UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):July 21, 2004
SYMANTEC CORPORATION
Delaware
| 000-17781 | 77-0181864 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
| 20330 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino, CA | 95014 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) |
(408) 517-8000
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ITEM 7: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits.
The following exhibit is filed herewith:
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release issued by Symantec Corporation dated July 21, 2004. |
ITEM 12: REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
On July 21, 2004, Symantec Corporation (the “Registrant”) issued a press release announcing results for the fiscal quarter ended July 2, 2004. A copy of the press release is attached as exhibit 99.1. The information in this report shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of, or otherwise regarded as filed under, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Unless expressly incorporated into a filing of the Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, made after the date hereof, the information contained herein shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Registrant, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: July 21, 2004 | SYMANTEC CORPORATION | |
| By: /s/ Arthur F. Courville | ||
| Arthur F. Courville | ||
| Senior Vice President and General Counsel |
