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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q
(Mark One)
þ
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 2017
or
o
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
      
For the Transition Period from                to                
Commission File Number 000-17781
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  Symantec Corporation
(Exact name of the registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
  
77-0181864
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  
(I.R.S. employer
Identification no.)
 
 
 
350 Ellis Street
  
 
Mountain View, California
  
94043
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(650) 527-8000
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes  þ    No  o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes  þ    No  o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer  þ
  
Accelerated filer  o
  
Non-accelerated filer  o
  
Smaller reporting company  o
 
  
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
 
Emerging growth company  o
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes  o    No  þ
The number of shares of Symantec common stock, $0.01 par value per share, outstanding as of July 28, 2017 was 612,800,923 shares.
 


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SYMANTEC CORPORATION
FORM 10-Q
Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 2017
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
SYMANTEC CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited, in millions, except share amounts which are reflected in thousands, and par value per share amounts)
 
June 30, 2017
 
March 31, 2017 (1)
ASSETS
Current assets:
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
2,306

 
$
4,247

Accounts receivable, net
468

 
649

Other current assets
399

 
428

Total current assets
3,173

 
5,324

Property and equipment, net
895

 
937

Intangible assets, net
2,892

 
3,004

Goodwill
8,638

 
8,627

Equity investments
158

 
158

Other long-term assets
112

 
124

Total assets
$
15,868

 
$
18,174

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
121

 
$
180

Accrued compensation and benefits
206

 
272

Current portion of long-term debt

 
1,310

Deferred revenue
2,329

 
2,353

Income taxes payable
22

 
30

Other current liabilities
443

 
477

Total current liabilities
3,121

 
4,622

Long-term debt
6,202

 
6,876

Long-term deferred revenue
465

 
434

Deferred income tax liabilities
2,332

 
2,401

Long-term income taxes payable
261

 
251

Other long-term obligations
98

 
103

Total liabilities
12,479

 
14,687

Commitments and contingencies


 


Stockholders’ equity:
 
 
 
Preferred stock, $0.01  par value: 1,000  shares authorized; 21  shares issued; 0  outstanding

 

Common stock and additional paid-in capital, $0.01  par value: 3,000,000  shares authorized; 610,991  and 608,019 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
4,273

 
4,236

Accumulated other comprehensive income
10

 
12

Accumulated deficit
(894
)
 
(761
)
Total stockholders’ equity
3,389

 
3,487

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
15,868

 
$
18,174

 
(1)
Derived from audited financial statements.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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SYMANTEC CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited, in millions, except per share amounts)
 
Three Months Ended
 
June 30, 2017
 
July 1, 2016
Net revenues
$
1,175

 
$
884

Cost of revenues
257

 
149

Gross profit
918

 
735

Operating expenses:
 
 
 
Sales and marketing
433

 
291

Research and development
233

 
170

General and administrative
149

 
84

Amortization of intangible assets
59

 
14

Restructuring, transition and other
88

 
70

Total operating expenses
962

 
629

Operating income (loss)
(44
)
 
106

Interest income
6

 
5

Interest expense
(84
)
 
(27
)
Other income (expense), net
(12
)
 
13

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
(134
)
 
97

Income tax expense (benefit)
(24
)
 
31

Income (loss) from continuing operations
(110
)
 
66

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
(23
)
 
69

Net income (loss)
$
(133
)
 
$
135

 
 
 
 
Income (loss) per share - basic:
 
 
 
Continuing operations
$
(0.18
)
 
$
0.11

Discontinued operations
$
(0.04
)
 
$
0.11

Net income (loss) per share - basic
$
(0.22
)
 
$
0.22

 
 
 
 
Income (loss) per share - diluted:
 
 
 
Continuing operations
$
(0.18
)
 
$
0.11

Discontinued operations
$
(0.04
)
 
$
0.11

Net income (loss) per share - diluted
$
(0.22
)
 
$
0.22

 
 
 
 
Weighted-average shares outstanding:
 
 
 
Basic
609

 
613

Diluted
609

 
620

Cash dividends declared per common share
$
0.075

 
$
0.075

 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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SYMANTEC CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(Unaudited, in millions)
 
Three Months Ended
 
June 30, 2017
 
July 1, 2016
Net income (loss)
$
(133
)
 
$
135

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes:
 
 
 
Foreign currency translation adjustments
(2
)
 
(24
)
Unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities

 
(1
)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxes
(2
)
 
(25
)
Comprehensive income (loss)
$
(135
)
 
$
110

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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SYMANTEC CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited, in millions)
 
Three Months Ended
 
June 30, 2017
 
July 1, 2016
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
$
(133
)
 
$
135

(Income) loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
23

 
(69
)
Adjustments to continuing operating activities:
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization, including debt issuance costs and discounts
191

 
72

Stock-based compensation expense
147

 
49

Deferred income taxes
(62
)
 
33

Other
14

 
27

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
 
 
 
Accounts receivable, net
188

 
244

Accounts payable
(32
)
 
(63
)
Accrued compensation and benefits
(68
)
 
(52
)
Deferred revenue
(21
)
 
(139
)
Income taxes
40

 
(940
)
Other assets
3

 
(2
)
Other liabilities
(39
)
 
(35
)
Net cash provided by (used in) continuing operating activities
251

 
(740
)
Net cash used in discontinued operating activities
(38
)
 
(30
)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
213

 
(770
)
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
Additions to property and equipment
(47
)
 
(22
)
Payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired
(8
)
 

Proceeds from maturities and sales of short-term investments

 
30

Other
1

 
7

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
(54
)
 
15

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
Repayments of debt and other obligations
(2,010
)
 
(17
)
Proceeds from issuance of debt, net of issuance costs

 
994

Net proceeds from sales of common stock under employee stock benefit plans
11

 
1

Tax payments related to restricted stock units
(61
)
 
(24
)
Dividends and dividend equivalents paid
(66
)
 
(68
)
Other

 
10

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
(2,126
)
 
896

Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash and cash equivalents
26

 
(16
)
Change in cash and cash equivalents
(1,941
)
 
125

Beginning cash and cash equivalents
4,247

 
5,983

Ending cash and cash equivalents
$
2,306

 
$
6,108

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
 
 
 
