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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on December&nbsp;20, 2002</FONT>
<DIV align="right"><FONT size="2">Registration No.&nbsp;333-</FONT></DIV>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="4">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</FONT>

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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="4">REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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<P align="center"><FONT size="6">Symantec Corporation</FONT>

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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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77-0181864</FONT></TD>
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or Organization)</FONT></TD>
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(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">20330 Stevens Creek Boulevard<BR>
Cupertino, California 95014</FONT>

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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Symantec Corporation 1996 Equity Incentive Plan<BR>
Symantec Corporation 2002 Executive Officers&#146; Purchase Plan<BR>
Symantec Corporation Stock Option Agreement</FONT>

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(Full Title of the Plan)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">John W. Thompson<BR>
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board<BR>
20330 Stevens Creek Boulevard<BR>
Cupertino, California 95014</FONT>

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(Name and Address of Agent For Service)<BR>
(408)&nbsp;253-9600</FONT></DIV>

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(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Copy to:<BR>
Richard A. Peers<BR>
Heller Ehrman White &#038; McAuliffe LLP<BR>
275 Middlefield Road<BR>
Menlo Park, California 94025-3506<BR>
Telephone: (650)&nbsp;324-7000<BR>
Facsimile: (650)&nbsp;324-0638</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</FONT>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share</FONT></DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">6,690,000 </FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(a), this registration statement also covers any
additional securities that may be offered or issued in connection with any
stock split, stock dividend or similar transaction.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Estimated solely for the purpose of computing the amount of registration
fee pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
based on the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant&#146;s Common
Stock reported on the Nasdaq National Market on December&nbsp;13, 2002.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Includes 6,400,000 shares reserved under Registrant&#146;s 1996 Equity Incentive
Plan, 250,000 shares reserved under Registrant&#146;s 2002 Executive Officers&#146; Stock
Purchase Plan and 40,000 shares issuable pursuant to a Stock Option Agreement
dated January&nbsp;1, 2000.</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities</A></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#008">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009">POWER OF ATTORNEY TO SIGN AMENDMENT</A></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="f86454exv5w1.txt">EXHIBIT 5.1</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="f86454exv23w1.txt">EXHIBIT 23.1</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B></FONT>

