds Corporation former board member of Broadcom Limited and Netscout Systems, Inc.

·Business Combinations and Partnerships Experience — Managing Partner and Managing Director of Silver Lake Partners and former investment banker with Hambrecht & Quist.

·Financial Experience — over 25 years of investment experience in complex transactions.

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Richard S. Hill

Interim President and Chief Executive Officer

Age: 67

Director Since: 2019

Committee Memberships:

·None

Other Current Public Boards:

·Arrow Electronics, Inc.

·Cabot Microelectronics Corporation

·Marvell Technology Group, Ltd.

·Xperi Corporation

Mr. Hill has served on our Board since January 2019 and as our Interim President and CEO since May 2019.  Mr. Hill has also served as Chairman of the board of directors of Marvell Technology Group Ltd., a semiconductor company, since May 2016 and as a member of the boards of directors of Arrow Electronics, Inc., an electronic components and enterprise computing solutions company, since 2006, Cabot Microelectronics Corporation, a chemical mechanical planarization supplier, since June 2012, and Xperi Corporation, an electronic devices development company, since August 2012 and as its Chairman since March 2013. Mr. Hill previously served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and member of the board of directors of Novellus Systems Inc. until its acquisition by Lam Research Corporation in June 2012. Before joining Novellus in 1993, Mr. Hill spent 12 years with Tektronix Corporation, a leading designer and manufacturer of test and measurement devices. Previously, Mr. Hill served on the boards of directors of several technology companies, including Autodesk, Inc. from March 2016 to June 2018, Yahoo! Inc. from April 2016 to June 2017, Planar Systems, Inc. from June 2013 to December 2015 and LSI Corporation from 2007 to May 2014. Mr. Hill received a Bachelor of Science degree in bioengineering from the University of Illinois in Chicago and a Master of Business Administration degree from Syracuse University.

Director Qualifications:

·Industry and Technology Experience — member of the boards of directors of Marvell Technology Group, Arrow Electronics, Cabot Microelectronics and Xperi Corporation.

·Global Expertise -  former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Novellus Systems, Inc. and former interim Chief Executive Officer of Xperi Corporation; chairman of the board of Marvell Technology Group and Xperi Corporation.

·Leadership Experience —former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Novellus Systems, Inc. and former interim Chief Executive Officer of Xperi Corporation; chairman of the board of Marvell Technology Group and Xperi Corporation.

·Public Company Board Experience — member of the board of directors of Marvell Technology Group, Arrow Electronics, Cabot Microelectronics and Xperi Corporation.

·Business Combinations and Partnerships Experience — member of the board of directors of Marvell Technology Group, Arrow Electronics, Cabot Microelectronics and Xperi Corporation.

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David W. Humphrey

Managing Director, Bain Capital

Age: 42

Director Since: 2016

Committee Memberships:

·None

Other Current Public Boards:

·Genpact Limited

Mr. Humphrey has served as a member of our Board since August 2016 when he joined in connection with Bain Capital’s investment in Symantec, prior to which he served on Blue Coat’s board of directors since May 2015. He is a Managing Director of Bain Capital, a private equity firm, where he co-leads the firm’s investing efforts in technology, media and telecom investments and where he has worked since 2001. Prior to joining Bain Capital, Mr. Humphrey was an investment banker in the mergers and acquisitions group at Lehman Brothers from 1999 to 2001. He serves on the board of directors of Genpact Limited and on the board of directors of a number of private companies in Bain Capital’s portfolio. Mr. Humphrey previously served on the boards of directors of Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation, Skillsoft PLC and Bloomin’ Brands, Inc. He received a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor’s degree from Harvard University.

Director Qualifications:

·Industry and Technology Experience — former member of the board of directors of Blue Coat; Managing Director of Bain Capital; and member of the boards of directors of BMC Software, Inc., Viewpoint Construction Software, Waystar and Genpact Limited.

·Global Experience — extensive experience investing in large global businesses.

·Leadership Experience — Managing Director of Bain Capital and leader of its technology, media and telecom vertical; and member of the boards of directors of BMC Software, Inc., Viewpoint Construction Software, Waystar and Genpact Limited.

·Public Company Board Experience — member of the board of directors of BMC Software and Genpact Limited and former member of the boards of directors of Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc., Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation, Skillsoft PLC and Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.

·Business Combinations and Partnerships Experience — Managing Director of Bain Capital and former investment banker with Lehman Brothers.

·Financial Experience — Managing Director of Bain Capital and former investment banker with Lehman Brothers.

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David L. Mahoney

Director

Age: 65

Director Since: 2003

Committee Memberships:

·Compensation

·Nominating & Governance (Chair)

Other Current Public Boards:

·Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

·Corcept Therapeutics, Inc.

Mr. Mahoney has served as a member of our Board since 2003. He previously served as co-Chief Executive Officer of McKesson HBOC, Inc., a healthcare services company, and as Chief Executive Officer of iMcKesson LLC, also a healthcare services company, from 1999 to 2001. Mr. Mahoney is a member of the boards of directors of Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated, and Mercy Corps, a non-profit organization, the board of trustees of Mount Holyoke College, as well as a trustee of the Schwab/Laudus fund family and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. He has previously served as a director of a variety of companies, including Tercica Inc. Mr. Mahoney has a Bachelor’s degree from Princeton University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School.

Director Qualifications:

·Industry and Technology Experience — former co-Chief Executive Officer of McKesson HBOC, Inc.; former Chief Executive Officer of iMcKesson LLC; various executive roles at McKesson Corporation; and former Principal at McKinsey & Co.

·Global Experience — former co-Chief Executive Officer of McKesson HBOC, Inc.; former Chief Executive Officer of iMcKesson LLC; various executive roles at McKesson Corporation; and former Principal at McKinsey & Co.

·Leadership Experience — former co-Chief Executive Officer of McKesson HBOC, Inc.; former Chief Executive Officer of iMcKesson LLC; various executive roles at McKesson Corporation; and former Principal at McKinsey & Co.

·Public Company Board Experience — member of the board of directors of Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated; Lead Independent Director at Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; and former member of the board of directors of Tercica, Inc.

·Business Combinations and Partnerships Experience — former co-Chief Executive Officer of McKesson HBOC, Inc.; former Chief Executive Officer of iMcKesson LLC; various executive roles at McKesson Corporation; and former Principal at McKinsey & Co.

·Financial Experience — former roles at McKesson HBOC; serves on the Audit Committee of Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated (former Chair of the Audit Committee) and the Investment Committee of the Schwab/Laudus fund family; served on the Audit Committees of Tercica Inc. and Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; and Chair of the Finance Committee of Mercy Corps and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

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Anita M. Sands

Director

Age: 43

Director Since: 2013

Committee Memberships:

·Audit

Other Current Public Boards:

·Pure Storage, Inc.

·ServiceNow, Inc.

Ms. Sands has served as a member of our Board since October 2013. She served as Group Managing Director, Head of Change Leadership and a member of the Wealth Management Americas Executive Committee of UBS Financial Services, a global financial services firm, from April 2012 to September 2013. Ms. Sands was Group Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of Wealth Management Americas at UBS Financial Services from April 2010 to April 2012. Prior to that, she was a Transformation Consultant at UBS Financial Services from October 2009 to April 2010. Prior to joining UBS Financial Services, Ms. Sands was Managing Director, Head of Transformation Management at Citigroup’s Global Operations and Technology organization. She also held several leadership positions with RBC Financial Group and CIBC. Ms. Sands is on the boards of directors of ServiceNow, Inc., Pure Storage, Inc. and two private companies. She received a Bachelor’s degree in physics and applied mathematics from The Queen’s University of Belfast, Northern Ireland, a Doctorate in atomic and molecular physics from The Queen’s University of Belfast, Northern Ireland and a Master of Science degree in public policy and management from Carnegie Mellon University.

Director Qualifications:

·Industry and Technology Experience — former Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer at UBS Financial Services and various executive positions of global financial services firms.

·Global Experience — former Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer at UBS Financial Services and various executive positions of global financial services firms.

·Leadership Experience — former Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer at UBS Financial Services and various executive positions of global financial services firms.

·Public Company Board Experience — member of the boards of directors of ServiceNow, Inc. and Pure Storage, Inc.

·Financial Experience — former Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer at UBS Financial Services and various executive positions of global financial services firms.

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Daniel H. Schulman

President and Chief Executive Officer, PayPal Holdings, Inc.

Age: 61

Director Since: 2000

Committee Memberships:

·Nominating & Governance

Other Current Public Boards:

·PayPal Holdings, Inc.

·Verizon Communications Inc.

Mr. Schulman has served as a member of our Board since 2000. He has served as President and then Chief Executive Officer of PayPal Holdings, Inc., an online payment system company, since September 2014. Previously, Mr. Schulman served as Group President, Enterprise Group of American Express, a financial services company, from 2010 to September 2014. He was President, Prepaid Group of Sprint Nextel Corporation, a cellular phone service provider, from 2009 until 2010. Mr. Schulman served as Chief Executive Officer of Virgin Mobile USA, a cellular phone service provider, from 2001 to 2009, when Sprint Nextel acquired that company. He also served as a member of the board of directors of Virgin Mobile USA from 2001 to 2009. Mr. Schulman is a member of the boards of directors of PayPal Holdings, Inc., Verizon Communications Inc. and a non-profit organization. He received a Bachelor’s degree in economics from Middlebury College and a Master of Business Administration degree, majoring in finance, from New York University.

Director Qualifications:

·Industry and Technology Experience — President and Chief Executive Officer of PayPal; former Group President, Enterprise Group of American Express; and former Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of priceline.com.

·Global Experience — President and Chief Executive Officer of PayPal and former Group President of American Express.

·Leadership Experience — President and Chief Executive Officer of PayPal; former Group President, Enterprise Group of American Express; former President, Prepaid Group of Sprint Nextel Corporation; former Chief Executive Officer of Virgin Mobile USA; and former Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of priceline.com.

·Public Company Board Experience — member of the boards of directors of PayPal Holdings, Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc.; and former member of the boards of directors of Virgin Mobile USA and Flextronics International Ltd.

·Business Combinations and Partnerships Experience — President and Chief Executive Officer of PayPal and former Chief Executive Officer of Virgin Mobile USA.

·Financial Experience — President and Chief Executive Officer of PayPal; former Group President, Enterprise Group of American Express; former President, Prepaid Group of Sprint Nextel Corporation; former Chief Executive Officer of Virgin Mobile USA; and former Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of priceline.com.

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V. Paul Unruh

Director

Age: 70

Director Since: 2005

Committee Memberships:

·Audit (chair)

Other Current Public Boards:

·None

Mr. Unruh has served as a member of our Board since 2005 following the acquisition of Veritas, where he had served on the board of directors since 2003. Mr. Unruh retired as Vice Chairman of Bechtel Group, Inc., a global engineering and construction services company, in 2003. During his 25-year tenure at Bechtel Group, he held a number of management positions including Treasurer, Controller and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Unruh also served as President of Bechtel Enterprises, the finance, development and ownership arm from 1997 to 2001. He is a member of the board of directors of Aconex Ltd., which is traded on the Australian Stock Exchange, and a private company. Mr. Unruh is a Certified Public Accountant.

Director Qualifications:

·Global Experience — former Vice Chairman of and held various executive positions at Bechtel Group, Inc.; former President of Bechtel Enterprises and member of the board of directors of Aconex Ltd. (Australia).

·Leadership Experience — former Vice Chairman of and held various executive positions at Bechtel Group, Inc. and former President of Bechtel Enterprises.

·Public Company Board Experience — former member of the boards of directors of Heidrick & Struggles International Inc., Move, Inc., URS Corporation and Aconex Ltd. (Australia).

·Business Combinations and Partnerships Experience — former member of the Board of Directors of Veritas Corporation, Move, Inc., and URS Corporation.

·Financial Experience — certified public accountant; former Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Controller of Bechtel Group, Inc.; former President of Bechtel Enterprises; served on the Audit Committees of Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. and Move, Inc.

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Suzanne M. Vautrinot

President, Kilovolt Consulting Inc.

Age: 59

Director Since: 2013

Committee Memberships:

·Audit

Other Current Public Boards:

·Ecolab, Inc.

·Wells Fargo & Company

Ms. Vautrinot has served as a member of our Board since 2013. She has been President of Kilovolt Consulting Inc., an advisory firm, since October 2013. Ms. Vautrinot retired from the United States Air Force in October 2013 after over 30 years of service. During her career with the United States Air Force, she served in a number of leadership positions including Major General and Commander, 24th Air Force/Network Operations from 2011 to October 2013; Special Assistant to the Vice Chief of Staff from December 2010 to 2011; Director of Plans and Policy, U.S. Cyber Command from 2010 to 2010 and Deputy Commander, Network Warfare, U.S. Strategic Command, from 2008 and 2010. Ms. Vautrinot is a member of the board of directors of Ecolab, Inc., Wells Fargo & Company, a private company and a non-profit organization. She received a Bachelor of Science degree from the U.S. Air Force Academy, a Master of Systems Management degree from University of Southern California, and completed Air Command and Staff College as well as Air War College. Ms. Vautrinot was a National Security Fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. In 2017 she was inducted into the National Academy of Engineering.

Director Qualifications:

·Industry and Technology Experience — Major General and Commander (retired) and various leadership positions of United States Air Force.

·Global Experience — Major General and Commander (retired) of United States Air Force; member of the boards of directors of Ecolab, Inc. and Wells Fargo & Company.

·Leadership Experience — Major General and Commander (retired) and various leadership positions of United States Air Force.

·Public Company Board Experience — member of the boards of directors of Ecolab, Inc. and Wells Fargo & Company.

·Financial Experience — serves on the Audit Committees of Ecolab, Inc. and Wells Fargo & Company.

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Our Executive Officers

The names of our current executive officers, their ages as of June 14, 2019 and their positions are shown below.

Name

Age

Position

Richard S. “Rick” Hill

67

Interim President and CEO

Vincent Pilette

47

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Matthew Brown

39

Vice President Finance and Chief Accounting Officer

Amy L.  Cappellanti-Wolf

54

Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer

Art Gilliland

48

Executive Vice President and GM, Enterprise Products

Samir Kapuria

46

Executive Vice President and GM, CBU and Cyber Security Services

Scott C. Taylor

55

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

The Board chooses executive officers, who then serve at the Board’s discretion. There is no family relationship between any of the directors or executive officers and any other director or executive officer of Symantec.

For information regarding Mr. Hill, please refer to “Our Board of Directors” above.

Mr.  Pilette has served as our Chief Financial Officersince May 2019. Prior to joining us, he served as Chief Financial Officer of Logitech International S.A. from September 2013 to May 2019 and from January 2011 through August 2013, he was Chief Financial Officer of Electronics for Imaging, Inc. Prior to that, he served in a variety of capacities at Hewlett-Packard Company from 1997factors, including the following:

Our customers’ levels of satisfaction or dissatisfaction with our solutions and the value they place on our solutions;
The quality, breadth, and prices of our solutions;
Our general reputation and events impacting that reputation;
The services and related pricing offered by our competitors; including increasing availability and efficacy of free solutions;
Disruption by new services or changes in law or regulations that impact the need for efficacy of our products and services;
Changes in auto-renewal regulations;
Our customers’ dissatisfaction with our efforts to December 2010, including Vice Presidentmarket additional products and services;
Our customer service and responsiveness to the needs of Finance for the Enterprise Server, Storageour customers; and Networking
Changes in our target customers’ spending levels as a result of general economic conditions, inflationary pressures or other factors.
Declining customer retention rates could cause our revenue to grow more slowly than expected or decline; and vice president of finance for the HP Software Group. Vincent has a Master’s degree in engineeringour operating results, gross margins and business from Université Catholique de Louvain in Belgiumwill be harmed.
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Our acquisitions and a Master of Business Administration’s degree in business administration from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Mr. Brown has served asdivestitures create special risks and challenges that could adversely affect our Vice President of Finance and Chief Accounting Officer since January 2019. Prior to that, he served as our Vice President, Finance from August 2016 to January 2019 and as Vice President, Corporate Controller of Blue Coat, Inc. from October 2015 until we acquired that company in August 2016. Previously, he served in various positions at NETGEAR, Inc., a computer networking hardware company, from 2010 to October 2015, most recently as Senior Director, Assistant Controller. Mr. Brown holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from the Walter A. Haas School of Business at U.C. Berkeley.

Ms. Cappellanti-Wolf has served as our Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer since July 2014. Prior to joining us, she served as Chief Human Resources Officer at Silver Spring Networks, Inc., a smart grid products provider, from June 2009 to July 2014. From September 2001 to June 2009, Ms. Cappellanti-Wolf served as Vice President, Human Resources of Cisco Systems, Inc. From 2000 to 2001, she served as a Human Resources Director at Sun Microsystems, Inc. Ms. Cappellanti-Wolf served as Human Resources Director for The Walt Disney Company from 1995 to 2000 and held various roles in human resources with Frito-Lay, Inc., a division of PepsiCo, Inc., from 1988 to 1995. She has a Bachelor’s degree in journalism from West Virginia University and a Master’s degree in industrial and labor relations from West Virginia University.

Mr. Gilliland has served as Executive Vice President and General Managerfinancial results.

As part of our Enterprise Security Unit since November 2018.  Priorbusiness strategy, we may acquire or divest businesses or assets. For example, in 2019 we completed the sale of certain of our enterprise security assets to joining us, Mr. Gilliland served as PresidentBroadcom Inc. (the Broadcom sale) and Chief Executive Officerin January 2021, we completed the acquisition of Skyport Systems,Avira. These activities can involve a SaaS managed secure infrastructure provider, from July 2015 until it wasnumber of risks and challenges, including:
Complexity, time, and costs associated with managing these transactions, including the integration of acquired by Cisco Systemsand the winding down of divested business operations, workforce, products, IT systems, and technologies;
Challenges in February 2018.  From 2012retaining customers of acquired businesses, or providing the same level of service to June 2015, Mr. Gilliland served in various positionsexisting customers with Hewlett-Packard, most recently as Senior Vice Presidentreduced resources;    
Diversion of management time and General Manager, Enterprise Security Products.  Previously he served as Vice Presidentattention;    
Loss or termination of Products and Marketing at IMlogic, which was acquired by Symantec in 2006. Mr. Gilliland holds a Bachelor’s degree in economics from Carleton College and a Masteremployees, including costs associated with the termination or replacement of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School.

Mr. Kapuria has served as our Executive Vice President, Consumer Business Unit and Cyber Security Services since May 2018. Prior to that, he served as our Senior Vice President and General Manager, Cyber Security Services from November 2014 to May 2018, as our Vice President, Products and Services from July 2012 to November 2014, and as our Vice President, Business Strategy and Security Intelligence from April 2011 to July 2012. From October 2004 to April 2011, Mr. Kapuria held numerous other director-level management positions with Symantec. Mr. Kapuria holds a Bachelor’s degree in finance from the Universitythose employees;    

Assumption of Massachusetts.

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Mr. Taylor has served as or Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary since August 2008. From February 2007 to August 2008, he served as our Vice President, Legal. Prior to joining Symantec, Mr. Taylor held various legal and administrative positions at Phoenix Technologies Ltd., a provider of core systems software, from January 2002 to February 2007, including most recently as Chief Administrative Officer, Senior Vice President and General Counsel. From May 2000 to September 2001, he was Vice President and General Counsel at Narus, Inc., a venture-backed private company that designs IP network management software. Mr. Taylor is a director of Piper Jaffray Companies, a national advisory board memberliabilities of the Stanford University Center for Comparative Studies on Raceacquired and Ethnicity and serves on the board of trustees of Menlo School. He holds a Juris Doctorate from George Washington University and a Bachelor’s degree from Stanford University.

Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports

Section 16 of the Exchange Act requires Symantec’s directors, executive officers and any persons who own more than 10% of Symantec’s common stock, to file initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership with the SEC. Such persons are required by SEC regulation to furnish Symantec with copies of all Section 16(a) forms that they file.

Based solely on its review of the copies of such forms furnished to Symantec and written representations from the directors and executive officers, Symantec believes that all of our executive officers and directors filed the required reports on a timely basis under Section 16(a), except for Mr. Schulman who did not timely report on a Form 4, the distribution of shares held by DHS 2017 Annuity Trust Agreement II (for which Mr. Schulman exercises voting and dispositive power) to his individual account on April 19, 2018. This transaction reported on a Form 5 that was filed on May 10, 2019.

Code of Conduct and Code of Ethics

We have adopted a code of conduct that applies to all of our Board members, officers and employees. We have also adopted a code of ethics for our Chief Executive Officer and senior financial officers,divested business or assets, including our principal financial officer and principal accounting officer. Our Code of Conduct and Code of Ethics for Chief Executive Officer and Senior Financial Officers are posted on the Investor Relations section of our website located at investor.symantec.com, by clicking on “Company Charters,” under “Corporate Governance.” Any amendmentspending or waivers of our Code of Conduct and Code of Ethics for Chief Executive Officer and Senior Financial Officers pertaining to a member of our Boardfuture litigation, investigations or one of our executive officers will be disclosed on our website at the above-referenced address.

Identification of Audit Committee and Financial Expert

We have a separately-designated Audit Committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act. The members of the Audit Committee, including each member that our Board has determined is an “audit committee financial expert” under SEC rules and regulations, are identified below.

Members:

Frank E. Dangeard

Dale L. Fuller

Anita M. Sands

V. Paul Unruh (Chair)

Suzanne M. Vautrinot

Financial Experts:

Our Board has unanimously determined that all Audit Committee members are financially literate under current Nasdaq listing standards, and at least one member has financial sophistication under Nasdaq listing standards. In addition, our Board has unanimously determined that V. Paul Unruh qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” under SEC rules and regulations. Mr. Unruh is independent as defined by current Nasdaq listing standards for Audit Committee membership. Designation as an “audit committee financial expert” is an SEC disclosure requirement and does not impose any additional duties, obligations or liability on any person so designated.

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Item 11.  Executive Compensation

Executive Compensation and Related Information

COMPENSATION DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS (CD&A)

This compensation discussion and analysis (“CD&A”) summarizes our executive compensation philosophy, our fiscal 2019 (“FY19”) executive compensation program and the FY19 compensation decisions made by the Compensation Leadership and Development Committee (the “Compensation Committee”) with respect to the following named executive officers (“NEOs”):

·Gregory S. Clark, Former President and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”);

·Nicholas R. Noviello, Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”);

· Amy L. Cappellanti-Wolf, Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer;

·Samir Kapuria, Executive Vice President and General Manager, CBU and Cyber Security Services; and

· Scott C. Taylor, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary.

FY19 Financial Results, Compensation and New Leadership

FY19 Financial Results

 

 

(In millions, except for per share
amounts)

 

Fiscal 2019 (“FY19”)

 

Fiscal 2018 (“FY18”)

 

Net revenues

$4,731

$4,834

Operating income

380

49

Net income

31

1,138

Net income per share – diluted

0.05

1.70

Net cash provided by operating activities

1,495

950

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FY19 Challenges

 

While we saw improvements in some areas of our business, our overall performance and stock price was negatively impacted by several significant factors:

·                   Revenue and business momentum in our Enterprise Security segment declined in FY19.

·                   The Company was subject to an internal investigation, which was commenced and completed by the Audit Committee of the Board (the “Audit Committee”) in connection with concerns raised by a former employee.

·                   We announced a restructuring plan pursuant to which we targeted reductions of our global workforce of up to approximately 8%.

·                   Our executive leadership team was in transition with announced executive officer departures in November 2018 and January 2019.

Commitment to Pay-For-Performance

·                   Our former CEO did not receive a FY19 equity award.

·                   None of our NEOs received an annual base salary increase for FY19, except for those executives who were promoted.

·                   Our former CEO did not receive a payment under his annual cash incentive award.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Executive Compensation

 

Component

Metric(1)

Achievement (as a
percent of target)

Funding

 

 

FY19 Executive Annual Incentive Plan (“EAIP”)

FY19 Non-GAAP operating income

87.5%

0%

 

 

FY19 Non-GAAP revenue

97.2%

71.2%

 

 

FY19 EAIP Total

 

 

35.6%

 

 

FY19 Performance-based Restricted Stock Units

FY19 earnings per share (“EPS”)

88.3%

50.6%

 

 

FY19 free cash flow

90.7%

91.2%

 

 

FY18 Performance-based Restricted Stock Units

2-year total shareholder return (“TSR”) relative to Nasdaq 100

-21.32%

0%

 

 

Fiscal 2017 (“FY17”) Performance-based Restricted Stock Units

FY18 Non-GAAP Operating Income

109.29%

268.2% (of which 250% vested and settled at the end of FY18, and the remaining 18.2% vested for eligible participants at the end of FY19).

 

 

(1) Please see discussion below for more detail regarding how these metrics are calculated.

 

 

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New Leadership

·The composition of our Board changed materially with the appointment of four new independent directors, two of whom replaced long-tenured directors.

·In November 2018, Michael Fey resigned as President and COO.

·In May 2019, Richard S. “Rick” Hill became our Interim President and CEO, replacing Gregory S. Clark.

·In May 2019, Vincent Pilette became our CFO, replacing Nicholas R. Noviello.

Despite the challenges we faced in FY19, we remain confident in our Integrated Cyber Defense and Consumer Cyber Safety strategies and our competitive product portfolio.  In our Enterprise segment, we are focused on improving operational discipline, increasing sales productivity, expanding operating margins and managing the shift to our ratable cloud delivered solutions. In our Consumer segment, we will continue to execute on multiple initiatives to drive revenue growth. With industry-leading solutions across both our enterprise and consumer businesses, we believe that we are well positioned to participate in a growing opportunity in the cyber defense market. We have an opportunity to enhance stockholder value by building on the leadership and momentum of both our Enterprise and Consumer Cyber Safety segments.

Our Compensation Philosophy and Practices

Drive Business Success

Our executive compensation program is designed to drive our success as a market leader in cybersecurity.

Pay for Performance

We believe that executive compensation should be tied to our short and long-term performance. It is important to reward outstanding individual performance, team success, and Company-wide results.

Attract and Retain

We focus on corporate and individual performance objectives and aim to attract and retain highly-qualified executive officers while maximizing long-term stockholder value.

Balancing and Aligning Interests with Stockholders

We are sensitive to our need to balance and align the interests of our executive officers with those of our stockholders, especially when compensation decisions might increase our cost structure or stockholder dilution.

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Compensation Policies and Practices

What We Do:

What We Do Not Do:

The majority of pay for our CEO and other NEOs is at risk.

We do not pay performance-based cash or equity awards for unsatisfied performance goals.

We provide that short-term incentive compensation is linked directly to our financial results and also takes into account individual performance.

Our compensation plans do not have minimum guaranteed payout levels.

We reward performance that meets our predetermined goals.

We do not provide for automatic salary increases or equity awards grants in offer letters or employment agreements.

We cap payouts under our plans to discourage excessive or inappropriate risk taking by our NEOs.

We generally do not permit short-sales, hedging or pledging of our stock.

We have a relevant peer group and reevaluate the peer group annually.

We do not provide “golden parachute” excise tax gross-ups.

We have robust stock ownership guidelines for our executive officers and directors.

We do not provide excessive severance.

We have adopted a comprehensive “clawback” policy, applicable to all performance-based compensation granted to our executive officers.

We do not provide executive pension plans or SERPs.

We only provide for double-trigger change in control benefits.

We do not provide excessive perquisites.

We limit any potential cash severance payments to not more than 1x our executive officers’ total target cash compensation and 2x our CEO’s total base salary.

We do not permit the repricing or cash-out of stock options or stock appreciation rights without stockholder approval.

Our Compensation Committee retains an independent compensation consultant.

We do not permit the payment of dividend or dividend equivalents on unvested equity awards.

We hold an annual advisory vote on executive compensation.

We do not provide single-trigger change of control benefits to executive officers.

We seek feedback on executive compensation through stockholder engagement.

We generally require one-year minimum vesting on stock options and stock appreciation rights.

Strong stockholder support on say-on-pay and Stockholder Engagement

At our 2018 annual meeting of stockholders, we requested that our stockholders cast a non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of our NEOs, also known as “say-on-pay” vote. This proposal passed with approximately 90% of the votes cast in favor. In evaluating our compensation practices in FY19, the Compensation Committee was mindful of the support our stockholders expressed for our philosophy of linking compensation to financial objectives and the enhancement of stockholder value. In addition, management met with or spoke to institutional stockholders representing approximately 55% of outstanding shares and listened to any feedback regarding executive compensation program. As a result, the Compensation Committee retained its general approach to executive compensation and continued to apply the same general philosophy and objectives as in the prior fiscal year in determining executive compensation.

FY19 EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The total mix of our NEO compensation, including the portion at risk, is reflected in the graphs below. The major components of target compensation for our NEOs during FY19 were: (i) base salary, (ii) target annual incentive awards and (iii) grant date fair value of long-term equity incentive awards, with the exception of our CEO who did not receive any equity awards for FY19.

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Analysis of Compensation Components

The elements of the FY19 compensation for our NEOs was as follows:

Compensation Component

Form of Award

Percent at Risk

Performance vs Time-Based

Base Salary

Cash

0%

NA

Executive Annual Incentive Plan

Cash(1)

100%

Performance-Based

Equity Incentive Awards — Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”)

RSUs(2)

100%

Time-Based

Equity Incentive Awards — Performance-based Restricted Stock Units (“PRUs”)

PRUs(2)

100%

Performance-Based


(1) For FY19, except for Mr. Noviello, this award was payable in RSUs, which were granted on May 20, 2019 and vested June 1, 2019.  Beginning in fiscal 2020 (“FY20”), the award will be payable in cash.

(2) For FY19, our former CEO did not receive any equity awards.

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I. Base Salary

2019 Base Salary

Philosophy

Considerations

·Provide fixed compensation to attract and retain key executives.

·Salary reviewed and set annually.

·The factors used to determine the amount of salaries include skill set, experience performance contribution levels, the executive officer’s role, positioning relative to peer group and market and our overall salary budget.

·Recommendations of the CEO for other executive officers based upon his annual review of performance.

The following table presents each NEO’s base salary for FY19.

 

 

 

 

NEO

FY18 Annual Salary ($)

Change in Salary (%)

FY19 Annual Salary

 

 

 

 

Gregory S. Clark

1,000,000

1,000,000

Nicholas R. Noviello

650,000

650,000

Amy L. Cappellanti-Wolf

440,000

440,000

Samir Kapuria(1)

390,000(1)

60,000(1)

450,000

Scott C. Taylor

600,000

600,000


(1) Mr. Kapuria was named an executive officer during FY19 and received a salary increase in connection with his promotion.  His salary increased from $390,000 to $440,000 effective May 8, 2018.

As presented in the table above, our named executive officers did not receive an increase in annual base salary other than in connection with a promotion for Mr. Kapuria.  Our former CEO determined that none of our other NEOs would receive a base salary increase for FY19.  In addition, our Board also determined that Mr. Clark would not receive a salary increase in FY19.

II. Executive Annual Incentive Plan

FY19 Annual Cash Incentive Awards

FY19 Annual Cash Incentive Awards

Philosophy

Target Amount Considerations

Award Design Considerations

Performance Conditions

·Establish appropriate short-term performance measures that the Compensation Committee believes will drive our future growth and profitability.

·Reward achievement of short-term performance measures.

·Payout tied to Company performance consistent with FY19 financial plan.

·Offer market competitive incentive opportunities.

·Factors used to determine target amounts included: (i) relevant market data; (ii) internal pay equity; and (iii) desired market position role of each NEO.

·Non-GAAP Operating Income and Non-GAAP Revenue were the financial metrics selected because we believe: (i) they strongly correlate with stockholder value creation, are transparent to investors and are calculated on the same basis as described in our quarterly earnings releases and supplemental materials, and balance growth and profitability, and (ii) our executive team can have a direct impact on these metrics through skillful management and oversight.

·Non-GAAP Operating Income Metric (50% weighing). Non-GAAP Operating Income is defined as GAAP operating income, adjusted, as applicable, to exclude, among other things, stock-based compensation expense, charges related to the amortization of intangible assets, restructuring, separation, transition and other related expenses and contract liabilities fair value adjustment, calculated under 2019 plan exchange rates

·Metrics established based on a range of inputs, including external market economic conditions, growth outlooks for our product portfolio, the competitive environment, our internal budgets and market expectations.

·Non-GAAP Revenue Metric (50% weighing). Non-GAAP Revenue is defined as GAAP revenue adjusted to exclude contract liabilities fair value adjustment calculated under 2019 plan exchange rates.

·Performance payout curves set to drive increased revenue and operating income and in

·Individual performance assessment modifier (0-140%) except for CEO.

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accordance with our FY19 financial plan.

·Goals established in first 90 days when performance is indeterminable.

·Payable in fully vested RSUs for FY19.

·CEO performance should be completely tied to Company financial performance.

·Employment through payout date.

·See below for more information.

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Executive Annual Incentive Plan Target Opportunities:  The following table presents each NEO’s target incentive opportunity for FY19 under the FY19 Executive Annual Incentive Plan (the “FY19 EAIP”):

NEO

FY19 Individual Annual Incentive Target (%)

FY19 Target ($)

Gregory S. Clark

150

1,500,000

Nicholas R.  Noviello

100

650,000

Amy L. Cappellanti-Wolf

70

308,000

Samir Kapuria(1) 

100

450,000

Scott C. Taylor

100

600,000


(1)In connection with Mr. Kapuria’s promotion, his FY19 Individual Annual Incentive Target under the FY19 EAIP increased from 60% to 100% effective May 8, 2018.  Mr. Kapuria’s prorated target annual incentive value for FY19 is $427,451.

FY19 EAIP Payout Formula: The determination of each NEO’s payout amount under the FY19 EAIP is based on the following formula. The Compensation Committee has discretion to adjust individual awards downward as appropriate by up to 25% of the amount of the incentive award that would otherwise be earned.

The payout curves for each of our metrics for FY19 are set forth in the table below. The non-GAAP operating income and non-GAAP revenue metrics are funded independently of each other and are weighted equally. Except for our CEO, the actual individual payouts could be further modified based on an individual performance factor generally in the range of 0% to 140% based on performance achievement against pre-established individual goals for FY19.

 

Non-GAAP Operating Income Metric

Non-GAAP Revenue Metric

 

 

 

Non-GAAP
Operating Income
($ millions)

Funding (%)

Non-GAAP
Revenue
($ millions)

Funding (%)

Individual
Performance
Modifier (%)

Total Payout as
a Percentage of
Target (%)

Threshold

$1,428

40

$4,760

40

35

14

Target

$1,630

100

$4,943

100

100

100

Maximum

$1,793

200

$5,141

200

140

280

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Individual Performance Assessment

Individual performance is evaluated, and taken into account in determining the FY19 EAIP payout for NEOs other than the CEO based on both quantitative and qualitative results in the following key areas:

Individual Performance Assessment Components

·Financial and operational goals for the executive’s area of responsibility and the entire Company.

·Development and management of the executive’s team of employees.

·Leadership qualities as well as functional competencies and knowledge for the executive’s area of responsibility.

Provided the threshold performance levels for both Company performance metrics are achieved, the CEO evaluates the level of each NEO’s individual performance against the pre-determined goals at fiscal year-end and makes a recommendation to the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee makes the final determination with respect to each NEO’s actual payout, which it did for our NEOs in FY19.

FY19 EAIP Payout Results:

Weighted Average Company Performance Funding

Company Performance
Metric

Target ($)
(millions)

Threshold ($)
(millions)

Actual ($)
(millions)

Threshold
Funding (%)

Funding
(%)

Non-GAAP Operating Income

1,630

1,428

1,427(1)

40

0.0

Non-GAAP Revenue

4,943

4,760

4,804(2)

40

71.2

FY19 Funding

 

 

 

 

35.6


(1) Calculated in FY19 plan exchange rates and excludes stock-based compensation expense, chargesclaims related to the amortizationacquired business or assets;    

The addition of intangible assets, restructuring, separation, transitionacquisition-related debt;
Difficulty in entering into or expanding in new markets or geographies;    
Increased or unexpected costs and other related expenses, contract liabilities fair value adjustment,working capital requirements;    
Dilution of stock ownership of existing stockholders;    
Unanticipated delays or failure to meet contractual obligations;
Substantial accounting charges for acquisition-related costs, and certain litigation settlement gains.

(2) Calculated in FY19 plan exchange rates and excludes contract liabilities fair value adjustment.

FY19 EAIP NEO Payout Amounts

NEO

Base
Salary

Annual Incentive
Target (%)

Company
Performance
Funding (%)

Individual
Performance
Factor (%)

Individual
Payout
Amount ($)
(4)

Gregory S. Clark(1)

1,000,000

150

NA

NA

0

Nicholas R.  Noviello(2) 

650,000

100

NA

NA

487,500

Amy L. Cappellanti-Wolf(3) 

440,000

70

35.6

100

109,648

Samir Kapuria(3)

450,000

100

35.6

100

152,172

Scott C. Taylor(3) 

600,000

100

35.6

100

213,600


(1) Mr. Clark did not receive a FY19 EAIP payout.

(2) Pursuant to the terms of Mr. Noviello’s Transition Services Agreement dated January 31, 2019 (the “Transition Services Agreement”), Mr. Noviello received 75% of his target FY19 EAIP amount under the Company’s Executive Severance Plan because it was greater than the amount that he would have earned under the FY19 EAIP irrespective of individual performance.

(3) Ms. Cappellanti-Wolf, and Messrs. Kapuria and Taylor each earned an individual performance factor of 100%. In determining the appropriate individual performance factor for each of these executives, the Compensation Committee, with recommendation of the CEO, considered leadership, contributions to Symantec’s achievement of its goals, and strategic planning among other factors.

(4) The Compensation Committee did not exercise its discretion to reduce any payouts.

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III. Equity Incentive Awards

In FY19, we granted our NEOs (other than Mr. Clark who did not receive equity awards in FY19) a mix of RSUs and PRUs (“FY19 RSUs” and “FY19 PRUs”, respectively). In FY19, Messrs. Taylor and Noviello, as FY18 NEOs, were granted a mix of PRUs and RSUs at 70% and 30%, respectively.  All other executives, other than Mr. Clark, received a mix of PRUs and RSUs at 50% and 50%, respectively.

Equity Incentive Awards

Philosophy

Grant Mix

Award Amount
Considerations

Award Design
Considerations

Vesting Conditions

·Establish appropriate performance measures that the Compensation Committee believes will drive our future growth and profitability.

·Equity awards are a mix of RSUs and PRUs.

·NEOs’ responsibilities and anticipated future contributions.

·Long-term payouts should depend on NEOs’ ability to drive financial performance, including share price appreciation.

·RSUs are time-based and vest over three years: (30%/ 30% / 40%), except for 2019, where they vest 40%/ 30%/ 30% with the exception of FY18 NEOs whose RSUs grant vest 30%/30%/40%.

·Provide meaningful and appropriate incentives for achieving annual financial goals that the Compensation Committee believes are important for our short- and long-term success.

·For our FY18 NEOs (Taylor and Noviello), the mix was 70% PRUs and 30% RSUs.

·NEOs’ past grant amounts and amount of unvested equity held by each NEO.

·Metrics should align with long-term goal of generating cash and operational execution and allow us to evaluate our short- term strategy while taking into account the performance of our peers.

·PRU Metrics:

Achievement of FY19 non-GAAP free cash flow (“FCF”); non- GAAP FCF is cash from operating activities less capital expenditures, as reported in the Company’s audited financial statements.

·Equity awards should attract and retain talent in a highly competitive market for talent.

·For our other NEOs, the mix was 50% PRUs and 50% RSUs.

·Competitive market assessment, including practices of peers and similarly situated companies.

·Payout amounts should be designed to promote retention for valuable NEOs.