Income taxes paid, net of refunds
$
39

 
$
953

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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SYMANTEC CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Note 1 Description of Business and Significant Accounting Policies
Business
Symantec Corporation (“Symantec,” “we,” “us,” “our,” and the “Company” refer to Symantec Corporation and all of its subsidiaries) is a global leader in cybersecurity.
On August 1, 2016 , we completed our acquisition of Blue Coat, Inc. (“Blue Coat”). On February 9, 2017 , we completed our acquisition of LifeLock, Inc. (“LifeLock”). Blue Coat and LifeLock have been included in our consolidated results of operations since their respective acquisition dates.
Basis of presentation
The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States of America (“U.S.”) for interim financial information. In the opinion of management, the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contain all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring items, except as otherwise noted, necessary for the fair presentation of our financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the interim periods. These unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the audited Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying Notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 . The results of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2017 are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the entire fiscal year.
We have a 52/53-week fiscal year ending on the Friday closest to March 31. Unless otherwise stated, references to three month ended periods in this report relate to fiscal periods ended June 30, 2017 and July 1, 2016 . The three months ended June 30, 2017 and July 1, 2016 each consisted of 13 weeks. Our 2018 fiscal year consists of 52 weeks and ends on March 30, 2018 .
Recently adopted authoritative guidance
Employee Stock-Based Compensation. In the first quarter of fiscal 2018, we adopted new guidance to simplify accounting for share-based payment transactions. Prior to adoption, excess tax benefits resulting from the difference between the deduction for tax purposes and the compensation costs recognized for financial reporting were not recognized until the deduction reduced taxes payable. As a result of the new guidance, we now recognize excess tax benefits in the current accounting period. In addition, we elected to continue to estimate forfeitures rather than record the forfeitures as they occur. We adopted the change in accounting method using the modified retrospective method. We also elected to retrospectively apply the change in presentation of excess tax benefits recognized on stock-based compensation expense in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows from financing activities to operating activities. The cumulative effect of adopting the new accounting guidance was not material.
There have been no other material changes in our significant accounting policies as of and for the three months ended June 30, 2017 , as compared to the significant accounting policies described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 .
Note 2 Segment Information
We have the following two reporting segments, which are the same as our operating segments:
Enterprise Security. Our Enterprise Security segment protects organizations so they can securely conduct business while leveraging new platforms and data. Our Enterprise Security segment includes our threat protection products, information protection products, cyber security services, website security and advanced web and cloud security offerings. Our enterprise endpoint and network security and management offerings support evolving endpoints and networks, providing advanced threat protection while helping reduce cost and complexity. These solutions are delivered through various methods, such as software, appliance, Software-as-a-Service (“SaaS”) and managed services.
Consumer Digital Safety. Our Consumer Digital Safety segment focuses on providing a Digital Safety solution to protect information, devices, networks and the identities of consumers. This platform includes our Norton-branded services, which provide multi-layer security and identity protection on major desktop and mobile operating systems, to defend against increasingly complex online threats to individuals, families and small businesses. With the addition of LifeLock-branded identity protection services, we are accelerating our leadership in Consumer Digital Safety to protect all aspects of the consumer’s digital life.
Operating segments are based upon the nature of our business and how our business is managed. Our Chief Operating Decision Makers (“CODM”), comprised of our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), use operating segment financial information to evaluate segment performance and to allocate resources.

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There were no inter-segment sales for the periods presented. The following table summarizes the operating results of our reporting segments:
 
Three Months Ended
(In millions)
June 30, 2017
 
July 1, 2016
Total Segments:
 
 
 
Net revenues
$
1,175

 
$
884

Operating income
$
324

 
$
253

Enterprise Security:
 
 
 
Net revenues
$
646

 
$
481

Operating income
$
94

 
$
28

Consumer Digital Safety:
 
 
 
Net revenues
$
529

 
$
403

Operating income
$
230

 
$
225

We do not allocate to our operating segments certain operating expenses that we manage separately at the corporate level and are not used in evaluating the results of, or in allocating resources to, our segments. These unallocated expenses consist of stock-based compensation expense, amortization of intangible assets, restructuring, transition and other charges, and acquisition and integration costs.
The following table provides a reconciliation of our total reportable segments’ operating income to our total operating income (loss):
 
Three Months Ended
(In millions)
June 30, 2017
 
July 1, 2016
Total segment operating income
$
324

 
$
253

Reconciling items:
 
 
 
Stock-based compensation expense
147

 
49

Amortization of intangible assets
114

 
20

Restructuring, transition and other
88

 
70

Acquisition and integration costs
19

 
8

Total consolidated operating income (loss) from continuing operations
$
(44
)
 
$
106

Note 3 Net Income (Loss) Per Share
Basic and diluted net income (loss) per share are computed on the basis of the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. In the first quarter of fiscal 2017, diluted net income (loss) per share also includes the incremental effect of dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period using the treasury stock method. Dilutive potential common shares include the dilutive effect of the shares’ underlying outstanding stock options, restricted stock units (“RSUs”), performance-based restricted stock units (“PRUs”), Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”) and convertible notes. See Note 10 for more information on our stock-based compensation.

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The components of net income (loss) per share are as follows:
 
Three Months Ended
(In millions, except per share data)
June 30, 2017
 
July 1, 2016
Income (loss) from continuing operations
$
(110
)
 
$
66

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
(23
)
 
69

Net income (loss)
$
(133
)
 
$
135

Income (loss) per share - basic:
 
 
 
Continuing operations
$
(0.18
)
 
$
0.11

Discontinued operations
$
(0.04
)
 
$
0.11

Net income (loss) per share - basic
$
(0.22
)
 
$
0.22

Income (loss) per share - diluted:
 
 
 
Continuing operations
$
(0.18
)
 
$
0.11

Discontinued operations
$
(0.04
)
 
$
0.11

Net income (loss) per share - diluted
$
(0.22
)
 
$
0.22

 
 
 
 
Weighted-average shares outstanding - basic
609

 
613

Dilutive potential shares

 
7

Weighted-average shares outstanding - diluted
609

 
620

The following have been excluded from the computation of diluted net income (loss) per share because their effect would have been anti-dilutive:
 
As of
(In millions)
June 30, 2017
 
July 1, 2016
Convertible shares
91

 

