SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Amendment No. 1 to
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):May 31, 2005
SYMANTEC CORPORATION
| Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | 000-17781 (Commission File Number) | 77-0181864 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 20330 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino (Address of principal executive offices) | 95014 (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (408) 517-8000
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| ITEM 9.01: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS | ||||||||
| SIGNATURE | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT INDEX | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT 99.01 | ||||||||
Explanatory Note:
This Amendment No. 1 is filed solely to correct two typographical errors in Slide No. 23 of Exhibit 99.01, which was furnished in the Form 8-K filed by Symantec Corporation (“Symantec”) on May 31, 2005. In Slide No. 23, which represents Symantec’s reconciliation of Non-GAAP to GAAP financial measures ($ in thousands except per share amounts), the Non-GAAP gross profit included in the June ’05 reconciliation column should be $599,240 rather than $710,000, and the GAAP gross profit in the same column should be $588,302 rather than $699,062. The corrected Exhibit 99.01 is furnished as Exhibit 99.01 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9.01: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
| (c) | Exhibits. |
The following exhibit is furnished herewith:
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.01 | Slides to be used in a series of joint investor presentations by Symantec and VERITAS Software Corporation (“VERITAS”) executives between May 31 and June 3, 2005 (solely furnished and not filed herewith pursuant to Item 7.01). |
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.
| SYMANTEC CORPORATION | ||||
| /s/ Arthur F. Courville | ||||
| Date: June 1, 2005 | Arthur F. Courville | |||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||