·FY19 Non-GAAP EPS; non-GAAP EPS is non-GAAP net income (consistent with the Board approved plan) divided by 680 million fully diluted shares.

·Reward NEOs for creating stockholder value over long term.

·Mr. Clark did not receive FY19 equity awards.

·Gains recognizable by the NEO from equity awards made in prior years.

·TSR over three years measured against the Nasdaq 100.

·See below for more information

Restricted Stock Units (RSUs): RSUs represent the right to receive one share of Symantec common stock for each vested RSU upon the settlement date, subject to continued employment through each vesting date.

NEO

FY19 RSU Award Amount (#)

Grant Date Value ($)

Gregory S. Clark (1)

0

0

Nicholas R. Noviello (2)

95,416

2,106,785

Amy L. Cappellanti-Wolf

78,620

1,683,254

Samir Kapuria

238,243

5,100,783

Scott C. Taylor (2)

61,339

1,354,365


(1) Mr. Clark did not receive an RSU award for FY19.

(2) In FY19, Messrs. Taylor and Noviello, as FY18 NEOs, were granted a mix of PRUs and RSUs at 70% and 30%, respectively.  All other executives, other than Mr. Clark, received a mix of PRUs and RSUs at 50% and 50%, respectively.

Performance-based Restricted Stock Units (PRUs): FY19 PRUs granted to our NEOs vest based on the achievement of three metrics: (1) FY19 FCF; (2) FY19 EPS; and (3) three-year relative TSR at the end of fiscal 2021 as measured against the Nasdaq 100 and the completion of a service requirement.  The Compensation Committee believed that using

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independently-measured corporate metrics would motivate our executive team by providing distinct separate opportunities to earn awards.  The Compensation Committee also believed adding Free Cash Flow as an additional metric to those used in the FY18 PRUs aligned with the Company’s priorities for FY19 of generating strong free cash flow growth.

FY19 PRU Performance Metrics Overview

Metric

Measurement Period

Metric Objectives

Vesting Conditions (1)

FY19 Free Cash Flow

FY19

Aligns with our long-term goal of generating cash and operational execution.

Earned portion vests at end of FY20 for FY18 NEOs, and as to 60%/40% at end of FY19/FY20, respectively, for non FY18 NEOs.

FY19 Earnings Per Share

FY19

Provides evaluation of strategy execution.

Earned portion vests at end of FY20 for FY18 NEOs, and as to 60%/40% at end of FY19/FY20, respectively, for non FY18 NEOs.

3-Year Total Shareholder Return vs. Nasdaq 100

FY19 through the end of fiscal 2021

Provides balance to measure our longer-term performance against comparable companies.

Earned portion vests at end of FY21.


(1) In addition to the vesting components, the Compensation Committee has broad negative discretion to reduce the amount of the award earned by up to 50% as it determines reasonable and appropriate.

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The Compensation Committee certifies the amount of PRUs earned under each of the relevant metrics shortly after the completion of the performance period for each metric.

Vesting of Earned FY19 PRU Awards

NEO

FY19 FCF Metric

FY19 EPS Metric

3-Year TSR Performance Metric

Gregory S. Clark (1)

NA

NA

NA

Nicholas R.  Noviello(2)(3)

NA

NA

NA

Amy L. Cappellanti-Wolf (4)

60% - 3/29/2019;
40% - 4/3/2020

60% - 3/29/2019;
40% - 4/3/2020

4/2/2021

Samir Kapuria(4)

60% - 3/29/2019;
40% - 4/3/2020

60% - 3/29/2019;
40% - 4/3/2020

4/2/2021

Scott C. Taylor (3)

100% - 4/3/2020

100%-4/3/2020

4/2/2021


(1) Mr. Clark did not receive a PRU award for FY19.

(2)Pursuant to the terms of Mr. Noviello’s Transition Services Agreement, he is entitled to vesting and settlement of a portion of his FY19 PRUs, subject to the satisfaction of the applicable performance metrics, without having to satisfy any service requirement.

(3)As FY18 NEOs, the FCF and EPS metric components of these awards vest at the end of FY20.

(4)Mr. Kapuria and Ms. Cappellanti-Wolf were not NEOs in FY18.  Non-NEOs’ awards vest as to 60% of the FCF and EPS component at the end of FY19, and as to 40% of the FCF and EPS component at the end of FY20.

FY19 Non-GAAP FCF Metric

33% of the shares underlying the FY19 PRUs are eligible to be earned based on our achievement of non-GAAP FCF at the end of FY19.  The following table presents threshold, target and maximum performance levels and payouts of the relative FCF metric:

FY19 FCF Performance Metric

FCF Performance Goal
(millions)*

Funding (%)

Below Threshold

Less than $1,100

0

Threshold

$1,100

40

Target

$1,350

100

Maximum

$1,562 or more

200


*To the extent actual non-GAAP FCF performance falls between two discrete points in the chart above, linear interpolation will be used to determine funding.

FY19 Non-GAAP EPS Metric

33% of the shares underlying the FY19 PRUs are eligible to be earned based on our achievement of non-GAAP EPS at the end of FY19.  The following table presents threshold, target and maximum performance levels and payouts of the relative EPS metric:

FY19 EPS Performance Metric

 

EPS Performance Goal*

Funding (%)

Below Threshold

Less than $1.50

0

Threshold

$1.50

50

Target

$1.70

100

Maximum

$1.93 or more

200


*To the extent actual non-GAAP EPS falls between two discrete points in the chart above, linear interpolation will be used to determine funding.

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3-Year TSR Component

33% of the shares underlying the FY19 PRUs are eligible to be earned based on our TSR performance relative to the TSR performance of companies comprising the Nasdaq 100 index over the three-year performance period ending on the last day of FY21. The following table presents threshold, target and maximum performance levels and payouts of the relative TSR metric:

3-Year TSR Performance

TSR Performance vs.
Nasdaq 100*

Funding (%)

Below Threshold

Below 25th percentile

0

Threshold

25th percentile

50

Target

50th percentile

100

Maximum

75th percentile

200


*To the extent actual TSR performance falls between two discrete points in the chart above, linear interpolation will be used to determine funding.

FY19 PRU Award Summary: The following table summarizes the number of FY19 PRUs granted to each NEO, and the amounts earned and vested as of the end of FY19, which are subject to change based on 3-year TSR component of the award and continued service requirements through the end of FY21.  For the FY19 FCF metric, we achieved $1,288 million, resulting in funding at 91.2% for this metric.  For the FY19 EPS metric, we achieved just over the threshold performance goal of $1.50, resulting in funding at 50.6% for this metric.

FY19 PRUs Granted, Earned and Vested

NEO

Total FY19
PRUs
Granted (#)

Total FY19 PRU
Value at Grant ($)

Total FY19 FCF
PRUs Earned (#)

Total FY19
EPS PRUs
Earned (#)

Total
3-Year TSR
PRUs
Earned (#)

Total FY19
PRUs
Earned

Total FY19
PRUs
vested

Gregory S. Clark (1)

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Nicholas R. Noviello(2)

222,636

4,825,264

40,608

22,530

NA

63,138

63,138

Amy L. Cappellanti-Wolf

78,620

1,668,841

23,899

13,258

-

37,157

22,297

Samir Kapuria

238,242

5,057,084

72,424

40,182

-

112,606

67,566

Scott C. Taylor

143,123

3,101,953

43,508

24,138

-

67,646

0


(1) Mr. Clark did not receive any FY19 equity awards.

(2) Pursuant to the terms of Mr. Noviello’s Transition Services Agreement, he will be entitled to vesting and settlement of a portion of his FY19 PRUs, subject to the satisfaction of the applicable performance metrics, without having to satisfy any service requirement.

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Previously Granted Long Term Incentive Pay Outcomes

FY17 PRU Achievement

The FY17 PRUs were designed with a performance metric that would focus our efforts on producing significantly increased profitability by the end of FY18. The Compensation Committee chose FY18 non-GAAP operating income as the appropriate metric for the FY17 PRUs because it provided a powerful incentive to both complete our business transformation goal while also requiring the executive team to deliver increased profitability.  Depending on our achievement of this metric, 0% to 300% of the target shares were eligible to be earned at the end of FY18, subject to additional vesting conditions in certain cases as discussed below. To further encourage continued service to us and our stockholders, for any achievement above 250% of target to be earned, generally, the participant must have been employed by us through the end of FY19 when the additional payout in excess of 250% was made.

Below is the summary of FY18 non-GAAP operating income metric achievement for the FY17 PRUs as of the end of FY18.

FY18
non-GAAP
Operating
Income
Target ($)
(millions

FY18
non-GAAP
Operating
Income
Actual ($)
(millions)

FY18
Non-GAAP
Operating
Income
Performance
as a % of
Target

Vesting
Level
as a % of
Target Award

Eligible
Shares
as a % of
Target
Shares
at end of
FY18

Eligible
Shares
as a % of
Target
Shares
at end of
FY19

FY17 PRUs

1,560

1,705(1)

109.29

268.2

250

18.2


(1) Defined as our FY18 GAAP operating income, adjusted, as applicable, to exclude website security and PKI results included in our third quarter of FY18 results, stock-based compensation expense, charges related to the amortization of intangible assets, restructuring, separation, transition and other related expenses, acquisition and integration expenses, certain gains or losses on litigation contingencies and settlements, the impact from deferred revenue and inventory fair value adjustments as part of business combination accounting entries and certain other income and expense items that management and/or the Compensation Committee considers unrelated to Symantec’s core operations. Non-GAAP operating income was adjusted under FY17 PRUs to (i) allow for the negative impact of up to $91 million of foreign exchange rates on revenue, with no limit on the positive foreign exchange impact, and (ii) adjusted beneficially for changes to Symantec’s capital structure that positively impacted Symantec’s EPS on a non-GAAP Basis, such as cash interest expense savings due to prepayment of indebtedness.

Below is the summary of the FY17 PRUs vested and earned by each NEO.

NEO

Total FY17 PRUs
Vested at end of
FY18

Total FY17 PRUs vested at
end of FY19

Total FY17 PRUs
Earned and Vested
(1)

Gregory S. Clark

2,404,175

175,023

2,579,198

Nicholas R. Noviello

606,935

44,184

651,119

Amy L. Cappellanti-Wolf

207,142

15,080

222,222

Samir Kapuria

148,322

10,798

159,120

Scott C. Taylor

414,287

30,160

444,447


(1) The Compensation Committee did not exercise its discretion to reduce any payouts.

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FY18 PRU Achievement

The Compensation Committee chose FY18 EPS and relative 2- and 3-year TSR against the Nasdaq 100 index as the applicable performance metrics for the FY18 PRUs. The Compensation Committee selected non-GAAP EPS because it believed this metric could be used to evaluate the execution of our short-term strategy. The one-year EPS metric is balanced by the 2- and 3-year relative TSR metrics, which require us to match or exceed median market results to achieve a payout at target or greater, and provides alignment with stockholders over a more extended time period.

Below is the summary of the FY18 non-GAAP EPS metric performance metric achievement for the FY18 PRUs as of the end of FY18.

FY18
non-GAAP EPS
Target

FY18
non-GAAP EPS
Actual
(1)

Achievement
as a Percentage
of Target

Eligible Shares as a % of
Target Shares at end of FY18

FY18 PRUs  

$1.64 per share

$1.56 per share

95.20%

50.5% of the FY18 EPS shares (25.25% of the total FY18 PRUs) became eligible to be earned at the end of FY20.


(1) We define non-GAAP EPS as non-GAAP net income, calculated in the manner consistent with the annual financial plan presented to and approved by our Board, divided by 675 million fully diluted shares.  We calculate non-GAAP net income as GAAP profit before tax reflected in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations as adjusted for the following items: the impact from business combination accounting entries (such as deferred revenue fair value adjustments, and inventory fair value adjustments), stock-based compensation expense, restructuring, separation, transition and other related charges, integration and acquisition expenses, charges related to theasset impairments, amortization of intangible assets, and higher levels of stock-based compensation expense; and

Difficulty in realizing potential benefits, including cost savings and operational efficiencies, synergies and growth prospects from integrating acquired businesses.
Moreover, to be successful, large complex acquisitions depend on large-scale product, rights, impairments of assets, income or loss from discontinued operations, non-cash interest expensetechnology, and amortization of debt issuance costs and certain other itemssales force integrations that are not included indifficult to complete on a timely basis or at all and may be more susceptible to the Company’s non-GAAP results, further adjusted to reflect the Company’s expected ongoing core tax rate, all calculated based on the applicable fiscal year plan level exchange rates.

Below is the summary of FY18 non-GAAP EPS metric performance metric achievement for the FY18 PRUs asspecial risks and challenges described above. Any of the endforegoing, and other factors, could harm our ability to achieve anticipated levels of FY18.

2-Year Relative TSR
Target vs. Nasdaq 100

2-Year Relative TSR Actual vs. Nasdaq 100

Achievement as a Percentage of Target

Eligible Shares as a % of
Target Shares at end of FY19 for
the 2-Year TSR Component
(1)

FY18 PRUs  

50th Percentile

8th Percentile

0%

0


(1) Under the FY18 PRU plan, any unearned shares below the target level for the 2-Year Relative TSR are addedprofitability or other financial benefits from our acquired or divested businesses, product lines or assets or to the FY18 3-Year Relative TSR Sharesrealize other anticipated benefits of divestitures or acquisitions.

Changes in industry structure and market conditions could lead to be earned.

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IV. Benefits

FY19 Benefits

Benefit

Philosophy/Rationale

401(k) plan and matching contributions, health and dental coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, paid time off, and paid holidays.

·Provide our NEOs with competitive broad-based employee benefits on the same terms as are available to all employees generally.

Nonqualified deferred compensation plan.

·Provide a standard package of benefits necessary to attract and retain executives. two of our named executive officers participated in this plan during FY19. The plan is described further under “Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation in Fiscal 2019,” on page 48.

Reimbursement for up to $10,000 for financial planning services.

·Provide financial planning assistance given the complexity of executive officer compensation and financial arrangements to allow executives to concentrate on responsibilities and our future success.

Car service for our former CEO.

·Helps to ensure the security of our CEO, provides a more efficient means of transportation and allows him to concentrate on his responsibilities and our future success.

Aircraft lease agreement with our former CEO for Company use of his aircraft.

·Helps to ensure the security of our CEO, provides a more efficient means of transportation and allows him to concentrate on his responsibilities and our future success.

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V. Severance and Change of Control Benefits

The following table provides information regarding the severance arrangements that we have with certain of our NEOs:

products or businesses and asset impairments.

FY19 Severance and Change of Control Protections

Philosophy

Considerations

Terms

·Intended to ease an NEO's transition due to an unexpected employment termination.

·Mitigate any potential employer liability and avoid future disputes or litigation; retain and encourage our NEOs to remain focused on our business and the interests of our stockholders when considering strategic alternatives.

·The employment of our NEOs is “at will,” meaning we can terminate them at any time and they can terminate their employment with us at any time.

·Severance arrangements should be designed to: (i) provide reasonable compensation to executive officers who leave our Company under certain circumstances to facilitate their transition to new employment and (ii) require a departing executive officer to sign a separation and release agreement acceptable to us as a condition to receiving post-employment compensation payments or benefits.

·“Double-trigger” provisions preserve morale and productivity, and encourage executive retention in the event of a change of control.

·These provisions are considered a typical component of a competitive executive compensation program for executives among our peer companies.

·Transition arrangements should be designed retain and incentivize executive officers until a successor is found and to ensure a smooth transition.

·Executive Severance Plan

Provides for cash severance and other benefits where the individual’s employment is terminated without cause outside of the change in control context, contingent on a release.

·Executive Retention Plan

Provides for double trigger acceleration of vesting of equity awards and cash severance benefits where the individual’s employment is terminated without cause, or is constructively terminated, within 12 months after a change in control, contingent on a release; no “golden parachute” excise tax gross-ups.

·Nicholas R. Noviello’s Transition Services Agreement

Provides for certain transition and severance benefits, including continued vesting and participation in FY19 EAIP and severance benefits in the event of an earlier termination of employment.

DetailsIn response to changes in industry structure and market conditions, we may be required to strategically reallocate our resources and consider restructuring, disposing of, each individual NEO’s severance payments and benefits and Nicholas R. Noviello’s Transition Services Agreement, including estimatesor otherwise exiting certain businesses. Any decision to limit investment in or dispose of amounts payable in specified circumstances in effect as of the end of FY19, are disclosed under “Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change-in-Control” below.

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Key Compensation and Governance Policies

Policy

Considerations

Material Features

Stock Ownership Guidelines

·Promote stock ownership in the Company.

·More closely align the interests of our NEOs with those of our stockholders.

·6x base salary for CEO.

·CFO and President, 3x base salary.

·Executive Vice Presidents, 2x base salary.

·4 years from executive officer designation to comply.

·During 4-year transition period, must retain at least 50% of net-settled equity award shares until ownership requirement is met.

·Includes shares owned outright, excludes stock options and unvested RSUs and PRUs.

·As of June 14, 2019, three NEOs have reached ownership requirements.

Anti-Hedging and Anti-Pledging Policies

·Permitting hedging is viewed as a poor pay program practice, as it insulates executives from stock price movement and reduces alignment with stockholders.

·Pledging raises potential risks to stockholder value, particularly if the pledge is significant.

·No employee, officer or director may acquire, sell or trade in any interest or position relating to the future price of the Company's securities, such as a put option, a call option or a short sale.

·Waiver granted for Mr. Feld to exercise forward contracts that were in existence before he became a board member.

·Covered persons are prohibited from holding company securities in a margin account or pledging Company securities as collateral for a loan.

Insider Trading Policy

·Prohibit insiders from taking advantage of material non-public information.

·Prohibits the purchase or sale of securities while in possession of material non-public information.

·Directors, CEO, President and CFO must conduct any open market sales of our securities only through use of Rule 10b5-1 stock trading plans.

Clawback Policy

·Permit us to recoup performance-based cash and equity awards when such awards were not properly earned or when executives have engaged in inappropriate actions

·Applies to all executive officers.

·Allows recoupment of performance-based cash and equity awards if (i) we are required to restate our financial statements due to fraud or intentional misconduct or (ii) an executive officer violates certain Company policies

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2020 Interim President and CEO and 2020 CFO Compensation

The compensation packages for our new Interim CEO and new CFO were approved by our Compensation Committee in May 2019 and are describedotherwise exit businesses may result in the table below.

Interim President and CEO Compensation

Compensation Element

Description

Rationale

Base Salary

·$1,000,000

·Identical to former CEO and in line with peers.

Annual Cash Incentive

·150% of base salary

·Tracks our past practice of compensation for CEO under the EAIP.

Long-term Incentive

·$1.2 million RSU award.

·Performance stock option to purchase stock with an aggregate value equal to $18 million for maximum performance and $9 million for target performance.

·Smaller time-based award to vest over 12 months to promote retention and align interests with those of stockholders as the value of the award is correlated to our stock price.

·Special one-time new hire grant to focus executive on two key metrics: non-GAAP operating income margin and non- GAAP revenue.

Benefits

·Pro-rata vesting of RSU if Mr. Hill is not the CEO immediately prior to a change in control.

·Double trigger vesting of option if Mr. Hill is the CEO immediately prior to a change in control with performance deemed achieved at target levels.

·Full vesting if option is not assumed or substituted in the event of a change in control

·$40,000 monthly stipend for travel.

·Change in control protection provisions help Mr. Hill focus on what is best for stockholders by making him neutral to a potential transaction.

·Mr. Hill is not eligible to participate in the Symantec Executive Severance Plan and the Symantec Executive Retention Plan.

·Monthly travel stipend to be used for his travel and housing accommodations that are not otherwise covered by our business expense policies.

CFO Compensation

Compensation Element

Description

Rationale

Base Salary

·$650,000

·Identical to former CFO and in line with peers.

Annual Cash Incentive

·100% of base salary.

·Tracks Company’s past practice of compensation for CEO under the EAIP.

·One-time sign on bonus in line with Company and peer practices.

Long-term Incentive

·$9 million new hire award (30% RSUs/70% PRUs)

·$5 million long-term equity award (30% RSUs/70% PRUs).

·Restricted shares equal to $3 million for purchase of $10 million in Company stock on the open market.

·Long-term equity grant similar to grants made to former CFOs.

·One-time grant to encourage executive’s investment in the Company and alignment with stockholders.  Executive received a $3 million restricted share grant upon the purchase of $10 million in the open market, with vesting on the $3 million grant over 3 years.

Benefits

·Participate in Executive Severance Plan and Executive Retention Plan.

·Similar to treatment of other executives.

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General Approach to Determining Compensation

Compensation Committee Decision Process

The Compensation Committee oversees the compensation of our NEOs and our executive compensation program and initiatives. The Compensation Committee typically reviews executive officer compensation, including base salary, short-term incentives and long-term incentives, in the first half of each fiscal year, to understand competitive market compensation levels and practicesspecial charges, such as technology-related write-offs, workforce reduction costs, charges relating to consolidation of excess facilities, or claims from third parties who were resellers or users of discontinued products. Our estimates with respect to the useful life or ultimate recoverability of our carrying basis of assets, including purchased intangible assets, could change as a result of such assessments and decisions. Although in certain instances our vendor agreements allow us the option to cancel, reschedule, and adjust our requirements based on the most recently completed year. In connection with this review, the Compensation Committee considers any input it may receive from our CEO in evaluating the performance of each executive officer and sets each executive officer’s total target direct compensation for the current year based on this review and the other factors described below.

We have based most, if not all, of our prior compensation determinations, including those made for FY19, on a variety of factors, including:

·A focus on pay-for-performance

·A total rewards approach

·An appropriate pay mix

·Avoidance of compensation arrangements that encourage excessive or inappropriate risk taking by our executives

·Appropriate market positioning

·In the case of equity awards, burn rate and dilution

·Company performance and individual performance

·The Company’s financial condition and available resources

·The accounting and cash flow implications of various forms of executive compensation

·Our need for a particular position to be filled

·The recommendations of our CEO (other than with respect to his own compensation)

As discussed under “Role of Compensation Consultant” below, for FY19, the Compensation Committee engaged a compensation consultant and once again conducted a formal benchmarking review. In establishing compensation for executive officers other than our CEO, the Compensation Committee gives weight to the recommendations of our CEO, but final decisions about the compensation of our NEOs are made by our Compensation Committee.

From time to time, special business conditions may warrant additional compensation, such as sign-on bonuses, or equity awards in connection with promotions or in recognition of significant accomplishments, to attract, retain or motivate executive officers. In these situations, we consider our business needs, and the potential costs and benefits of special rewards.

Role of Compensation Consultant

The Compensation Committee generally retains an independent compensation consultant to help understand competitive compensation levels and incentive designs. The independent compensation consultant is solely hired by, and reports directlyour loss contingencies may include liabilities for contracts that we cannot cancel, reschedule or adjust with suppliers.

Further, our estimates relating to the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee has sole authority to retain and terminate the independent compensation consultant.  At the Compensation Committee’s discretion, the independent compensation consultant:

·attends Compensation Committee meetings;

·assists the Compensation Committeeliabilities for excess facilities are affected by changes in determining peer companies and evaluating compensation proposals;

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·assists with the design of incentive compensation programs; and

·conducts compensation-related research.

In January 2019, the Compensation Committee replaced Mercer with Compensia as its compensation consultant.

Competitive Market Assessments

Market competitiveness is one factor that the Compensation Committee considers each year in determining a NEO’s overall compensation package, including pay mix. The Compensation Committee relies on various data sourcesreal estate market conditions. Additionally, we are required to evaluate the market competitiveness of each pay element, including publicly-disclosed data from a peer group of companies and published survey data from both the peer group companies and a broader set of information technology companies that the Compensation Committee believes represent our competition in the broader talent market, based on the advice of Mercer and Compensia, outside consulting firms engaged by the Compensation Committee during FY19. The proxy statements of peer group companies provide detailed pay data for the highest-paid executives. Survey data, which we obtain from the Radford Global Technology Survey, provides compensation information on a broader group of executives, with positions matched based on specific job scope and responsibilities. The Compensation Committee considers data from these sources as a framework for making compensation decisions for each NEO’s position.

The Compensation Committee reviews our peer groupgoodwill impairment on an annual basis with inputand between annual evaluations in certain circumstances, and future goodwill impairment evaluations may result in a charge to earnings.

RISKS RELATED TO OUR OPERATIONS
We are dependent upon Broadcom for certain engineering and threat response services, which are critical to our products and business.
Our endpoint security solution has historically relied upon certain threat analytics software engines and other software (the Engine-Related Services) that have been developed and provided by engineering teams that have transferred to Broadcom as part of the Broadcom sale. The technology, including source code, at issue is shared, and pursuant to the terms of the Broadcom sale, we retain rights to use, modify, enhance and create derivative works from its compensation consultants, and the group may be adjusted from timesuch technology. Broadcom has committed to time based on, among other factors, a comparison of revenues, market capitalization, industry, peer group performance, merger and acquisition activity and stockholder input. The Compensation Committee evaluated our peer group for FY19 and determinedprovide these Engine-Related Services substantially to keep the companies otherwise the same extent and in substantially the same manner, as the peer group for FY18. The following criteria were used to select our peer group for evaluating named executive officer pay levels in connectionhas been historically provided under a license agreement with setting compensation for FY19:

·Business with software development focus including security related businesses where possible;

·Similar breadth, complexity and global reach as us; and

·Annual revenue 0.5x to 2.0x as a starting point but including companies based on an assessment of overlapping geography, engineering focus and executive talent competition.

The Compensation Committee selected the following companies as our FY19 peer group:

limited term.

FY19 Symantec Peer Group

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

eBay Inc.

Red Hat Inc.

Adobe Systems Incorporated

Electronic Arts Inc.

Salesforce.com, Inc.

Autodesk, Inc.

FireEye, Inc.

Synopsys, Inc.

Akamai Technologies Inc.

Intuit Inc.

VMware, Inc.

CA, Inc.

Palo Alto Networks Inc.

Citrix Systems, Inc.

PayPal Holdings, Inc.

Toward the end of FY19, the Compensation Committee again reviewed our peer group for FY20 and made certain changes based on the following criteria:

·Focus on software development, or software and engineering-driven companies

·Compete with Symantec for talent

·Are generally comparable in terms of complexity and global reach

·Are generally comparable in terms of size (~0.3x – 2.0x revenue, greater variability in market cap)

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The Compensation Committee selected the following companies asts

As a result, we are dependent on Broadcom for services and technology that are critical to our FY20 peer group:

FY20 Symantec Peer Group

Akamai Technologies Inc.

F5 Networks Inc.*

Proofpoint Inc.*

Autodesk, Inc.

FireEye, Inc.

Red Hat Inc.

CA, Inc.

Fortinet, Inc.*

ServiceNow, Inc.*

Cadence Design Systems Inc.*

Intuit Inc.

Splunk Inc.*

Citrix Systems, Inc.

Juniper Networks Inc.*

Synopsys, Inc.

eBay Inc.

NetApp, Inc.*

VMware, Inc.

Electronic Arts Inc.

Palo Alto Networks Inc.


* Newly added.

Activision Blizzard, Adobe, PayPal HoldingsNorton business, and salesforce.com were also removed fromif Broadcom fails to deliver these Engine-Related Services it would result in significant business disruption, and our FY20 peer groupbusiness and operating results and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected. Furthermore, if our current sources become unavailable, and if we are unable to better aligndevelop or obtain alternatives to integrate or deploy them in time, our peer group with the appropriate Company revenueability to compete effectively could be impacted and market cap size.

Compensation Risk Assessment

The Compensation Committee, in consultation with Compensia, has conducted its annual risk analysis of Symantec’s compensation policies and practices, and does not believe that our compensation programs encourage excessive or inappropriate risk taking by our executives or are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on Symantec.

We believeour business. Additionally, in connection with the Broadcom sale, we lost other capabilities, including certain threat intelligence data which were historically provided by our former Enterprise Security business, the lack of which could have a negative impact on our business and products.

Our future success depends on our ability to attract and retain personnel in a competitive marketplace.
Our future success depends upon our ability to recruit and retain key management, technical (including cyber security experts), sales, marketing, e-commerce, finance, and other personnel. Our officers and other key personnel are “at will” employees and we generally do not have employment or non-compete agreements with our employees. Competition for people with the specific skills that we require is significant. While we continue to monitor the competitive environment, it is possible that the design and objectivesCOVID-19 pandemic may affect the productivity of our executiveemployees and our ability to attract and retain key talent. As a result of the pandemic, in March 2020, we transitioned to a remote working environment for the substantial majority of our employees. While our employees have transitioned effectively to working from home, over time such remote operations may decrease the cohesiveness of our employees and our ability to maintain our culture, both of which are integral to our success. Additionally, a remote working environment may impede our ability to undertake new business projects, to foster a creative environment, to hire new employees and to retain existing employees.
In order to attract and retain personnel in a competitive marketplace, we must provide competitive pay packages, including cash and equity-based compensation. Additionally, changes in immigration laws could impair our ability to attract and retain highly qualified employees. If we fail to attract, retain and motivate new or existing personnel, our business, results of operations and future growth prospects could suffer. The volatility in our stock price may from time to time adversely affect our ability to recruit or retain employees. In addition, we may not have an adequate number of shares reserved under our equity compensation program provide an appropriate balanceplans, forcing us to reduce awards of incentives forequity-based compensation, which could impair our NEOs, thereby discouraging them from taking inappropriate risks. Among other things,efforts to attract, retain and motivate necessary personnel. If we are unable to hire and retain qualified employees, or conversely, if we fail to manage employee performance or reduce staffing levels when required by market conditions, our business and operating results could be adversely affected.
Effective succession planning is also important to our long-term success. Failure to ensure effective transfer of knowledge and smooth transitions involving key employees could hinder our strategic planning and execution. From time to time, key personnel leave our company and the frequency and number of such departures have widely varied and have, in the past, resulted in significant changes to our executive compensation program includesleadership team. The loss of any key employee could result in significant disruptions to our operations, including adversely affecting the following design features:

·timeliness of product releases, the successful implementation and completion of company initiatives, our internal control over financial reporting, and our results of operations. In addition, hiring, training, and successfully integrating replacement personnel can be time consuming and expensive, may cause additional disruptions to our operations, and may be unsuccessful, which could negatively impact future financial results.

Our inability to successfully recover from a disaster or other business continuity event could impair our ability to deliver our products and services and harm our business.
We are heavily reliant on our technology and infrastructure to provide our products and services to our customers. For example, we host many of our products using third-party data center facilities, and while we require them to maintain formal service level agreements around availability, we do not control the operation of these facilities. These facilities are vulnerable to damage, interruption, or performance problems from earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, fires, power loss, telecommunications failures, pandemics and similar events. They are also subject to break-ins, computer viruses, sabotage, intentional acts of vandalism, and other misconduct. The occurrence of a natural disaster, an act of terrorism, a pandemic, and similar events could result in a decision to close the facilities without adequate notice or other unanticipated problems, which in turn, could result in lengthy interruptions in the delivery of our products and services, which could negatively impact our sales and operating results.
Furthermore, our business administration, human resources, compliance efforts, and finance services depend on the proper functioning of our computer, telecommunication, and other related systems and operations. A balanced mixdisruption or failure of these systems or operations because of a disaster, cyber-attack or other business continuity event, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, could cause data to be lost or otherwise delay our ability to complete sales and provide the highest level of service to our customers. In addition, we could have difficulty producing accurate financial statements on a timely basis, and deficiencies may arise in our internal control over financial reporting, which may impact our ability to certify our financial results, all of which could adversely affect the trading value of our stock. Although we endeavor to ensure there is redundancy in these systems and that they are regularly backed-up, there are no assurances that data recovery in the event of a disaster would be effective or occur in an efficient manner.If these systems or their functionality do not operate as we expect them to, we may be required to expend significant resources to make corrections or find alternative sources for performing these functions.
If we fail to offer high-quality customer support, our customer satisfaction may suffer and have a negative impact on our business and reputation.
Many of our customers rely on our customer support services to resolve issues, including technical support, billing and subscription issues, that may arise. If demand increases, or our resources decrease, we may be unable to offer the level of support our customers expect. Any failure by us to maintain the expected level of support could reduce customer satisfaction and negatively impact our customer retention and our business.
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Our international operations involve risks that could increase our expenses, adversely affect our operating results and require increased time and attention of our management.
We derive a portion of our revenues from customers located outside of the U.S., and we have significant operations outside of the U.S., including engineering, finance, sales and customer support. Our international operations are subject to risks in addition to those faced by our domestic operations, including:
Potential loss of proprietary information due to misappropriation or laws that may be less protective of our intellectual property rights than U.S. laws or that may not be adequately enforced;
Requirements of foreign laws and other governmental controls, including tariffs, trade barriers and labor restrictions, and related laws that reduce the flexibility of our business operations;
Potential changes in trade relations arising from policy initiatives or other political factors;
Regulations or restrictions on the use, import, or export of encryption technologies that could delay or prevent the acceptance and use of encryption products and public networks for secure communications;
Local business and cultural factors that differ from our normal standards and practices, including business practices that we are prohibited from engaging in by the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and other anti-corruption laws and regulations;
Central bank and other restrictions on our ability to repatriate cash from our international subsidiaries or to exchange cash in international subsidiaries into cash available for use in the U.S.;
Fluctuations in currency exchange rates, economic instability, and equity;inflationary conditions could make our solutions more expensive or could increase our costs of doing business in certain countries;
Limitations on future growth or inability to maintain current levels of revenues from international sales if we do not invest sufficiently in our international operations;
Difficulties in staffing, managing, and operating our international operations;
Difficulties in coordinating the activities of our geographically dispersed and culturally diverse operations;
Costs and delays associated with developing software and providing support in multiple languages; and
Political unrest, war, or terrorism, or regional natural disasters, particularly in areas in which we have facilities.
RISKS RELATED TO OUR SOLUTIONS
Our solutions, systems, websites and the data on these sources may be subject to intentional disruption that could materially harm to our reputation and future sales.
Despite our precautions and significant ongoing investments to protect against security risks, data protection breaches, cyber-attacks, and other intentional disruptions of our solutions, we expect to be an ongoing target of attacks specifically designed to impede the performance and availability of our offerings and harm our reputation as a leading cyber security company. Similarly, experienced computer programmers or other sophisticated individuals or entities, including malicious hackers, state-sponsored organizations, and insider threats including actions by employees and third-party service providers, may attempt to penetrate our network security or the security of our systems and websites and misappropriate proprietary information or cause interruptions of our products and services. Such attempts are increasing in number and in technical sophistication, and if successful could expose us and the affected parties, to risk of loss or misuse of proprietary or confidential information or disruptions of our business operations.
While we engage in a number of measures aimed to protect against security breaches and to minimize the impact if a data breach were to occur, our information technology systems and infrastructure may be vulnerable to damage, compromise, disruption, and shutdown due to attacks or breaches by hackers or other circumstances, such as error or malfeasance by employees or third party service providers or technology malfunction. The occurrence of any of these events, as well as appropriately balanced fixed (base salary)a failure to promptly remedy these events should they occur, could compromise our systems, and variable compensation (cash incentivesthe information stored in our systems could be accessed, publicly disclosed, lost, stolen, or damaged. Any such circumstance could adversely affect our ability to attract and equity-based awards)

·A mix of short-term and long-term incentives, with short-term incentives currently representing a significantly lower proportion of the total mix

·Cash and equity incentives solely based on achieving Company performance objectivesmaintain customers as well as strategic partners, cause us to suffer negative publicity or damage to our brand, and subject us to legal claims and liabilities or regulatory penalties. In addition, unauthorized parties might alter information in our “claw-back” right under certain circumstances

·Capsdatabases, which would adversely affect both the reliability of that information and our ability to market and perform our services as well as undermine our ability to remain compliant with relevant laws and regulations. Techniques used to obtain unauthorized access or to sabotage systems change frequently, are constantly evolving and generally are difficult to recognize and react to effectively. We may be unable to anticipate these techniques or to implement adequate preventive or reactive measures. Several recent, highly publicized data security breaches, including a large-scale attack on annual cash incentiveSolarWinds customers by a foreign nation state actor and PRU payouts

·Stock ownership guidelines which align the interestsa significant uptick in ransomware/extortion attacks at other companies have heightened consumer awareness of this issue and may embolden individuals or groups to target our executive officers withsystems or those of our stockholders

·General alignmentstrategic partners or enterprise customers. In December 2021, a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability was identified in the Apache Software Foundation’s Log4j software library (Log4j), which if exploited could result in unauthorized access to Company systems and data, and acquisition of the same. We are taking, and have taken, steps to remediate all known Log4j vulnerabilities within our environment, deployed compensating controls, and implemented additional changes to protect against an exploit of those vulnerabilities. A threat actor could exploit a Log4j vulnerability or newly discovered vulnerabilities before we complete our remediation work or identify a vulnerability that we did not effectively remediate. If that happens, there could be unauthorized

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access to, or acquisition of, data we maintain, and damage to Company systems. We could also face legal action from individuals, business partners, and regulators in connection with prevalent low-risk pay practices

Burn Rateexploitation of those vulnerabilities, which would result in increased costs and Dilution

We closely manage howfees incurred in our defense against those proceedings.