RSUs and PRUs
33

 
2

Stock options and ESPP
20

 

Total
144

 
2

Under the treasury stock method, our Convertible Senior Notes will generally have a dilutive impact on earnings when our average stock price for the period exceeds approximately $16.77 per share for the 2.5% Convertible Senior Notes and $20.41 per share for the 2.0% Convertible Senior Notes. During the three months ended June 30, 2017 , the conversion feature of both notes was anti-dilutive due to a loss from continuing operations.
Note 4 . Restructuring, Transition and Other Costs
Our restructuring, transition and other costs and liabilities consist primarily of severance, facilities, transition and other related costs. Severance costs generally include severance payments, outplacement services, health insurance coverage, and legal costs. Included in other exit and disposal costs are advisory fees incurred in connection with restructuring events and consulting and disentanglement costs to prune selected lines of business that do not fit either our growth, margin or strategic objectives. Facilities costs, which are also included in other exit and disposal costs, generally include rent expense and lease termination costs, less estimated sublease income. Transition costs primarily consist of consulting charges associated with the implementation of new enterprise resource planning systems and costs to automate business processes. Restructuring, transition and other costs are managed at the corporate level and are not allocated to our reportable segments. See Note 2 for information regarding the reconciliation of total segment operating income to total consolidated operating income (loss).
Fiscal 2017 Plan
We initiated a restructuring plan in the first quarter of fiscal 2017 to reduce complexity by means of long-term structural improvements (the “Fiscal 2017 Plan”). We expect to reduce headcount and close certain facilities in connection with the restructuring plan. We expect total costs incurred in connection with the Fiscal 2017 Plan to range between $430 million and $480 million , of which approximately $185 million to $195 million is expected to be for severance and termination benefits and $205 million to $230 million is expected to be for other exit and disposal costs primarily consisting of contract termination and relocation costs and advisory fees. The remainder is expected to be in the form of asset write-offs. These actions are expected to be completed in fiscal 2018. As of June 30, 2017 , liabilities for excess facility obligations at several locations around the world are expected to be paid throughout the respective lease terms, the longest of which extends through fiscal 2022 . Additionally, we expect continuing significant transition costs associated with the implementation of a new enterprise resource planning system and costs to automate business processes.

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Restructuring, transition and other costs summary
For the three months ended June 30, 2017 we incurred the following restructuring, transition and other costs:
(In millions)
June 30, 2017
Severance and termination costs
$
27

Other exit and disposal costs
32

Asset write-offs
1

Transition costs
28

Total restructuring, transition and other
$
88

Restructuring liabilities summary
As of June 30, 2017 and March 31, 2017 , the restructuring liabilities are included in accounts payable, other current liabilities and other long-term obligations in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(In millions)
Balance as of March 31, 2017
 
Costs, Net of
Adjustments
 
Cash
Payments
 
Non-Cash Charges
 
Balance as of June 30, 2017
 
Cumulative Incurred to Date for FY17 Plan
Severance and termination costs
$
20

 
$
27

 
$
(32
)
 
$

 
$
15

 
$
103

Other exit and disposal costs
26

 
32

 
(20
)
 
(7
)
 
31

 
111

Asset write-offs

 
1

 

 
(1
)
 

 
24

Total
$
46

 
$
60

 
$
(52
)
 
$
(8
)
 
$
46

 
$
238

Note 5 Income Taxes
The following table summarizes our effective tax rate for income (loss) from continuing operations for the periods presented:
 
Three Months Ended
(In millions, except percentages)
June 30, 2017
 
July 1, 2016
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
$
(134
)
 
$
97

Income tax expense (benefit)
$
(24
)
 
$
31

Effective tax rate
18
%
 
32
%
Our effective tax rate for loss from continuing operations for the three months ended June 30, 2017 differs from the federal statutory income tax rate primarily due to the benefits of lower-taxed international earnings, the research and development tax credit, and excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation, partially offset by various permanent differences.
Our effective tax rate for income from continuing operations for the three months ended July 1, 2016 differs from the federal statutory income tax rate primarily due to the benefits of lower-taxed international earnings, domestic manufacturing incentives and the research and development tax credit, partially offset by state income taxes.
For the three months ended June 30, 2017 , we recorded income tax expense on discontinued operations of $41 million . For the three months ended July 1, 2016 , we recorded income tax expense on discontinued operations of $16 million . See Note 12 for further details regarding discontinued operations.
We are a U.S.-based multinational company subject to tax in multiple U.S. and international tax jurisdictions. A substantial portion of our international earnings were generated from subsidiaries organized in Ireland and Singapore. Our results of operations would be adversely affected to the extent that our geographical mix of income becomes more weighted toward jurisdictions with higher tax rates and would be favorably affected to the extent the relative geographic mix shifts to lower tax jurisdictions. Any change in our mix of earnings is dependent upon many factors and is therefore difficult to predict.
The timing of the resolution of income tax examinations is highly uncertain, and the amounts ultimately paid, if any, upon resolution of the issues raised by the taxing authorities may differ materially from the amounts accrued for each year. Although potential resolution of uncertain tax positions involve multiple tax periods and jurisdictions, it is reasonably possible that the gross unrecognized tax benefits related to these audits could decrease, whether by payment, release, or a combination of both, in the next 12 months by $12 million , which could reduce our income tax provision and therefore benefit the resulting effective tax rate.
We continue to monitor the progress of ongoing income tax controversies and the impact, if any, of the expected expiration of the statute of limitations in various taxing jurisdictions.

