Gen Digital (GEN) 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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): October 23, 2012

Symantec Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware	000-17781	77-0181864
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
350 Ellis Street, Mountain View, CA		94043
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code (650) 527-8000

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

William T. Robbins, Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Services of Symantec Corporation (the “Company”) is no longer serving in such capacity effective as of October 24, 2012 as a result of the Company’s elimination of such position. Mr. Robbins is expected to remain employed by the Company for a transitional period of time.

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Company’s 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held on October 23, 2012. Set forth below are the matters the stockholders voted on and the final voting results.

Proposal 1: Election of Directors:

Nominee	Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions		Broker Non-Votes
Stephen M. Bennett		520,411,366		23,066,228		3,891,580		69,101,274
Michael A. Brown		533,076,907		10,724,516		3,567,751		69,101,274
Frank E. Dangeard		481,838,651		61,984,513		3,546,010		69,101,274
Stephen E. Gillett		539,807,260		4,004,398		3,557,516		69,101,274
Geraldine B. Laybourne		533,948,060		9,888,936		3,532,178		69,101,274
David L. Mahoney		533,121,762		10,684,413		3,562,999		69,101,274
Robert S. Miller		531,464,697		12,359,702		3,544,775		69,101,274
Daniel H. Schulman		532,056,935		11,744,075		3,568,164		69,101,274
V. Paul Unruh		533,421,857		10,382,578		3,564,739		69,101,274

Each of the nine nominees were elected to the Board of Directors, each to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor has been duly elected or until his or her earlier resignation or removal.

Proposal 2: Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2013 fiscal year:

Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
609,657,508	3,002,739	3,810,201	0

The appointment was ratified.

Proposal 3: Advisory vote to approve executive compensation:

Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
530,738,063	13,152,357	3,478,754	69,101,274

The proposal was approved.

Proposal 4: Stockholder proposal regarding executives to retain significant stock:

Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions	Broker Non-Votes
159,069,453	382,509,211	5,790,510	69,101,274

The proposal was defeated.

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
Dated: October 24, 2012	By:	/s/ GREGORY KING
		Name:	Gregory King
		Title:	Vice President, Corporate Legal Services
			and Assistant Secretary