Our solutions are complex and operate in a wide variety of environments, systems and configurations, which could result in failures of our solutions to function as designed.
Because we useoffer very complex solutions, errors, defects, disruptions, or other performance problems with our equitysolutions may and have occurred. For example, we may experience disruptions, outages, and other performance problems due to compensate employees. We thinka variety of “gross burn rate” as the totalfactors, including infrastructure changes, human or software errors, capacity constraints due to an overwhelming number of shares granted under allusers accessing our websites simultaneously, fraud, or security attacks. In some instances, we may not be able to identify the cause or causes of these performance problems within an acceptable period of time. Interruptions in our solutions, could impact our revenues or cause customers to cease doing business with us. Our operations are dependent upon our ability to protect our technology infrastructure against damage from business continuity events that could have a significant disruptive effect on our operations. We could potentially lose customer data or experience material adverse interruptions to our operations or delivery of solutions to our clients in a disaster recovery scenario.
Negative publicity regarding our brand, solutions and business could harm our competitive position.
Our brand recognition and reputation as a trusted service provider are critical aspects of our equity incentive plans during a period divided bybusiness and key to retaining existing customers and attracting new customers. Our business could be harmed due to errors, defects, disruptions or other performance problems with our solutions causing our customers and potential customers to believe our solutions are unreliable. Furthermore, negative publicity, whether or not justified, including intentional brand misappropriation, relating to events or activities attributed to us, our employees, our strategic partners, our affiliates, or others associated with any of these parties, may tarnish our reputation and reduce the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during that period and expressed as a percentage. We think of “net burn rate” as the total number of shares granted under allvalue of our equity incentive plans during a period, minus the total number of shares returned to such plans through awards cancelled during that period, divided by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during that period, and expressed as a percentage. “Overhang” we think of as the total number of shares underlying options and awards outstanding plus shares available for issuance under all of our equity incentive plans at the end of a period divided by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during that period and expressed as a percentage. The Compensation Committee determines the percentage of equity to be made available for our equity programs with reference to the companies in our market composite.brands. In addition, the Compensationrapid rise and use of social media has the potential to harm our brand and reputation. We may be unable to timely respond to and resolve negative and inaccurate social media posts regarding our company, solutions and business in an appropriate manner. Damage to our reputation and loss of brand equity may reduce demand for our solutions and have an adverse effect on our business, operating results, and financial condition. Moreover, any attempts to rebuild our reputation and restore the value of our brands may be costly and time consuming, and such efforts may not ultimately be successful.
We collect, use, disclose, store or otherwise process personal information, which subjects us to privacy and data security laws and contractual commitments.
We collect, use, process, store, transmit or disclose (collectively, process) an increasingly large amount of confidential information, including personally identifiable information, credit card information and other critical data from employees and customers, in connection with the operation of our business, particularly in relation to our identity and information protection offerings.
The personal information we process is subject to an increasing number of federal, state, local, and foreign laws regarding privacy and data security, as well as contractual commitments. Any failure or perceived failure by us to comply with such obligations may result in governmental enforcement actions, fines, litigation, or public statements against us by consumer advocacy groups or others and could cause our customers to lose trust in us, which could have an adverse effect on our reputation and business.
Additionally, changes to applicable privacy or data security laws could impact how we process personal information and therefore limit the effectiveness of our solutions or our ability to develop new solutions. For example, the European Union General Data Protection Regulation imposes more stringent data protection requirements and provides for greater penalties for noncompliance of up to the greater of €20 million or four percent of our worldwide annual revenues.
Data protection legislation is also becoming increasingly common in the U.S. at both the federal and state level. For example, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (the CCPA) requires, among other things, covered companies to provide new disclosures to California consumers regarding the use of personal information, gives California residents expanded rights to access their personal information that has been collected and allows such consumers new abilities to opt-out of certain sales of personal information. Further, the new California Privacy Rights Act (the CPRA) significantly modifies the CCPA. These modifications may result in additional uncertainty and require us to incur additional costs and expenses in our effort to comply. Additionally, the Federal Trade Commission (the FTC) and many state attorneys general are interpreting federal and state consumer protection laws to impose standards for the online collection, use, dissemination, and security of data. The burdens imposed by the CCPA, CPRA and other similar laws that may be enacted at the federal and state level may require us to modify our data processing practices and policies, adapt our goods and services and incur substantial expenditures in order to comply.
Global privacy and data protection legislation, enforcement, and policy activity are rapidly expanding and evolving, and may be inconsistent from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. We may be or become subject to data localization laws mandating that data collected in a foreign country be processed and stored only within that country. If any country in which we have customers were to adopt a data localization law, we could be required to expand our data storage facilities there or build new ones in order to comply. The expenditure this would require, as well as costs of compliance generally, could harm our financial condition.
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Additionally, third parties with whom we work, such as vendors or developers, may violate applicable laws or our policies and such violations can place personal information of our customers at risk. In addition, our customers may also accidentally disclose their passwords or store them on a device that is lost or stolen, creating the perception that our systems are not secure against third-party access. This could have an adverse effect on our reputation and business. In addition, such third parties could expose us to compromised data or technology, or be the target of cyberattack and other data breaches which could impact our systems or our customers’ records. Further, we could be the target of a cyberattack or other action that impacts our systems and results in a data breach of our customers’ records. This could have an adverse effect on our reputation and business.
LEGAL AND COMPLIANCE RISKS
Matters relating to or arising from our completed Audit Committee considersInvestigation, including litigation matters, and potential additional expenses, may adversely affect our business and results of operations.
As previously disclosed in our public filings, the accounting costsAudit Committee completed its internal investigation in September 2018. In connection with the Audit Committee Investigation, we voluntarily self-reported to the SEC. The SEC commenced a formal investigation with which we cooperated. In April 2022, the SEC Staff informed the Company that willit concluded its investigation and does not intend to recommend an enforcement action by the Commission against us.
We have incurred, and may continue to incur, significant expenses related to legal and other professional services in connection with or relating to the SEC investigation, which may continue to adversely affect our business and financial condition. In addition, securities class actions and other lawsuits have been filed against us, certain current and former directors, and former officers. The outcome of the securities class actions and other litigation is difficult to predict, and the cost to defend, settle, or otherwise resolve these matters may be reflectedsignificant. Plaintiffs in these matters may seek recovery of very large or indeterminate amounts. The monetary and other impact of these litigations, proceedings, or actions may remain unknown for substantial periods of time. Further, an unfavorable resolution of litigations, proceedings or actions could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations and cash flows. Any future investigations or additional lawsuits may also adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.
Our solutions are highly regulated, which could impede our ability to market and provide our solutions or adversely affect our business, financial position, and results of operations.
Our solutions are subject to a high degree of regulation, including a wide variety of federal, state, and local laws and regulations, such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act (FTC Act), and comparable state laws that are patterned after the FTC Act. LifeLock has previously entered into consent decrees and similar arrangements with the FTC and the attorney generals of 35 states as well as a settlement with the FTC relating to allegations that certain of LifeLock’s advertising, marketing and security practices constituted deceptive acts or practices in violation of the FTC Act, which impose additional restrictions on our business, including prohibitions against making any misrepresentation of “the means, methods, procedures, effects, effectiveness, coverage, or scope of” our solutions. NortonLifeLock signed an Undertaking, effective June 14, 2021, with the United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) requiring NortonLifeLock to make certain changes to its policies and practices related to automatically renewing subscriptions in the United Kingdom as part of the CMA’s investigation into auto-renewal practices in the antivirus sector it launched in December 2018. Any of the laws and regulations that apply to our business are subject to revision or new or changed interpretations, and we cannot predict the impact of such changes on our business.
Additionally, the nature of our identity and information protection products subjects us to the broad regulatory, supervisory, and enforcement powers of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau which may exercise authority with respect to our services, or the marketing and servicing of those services, through the oversight of our financial institution or credit reporting agency customers and suppliers, or by otherwise exercising its supervisory, regulatory, or enforcement authority over consumer financial products and services.
If we do not protect our proprietary information and prevent third parties from making unauthorized use of our products and technology, our financial results could be harmed.
Much of our software and underlying technology is proprietary. We seek to protect our proprietary rights through a combination of confidentiality agreements and procedures and through copyright, patent, trademark, and trade secret laws. However, these measures afford only limited protection and may be challenged, invalidated, or circumvented by third parties. Third parties may copy all or portions of our products or otherwise obtain, use, distribute, and sell our proprietary information without authorization.
Third parties may also develop similar or superior technology independently by designing around our patents. Our consumer agreements do not require a signature and therefore may be unenforceable under the laws of some jurisdictions. Furthermore, the laws of some foreign countries do not offer the same level of protection of our proprietary rights as the laws of the U.S., and we may be subject to the unauthorized use of our products in those countries. The unauthorized copying or use of our products or proprietary information could result in reduced sales of our products. Any legal action to protect proprietary information that we may bring or be engaged in with a strategic partner or vendor could adversely affect our ability to access software, operating system, and hardware platforms of such partner or vendor, or cause such partner or vendor to choose not to offer our products to their customers. In addition, any legal action to protect proprietary information that we may bring or be engaged in, could be costly, may distract management from day-to-day operations, and may lead to additional claims against us, which could adversely affect our operating results.
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From time to time we are a party to lawsuits and investigations, which typically require significant management time and attention and result in significant legal expenses.
We are frequently involved in litigation and other proceedings, including, but not limited to, patent litigation, class actions, and governmental claims or investigations, some of which may be material initially or become material over time. The expense of initiating and defending, and in some cases settling, such matters may be costly and divert management’s attention from the day-to-day operations of our business, which could have a materially adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and cash flows. In addition, such matters may thru the course of litigation or other proceedings incur an unfavorable change which could alter the profile of the matter and create potential material risk to the company. Any unfavorable outcome in a matter could result in significant fines, settlements, monetary damages, or injunctive relief that could negatively and materially impact our ability to conduct our business, results of operations, and cash flows. Additionally, in the event we did not previously accrue for such litigation or proceeding in our financial statements, when establishingwe may be required to record retrospective accruals that adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.
Third parties claiming that we infringe their proprietary rights could cause us to incur significant legal expenses and prevent us from selling our products.
From time to time, third parties may claim that we have infringed their intellectual property rights, including claims regarding patents, copyrights, and trademarks. Because of constant technological change in the formssegments in which we compete, the extensive patent coverage of equityexisting technologies, and the rapid rate of issuance of new patents, it is possible that the number of these claims may grow. In addition, former employers of our former, current, or future employees may assert claims that such employees have improperly disclosed to us confidential or proprietary information of these former employers. Any such claim, with or without merit, could result in costly litigation and distract management from day-to-day operations. If we are not successful in defending such claims, we could be required to stop selling, delay shipments of, or redesign our solutions, pay monetary amounts as damages, enter into royalty or licensing arrangements, or satisfy indemnification obligations that we have with some of our partners. We cannot assure you that any royalty or licensing arrangements that we may seek in such circumstances will be available to us on commercially reasonable terms or at all. We have made and expect to continue making significant expenditures to investigate, defend, and settle claims related to the use of technology and intellectual property rights as part of our strategy to manage this risk.
In addition, we license and use software from third parties in our business. These third-party software licenses may not continue to be grantedavailable to us on acceptable terms or at all and may expose us to additional liability. This liability, or our inability to use any of this third-party software, could result in delivery delays or other disruptions in our business that could materially and adversely affect our operating results.
Some of our products contain “open source” software, and any failure to comply with the sizeterms of one or more of these open source licenses could negatively affect our business.
Certain of our products are distributed with software licensed by its authors or other third parties under so-called “open source” licenses. Some of these licenses contain requirements that we make available source code for modifications or derivative works we create based upon the open source software and that we license such modifications or derivative works under the terms of a particular open source license or other license granting third parties certain rights of further use. By the terms of certain open source licenses, we could be required to release the source code of our proprietary software if we combine our proprietary software with open source software in a certain manner. In addition to risks related to license requirements, usage of open source software can lead to greater risks than use of third-party commercial software, as open source licensors generally do not provide warranties or controls on origin of the overall pool available. For fiscal 2019,software. We have established processes to help alleviate these risks, including a review process for screening requests from our gross burn rate was 3.08%,development organizations for the use of open source, but we cannot be sure that all open source is submitted for approval prior to use in our net burn rate was 2.51%products. In addition, many of the risks associated with usage of open source may not or cannot be eliminated and could, if not properly addressed, negatively affect our overhang was 9.97%.  In fiscal 2019,business.
RISKS RELATED TO OUR LIQUIDITY AND INDEBTEDNESS
There are risks associated with our burn rate was significantly higher than prioroutstanding and future indebtedness that could adversely affect our financial condition.
As of April 1, 2022, we had an aggregate of $3,747 million of outstanding indebtedness that will mature in calendar years primarily due2022 through 2030, and $1,000 million available for borrowing under our revolving credit facility. See Note 10 of the Notes to the lower stock prices usedConsolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further information on our outstanding debt. Our ability to convertmeet expenses, remain in compliance with the grant values into numberscovenants under our debt instruments, pay interest and repay principal for our substantial level of sharesindebtedness depends on, among other things, our operating performance, competitive developments, and financial market conditions, all of which are significantly affected by financial, business, economic, and other factors. We are not able to control many of these factors. Accordingly, our cash flow may not be sufficient to allow us to pay principal and interest on our debt, including the high numbernotes, and meet our other obligations. Our level of shares vestedindebtedness could have other important consequences, including the following:
We must use a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to pay interest and released underprincipal on the FY17 PRU grants.

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We may be unable to refinance our indebtedness or to obtain additional financing for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, or general corporate purposes;
We are exposed to fluctuations in interest rates because borrowings under our senior secured credit facilities bear interest at variable rates;
Our leverage may be greater than that of Compensation Consultants

some of our competitors, which may put us at a competitive disadvantage and reduce our flexibility in responding to current and changing industry and financial market conditions;

We paid Mercer approximately $358,500 for executive compensation servicesmay be more vulnerable to an economic downturn or recession and adverse developments in FY19our business;
We may be unable to comply with financial and Compensia approximately $124,920 for executive compensation servicesother covenants in FY19.our debt agreements, which could result in an event of default that, if not cured or waived, may result in acceleration of certain of our debt and would have an adverse effect on our business and prospects and could force us into bankruptcy or liquidation;
Changes by any rating agency to our outlook or credit rating could negatively affect the value of our debt and/or our common stock, adversely affect our access to debt markets, and increase the interest we pay on outstanding or future debt; and
Conversion of our convertible note could result in significant dilution of our common stock, which could result in significant dilution to our existing stockholders and cause the market price of our common stock to decline.
There can be no assurance that we will be able to manage any of these risks successfully. In addition, management engaged and Symantec paid Mercer and Compensia and its affiliates for other services, including approximately $3.592 million to Mercer for other unrelated consulting and business services. We also reimbursed Mercer and Compensia and its affiliates for reasonable travel and business expenses. The Compensation Committee did not review or approve the other services provided by Mercer or Compensia and its affiliates to Symantec, as those services were approved by management in the normal coursewe conduct a significant portion of business within the scopeour operations through our subsidiaries. Accordingly, repayment of the Compensation Committee’s pre-authorization for such services. Basedour indebtedness will be dependent in part on policiesthe generation of cash flow by our subsidiaries and procedures implementedtheir ability to make such cash available to us by Mercerdividend, debt repayment, or otherwise, which may not always be possible. In the event that we do not receive distributions from our subsidiaries, we may be unable to make the required principal and Compensiainterest payments on our indebtedness.
The elimination of LIBOR after June 2023 may affect our financial results.
All LIBOR tenors relevant to ensure the objectivity of its executive compensation consultants and the Compensation Committee’s assessment of Mercer’s independence pursuantus will cease to the SEC rules, the Compensation Committee concludedbe published or will no longer be representative after June 30, 2023. This means that the consulting advice it receives from Mercer is objective and not influenced by Mercer and its affiliates’ other relationships with Symantec and that no conflict of interest exists that will prevent Mercer from being independent consultants to the Compensation Committee.

The Compensation Committee establishes our compensation philosophy, approves our compensation programs and solicits input and advice from severalany of our executive officers and Mercer. As mentioned above, our CEO providesLIBOR-based borrowings that extend beyond June 30, 2023 will need to be converted to a replacement rate. In the U.S., the Alternative Reference Rates Committee, a committee of private sector entities convened by the Federal Reserve Board and the Compensation CommitteeFederal Reserve Bank of New York, has recommended the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) plus a recommended spread adjustment as LIBOR's replacement. There are significant differences between LIBOR and SOFR, such as LIBOR being an unsecured lending rate while SOFR is a secured lending rate, and SOFR is an overnight rate while LIBOR reflects term rates at different maturities. If our LIBOR-based borrowings are converted to SOFR, the differences between LIBOR and SOFR, plus the recommended spread adjustment, could result in interest costs that are higher than if LIBOR remained available, which could have a material adverse effect on our operating results. Although SOFR is the ARRC's recommended replacement rate, it is also possible that lenders may instead choose alternative replacement rates that may differ from LIBOR in ways similar to SOFR or in other ways that would result in higher interest costs for us. It is not yet possible to predict the magnitude of LIBOR's end on our borrowing costs given the remaining uncertainty about which rates will replace LIBOR.

Our term loan and revolving credit facility agreement impose operating and financial restrictions on us.
Our term loan and revolving credit facility agreement contain covenants that limit our ability and the ability of our restricted subsidiaries to:
Incur additional debt;
Create liens on certain assets to secure debt;
Enter into certain sale and leaseback transactions;
Pay dividends on or make other distributions in respect of our capital stock or make other restricted payments; and
Consolidate, merge, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets.
All of these covenants may adversely affect our ability to finance our operations, meet or otherwise address our capital needs, pursue business opportunities, react to market conditions, or otherwise restrict activities or business plans. A breach of any of these covenants could result in a default in respect of the related indebtedness. If a default occurs, the relevant lenders could elect to declare the indebtedness, together with feedbackaccrued interest and other fees, to be immediately due and payable and, to the extent such indebtedness is secured in the future, proceed against any collateral securing that indebtedness.
GENERAL RISKS
Fluctuations in our quarterly financial results have affected the trading price of our outstanding securities in the past and could affect the trading price of our outstanding securities in the future.
Our quarterly financial results have fluctuated in the past and are likely to vary in the future due to a number of factors, many of which are outside of our control. If our quarterly financial results or our predictions of future financial results fail to meet our expectations or the expectations of securities analysts and investors, the trading price of our outstanding securities could be negatively affected. Volatility in our quarterly financial results may make it more difficult for us to raise capital in the future or pursue acquisitions.
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Factors associated with our industry, the operation of our business, and the markets for our solutions may cause our quarterly financial results to fluctuate, including but not limited to:
Fluctuations in demand for our solutions;
Disruptions in our business operations or target markets caused by, among other things, terrorism or other intentional acts, outbreaks of disease, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, or earthquakes, floods, or other natural disasters;
Entry of new competition into our markets;
Our ability to achieve targeted operating income and margins and revenues;
Competitive pricing pressure or free offerings that compete with one or more of our solutions;
Our ability to timely complete the release of new or enhanced versions of our solutions;
The amount and timing of commencement and termination of major marketing campaigns;
The number, severity, and timing of threat outbreaks and cyber security incidents;
Loss of customers or strategic partners;
Changes in the mix or type of solutions and subscriptions sold and changes in consumer retention rates;
The rate of adoption of new technologies and new releases of operating systems, and new business processes;
Consumer confidence and spending changes;
The impact of litigation, regulatory inquiries, or investigations;
The impact of acquisitions and divestitures and our ability to achieve expected synergies or attendant cost savings;
Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates;
The publication of unfavorable or inaccurate research reports about our business by cybersecurity industry analysts;
The success of our corporate responsibility initiatives;
Changes in tax laws, rules, and regulations; and
Changes in consumer protection laws and regulations.
Any of the foregoing factors could cause the trading price of our outstanding securities to fluctuate significantly.
Changes to our effective tax rate could increase our income tax expense and reduce (increase) our net income (loss), cash flows and working capital.
Our effective tax rate could be adversely affected by several factors, many of which are outside of our control, including:
Changes to the U.S. federal income tax laws, including the potential for federal tax law changes put forward by Congress and the Biden administration including potentially increased corporate tax rates, new minimum taxes and other changes to the way that our US tax liability has been calculated following the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Certain of these proposals could have significant retroactive adjustments adding cash tax payments/liabilities if adopted;
Changes to other tax laws, regulations, and interpretations in multiple jurisdictions in which we operate, including actions resulting from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) base erosion and profit shifting project including recent proposals for a global minimum tax rate, proposed actions by international bodies such as digital services taxation, as well as the requirements of certain tax rulings. In October 2021, the OECD/G20 inclusive framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (the Inclusive Framework) published a statement updating and finalizing the key components of a two-pillar plan on global tax reform which has now been agreed upon by the majority of OECD members. Pillar One allows countries to reallocate a portion of residual profits earned by multinational enterprises (MNE), with an annual global turnover exceeding €20 billion and a profit margin over 10%, to other market jurisdictions. Pillar Two requires MNEs with an annual global turnover exceeding €750 million to pay a global minimum tax of 15%. Additional guidance is expected to be published in 2022. We will continue to monitor the implementation of the Inclusive Framework agreement by the countries in which we operate. We are unable to predict if and how these legislative changes will be enacted into law, and it is possible that they could have a material effect on our corporate tax liability and our global effective tax rate;
Changes in the relative proportions of revenues and income before taxes in the various jurisdictions in which we operate that have differing statutory tax rates;
The tax effects of significant infrequently occurring events that may cause fluctuations between reporting periods;
Tax assessments, or any related tax interest or penalties, that could significantly affect our income tax expense for the period in which the settlements take place; and
Taxes arising in connection to changes in our workforce, corporate entity structure or operations as they relate to tax incentives and tax rates.
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From time to time, we receive notices that a tax authority in a particular jurisdiction believes that we owe a greater amount of tax than we have reported to such authority. We are regularly engaged in discussions and sometimes disputes with these tax authorities. If the ultimate determination of our taxes owed in any of these jurisdictions is for an amount in excess of the tax provision we have recorded or reserved for, our operating results, cash flows, and financial condition could be adversely affected.
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
There are no unresolved issues with respect to any Commission staff’s written comments that were received at least 180 days before the end of our fiscal year to which this report relates and that relate to our periodic or current reports under the Exchange Act.
Item 2. Properties
Not applicable.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
Information with respect to this Item may be found under the heading “Litigation contingencies” in Note 18 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K which information is incorporated into this Item 3 by reference.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
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PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Stock symbol and stockholders of record
Our common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “NLOK”. As of April 1, 2022, there were 1,484 stockholders of record. A substantially greater number of holders of our common stock are "street name" or beneficial holders, whose shares of record are held by banks, brokers and other financial institutions.
Stock performance graph
The graph below compares the cumulative total stockholder return on our common stock with the cumulative total return on the S&P 500 Composite Index and the S&P Information Technology Index for the five fiscal years ended April 1, 2022 (assuming the initial investment of $100 in our common stock and in each of the other indices on the last day of trading for fiscal 2017 and the reinvestment of all dividends). The comparisons in the graph below are based on historical data and are not indicative of, nor intended to forecast the possible future performance of our executive officers common stock.
COMPARISON OF FIVE-YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN
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This performance graph shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the Compensation Committee for their approval. Our CEO, Chief Human Resources Officerliabilities under that Section and General Counsel regularly attendshall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of NortonLifeLock under the Compensation Committee’s meetingsSecurities Act or the Exchange Act.
Repurchases of our equity securities
Under our stock repurchase programs, shares may be repurchased on the open market and through accelerated stock repurchase transactions. On May 4, 2021, our Board of Directors approved an incremental share repurchase authorization of $1,500 million. As of April 1, 2022, we had $1,774 million remaining authorized to provide their perspectivesbe completed in future periods with no expiration date. No shares were repurchased during the three months ended April 1, 2022.
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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Please read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations together with our Consolidated Financial Statements and related Notes thereto included under Item 15 of this Annual Report on competitionForm 10-K.
OVERVIEW
NortonLifeLock Inc. has the largest consumer Cyber Safety platform in the industry,world, empowering nearly 80 million users in more than 150 countries. We are the needstrusted and number one top of mind brand in consumer Cyber Safety, according to the 2022 NortonLifeLock brand tracking study. We help prevent, detect and restore potential damages caused by many cybercriminals.
Fiscal Year Highlights
In May 2021, we entered into the first amendment to our credit agreement (the First Amendment), which provided for an incremental increase under the Initial Term Loan, and extended the maturity date of the business, information regarding Symantec’s performanceInitial Term Loan, the Delayed Draw Term Loan and other advice specificrevolving credit facility from November 2024 to their areasMay 2026. We borrowed $525 million under the First Amendment of expertise. our Initial Term Loan.
In addition, atMay 2021, we settled the Compensation Committee’s direction, Mercer works$250 million principal and conversion rights of the New 2.5% Convertible Senior Notes in cash. The aggregate settlement amount of $364 million was based on $24.40 per underlying share into which the 2.5% Convertible Notes were convertible. The extinguishment resulted in an adjustment to stockholders’ equity of $112 million and a loss on extinguishment of $2 million.
In July 2021, we completed the sale of certain land and buildings in Mountain View, California for cash consideration of $355 million, net of selling costs. We recognized a gain of $175 million on the sale. In conjunction with the sale, we signed a 7-year leaseback agreement for a portion of the property.
In September 2021, we completed an acquisition of an online reputation management and digital privacy solutions company for total aggregate consideration of $39 million, net of $1 million cash acquired.
In March 2022, we completed our restructuring plan (the December 2020 Plan) to consolidate facilities and reduce operating costs in connection with our Chief Human Resources Officer and other membersacquisition of management to obtain information necessary for Mercer to make their own recommendations as to various matters as well as to evaluate management’s recommendations.

Equity Grant Practices

The Compensation Committee generally approves grants toAvira during fiscal 2021. We incurred total costs of $24 million since the named executive officers at its first meeting of each fiscal year, or shortly thereafter through subsequent action. The grant date for all equity grants made to employees, including the named executive officers, is generally the 10th dayinception of the month followingDecember 2020 Plan, primarily related to severance and termination costs.

Proposed Merger with Avast
On August 10, 2021, we announced a transaction under which we intend to acquire the applicable meeting. Ifentire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of Avast plc, a public company incorporated in England and Wales and a global leader of digital security and privacy headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic (Avast and such transaction, the 10th day is not a business day, the grant is generally made on the previous business day.Proposed Merger). The Compensation Committee does not coordinate the timing of equity awards with the release of material, nonpublic information. RSUs may be granted from time to time throughout the year, but all RSUs generally vest on either March 1, June 1, September 1 or December 1 for administrative reasons. We expect future PRUsProposed Merger will be granted onceimplemented by means of a yearcourt-sanctioned scheme of arrangement under the UK Companies Act 2006, as amended (the Scheme), and remains subject to certain exceptions, vesting occurs only after a two- or three-year performance period.

SUPPLEMENTARY POLICIES AND CONSIDERATIONS

We use several additional policies to ensure that the overall compensation structure is responsive to stockholder interests and competitive with the market. Specific policies include:

Stock Ownership Requirements

We believe that in order to align the interests of our executive officers with those of our stockholders, our executive officers should have a financial stake in our company. We have maintained stock ownership requirements for our executive officers since October 2005. For FY19, our executive officers were required to hold the following minimumcertain number of shares:

·CEO: 6x base salary;

·CFO, COOconditions. Under the terms of the Proposed Merger, Avast shareholders will be entitled to elect to receive, for each ordinary share of Avast held, in respect of their entire holding of Avast shares, either: (i) $7.61 in cash and President: 3x base salary; and

·Executive Vice Presidents: 2x base salary.

Stock options and unvested RSUs and PRUs do not count toward stock ownership requirements.

The executive officer is required to acquire and thereafter maintain the stock ownership required within four years0.0302 of becoming an executive officer of Symantec (or four years following the adoption date of these revised guidelines). During the four-year transitional period, each executive officer must retain at least 50% of all net (after-tax) equity grants until the required stock ownership level has been met.

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are not included in the table below.  See the table below for individual ownership levels relative to the executive’s ownership requirement.

Executive Officer

 

Ownership
Requirement
(1)
(# of shares)

 

Holdings as of
June 14, 2019
(# of shares)

 

Richard S. “Rick” Hill

 

309,917

 

12,202

 

Scott C. Taylor

 

61,983

 

407,957

 

Art Gilliland

 

72,314

 

 

Samir Kapuria

 

46,488

 

244,781

 

Vincent Pilette

 

100,723

 

630,477

 


(1)Based on the closing price for a new share of our common stock of $19.36 on June 14, 2019.

Recoupment Policies (Clawback)

In 2017, we adopted a recoupment,(such option, the Majority Cash Option); or “clawback”, policy applicable to all performance-based compensation granted to the Company’s officers (even after they leave Symantec). In August 2018, our Board further expanded this clawback policy to allow for recoupment for certain violations of the Company’s policies. This updated policy supplements the contractual clawback rights we have had(ii) $2.37 in all of our executive compensation plans since fiscal 2009 (providing for the return of any excess compensation received by an executive officer if our financial statements are the subjectcash and 0.1937 of a restatement due to error or misconduct).

Insider Trading, Hedging and Pledging Policies

Our Insider Trading Policy prohibits all directors and employees from short-selling Symantec stock or engaging in transactions involving Symantec-based derivative securities, including, but not limited to, trading in Symantec-based option contracts (for example, buying and/or writing puts and calls). It also prohibits pledging Symantec stock as collateral for a loan. Notwithstanding this policy, the Board granted a waiver from the prohibition against transactions with respect to derivative securities for Mr. Feld and Starboard solely for the purpose of enabling Starboard to exercise the forward contracts that were in existence before Mr. Feld was appointed to the Board and that were described in Starboard’s Schedule 13D with respect to the Company filed with the SEC on August 16, 2018. The grant of this waiver was conditioned upon Mr. Feld’s and Starboard’s compliance with all applicable laws and all other provisions of our Insider Trading Policy in connection with such derivative securities transactions.

In addition, our Insider Trading Policy prohibits our directors, officers, employees and contractors from purchasing or selling Symantec securities while in possession of material, non-public information. It also requires that each of our directors, our Chief Executive Officer, our President, and our Chief Financial Officer conduct any open market sales of our securities only through use of stock trading plans adopted pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 of the Exchange Act. Rule 10b5-1 allows insiders to sell and diversify their holdings in our stock over a designated period by adopting pre-arranged stock trading plans at a time when they are not aware of material nonpublic information about us, and thereafter sell sharesnew share of our common stock (such option, the Majority Stock Option). Based on our undisturbed closing share price of $27.20 on July 13, 2021, and depending on the Avast shareholder elections, the estimated purchase price range for the Avast shares under the Proposed Merger is $8.1 billion to $8.6 billion. Each of the directors of Avast who holds shares has undertaken to elect for the Majority Stock Option in respect of their entire beneficial holdings of Avast shares. We plan to finance the Proposed Merger with existing cash, cash to be generated by operations and new debt financing.

In conjunction with the Proposed Merger, on August 10, 2021, we entered into an agreement (as amended, the Interim Facilities Agreement) with certain financial institutions, in which they agreed to provide us with (i) a $3,600 million term loan interim facility B (the Interim Facility B), (ii) $750 million term loan interim facility A1 (the Interim Facility A1) and $3,500 million term loan interim facility A2 (the Interim Facility A2), and (iii) a $1,500 million interim revolving facility (the Interim Revolving Facility) (collectively, the Interim Facilities) and a commitment letter (as amended, the Commitment Letter) with certain financial institutions, in which they agreed to provide us with financing no less than the financing available under the Interim Facilities (the Definitive Facilities and, together with the Interim Facilities, the Facilities) to finance the cash consideration payable in connection with the Proposed Merger. The Definitive Facilities will be financed by a syndicate of lenders led by Bank of America, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank N.A. On January 28, 2022, Bank of America, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank N.A. agreed to arrange, on a best efforts basis, additional term loans under the Definitive Facilities in an amount up to $500 million. The Interim Facilities Agreement contains, and any definitive financing documentation for the Definitive Facilities entered into in connection with the Commitment Letter (the Facilities Agreement) will contain, customary representations and warranties, events of default and covenants for transactions of this type. The Facilities Agreement will replace the existing credit facility agreement upon the close of the transaction.
In conjunction with the Proposed Merger, on August 10, 2021, we entered into a Co-operation Agreement (the Co-operation Agreement) with Nitro Bidco Limited, our wholly-owned subsidiary (Bidco), and Avast, pursuant to which we and Bidco agreed to, among other things, use all reasonable endeavors for the purposes of obtaining any regulatory authorizations which are required to implement the Proposed Merger, and we, Bidco and Avast agreed to cooperate with each other in preparing required transaction documents and certain other matters in connection with the Proposed Merger. The Co-operation Agreement also contains certain termination rights. The Co-operation Agreement also provides that, if we fail to receive approval from the U.K Competition and Markets Authority and cannot consummate the Proposed Merger, we may be required to pay Avast a break fee of up to $200 million.
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The Proposed Merger was approved by our Board of Directors and by our shareholders, the Board of Directors and shareholders of Avast and regulators including the Federal Trade Commission under the U.S. Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (the “HSR” Act) and in Europe, the German Federal Cartel Office and the Spanish National Markets and Competition Commission. On March 25, 2022, the U.K Competition and Markets Authority referred the Proposed Merger to a Phase 2 review investigation. The Proposed Merger is currently expected to close mid-to-late calendar year 2022, subject to regulatory approvals and the satisfaction or waiver of other customary closing conditions.
Fiscal calendar and basis of presentation
We have a 52/53-week fiscal year ending on the Friday closest to March 31. Fiscal 2022, 2021 and 2020 in this report refers to fiscal years ended April 1, 2022, April 2, 2021 and April 3, 2020, respectively. Fiscal 2020 was a 53-week year, whereas fiscal 2022 and 2021 each consisted of 52 weeks.
Key financial metrics
The following table provides our key financial metrics for fiscal 2022 compared with fiscal 2021:
Fiscal Year
(In millions, except for per share amounts)20222021
Net revenues$2,796 $2,551 
Operating income (loss)$1,005 $896 
Income (loss) from continuing operations$836 $696 
Income (loss) from discontinued operations$— $(142)
Net income (loss)$836 $554 
Net income (loss) per share from continuing operations - diluted$1.41 $1.16��
Net income (loss) per share from discontinued operations - diluted$— $(0.24)
Net income (loss) per share - diluted$1.41 $0.92 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities$974 $706 
As of
(in millions)April 1, 2022April 2, 2021
Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments$1,891 $951 
Contract liabilities$1,306 $1,265 
Net revenues increased $245 million, due to higher sales in both of our consumer security products and our identity and protection products. This was driven by an increase in our direct customer count year-over-year and revenue attributable to Avira, which was acquired during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021.
Operating income (loss) increased $109 million, primarily due to the increase in revenue and a decrease in restructuring costs for which the related activities were completed in fiscal 2021. This is partially offset by an increase in related cost of revenue, a legal accrual relating to an ongoing patent infringement lawsuit and our investment in advertising during fiscal 2022.
Income (loss) from continuing operations increased $140 million, primarily due to the increase in operating income as well as other income (expense), net, which was driven by the gain on sale of certain land and buildings in Mountain View, California. This is partially offset by an increase in income tax expense.
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, increased from a loss of $142 million, primarily due to the completion of the discontinued operations activities during fiscal 2021.
Net income (loss) increased $282 million and net income per share increased $0.49, primarily due to the increase in income from continuing operations and the completion of discontinued operations activities during fiscal 2021 as discussed above.
Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments increased by $940 million compared to April 2, 2021, primarily due to cash generated by operations during fiscal 2022.
Contract liabilities increased $41 million, primarily due to higher billings than recognized revenue, partially offset by unfavorable foreign currency fluctuations of the Euro and Japanese Yen.
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COVID-19 UPDATE
The COVID-19 pandemic has had widespread, rapidly evolving, and unpredictable impacts on global society, economies, financial markets, and business practices. At the onset of the pandemic, to protect the health and well-being of our employees, partners and third-party service providers, we facilitated a work-from-home requirement for most employees and established site-specific COVID-19 prevention protocols. We continue to monitor the situation and over the past several months have adjusted our policies and protocols to reflect changes to public health regulations and guidance. A majority of our offices are now open to employees on a voluntary return basis, and we anticipate opening the remaining offices on a voluntary return basis within the first quarter of fiscal 2023. To date, we have not seen any meaningful negative impact on our employee productivity. Nevertheless, as more employees, partners or third-party services providers return to work during the COVID-19 pandemic, the risk of inadvertent transmission of COVID-19 through human contact could still occur and result in litigation.
While the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted many sectors of the U.S. and global economies, the consumer Cyber Safety market experienced increased demand as the pandemic greatly accelerated the digital lives of people around the world. However, with the extended duration of the pandemic and the easing of prevention protocols and restrictions, we are seeing decreasing demand and increased competition. In addition, while we did not experience a material increase in cancellations by customers or a material reduction in retention rate in fiscal 2021 or fiscal 2022, should the negative macroeconomic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic persist or worsen, we may experience continued slowdowns in our business activity and an increase in cancellations by customers or a material reduction in our retention rate in the future, especially in the event of a prolonged recession. A prolonged recession could adversely affect demand for our offerings, retention rates and harm our business and results of operations, particularly in light of the fact that our solutions are discretionary purchases and thus may be more susceptible to macroeconomic pressures, as well impact the value of our common stock, ability to refinance our debt and our access to capital.
The duration and extent of the impact from the COVID-19 pandemic depends on future developments that cannot be accurately forecasted at this time, such as the severity and transmission rate of new variants of the disease, the extent, effectiveness and acceptance of containment actions, such as vaccination programs, and the impact of these and other factors on our employees, customers, partners and third-party service providers. For more information on the risks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, please see “Risk Factors” in Item 1A.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
The preparation of our Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the termsU.S. (GAAP) requires us to make estimates, including judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of their stock trading plans without regardassets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. We have based our estimates on historical experience and on various assumptions that we believe to whetherbe reasonable under the circumstances. We evaluate our estimates on a regular basis and make changes accordingly. Management believes that the accounting estimates employed, and the resulting amounts are reasonable; however, actual results may differ from these estimates. Making estimates and judgments about future events is inherently unpredictable and is subject to significant uncertainties, some of which are beyond our control. Should any of these estimates and assumptions change or not they areprove to have been incorrect, it could have a material impact on our results of operations, financial position and cash flows.
A summary of our significant accounting policies is included in possessionNote 1, and a description of material nonpublic information aboutrecently adopted accounting pronouncements and the Company at the timeCompany’s expectations of the sale. All other executives are strongly encouraged to trade using Exchange Act Rule 10b5-1 plans.

Taximpact on our Consolidated Financial Statements and Accounting Considerations on Compensation

The financial reporting and income tax consequences to the Company of individual compensation elements are important considerations for the Compensation Committee when it reviews compensation practices and makes compensation decisions. While structuring compensation programs that resultdisclosures is included in more favorable tax and financial reporting treatment is a general principle, the Compensation Committee balances these goals with other business needs that may be inconsistent with obtaining the most favorable tax and accounting treatment for each component of its compensation.

Deductibility by Symantec. Section 162(m)Note 2 of the Code generally disallows public companies a tax deduction for federal income tax purposes of remuneration in excess of $1 million paidNotes to certain executive officers. While the Compensation Committee may consider the deductibility of awards as one factor in determining our executive compensation, it also looks at other factors in making its executive compensation decisions and retains the flexibility to grant awards or pay compensation the Compensation Committee determines to be consistent with its goals for Symantec’s executive compensation program, even if the awards may not be deductible by Symantec for tax purposes.

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RecentchangestoSection162(m)inconnectionwiththepassageoftheTaxCutsandJobsActrepealedtheexceptiontothedeductibilitylimitthatwerepreviouslyavailablefor“qualifiedperformance-basedcompensation”(includingstockoptiongrants,performance-basedcashandequityawards,suchasperformance-basedrestrictedstockunits)effectivefortaxableyearsbeginningafterDecember31,2017.CompensationpaidtocertainofourexecutiveofficersfortaxableyearsbeginningpriortoDecember31,2017remainsdeductibleifsuchcompensationwouldotherwisebedeductibleforsuchtaxableyear.TheTaxCutsandJobsActalsoincreasedthenumberofexecutiveofficerswhoareaffectedbythelossofdeductibilityeffectivefortaxableyearsbeginningafterDecember31,2017.Asaresult,anycompensationpaidtocertainofourexecutiveofficersfortaxableyearsbeginningafterDecember31,2017inexcessof$1millionwillbenon-deductibleunlessitqualifiesfortransitionreliefaffordedbytheTaxCutsandJobsActtocompensationpayablepursuanttocertainbindingarrangementsineffectonNovember2,2017.

Tax Implications for Officers. Section 409A of the Code imposes additional income taxes on executive officers for certain types of deferred compensation that do not comply with Section 409A. The Company attempts in good faith to structure compensation so that it either conforms with the requirements of or qualifies for an exception under Code Section 409A. Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code imposes an excise tax on payments to executives of severance or change of control compensation that exceed the levels specified in the Section 280G rules. Our named executive officers could receive the amounts shown in the section entitled “Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change-in-Control” (beginning on page 49 below) as severance or change of control payments that could implicate this excise tax. As mentioned above, we do not offer our officers as part of their change of control benefits any gross ups related to this excise tax under Code Section 4999.

Accounting Considerations. The Compensation Committee also considers the accounting and cash flow implications of various forms of executive compensation. In its financial statements, the Company records salaries and cash-based performance-based compensation incentives as expenses in the amount paid, or estimated to be paid, to the named executive officers. Accounting rules also require the Company to record an expense in its financial statements for equity awards, even though equity awards are not paid in cash to employees. The accounting expense of equity awards to employees is calculated in accordance with the requirements of FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718. The Compensation Committee believes, however, that the many advantages of equity compensation, as discussed above, more than compensate for the non-cash accounting expense associated with them.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

The members of the Compensation Committee during FY19 were Sue Barsamian, Frank Dangeard, Peter Feld, Geraldine B. Laybourne, David L. Mahoney, Robert S. Miller and Daniel H. Schulman. None of the members of the Compensation Committee in FY19 were at any time during FY19 or at any other time an officer or employee of Symantec or any of its subsidiaries, and none had or have any relationships with Symantec that are required to be disclosed under Item 404 of Regulation S-K. None of Symantec’s executive officers has served as a member of the board of directors, or as a member of the compensation or similar committee, of any entity that has one or more executive officers who served on our Board or Compensation Committee during FY19.

