May 21, 2019
VIA EDGAR AND FEDEX
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549-7010
Attention: Kathleen Collins, Accounting Branch Chief, Office of Information Technologies and Services
| Re: | Symantec Corporation |
Form10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended March 30, 2018 |
Filed October 26, 2018 |
FileNo. 000-17781 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This letter transmits a letter dated May 21, 2019 (the “Supplemental Letter”), which provides information that supplements the letter dated May 14, 2019, submitted by Symantec Corporation (the “Company”) in response to the comments of the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) set forth in the letter dated May 10, 2019, from the Division of Corporation Finance Office of Information Technologies and Services to Mr. Nicholas R. Noviello of the Company.
The Company is requesting confidential treatment of the Supplemental Letter provided as Attachment A to this letter (as detailed in the Company’s written confidential treatment request accompanying the Supplemental Letter, which has been submitted under separate cover), pursuant to Regulation 200.83 of the Commission (17 C.F.R. §200.83).
Please direct any comments or questions regarding this filing to me at650-527-6610.
| Very truly yours, |
/s/ Nicholas R. Noviello |
| Nicholas R. Noviello |
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
| Symantec Corporation |
| cc: | V. Paul Unruh, Chair, Audit Committee of the Board of Directors |
Richard S. Hill, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer |
Scott C. Taylor, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
Jana Barsten, Partner, KPMG LLP |
William L. Hughes, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP |
Exhibit: Attachment A (provided under separate cover)
Symantec Corporation 350 Ellis Street, Mountain View, CA 94043 Telephone (650)527-8000 www.symantec.com