UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 8-K
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):July 26, 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
| ITEM 5: OTHER EVENTS. | ||||||||
| SIGNATURE | ||||||||
ITEM 5: OTHER EVENTS.
Symantec’s policy regarding securities trades by company personnel permits sales of the company’s securities under plans instituted pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 10b5-1. These plans are designed to allow directors and executive officers to diversify their holdings but dispel any inference that they are purchasing or selling their company’s stock on the basis of, or while they are aware of, material nonpublic information.
Gail Hamilton, the company’s Executive Vice President and General Manager, Global Services and Support, and Janice Chaffin, the company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, have adopted 10b5-1 plans. These plans provide for periodic sales of shares on the open market at prevailing market prices, subject to certain volume limits and minimum price requirements. These plans are effective immediately.
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: August 5, 2004 | SYMANTEC CORPORATION | |
| By: /s/ Arthur F. Courville | ||
| Arthur F. Courville Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