Compensation Committee Report

The information contained in the following report is not considered to be “soliciting material,” “filed” or incorporated by reference in any past or future filing by Symantec under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933 unless and only to the extent that Symantec specifically incorporates it by reference.

The Compensation Committee has reviewed and discussed with management the CD&A containedConsolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. BasedAn accounting policy is deemed to be critical if it requires an accounting estimate to be made based on this reviewassumptions about matters that are highly uncertain at the time the estimate is made, if different estimates reasonably could have been used, or if changes in the estimate that are reasonably possible could materially impact the financial statements. Management believes the following critical accounting policies reflect the significant estimates and discussion,assumptions used in the Compensation Committee has recommendedpreparation of our Consolidated Financial Statements.

Business combinations
We allocate the purchase price of acquired businesses to the Boardtangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values on the acquisition date. Any residual purchase price is recorded as goodwill. The allocation of purchase price requires management to make significant estimates and assumptions in determining the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed especially with respect to intangible assets.
Critical estimates in valuing intangible assets include, but are not limited to, future expected cash flows from customer relationships, developed technology, trade names, and acquired patents, and discount rates. Management estimates of fair value are based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable but which are inherently uncertain and unpredictable. Third-party valuation specialists are also utilized for certain estimates. Unanticipated events and circumstances may occur which may affect the accuracy or validity of such assumptions, estimates or actual results.
Income taxes
We are subject to tax in multiple U.S. and foreign tax jurisdictions. We are required to estimate the current tax exposure as well as assess the temporary differences between the accounting and tax treatment of assets and liabilities, including items such as accruals and allowances not currently deductible for tax purposes. We apply judgment in the recognition and measurement of current and deferred income taxes which includes the following critical accounting estimates.
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We use a two-step process to recognize liabilities for uncertain tax positions. The first step is to evaluate the tax position for recognition by determining if the weight of available evidence indicates that it is more likely than not that the CD&Aposition will be includedsustained on audit, including resolution of related appeals or litigation processes, if any. If we determine that the tax position will more likely than not be sustained on audit, the second step requires us to estimate and measure the tax benefit as the largest amount that is more than 50% likely to be realized upon ultimate settlement. It is inherently difficult and subjective to estimate such amounts, as this requires us to determine the probability of various outcomes. We re-evaluate these uncertain tax positions on a quarterly basis. This evaluation is based on factors including, but not limited to, changes in facts or circumstances, changes in tax law, effectively settled issues under audit and new audit activity. Such a change in recognition or measurement would result in the recognition of a tax benefit or an additional charge to the tax provision in the period.
Loss contingencies
We are subject to contingencies that expose us to losses, including various legal and regulatory proceedings, asserted and potential claims that arise in the ordinary course of business. An estimated loss from such contingencies is recognized as a charge to income if it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. Judgment is required in both the determination of probability and the determination as to whether a loss is reasonably estimable. We review the status of each significant matter quarterly, and we may revise our estimates. Until the final resolution of such matters, there may be an exposure to loss in excess of the amount recorded, and such amounts could be material. Should any of our estimates and assumptions change or prove to have been incorrect, it could have a material impact on our Consolidated Financial Statements for that reporting period.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
We have elected to omit discussion on the earliest of the three years presented in the Consolidated Financial Statements of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Refer to Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 29, 2019.

By: The Compensation and Leadership Development CommitteeApril 2, 2021 for year-over-year comparisons of the Board:

Peter A. Feld (Chair)

Sue Barsamian

Frank E. Dangeard

David Mahoney

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Summary of Compensation

The following table showssets forth our Consolidated Statements of Operations data as a percentage of net revenues for the periods indicated:

Fiscal Year
20222021
Net revenues100 %100 %
Cost of revenues15 %14 %
Gross profit85 %86 %
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing22 %23 %
Research and development%10 %
General and administrative14 %%
Amortization of intangible assets%%
Restructuring and other costs%%
Total operating expenses49 %51 %
Operating income (loss)36 %35 %
Interest expense(5)%(6)%
Other income (expense), net%%
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes37 %34 %
Income tax expense (benefit)%%
Income (loss) from continuing operations30 %27 %
Income (loss) from discontinued operations— %(6)%
Net income (loss)30 %22 %
Note: The percentages may not add due to rounding.
Net revenues
Fiscal Year% Change
(In millions, except for percentages)202220212022 vs. 2021
Net revenues$2,796 $2,551 10 %
Fiscal 2022 compared to fiscal year ended March 29, 2019, compensation awarded2021
Net revenues increased $245 million, primarily due to ora $156 million increase in sales of our consumer security products and a $89 million increase in sales of our identity and protection products. This was driven by the increase in our direct customer count year-over-year and revenue attributable to Avira, which was acquired during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021.
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Performance Metrics
We regularly monitor a number of metrics in order to measure our current performance and estimate our future performance. Our metrics may be calculated in a manner different than similar metrics used by other companies.
The following table summarizes supplemental key performance metrics for our solutions:
Fiscal Year
(In millions, except for per user amounts and percentages)20222021
Direct customer revenue (1)
$2,476 $2,286 
Partner revenues$331 $270 
Average direct customer count (2)
23.3 21.2 
Direct customer count (at quarter-end)23.5 23.0 
Direct average revenue per user (ARPU)$8.87 $9.01 
Annual retention rate85 %85 %
(1) Direct customer revenues in fiscal 2022 and 2021 excludes a $11 million and $5 million, respectively, reduction of revenue from a contract liability purchase accounting adjustment, which was recognized in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021. We believe that eliminating the impact of this adjustment improves the comparability of revenues between periods. In addition, although the adjustment amounts will never be recognized in our GAAP financial statements, we do not expect the acquisitions to affect the future renewal rates of revenues excluded by the adjustments.
(2) The average direct customer count for the fourth fiscal quarter of fiscal 2021 was pro-rated to include 1.6 million customers from the Avira acquisition.
We define direct customer revenues as revenues from sales of our consumer solutions to direct customers, which we define as active paid to, or earned by our Chief Executive Officer, our Chief Financial Officer and the three most highly compensated executive officersusers who were serving as executive officers (other than as our Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer)have a direct billing relationship with us at the end of FY19 (the “named executive officers”).

 

 

Summary Compensation Table for Fiscal 2019

 

Name and Principal
Position

 

Fiscal
Year

 

Salary
($)

 

Bonus
($)

 

Stock
Awards
($)
(1)(2)(3)

 

Option
Awards
($)

 

Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
($)

 

All Other
Compensation
($)
 (4)

 

Total ($)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gregory S. Clark Former President and CEO*

 

2019

 

1,000,000

 

 

(5)

 

 

1,921,039

 

2,921,038

 

 

2018

 

1,000,000

 

 

15,982,645

 

 

 

364,936

 

17,347,581

 

 

2017

 

666,667

 

 

4,269,815

(6)

 

743,333

 

379,937

 

6,059,752

 

Nicholas R. Noviello Former Executive Vice President and CFO**

 

2019

 

650,000

 

1,000,000

 

10,706,470

(7)

 

 

943,325

 

13,299,795

 

 

2018

 

650,000

 

 

7,458,549

 

 

 

47,606

 

8,156,155

 

 

2017

 

433,333

 

 

1,077,917

(6)

 

479,673

 

172,740

 

2,163,663

 

Amy L. Cappellanti-Wolf. Senior Vice President and CHRO

 

2019

 

440,000

 

 

3,462,911

 

 

 

558,163

 

4,461,075

 

Samir Kapuria Executive Vice President and GM, Consumer Business Unit & Cyber Security Services

 

2019

 

443,864

(8)

 

10,311,650

 

 

 

220,667

 

10,976,180

 

Scott C. Taylor Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

2019

 

600,000

 

 

4,672,177

 

 

 

871,628

 

6,143,804

 

 

2018

 

600,000

 

 

4,794,772

 

 

 

621,788

 

6,016,560

 

 

2017

 

600,000

 

150,000

 

4,831,307

(6)

 

568,374

 

363,462

 

6,513,143

 

the reported period. We exclude users on free trials and promotions and users who have indirectly purchased our product or services through partners unless such users convert or renew their subscriptions directly with us, or sign up for a paid membership through our web store.

From time to time, we update our methodology due to changes in the business. In fiscal 2021, the average direct customer count calculation was refined primarily to pro-rate for acquisitions that happen during a quarter, such as Avira, which was acquired in January 2021. The full year average direct customer count is calculated as an average across the quarters.

*   Mr. Clark resigned

ARPU is calculated as estimated direct customer revenues for the period divided by the average direct customer count for the same period, expressed as a monthly figure. We monitor ARPU because it helps us understand the rate at which we are monetizing our consumer customer base.
Annual retention rate is defined as the number of direct customers who have more than a one-year tenure as of the end of the most recently completed fiscal period divided by the total number of direct customers as of the end of the period from one year ago. We monitor annual retention rate to evaluate the Company, effective May 9, 2019.

** Mr. Noviello resigned from the Company, effective May 24, 2019.

(1)The amounts shown in this column reflect the aggregate grant date fair valueeffectiveness of RSUs and PRUs, calculated in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 718 and was determinedour strategies to improve renewals of subscriptions.

Net revenues by geographic region
Percentage of revenue by geographic region as presented below is based on the fair valuebilling location of the customer.
Fiscal Year
20222021
Americas70 %72 %
EMEA18 %16 %
APJ12 %12 %
The Americas include U.S., Canada, and Latin America; EMEA includes Europe, Middle East, and Africa; APJ includes Asia Pacific and Japan.
Percentage of revenue by geographic region remained consistent in fiscal 2022 and 2021.
Cost of revenues
Fiscal Year% Change
(In millions, except for percentages)202220212022 vs. 2021
Cost of revenues$408 $362 13 %
Fiscal 2022 compared to fiscal 2021
Our cost of revenues increased $46 million, primarily due to higher revenue share costs, payment processing fees and technical support costs associated with year-over-year business growth and costs attributable to Avira, which was acquired during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021.
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Operating expenses
Fiscal Year% Change
(In millions, except for percentages)202220212022 vs. 2021
Sales and marketing$622 $576 %
Research and development253 267 (5)%
General and administrative392 215 82 %
Amortization of intangible assets85 74 15 %
Restructuring and other costs31 161 (81)%
Total$1,383 $1,293 %
Fiscal 2022 compared to fiscal 2021
Sales and marketing expense increased $46 million, primarily due to a $70 million increase in advertising and promotional expenses as a result of increased investment in advertising. This is partially offset by a $20 million decrease in IT and related support costs from corporate restructuring and cost reduction efforts in fiscal 2021.
Research and development expense decreased $14 million, primarily due to a $13 million decrease in shared facility and IT costs.
General and administrative expense increased $177 million, primarily due to a $185 million legal accrual relating to an ongoing patent infringement lawsuit, partially offset by a decrease in compensation and benefits.
Amortization of intangible assets increased $11 million as a result of the Avira acquisition.
Restructuring and other costs decreased $130 million, in connection with the November 2019 Plan, which was substantially completed in the second quarter of fiscal 2021. See Note 12 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for details of the fiscal 2022 restructuring activities.
Non-operating income (expense), net
Fiscal Year$ Change
(In millions)202220212022 vs. 2021
Interest expense$(126)$(144)$18 
Interest income— (4)
Foreign exchange gain (loss)(2)(3)
(Loss) gain on early extinguishment of debt(3)20 (23)
Gain on sale of properties175 98 77 
Transition service expense, net— (9)
Other(7)(13)
Non-operating income (expense), net$37 $(24)$61 
Fiscal 2022 compared to fiscal 2021
Non-operating income (expense), net, increased $61 million, primarily due to a $175 million gain on the sale of certain land and buildings in Mountain View, California during fiscal 2022 compared to an aggregate $98 million gain on the sale of two properties during fiscal 2021. This is partially offset by the absence of a $20 million gain on early extinguishment of debt during the first quarter of fiscal 2021, as well as a $7 million impairment of long-term assets primarily associated with one of our equity investments, which is measured at cost minus impairment.
Provision for income taxes
We are a U.S.-based multinational company subject to tax in multiple U.S. and international tax jurisdictions. Our results of operations would be adversely affected to the extent that our geographical mix of income becomes more weighted toward jurisdictions with higher tax rates and would be favorably affected to the extent the relative geographic mix shifts to lower tax jurisdictions. Any change in our mix of earnings is dependent upon many factors and is therefore difficult to predict.
Fiscal Year
(In millions, except for percentages)20222021
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes$1,042 $872 
Provision for income taxes$206 $176 
Effective tax rate on income (loss) from continuing operations20 %20 %
Fiscal 2022 compared to fiscal 2021
Our effective tax rate is consistent with prior year.
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Discontinued operations
Fiscal Year
(In millions, except for percentages)2021
Net revenues$
Gross profit$
Operating income (loss)$(177)
Income (loss) before income taxes$(176)
Income tax expense (benefit)$(34)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes$(142)
Fiscal 2022 compared to fiscal 2021
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax, decreased primarily due to the completion of the discontinued operations activities in fiscal 2021. There was no discontinued operations activity during the year ended April 1, 2022.
LIQUIDITY, CAPITAL RESOURCES AND CASH REQUIREMENTS
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We have historically relied on cash generated from operations, borrowings under credit facilities, issuances of debt and proceeds from divestitures for our liquidity needs.
Our capital allocation strategy is to balance driving stockholder returns, managing financial risk and preserving our flexibility to pursue strategic options, including acquisitions and mergers. Historically, this has included a quarterly cash dividend, the repayment of debt and the repurchase of our common stock.
Cash flows
The following table summarizes our cash flow activities in fiscal 2022 and 2021:
Fiscal Year
(In millions)20222021
Net cash provided by (used in):
Operating activities$974 $706 
Investing activities$326 $(69)
Financing activities$(333)$(1,903)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents$954 $(1,244)
Cash from operating activities
Our cash flows provided by operating activities in fiscal 2022 increased $268 million, primarily due to higher profit before taxes adjusted by non-cash items compared to fiscal 2021.
Cash from investing activities
Our cash flows provided by investing activities in fiscal 2022 increased $395 million, primarily due to higher proceeds from the sale of properties and fewer payments for business acquisitions, partially offset by a decrease in proceeds from the maturities and sales of short-term investments.
Cash from financing activities
Our cash flows used in financing activities in fiscal 2022 decreased $1,570 million, primarily due to a decrease in repayments of debt and no repurchases of common stock. Fiscal 2022 reflects the settlement of our New 2.5% Convertible Notes of $364 million and partial settlement of our New 2.0% Convertible Notes of $139 million, compared to the settlement of our 2.0% Convertible Notes and repayment of our 4.2% Senior Notes of $1,941 million as well as repurchases of common stock asof 304 million during fiscal 2021.
Cash and cash equivalents
As of April 1, 2022, we had cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of approximately $1,891 million, of which $671 million was held by our foreign subsidiaries. Our cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments are managed with the objective to preserve principal, maintain liquidity and generate investment returns. The participation exemption system under current U.S. federal tax regulations generally allows us to make distributions of non-U.S. earnings to the U.S. without incurring additional U.S. federal tax; however, these distributions may be subject to applicable state or non-U.S. taxes.
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Debt
We have an undrawn revolving credit facility of $1 billion, which expires in May 2026.
On May 7, 2021, we entered into the first amendment to our credit agreement (the First Amendment), which provided for an incremental increase under the Initial Term Loan, and extended the maturity date of the service inception date orInitial Term Loan, the Delayed Draw Term Loan, and revolving credit facility from November 2024 to May 2026. We borrowed $525 million under the First Amendment of our Initial Term Loan. For additional discussion on the date of modification. For detailsamendment, see Note 10 of the awards granted in FY19, see the table “Grants of Plan-Based Awards”, below.

The table below sets forth the service inception or grant date fair value (prior to any applicable modifications) determined in accordance with ASC Topic 718 principles for the performance-related components of these awards. Also set forth below are the service inception or grant date fair values pertainingNotes to the market-related component or the TSR adjustment, determined upon the service inception dates for FY19, and which are not subject to probable or maximum outcome assumptions. Additional details of assumptions used in the valuations of the awards areConsolidated Financial Statements included in Note 13 of our FY19this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Name

 

Maximum Outcome of
Performance
Conditions Fair Value ($)

 

Market-Related Component
Fair Value ($)

 

Nicholas R. Noviello

 

6,554,404

 

1,548,062

 

Amy L. Cappellanti-Wolf

 

2,244,367

 

546,657

 

Samir Kapuria

 

6,801,015

 

1,656,576

 

Scott C. Taylor

 

4,213,571

 

995,168

 

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(2)the New 2.5% Convertible Senior Notes in cash. The FY19 PRUs areaggregate settlement amount of $364 million was based on three different performance metrics$24.40 per underlying share into which the 2.5% Convertible Notes were convertible. In addition, we paid $1 million of accrued and unpaid interest through the date of settlement and $1 million of cash dividends that we declared on May 10, 2021.

On March 18, 2022, we settled $100 million of principal and conversion rights of the New 2.0% Convertible Senior Notes in cash. The aggregate settlement amount of $139 million was based on $28.32 per underlying shares into which the 2.0% Convertible Notes were convertible.
Sale of certain assets
On July 14, 2021, we completed the sale of certain land and buildings in Mountain View, California for cash consideration of $355 million, net of selling costs.
Cash Requirements
Our principal cash requirements are primarily to meet our working capital needs and support on-going business activities, including payment of taxes and cash dividends, payment of contractual obligations, funding capital expenditures, servicing existing debt, repurchasing our common stock and investing in business acquisitions and mergers.
Proposed Merger with one- or three-year performance periods,Avast
On August 10, 2021, the Company announced a transaction under which we intend to acquire the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of Avast plc, a public company incorporated in England and Wales and a global leader of digital security and privacy headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic (Avast and such transaction, the Proposed Merger). Based on our undisturbed closing share price of $27.20 on July 13, 2021, and depending on the metric.  The PRUsAvast shareholder elections, the estimated purchase price range for the Avast shares under the Proposed Merger is $8.1 billion to $8.6 billion. In conjunction with the Earnings Per Share (“EPS”) metric are eligibleProposed Merger, we and certain financial institution parties entered into an Interim Facilities Agreement, under which Bank of America, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank N.A., as interim lenders, agreed to be earned if we achieve at leastprovide us with certain term loan and revolving facilities in order to finance the threshold level of the EPS performance goal for the one-year performance period ended March 29, 2019. The PRUs with the Free Cash Flow (“FCF”) metric are eligible to be earned if we achieve at least the threshold level of the FCF performance goal for the one-year performance period ended March 29, 2019.  The PRUs with the TSR metric are eligible to be earned if we achieve at least the threshold level of the TSR performance goal for the three-year performance period ending April 2, 2021. Depending on our achievement of the ESP metric, 0% to 200% of the target shares are eligible to be earned of which: (i) 60% is eligible for settlement at the end of FY19cash consideration payable and the remaining 40% is eligible for settlement at the end of FY20 for Ms. Cappellanti-Wolf and Mr. Kapuria; or (ii) 100% is eligible for settlement at the end of FY20 for Messrs. Noviello and Taylor. Depending on our achievement of the FCF metric, 0% to 200% of the target shares are eligible to be earned of which: (i) 60% is eligible for settlement at the end of FY19 and the remaining 40% is eligible for settlement at the end of FY20 for Ms. Cappellanti-Wolf and Mr. Kapuria and (ii) 100% is eligible for settlement at the end of FY20 for Messrs. Noviello and Taylor. Depending on our achievement of the TSR metric, 0% to 200% of the target shares are eligible to earned and settled at the end of fiscal year 2021. Mr. Noviello’s awards were subsequently modified based on the terms and conditions set forth in a commitment letter. The Interim Facilities Agreement includes (i) the Interim Facility B, (ii) the Interim Facility A1 and the Interim Facility A2, and (iii) the Interim Revolving Facility which, on or before the final repayment date, are to be repaid/replaced in full by loans made under the definitive financing documentation for the Definitive Facilities (the Facilities Agreement). The obligations under the Facilities Agreement will be guaranteed, jointly and severally, by all of our present and future domestic subsidiaries, with certain exceptions, as applicable. The Facilities Agreement will replace the existing credit facility agreement upon the close of the Transition Services Agreement dated January 31, 2019,transaction.
Dividends
On May 5, 2022, we announced a cash dividend of $0.125 per share of common stock to be paid in June 2022. We currently expect to continue to pay quarterly cash dividends to stockholders in the future, but such payments will be subject to the approval of our Board of Directors and described more fullywill depend on our financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, general business and market conditions and other investment opportunities.
Share repurchase program
Under our stock repurchase program, we may purchase shares of our outstanding common stock through accelerated stock repurchase transactions, open market transactions (including through trading plans intended to qualify under Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act) and privately-negotiated transactions. As of April 1, 2022, the remaining balance of our stock repurchase authorization is $1,774 million and does not have an expiration date. We currently expect to repurchase shares in footnote 7 below.

Additional termsthe future, but the timing and conditions apply that may affect the actual number of shares that vest or are settled, which include, amongrepurchased will depend on a variety of factors, including price, general business and market conditions and other things, a change in controlinvestment opportunities.

Subsequent to April 1, 2022, we executed repurchases of the Company, the named executive officer’s termination of employment and the nature of such termination, the Compensation Committee’s authority to exercise negative discretion to reduce up to 50% of the number of shares to be delivered, and the Company’s Compensation Recoupment Policy.

(3)The FY19 amounts represent the executive officer’s annual cash incentive award under the FY19 Executive Annual Incentive Plan (“FY19 EAIP”), which was earned in FY19 and paid in FY20. Ms. Cappellanti-Wolf and Messrs. Kapuria and Taylor’s FY19 EAIP amounts were settled in RSUs with a grant date of May 20, 2019 and were fully vested on June 1, 2019.  Mr. Noviello received his FY19 EAIP payment in cash at 75% of target pursuant to the terms of the Transition Services Agreement (see page 51 for additional information regarding this arrangement).  Mr. Clark was not employed by us at the time the FY19 EAIP was paid out and did not receive any payout.

(4)The FY19 amounts are comprised of the following:

Name

 

Dividend
Equivalent
on Stock
Awards
($)

 

401(k)
Employer
Match ($)

 

Life &
Disability
Insurance
Premiums ($)

 

Tax
Planning
Services ($)

 

Car and
Driver ($)

 

Personal
Use of
Aircraft ($)

 

Patent
Award ($)

 

Company-
Sponsored
Events ($)

 

Severance
Payments

 

Total ($)

 

Gregory S. Clark

 

1,706,830

 

6,000

 

3,002

 

 

200,446

 

4,761

 

 

 

 

1,921,039

 

Nicholas R. Noviello

 

441,435

 

6,000

 

3,390

 

5,000

 

 

 

 

 

487,500

 

455,825

 

Amy L. Cappellanti-Wolf

 

533,137

 

6,000

 

3,629

 

15,397

 

 

 

 

 

 

558,163

 

Samir Kapuria

 

181,735

 

6,525

 

1,467

 

1,040

 

 

 

2,000

 

27,900

 

 

220,667

 

Scott C. Taylor

 

856,724

 

4,875

 

4,704

 

5,325

 

 

 

 

 

 

871,628

 

(5)Mr. Clark did not receive a FY19 equity award as part his regular executive compensation package.  Mr. Clark was not employed by us at the time the FY19 EAIP was paid out and did not receive any payout.

(6)We adjusted the performance metrics under our FY17 PRU grants on March 8, 2017 to reflect both the impact of the acquisitions of Blue Coat and LifeLock on the FY17 financial plan and to account for the transformational impact on our business of our cost and complexity reduction initiatives. The incremental modification charges were based on the Company’s stock price on the date of the modification ($29.60) multiplied by the incremental expected achievement percentage multiplied by the number of granted units. Volatility and interest rate were not factors. As a result of these adjustments, incremental fair values of the modified awards are included in the Stock Awards column above and further described in the table below.

 

 

2017 PRU Stock Awards

 

Name

 

FY17 PRU
Modification
Charge
($)

 

FY17 PRU Total (Without
Modification
Charges)
($)

 

Gregory S. Clark

 

4,269,815

 

 

Nicholas R. Noviello

 

1,077,917

 

 

Scott C. Taylor

 

735,775

 

3,602,644

 

For Messrs. Clark and Noviello, these amounts represent the incremental fair values of modified PRUs that were granted prior to and assumed by us at the closing of the Blue Coat acquisition. Under SEC rules, we are required to disclose in the Stock Awards column the grant date fair value of each equity award computed in accordance with ASC 718. However, no grant date fair value was recorded by Symantec for these awards in accordance with ASC 718 because they were awarded by Blue Coat’s board of directors prior to the closing of the Blue Coat acquisition. As a result, the amounts reported in the Stock Awards column above may understate the compensation awarded to these executive officers for FY17 because they do not include any grant date fair value for such awards.

(7)On January 31, 2019, the Company announced that Mr. Noviello was stepping down from his role as Executive Vice President and CFO and entered into a Transition Services Agreement with Mr. Noviello pursuant to which Mr. Noviello would provide certain transition services to the Company. The agreement provided for, among other things, a FY19 retention bonus of $1,000,000 and modified certain of his stock awards which resulted in incremental fair value of the modified stock awards. The following table includes the incremental fair value of the stock awards modified by the

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Transition Service Agreement for FY19, calculated in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718.  For more information on the Transition Services Agreement, see “Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change-In-Control,” below.

Grant Date

 

Award Type

 

Modified Stock Units (#)

 

Modification Date Fair
Value per share ($)

 

Incremental Fair Value on
Modification Date ($)

 

12/10/2018

 

FY19 EPS

 

74,212

 

21.02

 

1,559,936

 

12/10/2018

 

FY19 FCF

 

74,212

 

21.02

 

1,559,936

 

6/9/2017

 

FY18 PRU

 

31,139

 

21.02

 

654,548

 

(8)Mr. Kapuria’s base salary increased in FY19 from $390,000 to $440,000 in connection with his promotion.

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The following table shows for the fiscal year ended March 29, 2019, certain information regarding grants of plan-based awards to our named executive officers from our incentive plans:

Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal 2019

 

 

 

 

Estimated Future Payouts Under Non-
Equity Incentive Plan Awards

 

Estimated Future Payouts Under Equity
Incentive Plan Awards

 

All Other
Stock
Awards:
Number
of Shares of
Stock

 

All Other
Option
Awards:
Number
of Securities
Underlying

 

Exercise or
Base
Price
of Option

 

Grant Date Fair
Value of Stock

 

Name

 

Grant Date

 

Threshold
($)

 

Target
($)

 

Maximum
($)

 

Threshold
(#)

 

Target
(#)

 

Maximum
(#)

 

or Units
(1) (#)

 

Options
(#)

 

Awards
($/Sh)

 

and Option
Awards 
(2) ($)

 

Gregory S. Clark

 

6/28/18

(3)

 

 

 

27,573

 

68,933

 

137,867

 

 

 

 

1,500,000

 

Nicholas R. Noviello

 

6/28/18

(3)

 

 

 

4,181

 

29,871

 

83,639

 

 

 

 

650,000

 

 

 

12/10/18

(4)

 

 

 

103,897

 

222,636

 

445,272

 

95,416

 

 

 

6,932,047

 

 

 

1/31/19

(5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,774,420

 

Amy L. Cappellanti-Wolf

 

6/28/18

(3)

 

 

 

1,981

 

14,154

 

39,632

 

 

 

 

308,000

 

 

 

7/10/18

(4)

 

 

 

36,689

 

78,620

 

157,240

 

78,620

 

 

 

3,352,096

 

Samir Kapuria

 

6/28/18

(3)

 

 

 

2,750

 

19,643

 

55,002

 

 

 

 

427,451

 

 

 

7/10/18

(4)

 

 

 

111,180

 

238,242

 

476,484

 

238,243

 

 

 

10,157,867

 

Scott C. Taylor

 

6/28/18

(3)

 

 

 

3,860

 

27,573

 

77,205

 

 

 

 

600,000

 

 

 

12/10/18

(4)

 

 

 

66,791

 

143,123

 

286,246

 

61,339

 

 

 

4,456,317

 


(1)Ms. Cappellanti-Wolf and Mr. Kapuria’s RSUs vest as to 40% on June 1, 2019, 30% on June 1, 2020, and 30% on June 1, 2021 and have a grant date fair value of $21.41. Messrs. Noveillo and Taylor’s RSUs vest as to 30% on June 1, 2019, 30% on June 1, 2020, and 40% on June 1, 2021 and have a grant date fair value of $22.08. Mr. Noviello’s RSU was subsequently modified based on the terms of his Transition Service Agreement.

(2)The aggregate grant date fair value of the equity incentive plan awards is calculated to be the sum of (i) the target number of PRU shares multiplied by the fair value of our common stock as of the service inception date, plus (ii) the number of RSU shares multiplied by the fair value on grant date, plus (iii) the number of modified stock units multiplied by the incremental fair value of the stock award.

(3)The amounts shown in these rows reflect the threshold, target and maximum potential payouts with respect to each applicable metric under the FY19 EAIP using the fair value of $21.76 on March June 28, 2018. The final payout was made in the form of RSUs with a grant date fair value of $20.05 on May 20, 2019 to all participants other than (i) Mr. Noviello’s payout, which was made pursuant to his Transition Services Agreement, and (ii) Mr. Clark, who was not employed by us at the time the FY19 EAIP was paid out and did not receive any payout.

(4)The amounts shown in these rows reflect the threshold, target, and maximum potential eligible shares to be earned for the PRUs awarded during FY19 and as further described in the CD&A section beginning on page 26.

(5)On January 31, 2019, the Company announced that Mr. Noviello was stepping down from his role as Executive Vice President and CFO and entered into a Transition Services Agreement with Mr. Noviello pursuant to which Mr. Noviello would provide certain transition services to the Company. The agreement provided for, among other things, modification to certain of his stock awards which resulted in incremental fair value of the modified stock awards. A table showing the incremental fair value of the stock awards modified by the Transition Service Agreement, calculated in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, is included in the Summary Compensation Table footnotes above.

For a summary of the terms of the FY19 Executive Annual Incentive Plan, see “Compensation Discussion & Analysis (CD&A) — Compensation Components — Executive Annual Incentive Plans” above. For a summary of the circumstances in which the equity awards described above will accelerate, see “Compensation Discussion & Analysis (CD&A) — Health and Welfare Benefits; Perquisites — Change in Control and Severance Arrangements” above and “Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change-in-Control” below.

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The following table shows for the fiscal year ended March 29, 2019, certain information regarding outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end for our named executive officers.

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End 2019

 

 

Option Awards

 

Stock Awards

 

Name

 

Grant Date

 

Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
Exercisable
(#)

 

Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
Unexercisable
(#)

 

Option
Exercise
Price
($)

 

Option
Expiration
Date

 

Number of
Shares or
Units of
Stock That
Have Not
Vested
(#)

 

Market Value of
Shares or Units
of Stock That
Have Not
Vested
($)
 (1)

 

Equity
Incentive Plan
Awards:
Number of
Unearned
Shares, Units
or Other
Rights that
Have Not Yet
Vested
(#)

 

Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Value of
Unearned
Shares,
Units or
Other Rights
that Have
Not Yet
Vested
($)
 (1)

 

Gregory S. Clark

 

6/9/17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

187,670

(2)(3)

4,314,526

 

84,919

(3)

1,952,276

 

 

 

 

(4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

164,857

(5)

3,790,062

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4)

3,665,271

 

 

 

6.73

 

9/9/25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nicholas R. Noviello

 

12/10/18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

200,649

(6)(7)

4,612,912

 

37,106

(7)

853,067

 

 

 

6/9/17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

87,579

(3)(8)

2,013,436

 

39,629

(3)

911,059

 

 

 

 

(4)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

41,618

(5)

956,798

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4)

775,028

 

 

 

8.35

 

1/27/26

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amy L. Cappellanti-Wolf

 

7/10/18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

93,485

(7)(9)

2,149,209

 

13,103

(7)

301,238

 

 

 

6/9/17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

43,789

(3)(10)

1,006,701

 

19,814

(3)

455,524

 

 

 

6/10/16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14,204

(11)

326,550

 

 

 

 

 

Samir Kapuria

 

7/10/18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

283,286

(7)(12)

6,512,746

 

39,707

(7)

912,864

 

 

 

6/9/17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,762

(3)(13)

316,383

 

6,227

(3)

143,159

 

 

 

11/10/16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,844

(14)

111,364

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6/10/16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,326

(11)

122,445

 

 

 

 

 

Scott C. Taylor

 

12/10/18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

128,989

(7)(15)

2,965,456

 

23,854

(7)

548,392

 

 

 

6/9/17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

56,300

(3)(16)

1,294,343

 

25,476

(3)

585,682

 

 

 

6/10/16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28,408

(11)

653,100

 

 

 

 

 


(1)The market value of the equity awards that have not vested is calculated by multiplying the number of units that have not vested by the closing price of the Company’s stock on March 29, 2019, which was $22.99.

(2)43,672 shares vest on June 1, 2019, 85,768 shares vest on April 3, 2020, and 58,230 shares vest on June 1, 2020. Mr. Clark resigned from the Company, effective May 9, 2019.

(3)These FY18 PRUs are eligible to be earned at the end of FY20 and are based on the achievement of performance goals for adjusted non-GAAP EPS for the one-year performance period ended March 30, 2018 and the relative TSR ranking for our Company as compared to the Nasdaq 100 index for the two- and three- year performance periods ended March 29, 2019 and ending April 3, 2020, respectively. Based on our achievement of the EPS metric, 50.50% of the EPS target shares were earned, which are reflected in the “Number of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested” and “Market Value of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested” columns.  The achievement level of the two-year TSR metric was below the threshold, therefore no two-year TSR target shares were earned. Depending on our achievement of the three-year TSR metric, 0% to 200% of the three-year TSR target shares are eligible to be earned and settled at the end of FY20. The number of shares and the payout value set forth above in the “Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights that Have Not Yet Vested” and “Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Value of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights that Have Not Yet Vested” columns reflect the threshold potential payout, which represents 50.00% of the target number of PRUs. Each PRU is subject to the Compensation Committee’s certification when approving the number of shares earned thereunder.

(4)Represents non-qualified stock options and RSU awards previously granted by Blue Coat and assumed by the Company upon the closing of the Blue Coat acquisition. Upon assumption, by their terms, these awards converted into the right to receive4 million shares of our common stock subject to applicable service or performance-based vesting conditions.

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Contractual obligations
The following is a schedule of our significant contractual obligations and commitments as of April 1, 2022. The expected timing and amount of short-term and long-term payments of the obligations in full Augustthe following table is estimated based on current information. Timing of payments and actual amounts paid may be different, depending on the time of receipt of goods or services, or changes to agreed-upon amounts for certain obligations.
Short-Term PaymentsLong-Term PaymentsTotal
(In millions)
Contractual obligations:
Debt (principal payments) (1)
$1,001 $2,746 $3,747 
Interest payments on debt (2)
106 250 356 
Purchase obligations (3)
353 73 426 
Deemed repatriation taxes (4)
68 437 505 
Operating leases (5)
22 80 102 
Total$1,550 $3,586 $5,136 
(1)As of April 1, 2019.

(6)28,625 shares vest2022, our total outstanding principal amount of indebtedness is comprised of $1,713 million in Term Loans, $1,500 million in Senior Notes, $525 million in Convertible Senior Notes and $9 million in Mortgage Loans. See Note 10 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report on JuneForm 10-K for further information about our debt and debt covenants.

The credit agreement we entered into in November 2019, which was amended and extended through May 2026 on May 7, 2021, contains customary representations and warranties, non-financial covenants for financial reporting, affirmative and negative covenants, including a covenant that we maintain a consolidated leverage ratio of not more than 5.25 to 1.0, or 5.75 to 1.0 if we acquire assets or business in an aggregate amount greater than $250 million, and restrictions on indebtedness, liens, investments, stock repurchases, and dividends (with exceptions permitting our regular quarterly dividend and other specific capital returns). As of April 1, 2019, 105,233 shares on April 3, 2020, 28,625, shares vest on June 1, 2020, and 38,166 shares vest on June 1, 2021.  Mr. Noviello resigned from the Company, effective May 24, 2019.   See “Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change-in-Control” below for additional details regarding the Transition Services Agreement2022, we were in compliance with Mr. Noviello.

(7)These FY19 PRUs are eligible to be earned at the end of FY19, FY20 and fiscal 2021, and areall debt covenants.

(2)Interest payments calculated based on the achievementcontractual terms of three different performance metrics with one- or three-year performance periods, dependingthe related Senior Notes, Convertible Senior Notes and credit facility. Interest on variable rate debt was calculated using the interest rate in effect as of April 1, 2022. See Note 10 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further information on the metric.  The PRUsSenior Notes, Convertible Senior Notes and Term loans.
(3)Agreements for purchases of goods or services, with the EPSterms that are enforceable and FCF metrics are eligiblelegally binding and specify all significant terms, including fixed or minimum quantities to be earned if we achieve at leastpurchased; fixed, minimum, or variable price provisions; and the threshold levelapproximate timing of the performance goalstransaction. These amounts include agreements to purchase goods or services that have cancellation provisions requiring little or no payment. The amounts under such contracts are included because management believes that cancellation of these contracts is unlikely, and we expect to make future cash payments according to the contract terms or in similar amounts for similar materials.
(4)Transition tax payments on previously untaxed foreign earnings of foreign subsidiaries under the one-year performance period ended March 29, 2019.Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which may be paid through July 2025.
(5)Payments for various non-cancelable operating lease agreements that expire on various dates through fiscal 2029. The PRUs withamounts in the TSR metric are eligible to be earned if we achieve at least the threshold leveltable above exclude expected sublease income. See Note 9 of the TSR performance goal for the three-year performance period ending April 2, 2021. Based on our achievement of the ESP metric, 50.6% of the target shares were earned of which: (i) 60% was settled at the end of FY19 and the remaining 40% will be settled at the end of FY20 for Ms. Cappellanti-Wolf and Mr. Kapuria; and (ii) 100% will be eligible for settlement at the end of FY20 for Mr. Taylor. Based on our achievement of the FCF metric, 91.2% of the target shares were earned of which: (i) 60% was settled at the end of FY19 and the remaining 40% will be settled at the end of FY20 for Ms. Cappellanti-Wolf and Mr. Kapuria and (ii) 100% will be eligible for settlement at the end of FY20 for Mr. Taylor. Depending on our achievement of the TSR metric, 0% to 200% of the target shares are eligible to earned and settled at the end of FY21. The shares which are earned but not vested are reflected in the “Number of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested” and “Market Value of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested” columns. The number of shares and the payout value set forth above in the “Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights that Have Not Yet Vested” and “Equity Incentive Plan Awards: Value of Unearned Shares, Units or Other Rights that Have Not Yet Vested” columns reflect the threshold potential payout which represents 50.00% of the target number of PRUs. Each PRU is subjectNotes to the Compensation Committee’s certification when approvingConsolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further information on leases.
Due to the number of shares earned thereunder. The vesting for Mr. Noviello’s grants are governed by his Transition Services Agreement.

(8)20,380 shares vest on June 1, 2019, 40,025 shares on April 3, 2020, and 27,174 shares vest on June 1, 2020.

(9)31,448 shares vest on June 1, 2019, 14,865 shares on April 3, 2020, 23,586 shares vest on June 1, 2020, and 23,586 shares vest on June 1, 2021.