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Note 6 Goodwill and Intangible Assets
Goodwill
The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by segment are as follows:
(In millions)
Consumer Digital Safety
 
Enterprise Security
 
Total
Net balance as of March 31, 2017
$
2,549

 
$
6,078

 
$
8,627

Acquisitions
2

 
5

 
7

Translation adjustments
1

 
3

 
4

Net balance as of June 30, 2017
$
2,552

 
$
6,086

 
$
8,638

Intangible assets, net
 
June 30, 2017
 
March 31, 2017
(In millions)
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Carrying
Amount
 
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Carrying
Amount
Customer relationships
$
1,650

 
$
(382
)
 
$
1,268

 
$
1,646

 
$
(322
)
 
$
1,324

Developed technology
1,007

 
(284
)
 
723

 
1,006

 
(229
)
 
777

Finite-lived trade names and other
46

 
(28
)
 
18

 
46

 
(26
)
 
20

Total finite-lived intangible assets
2,703

 
(694
)
 
2,009

 
2,698

 
(577
)
 
2,121

Indefinite-lived trade names
864

 

 
864

 
864

 

 
864

In-process research and development
19

 

 
19

 
19

 

 
19

Total intangible assets
$
3,586

 
$
(694
)
 
$
2,892

 
$
3,581

 
$
(577
)
 
$
3,004

As of June 30, 2017 , future amortization expense related to intangible assets that have finite lives is as follows by fiscal year:
(In millions)
June 30, 2017
Remainder of 2018
$
337

2019
428

2020
407

2021
296

2022
235

Thereafter
306

Total
$
2,009


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Note 7 Debt
The following table summarizes components of our debt:
(In millions, except percentages)
June 30, 2017
 
March 31, 2017
 
Effective
Interest Rate
2.75% Senior Notes due June 15, 2017
$

 
$
600

 
2.79
%
Senior Term Loan A-1 due May 10, 2019
800

 
1,000

 
LIBOR plus (1)

Senior Term Loan A-2 due August 1, 2019
800

 
800

 
LIBOR plus (1)

Senior Term Loan A-3 due August 1, 2019
200

 
200

 
LIBOR plus (1)

4.2% Senior Notes due September 15, 2020
750

 
750

 
4.25
%
2.5% Convertible Senior Notes due April 1, 2021
500

 
500

 
3.76
%
Senior Term Loan A-5 due August 1, 2021
500

 
1,710

 
LIBOR plus (1)

2.0% Convertible Senior Notes due August 15, 2021
1,250

 
1,250

 
2.66
%
3.95% Senior Notes due June 15, 2022
400

 
400

 
4.05
%
5.0% Senior Notes due April 15, 2025
1,100

 
1,100

 
5.23
%
Total principal amount
6,300

 
8,310

 
 
Less: Unamortized discount and issuance costs
(98
)
 
(124
)
 
 
Total debt
6,202

 
8,186

 
 
Less: Current portion

 
(1,310
)
 
 
Total long-term portion
$
6,202

 
$
6,876

 
 
 
(1)
The senior term facilities bear interest at a rate equal to the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus a margin of 1.50% to 1.75% based on the current debt rating of our non-credit-enhanced, senior unsecured long-term debt and our underlying loan agreements.
The future maturities of debt by fiscal year are as follows as of June 30, 2017 :
(In millions)
 
June 30, 2017
Remainder of 2018
 
$

2019
 

2020
 
1,800

2021
 
1,250

2022
 
1,750

Thereafter
 
1,500

Total future maturities of debt
$
6,300

Debt repayments
We prepaid principal amounts of $1.2 billion of our Senior Term Loan A-5 and $200 million of our Senior Term Loan A-1 during the first quarter of fiscal 2018. In addition, during the first quarter of fiscal 2018, the $600 million principal balance of our 2.75% Senior Notes due June 15, 2017 matured and was settled by a cash payment.
Note 8 . Fair Value Measurements
Assets measured and recorded at fair value on a recurring basis
Our cash equivalents consist primarily of money market funds with original maturities of three months or less at the time of purchase, and the carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value. Our short-term investments consist of investment securities with original maturities greater than three months and marketable equity securities, and are included in our other current assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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The following table summarizes our assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis, by level, within the fair value hierarchy:
 
June 30, 2017
 
March 31, 2017
(In millions)
Fair Value
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents
 
Short-Term Investments
 
Fair Value
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents
 
Short-Term Investments
Cash
$
480

 
$
480

 
$

 
$
1,183

 
$
1,183

 
$

Non-negotiable certificates of deposit
39

 
39

 

 
15

 
15

 

Level 1 (Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Money market
1,298

 
1,298

 

 
2,532

 
2,532

 

U.S. government securities
102

 
102

 

 
94

 
94

 

Marketable equity securities
8

 

 
8

 
9

 

 
9

Total level 1
1,408

 
1,400

 
8

 
2,635

 
2,626

 
9

Level 2 (Significant other observable inputs):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. agency securities
64

 
64

 

 
75

 
75

 

Commercial paper
323

 
323

 

 
348

 
348

 

Total level 2
387

 
387

 

 
423

 
423

 

Total
$
2,314

 
$
2,306

 
$
8

 
$
4,256

 
$
4,247

 
$
9

There were no transfers between fair value measurement levels during the three months ended June 30, 2017 .
Fair value of debt
As of June 30, 2017 and March 31, 2017 , the total fair value of our debt was $6.4 billion and $ 8.3 billion , respectively, based on Level 2 inputs.
Note 9 Stockholders' Equity
Dividends
The following table summarizes dividends declared and paid and dividend equivalents paid for the periods presented:
 
Three Months Ended
(In millions, except per share data)
June 30, 2017
 
July 1, 2016
Dividends declared and paid
$
46

 
$
46

Dividend equivalents paid
20

 
22

Total dividends and dividend equivalents paid
$
66

 
$
68

Cash dividends declared per common share
$
0.075

 
$
0.075

Our RSUs and PRUs are entitled to dividend equivalents to be paid in the form of cash upon vesting for each share of the underlying unit.
On August 2, 2017 , we declared a cash dividend of $0.075 per share of common stock to be paid on September 13, 2017 to all stockholders of record as of the close of business on August 21, 2017 . All shares of common stock issued and outstanding and all shares of unvested restricted stock and performance-based stock as of the record date will be entitled to the dividend and dividend equivalents, respectively. Any future dividends and dividend equivalents will be subject to the approval of our Board.

