SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): October 19, 2001
Symantec Corporation
Delaware
| 0-17781 | 77-0181864 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 20330 Stevens Creek Boulevard, Cupertino, California | 95014 | ||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(408) 253-9600
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
| Item 5: Other Events | ||||||||
| Item 7: Financial Statements and Exhibits | ||||||||
| SIGNATURE | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT INDEX | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT 99.01 | ||||||||
Item 5: Other Events
On October 19, 2001, Symantec Corporation issued a press release announcing that it had priced a private offering of $525 million of its 3% convertible subordinated notes due November 1, 2006 (which amount does not give effect to an option granted to the initial purchaser to acquire an additional $75 million in principal amount of the notes). The offering was made only to qualified institutional buyers in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.01 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7: Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits.
The following exhibit is filed herewith:
99.01 Press release of Symantec Corporation, dated October 19, 2001.
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: October 22, 2001 | ||
| SYMANTEC CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Art Courville | |
| Art Courville Senior Vice President and General Counsel | ||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit | ||
| 99.01 | Press release of Symantec Corporation, dated October 19, 2001. |