(10)10,190 shares vest on June 1, 2019, 20,013 shares on April 3, 2020, and 13,586 shares vest on June 1, 2020.

(11)The RSUs vest in full on June 1, 2019.

(12)95,298 shares vest on June 1, 2019, 45,043 shares vest on April 3, 2020, 71,473 shares vest on June 1, 2020, and 71,472 shares vest on June 1, 2021.

(13)3,202 shares vest on June 1, 2019, 6,290 shares on April 3, 2020, and 4,270 shares vest on June 1, 2020.

(14)100% of the shares vest on December 1, 2019.

(15)18,402 shares vest on June 1, 2019, 67,650 shares on April 3, 2020, 18,402 shares vest on June 1, 2020, and 24,535 shares vest on June 1, 2021.

(16)13,102 shares vest on June 1, 2019, 25,730 shares on April 3, 2020, and 17,468 shares vest on June 1, 2020.

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The following table shows for the fiscal year ended March 29, 2019, certain information regarding option exercises and stock vested during the last fiscal yearuncertainty with respect to the timing of future cash flows associated with our named executive officers:

Option Exercisesunrecognized tax benefits and Stock Vested in Fiscal 2019

 

 

Option Awards

 

Stock Awards

 

Name

 

Number of
Shares
Acquired on
Exercise (#)

 

Value Realized on
Exercise 
(1) ($)

 

Number of
Shares Acquired
on Vesting 
(2) (#)

 

Value Realized on
Vesting 
(3) ($)

 

Gregory S. Clark

 

 

 

342,338

 

7,467,791

 

Nicholas R. Noviello

 

332,155

 

4,699,993

 

111,855

 

2,419,818

 

Amy L. Cappellanti-Wolf

 

 

 

92,644

 

1,997,239

 

Samir Kapuria

 

 

 

112,125

 

2,497,640

 

Scott C. Taylor

 

 

 

103,798

 

2,216,595

 


(1)The value realized upon option exercises is based on the difference between the closing priceother long-term taxes as of our common stock at exercise and the option exercise price.

(2)The number of shares and value realized for stock awards set forth above reflect (i) RSUs that vested and settled in FY19, (ii) RSUs granted under the FY19 EAIP on 5/20/2019, which vested and settled on 6/1/2019, and (iii) PRUs that vested in FY19 and were settled in FY20.

(3)The value realized upon vesting is based on the closing price of our common stock upon vesting in the case of RSUs and the closing price of our common stock on March 29, 2019 in the case of PRUs.

Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation in Fiscal 2019

The table below provides information on the non-qualified deferred compensationApril 1, 2022, we are unable to make reasonably reliable estimates of the named executive officers forperiod of cash settlement with the fiscal year ended March 29, 2019.

 

 

Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation

 

Name

 

Executive
Contributions in
Last Fiscal
Year
($)
(1)

 

Registrant
Contributions in
Last Fiscal
Year
($)

 

Aggregate
Earnings in
Last Fiscal
Year
($)
(2)

 

Aggregate
Withdrawals/
Distributions
($)

 

Aggregate
Balance at
Last Fiscal
Year-End
($)
(3)

 

Gregory C. Clark

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nicholas R. Noviello

 

81,250

 

 

5,632

 

 

172,205

 

Amy L. Cappellanti-Wolf

 

 

 

 

 

 

Samir Kapuria

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scott C. Taylor

 

300,000

 

 

25,782

 

 

588,263

 


(1)The amounts reflected include FY19 salary andrespective taxing authorities. Therefore, $556 million in long-term income taxes payable has been excluded from the value of annual cash incentives earned under the FY19 EAIP. The salary portioncontractual obligations table. See Note 13 of the amounts reflected above isNotes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the amount reported as “Salary” in the “Summary Compensation Tablethis Annual Report on Form 10-K for FY19. The annual cash incentive portion of the amounts reflected above is included in the amount reported as “Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation” in the Summary Compensation Table for FY19.

(2)The amounts reflected are not included in the Summary Compensation Table for FY19. These amounts consist of dividends, interest and change in market value attributed to each executive officer’s entire account balance during FY19, which balance may include deferred compensation from previous periods. The amounts do not include the deferred compensation themselves. Such earnings were not preferential or above-market.

(3)Includes the following amounts which previously were reported as compensation to the named executive officer in our Summary Compensation Table for fiscal years prior to FY19: Mr. Noviello: $81,250 and Mr. Taylor: $255,000.

In FY19, certain management employees on our U.S. payroll with a base salary of $180,000 or greater, including each of the named executive officers, were eligible to participate in the Symantec Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan. The plan provides for the opportunity for participants to defer up to 75% of base salary and 100% of variable pay each year and up to 100% of sales commissions as a separate election. Variable pay included annual incentive plan and commission payments. Deferral elections must be made prior to the beginning of a calendar year and cannot be revoked as of the day immediately prior to commencement of that year. Participants have the opportunity to elect each year whether to receive that year’s deferrals upon a specified date or upon termination of employment, and the form of payment elected will be honored regardless of a participant’s length of service.

The plan is “unfunded” and all deferrals are general assets of Symantec. Amounts deferred by each participant under the plan are credited to a bookkeeping account maintained on behalf of each participant. The bookkeeping account under the plan will then be adjusted based on the performance of the measurement funds that have been selected by the participant. The measurement funds available under the plan include the investment funds available under our 401(k) plan as well as additional asset classes. Each participant may change their measurement fund selections on a daily basis. The

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plan requires that benefits accumulated in the bookkeeping accounts for each participant not meeting a 5-year service requirement be distributed to the participant following his or her termination of employment with us for any reason. If a 5-year service requirement is met, accumulated benefits in the participant’s account will be distributed according to the participant’s designated payment election.

Beginning January 1, 2018, upon first entering the Deferred Compensation Plan, a participant has the option to make a one-time election, which will apply to all future account balances to determine how they will be paid in the event of a change in control. By making the one-time election a participant will receive all remaining account balances in a lump sum in the month following the month of termination, if termination occurs within two (2) years following a change in control. If a participant’s employment ended before the change in control, any remaining balances will be distributed in a lump sum within 90 days of the change in control.

Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change-In-Control

Set forth below is a description of the plans and agreements (other than the Deferred Compensation Plan) that could result in potential payouts to our named executive officers in the case of their termination of employment and/or a change in control of Symantec. For information regarding potential payouts upon termination under the Deferred Compensation Plan, in which certain of executive officers participate, see “Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation in Fiscal 2019” above.

Symantec Executive Retention Plan

In January 2001, the Board approved the Symantec Executive Retention Plan, to deal with employment termination resulting from a change in control of the Company. The plan was modified by the Board in July 2002, April 2006, June 2007, April 2012, February 2016 and January 2018. Under the terms of the plan, all equity compensation awards (including, among others, stock options, RSUs and PRUs) granted by the CompanyProposed Merger, we expect to the Company’s Section 16(b) officers (including our named executive officers) would become fully vested (at target or to the extent of achievement for PRUs) and, if applicable, exercisable followingpay a change in control of the Company (as defined in the plan) after which the officer’s employment is terminated without cause or constructively terminated by the acquirer within 12 months after the change in control.

The plan also providespurchase price for the payment of a cash severance benefit for our named executive officers equalAvast shares, ranging from $8.1 billion to one times such officer’s base salary and target payout under the Executive Annual Incentive Plan applicable to such named executive officer in the circumstances described above (i.e., following a change in control of the Company after which the officer’s employment is terminated without cause or constructively terminated by the acquirer within 12 months after the change in control.)

Symantec Executive Severance Plan

In April 2012, the Compensation Committee adopted the Symantec Executive Severance Plan to provide severance benefits to specified officers of Symantec, including our named executive officers, which was amended in fiscal 2016. The executive officers must meet certain criteria in order to participate in the plan, including, among other criteria, (i) the executive officer was involuntarily terminated from active employment other than for cause (as defined in the plan); (ii) the executive officer was not terminated due to the sale of a business, part of a business, divestiture or spin-off and offered employment upon terms and conditions substantially identical to those in effect immediately prior to such sale, divestiture or spin-off; and (iii) the executive officer is not entitled to severance under any other plan, fund, program, policy, arrangement or individualized written agreement providing for severance benefits that is sponsored or funded by Symantec.

Under the terms of the plan, the executive officer will receive severance payments equal to one times the sum of his or her base salary in effect at the time of his or her involuntary termination. The executive officer will also receive a one-time bonus of $15,000, minus taxes and other legally required deductions. The executive officer is also entitled to receive six months of outplacement services, including counseling and guidance. The executive officer is solely responsible for all COBRA premiums for his or her continuation coverage. In addition, the executive officer will receive an additional payment equivalent to 75% of the executive officer’s prorated target cash incentive award under the Executive Annual Incentive Plan in effect for such fiscal year to the executive officer who was terminated in the second half of such fiscal year and was employed in good standing for a minimum of six (6) months prior to his or her termination date. This payment was added to standardize benefits to all our executive officers and to be competitive with overall market practices.

Payment of severance payments, one-time bonus payment, outplacement services and 75% of the prorated target cash incentive award under the Executive Annual Incentive Plan pursuant to the Symantec Executive Severance Plan is subject to the applicable executive officer returning a release of claims against Symantec.

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Amy L. Cappellanti-Wolf

The following table summarizes the value of the payouts to Ms. Cappellanti-Wolf pursuant to the Symantec Executive Retention Plan and the Symantec Executive Severance Plan, assuming a qualifying termination as of March 29, 2019 (intrinsic values of equity awards are based upon the closing price for a share of our common stock of $22.90 on March 29, 2019 minus the exercise price):

 

 

Severance
Pay ($)

 

Option
Vesting($)

 

RSU Vesting
($)

 

PRU
Vesting ($)

 

Involuntary Termination Because of Market Conditions or Division Performance

 

689,836

 

 

 

1,859,826 

 

Termination Without Cause or Constructive Termination Within 12 Months of a Change of Control

 

748,000

 

 

2,680,634

 

1,859,826

 

Termination Without Cause

 

689,836

 

 

2,680,634

 

1,859,826

 

Termination Due to Death or Disability

 

 

 

 

1,859,826

 

Samir Kapuria

The following table summarizes the value of the payouts to Mr. Kapuria pursuant to the Symantec Executive Retention Plan and the Symantec Executive Severance Plan, assuming a qualifying termination as of March 29, 2019 (intrinsic values of equity awards are based upon the closing price for a share of our common stock of $22.90 on March 29, 2019 minus the exercise price):

 

 

Severance
Pay ($)

 

Option
Vesting ($)

 

RSU Vesting
($)

 

PRU
Vesting ($)

 

Involuntary Termination Because of Market Conditions or Division Performance

 

789,906

 

 

 

3,149,028

 

Termination Without Cause or Constructive Termination Within 12 Months of a Change of Control

 

900,000

 

 

5,882,796

 

3,149,028

 

Termination Without Cause

 

789,906

 

 

5,882,796

 

3,149,028

 

Termination Due to Death or Disability

 

 

 

 

3,149,028

 

Scott C. Taylor

The following table summarizes the value of the payouts to Mr. Taylor pursuant to the Symantec Executive Retention Plan and the Symantec Executive Severance Plan, assuming a qualifying termination as of March 29, 2019 (intrinsic values of equity awards are based upon the closing price for a share of our common stock of $22.90 on March 29, 2019 minus the exercise price):

 

 

Severance
Pay ($)

 

Option
Vesting($)

 

RSU Vesting
($)

 

PRU
Vesting ($)

 

Involuntary Termination Because of Market Conditions or Division Performance

 

1,068,836

 

 

 

3,829,276

 

Termination Without Cause or Constructive Termination Within 12 Months of a Change of Control

 

1,200,000

 

 

2,766,088

 

3,829,276

 

Termination Without Cause

 

1,068,836

 

 

2,766,088

 

3,829,276

 

Termination Due to Death or Disability

 

 

 

 

3,829,276

 

Former Officers:

Gregory S. Clark

The following table summarizes the value of the payouts to Mr. Clark pursuant to Mr. Clark’s Employment Agreement, assuming a qualifying termination as of March 29, 2019 (intrinsic values of equity awards are based upon the closing price for a share of our common stock of $22.90 on March 29, 2019 minus the exercise price).

 

 

Severance Pay ($)

 

COBRA Premiums ($)

 

Option Vesting ($)

 

RSU Vesting ($)

 

PRU Vesting ($)

 

Involuntary Termination

 

2,000,000

 

20,031

 

 

3,790,062

 

 

Mr. Clark served as our President and CEO through May 9, 2019.   In connection with Mr. Clark’s departure, he and the Company entered into a separation agreement dated May 9, 2019.  Pursuant to the separation agreement, Mr. Clark was not entitled to and did not receive any payouts under his employment agreement. the Symantec Executive Retention Plan, the Symantec Executive Severance Plan or any other severance arrangement.

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Nicholas R. Noviello

As discussed above, in connection with the CFO transition process announced in January 2019, we entered into the Transitions Services Agreement with Nicholas Noviello, which governed the payments Mr. Noviello would receive through the date of his departure, which was May 24, 2019. Under the Transition Services Agreement, Mr. Noviello was entitled to receive his base salary, continue to participate in the Company’s FY19 EAIP without regard to individual performance, continue to participate in Company benefit programs, and continue to vest in his outstanding restricted stock unit awards through the end of his transition period. Mr. Noviello was also entitled to vesting and settlement of his remaining 44,184 shares under his FY17 PRUs and was eligible to receive a portion of his awards under his FY18 PRUs and FY19 PRUs, subject to achievement of applicable performance metrics,$8.6 billion, upon the completion of the transition period ortransaction in mid-to-late calendar year 2022. In conjunction with the Proposed Merger, we have secured debt under the Interim Facilities which will be available upon an earlier involuntary termination without cause, a constructive termination or his termination due to his death or disability, as if services ended at the endclose of the transition period, subjecttransaction. If the Proposed Merger is completed, our debt obligations will include principal and interest payments related to a releasethese credit facilities. See Note 4 of claims.

Following the completion of his transition period, or upon an earlier involuntary termination without cause, a constructive termination or termination dueNotes to death or disability,the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further information regarding this business combination and subjectthe related debt instruments.

Based on past performance and current expectations, we believe that our existing cash and cash equivalents, together with cash generated from operations and amounts available under our credit facility, will be sufficient to delivery of a release of claims, Mr. Noviello was entitledmeet our working capital needs and support on-going business activities through at least the next 12 months and to receive severance paymentssatisfy our known long-term contractual obligations. We plan to finance the cash consideration payable to Avast primarily with borrowings under our Definitive Facilities. We believe that our existing cash and benefits consistentcash to be generated by operations, along with the Company’s Executive Severance Plan, including a one-time lump sum payment of $665,000, six months of outplacement services and a lump sum payment equal to 75% of Mr. Noviello’s target cash incentive awardamounts available under the FY19 EAIP payment,new credit facility, will satisfy our long-term cash requirements for this transaction. However, our future liquidity and capital requirements may vary materially from those as of April 1, 2022 depending on several factors, including, but only if it would be greater thannot limited to, economic conditions; political climate; the amount paidexpansion of sales and marketing activities; the costs to acquire or invest in businesses; and the risks and uncertainties discussed in “Risk Factors” in Item 1A.
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Indemnifications
In the ordinary course as described above.

The following table summarizesof business, we may provide indemnifications of varying scope and terms to customers, vendors, lessors, business partners, subsidiaries, and other parties with respect to certain matters, including, but not limited to, losses arising out of our breach of agreements or representations and warranties made by us. In connection with the valuesale of paymentsVeritas and the sale of our Enterprise Security business to Mr. NovielloBroadcom, we assigned several leases to Veritas Technologies LLC or Broadcom and/or their related subsidiaries. In addition, our bylaws contain indemnification obligations to our directors, officers, employees and agents, and we have entered into indemnification agreements with our directors and certain of our officers to give such directors and officers additional contractual assurances regarding the scope of the indemnification set forth in our bylaws and to provide additional procedural protections. We maintain director and officer insurance, which may cover certain liabilities arising from our obligation to indemnify our directors and officers. Refer to Note 18 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further information on our indemnifications.

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
We are exposed to various market risks related to fluctuations in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates. We may use derivative financial instruments to mitigate certain risks in accordance with his Transition Services Agreement. The intrinsic valuesour investment and foreign exchange policies. We do not use derivatives or other financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.
Interest rate risk
Our short-term investments and cash equivalents primarily consist of equity awards set forthcorporate bonds and certificate of deposits, respectively. A change in interest could have an adverse impact on their market value. As of April 1, 2022, the carrying value and fair value of our short-term investments and cash equivalents was $4 million. A hypothetical change in the table below areyield curve of 100 basis points would not result in a significant reduction in fair value.
As of April 1, 2022, we had $2.0 billion in aggregate principal amount of fixed-rate Senior Notes and convertible debt outstanding, with a carrying amount and a fair value of $2.0 billion, based uponon Level 2 inputs. The fair value of these notes fluctuates when interest rates change. Since these notes bear interest at fixed rates, financial statement risk associated with changes in interest rates is limited to future refinancing of current debt obligations. If these notes were refinanced at higher interest rates prior to maturity, our total interest payments could increase by a material amount; however, this risk is mitigated by our strong cash position and expected future cash generated from operations, which will be sufficient to satisfy this increase in obligation.
As of April 1, 2022, we also had $1.7 billion outstanding debt with variable interest rates based on the closing priceLondon InterBank Offered Rate (LIBOR). A reasonably possible hypothetical adverse change of 200 basis points in LIBOR would not result in a significant increase in interest expense on an annualized basis.
In addition, we have a $1 billion revolving credit facility that if drawn bears interest at a variable rate based on LIBOR and would be subject to the same risks associated with adverse changes in LIBOR.
Foreign currency exchange rate risk
We conduct business in numerous currencies through our worldwide operations, and our entities hold monetary assets or liabilities, earn revenues or incur costs in currencies other than the entity’s functional currency, primarily in Euro, Japanese Yen, Singapore Dollar, British Pound and Australian Dollar. In addition, we charge our international subsidiaries for a sharetheir use of intellectual property and technology and for certain corporate services we provide. Our cash flow, results of operations and certain of our common stock of $22.90 on March 29, 2019.

 

 

Severance Pay ($)

 

Option Vesting ($)

 

RSU Vesting ($)

 

PRU Vesting ($)

 

Involuntary Termination

 

3,152,500

 

 

1,729,087

 

3,426,067

 

CEO Pay Ratio

intercompany balances that are exposed to foreign exchange rate fluctuations may differ materially from expectations, and we may record significant gains or losses due to foreign currency fluctuations and related hedging activities. As required by Section 953(b) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act,a result, we are providingexposed to foreign exchange gains or losses which impacts our operating results.

We have a foreign exchange exposure management program designed to identify material foreign currency exposures, manage these exposures and reduce the ratiopotential effects of currency fluctuations on our results of operations, through which we enter into monthly foreign exchange forward contracts on our assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the annual total compensation of Mr. Clark, our former CEO, to the median of the annual total compensationfunctional currency of our employees.subsidiaries. We believe that the pay ratio disclosed below is a reasonable estimate calculateddo not use derivative financial instruments for speculative trading purposes, nor do we hedge our foreign currency exposure in a manner consistentthat entirely offsets the effects of the changes in foreign exchange rates. The gains and losses on these foreign exchange contracts are recorded in Other income (expense), net in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
As of April 1, 2022 and April 2, 2021, we had open foreign currency forward contracts with Item 402(u)notional amounts of Regulation S-K. SEC rules for identifying$346 million and $338 million, respectively, to hedge foreign currency balance sheet exposure, with an insignificant fair value. A hypothetical ten percent depreciation of foreign currency would not result in a significant reduction in fair value of our forward contracts. This analysis disregards the median employeepossibilities that the rates can move in opposite directions and calculatingthat losses from one geographic area may be offset by gains from another geographic area.
Additional information with respect to our derivative instruments is included in Note 11 of the pay ratio allow companies to apply various methodologies and apply various assumptions and, as result, the pay ratio reported by us may not be comparableNotes to the pay ratioConsolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
The Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures included in Part IV, Item 15 of this Annual Report are incorporated by reference into this Item 8. In addition, there were no material retrospective changes to any quarters in the two most recent fiscal years that would require supplementary disclosure.
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
None.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The SEC defines the term “disclosure controls and procedures” to mean a company’s controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. “Disclosure controls and procedures” include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by other companies.

Symantecan issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is a global cybersecurity companyaccumulated and operates in 47 countries. Ascommunicated to the issuer’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management. Our management (with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer) has conducted an evaluation of the endeffectiveness of FY19, March 29, 2019, we employed 11,921 employees globally. Of our total workforce, approximately 46% was baseddisclosure controls and procedures (as defined in the United StatesRules 13a-15(e) and 54% was based outside15d-15(e) of the United StatesSecurities Exchange Act).

Based on such evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level as of the end of FY19. the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
b) Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our compensation programsmanagement is responsible for establishing and reward offerings are designed to reflect local market practices across our global operations.

Pay Ratio:

·Mr. Clark’s FY19 annual total compensation was $2,921,038, as reportedmaintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as defined in the “Total” columnRules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the “2019 Summary Compensation Table” in this report.

·The FY19 annual total compensationExchange Act) for NortonLifeLock. Our management, with the participation of our median employee (other thanChief Executive Officer and our CEO) was $115,899.

·Based on this information, the pay ratioChief Financial Officer, has conducted an evaluation of the annual total compensationeffectiveness of our CEO tointernal control over financial reporting as of April 1, 2022, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the medianCommittee of Sponsoring Organizations of the annual total compensationTreadway Commission (COSO).

Our management has concluded that, as of April 1, 2022, our internal control over financial reporting was effective at the reasonable assurance level based on these criteria.
The effectiveness of our employees is 25.2 to 1.

Identification of the Median Employee:

For purposes of identifying our median employee, we used our global employee populationinternal control over financial reporting, as of March 29, 2019, identified based on our global human resources system of record, inclusive of all regular employees employed by the company as of that date. We used total direct compensation as our consistently applied compensation measure. In this context, total direct compensation is the sum of the value of base salary or base wages earned, whichApril 1, 2022, has been annualized with respect to permanent employees, the annual incentive target amount or annual commission target amountaudited by KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in effect as of March 29, 2019, and the grant date fair value of all equity awards granted during FY19. Cash compensation figures were converted from local currency to U.S. dollars using the exchange rate the Company used for 2019 internal budgeting purposes. Symantec did

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not utilize the de minimis exemption to eliminate countries representing no more than 5% of our global populationtheir report, which is included in the aggregate as allowed by SEC rules.

Director Compensation

The following table provides information for FY19 compensation for all of our current and former non-employee directors:

Name

 

Fees Earned
or Paid in
Cash
($)
(1)(2)

 

Stock
Awards
($)
(3)(4)

 

Total
($)

 

Susan P. Barsamian(5)

 

3,383

 

73,210

(6)

76,593

 

Frank E. Dangeard

 

85,018

 

274,982

 

360,000

 

Peter A. Feld(7)

 

16,071

 

174,108

(8)

190,179

 

Dale L. Fuller(7)

 

34,821

 

147,321

 

182,142

 

Kenneth Y. Hao

 

21

 

324,979

(9)

325,000

 

Richard S. Hill(5)

 

15,772

 

61,948

 

77,720

 

David W. Humphrey

 

21

 

324,979

(9)

325,000

 

Geraldine B. Laybourne(10)

 

80,018

 

274,982

 

355,000

 

David L. Mahoney

 

105,024

 

274,976

 

380,000

 

Robert S. Miller(10) (11)

 

120,639

 

124,635

 

245,274

 

Anita M. Sands

 

70,018

 

274,982

 

345,000

 

Daniel H. Schulman

 

195,018

 

274,982

 

470,000

 

V. Paul Unruh

 

95,018

 

274,982

 

370,000

 

Suzanne M. Vautrinot

 

70,018

 

274,982

 

345,000

 


(1)Non-employee directors receive an annual retainer fee of $50,000 plus an additional annual fee of $15,000 (Compensation Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee) or $20,000 (Audit Committee) for membership on each committee. The chair of each committee receives an additional annual fee of $15,000 (Nominating and Governance Committee) or $25,000 (Audit Committee and Compensation Committee). The Lead Independent Director/Independent Chairman receives an annual fee of $100,000 (reduced to $75,000 for 2020).

(2)Includes payments for fractional share(s) from stock awards granted to each non-employee director.

(3)Amounts shown in this column reflect the aggregate full grant date fair value calculated in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 718 for awards granted during FY18.

(4)Each non-employee director, other than Ms. Barsamian and Messrs. Feld, Fuller, Hill and Miller, was granted 12,320 RSUs on May 17, 2018, with a per-share fair value of $22.32 and an aggregate grant date fair value of $274,982.40. The balance of each such director’s fee was paid in cash as reported in the “Fees Earned or Paid in Cash” column in the table above. No non-employee director had any outstanding stock awards as of March 29, 2019.

(5)Ms. Barsamian and Mr. Hill were appointed to our Board on January 7, 2019 and received a pro-rated portion of non-employee director fees from the date of such director’s appointment on January 7, 2019 through the end of FY19. Ms. Barsamian and Mr. Hill were each granted 2,717 RSUs on February 5, 2019, with a per-share fair value of $22.80 and an aggregate grant date fair value of $61,947.60. The balance of each such director’s fee was paid in cash as reported in the “Fees Earned or Paid in Cash” column in the table above.

(6)In lieu of cash, Ms. Barsamian elected to receive 100% of the pro-rated portion of her annual retainer fee of $50,000 in the form of our common stock. Accordingly, pursuant to the terms of the 2000 Director Equity Incentive Plan, Ms. Barsamian was granted 494 shares at a per share fair value of $22.80 and an aggregate grant date fair value of $11,263. The balance of Ms. Barsamian’s fee was paid in cash as reported in the “Fees Earned or Paid in Cash” column in the table above.

(7)Messrs. Feld and Fuller were appointed to our Board on September 16, 2018 and each received pro-rated portions of such director’s non-employee director fees from the date of his appointment on September 16, 2018 through the end of FY19.  Messrs. Feld and Fuller were granted 6,764 RSUs on December 7, 2018, with a per-share fair value of $21.78 and an aggregate grant date fair value of $147,320. The balance of each such director’s fee was paid in cash as reported in the “Fees Earned or Paid in Cash” column in the table above.

(8)In lieu of cash, Mr. Feld elected to receive 100% of the pro-rated portion of his annual retainer fee of $50,000 in the form of our common stock. Accordingly, pursuant to the terms of the 2000 Director Equity Incentive Plan, Mr. Feld was granted 1,229 shares at a per share fair value of $21.78 and an aggregate grant date fair value of $26,767. The balance of Mr. Feld’s fee was paid in cash as reported in the “Fees Earned or Paid in Cash” column in the table above.

(9)In lieu of cash, Messrs. Hao and Humphrey each received 100% of his respective annual retainer fee of $50,000 in the form of our common stock. Accordingly, pursuant to the terms of the 2000 Director Equity Incentive Plan, each was granted 2,240 shares at a per share fair value of $22.32 and an aggregate grant date fair value of $49,997. The balance of each such director’s fee was paid in cash as reported in the “Fees Earned or Paid in Cash” column in the table above.

(10)Ms. Laybourne and Mr. Miller served on the Board through December 3, 2018, the date of the Company’s 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

(11)Mr. Miller’s non-employee director fees were prorated through December 3, 2018, the date of the Company’s 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Mr. Miller was granted 5,584 RSUs on May 17, 2018, with a per-share fair value of $22.32 and an aggregate grant date fair value of $124,635. The balance in director’s fee was paid in cash as reported in the “Fees Earned or Paid in Cash” column in the table above

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The policy of the Board is that compensation for independent directors should be a mix of cash and equity-based compensation. Symantec does not pay employee directors for Board service in addition to their regular employee compensation. Independent directors may not receive consulting, advisory or other compensatory fees from the Company. The Compensation Committee, which consists solely of independent directors, has the primary responsibility to review and consider any revisions to director compensation.

Director Stock Ownership Guidelines: Effective FY17, the Compensation Committee instituted the following stock ownership guidelines for our non-employee directors to better align our directors’ interests with those of our stockholders:

·Directors must maintain a minimum holding of Company stock with a fair market value equal to ten times (10x) such director’s total annual cash retainer;

·In the event the annual retainer (or any portion thereof) is paid to a non-employee director in equity instead of cash, the value of such annual retainer for purposes of calculating the minimum holding requirement means the grant date fair value of the annual equity award (or applicable portion thereof);

·New directors will have three years to reach the minimum holding level; and

·Notwithstanding the foregoing, directors may sell enough shares to cover their income tax liability on vested grants.

Symantec stock ownership information for each of our directors is shown under the heading “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management” on page 53Part IV, Item 15 of this Annual Report.

Report on Form 10-K.

c) Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended April 1, 2022, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
d) Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls
Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal controls will prevent all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within our company have been detected.
Item 9B. Other Information
None.
Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections
Not applicable.
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Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
The information required by this item will be included under the caption “Directors, Executive Officers, and Corporate Governance” in our proxy statement for the 2022 Annual Fees: In accordanceMeeting to be filed with the recommendation of the Compensation Committee, the Board determined the non-employee directors’ compensation for FY19 as follows.  In connection with its annual review of non-employee director fees, the Compensation Committee reduced the annual fee for Lead Independent Director/Independent Chairman from $100,000 in FY19 to $75,000 effective FY20.

·$50,000 annual cash retainer;

·$15,000 annual fee for committee membership ($20,000 for Audit Committee membership);

·$25,000 annual fee for chairing a committee of the Board ($15,000 for chairing the Nominating and Governance Committee); and

·$100,000 (reduced to $75,000 effective FY20) annual fee for the Lead Independent Director/Independent Chairman.

The payment of the annual cash retainer is subject to the terms of the 2000 Director Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, which allows directors to choose to receive common stock in lieu of cash for all or a portion of the retainer payable to each director for serving as a member. We pay the annual retainer fee and any additional annual fees to each director at the beginning of the fiscal year. Directors who join the Company after the beginningSEC within 120 days of the fiscal year receive a prorated cash payment in respectended April 1, 2022 (the 2022 Proxy Statement) and is incorporated herein by reference. With regard to the information required by this item regarding compliance with Section 16(a) of their annual retainer fee and fees. These payments are considered earned when paid. Accordingly,the Exchange Act, we do not require them to be repaidwill provide disclosure of delinquent Section 16(a) reports, if any, in the event a director ceases serving in the capacity for which he or she was compensated.

Annual Equity Awards. Pursuant to a Non-Employee Director Grant Policy adopted2022 Proxy Statement, and such disclosure, if any, is incorporated herein by our Board, each non-employee member of the Board receives an annual award of fully-vested restricted stockreference.

Item 11. Executive Compensation
The information required by this item will be included under the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2013 Plan”), having a fair market value on the grant date equal to a pre-determined dollar value, which was $275,000 for FY19.

caption “Executive Compensation” in our 2022 Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

The following table sets forth information as of June 14, 2019 with respect to the beneficial ownership of Symantec common stockrequired by (i) each stockholder known by Symantec tothis item will be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of Symantec common stock, (ii) each member of the Board (iii) the named executive officers of Symantec included in the Summary Compensation Table appearing on page 42 of this Annual Report and (iv) all current executive officers and directors of Symantec as a group.

Beneficial ownership is determined under the rulescaption “Security Ownership of the SECCertain Beneficial Owners and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Unless otherwise indicated below, the personsManagement and entities namedRelated Stockholder Matters” in the table have sole votingour 2022 Proxy Statement and sole investment power with respect to all shares beneficially owned, subject to community property laws where applicable. Percentage ownership is based on 617,076,272 shares of Symantec common stock outstanding as of June 14, 2019. Shares of common stock subject to stock options and restricted stock units vesting on or before August 14, 2019 (within 60

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days of June 14, 2019) are deemed to be outstanding and beneficially owned for purposes of computing the percentage ownership of such person but are not treated as outstanding for purposes of computing the percentage ownership of others.

Unless otherwise indicated, the address of each of the individuals and entities named below is c/o Symantec Corporation, 350 Ellis Street, Mountain View, California 94043.

Name and Address of Beneficial Owner

 

Amount and Nature of
Beneficial Ownership

 

Percent of
Class

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5% Beneficial Owners

 

 

 

 

 

T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (1)

 

94,325,069

 

15.3

%

Vanguard Group Inc. (2)

 

66,828,879

 

10.8

%

BlackRock, Inc. (3)

 

42,309,498

 

6.9

%

Capital World Investors (4)

 

41,378,550

 

6.7

%

Starboard Value LP (5)

 

36,000,796

 

5.8

%

Total

 

280,842,792

 

45.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Directors and Named Executive Officers

 

 

 

 

 

Gregory S. Clark*(6)

 

5,964,117

 

1.0

%

Nicholas R. Noviello*(7)

 

1,347,260

 

**

 

Scott C. Taylor

 

407,957

 

**

 

Samir Kapuria

 

244,781

 

**

 

Amy L. Cappellanti-Wolf

 

217,164

 

**

 

David L. Mahoney(8)

 

201,423

 

**

 

Daniel H. Schulman

 

170,989

 

**

 

Frank E. Dangeard

 

113,936

 

**

 

V. Paul Unruh(9)

 

101,711

 

**

 

Anita M. Sands

 

63,830

 

**

 

Kenneth Y. Hao(10)

 

60,670

 

**

 

David W. Humphrey

 

49,882

 

**

 

Dale L. Fuller

 

35,088

 

**

 

Suzanne M. Vautrinot(11)

 

32,269

 

**

 

Peter A. Feld(12)

 

24,685

 

**

 

Richard S. Hill(13)

 

20,110

 

**

 

Susan P. Barsamian(14)

 

19,903

 

**

 

Total

 

9,075,775

 

1.5

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Directors and Executive Officers

 

 

 

 

 

As a group (18 people) (15)

 

2,579,786

 

0.4

%


*Former officer.

**Less than 1%.

(1)Based solely on a Schedule 13G/A filing made by T. Rowe Price Associates on February 14, 2019, reporting voting and dispositive power over the shares. This stockholder’s address is 100 E. Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21202.

(2)Based solely on a Schedule 13G/A filing made by Vanguard Group Inc on February 13, 2019, reporting voting and dispositive power over the shares. This stockholder’s address is 100 Vanguard Blvd., Malvern, PA 19355.

(3)Based solely on a Schedule 13G/A filing made by the BlackRock, Inc. on February 6, 2019, reporting voting and dispositive power over the shares. This stockholder’s address is 55 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10055.

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(4)Based solely on a Schedule 13G/A filing made by Capital World Investors on February 14, 2019, reporting voting and dispositive power over the shares. This stockholder’s address is 333 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071.

(5)Based solely on a Schedule 13D filing made by Starboard Value LP on February 7, 2019, reporting voting and dispositive power over the shares. This stockholder’s address is 777 Third Avenue, 18th Floor, New York, New York 10017. Mr. Feld is a Managing Member of Starboard Value LP and may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over these shares.

(6)Beneficial ownership data is current through Mr. Clark’s departure date of May 9, 2019 and includes 1,122,938 shares held by the Gregory S. Clark Living Trust for which Mr. Clark exercises voting and dispositive power and 3,604,101 shares subject to options that were fully exercisable as of his departure date.

(7)Beneficial ownership data is current through Mr. Noviello’s departure date of May 24, 2019 and includes and 775,028 shares subject to options that were fully exercisable as of his departure date.

(8)Includes 16,959 shares held by the Winnifred C. Ellis & David L. Mahoney Trust for which Mr. Mahoney exercises voting and dispositive power.

(9)Shares held by the Unruh Family Living Trust for which Mr. Unruh exercises voting and dispositive power.

(10)These securities are held by Mr. Hao for the benefit of Silver Lake Technology Management LLC, certain of its affiliates and certain of the funds they manage (“Silver Lake”) and pursuant to Mr. Hao’s arrangement with Silver Lake, upon the sale of these securities, the proceeds are expected to be remitted to Silver Lake.

(11)Shares held by the William C. Keller and Suzanne Vautrinot Living Trust for which Ms. Vautrinot exercises voting and dispositive power.

(12)Excludes 36,000,796 shares of common stock beneficially owned by Starboard Value LP and its affiliates. Mr. Feld is a Managing Member of Starboard Value LP and may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over these shares.

(13)Includes 3,954 shares issuable upon the settlement of Mr. Hill’s RSUs on July 1, 2019 and August 1, 2019.

(14)Shares held by the S. Barsamian and W. Romans Revocable Trust for which Ms. Barsamian exercises voting and dispositive power.

(15)Includes 10,000 shares held by Vincent Pilette, 155,429 shares held by the Pilette RSA Reserve of which 100% of shares are subject to forfeiture under the terms of the RSA agreement, and 620,477 shares held by the VPJW Revocable Trust for which Mr. Pilette exercises voting and dispositive power. Includes for Matthew C. Brown: 11,013 shares, 15,000 shares subject to fully exercisable options, and 3,468 shares issuable upon the settlement of RSUs on August 1, 2019. Arthur Gilliland does not hold any shares.

Symantec has adopted a policy that executive officers and members of the Board hold an equity stake in the Company. The policy requires each executive officer to hold a minimum number of shares of Symantec common stock. Newly appointed executive officers are not required to immediately establish their position but are expected to make regular progress to achieve it. The Nominating and Governance Committee reviews the minimum number of shares held by the executive officers and directors from time to time. The purpose of the policy is to more directly align the interests of our executive officers and directors with our stockholders. See “Stock Ownership Requirements” under the Compensation Discussion & Analysis section for a description of the stock ownership requirements applicable to our executive officers.

Equity Compensation Plan Information

The following table gives information about Symantec’s common stock that may be issued upon the exercise of options, warrants and rights under all of Symantec’s existing equity compensation plans as of March 29, 2019:

 

 

Equity Compensation Plan Information

 

Plan Category

 

Number of Securities
to be Issued Upon
Exercise of
Outstanding Options,
Warrants and Rights

 

Weighted-Average
Exercise Price of
Outstanding Options,
Warrants and Rights

 

Number of Securities
Remaining Available for
Future Issuance Under
Equity Compensation Plans
(Excluding Securities
Reflected in Column (a))

 

 

 

(a)

 

(b)

 

(c)

 

Equity compensation plans approved by security holders

 

21,941,509

(1)

 

 

60,284,856

(2)

Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders

 

(2)

 

 

Total

 

 

 

60,284,856

(2)


(1)21,941,509 shares issuable upon settlement of RSUs and PRUs (at 100% of target) under the 2013 Plan.

(2)Represents 41,480 shares remaining available for future issuance under Symantec’s 2000 Director Equity Incentive Plan, 35,773,529 shares remaining available for future issuance under Symantec’s 2008 Employee Stock Purchase Plan including shares subject to purchase during the purchase periods, which commenced on February 16, 2019 (the exact number of which will not be known until the purchase date on August 15, 2019), and 24,469,847 shares issuable for future grant under our 2013 Plan as of March 29, 2019. Excludes 4,516,146 shares issuable upon settlement of RSUs and PRUs (at target) that were assumed in connection with various acquisitions. Note, this does not include shares granted after March 29, 2019.

(3)Excludes outstanding options to acquire 12,083,917 shares as of March 29, 2019 that were assumed as part of various acquisitions. The weighted average exercise price of these outstanding options was $7.94 as of March 29, 2019. In connection with these acquisitions, Symantec has only assumed outstanding options and rights, but not the plan themselves, and therefore, no further options may be granted under these acquired-company plans.