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Stock repurchase program
As of June 30, 2017, the remaining balance of our share repurchase authorization is $800 million and does not have an expiration date.
Accelerated stock repurchase agreement
During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017, we entered into an accelerated stock repurchase (“ASR”) agreement with financial institutions to repurchase an aggregate of $500 million of our common stock. Pursuant to the ASR agreement, we made an upfront payment of $500 million to the financial institutions and received and retired an initial delivery of 14.2 million shares of our common stock. In the first quarter of fiscal 2018, we completed the ASR and received and retired an additional delivery of 2.2 million shares of our common stock. The total shares received and retired under the terms of the ASR agreement were 16.4 million , with an average price paid per share of $30.51 .
Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income by component
Components of accumulated other comprehensive income, on a net of tax basis, were as follows:
(In millions)
Foreign Currency
Translation Adjustments
 
Unrealized Gain on
Available-For-Sale
Securities
 
Total
Balance as of March 31, 2017
$
7

 
$
5

 
$
12

Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications
(2
)
 

 
(2
)
Balance as of June 30, 2017
$
5

 
$
5

 
$
10

Note 10 Stock-Based Compensation
Stock-based compensation expense
The following table presents the stock-based compensation expense recognized in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations :
 
Three Months Ended
(In millions)
June 30, 2017
 
July 1, 2016
Cost of revenues
$
6

 
$
3

Sales and marketing
43

 
14

Research and development
41

 
15

General and administrative
57

 
17

Total stock-based compensation expense
147

 
49

Tax benefit associated with stock-based compensation expense
(51
)
 
(15
)
Total net stock-based compensation expense
$
96

 
$
34


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The following table summarizes additional information related to our stock-based compensation:
 
Three Months Ended
(In millions, except per grant data)
June 30, 2017
 
July 1, 2016
Restricted stock units:
 
 
 
Weighted-average fair value per grant
$
29.91

 
$
17.30

Awards granted
7.1

 
8.5

Total fair value of awards released
$
170

 
$
77

Total unrecognized compensation expense
$
370

 
$
273

Weighted-average remaining vesting period
2.0 years

 
2.2 years

Performance-based restricted stock units:
 
 
 
Weighted-average fair value per grant
$
33.96

 
$
17.30

Awards granted
2.5

 
1.3

Total fair value of awards released
$
21

 
$
2

Total unrecognized compensation expense
$
191

 
$
44

Weighted-average remaining vesting period
1.4 years

 
1.5 years

Stock options:
 
 
 
Total intrinsic value of stock options exercised
$
17

 
$

Total unrecognized compensation expense
$
119

 
$

Weighted-average remaining vesting period
1.4 years

 

Note 11 Commitments and Contingencies
Indemnifications
In the ordinary course of business, we may provide indemnifications of varying scope and terms to customers, vendors, lessors, business partners, subsidiaries and other parties with respect to certain matters, including, but not limited to, losses arising out of our breach of agreements or representations and warranties made by us. In addition, our bylaws contain indemnification obligations to our directors, officers, employees and agents, and we have entered into indemnification agreements with our directors and certain of our officers to give such directors and officers additional contractual assurances regarding the scope of the indemnification set forth in our bylaws and to provide additional procedural protections. We maintain director and officer insurance, which may cover certain liabilities arising from our obligation to indemnify our directors and officers. It is not possible to determine the aggregate maximum potential loss under these indemnification agreements due to the limited history of prior indemnification claims and the unique facts and circumstances involved in each particular agreement. Such indemnification agreements might not be subject to maximum loss clauses. Historically, we have not incurred material costs as a result of obligations under these agreements and we have not accrued any liabilities related to such indemnification obligations in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
In connection with the sale of our former information management business (“Veritas”), we assigned several leases to Veritas Technologies LLC or its related subsidiaries. As a condition to consenting to the assignments, certain lessors required us to agree to indemnify the lessor under the applicable lease with respect to certain matters, including, but not limited to, losses arising out of Veritas Technologies LLC or its related subsidiaries’ breach of payment obligations under the terms of the lease. As with our other indemnification obligations discussed above and in general, it is not possible to determine the aggregate maximum potential loss under these indemnification agreements due to the limited history of prior indemnification claims and the unique facts and circumstances involved in each particular agreement. As with our other indemnification obligations, such indemnification agreements might not be subject to maximum loss clauses and to date, generally under our real estate obligations, we have not incurred material costs as a result of such obligations under our leases and have not accrued any liabilities related to such indemnification obligations in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
We provide limited product warranties and the majority of our software license agreements contain provisions that indemnify licensees of our software from damages and costs resulting from claims alleging that our software infringes on the intellectual property rights of a third party. Historically, payments made under these provisions have been immaterial. We monitor the conditions that are subject to indemnification to identify if a loss has occurred.
Litigation contingencies
GSA
During the first quarter of fiscal 2013, we were advised by the Commercial Litigation Branch of the Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) Civil Division and the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia that the government is investigating our compliance with certain provisions of our U.S. General Services Administration (“GSA”) Multiple Award Schedule Contract No. GS-35F-0240T effective January 24, 2007, including provisions relating to pricing, country of origin, accessibility, and the disclosure of commercial sales practices.