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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</B></FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents, which have been filed by Symantec Corporation
(the &#147;Registrant&#148;) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
&#147;Commission&#148;), are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement:
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    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year
ended March&nbsp;29, 2002, as amended by Form&nbsp;10-K/A filed with the
Commission on June&nbsp;18, 2002;</FONT></TD>
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periods ended June&nbsp;28, 2002 and September&nbsp;27, 2002;</FONT></TD>
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2002 and September&nbsp;23, 2002; and</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The description of Registrant&#146;s Common Stock contained in the
Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement filed with the Commission under
Section&nbsp;12 of the Exchange Act, including any amendment or report
filed for the purpose of updating such description.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement which indicates that
all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all
securities remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in
this registration statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of
such documents.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers</B></FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law authorizes a court to
award, or a corporation&#146;s board of directors to grant, indemnity to directors
and officers in terms sufficiently broad to permit such indemnification under
certain circumstances for liabilities (including reimbursement for expenses
incurred) arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities
Act&#148;).
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As permitted by Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law,
Registrant&#146;s Certificate of Incorporation includes a provision that eliminates
the personal liability of its directors for monetary damages for breach of
fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability:
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    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">for any breach of the director&#146;s duty of loyalty
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    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">for acts or omissions not in good faith or that
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    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">under Section&nbsp;174 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law regarding unlawful dividends and stock
purchases; and</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, Registrant&#146;s bylaws
provide that:
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    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">Registrant is required to indemnify its directors
and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware
General Corporation Law, subject to limited exceptions;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">Registrant may indemnify its other employees and
agents to the extent that it indemnifies its officers and
directors, unless otherwise required by law, its certificate
of incorporation, its bylaws or agreements to which it is a
party;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">Registrant is required to advance expenses, as
incurred, to its directors and officers in connection with a
legal proceeding to the fullest extent permitted by the
Delaware General Corporation Law, subject to limited
exceptions; and</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">-</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">the rights conferred in the Bylaws are not
exclusive.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Registrant has entered into Indemnity Agreements with each of its current
directors and officers to give such directors and officers additional
contractual assurances regarding the scope of the indemnification set forth in
Registrant&#146;s Certificate of Incorporation and to provide additional procedural
protections. At present, there is no pending litigation or proceeding
involving a director, officer or employee of Registrant regarding which
indemnification is sought, nor is Registrant aware of any threatened litigation
that may result in claims for indemnification.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Registrant maintains directors&#146; and officers&#146; liability insurance and
intends to extend that coverage for public securities matters.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;See also the undertakings set out in response to Item&nbsp;9.
</FONT>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Not applicable.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Item</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>No.</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Description of Item</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">5.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Opinion of Heller Ehrman White &#038; McAuliffe LLP</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Ernst &#038; Young LLP, Independent Auditors</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.2</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Heller Ehrman White &#038; McAuliffe LLP (filed as part of Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney (See page II-4)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">99.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Symantec Corporation 1996 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">99.2</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Symantec Corporation 2002 Executive Officers&#146; Stock Purchase Plan</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">99.3</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Symantec Corporation Stock Option Agreement</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">99.4</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Selected Financial Data Additional Disclosure for FASB No. 142</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">II-2</FONT>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</B></FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement to include any material
information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed
in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the
registration statement.
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant&#146;s
annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that is
incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant
has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission
such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in
the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
</FONT>
<P align="center"><FONT size="2">II-3</FONT>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">SIGNATURES</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the city of Cupertino, State of California, on this 20th day of
December, 2002.
</FONT>
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    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="46%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Symantec Corporation</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
By:
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ John W. Thompson</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">John W. Thompson</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Chairman of the Board and</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">POWER OF ATTORNEY TO SIGN AMENDMENT</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears
below does hereby constitute and appoint John W. Thompson, Gregory E. Myers and
Arthur F. Courville, and each of them, with full power of substitution, such
person&#146;s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents for such person in such
person&#146;s name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all
amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement
on Form&nbsp;S-8 and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in
and about the premises in order to effectuate the same as fully, to all intents
and purposes, as he or such person might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">II-4</FONT>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
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    <TD width="33%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="21%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Signature</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Capacity</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Date</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ John W. Thompson
<HR size="1" noshade>
John W. Thompson</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chairman of the Board of
Directors and Chief
Executive Officer
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">December&nbsp;20, 2002</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Gregory E. Myers
<HR size="1" noshade>
Gregory E. Myers</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chief Financial Officer,
Senior Vice President of
Finance
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">December&nbsp;20, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Tania Amochaev
<HR size="1" noshade>
Tania Amochaev</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">December&nbsp;20, 2002</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Kristian Halvorsen
<HR size="1" noshade>
Per-Kristian Halvorsen</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">December&nbsp;20, 2002</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Robert S. Miller
<HR size="1" noshade>
Robert S. Miller</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">December&nbsp;20, 2002</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Bill Owens
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Bill Owens</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">December&nbsp;20, 2002</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ George Reyes
<HR size="1" noshade>
George Reyes</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">December&nbsp;20, 2002</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Daniel H. Schulman
<HR size="1" noshade>
Daniel H. Schulman</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">December&nbsp;20, 2002</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">II-5</FONT>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Item</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>No.</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Description of Item</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">5.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Opinion of Heller Ehrman White &#038; McAuliffe LLP</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Ernst &#038; Young LLP, Independent Auditors</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.2</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Heller Ehrman White &#038; McAuliffe LLP (filed as part of
Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (See page II-4)</FONT></TD>
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Symantec Corporation 1996 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended</FONT></TD>
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Symantec Corporation 2002 Executive Officers&#146; Stock Purchase Plan</FONT></TD>
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Symantec Corporation Stock Option Agreement</FONT></TD>
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Symantec Corporation Form S-8
Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on December 20, 2002
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Symantec Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
77-0181864
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation
or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
20330 Stevens Creek Boulevard
Cupertino, California 95014
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Symantec Corporation 1996 Equity Incentive Plan
Symantec Corporation 2002 Executive Officers' Purchase Plan
Symantec Corporation Stock Option Agreement
(Full Title of the Plan)
John W. Thompson
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
20330 Stevens Creek Boulevard
Cupertino, California 95014
(Name and Address of Agent For Service)
(408) 253-9600
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
Copy to:
Richard A. Peers
Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe LLP
275 Middlefield Road
Menlo Park, California 94025-3506
Telephone: (650) 324-7000
Facsimile: (650) 324-0638
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
Proposed
Maximum
Maximum
Amount
Offering
Aggregate
Amount of
Title of Securities
to be
Price
Offering
Registration
to be Registered
Registered(1)
per Share(2)
Price
Fee
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
6,690,000
(3)
$
41.67
$
278,772,300
$
25,648
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a), this registration statement also covers any
additional securities that may be offered or issued in connection with any
stock split, stock dividend or similar transaction.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of computing the amount of registration
fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
based on the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant's Common
Stock reported on the Nasdaq National Market on December 13, 2002.
(3)
Includes 6,400,000 shares reserved under Registrant's 1996 Equity Incentive
Plan, 250,000 shares reserved under Registrant's 2002 Executive Officers' Stock
Purchase Plan and 40,000 shares issuable pursuant to a Stock Option Agreement
dated January 1, 2000.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Item 4. Description of Securities
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Item 8. Exhibits
Item 9. Undertakings
SIGNATURES
POWER OF ATTORNEY TO SIGN AMENDMENT
Index to Exhibits
EXHIBIT 5.1
EXHIBIT 23.1
EXHIBIT 99.1
EXHIBIT 99.2
EXHIBIT 99.3
EXHIBIT 99.4
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The following documents, which have been filed by Symantec Corporation
(the "Registrant") with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission"), are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement:
(a)
Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended March 29, 2002, as amended by Form 10-K/A filed with the
Commission on June 18, 2002;
(b)
Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly
periods ended June 28, 2002 and September 27, 2002;
(c)
Registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on July 25,
2002 and September 23, 2002; and
(d)
The description of Registrant's Common Stock contained in the
Registrant's Registration Statement filed with the Commission under
Section 12 of the Exchange Act, including any amendment or report
filed for the purpose of updating such description.
All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement which indicates that
all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all
securities remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in
this registration statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of
such documents.
Item 4. Description of Securities
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law authorizes a court to
award, or a corporation's board of directors to grant, indemnity to directors
and officers in terms sufficiently broad to permit such indemnification under
certain circumstances for liabilities (including reimbursement for expenses
incurred) arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act").
As permitted by Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law,
Registrant's Certificate of Incorporation includes a provision that eliminates
the personal liability of its directors for monetary damages for breach of
fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability:
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for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty
to Registrant or its stockholders;
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for acts or omissions not in good faith or that
involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of the
law;
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under Section 174 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law regarding unlawful dividends and stock
purchases; and
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for any transaction from which the director
derived an improper personal benefit.
As permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, Registrant's bylaws
provide that:
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Registrant is required to indemnify its directors
and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware
General Corporation Law, subject to limited exceptions;
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Registrant may indemnify its other employees and
agents to the extent that it indemnifies its officers and
directors, unless otherwise required by law, its certificate
of incorporation, its bylaws or agreements to which it is a
party;
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Registrant is required to advance expenses, as
incurred, to its directors and officers in connection with a
legal proceeding to the fullest extent permitted by the
Delaware General Corporation Law, subject to limited
exceptions; and
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the rights conferred in the Bylaws are not
exclusive.
Registrant has entered into Indemnity Agreements with each of its current
directors and officers to give such directors and officers additional
contractual assurances regarding the scope of the indemnification set forth in
Registrant's Certificate of Incorporation and to provide additional procedural
protections. At present, there is no pending litigation or proceeding
involving a director, officer or employee of Registrant regarding which
indemnification is sought, nor is Registrant aware of any threatened litigation
that may result in claims for indemnification.
Registrant maintains directors' and officers' liability insurance and
intends to extend that coverage for public securities matters.
See also the undertakings set out in response to Item 9.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits
Item
No.
Description of Item
5.1
Opinion of Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe LLP
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors
23.2
Consent of Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe LLP (filed as part of Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (See page II-4)
99.1
Symantec Corporation 1996 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended
99.2
Symantec Corporation 2002 Executive Officers' Stock Purchase Plan
99.3
Symantec Corporation Stock Option Agreement
99.4
Selected Financial Data Additional Disclosure for FASB No. 142
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Item 9. Undertakings
A.     The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement to include any material
information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed
in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the
registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.
B.     The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant's
annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that is
incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
C.     Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant
has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission
such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in
the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the city of Cupertino, State of California, on this 20th day of
December, 2002.
Symantec Corporation
By:
/s/ John W. Thompson
John W. Thompson
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY TO SIGN AMENDMENT
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears
below does hereby constitute and appoint John W. Thompson, Gregory E. Myers and
Arthur F. Courville, and each of them, with full power of substitution, such
person's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents for such person in such
person's name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all
amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement
on Form S-8 and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in
and about the premises in order to effectuate the same as fully, to all intents
and purposes, as he or such person might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Capacity
Date
/s/ John W. Thompson
John W. Thompson
Chairman of the Board of
Directors and Chief
Executive Officer
December 20, 2002
/s/ Gregory E. Myers
Gregory E. Myers
Chief Financial Officer,
Senior Vice President of
Finance
December 20, 2002
/s/ Tania Amochaev
Tania Amochaev
Director
December 20, 2002
/s/ Kristian Halvorsen
Per-Kristian Halvorsen
Director
December 20, 2002
/s/ Robert S. Miller
Robert S. Miller
Director
December 20, 2002
/s/ Bill Owens
Bill Owens
Director
December 20, 2002
/s/ George Reyes
George Reyes
Director
December 20, 2002
/s/ Daniel H. Schulman
Daniel H. Schulman
Director
December 20, 2002
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Index to Exhibits
Item
No.
Description of Item
5.1
Opinion of Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe LLP
23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors
23.2
Consent of Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe LLP (filed as part of
Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Power of Attorney (See page II-4)
99.1
Symantec Corporation 1996 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended
99.2
Symantec Corporation 2002 Executive Officers' Stock Purchase Plan
99.3
Symantec Corporation Stock Option Agreement
99.4
Selected Financial Data Additional Disclosure for FASB No. 142