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Item 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

Related-Person

The information required by this item will be included under the caption “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, Policy and Procedure

Symantec has adoptedDirector Independence” in our 2022 Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Our independent registered public accounting firm is KPMG, LLC, Santa Clara, CA, Auditor Firm ID: 185.
The information required by this item will be included under the caption “Principal Accountant Fees and Services” in our 2022 Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.
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PART IV
Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
(a)
(1). Financial Statements
Upon written request, we will provide, without charge, a writtencopy of this annual report, including the Consolidated Financial Statements and financial statement schedule. All requests should be sent to:
NortonLifeLock Inc.
Attn: Investor Relations
60 E. Rio Salado, Suite 1000
Tempe, Arizona 85281
(650) 527-8000
The following documents are filed as part of this report:
  Page
1.Consolidated Financial Statements:
Financial statement schedules have been omitted since they are either not required, not applicable, or the information is otherwise included.
2.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Stockholders and Board of Directors
NortonLifeLock Inc.:

Opinions on the Consolidated Financial Statements and Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of NortonLifeLock Inc. and subsidiaries (the Company) as of April 1, 2022 and April 2, 2021, the related person transactions policy which providesconsolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), stockholders’ equity (deficit), and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended April 1, 2022, and the related notes (collectively, the consolidated financial statements). We also have audited the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of April 1, 2022, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of April 1, 2022 and April 2, 2021, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended April 1, 2022, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of April 1, 2022 based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.

Basis for Opinions
The Company’s management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud, and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.
Our audits of the consolidated financial statements included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.
Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the identification, review,company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Critical Audit Matters
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matter does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated
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financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.
Assessment of uncertain tax positions
As discussed in Notes 1 and 13 to the consolidated financial statements, as of April 1, 2022 the Company recognized uncertain tax positions. The Company recognizes tax benefits from uncertain tax positions when there is more than a 50% likelihood that the tax position will be sustained upon examination by the taxing authorities based on the technical merits of the position. As of April 1, 2022, the Company has recorded a liability for gross unrecognized tax benefits, of $527 million.
We identified the assessment of uncertain tax positions as a critical audit matter. Complex auditor judgment, including the involvement of tax professionals with specialized skills and knowledge, was required to evaluate the Company’s interpretation and application of tax law globally across its multiple subsidiaries.
The following are the primary procedures we performed to address this critical audit matter. We evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of certain internal controls over the Company’s uncertain tax positions process, including controls related to the interpretation of tax law, its application in the liability estimation process, and determination of the final uncertain tax position. We involved tax professionals with specialized skills and knowledge, who assisted in:
●    Obtaining an understanding of the Company’s overall tax structure across multiple subsidiaries and assessing the Company’s compliance with tax laws globally,
●    Evaluating changes in tax law, and assessing the interpretation under the relevant jurisdictions’ tax law,
●    Inspecting settlements with taxing authorities to assess the Company’s determination of its tax positions and having more than a 50% likelihood to be sustained upon examination, and
●    Performing an assessment of the Company’s tax positions and comparing the results to the Company’s assessment.
In addition, we evaluated the Company’s ability to accurately estimate its gross unrecognized tax benefits by comparing historical gross unrecognized tax benefits to actual outcome upon conclusion of tax examinations.

/s/ KPMG LLP
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2002.
Santa Clara, California
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NORTONLIFELOCK INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In millions, except par value per share amounts)
April 1, 2022April 2, 2021
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$1,887 $933 
Short-term investments18 
Accounts receivable, net120 117 
Other current assets193 237 
Assets held for sale56 233 
Total current assets2,260 1,538 
Property and equipment, net60 78 
Operating lease assets74 76 
Intangible assets, net1,023 1,116 
Goodwill2,873 2,867 
Other long-term assets653 686 
Total assets$6,943 $6,361 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable$63 $52 
Accrued compensation and benefits81 107 
Current portion of long-term debt1,000 313 
Contract liabilities1,264 1,210 
Current operating lease liabilities18 26 
Other current liabilities639 428 
Total current liabilities3,065 2,136 
Long-term debt2,736 3,288 
Long-term contract liabilities42 55 
Deferred income tax liabilities75 137 
Long-term income taxes payable996 1,119 
Long-term operating lease liabilities75 66 
Other long-term liabilities47 60 
Total liabilities7,036 6,861 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 18)00
Stockholders’ equity (deficit):
Common stock and additional paid-in capital, $0.01 par value: 3,000 shares authorized; 582 and 580 shares issued and outstanding as of April 1, 2022 and April 2, 2021, respectively1,851 2,229 
Accumulated other comprehensive income(4)47 
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)(1,940)(2,776)
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)(93)(500)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)$6,943 $6,361 
The accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.
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NORTONLIFELOCK INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In millions, except per share amounts)
 Year Ended
April 1, 2022April 2, 2021April 3, 2020
Net revenues$2,796 $2,551 $2,490 
Cost of revenues408 362 393 
Gross profit2,388 2,189 2,097 
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing622 576 701 
Research and development253 267 328 
General and administrative392 215 368 
Amortization of intangible assets85 74 79 
Restructuring and other costs31 161 266 
Total operating expenses1,383 1,293 1,742 
Operating income (loss)1,005 896 355 
Interest expense(126)(144)(196)
Other income (expense), net163 120 660 
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes1,042 872 819 
Income tax expense (benefit)206 176 241 
Income (loss) from continuing operations836 696 578 
Income (loss) from discontinued operations— (142)3,309 
Net income (loss)$836 $554 $3,887 
Income (loss) per share - basic:
Continuing operations$1.44 $1.18 $0.94 
Discontinued operations$— $(0.24)$5.38 
Net income per share - basic$1.44 $0.94 $6.32 
Income (loss) per share - diluted:
Continuing operations$1.41 $1.16 $0.90 
Discontinued operations$— $(0.24)$5.15 
Net income per share - diluted$1.41 $0.92 $6.05 
Weighted-average shares outstanding:
Basic581 589 615 
Diluted591 600 643 
The accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.
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NORTONLIFELOCK INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(In millions)
 Year Ended
April 1, 2022April 2, 2021April 3, 2020
Net income$836 $554 $3,887 
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes:
Foreign currency translation adjustments(51)63 (11)
Unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities— — 
Other comprehensive income (loss) from equity method investee— — 
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes(51)63 (9)
Comprehensive income$785 $617 $3,878 
The accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.
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NORTONLIFELOCK INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
(In millions, except share amounts)
Common Stock and Additional Paid-In CapitalAccumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)Total Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
SharesAmount
Balance as of March 29, 2019630 $4,812 $(7)$933 $5,738 
Net income— — — 3,887 3,887 
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes— — (9)— (9)
Common stock issued under employee stock incentive plans32 123 — — 123 
Shares withheld for taxes related to vesting of restricted stock units(4)(86)— — (86)
Repurchases of common stock(69)(902)— (661)(1,563)
Cash dividends declared ($12.40 per share of common stock) and dividend equivalents accrued— (76)— (7,489)(7,565)
Stock-based compensation— 338 — — 338 
Short-swing profit disgorgement— — — 
Exchange and extinguishment of convertible debt— (862)— — (862)
Balance as of April 3, 2020589 3,356 (16)(3,330)10 
Net income— — — 554 554 
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes— — 63 — 63 
Common stock issued under employee stock incentive plans24 — — 24 
Shares withheld for taxes related to vesting of restricted stock units(2)(49)— — (49)
Repurchases of common stock(15)(304)— — (304)
Cash dividends declared ($0.50 per share of common stock) and dividend equivalents accrued— (301)— — (301)
Stock-based compensation— 81 — — 81 
Extinguishment of convertible debt— (578)— — (578)
Balance as of April 2, 2021580 2,229 47 (2,776)(500)
Net income— — — 836 836 
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes— — (51)— (51)
Common stock issued under employee stock incentive plans14 — — 14 
Shares withheld for taxes related to vesting of restricted stock units(1)(16)— — (16)
Cash dividends declared ($0.50 per share of common stock) and dividend equivalents accrued— (294)— — (294)
Stock-based compensation— 70 — — 70 
Extinguishment of convertible debt— (152)— — (152)
Balance as of April 1, 2022582 $1,851 $(4)$(1,940)$(93)
The accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.
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NORTONLIFELOCK INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In millions)
 Year Ended
April 1, 2022April 2, 2021April 3, 2020
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income$836 $554 $3,887 
Adjustments:
Amortization and depreciation140 150 361 
Impairments and write-offs of current and long-lived assets13 90 74 
Stock-based compensation expense70 81 312 
Deferred income taxes(81)42 16 
Loss (gain) on extinguishment of debt(20)— 
Loss from equity interest— — 31 
Gain on divestitures— — (5,684)
Gain on sale of equity method investment— — (379)
Gain on sale of property(175)(98)— 
Non-cash operating lease expense20 22 40 
Other52 (4)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable, net(9)583 
Accounts payable10 (44)(61)
Accrued compensation and benefits(26)(10)(117)
Contract liabilities67 118 (121)
Income taxes payable(78)(299)383 
Other assets(7)144 (81)
Other liabilities190 (79)(101)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities974 706 (861)
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property and equipment(6)(6)(89)
Payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired(39)(344)— 
Proceeds from divestitures, net of cash contributed and transaction costs— — 10,918 
Proceeds from the maturities and sales of short-term investments15 68 167 
Proceeds from the sale of property355 218 — 
Proceeds from sale of equity method investment— — 380 
Other(5)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities326 (69)11,379 
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Repayments of debt and related equity component(541)(1,941)(868)
Proceeds from issuance of debt, net of issuance costs512 750 300 
Net proceeds from sales of common stock under employee stock incentive plans14 24 123 
Tax payments related to restricted stock units(15)(58)(78)
Dividends and dividend equivalents paid(303)(373)(7,481)
Repurchases of common stock— (304)(1,581)
Cash consideration paid in exchange of convertible debt— — (546)
Short-swing profit disgorgement— — 
Other— (1)(1)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities(333)(1,903)(10,123)
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash and cash equivalents(13)22 (9)
Change in cash and cash equivalents954 (1,244)386 
Beginning cash and cash equivalents933 2,177 1,791 
Ending cash and cash equivalents$1,887 $933 $2,177 
The accompanying Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.
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NORTONLIFELOCK INC.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 1. Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies
Business
NortonLifeLock, Inc. is a global, leading provider of consumer Cyber Safety solutions. Our portfolio provides protection across three Cyber Safety categories, including security, identity protection and online privacy. We help customers protect their computer and mobile devices from online threats, safeguard their identity and personal information and strengthen online privacy capabilities and functionalities.
Basis of presentation
The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements of NortonLifeLock and our wholly-owned subsidiaries are prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (GAAP). All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Fiscal calendar
We have a 52/53-week fiscal year ending on the Friday closest to March 31. Fiscal 2022, 2021 and 2020 in this report refers to fiscal years ended April 1, 2022, April 2, 2021, and April 3, 2020, respectively. Fiscal 2020 was a 53-week year, whereas fiscal 2022 and 2021 each consisted of 52 weeks.
Use of estimates
The preparation of Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying Notes. Such estimates include, but are not limited to, valuation of business combinations including acquired intangible assets and goodwill, loss contingencies, the recognition and measurement of current and deferred income taxes, including the measurement of uncertain tax positions, and valuation of assets and liabilities and results of operations of our discontinued operations. On an ongoing basis, management determines these estimates and assumptions based on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable. Third-party valuation specialists are also utilized for certain estimates. Actual results could differ from such estimates and assumptions due to risks and uncertainties, including uncertainty in the current economic environment due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and such differences may be material to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Significant Accounting Policies
With the exception of those discussed in Note 2, there were no material changes in accounting pronouncements issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) that were applicable or adopted by us during fiscal 2022.
Revenue recognition
We sell products and services directly to end-users and packaged software products through a multi-tiered distribution channel. We recognize revenue when control of the promised products or services is transferred to our customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to be entitled to in exchange for such products or services. Performance periods are generally one year or less, and approvalpayments are generally collected up front. Revenue is recognized net of allowances for partner incentives and rebates, and any taxes collected from customers and subsequently remitted to governmental authorities.
We offer various channel rebates for our products. Our estimated reserves for channel volume incentive rebates are based on distributors’ and resellers’ performance compared to the terms and conditions of volume incentive rebate programs, which are typically entered into quarterly. Our reserves for rebates are estimated based on the terms and conditions of the promotional program, actual sales during the promotion, the amount of redemptions received, historical redemption trends by product and by type of promotional program and the value of the rebate. We record estimated reserves for rebates as an offset to revenue or ratificationcontract liabilities. Reserves for rebates, recorded in Other current liabilities, were $5 million and $6 million as of “related person transactions.” April 1, 2022 and April 2, 2021, respectively. For products that include content updates, rebates are recognized as a ratable offset to revenue or contract liabilities over the term of the subscription.
Performance obligations
At contract inception, we assess the products and services promised in the contract to identify each performance obligation and evaluate whether the performance obligations are capable of being distinct and are distinct within the context of the contract. Performance obligations that are not both capable of being distinct and are distinct within the context of the contract are combined and treated as a single performance obligation in determining the allocation and recognition of revenue. Our software solutions typically consist of a term-based subscription as well as when-and-if available software updates and upgrades. We have determined that our promises to transfer the software license subscription and the related support and maintenance are not separately identifiable because:
the licensed software and the software updates and upgrades are highly interdependent and highly interrelated, working together to deliver continuously updated protection to customers;
by identifying and addressing new threats, the software updates and upgrades significantly modify the licensed software and are integral to maintaining its utility; and
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given the rapid pace with which new threats are identified, the value of the licensed software diminishes rapidly without the software updates and upgrades.
We therefore consider the software license and related support obligations a single, combined performance obligation with revenue recognized over time as our solutions are delivered.
Fair value measurements
For assets and liabilities measured at fair value, fair value is the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. When determining fair value, we consider the principal or most advantageous market in which we would transact, and we consider assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability.
The Nominating and Governance Committee reviews transactionsthree levels of inputs that may be “related person transactions,”used to measure fair value are:
Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2: Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in less active markets or model-derived valuations. All significant inputs used in our valuations, such as discounted cash flows, are observable or can be derived principally from or corroborated with observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
Level 3: Unobservable inputs to the valuation methodology that are significant to the measurement of the fair value of assets or liabilities. We monitor and review the inputs and results of these valuation models to help ensure the fair value measurements are reasonable and consistent with market experience in similar asset classes.
Assets measured and recorded at fair value:
Cash equivalents. We consider all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents. Cash equivalents are carried at amounts that approximate fair value due to the short period of time to maturity.
Short-term investments. Short-term investments consist primarily of corporate bonds. They are classified as available-for-sale and recognized at fair value using Level 1 and Level 2 inputs, which are transactions between Symantecquoted using market prices, independent pricing vendors or other sources, to determine the fair value. Unrealized gains and losses, net of tax, are included in Accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI). We regularly review our investment portfolio to identify and evaluate investments that have indications of impairment. Available-for-sale debt securities with an amortized cost basis in excess of estimated fair value are assessed to determine what amount of that difference, if any, is caused by expected credit losses. Factors considered in determining if a credit loss exists include: the extent to which the fair value has been lower than the cost basis, any changes to the rating of the security by a rating agency and any adverse financial conditions specifically related personsto the security. Expected credit losses on available-for-sale debt securities are recognized in Other income (expense), net in our Consolidated Statements of Operations, and any remaining unrealized losses, net of taxes, are included in AOCI in our Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit).
Non-marketable investments
Our non-marketable investments consist of equity investments in privately-held companies without a readily determinable fair value. We primarily measure these investments at cost minus impairment, if any, plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for identical or similar investments of the same issuer. We may elect to measure certain investments at fair value, for which we utilize third-party valuation specialists at least annually in the fourth quarter of each fiscal year, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate a change in the fair value of the investment. Gains and losses on these investments, whether realized or unrealized, are recognized in Other income (expense), net in our Consolidated Statements of Operations.
We assess the recoverability of our non-marketable investments by reviewing various indicators of impairment. If indicators are present, a fair value measurement is made by performing a discounted cash flow analysis of the investment. We immediately recognize the impairment to our non-marketable equity investments if the carrying value exceeds the fair value. For our equity method investment, if a decline in value is determined to be other than temporary, impairment is recognized and included in Other income (expense), net in our Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Accounts receivable
Accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amount and are not interest bearing. We maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts or expected credit losses to reserve for potentially uncollectible receivables. We review our accounts receivables by aging category to identify specific customers with known disputes or collectability issues. In addition, we maintain an allowance for all other receivables not included in the specific reserve by applying specific percentages of projected uncollectible receivables to the various aging categories. In determining these percentages, we use judgment based on our historical collection experience and current economic trends as well as reasonable and supportable forecasts of future economic conditions.



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Assets held for sale
Long-lived assets held for sale are recorded as the lower of its carrying value or fair value less costs to sell. Fair value is determined based on discounted cash flows, appraised values or management’s estimates, depending upon the nature of the assets and external data available.
Property and equipment
Property, equipment, and leasehold improvements are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is provided on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives. Estimated useful lives for financial reporting purposes are as follows: buildings, 20 to 30 years; building improvements, 7 to 20 years; leasehold improvements, the lesser of the life of the improvement or the initial lease term, and computer hardware and software and office furniture and equipment, 3 to 5 years.
Software development costs
The costs for the development of new software products and substantial enhancements to existing software products are expensed as incurred until technological feasibility has been established, at which time any additional costs would be capitalized in accordance with the accounting guidance for software. Because our current process for developing software is essentially completed concurrently with the establishment of technological feasibility, which occurs upon the completion of a working model, no costs have been capitalized for any of the periods presented.
Internal-use software development costs
We capitalize qualifying costs incurred during the application development stage related to software developed for internal-use and amortize them over the estimated useful life of 3 years. We expense costs incurred related to the planning and post-implementation phases of development as incurred. As of April 1, 2022 and April 2, 2021, capitalized costs, net of amortization, were $6 million and $9 million, respectively.
Leases
We determine if an arrangement is a lease at inception. We have elected to not recognize a lease liability or right-of-use (ROU) asset for short-term leases (leases with a term of twelve months or less that do not include an option to purchase the underlying asset). Operating lease ROU assets and operating lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term at commencement date. The interest rate we use to determine the present value of future payments is our incremental borrowing rate because the rate implicit in our leases is not readily determinable. Our incremental borrowing rate is a hypothetical rate for collateralized borrowings in economic environments where the leased asset is located based on credit rating factors. Our operating lease assets also include adjustments for prepaid lease payments, lease incentives and initial direct costs.
Certain lease contracts include obligations to pay for other services, such as operations and maintenance. We elected the practical expedient whereby we record all lease components and the related minimum non-lease components as a single lease component. Cash payments made for variable lease costs are not included in the measurement of our operating lease assets and liabilities. Many of our lease terms include 1 or more options to renew. We do not assume renewals in our determination of the lease term unless it is reasonably certain that we will exercise that option. Lease costs for minimum lease payments for operating leases are recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Our lease agreements do not contain any residual value guarantees.
Business combinations
We use the acquisition method of accounting under the authoritative guidance on business combinations. We allocate the purchase price of our acquisitions to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values. The excess of the purchase price over the fair values of these identifiable assets and liabilities is recorded as goodwill. Acquisition-related expenses are recognized separately from the business combination and are expensed as incurred. Each acquired company’s operating results are included in our Consolidated Financial Statements starting on the date of acquisition.
Goodwill
Goodwill is recorded when consideration paid for an acquisition exceeds the fair value of net tangible and intangible assets acquired.
We perform an impairment assessment of goodwill at the reporting unit level at least annually in the fourth quarter of each fiscal year, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the asset may be impaired. The accounting guidance gives us the option to perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether further impairment testing is necessary. The qualitative assessment considers events and circumstances that might indicate that a reporting unit’s fair value is less than its carrying amount. If it is determined, as a result of the qualitative assessment, that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, a quantitative test is performed.
In fiscal 2022, based on our qualitative assessments, we concluded that it is more likely than not that the fair values are more than their carrying values. Accordingly, there was no indication of impairment of goodwill, and further quantitative testing was not required.
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Long-lived assets
In connection with our acquisitions, we generally recognize assets for customer relationships, developed technology, finite-lived trade names, patents and indefinite-lived trade names. Finite-lived intangible assets are carried at cost less accumulated amortization. Such amortization is provided on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets, generally from 1 to 8 years. Amortization for developed technology is recognized in cost of revenue. Amortization for customer relationships and certain trade names is recognized in operating expenses. Indefinite-lived intangible assets are not subject to amortization but instead tested for impairment annually or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable.
Long-lived assets, including finite-lived intangible assets and property and equipment, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset or group may not be recoverable. The evaluation is performed at the lowest level of identifiable cash flows independent of other assets. An impairment loss is recognized when estimated undiscounted future cash flows generated from the assets are less than their carrying amount. Measurement of an impairment loss is based on the excess of the carrying amount of the asset group over its fair value. 
In fiscal 2022, based on our qualitative assessments, we concluded that it is more likely than not that the fair values are more than their carrying values. Accordingly, there was no indication of impairment of long-lived assets, and further quantitative testing was not required.
Contract liabilities
Contract liabilities consist of deferred revenue and customer deposit liabilities and represent cash payments received or due in advance of fulfilling our performance obligations. Deferred revenue represents billings under non-cancelable contracts before the related product or service is transferred to the customer. Certain arrangements include terms that allow the customer to terminate the contract and receive a pro-rata refund for a period of time. In these arrangements, we have concluded there are no enforceable rights and obligations during the period in which the aggregateoption to cancel is exercisable by the customer, and therefore the consideration received or due from the customer is recorded as a customer deposit liability.
Debt
Our debt includes senior unsecured notes, senior term loans, convertible senior notes and a senior unsecured revolving credit facility. Our senior unsecured notes are recorded at par value at issuance less a discount representing the amount involvedby which the face value exceeds the fair value at the date of issuance and an amount which represents issuance costs. Our senior term loans are recorded at par value less debt issuance costs, which are recorded as a reduction in the carrying value of the debt. Our convertible senior notes are recorded at par value less the fair value of the equity component of the notes, at their issuance date, determined using Level 2 inputs and less any issuance costs. The discount and issuance costs associated with the various notes are amortized using the effective interest rate method over the term of the debt as a non-cash charge to interest expense. Borrowings under our revolving credit facility, if any, are recognized at principal balance plus accrued interest based upon stated interest rates. Debt maturities are classified as current liabilities on our Consolidated Balance Sheets if we are contractually obligated to repay them in the next twelve months or, prior to the balance sheet date, we have the authorization and intent to repay them prior to their contractual maturities and within the next twelve months.
Treasury stock
We account for treasury stock under the cost method. Shares repurchased under our share repurchase program are retired. Upon retirement, we allocate the value of treasury stock between Additional paid-in capital and Retained earnings.
Restructuring
Restructuring actions generally include significant actions involving employee-related severance charges, contract termination costs and assets write-offs. Employee-related severance charges are largely based upon substantive severance plans, while some charges result from mandated requirements in certain foreign jurisdictions. These charges are reflected in the period when both the actions are probable and the amounts are estimable. Contract termination costs reflect costs that will continue to be incurred under a contract for its remaining term without future economic benefit. These charges are reflected in the period when a contract is terminated. Asset impairments, including those related to ROU lease assets, are recognized in the period that an asset is decommissioned or a facility ceases to be used.
Income taxes
We compute the provision for income taxes using the asset and liability method, under which deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax basis of assets and liabilities and for operating losses and tax credit carryforwards in each jurisdiction in which we operate. We measure deferred tax assets and liabilities using the currently enacted tax rates that apply to taxable income in effect for the years in which those tax assets are expected to be realized or settled.
We also assess the likelihood that deferred tax assets will be realized from future taxable income and based on weighting positive and negative evidence, we will assess and determine the need for a valuation allowance, if required. The determination of our valuation allowance involves assumptions, judgments and estimates, including forecasted earnings, future taxable income and the relative proportions of revenue and income before taxes in the various domestic and international jurisdictions in which we operate. To the extent we establish a valuation allowance or change the valuation allowance in a period, we reflect the change with a corresponding increase or decrease to our tax expense.
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We record accruals for uncertain tax positions when we believe that it is not more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities based on the technical merits of the position. We adjust these accruals when facts and circumstances change, such as the closing of a tax audit or the refinement of an estimate. The provision for income taxes includes the effects of adjustments for uncertain tax positions as well as any related interest and penalties.
Stock-based compensation
We measure and recognize stock-based compensation for all stock-based awards, including restricted stock units (RSU), performance-based restricted stock units (PRU), stock options and rights to purchase shares under our employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), based on their estimated fair value on the grant date. We recognize the costs in our Consolidated Financial Statements on a straight-line basis over the award’s requisite service period except for PRUs with graded vesting, for which we recognize the costs on a graded basis. For awards with performance conditions, the amount of compensation cost we recognize over the requisite service period is based on the actual or estimated achievement of the performance condition. We estimate the number of stock-based awards that will be forfeited due to employee turnover.
The fair value of each RSU and PRU that does not contain a market condition is equal to the market value of our common stock on the date of grant. The fair value of each PRU that contains a market condition is estimated using the Monte Carlo simulation model. The fair values of RSUs and PRUs are not discounted by the dividend yield because our RSUs and PRUs include dividend-equivalent rights. We use the Black-Scholes model to determine the fair value of stock options and the fair value of rights to acquire shares of common stock under our ESPP. The Black-Scholes valuation model incorporates a number of variables, including our expected stock price volatility over the expected life of the awards, actual and projected employee exercise and forfeiture behaviors, risk-free interest rates and expected dividends.
Foreign currency
For foreign subsidiaries whose functional currency is the local currency, assets and liabilities are translated to U.S. dollars at exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date. Gains and losses resulting from translation of these foreign currency financial statements into U.S. dollars are recorded in AOCI. Remeasurement adjustments are recorded in Other income (expense), net in our Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Concentrations of risk
A significant portion of our revenue is derived from international sales. Fluctuations of the U.S. dollar against foreign currencies, changes in local regulatory or economic conditions, or piracy could adversely affect our operating results.
Financial instruments that potentially subject us to concentrations of risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments and trade accounts receivable. Our investment policy limits the amount of credit risk exposure to any one issuer and to any one country. A majority of our trade receivables are derived from sales to distributors and retailers. The credit risk in our trade accounts receivable is substantially mitigated by our credit evaluation process, reasonably short collection terms and the geographical dispersion of sales transactions. Customers which are distributors that accounted for over 10% of our net accounts receivable, are as follows:
April 1, 2022April 2, 2021
Customer A41 %46 %
Customer B13 %%
Advertising and other promotional costs
Advertising and other promotional costs are charged to operations as incurred and included in sales and marketing expenses. These costs totaled $423 million, $353 million, and $343 million for fiscal 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
Contingencies
We evaluate contingent liabilities including threatened or pending litigation in accordance with the authoritative guidance on contingencies. We assess the likelihood of any adverse judgments or outcomes from potential claims or proceedings, as well as potential ranges of probable losses, when the outcomes of the claims or proceedings are probable and reasonably estimable. A determination of the amount of an accrual required, if any, for these contingencies is made after the analysis of each separate matter. Because of uncertainties related to these matters, we base our estimates on the information available at the time of our assessment. As additional information becomes available, we reassess the potential liability related to our pending claims and litigation and may revise our estimates.
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Note 2. Recent Accounting Standards
Recently adopted authoritative guidance
Income Taxes. In December 2019, the FASB issued new guidance that simplifies the accounting for income taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740. The guidance also clarifies and amends existing guidance to improve consistent application. On April 3, 2021, the first day of fiscal 2022, we adopted this guidance prospectively. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our Consolidated Financial Statements and disclosures.
Business Combinations, Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers. In October 2021, the FASB issued new guidance which requires contract assets and contract liabilities acquired in a business combination to be recognized and measured by the acquirer on the acquisition date in accordance with ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. Historically, such amounts were recognized by the acquirer at fair value in acquisition accounting. This new guidance results in the acquirer recognizing contract assets and contract liabilities at the same amounts recorded by the acquiree. On October 2, 2021, the first day of the third quarter of fiscal 2022, we elected to early adopt this guidance retrospectively for all acquisitions in fiscal 2022 and going forward. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our quarterly fiscal periods prior to adoption or our Consolidated Financial Statements and disclosures.
Recently issued authoritative guidance not yet adopted
Debt with Conversion and Other Options. In August 2020, the FASB issued new guidance that simplifies the accounting for certain financial instruments with characteristics of liabilities and equity, including convertible instruments. The new guidance removes from GAAP the separation models for convertible debt with embedded conversion features. As a result, after adopting the guidance, entities will no longer separately present embedded conversion features in equity. Instead, they will account for the convertible debt wholly as debt. The new guidance also requires use of the if-converted method when calculating the dilutive impact of convertible debt on earnings per share. The standard will be effective during our first quarter of fiscal 2023. It may be applied retrospectively to each prior period presented or retrospectively with cumulative effect recognized in retained earnings as of the date of adoption. We are currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this guidance on our Consolidated Financial Statements and disclosures.
Reference Rate Reform. In March 2020, the FASB issued new guidance providing temporary optional expedients and exceptions to ease the financial reporting burden of the expected market transition from the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and other interbank offered rates to exceed $120,000,alternative reference rates, such as the Secured Overnight Financing Rate. The standard was effective upon issuance and in whichmay generally be applied through December 31, 2022, to any new or amended contracts, hedging relationships and other transactions that reference LIBOR. We continue to evaluate our contractual arrangements and hedging relationships that reference LIBOR.
Although there are several other new accounting pronouncements issued or proposed by the related personFASB that we have adopted or will adopt, as applicable, we do not believe any of these accounting pronouncements has had, or will have, a material impact on our Consolidated Financial Statements or disclosures.
Note 3. Divestitures, Discontinued Operations and Assets Held for Sale
Divestitures
Enterprise Security assets
On November 4, 2019, we completed the sale of certain of our Enterprise Security assets and certain liabilities to Broadcom Inc. (the Broadcom sale) for a purchase price of $10.7 billion. As a result of the sale, the majority of the results of our Enterprise Security business and certain related costs were classified as discontinued operations in our Consolidated Statements of Operations and thus excluded from both continuing operations and segment results for all periods presented. During fiscal 2020, we recognized a gain on sale of $5,434 million, which was included in Income (loss) from discontinued operations in our Consolidated Statements of Operations. Total net assets sold was $5,211 million, consisting of goodwill, net intangible assets and other assets of $7,121 million, net of contract and other liabilities of $1,910 million. During fiscal 2021, in connection with Broadcom sale, we recognized costs for severance and termination benefits as part of our November 2019 restructuring plan. These activities were completed during fiscal 2021. See Note 12 for information associated with our restructuring activities.
On October 1, 2020, we entered into multiple agreements with Broadcom for an aggregate amount of $200 million. We licensed Broadcom’s enterprise software, multiple security engines and related telemetry for 5.6 years, which will be amortized to continuing operations over the term of the license. In addition, we resolved all outstanding payments and certain claims related to the asset purchase and transition services agreements, which were included in discontinued operations.
In connection with the Broadcom sale, we entered into a transition services agreement under which we provided assistance to Broadcom including, but not limited to, business support services and information technology services. During fiscal 2021, the transition services were completed. Dedicated direct costs, net of charges to Broadcom, for these transition services were $9 million and $19 million during fiscal 2021 and 2020, respectively. These direct costs were presented as part of Other income (expense), net in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
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ID Analytics solutions
On January 31, 2020, we completed the sale of our ID Analytics solutions for $375 million in net cash proceeds. We recognized a gain on sale of $250 million, which was included in Other income (expense), net in our Consolidated Statements of Operations. Total net assets sold was $125 million, consisting of goodwill and net intangible assets of $114 million and net other assets, net of other liabilities, of $11 million. We incurred tax expense of $86 million related to the gain.
Discontinued Operations
The following table presents information regarding certain components of income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes during the years ended April 2, 2021 and April 3, 2020. There was no discontinued operations activity during the year ended April 1, 2022.