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As reported on the GSA’s publicly-available database, our total sales under the GSA Schedule contract were approximately $222 million from the period beginning January 2007 and ending September 2012. We have fully cooperated with the government throughout its investigation and in January 2014, representatives of the government indicated that their initial analysis of our actual damages exposure from direct government sales under the GSA schedule was approximately  $145 million ; since the initial meeting, the government’s analysis of our potential damages exposure relating to direct sales has increased. The government has also indicated they are going to pursue claims for certain sales to California, Florida, and New York as well as sales to the federal government through reseller GSA Schedule contracts, which could significantly increase our potential damages exposure.
In 2012, a sealed civil lawsuit was filed against Symantec related to compliance with the GSA Schedule contract and contracts with California, Florida, and New York. On July 18, 2014, the Court-imposed seal expired, and the government intervened in the lawsuit. On September 16, 2014, the states of California and Florida intervened in the lawsuit, and the state of New York notified the Court that it would not intervene. On October 3, 2014, the DOJ filed an amended complaint, which did not state a specific damages amount. On October 17, 2014, California and Florida combined their claims with those of the DOJ and the relator on behalf of New York in an Omnibus Complaint, and a First Amended Omnibus Complaint was filed on October 8, 2015; the state claims also do not state specific damages amounts.
It is possible that the litigation could lead to claims or findings of violations of the False Claims Act, and could be material to our results of operations and cash flows for any period. Resolution of False Claims Act investigations can ultimately result in the payment of somewhere between one and three times the actual damages proven by the government, plus civil penalties in some cases, depending upon a number of factors. Our current estimate of the low end of the range of the probable estimated loss from this matter is  $25 million , which we have accrued. This amount contemplates estimated losses from both the investigation of compliance with the terms of the GSA Schedule contract as well as possible violations of the False Claims Act. There is at least a reasonable possibility that a loss may have been incurred in excess of our accrual for this matter, however, we are currently unable to determine the high end of the range of estimated losses resulting from this matter.
EDS & NDI
On January 24, 2011, a class action lawsuit was filed against us and our previous e-commerce vendor Digital River, Inc.; the lawsuit alleged violations of California’s Unfair Competition Law, the California Legal Remedies Act and unjust enrichment related to prior sales of Extended Download Service (“EDS”) and Norton Download Insurance (“NDI”). On March 31, 2014, the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota certified a class of all people who purchased these products between January 24, 2005 and March 10, 2011. In August 2015, the parties executed a settlement agreement pursuant to which we would pay the plaintiffs  $30 million , which we accrued. On October 8, 2015, the Court granted preliminary approval of the settlement, which was subsequently paid into escrow by us. The Court granted final approval on April 22, 2016, and entered judgment in the case. Objectors to the settlement have appealed to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals (“Eighth Circuit”), challenging the Court’s approval of the settlement, and the decision granting approval was affirmed by the Eighth Circuit on April 28, 2017. The time for the objectors to appeal the Eighth Circuit’s ruling has now expired without any appeal being filed. This matter is therefore now closed .
Finjan
On August 28, 2013, Finjan, Inc. (“Finjan”) filed a complaint against Blue Coat Systems, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California alleging that certain Blue Coat products infringe six of Finjan’s U.S. patents. On August 4, 2015, a jury returned a verdict that certain Blue Coat products infringe five of the Finjan patents-in-suit and awarded Finjan lump-sum damages of $40 million . On November 20, 2015, the trial court entered a judgment in favor of Finjan on the jury verdict and certain non-jury legal issues. On July 28, 2016, in its ruling on post-trial motions the trial court denied Blue Coat’s motions seeking a new trial or judgment as a matter of law and denied Finjan’s request for enhanced damages and attorneys’ fees. In August 2016, we completed our acquisition of Blue Coat. We intend to vigorously contest the judgment and have filed an appeal with the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals. Our current best estimated loss and related interest with respect to the jury verdict is  $40 million , which was accrued by Blue Coat and assumed by us as a part of the acquisition of Blue Coat.
Other
We are involved in a number of other judicial and administrative proceedings that are incidental to our business. Although adverse decisions (or settlements) may occur in one or more of the cases, it is not possible to estimate the possible loss or losses from each of these cases. The final resolution of these lawsuits, individually or in the aggregate, is not expected to have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.
Note 12 . Discontinued Operations
On January 29, 2016, we completed the sale of Veritas. The results of Veritas are presented as discontinued operations in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and thus have been excluded from continuing operations and segment results for all reported periods.

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The following table presents information regarding certain components of income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes:
 
Three Months Ended
(In millions)
June 30, 2017
 
July 1, 2016
Net revenues
$
19

 
$
72

Cost of revenues
(3
)
 
(3
)
Operating expenses
(1
)
 
(24
)
Gain on sale of Veritas
3

 
38

Other income, net

 
2

Income from discontinued operations before income taxes
18

 
85

Income taxes expense
41

 
16

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
$
(23
)
 
$
69

During the first quarter of fiscal 2017, we received an additional payment which represented a purchase price adjustment for the sale of Veritas.
Note 13 . Subsequent Events
In June 2017 and July 2017, we entered into definitive agreements to acquire Fireglass, Ltd. (“Fireglass”) and Skycure, Ltd. (“Skycure”), respectively. Both acquisitions closed in our second quarter of fiscal 2018. The consideration for the acquisitions of Fireglass and Skycure was approximately $225 million and $205 million , respectively, and primarily consisted of cash.
On August 2, 2017, we entered into a definitive agreement to sell our website security and related public key infrastructure products to Thoma Bravo, LLC’s portfolio company DigiCert, Inc. (“DigiCert”). We expect to receive approximately $950 million in upfront cash proceeds and approximately a 30% equity interest in the common stock of the DigiCert business. The transaction, which has been unanimously approved by our Board of Directors, is expected to be completed in our third quarter of fiscal 2018, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. We expect that effective in our second quarter of fiscal 2018, the financial results of our website security business will be presented as discontinued operations on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income when we meet the criteria for the website security business to be classified as held for sale on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Forward-looking statements and factors that may affect future results
The discussion below contains forward-looking statements, which are subject to safe harbors under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Forward-looking statements include references to our ability to utilize our deferred tax assets, as well as statements including words such as “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “projects,” and similar expressions. In addition, projections of our future financial performance, anticipated growth and trends in our businesses and in our industries, the anticipated impacts of acquisitions, and of our restructurings, our intent to pay quarterly cash dividends in the future, the actions we intend to take as part of our new strategy, the expected impact of our new strategy and other characterizations of future events or circumstances are forward-looking statements. These statements are only predictions, based on our current expectations about future events and may not prove to be accurate. We do not undertake any obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events occurring or circumstances arising after the date of this report. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, and our actual results, performance, or achievements could differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements on the basis of several factors, including those that we discuss in Risk Factors, set forth in Part I, Item 1A, of our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 and in Part II Item 1A, of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. We encourage you to read those sections carefully.
OVERVIEW
Our business
Symantec Corporation is a global leader in cybersecurity. We operate our business on a global civilian cyber intelligence threat network and track a vast number of threats across the Internet from hundreds of millions of mobile devices, endpoints, and servers across the globe. We believe one of our competitive advantages is our database of threat indicators. This database allows us to reduce the number of false positives and provide faster and better protection for customers through our products. We are leveraging our capabilities to deliver integrated platforms for customers. We are also pioneering solutions in markets such as cloud security, digital safety, advanced threat protection, identity protection, information protection and cyber security services.