Year Ended
(In millions)April 2, 2021April 3, 2020
Net revenues$$1,368 
Gross profit$$1,035 
Operating income (loss)$(177)$
Gain on sale$— $5,434 
Income (loss) before income taxes$(176)$5,431 
Income tax expense (benefit)$(34)$2,122 
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes$(142)$3,309 
The following table presents significant non-cash items and capital expenditures of discontinued operations during the years ended April 2, 2021 and April 3, 2020. There was no discontinued operations activity during the year ended April 1, 2022.
Year Ended
(In millions)April 2, 2021April 3, 2020
Amortization and depreciation$— $130 
Stock-based compensation expense$$172 
Purchases of property and equipment$— $43 
Assets Held for Sale
During fiscal 2020, we reclassified certain land and buildings previously reported as property and equipment to assets held for sale when the properties were approved for immediate sale in their present condition and the sale was expected to be completed within one year. As a result, we recognized an impairment of $24 million in fiscal 2020, which was included in restructuring costs, representing the difference between the estimated net sales price and the carrying value of 1 of our properties.
On July 27, 2020, we completed the sale of our Culver City, California property, which was previously classified as held for sale during the first quarter of fiscal 2021, for cash consideration of $118 million, net of selling costs, and recognized a gain on sale of $35 million.
On April 1, 2021, we completed the sale of certain land and buildings in Mountain View, California, which was previously classified as held for sale as of April 3, 2020, for cash consideration of $100 million, net of selling costs, and recognized a gain on sale of $63 million.
On July 14, 2021, we completed the sale of certain land and buildings in Mountain View, California for cash consideration of $355 million, net of selling costs. We recognized a gain of $175 million on the sale. In conjunction with the sale, we signed a 7-year leaseback agreement for a portion of the property. See Note 9 for further information related to the sale leaseback.
We continue to actively market the remaining properties for sale; however, during fiscal 2022, the commercial real estate market continues to be adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, which delayed the expected timing of sale. As of April 1, 2022, these assets are classified as assets held for sale. We have taken into consideration the current real estate values and demand and continue to execute plans to sell these properties. As a result, we recognized an impairment of $2 million, which was included in restructuring costs, representing the difference between the estimated net sales price and the carrying value of one of our properties. During fiscal 2022, there were no other impairments because the fair value of the other properties less costs to sell either equals or indirect material interest. Forexceeds their carrying value.
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Note 4.Business Combinations
Proposed Merger with Avast
On August 10, 2021, we announced a transaction under which we intend to acquire the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of Avast plc, a public company incorporated in England and Wales and a global leader of digital security and privacy headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic (Avast and such transaction, the Proposed Merger). The Proposed Merger will be implemented by means of a court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement under the UK Companies Act 2006, as amended (the Scheme), and remains subject to a certain number of conditions. Under the terms of the Proposed Merger, Avast shareholders will be entitled to elect to receive, for each ordinary share of Avast held, in respect of their entire holding of Avast shares, either: (i) $7.61 in cash and 0.0302 of a new share of our common stock (such option, the Majority Cash Option); or (ii) $2.37 in cash and 0.1937 of a new share of our common stock (such option, the Majority Stock Option). Based on our undisturbed closing share price of $27.20 on July 13, 2021, and depending on the Avast shareholder elections, the estimated purchase price range for the Avast shares under the Proposed Merger is $8.1 billion to $8.6 billion. Each of the directors of Avast who holds shares has undertaken to elect for the Majority Stock Option in respect of their entire beneficial holdings of Avast shares. We plan to finance the Proposed Merger with existing cash, cash to be generated by operations and new debt financing.
In conjunction with the Proposed Merger, on August 10, 2021, we entered into an agreement (as amended, the Interim Facilities Agreement) with certain financial institutions, in which they agreed to provide us with (i) a $3,600 million term loan interim facility B (the Interim Facility B), (ii) $750 million term loan interim facility A1 (the Interim Facility A1) and $3,500 million term loan interim facility A2 (the Interim Facility A2), and (iii) a $1,500 million interim revolving facility (the Interim Revolving Facility) (collectively, the Interim Facilities) and a commitment letter (as amended, the Commitment Letter) with certain financial institutions, in which they agreed to provide us with financing no less than the financing available under the Interim Facilities (the Definitive Facilities and, together with the Interim Facilities, the Facilities) to finance the cash consideration payable in connection with the Proposed Merger. The Definitive Facilities will be financed by a syndicate of lenders led by Bank of America, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank N.A. On January 28, 2022, Bank of America N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank N.A. agreed to arrange, on a best efforts basis, additional term loans under the Definitive Facilities in an amount up to $500 million. The Interim Facilities Agreement contains, and any definitive financing documentation for the Definitive Facilities entered into in connection with the Commitment Letter (the Facilities Agreement) will contain, customary representations and warranties, events of default and covenants for transactions of this type. The Facilities Agreement will replace the existing credit facility agreement upon the close of the transaction.
In conjunction with the Proposed Merger, on August 10, 2021, we entered into a Co-operation Agreement (the Co-operation Agreement) with Nitro Bidco Limited, our wholly-owned subsidiary (Bidco), and Avast, pursuant to which we and Bidco agreed to, among other things, use all reasonable endeavors for the purposes of obtaining any regulatory authorizations which are required to implement the policy,Proposed Merger, and we, Bidco and Avast agreed to cooperate with each other in preparing required transaction documents and certain other matters in connection with the Proposed Merger. The Co-operation Agreement also contains certain termination rights. The Co-operation Agreement also provides that, subject to certain exceptions, if we fail to receive approval from the U.K Competition and Markets Authority and cannot consummate the Proposed Merger, we may be required to pay Avast a related personbreak fee of up to $200 million.
The Proposed Merger was approved by our Board of Directors and by our shareholders, the Board of Directors and shareholders of Avast and regulators including the Federal Trade Commission under the U.S. Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (the “HSR” Act) and in Europe, the German Federal Cartel Office and the Spanish National Markets and Competition Commission. On March 25, 2022, the U.K Competition and Markets Authority referred the Proposed Merger to a Phase 2 review investigation. The Proposed Merger is any Symantec executive officer, director, nomineecurrently expected to close mid-to-late calendar year 2022, subject to regulatory approvals and the satisfaction or waiver of other customary closing conditions.
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Fiscal 2022 acquisition
On September 15, 2021, we completed an acquisition of an online reputation management and digital privacy solutions company for director, or stockholder holding more than 5%total aggregate consideration of any class$39 million, net of Symantec’s voting securities,$1 million cash acquired. The purchase price was primarily allocated to intangible assets and goodwill during the year ended April 1, 2022.
Fiscal 2021 acquisition
On January 8, 2021, we completed our acquisition of Avira. Avira provides a consumer-focused portfolio of cybersecurity and privacy solutions primarily in each case, sinceEurope and key emerging markets. The total aggregate consideration for the acquisition was $344 million, net of $32 million cash acquired.
Our final allocation of the aggregate purchase price for the acquisition as of January 8, 2021, is as follows:
(In millions)January 8, 2021
Assets:
Current assets$12 
Intangible assets162 
Goodwill261 
Other long-term asset21 
Total assets acquired456 
Liabilities:
Current liabilities29 
Contract liabilities54 
Other long-term obligations29 
Total liabilities assumed112 
Total purchase price$344 
The allocation of the purchase price reflects adjustments during the year ended April 1, 2022. Our estimates and assumptions were subject to refinement within the measurement period, which was up to one year from the acquisition date. Adjustments to the purchase price during the measurement period required adjustments to be made to goodwill. The measurement period ended on January 7, 2022.
Note 5. Revenues
Contract liabilities
During fiscal 2022 and 2021, we recognized $1,187 million and $1,050 million of revenue, respectively, from the contract liabilities balance at the beginning of the previousrespective fiscal years.
Remaining performance obligations
Remaining performance obligations represent contracted revenue that has not been recognized, which include contract liabilities and amounts that will be billed and recognized as revenue in future periods. As of April 1, 2022, we had $785 million of remaining performance obligations, excluding customer deposit liabilities of $521 million, of which we expect to recognize approximately 94% as revenue over the next 12 months.
See Note 1 for a description of our revenue recognition policy and Note 17 for tabular disclosures of disaggregated revenue by solution and geographic region.
Note 6. Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Goodwill
The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows:
(In millions)
Balance as of April 3, 2020$2,585 
Acquisitions269 
Translation adjustments13 
Balance as of April 2, 20212,867 
Acquisitions25 
Purchase accounting adjustments(7)
Translation adjustments(12)
Balance as of April 1, 2022$2,873 
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Intangible assets, net
 April 1, 2022April 2, 2021
(In millions)Gross
Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Net
Carrying
Amount
Gross
Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Net
Carrying
Amount
Customer relationships$583 $(382)$201 $556 $(299)$257 
Developed technology217 (143)74 210 (104)106 
Other(3)(1)
Total finite-lived intangible assets808 (528)280 773 (404)369 
Indefinite-lived trade names743 — 743 747 — 747 
Total intangible assets$1,551 $(528)$1,023 $1,520 $(404)$1,116 
Amortization expense for purchased intangible assets is summarized below:
Year EndedConsolidated Statements of Operations Classification
(In millions)April 1, 2022April 2, 2021April 3, 2020
Customer relationships and other$85 $74 $79 Operating expenses
Developed technology39 31 30 Cost of revenues
Total$124 $105 $109 
As of April 1, 2022, future amortization expense related to intangible assets that have finite lives is as follows by fiscal year:
(In millions)April 1, 2022
2023$105 
202493 
202532 
202626 
202712 
Thereafter12 
Total$280 
Note 7. Supplementary Information
Cash and cash equivalents:
(In millions)April 1, 2022April 2, 2021
Cash$609 $650 
Cash equivalents1,278 283 
Total cash and cash equivalents$1,887 $933 
Accounts receivable, net:
(In millions)April 1, 2022April 2, 2021
Accounts receivable$121 $118 
Allowance for doubtful accounts(1)(1)
Accounts receivable, net$120 $117 
Other current assets:
(In millions)April 1, 2022April 2, 2021
Prepaid expenses$107 $95 
Income tax receivable and prepaid income taxes35 96 
Other tax receivable27 31 
Other24 15 
Total other current assets$193 $237 
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Property and equipment, net:
(In millions)April 1, 2022April 2, 2021
Land$$
Computer hardware and software462 479 
Office furniture and equipment27 63 
Buildings27 29 
Leasehold improvements56 58 
Construction in progress
Total property and equipment, gross575 633 
Accumulated depreciation and amortization(515)(555)
Total property and equipment, net$60 $78 
Depreciation and amortization expense of property and equipment was $16 million, $45 million, and $122 million in fiscal 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
Other long-term assets:
(In millions)April 1, 2022April 2, 2021
Non-marketable equity investments$178 $185 
Long-term income tax receivable and prepaid income taxes25 30 
Deferred income tax assets351 355 
Long-term prepaid royalty53 70 
Other46 46 
Total other long-term assets$653 $686 
Short-term contract liabilities:
(In millions)April 1, 2022April 2, 2021
Deferred revenue$743 $795 
Customer deposit liabilities521 415 
Total short-term contract liabilities$1,264 $1,210 
Other current liabilities:
(In millions)April 1, 2022April 2, 2021
Income taxes payable$109 $111 
Other taxes payable87 82 
Accrued legal fees273 66 
Accrued royalties49 46 
Other accrued liabilities121 123 
Total other current liabilities$639 $428 
Long-term income taxes payable:
(In millions)April 1, 2022April 2, 2021
Deemed repatriation tax payable$437 $525 
Other long-term income taxes29 
Uncertain tax positions (including interest and penalties)556 565 
Total long-term income taxes payable$996 $1,119 
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Other income (expense), net:
Year Ended
(In millions)April 1, 2022April 2, 2021April 3, 2020
Interest income$— $$80 
Loss from equity interest— — (31)
Foreign exchange gain (loss)(2)(6)
Gain on divestitures— — 250 
Gain on sale of equity method investment— — 379 
(Loss) gain on early extinguishment of debt(3)20 — 
Gain on sale of properties175 98 — 
Transition service expense, net— (9)(19)
Other(7)
Total other income (expense), net$163 $120 $660 
Supplemental cash flow information:
Year Ended
(In millions)April 1, 2022April 2, 2021April 3, 2020
Income taxes paid, net of refunds$356 $341 $1,985 
Interest expense paid$120 $139 $179 
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities$27 $34 $51 
Non-cash operating activities:
Operating lease assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities$35 $34 $15 
Reduction of operating lease assets as a result of lease terminations and modifications$17 $26 $34 
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment in current liabilities$$— $— 
Extinguishment of debt with borrowings from same creditors$494 $— $1,073 
Note 8. Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements
The following table summarizes our financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
April 1, 2022April 2, 2021
(In millions)Fair ValueLevel 1Level 2Fair ValueLevel 1Level 2
Assets:
Money market funds$1,278 $1,278 $— $284 $284 $— 
Certificates of deposit— — — — 
Corporate bonds— 17 — 17 
Total$1,282 $1,278 $$302 $284 $18 
The following table presents the contractual maturities of our investments in debt securities as of April 1, 2022:
(In millions)Fair Value
Due in one year or less$
Total$
Actual maturities may differ from the contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay certain obligations.
Financial instruments not recorded at fair value on a recurring basis include our non-marketable equity investments, equity method investment, and our long-term debt.
Non-marketable equity investments
As of April 1, 2022 and April 2, 2021, the carrying value of our non-marketable equity investments was $178 million and $185 million, respectively.
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Equity method investment
Our investment in equity securities that was accounted for using the equity method was divested during fiscal 2020 and consisted of our equity investment in DigiCert. On October 16, 2019, Clearlake Capital Group, L.P, a private investment firm, and TA Associates, an investor of DigiCert and private equity firm, completed a joint investment in DigiCert. As a result, we sold our equity investment in DigiCert for $380 million in cash and recognized a gain on sale of $379 million in fiscal 2020.
We recorded a loss from our equity interest of $31 million during fiscal 2020 in Other income (expense), net in our Consolidated Statements of Operations. This loss was reflected as a reduction in the carrying amount of our investment in equity interests in our Consolidated Balance Sheets.
DigiCert’s results were reported on a three month lag prior to our divestiture of our investment. The following table summarizes DigiCert’s results of operations through October 16, 2019, the date of our investment sale.
(In millions)Period from January 1, 2019 to October 16, 2019 (unaudited)
Revenue$350 
Gross profit$293 
Net loss$(102)
Current and long-term debt
As of April 1, 2022 and April 2, 2021, the total fair value of our current and long-term fixed rate debt was $2,021 million and $2,400 million, respectively. The fair value of our variable rate debt approximated their carrying value. The fair values of all our debt obligations were based on Level 2 inputs.
Note 9. Leases
We lease certain of our facilities, equipment, and data center co-locations under operating leases that expire on various dates through fiscal 2029. Our leases generally have terms that range from 1 year to 8 years for our facilities, 1 year to 3 years for equipment and 1 year to 6 years for data center co-locations. Some of our leases contain renewal options, escalation clauses, rent concessions and leasehold improvement incentives.
On July 14, 2021, we completed the sale of certain land and buildings in Mountain View, California for cash consideration of $355 million, net of selling costs. In conjunction with the sale, we signed a 7-year leaseback agreement for a portion of the property, with an option to extend the lease for an additional 5 years. The leaseback agreement is effective as of the date of sale. The sale transaction and immediate leaseback qualified as a completed sale and we recognized a gain of $175 million on the sale.
The following summarizes our lease costs for fiscal 2022, 2021 and 2020:
Year Ended
(In millions)April 1, 2022April 2, 2021April 3, 2020
Operating lease costs$16 $17 $34 
Short-term lease costs
Variable lease costs21 
Total lease costs$24 $27 $63 
Other information related to our operating leases for fiscal 2022, 2021 and 2020 was as follows:
Year Ended
April 1, 2022April 2, 2021April 3, 2020
Weighted-average remaining lease term4.7 years4.4 years4.5 years
Weighted-average discount rate4.04 %4.07 %4.05 %
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As of April 1, 2022, the maturities of our lease liabilities by fiscal year and their immediate family members.

Under the policy, absent any facts or circumstances indicating special or unusual benefitsare as follows:

(In millions)
2023$22 
202426 
202521 
202615 
202715 
Thereafter
Total lease payments102 
Less: Imputed interest(9)
Present value of lease liabilities$93 
Note 10. Debt
The following table summarizes components of our debt:
April 1, 2022April 2, 2021
(In millions, except percentages)AmountEffective
Interest Rate
AmountEffective
Interest Rate
New 2.50% Convertible Senior Notes due April 1, 2022$— 2.63 %$250 2.63  %
3.95% Senior Notes due June 15, 2022400 4.05 %400 4.05  %
New 2.00% Convertible Unsecured Notes due August 15, 2022525 2.62 %625 2.62  %
5.0% Senior Notes due April 15, 20251,100 5.00 %1,100 5.00 %
Initial Term Loan due May 7, 20261,010 
LIBOR plus (1)
494 
LIBOR plus (1)
Delayed Term Loan due May 7, 2026703 
LIBOR plus (1)
741 
LIBOR plus (1)
0.95% Avira Mortgage due December 30, 20300.95 %0.95 %
1.29% Avira Mortgage due December 30, 20291.29 %1.29 %
Total principal amount3,747 3,620 
Less: unamortized discount and issuance costs(11)(19)
Total debt3,736 3,601 
Less: current portion(1,000)(313)
Total long-term portion$2,736 $3,288 
(1)The term loans bear interest at a rate equal to the related person,LIBOR plus a margin based on the current debt rating of our non-credit-enhanced, senior unsecured long-term debt, and our underlying loan agreements. The interest rates for the outstanding term loans are as follows:
April 1, 2022April 2, 2021
Initial Term Loan due May 7, 20261.75 %1.50 %
Delayed Term Loan due May 7, 20261.75 %1.50 %
As of April 1, 2022, the future contractual maturities of debt by fiscal year are as follows:
(In millions)
2023$1,001 
202489 
202589 
20261,189 
20271,376 
Thereafter
Total future maturities of debt$3,747 
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Credit Facility
On November 4, 2019, we entered into a credit agreement with financial institutions, which provides a revolving line of credit of $1 billion, a 5-year term loan of $500 million (the Initial Term Loan), and a delayed draw 5-year term loan commitment of $750 million (the Delayed Draw Term Loan). On September 14, 2020, we drew $750 million on the Delayed Draw Term Loan.
On May 7, 2021, we entered into the first amendment to the credit agreement with financial institutions (the First Amendment), which extends the maturity of all term loan and revolver credit facilities from November 2024 to May 2026. The First Amendment also provided for an incremental increase under the Initial Term Loan of $525 million. This transaction was accounted for as a debt extinguishment of the Initial Term Loan and resulted in accelerated recognition of interest expense for unamortized debt issuance costs, which was immaterial. At the closing of the First Amendment, we did not borrow any funds under the revolving line of credit and fully borrowed the First Amendment under the Initial Term Loan, such that loans in an aggregate principal amount of $1,741 million were outstanding. The credit facilities remain senior secured.
The principal amount of the Initial Term Loan and the additional borrowings under the First Amendment must be repaid in quarterly installments on the last business day of each calendar quarter commencing with the quarter ended September 30, 2022 in an amount equal to 1.25% of the aggregate principal amount, as of the date of the first amendment. The principal amount of the Delayed Draw Term Loan must be repaid in quarterly installments on the last business day of each calendar quarter commencing with the later of (i) the quarter ended March 31, 2021 and (ii) the first full fiscal quarter ended following transactionsthe Borrowing of the Delayed Draw Term Loans in an amount equal to 1.25% of aggregate principal amount that are deemed not tooutstanding immediately after the borrowing of the Delayed Draw Term Loan. We may voluntarily repay outstanding principal balances without penalty. As of April 1, 2022, there were no borrowings outstanding under our revolving credit facilities.
Interest on borrowings under the credit agreement can be “related person transactions” (meaningbased on a base rate or a LIBOR at our election. Based on our debt ratings and our consolidated leverage ratios as determined in accordance with the related person is deemed to not have a direct or indirect materialcredit agreement, loans borrowed bear interest, in the transaction):

·compensationcase of base rate loans, at a per annum rate equal to executive officers determined by Symantec’s Compensation Committee;

·any transaction with another company at whichthe applicable base rate plus a related person ismargin ranging from 0.125% to 0.75%, and in the case of LIBOR loans, LIBOR, as adjusted for statutory reserves, plus a director or an employee (other than an executive officer) if the aggregate amount involved does not exceed the greatermargin ranging from 1.125% to 1.75%. The unused revolving line of $2,000,000, or three percent of that company’s total annual gross revenues, provided that the transaction involves the purchase of either company’s goods and services and the transactioncredit is subject to usual trade termsa commitment fee ranging from 0.125% to 0.30% per annum.

The credit agreement contains customary representations and iswarranties, non-financial covenants for financial reporting, affirmative and negative covenants, including a covenant that we maintain a consolidated leverage ratio of not more than 5.25 to 1.0, or 5.75 to 1.0 if we acquire assets or business in the ordinary course of business and the related person is not involved in the negotiation of the transaction;

·any compensation paid to a director if the compensation is required to be reported in Symantec’s proxy statement;

·any transaction where the related person’s interest arises solely from the ownership of the Company’s common stock and all holders of the Company’s common stock received the same benefit on a pro rata basis;

·any charitable contribution, grant or endowment by Symantec or the Symantec Foundation to a charitable organization, foundation or university at which a related person’s only relationship is as a director or an employee (other than an executive officer), if the aggregate amount involved does not exceed $120,000, or any non-discretionary matching contribution, grant or endowment made pursuant to a matching gift program;

·any transaction wheregreater than $250 million, and restrictions on indebtedness, liens, investments, stock repurchases, and dividends (with exceptions permitting our regular quarterly dividend and other specific capital returns). As of April 1, 2022, we were in compliance with all debt covenants.

Interim Facilities
On August 10, 2021, in conjunction with the rates or charges involved are determined by competitive bids;

·any transaction involving the rendering of services as a common or contract carrier, or public utility, at rates or charges fixed in conformity with law or governmental authority; or

·any transaction involving services as a bank depositary of funds, transfer agent, registrar, trustee under a trust indenture, or similar services.

Under the policy, members of Symantec’s legal department review transactions involving related persons that do not fall into one of the above categories. If they determine that a related person could have a significant interest in a transaction, the transaction is referred to the Nominating and Governance Committee. In addition, transactions may be identified through Symantec’s Code of Conduct or other Symantec policies and procedures, and reported to the Nominating and Governance Committee. The Nominating and Governance Committee determines whether the related person has a material interest in a transaction and may approve, ratify, rescind or take other action with respect to the transaction.

Certain Related Person Transactions

Investments by Firms Affiliated with our Directors

On February 3, 2016, SymantecProposed Merger, we entered into an investment agreementthe Interim Facilities Agreement with investment entities affiliatedcertain financial institutions, in which they agreed to provide us with Silver Lake,(i) a private equity firm, relating7-year term loan interim facility B of $3,600 million (the Interim Facility B), (ii) a 60-day term loan interim facility A1 of $750 million (the Interim Facility A1) and 5-year term loan interim facility A2 of $3,500 million (the Interim Facility A2), and (iii) a 5-year interim revolving facility of $1,500 million (the Interim Revolving Facility) (collectively, the Interim Facilities) and a commitment letter (as amended, the Commitment Letter) with certain financial institutions, in which they agreed to provide us with financing no less than the issuancefinancing available under the Interim Facilities (the Definitive Facilities and, together with the Interim Facilities, the Facilities) to Silver Lake of $500 million principal amount of 2.5% convertible unsecured notes, duefinance the cash consideration payable in 2021. In connection with the investment, Kenneth Y. Hao,Proposed Merger. The Definitive Facilities will be financed by a managing partnersyndicate of lenders led by Bank of America, N.A. and managing directorWells Fargo Bank N.A. On January 28, 2022, Bank of Silver Lake, was appointedAmerica N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank N.A. agreed to our Board.

On June 12, 2016, Symantecarrange, on a best efforts basis, additional term loans under the Definitive Facilities in an amount up to $500 million. The Interim Facilities Agreement contains, and any definitive financing documentation for the Definitive Facilities entered into an investmentin connection with the Commitment Letter (the Facilities Agreement) will contain, customary representations and warranties, events of default and covenants for transactions of this type. The Facilities Agreement will replace the existing credit facility agreement with investment entities affiliated with Silver Lake and Bain Capital relating toupon the issuanceclose of $1.25the transaction.

Senior Notes
On February 9, 2017, we issued $1.1 billion aggregate principal amount of 2.0% convertible unsecured notesour 5.0% Senior Notes due in 2021. Pursuant to the investment agreement, Silver Lake has agreed to purchase $500 million aggregate principal amount of the notes, and Bain Capital, private equity firm of which David W. Humphrey is a managing director, has agreed to purchase $750 million aggregate principal amount of the notes.April 15, 2025 (the 5.0% Senior Notes). The transactions contemplated by this

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investment agreement closed concurrently with the closing of the Blue Coat acquisition on August 1, 2016. In connection with the investment, Mr. Humphrey was appointed to our Board.

The 2.5% convertible unsecured notes, due in 2021 (the “2.5% Notes”),5.0% Senior Notes bear interest at a rate of 2.5%5.00% per annum. The 2.0%year, payable semiannually in arrears on April 15 and October 15 of each year, beginning on October 15, 2017.

On or after April 15, 2020, we may redeem some or all of the 5.0% Senior Notes at the applicable redemption prices set forth in the supplemental indenture, plus accrued and unpaid interest.
In addition, we had 2 series of senior notes, the 4.2% Senior Notes and 3.95% Senior Notes, that are senior unsecured obligations that rank equally in right of payment with all of our existing and future senior, unsecured, unsubordinated obligations and may be redeemed at any time, subject to the make-whole provisions contained in the applicable indenture relating to such series of notes. Interest on each series of these notes is payable semi-annually in arrears, on September 15 and March 15 for the 4.2% Senior Notes, and June 15 and December 15 for the 3.95% Senior Notes.
On September 15, 2020, we fully repaid the principal and accrued interest under the 4.2% Senior Notes due September 2020, which had an aggregate principal amount outstanding of $750 million.
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Convertible Senior Notes
On March 4, 2016, we issued $500 million of convertible unsecured notes due inwhich would mature on April 1, 2021 (the “2.0% Notes” and together with the 2.5% Notes, collectively, the “Notes”), bear interest at aan annual rate of 2.5% (2.5% Convertible Notes). On August 1, 2016, we issued an additional $1.25 billion of convertible notes which would mature on August 15, 2021 and bear interest at an annual rate of 2.0% per annum. Interest is payable semiannually(2.0% Convertible Notes and collectively, Convertible Senior Notes). As of March 29, 2019, the principal amount and associated unamortized discount and issuance costs of the 2.5% Convertible Notes were classified as current because upon the four year anniversary of the issuance of the notes, holders of thereof had the option to require us to repurchase the notes, in cash, underequal to the Notes.principal amount and accrued and unpaid interest of the 2.5% Convertible Notes (the Repurchase Right).
On November 11, 2019, we amended the Convertible Senior Notes agreements to provide that, if and when we pay a special dividend of $12 to our stockholders, we would exchange $250 million of the principal amount underlying the 2.5% Convertible Notes for new notes to be issued pursuant to a new indenture (the New 2.5% Convertible Notes) and would also pay cash consideration of $12 for each share underlying the New 2.5% Convertible Notes, and exchange $625 million of the principal amount underlying the 2.0% Convertible Notes for new notes to be issued pursuant to a new indenture (the New 2.0% Convertible Notes) and would also pay cash consideration of $12 for each share underlying the New 2.0% Convertible Notes, in each case in lieu of conversion price adjustments (the Cash Note Payments). The remaining principal of the Convertible Senior Notes would receive a conversion price adjustment with respect to such special dividend.
The special dividend was payable to stockholders on January 31, 2020. On February 4, 2020, we issued the New 2.5% Convertible Notes, maturing on April 1, 2022, and the New 2.0% Convertible Notes, which mature on August 15, 2022, pursuant to two new indentures, and made the Cash Note Payments. The new Notes are convertible into cash, shares of common stock or a combination of cash and common stock, at the Company’s option, at an initial conversion rate for the 2.5%New 2.50% Convertible Notes wasof 59.6341 shares of our common stock, and cash in lieu of fractional shares, per $1,000 principal amount of the 2.5%New 2.50% Convertible Notes which was equivalent to(which represents an initial conversion price of approximately $16.77 per share of common stock. Theshare) and an initial conversion rate for the 2.0%New 2.00% Convertible Notes wasof 48.9860 shares of our common stock, and cash in lieu of fractional shares, per $1,000 principal amount of the 2.0%New 2.00% Convertible Notes which was equivalent to(which represents an initial conversion price of approximately $20.41 per shareshare), in each case subject to certain limitations and certain adjustments. The Cash Note Payments consisted of $179 million with respect to holders of the New 2.5% Convertible Notes and $367 million with respect to holders of the New 2.0% Convertible Notes. The exchange of the convertible notes was accounted for as extinguishment of debt and the consideration comprising the Cash Note Payments were recorded as charges to paid in capital. We recognized a gain of $2 million related to the exchange.
After giving effect to the conversion rate adjustment that was made in connection with the payment of the special dividend on January 31, 2020, the conversion rate for the remaining $250 million of the 2.5% Convertible Notes was 118.9814 shares of common stock. The conversion rates under the Notes are subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments. Holders may surrender their Notes for conversion at any time prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the maturity date for the Notes.

As of March 30, 2018, $1.75 billion in aggregatestock per $1,000 principal amount of the notes, which represents an adjusted conversion price of approximately $8.40 per share and the conversion rate for the remaining $625 million of the 2.0% Convertible Notes was outstanding. During FY18, we paid an aggregate97.7364 shares of $37.5 million in interest on the Notes.

Symantec also entered into a Registration Rights Agreement pursuant to which holderscommon stock per $1,000 principal amount of the Notes have certain registration rightsnotes, which represented an adjusted conversion price of approximately $10.23 per share.

In addition, in connection with respect to the amendments, the maturity dates of the 2.5% Convertible Notes and the shares2.0% Convertible Notes were extended to April 1, 2022 and August 15, 2022, respectively. Holders of the Convertible Senior Notes would only be able to convert the notes in a period of six months prior to the extended maturity dates; and the Redemption Right and Repurchase Right were removed.
On March 5, 2020, we entered into an agreement to repay the full $250 million of principal and conversion rights of the 2.5% Convertible Notes for an aggregate amount of $566 million in cash. The payment was based on $19 per underlying share into which the 2.5% Convertible Notes were convertible. In addition, we paid $2 million of accrued and unpaid interest through the date of settlement, and $1 million in lieu of a proration of the cash dividend declared on February 6, 2020. The extinguishment was settled on March 10, 2020 and resulted in an adjustment to stockholders’ equity of $316 million and a loss on extinguishment of $1 million.
On May 26, 2020, we settled the $625 million principal and conversion rights of the 2.0% Convertible Senior Notes in cash. The aggregate settlement amount of $1,176 million was based on $19.25 per underlying share into which the 2.0% Convertible Notes were convertible. In addition, we paid $3 million of accrued and unpaid interest through the date of settlement. The extinguishment resulted in an adjustment to stockholders’ equity of $578 million and a gain on extinguishment of $20 million.
On May 20, 2021, we settled the $250 million principal and conversion rights of the New 2.5% Convertible Senior Notes in cash. The aggregate settlement amount of $364 million was based on $24.40 per underlying share into which the 2.5% Convertible Notes were convertible. In addition, we paid $1 million of accrued and unpaid interest through the date of settlement and $1 million of cash dividends that we declared on May 10, 2021. The extinguishment resulted in an adjustment to stockholders’ equity of $112 million and a loss on extinguishment of $2 million.
On March 18, 2022, we settled $100 million of principal and conversion rights of the New 2.0% Convertible Senior Notes in cash. The aggregate settlement amount of $139 million was based on $28.32 per underlying share into which the New 2.0% Convertible Notes were convertible. The extinguishment resulted in an adjustment to stockholders’ equity of $40 million and a gain on extinguishment of $1 million.
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As of April 1, 2022 and April 2, 2021, the Convertible Senior Notes consisted of the following:
April 1, 2022April 2, 2021
(In millions)New 2.0% Convertible NotesNew 2.5% Convertible NotesNew 2.0% Convertible Notes
Liability component:
Principal$525 $250 $625 
Unamortized discount and issuance costs(1)— (5)
Net carrying amount$524 $250 $620 
Equity component, net of tax$56 $43 $56 
Based on the closing price of our common stock issuable upon conversionof $26.94 on the last trading date closest to April 1, 2022, the if-converted values of the Notes.

Reinvestment AgreementsNew 2.0% Convertible Notes exceeded the principal amount by approximately $168 million.

The following table sets forth total interest expense recognized related to our convertible notes:
Year Ended
(In millions)April 1, 2022April 2, 2021April 3, 2020
Contractual interest expense$12 $20 $37 
Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs$$$13 
Payments in lieu of conversion price adjustments (1)
$$12 $11 
(1) Payments in lieu of conversion price adjustments consist of amounts paid to holders of the Convertible Senior Notes when our quarterly dividend to our common stockholders exceeds the amounts defined in the Convertible Senior Notes agreements.
Note 11. Derivatives
We conduct business in numerous currencies throughout our worldwide operations, and our entities hold monetary assets or liabilities, earn revenues, or incur costs in currencies other than the entity’s functional currency. As a result, we are exposed to foreign exchange gains or losses which impacts our operating results. As part of our foreign currency risk mitigation strategy, we have entered into monthly foreign exchange forward contracts. We do not use derivative financial instruments for speculative trading purposes, nor do we hedge our foreign currency exposure in a manner that entirely offsets the effects of the changes in foreign exchange rates.
We enter into foreign currency forward contracts to hedge foreign currency balance sheet exposure. These forward contracts are not designated as hedging instruments. As of April 1, 2022 and April 2, 2021, the fair value of these contracts was immaterial. The related gain (loss) recognized in Other income (expense), net in our Consolidated Statements of Operations was as follows:
Year Ended
(In millions)April 1, 2022April 2, 2021April 3, 2020
Foreign exchange forward contracts gain (loss)$(7)$15 $(22)
The fair value of our foreign exchange forward contracts is presented on a gross basis in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. To mitigate losses in the event of nonperformance by counterparties, we have entered into master netting arrangements with our Executive Officers

On June 12, 2016, we entered into reinvestment agreementscounterparties that allow us to settle payments on a net basis. The effect of netting on our derivative assets and liabilities was not material as of April 1, 2022 and April 2, 2021.

The notional amount of our outstanding foreign exchange forward contracts in U.S. dollar equivalent was as follows:
(In millions)April 1, 2022April 2, 2021
Foreign exchange forward contracts purchased$155 $270 
Foreign exchange forward contracts sold$191 $68 
Note 12. Restructuring and Other Costs
Our restructuring and other costs consist primarily of severance, contract cancellations, separation and other related costs. Severance costs generally include severance payments, outplacement services, health insurance coverage, and legal costs. Contract cancellation charges primarily include penalties for early termination of contracts and write-offs of related prepaid assets. Other exit and disposal costs include costs to exit and consolidate facilities and advisory fees incurred in connection with restructuring events. Separation costs primarily consist of consulting costs incurred in connection with our former CEO Mr. Clarkdivestitures.
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December 2020 Plan
In December 2020, our Board of Directors approved a restructuring plan (the December 2020 Plan) to consolidate facilities and GSC-OZ Investment LLC,reduce operating costs in connection with our acquisition of Avira. These actions were completed in fiscal 2022. Any remaining costs or adjustments are immaterial. We incurred total costs of $24 million under the December 2020 Plan.
November 2019 Plan
In November 2019, our Board of Directors approved a restructuring plan (the November 2019 Plan) in connection with the strategic decision to divest our Enterprise Security business. Actions under this plan included the reduction of our workforce as well as asset write-offs and impairments, contract terminations, facilities closures and the sale of underutilized facilities. These actions were completed in fiscal 2021. Any remaining costs or adjustments are immaterial. We incurred total costs of $528 million, excluding stock-based compensation expense, under the November 2019 Plan.
In connection with the Broadcom sale, our Board of Directors approved an entity controlledequity-based severance program under which certain equity awards to certain terminated employees were accelerated. As of April 1, 2022, we have incurred $127 million of stock-based compensation related to our equity-based severance program. See Note 15 for further information on the impact of this program.
August 2019 Plan
On August 6, 2019, our Board of Directors approved a restructuring plan (the August 2019 Plan) to improve productivity and reduce complexity in the way we manage the business. Under the August 2019 Plan, we reduced our global headcount and closed certain facilities. These actions were completed in fiscal 2020, and we incurred total costs of $53 million, primarily consisting of severance and termination benefits.
Restructuring and other costs summary
Our restructuring and other costs attributable to continuing operations are presented in the table below:
Year Ended
(In millions)April 1, 2022April 2, 2021April 3, 2020
Severance and termination benefit costs$$31 $90 
Contract cancellation charges51 101 
Stock-based compensation charges— 10 20 
Asset write-offs and impairments58 47 
Other exit and disposal costs18 11 
Separation costs— — 
Total restructuring and other$31 $161 $266 
In connection with the agreement to sell certain assets of our Enterprise Security business, a portion of our restructuring and other costs were classified to discontinued operations for all periods presented. Our restructuring and other costs attributable to discontinued operations are presented in the table below. There was no discontinued operations activity during the year ended April 1, 2022.
Year Ended
(In millions)April 2, 2021April 3, 2020
Severance and termination benefit costs$64 $121 
Contract cancellation charges— 
Stock-based compensation charges— 97 
Asset write-offs and impairments— 13 
Separation costs25 
Total restructuring and other$66 $261 
Restructuring summary
Our activities and liability balances related to our December 2020 Plan are presented in the tables below:
(In millions)Liability Balance as of April 2, 2021Net ChargesCash PaymentsNon-Cash ItemsLiability Balance as of April 1, 2022
Severance and termination benefit costs$$$(8)$— $— 
Other exit and disposal costs— (1)(6)— 
Total$$12 $(9)$(6)$— 
The restructuring liabilities are included in Other current liabilities in our Consolidated Balance Sheets.
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Note 13. Income Taxes
The components of our income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes are as follows:
 Year Ended
(In millions)April 1, 2022April 2, 2021April 3, 2020
Domestic$791 $607 $667 
International251 265 152 
Income (loss) before income taxes$1,042 $872 $819 
The components of income tax expense (benefit) from continuing operations are as follows:
 Year Ended
(In millions)April 1, 2022April 2, 2021April 3, 2020
Current:
Federal$217 $133 $208 
State50 36 33 
International20 (13)
Total287 156 244 
Deferred:
Federal(42)(6)(23)
State(6)(5)
International(33)31 17 
Total(81)20 (3)
Income tax expense$206 $176 $241 
The U.S. federal statutory income tax rates we have applied for fiscal 2022, 2021 and 2020 are as follows:
 Year Ended
April 1, 2022April 2, 2021April 3, 2020
U.S. federal statutory income tax rate21.0 %21.0 %21.0 %
The difference between our effective income tax and the federal statutory income tax is as follows:
 Year Ended
(In millions)April 1, 2022April 2, 2021April 3, 2020
Federal statutory tax expense (benefit)$219 $183 $172 
State taxes, net of federal benefit33 25 22 
Foreign earnings taxed at other than the federal rate(47)(10)(2)
Federal research and development credit(4)(1)(2)
Valuation allowance increase (decrease)(57)
Change in uncertain tax positions11 60 
Stock-based compensation
Nondeductible goodwill— — 18 
Favorable ruling on foreign withholding tax— (35)— 
US tax on foreign earnings12 (15)(4)
Return to provision adjustment(8)12 
Other, net— 17 
Irish FX remeasurement(19)17 — 
Income tax expense$206 $176 $241 
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The principal components of deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
(In millions)April 1, 2022April 2, 2021
Deferred tax assets:
Tax credit carryforwards$$
Net operating loss carryforwards of acquired companies16 23 
Other accruals and reserves not currently tax deductible84 54 
Operating lease liabilities28 29 
Property and equipment13 17 
Intangible assets123 103 
Stock-based compensation
Other54 36 
Gross deferred tax assets333 271 
Valuation allowance(11)(7)
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance322 264 
Deferred tax liabilities:
Operating lease assets(21)(25)
Goodwill(6)(1)
Deferred revenue(2)(1)
Unremitted earnings of foreign subsidiaries(16)(15)
Prepaids and deferred expenses(1)(2)
Discount on convertible debt— (2)
Deferred tax liabilities(46)(46)
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)$276 $218 
Deferred income taxes reflect the net effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and their basis for income tax purposes and the tax effects of net operating losses and tax credit carryforwards.
The valuation allowance provided against our deferred tax assets as of April 1, 2022, increased primarily due to a valuation allowance on capital loss carryforwards. The ending valuation allowance of $11 million is provided primarily against tax attributes.
As of April 1, 2022, we have U.S. federal net operating losses attributable to various acquired companies of approximately $52 million, which, if not used, will expire between fiscal 2023 and 2039. The net operating loss carryforwards are subject to an annual limitation under U.S. federal tax regulations but are expected to be fully realized. Furthermore, we have U.S. state net operating loss carryforwards attributable to various acquired companies of approximately $12 million. If not used, our U.S. state net operating losses will expire between fiscal 2023 and 2038. In addition, we have foreign net operating loss carryforwards attributable to various foreign companies of approximately $14 million.
In assessing the ability to realize our deferred tax assets, we considered whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all the deferred tax assets will not be realized. We considered the following: we have historical cumulative book income, as measured by Mr. Clark, pursuantthe current and prior two years; we have strong, consistent taxpaying history; and we have substantial amounts of scheduled future reversals of taxable temporary differences from our deferred tax liabilities. We have concluded that this positive evidence outweighs the negative evidence and, thus, that the deferred tax assets as of April 1, 2022, are realizable on a “more likely than not” basis.
The aggregate changes in the balance of gross unrecognized tax benefits were as follows:
Year Ended
(In millions)April 1, 2022April 2, 2021April 3, 2020
Balance at beginning of year$548 $724 $446 
Settlements with tax authorities— (37)(5)
Lapse of statute of limitations(34)(34)(15)
Increase related to prior period tax positions16 13 77 
Decrease related to prior period tax positions(11)(129)(11)
Increase related to current year tax positions11 232 
Balance at end of year$527 $548 $724 
There was a change of $21 million in gross unrecognized tax benefits during the year ended April 1, 2022, as disclosed above. This gross liability does not include offsetting tax benefits associated with the correlative effects of potential transfer pricing adjustments, interest deductions and state income taxes.
Of the total unrecognized tax benefits at April 1, 2022, $486 million, if recognized, would affect our effective tax rate.
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We recognize interest and/or penalties related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense. At April 1, 2022, before any tax benefits, we had $87 million of accrued interest and penalties on unrecognized tax benefits. Interest included in our provision for income taxes was an expense of approximately $19 million for fiscal 2022. If the accrued interest and penalties do not ultimately become payable, amounts accrued will be reduced in the period that such determination is made and reflected as a reduction of the overall income tax provision.
We file income tax returns in the U.S. on a federal basis and in many U.S. state and foreign jurisdictions. Our most significant tax jurisdictions are the U.S. and Ireland. Our tax filings remain subject to examination by applicable tax authorities for a certain length of time following the tax year to which those filings relate. Our fiscal years 2014 through 2021 remain subject to examination by the parties agreedIRS for U.S. federal tax purposes and fiscal years 2014 through 2020 are under audit. Our 2017 through 2021 fiscal years remain subject to purchase,examination by the appropriate governmental agencies for Irish tax purposes.
The timing of the resolution of income tax examinations is highly uncertain, and the amounts ultimately paid, if any, upon resolution of the issues raised by the taxing authorities may differ materially from the amounts accrued for each year. Although potential resolution of uncertain tax positions involves multiple tax periods and jurisdictions, it is reasonably possible that the gross unrecognized tax benefits related to these audits could decrease (whether by payment, release, or a combination of both) in the aggregate, 2,329,520next 12 months. Depending on the nature of the settlement or expiration of statutes of limitations, it could affect our income tax provision and therefore benefit the resulting effective tax rate.
We continue to monitor the progress of ongoing income tax controversies and the impact, if any, of the expected tolling of the statute of limitations in various taxing jurisdictions.
Note 14. Stockholders' Equity
Dividends
On May 5, 2022, we announced that our Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.125 per share of common stock to be paid in June 2022. All shares of common stock issued and outstanding and all RSUs and PRUs as of the record date will be entitled to the dividend and dividend equivalent rights (DERs), respectively, which will be paid out if and when the underlying shares are released. Any future dividends and DERs will be subject to the approval of our Board of Directors.
Stock repurchase program
Under our stock repurchase program, we may purchase shares of our outstanding common stock through open market and through accelerated stock repurchase transactions. On May 4, 2021, our Board of Directors approved an incremental share repurchase authorization of $1,500 million. As of April 1, 2022, we have $1,774 million remaining under the authorization to be completed in future periods with no expiration date. No shares were repurchased during the year ended April 1, 2022.
The following table summarizes activity related to our stock repurchase program during the years ended April 2, 2021 and April 3, 2020:
 Year Ended
(In millions, except per share amounts)April 2, 2021April 3, 2020
Number of shares repurchased15 68 
Average price per share$20.50 $22.97 
Aggregate purchase price$304 $1,562 
Subsequent to April 1, 2022, we executed repurchases of 4 million shares of our common stock for an aggregate purchase priceamount of $40,300,696. On August$107 million. As a result, we have $1,667 million remaining under our existing share repurchase program.
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Components and activities of AOCI, net of tax, were as follows:
(In millions)
Foreign Currency
Translation Adjustments
Balance as of April 3, 2020$(16)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications63 
Balance as of April 2, 202147 
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications(51)
Balance as of April 1, 2022$(4)
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Note 15. Stock-Based Compensation and Benefit Plans
Stock incentive plans
The purpose of our stock incentive plans is to attract, retain and motivate eligible persons whose present and potential contributions are important to our success by offering them an opportunity to participate in our future performance through equity awards. We have 1 2016, we issuedprimary stock incentive plan: the 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the 2013 Plan), under which incentive stock options may be granted only to employees (including officers and sold these sharesdirectors who are also employees), and other awards may be granted to Mr. Clarkemployees, officers, directors, consultants, independent contractors, and GSC-OZ Investment LLC.

On June 12, 2016, we entered into a reinvestment agreement with each of Mr. Fey,advisors. As amended, our former Presidentstockholders have approved and COO, and Mr. Noviello, our former CFO, pursuant to which each of Mr. Fey and Mr. Noviello agreed not to transfer certainreserved 82 million shares of common stock tofor issuance under the 2013 Plan. As of April 1, 2022, 11 million shares remained available for future grant, calculated using the maximum potential shares that could be earned and issued upon exerciseat vesting.

In connection with the acquisitions of options held by Mr. Feyvarious companies, we have assumed the equity awards granted under stock incentive plans of the acquired companies or issued equity awards in replacement thereof. No new awards will be granted under our acquired stock plans.
RSUs
(In millions, except per share and year data)Number of
Shares
Weighted-
Average
Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding as of April 2, 2021$20.62 
Granted$22.53 
Vested(2)$20.89 
Forfeited(1)$21.07 
Outstanding as of April 1, 2022$21.80 
RSUs generally vest over a three-year period. The weighted-average grant date fair value per share of RSUs granted during fiscal 2022, 2021 and Mr. Noviello. On August 1, 2017 these shares were2020 was $22.53, $20.70, and $19.65, respectively. The total fair value of RSUs released from transfer restrictions whenin fiscal 2022, 2021 and 2020 was $57 million, $86 million, and $300 million, respectively, which represents the market value of our common stock achievedon the date the RSUs were released.
PRUs
(In millions, except per share and year data)Number of
Shares
Weighted-
Average
Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding and unvested as of April 2, 2021$27.50 
Granted$28.68 
Forfeited(1)$28.40 
Unvested at April 1, 2022$28.50 
Vested and unreleased as of April 1, 2022— 
Outstanding as of April 1, 2022
The total fair value of PRUs released in fiscal 2022, 2021 and 2020 was $0 million, $43 million, and $39 million, respectively, which represents the market value of our common stock on the date the PRUs were released.
We have granted PRUs to certain of our executives. Typically, these PRUs have a three-year vest period. PRUs granted in fiscal 2022 and 2021 contain a combination of our company’s performance and market conditions whereas our fiscal 2020 PRUs only contain market conditions. The performance conditions are based on the achievement of specified volume weighted average trading priceone-year non-GAAP financial metrics. The market conditions are based on the achievement of our relative total shareholder return over a definedtwo- and three-year period. Typically, 0% to 200% of target shares are eligible to be earned based on the achievement of the performance and market conditions.
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Valuation of PRUs
The fair value of each PRU that does not contain a market condition is equal to the market value of our common stock on the date of grant. The fair value of each PRU that contains a market condition is estimated using the Monte Carlo simulation model. The valuation and the underlying weighted-average assumptions for PRUs are summarized below:
 Year Ended
April 1, 2022April 2, 2021April 3, 2020
Expected term3.9 years2.7 years1.9 years
Expected volatility37.6 %42.5 %38.1 %
Risk-free interest rate1.0 %0.2 %1.7 %
Expected dividend yield— %— %1.7 %
Weighted-average grant date fair value of PRUs$28.68$26.39$21.69
Stock options
(In millions, except per share and year data)Number of
Shares
Weighted-Average Exercise PriceWeighted-
Average
Remaining Contractual Term
(Years)
Aggregate Intrinsic
Value
Outstanding as of April 1, 2021 (1)
— $5.22 
Granted— $— 
Exercised (1)
— $4.73 
Canceled— $— 
Forfeited and expired (1)
— $7.01 
Outstanding as of April 1, 2022 (1)
— $5.51 
Exercisable as of April 1, 2022 (1)
— $5.51 3.8$
(1) The number of shares is less than 1 million.
The total intrinsic value of options exercised during fiscal 2022, 2021 and 2020 was $3 million, $18 million, and $171 million, respectively. The fair value of options granted in fiscal 2020 was $4.76 per share. No options were granted in fiscal 2022 and 2021.
ESPP
Under our 2008 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, employees may annually contribute up to 10% of their gross compensation, subject to certain limitations, to purchase shares of our common stock at a discounted price. Eligible employees are offered shares through a 12-month offering period, which consists of 2 consecutive 6-month purchase periods, at 85% of the lower of either the fair market value on the purchase date or the fair market value at the beginning of the offering period.
As of April 1, 2022, 38 million shares have been issued under this plan, and 32 million shares remained available for future issuance.
The following table summarizes activity related to the purchase rights issued under the ESPP:
 Year Ended
(In millions)April 1, 2022April 2, 2021April 3, 2020
Shares issued under the ESPP
Proceeds from issuance of shares$13 $14 $39 
The fair value of each stock purchase right under our ESPP is estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The weighted-average grant date fair value related to rights to acquire shares of common stock under our ESPP in fiscal 2022, 2021 and 2020 was $6.77 per share, $5.65 per share, and $5.17 per share, respectively.
Dividend equivalent rights (DERs)
Our RSUs and PRUs contain dividend equivalent rights (DER) that entitles the recipient of an award to receive cash dividend payments when the associated award is released. The amount of DER equals to the cumulated dividends on the issued number of common stock that would have been payable since the date the associated award was granted. As of April 1, 2022 and April 2, 2021, current dividends payable related to DER was $11 million and $12 million, respectively, recorded as part of Other current liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, and long-term dividends payable related to DER was $2 million and $10 million, respectively, recorded as part of Other long-term liabilities.
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Stock-based award modifications
In connection with the Broadcom sale, during fiscal 2021 and 2020, we entered into severance and retention arrangements with certain executives. Pursuant to these agreements, these executives were entitled to receive vesting of 50% of their unvested equity, subject to a service condition, and the remaining unvested equity will be earned at levels of 0% to 150%, subject to market and service conditions. In addition, we entered into severance and retention arrangements with certain other employees in connection with restructuring activities and the Broadcom sale, which accelerated either a portion or all of the vesting of their stock-based awards. All award modifications related to the Broadcom sale were fully expensed by fiscal 2021.
The following table summarizes the stock-based compensation expense recognized as a result of these modifications:
Year Ended
(In millions)April 2, 2021April 3, 2020
Sales and marketing$$
Research and development— 
General and administrative20 
Restructuring and other costs10 20 
Discontinued operations99 
Total stock-based compensation$30 $145 
Stock-based compensation expense
Total stock-based compensation expense and the related income tax benefit recognized for all of our equity incentive plans in our Consolidated Statements of Operations were as follows:
 Year Ended
(In millions)April 1, 2022April 2, 2021April 3, 2020
Cost of revenues$$$
Sales and marketing19 18 29 
Research and development19 26 30 
General and administrative30 26 58 
Restructuring and other costs— 10 20 
Other income (expense), net— (1)
Total stock-based compensation from continuing operations70 80 140 
Discontinued operations— 172 
Total stock-based compensation expense$70 $81 $312 
Income tax benefit for stock-based compensation expense$(11)$(18)$(55)
As of April 1, 2022, the total unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to our unvested stock-based awards was $160 million, which will be recognized over an estimated weighted-average amortization period of 2.2 years.
Other employee benefit plans
401(k) plan
We maintain a salary deferral 401(k) plan for all of our U.S. employees. This plan allows employees to contribute their pretax salary up to the maximum dollar limitation prescribed by the Internal Revenue Code. We match the first 3.5% of a participant’s eligible compensation up to $6,000 in a calendar year. Our employer matching contributions to the 401(k) plan were as follows, including contributions to employees of our discontinued operations:
 Year Ended
(In millions)April 1, 2022April 2, 2021April 3, 2020
401(k) matching contributions$$$16 
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Note 16. Net Income (Loss) Per Share
Basic income per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income per share also includes the incremental effect of dilutive potentially issuable common shares outstanding during the period using the treasury stock method. Dilutive potentially issuable common shares include the dilutive effect of the shares underlying convertible debt and employee equity awards.
The components of basic and diluted net income (loss) per share are as follows:
 Year Ended
(In millions, except per share amounts)April 1, 2022April 2, 2021April 3, 2020
Income (loss) from continuing operations$836 $696 $578 
Income (loss) from discontinued operations— (142)3,309 
Net income (loss)$836 $554 $3,887 
Income (loss) per share - basic:
Continuing operations$1.44 $1.18 $0.94 
Discontinued operations$— $(0.24)$5.38 
Net income per share - basic$1.44 $0.94 $6.32 
Income (loss) per share - diluted:
Continuing operations$1.41 $1.16 $0.90 
Discontinued operations$— $(0.24)$5.15 
Net income per share - diluted$1.41 $0.92 $6.05 
Weighted-average shares outstanding - basic581 589 615 
Dilutive potentially issuable shares:
Convertible debt20 
Employee equity awards
Weighted-average shares outstanding - diluted591 600 643 
Anti-dilutive shares excluded from diluted net income (loss) per share calculation:
Convertible debt— 
Employee equity awards— 
Total
Under the treasury stock method, our convertible debt instruments will generally have a dilutive impact on net income per share when our average stock price for the period exceeds the conversion prices for the convertible debt instruments. On February 4, 2020, a portion of the 2.5% Convertible Notes were exchanged for the New 2.5% Convertible Notes, and a portion of the 2.0% Convertible Notes were exchanged for the New 2.0% Convertible Notes. The remaining Convertible Senior Notes received conversion price adjustments. The 2.5% Convertible Notes and 2.0% Convertible Notes were fully repaid on March 10, 2020 and May 26, 2020, respectively. The New 2.5% Convertible Notes were fully repaid on May 20, 2021. See Note 10 for further information on our convertible debt instruments. The conversion price of each convertible debt applicable in the periods presented is as follows:
Year Ended
April 1, 2022April 2, 2021April 3, 2020
2.5% Convertible Senior Notes due April 1, 2022N/AN/A$8.40 
2.0% Convertible Senior Notes due August 15, 2022N/AN/A$10.23 
New 2.5% Convertible Senior Notes due April 1, 2022N/A$16.77 $16.77 
New 2.0% Convertible Senior Notes due August 15, 2022$20.41 $20.41 $20.41 
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Note 17. Segment and Geographic Information
We operate as 1 reportable segment. Our Chief Operating Decision Maker reviews financial information presented on a consolidated basis to evaluate company performance and to allocate resources.
The following table summarizes net revenues for our major solutions:
Year Ended
(In millions)April 1, 2022April 2, 2021April 3, 2020
Consumer security$1,669 $1,513 $1,450 
Identity and information protection1,127 1,038 994 
ID Analytics— — 46 
Total net revenues$2,796 $2,551 $2,490 
Consumer security products include our Norton 360 Security offerings, Norton Security, Norton Secure VPN, Avira Security and other consumer security solutions. Identity and information protection products include our Norton 360 with LifeLock offerings, LifeLock identity theft protection and other information protection solutions. Our ID Analytics solutions were divested on January 31, 2020.
Geographic information
Net revenues by geography are based on the billing addresses of our customers. The following table represents net revenues by geographic area for the periods presented:
Year Ended
(In millions)April 1, 2022April 2, 2021April 3, 2020
Americas$1,963 $1,827 $1,831 
EMEA506 419 376 
APJ327 305 283 
Total net revenues$2,796 $2,551 $2,490 
Note: The Americas include U.S., Canada, and Latin America; EMEA includes Europe, Middle East, and Africa; APJ includes Asia Pacific and Japan
Revenues from customers inside the U.S. were $1,860 million, $1,742 million, and $1,747 million during fiscal 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. No other individual country accounted for more than 10% of revenues.
The table below represents cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments held in the U.S. and internationally in various foreign subsidiaries:
(In millions)April 1, 2022April 2, 2021
U.S.$1,220 $536 
International671 415 
Total cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments$1,891 $951 
The table below represents our property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization, by geographic area, based on the physical location of the asset, at the end of each period presented:
(In millions)April 1, 2022April 2, 2021
U.S.$16 $28 
Ireland27 32 
Germany13 14 
Other countries (1)
Total property and equipment, net$60 $78 
(1)    No individual country represented more than 10% of the respective totals.
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Our operating lease assets by geographic area, based on the physical location of the asset were as follows:
(In millions)April 1, 2022April 2, 2021
U.S.$66 $55 
India
Other countries (1)
12 
Total operating lease assets$74 $76 
(1)No individual country represented more than 10% of the respective totals.
Significant customers
In fiscal 2022, 2021 and 2020, no customer accounted for 10% or more of our net revenues. See Note 1 for customers that accounted for over 10% of our net accounts receivable.
Note 18. Commitments and Contingencies
Purchase obligations
We have purchase obligations that are associated with agreements for purchases of goods or services. Management believes that cancellation of these contracts is unlikely, and we expect to make future cash payments according to the contract terms.
The following reflects estimated future payments for purchase obligations by fiscal year. The amount of purchase obligations reflects estimated future payments as of April 1, 2022.
(In millions)April 1, 2022
2023$353 
202451 
2025
2026
2027
Thereafter
Total purchase obligations$426 
Deemed repatriation taxes
Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R.1), we are required to pay a one-time transition tax on untaxed earnings of our foreign subsidiaries through July 2025. The following reflects estimated future payments for deemed repatriation taxes by fiscal year:
(In millions)April 1, 2022
2023$68 
2024128 
2025171 
2026138 
Total obligations$505 
Indemnifications
In the ordinary course of business, we may provide indemnifications of varying scope and terms to customers, vendors, lessors, business partners, subsidiaries, and other parties with respect to certain matters, including, but not limited to, losses arising out of our breach of agreements or representations and warranties made by us. In addition, our bylaws contain indemnification obligations to our directors, officers, employees, and agents, and we have entered into indemnification agreements with our directors and certain of our officers to give such directors and officers additional contractual assurances regarding the scope of the indemnification set forth in our bylaws and to provide additional procedural protections. We maintain director and officer insurance, which may cover certain liabilities arising from our obligation to indemnify our directors and officers. It is not possible to determine the agreements.

Transactionsaggregate maximum potential loss under these indemnification agreements due to the limited history of prior indemnification claims and the unique facts and circumstances involved in each particular agreement. Such indemnification agreements might not be subject to maximum loss clauses. Historically, we have not incurred material costs as a result of obligations under these agreements, and we have not accrued any material liabilities related to such indemnification obligations in our Consolidated Financial Statements.

In connection with Starboard Value LP

In September 2018, the Company entered into an agreementsale of Veritas and the sale of our Enterprise Security business to Broadcom, we assigned several leases to Veritas Technologies LLC or Broadcom and/or their related subsidiaries. As a condition to consenting to the assignments, certain lessors required us to agree to indemnify the lessor under the applicable lease with Starboard Value LP andrespect to certain matters, including, but not limited to, losses arising out of its affiliates (collectively, “Starboard”) regarding, among other things, the membership and compositionVeritas Technologies LLC, Broadcom, or their related subsidiaries’ breach of the Board and committees thereof (the “Starboard Agreement”). Underpayment obligations under the terms of the Starboardlease. As with our other indemnification obligations discussed above and in

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general, it is not possible to determine the aggregate maximum potential loss under these indemnification agreements due to the limited history of prior indemnification claims and the unique facts and circumstances involved in each particular agreement. As with our other indemnification obligations, such indemnification agreements might not be subject to maximum loss clauses, and to date, generally under our real estate obligations, we have not incurred material costs as a result of such obligations under our leases and have not accrued any liabilities related to such indemnification obligations in our Consolidated Financial Statements.
We provide limited product warranties, and the majority of our software license agreements contain provisions that indemnify licensees of our software from damages and costs resulting from claims alleging that our software infringes on the intellectual property rights of a third party. Such indemnification provisions may not be subject to maximum loss clauses. Historically, payments made under these provisions have been immaterial. We monitor the conditions that are subject to indemnification to identify if a loss has occurred.
Litigation contingencies
For a description of our accounting policy regarding litigation and loss contingencies, see “Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” included in Part II, Item 7 of this Annual Report.
Trustees of the University of Columbia in the City of New York v. NortonLifeLock
As previously disclosed in our public filings, on May 2, 2022, a jury returned its verdict in a patent infringement case filed in 2013 by the Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Columbia originally brought suit alleging infringement of six patents owned by the university. The Company won a favorable claim construction order on all 6 patents, and the claim construction was upheld by the Federal Circuit in 2016 on all but U.S. Patent Nos. 8,601,322 and 8,074,115. The Company also sought inter partes review by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board of the claims of the ‘322 and ‘115 Patents and all but 2 claims of the ‘322 Patent and 3 claims of the ‘115 Patent were invalidated. The remaining claims of the ‘322 and ‘115 Patents were the only claims that remained in suit at trial.
The jury found that the Company’s Norton Security products and Symantec Endpoint Protection products (the latter of which were sold to Broadcom as part of an Asset Purchase Agreement with NortonLifeLock dated November 4, 2019) willfully infringe the ‘322 and ‘115 Patents through the use of SONAR/BASH behavioral protection technology. The jury awarded damages in the amount of $185 million. Columbia did not seek injunctive relief against the Company. The Company intends to cease use of the technology found by the jury to infringe. The jury also found that the Company appointed Peter A. Felddid not fraudulently conceal its prosecution of U.S. Patent No. 8,549,643 but did find that two Columbia professors were coinventors of this patent. No damages were awarded related to this patent.
A formal judgment has not yet been entered in the case. There are likely to be post-verdict motions and Dale L. Fuller to serve on the Boardhearings, and agreed to nominate them for election to the Board at the Annual Meeting. The Starboard Agreement also provided that Robert S. Miller and Geraldine B. Laybourne would not stand for re-election as directors at the Annual Meeting and that, within 30 days after the Annual Meeting, the Company would appoint Richard S. “Rick” Hillintends to file an appeal challenging the Boardverdict.
At this time, our current estimate of the low end of the range of probable estimated losses from this matter is $185 million which we have accrued. The jury’s verdict may be enhanced and, an additional director to the Board who wouldshould it be selected by the then-appointed Board from a list of candidates mutually agreed by the Company and Starboard pursuant to the procedures describedupheld on appeal, could ultimately result in the Starboard Agreement. On January 7, 2019,payment of somewhere between 1 and 3 times the Board appointed Mr. Hilljury’s verdict, plus interest and Sue Barsamian toattorneys’ fees. There is a reasonable possibility that a loss may be incurred in excess of our accrual for this matter; however, such loss cannot be reasonably estimated.
SEC Investigation
As previously disclosed in our public filings, the Board in accordance with this provision.  With respect to the Annual Meeting, Starboard has agreed to, among other things, vote all shares of the Company’s common stock beneficially owned by Starboard in favor of the Company’s director nominees and, subject to certain conditions, vote in accordance with the Board’s recommendations on all other proposals.

Pursuant to the Starboard Agreement, if at any time Starboard beneficially owns less than 3.0% of the Company’s then-outstanding common stock (the “Minimum Ownership Threshold”), Mr. Feld (or, if Mr. Feld is no longer serving on the Board, the substitute Starboard employee director who replaced Mr. Feld) will immediately resign from the Board. Furthermore, until the earlier of (x) 15 business days prior to the deadline for the submission of stockholder nominations for the 2019 Annual Meeting and (y) 90 days prior to the first anniversary of the Annual Meeting, for so long as Starboard satisfies the Minimum Ownership Threshold, Starboard also has certain additional rights to recommend or select substitute directors as provided in the Starboard Agreement.

Aircraft Lease Agreement

On November 9, 2017, the Company and Mr. Clark, our former CEO, entered into an Aircraft Lease Agreement (the “Aircraft Lease Agreement”) for the occasional lease by the Company of an aircraft owned by Mr. Clark. Under the Aircraft Lease Agreement, the Company will reimburse Mr. Clark for business travel on his aircraft at a rate of $2,500 per flight hour plus additional operating costs. The Nominating and GovernanceAudit Committee of our Board of Directors approved the Aircraft Lease Agreement after completing a competitive analysis of comparable chartered aircraft rates, which showed that the reimbursement rate is at or below market rates for the charter of similar aircraft. The Nominating and Governance

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(the Audit Committee) completed its internal investigation (the Audit Committee during FY18 also adopted a Company-wide Aircraft Usage Policy, which governs the approved business usage of corporate aircraft, including Mr. Clark’s, and set an annual cap on the amount of expenses to be incurred by the Company under the policy at two million dollars. During FY19, we incurred approximately $2 millionInvestigation) in fees for the aircraft owned by Mr. Clark. Please see “Executive Compensation and Related Information — Summary Compensation Table” on page 42 for more information.

Board Independence

It is the policy of the Board and NASDAQ’s rules require that listed companies have a board of directors with at least a majority of independent directors, as defined under NASDAQ’s Marketplace Rules. Currently, each member of our Board, other than our interim Chief Executive Officer, Richard S. Hill, is an independent director, and all standing committees of the Board are composed entirely of independent directors, in each case under NASDAQ’s independence definition. The NASDAQ independence definition includes a series of objective tests, such as that the director is not an employee of the company and has not engaged in various types of business dealings with the company.September 2018. In addition, the Board has made a subjective determination as to each independent director that no relationship exists which, in the opinion of the Board, would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director. In making these determinations, the directors reviewed and discussed information provided by the directors and our company with regard to each director’s business and other activities as they may relate to Symantec and our management. Based on this review and consistent with our independence criteria, the Board has affirmatively determined that the following current directors are independent: Sue Barsamian, Frank E. Dangeard, Peter A. Feld, Dale L. Fuller, Kenneth Y. Hao, David W. Humphrey, David L. Mahoney, Anita M. Sands, Daniel H. Schulman, V. Paul Unruh and Suzanne M. Vautrinot.

Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

We regularly review the services and fees from our independent registered public accounting firm, KPMG LLP (“KPMG”). These services and fees are also reviewedconnection with the Audit Committee annually.Investigation, we voluntarily contacted the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in April 2018. The SEC commenced a formal investigation with which we cooperated. In accordance with standard policy, KPMG periodically rotatesApril 2022, the individuals who are responsible for Symantec’s audit. Symantec’s Audit Committee has determinedSEC Staff informed the Company that the providing of certain non-audit services, as described below, is compatible with maintaining the independence of KPMG.

In addition to performing the audit of Symantec’s consolidated financial statements, KPMG provided various other services during FY19it concluded its investigation and FY18. Symantec’s Audit Committee has determined that KPMG’s provisioning of these services, which are described below, does not impair KPMG’s independence from Symantec.intend to recommend an enforcement action by the Commission against us.

Securities Class Action and Derivative Litigation
Securities class action lawsuits, which have since been consolidated, were filed in May 2018 against us and certain of our former officers, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The aggregate fees billed for FY19lead plaintiff’s consolidated amended complaint alleged that, during a purported class period of May 11, 2017 to August 2, 2018, defendants made false and FY18 for eachmisleading statements in violation of Sections 10(b) and 20(a), and that certain individuals violated Section 20A, of the following categoriesSecurities Exchange Act. Defendants filed motions to dismiss, which the Court granted in an order dated June 14, 2019. Pursuant to that order, plaintiff filed a motion seeking leave to amend and a proposed first amended complaint on July 11, 2019. The Court granted the motion in part on October 2, 2019, and the first amended complaint was filed on October 11, 2019. The Court’s order dismissed certain claims against certain of services are as follows:

Fees Billed to Symantec

 

FY19

 

FY18

 

Audit fees(1)

 

$

12,464,329

 

$

11,370,525

 

Audit related fees(2)

 

1,142,383

 

753,689

 

Tax fees(3)

 

161,685

 

469,449

 

All other fees(4)

 

0

 

311,000

 

Total fees

 

$

13,768,398

 

$

12,904,663

 


our former officers. Defendants filed answers on November 7, 2019. On April 20, 2021, to resolve an alleged conflict of interest raised with respect to the lead plaintiff and its counsel, the Court ordered a second Class Notice disclosing the circumstances of the alleged conflict and providing a further period for class members to opt out, which closed on July 2, 2021. The categoriesinitial class opt out period closed on August 25, 2020.

On May 24, 2021, the parties reached a proposed settlement and release of all claims in the above table haveclass action, for $70 million, and on June 8, 2021, the definitions assigned under Item 9parties executed a Stipulation and Agreement of Schedule 14A promulgatedSettlement, subject to Court approval and exclusive of any claims that may be brought by shareholders who opted out of the class action. Of the $70 million, $67.1 million was covered under the applicable insurance policy with the remainder to be paid by the Company. The Court approved the settlement on February 12, 2022.
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On November 22, 2021, investment funds managed by Orbis Investment Management Ltd. which previously opted out of the securities class action, filed suit under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, Arizona Securities Act, Arizona Consumer Fraud Act and these categories includecertain common law causes of action to recover alleged damages for losses incurred by the funds for their purchases or acquisitions of our common stock during the class period. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022, we made an immaterial settlement offer in particularthis matter, for which we have accrued.
Purported shareholder derivative lawsuits have been filed against us and certain of our former officers and current and former directors in the following components:

(1)“Audit fees” include feesU.S. District Courts for audit services principally related to the year-end examinationDistrict of Delaware and the quarterly reviewsNorthern District of California, Delaware Chancery Court, and Delaware Superior Court, arising generally out of the same facts and circumstances as alleged in the securities class action and alleging claims for breach of fiduciary duty and related claims; these lawsuits include an action brought derivatively on behalf of our consolidated financial statements, consultation on matters that arise during2008 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. No specific amount of damages has been alleged in these lawsuits. We have also received demands from purported stockholders to inspect corporate books and records under Delaware law. At this stage, we are unable to assess whether any material loss or adverse effect is reasonably possible as a reviewresult of the derivative lawsuits or audit, reviewestimate the range of SEC filings, audit services performedany potential loss.

We will continue to incur legal fees in connection with these pending cases and demands, including expenses for the reimbursement of legal fees of present and former officers and directors under indemnification obligations. The expense of continuing to defend such litigation may be significant. We intend to defend these lawsuits vigorously, but there can be no assurance that we will be successful in any defense. If any of the lawsuits are decided adversely, we may be liable for significant damages directly or under our acquisitionsindemnification obligations, which could adversely affect our business, results of operations, and divestiturescash flows.
GSA
During the first quarter of fiscal 2013, we were advised by the Commercial Litigation Branch of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Division and the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia that the government is investigating our compliance with certain provisions of our U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule Contract No. GS-35F-0240T effective January 24, 2007, including provisions relating to pricing, country of origin, accessibility, and the disclosure of commercial sales practices.
As reported on the GSA’s publicly-available database, our total sales under the GSA Schedule contract were approximately $222 million from the period beginning January 2007 and ending September 2012. We fully cooperated with the government throughout its investigation, and in January 2014, representatives of the government indicated that their initial analysis of our actual damages exposure from direct government sales under the GSA Schedule contract was approximately $145 million; since the initial meeting, the government’s analysis of our potential damages exposure relating to direct sales has increased. The government also indicated they would pursue claims for certain sales to California, Florida, and New York as well as sales to the federal government through reseller GSA Schedule contracts, which could significantly increase our potential damages exposure.
In 2012, a sealed civil lawsuit was filed against us related to compliance with the GSA Schedule contract and contracts with California, Florida, and New York. On July 18, 2014, the Court-imposed seal expired, and the government intervened in the lawsuit. On September 16, 2014, the states of California and Florida intervened in the lawsuit, and the state of New York notified the Court that it would not intervene. On October 3, 2014, the DOJ filed an amended complaint, which did not state a specific damages amount. On October 17, 2014, California and Florida combined their claims with those of the DOJ and the relator on behalf of New York in an Omnibus Complaint, and a First Amended Omnibus Complaint was filed on October 8, 2015; the state claims also do not state specific damages amounts. On June 6, 2019, we filed a motion seeking summary judgment on all claims asserted by all plaintiffs, and the plaintiffs filed a motion for partial summary judgment on elements of liability on their claims. On October 21, 2019, the DOJ moved for a Prejudgment Writ of Sequestration for the Company to set aside $1,090 million to pay a judgment, should the United States prevail in this litigation, under the Federal Debt Collection Procedures Act. The Writ was sought in response to the Company’s announcement of its plans to distribute the after-tax proceeds of the sale of the Symantec enterprise business to Broadcom to its shareholders via a special dividend. The Court denied the Writ on December 12, 2019, on the basis of the Government’s failure to establish the “probable validity” of the debt, the amount sought to be sequestered, and the Company’s available cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments. The Court permitted the DOJ limited discovery of facts relevant to the Company’s financial state and financial projections and the option to renew its motion if appropriate and supported by the analysis of its own financial expert. That discovery period has now closed. On March 30, 2020, the Court issued an Order granting in part and denying in part our motion for summary judgment and granting in part and denying in part the United States’ motion for partial summary judgment. On September 30, 2020, the Company filed a Motion for Reconsideration of certain rulings in the Court’s March 30 Summary Judgment Order. A second Motion for Reconsideration of certain rulings in the Summary Judgement Order based on significant change in the law was filed on July 23, 2021. Both Motions for Reconsideration were denied. Court ordered mediations in July 2020 and February 2021 were not successful.
On March 23, 2021, Plaintiffs withdrew their demand for a jury trial and the Company consented to proceed with a bench trial, which concluded on March 24, 2022. The Court has not yet issued its judgment.
On May 13, 2021, we reached a settlement in principle with the State of Florida to resolve all claims it asserted in the litigation for $0.5 million, plus Relator’s statutory audit fees.

(2)“Audit related fees” includeattorney’s fees which arewith respect to the State of Florida’s claims. On February 28 2022, we reached a settlement in principle with the State of New York and Relator to resolve all of the New York claims asserted in the litigation for assurance and related services other than those included in Audit fees.

(3)“Tax fees” include fees for tax compliance and advice.

(4)“All other fees” include fees for all other non-audit services, principally for services in relation to certain information technology audits.

An accounting firm other than KPMG performs supplemental internal audit services for Symantec. Another accounting firm provides the majority of Symantec’s outside tax services.

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Policy on Audit Committee Pre-Approval

At this time, our current estimate of Auditthe low end of the range of probable estimated losses from this matter is $50 million, inclusive of the settlement with the States of Florida and Permissible Non-Audit ServicesNew York, which we have accrued. It is possible that the litigation could lead to claims or findings of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Audit Committee’s policy isviolations of the False Claims Act and could be material to pre-approve all auditour results of operations and permissible non-audit services providedcash flows for any period. Resolution of False Claims Act investigations can ultimately result in the payment of somewhere between 1 and 3 times the actual damages proven by the independent registered public accounting firm. These servicesgovernment, plus civil penalties. There is a reasonable possibility that a loss may include audit services, audit-related services, tax serviceshave been incurred in excess of our accrual for this matter; however, such loss cannot be reasonably estimated.

Holden v. NortonLifeLock
On February 8, 2021, Lauren Holden filed a putative class action in the Circuit Court for Duval County, Florida alleging that the Company violated the Florida wiretapping statute, Florida Security of Communications Act, Fla. Stat. Ann. § 934.01, et. seq., through the use of session replay technology on www.us.norton.com. The complaint defines the class as consisting of Florida residents who visited the website and other services. Pre-approval is detailed aswhose electronic communications were alleged to have been intercepted by the Company without prior consent and, on behalf of the class, seeks statutory damages, attorney’s fees and costs, and injunctive relief. On March 12, 2021, the Company removed the case to the particular service or categoryDistrict Court for the Middle District of servicesFlorida and is generally subject to a specific budget. The independent registered public accounting firmfiled its Answer and management are required to periodically reportAffirmative Defenses to the Audit Committee regardingcomplaint. The Company then filed a Motion for Judgment on the extentPleadings on April 20, 2021. On April 29, 2021, Plaintiff filed a Motion for Leave to File an Amended Complaint. On July 22, 2021, the Court granted Plaintiff leave to file an amended complaint and deemed the Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings moot. On August 5, 2021, the Company filed a Motion to Dismiss the First Amended Complaint. On September 9, 2021, the Plaintiff filed a Notice of services provided by the independent registered public accounting firm in accordance with this pre-approval,Voluntary Dismissal Without Prejudice and the fees forCourt entered an Order on September 16, 2021, dismissing the services performedcase without prejudice.
Other
We are involved in a number of other judicial and administrative proceedings that are incidental to date. The Audit Committeeour business. Although adverse decisions (or settlements) may also pre-approve particular services on a case-by-case basis.

Alloccur in one or more of the services relatingcases, it is not possible to estimate the fees describedpossible loss or losses from each of these cases. The final resolution of these lawsuits, individually or in the table above were approved byaggregate, is not expected to have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.

(2) Financial Statement Schedule
Schedule II
NORTONLIFELOCK INC.
VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
All financial statement schedules have been omitted, since the Audit Committee.

required information is not applicable or is not present in material amounts, and/or changes to such amounts are immaterial to require submission of the schedule, or because the information required is included in our Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto included in this Form 10-K.

(3) Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
 Incorporated by Reference
Filed
Herewith
Exhibit DescriptionFormFile No.ExhibitFiling Date
2.01(§)8-K000-177812.018/8/2019
2.028-K000-177812.018/10/2021
2.038-K000-177812.028/10/2021
2.048-K000-177812.038/10/2021
3.0110-K000-177813.015/21/2021
3.028-K000-177813.0211/4/2019
3.0310-K000-177813.065/28/2020
4.0110-K000-177814.015/28/2020
4.0210-K000-177814.025/28/2020
4.038-K000-177814.019/16/2010
4.048-K000-177814.026/14/2012
74

Exhibit
Number
 Incorporated by Reference
Filed
Herewith
Exhibit DescriptionFormFile No.ExhibitFiling Date
4.058-K000-1778110.012/9/2016
4.068-K000-1778110.013/7/2016
4.078-K000-177812.026/14/2016
4.0810-Q000-177812.038/5/2016
4.098-K000-177814.012/9/2017
4.108-K000-177814.022/9/2017
4.118-K000-1778110.0111/12/2019
4.128-K000-1778110.0211/12/2019
4.1310-K000-177814.145/28/2020
4.1410-K000-177814.155/28/2020
10.01(*)8-K000-1778110.011/23/2006
10.02(*)8-K000-1778110.033/7/2016
10.03(*)10-K000-1778110.055/24/2010
10.04(*)10-Q000-1778110.0111/1/2011
10.05(*)10-Q000-1778110.062/7/2020
10.06(*)8-K000-1778110.0112/3/2018
75

Exhibit
Number
 Incorporated by Reference
Filed
Herewith
Exhibit DescriptionFormFile No.ExhibitFiling Date
10.07(*)10-K000-1778110.1010/26/2018
10.08(*)10-Q000-1778110.038/6/2020
10.09(*)10-K000-1778110.095/21/2021
10.10(*)10-K000-1778110.105/21/2021
10.11
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, effective as of August 1, 2016, among Registrant, the lenders party thereto (the Lenders), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Term Loan A-1/Revolver Administrative Agent and Swingline Lender, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Term Loan A-2 Administrative Agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Incorporated, Barclays Bank PLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Royal Bank of Canada and Mizuho Bank, Ltd., as Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners in respect of the Term A-2 Facility, Barclays Bank PLC, Citibank, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Royal Bank of Canada, Mizuho Bank, Ltd. And TD Securities (USA) LLC, as Co-Documentation Agents in respect of the Term A-2 Facility, and Bank of America, N.A., as Syndication Agent in respect of Term A-2 Facility.
10-Q000-177814.038/5/2016
10.1210-Q000-177814.058/5/2016
10.1310-Q000-177814.028/5/2016
10.1410-Q000-177814.012/3/2017
76

Exhibit
Number
 Incorporated by Reference
Filed
Herewith
Exhibit DescriptionFormFile No.ExhibitFiling Date
10.1510-Q000-177814.022/3/2017
10.16
First Amendment, dated December 12, 2016, to the Credit Agreement, effective as of August 1, 2016, among the Registrant, the lenders party thereto (the Lenders), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Term Loan A-1/Revolver Administrative Agent and Swingline Lender, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Term Loan A-2 Administrative Agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Incorporated, Barclays Bank PLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Royal Bank of Canada and Mizuho Bank, Ltd., as Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners in respect of the Term A-2 Facility, Barclays Bank PLC, Citibank, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Royal Bank of Canada, Mizuho Bank, Ltd. And TD Securities (USA) LLC, as Co-Documentation Agents in respect of the Term A-2 Facility, and Bank of America, N.A., as Syndication Agent in respect of Term A-2 Facility.
10-Q000-177814.032/3/2017
10.17(*)8-K000-1778110.0310/25/2013
10.18(*)10-K000-1778110.185/21/2021
10.19(*)10-K000-1778110.195/21/2021
10.20(*)10-Q000-1778110.038/2/2021
10.21(*)10-Q000-1778110.048/2/2021
10.22(§§)Assignment of Copyright and Other Intellectual Property Rights, by and between Peter Norton and Peter Norton Computing, Inc., dated August 31, 1990.S-433-3538510.376/13/1990
10.23(†)S-1/A333-8377710.278/6/1999
10.2410-Q000-1778110.018/7/2007
10.2510-Q000-1778110.0111/16/2018
10.2610-Q000-1778110.0211/16/2018
77

Exhibit
Number
 Incorporated by Reference
Filed
Herewith
Exhibit DescriptionFormFile No.ExhibitFiling Date
10.27(*)10-Q000-1778110.017/8/2020
10.28
Credit Agreement, effective as of November 4, 2019, among NortonLifeLock Inc., the issuing banks and lenders party thereto (the Lenders), Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Revolver Administrative Agent and Swingline Lender, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Term Loan Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, BofA Securities, Inc., Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Barclays Bank PLC, and The Bank of Nova Scotia, as Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners, Bank of America, N.A., Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Barclays Bank PLC and The Bank of Nova Scotia, as Syndication Agents and and Goldman Sachs Bank USA, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., MUFG Bank, Ltd., SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., Citizens Bank, N.A., BMO Capital Markets Corp., BNP Paribas Securities Corp. and Santander Bank, N.A., as Co-Documentation Agents.
8-K000-1778110.0111/4/2019
10.298-K000-1778110.017/8/2020
10.30(+)10-Q000-1778110.012/5/2021
10.3110-K000-1778110.315/21/2021
10.328-K000-1778110.029/3/2021
10.338-K000-1778110.019/3/2021
10.348-K000-1778110.016/7/2021
21.01X
23.01X
24.01X
31.01X
31.02X
32.01(††)X
78

Exhibit
Number
Incorporated by Reference
Filed
Herewith
Exhibit DescriptionFormFile No.ExhibitFiling Date
32.02(††)X
101.00The following financial information from NortonLifeLock Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 1, 2022 are formatted in iXBRL (Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss), (iv) Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit), (vi) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (vi) Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged as blocks of text and including detailed tags.X
104.00Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).X
*Indicates a management contract, compensatory plan or arrangement.
**Filed by LifeLock, Inc.
§The exhibits and schedules to this agreement have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Registrant agrees to furnish supplementally copies of any such exhibits and schedules to the SEC upon request.
§§Paper filing.
Filed by Veritas Software Corporation.
††This exhibit is being furnished, rather than filed, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing, in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K.
+Certain portions of this document that constitute confidential information have been redacted in accordance with Regulations S-K, Item 601(b)(10).
Item 16. Form 10-K Summary
None.
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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused Amendment No. 1 to this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Mountain View, State of California, on the 25th20th day of July 2019.

May 2022.

SYMANTEC CORPORATION

NORTONLIFELOCK INC.

By

By: /s/    Vincent Pilette

Vincent Pilette

Chief Executive Officer and Director
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Vincent Pilette, Natalie Derse, and Bryan Ko, and each or any of them, his or her attorneys-in-fact, each with the power of substitution, for him or her in any and all capacities to sign any and all amendments to this report on Form 10-K and any other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorneys-in-fact, or his or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney may be signed in several counterparts.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated below.

Signature

Title

Date
/s/    Vincent Pilette
Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
May 20, 2022
Vincent Pilette
/s/    Natalie DerseExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit


(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

Incorporated by Reference

Filed

May 20, 2022

Number

Natalie Derse

Exhibit Description

Form

File No.

Exhibit

Filing Date

Herewith

31.03

/s/    Frank E. Dangeard

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302Chairman of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Board

X

May 20, 2022

Frank E. Dangeard

31.04

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

/s/    Sue Barsamian

Director

May 20, 2022
Sue Barsamian

X

/s/    Eric K. BrandtDirectorMay 20, 2022
Eric K. Brandt
/s/    Nora DenzelDirectorMay 20, 2022
Nora Denzel
/s/    Peter A. FeldDirectorMay 20, 2022
Peter A. Feld
/s/    Kenneth Y. HaoDirectorMay 20, 2022
Kenneth Y. Hao
/s/    Emily HeathDirectorMay 20, 2022
Emily Heath
/s/    Sherrese M. SmithDirectorMay 20, 2022
Sherrese M. Smith

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