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Fiscal calendar
We have a 52/53-week fiscal year ending on the Friday closest to March 31. The three months ended June 30, 2017 (“Q1FY18”) and July 1, 2016 (“Q1FY17”), both consisted of 13 weeks. Our 2018 fiscal year consists of 52 weeks and ends on March 30, 2018 .
Strategy
Our strategy is to deliver comprehensive cyber security platforms for both enterprises and consumers.
Our enterprise security strategy is to deliver an Integrated Cyber Defense Platform that allows Symantec products to share threat intelligence and improve security outcomes for customers across all control points. Symantec is the leading vendor in protecting users, information, web and messaging across an integrated platform.
Our consumer digital safety strategy is to deliver the most comprehensive consumer digital safety solutions to help people protect their information, identities, devices and families.
Our financial highlights and results of operations
Our financial highlights and results of operations discuss our business and overall analysis of financial and other highlights affecting the company and analyze our financial results comparing Q1FY18 to Q1FY17. This interim Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) should be read in conjunction with the MD&A in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 .
The results of our former information management business (“Veritas”) are presented as discontinued operations in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and thus have been excluded from continuing operations and segment results for all reported periods. The following discussion relates to our current segment reporting structure and our continuing operations unless stated otherwise.
Our operating segments
Our operating segments are significant strategic business units that offer different products and services distinguished by customer needs. Our operating segments are: Enterprise Security and Consumer Digital Safety.
Enterprise Security. Our Enterprise Security segment protects organizations so they can securely conduct business while leveraging new platforms and data. Our Enterprise Security segment includes our endpoint protection products, endpoint management, messaging protection products, information protection products, cyber security services, website security and advanced web and cloud security offerings. Our enterprise endpoint and network security and management offerings support evolving endpoints and networks, providing advanced threat protection while helping reduce cost and complexity. These solutions are delivered through various methods, such as software, appliance, Software-as-a-Service (“SaaS”) and managed services.
Consumer Digital Safety . Our Consumer Digital Safety segment focuses on providing a comprehensive Digital Safety solution to protect information, devices, networks and the identities of consumers. This solution includes our Norton-branded services, which provide multi-layer security across major desktop and mobile operating systems, public Wi-Fi connections, and home networks, to defend against increasingly complex online threats to individuals, families and small businesses, and our LifeLock-branded identity protection services. Our LifeLock-branded identity protection services primarily consist of identifying and notifying users of identity-related and other events and assisting users in remediating their impact. With the addition of LifeLock-branded identity protection services, we are providing a comprehensive digital safety platform designed to protect information across devices, customer identities and the connected home and family and accelerating our leadership in Consumer Digital Safety to protect all aspects of consumers’ digital lives.
For further description of our operating segments see Note 2 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Financial highlights and business trends
The following charts provide an overview of key financial metrics in millions, except for percentage of revenues.
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Here are our key financial results for continuing operations:
Revenue increased by 33% , driven by a 34% and 31% increase in revenue from our Enterprise Security and Consumer Digital Safety segments, respectively, primarily due to the acquisitions of Blue Coat, Inc. (“Blue Coat”) and LifeLock, Inc. (“LifeLock”).
Our gross margin decreased five percentage points primarily due to $53 million of revenue we excluded as a result of the revaluations of LifeLock and Blue Coat deferred revenue to fair value at the time of the acquisitions and increased amortization expense of $49 million primarily related to the acquired Blue Coat and LifeLock intangible assets.
Our operating margin decreased sixteen percentage points primarily due to increased stock-based compensation expense and amortization of intangible assets of $95 million and $45 million , respectively. These increases were due in large part to the assumption of equity awards and amortization of intangible assets acquired in connection with the Blue Coat and LifeLock acquisitions.
Cash paid for income taxes decreased $914 million , primarily due to the one-time payment during Q1FY17 related to the gain on sale from the divestiture of Veritas during fiscal 2016.
During Q1FY18, we repaid debt totaling $2.0 billion as part of our plan to deleverage our balance sheet.
We expect our operating margin to fluctuate in future periods as a result of a number of factors, including our operating results and the timing and amount of expenses incurred.


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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Segment operating results
Enterprise Security Segment
Our Enterprise Security segment protects organizations so they can securely conduct business while leveraging new platforms and data. The following tables are in millions except for percentage of revenues.
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Revenue increased $165 million , or 34% primarily due to revenue from sales of Blue Coat network protection products, which were absent in Q1FY17. Due to the revaluation of deferred revenue to the fair value at the time we acquired Blue Coat, we excluded $23 million of revenue we otherwise would have recognized in Q1FY18. Operating income increased $66 million , or 236% , primarily due to the contribution of the Blue Coat acquisition and a reduction in expenses from ongoing cost savings initiatives.
Consumer Digital Safety Segment
Our Consumer Digital Safety segment focuses making it simple for customers to be productive and protected at home and at work. The following tables are in millions except for percentage of revenues.
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Revenue increased $126 million , or 31% , primarily due to revenue from sales of LifeLock products, which were absent in Q1FY17. Due to the revaluation of deferred revenue to fair value at the time we acquired LifeLock, we excluded $30 million of revenue we otherwise would have recognized in Q1FY18. While the trend of declining revenues from sales of Norton-branded products continued in Q1FY18, we continued to benefit from the shift to subscription-based contracts and combined packaging of consumer products, resulting in a lower decline in Q1FY18 as compared to Q1FY17. Our operating income remained relatively flat due to a relatively lower operating margin from LifeLock products.

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Net revenues by geographic region
Revenue by country as presented below is based on the billing location of the customer.
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Total:
$
884

million
 
 
Total:
$
1,175

million
Note: Americas include U.S., Canada and Latin America; EMEA includes Europe, Middle East and Africa; APJ includes Asia Pacific and Japan.
Fluctuations in the U.S. dollar compared to foreign currencies unfavorably impacted our international revenue by approximately $11 million for Q1FY18 as compared to Q1FY17. Our percentage of revenues from the Americas increased primarily as a result of LifeLock sales which are entirely U.S. based.
Our international sales are expected to continue to be a significant portion of our revenue. As a result, we expect revenue to continue to be affected by foreign currency exchange rates as compared to the U.S. dollar. We are unable to predict the extent to which revenue in future periods will be impacted by changes in foreign currency exchange rates. If international sales become a greater portion of our total sales in the future, changes in foreign currency exchange rates may have a potentially greater impact on our revenue and operating results.
Cost of revenues
Cost of revenues consists primarily of technical support costs, costs of billable services, fees to original equipment manufacturers under revenue-sharing agreements, hardware costs, and fulfillment costs, as well as intangible asset amortization expense, and is presented below in millions except for percentage of revenues.
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Our cost of revenues increased $108 million primarily due to costs related to sales of the acquired Blue Coat and LifeLock products, including $49 million of increased amortization expense primarily related to the acquired Blue Coat and LifeLock intangible assets.

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Operating expenses
The following charts are in millions except for percentage of revenues.
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In general, our operating expenses increased in Q1FY18 compared to Q1FY17 as a result of increased headcount and facility costs associated with the acquisitions of Blue Coat and LifeLock during fiscal 2017.
Sales and marketing expense increased $142 million primarily as a result of increased expenses from the Blue Coat and LifeLock acquisitions, which included increases of $64 million of advertising and promotional expense, largely related to LifeLock, and $29 million of stock-based compensation expense. These increases were partially offset by a reduction of expenses from ongoing cost savings initiatives.
Research and development expense increased $63 million primarily as a result of increased expenses from the Blue Coat and LifeLock acquisitions, which included an increase of $26 million of stock-based compensation expense. These increases were partially offset by a reduction of expenses from ongoing cost savings initiatives.
General and administrative expense increased $65 million primarily as a result of increased expenses from the Blue Coat and LifeLock acquisitions, which included an increase of $40 million of stock-based compensation expense. These increases were partially offset by a reduction of expenses from ongoing cost savings initiatives.
Our stock-based compensation expense included in operating expenses increased $95 million , primarily due to the equity awards assumed in the Blue Coat and LifeLock acquisitions and the expected level of achievement for performance-based restricted stock units (“PRUs”). Our stock-based compensation expense will continue to fluctuate in future periods as a result of a number of factors including the achievement levels of PRU performance conditions.
Amortization of intangible assets increased $45 million primarily due to the intangible assets acquired in the Blue Coat and LifeLock acquisitions.
Restructuring, transition and other
We initiated a restructuring plan in the first quarter of fiscal 2017 to reduce complexity by means of long-term structural improvements. We expect to reduce headcount and close certain facilities in connection with the restructuring plan. These actions are expected to be completed in fiscal 2018. On an annual basis, we expect this restructuring plan to generate net cost efficiencies and cost synergies which, when completed, will favorably impact our continuing operating expenses under our

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commitment to realize cost savings of $580 million, including cost synergies from the Blue Coat and LifeLock acquisitions. In connection with this restructuring plan, we expect to incur approximately $195 million to $245 million in expenses in the remaining quarters of fiscal 2018.
Additionally, we expect continuing significant transition costs associated with the implementation of a new enterprise resource planning system and costs to automate business processes. See  Note 4  to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on our restructuring, transition and other costs.
Non-operating expense , net
The following charts are in millions.
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Non-operating expense , net, increased $81 million primarily driven by an increase in interest expense of $57 million , mainly related to our increased borrowings subsequent to Q1FY17. See Note 7 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for more information about our debt. In addition, non-operating expense, net, further increased by $15 million resulting from a net foreign currency remeasurement loss for Q1FY18 compared to a net gain for Q1FY17.
Provision for income taxes
The following charts are in millions except for percentages.
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Our effective tax rate for loss from continuing operations for Q1FY18 differs from the federal statutory income tax rate primarily due to the benefits of lower-taxed international earnings, the research and development tax credit, and excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation as a result of the new accounting guidance, partially offset by permanent differences.
Our effective tax rate for income from continuing operations for Q1FY17 differs from the federal statutory income tax rate primarily due to the benefits of lower-taxed international earnings, domestic manufacturing incentives and the research and development tax credit, partially offset by state income taxes.
For the three months ended June 30, 2017, we recorded income tax expense on discontinued operations of $41 million. For the three months ended July 1, 2016, we recorded income tax expense on discontinued operations of $16 million. See Note 12 for further details regarding discontinued operations.

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We are a U.S.-based multinational company subject to tax in multiple U.S. and international tax jurisdictions. A substantial portion of our international earnings were generated from subsidiaries organized in Ireland and Singapore. Our results of operations would be adversely affected to the extent that our geographical mix of income becomes more weighted toward jurisdictions with higher tax rates and would be favorably affected to the extent the relative geographic mix shifts to lower tax jurisdictions. Any change in our mix of earnings is dependent upon many factors and is therefore difficult to predict.
The timing of the resolution of income tax examinations is highly uncertain, and the amounts ultimately paid, if any, upon resolution of the issues raised by the taxing authorities may differ materially from the amounts accrued for each year. Although potential resolution of uncertain tax positions involve multiple tax periods and jurisdictions, it is reasonably possible that the gross unrecognized tax benefits related to these audits could decrease, whether by payment, release, or a combination of both, in the next 12 months by $12 million, which could reduce our income tax provision and therefore benefit the resulting effective tax rate.
We continue to monitor the progress of ongoing income tax controversies and the impact, if any, of the expected expiration of the statute of limitations in various taxing jurisdictions.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Sources and uses of cash
We have historically relied on cash flow from operations, borrowings under credit facilities, issuances of debt and equity securities, and the sale of a business, for our liquidity needs. As of June 30, 2017 , we had cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $2.3 billion , of which $8 million is included in our other current assets. We also have an unused credit facility of $1.0 billion resulting in a liquidity position of approximately $3.3 billion . As of June 30, 2017 , $1.5 billion in cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments were held by our foreign subsidiaries. We have provided U.S. deferred taxes on a portion of our undistributed foreign earnings sufficient to address the incremental U.S. tax that would be due if we needed such portion of these funds to support our operations in the U.S.
Our principal cash requirements primarily consist of acquisitions, operating expenses and working capital, payment of taxes, capital expenditures, payment of principal and interest on debt, and restructuring, transition and integration costs. Also, we may engage, from time to time, in the open market purchase of our notes prior to their maturity. Furthermore, our capital allocation strategy contemplates a quarterly cash dividend. In addition, we regularly evaluate our ability to repurchase shares of our common stock.
Cash flows
The following charts summarize cash provided by (used in) our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for Q1FY17 and Q1FY18, in millions.
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Continuing operating activities
Our primary source of cash from continuing operating activities has been from cash collections from our customers. Due to seasonality, our orders are generally higher in our third and fourth fiscal quarters and lower in our first and second fiscal quarters. We therefore expect cash inflows from continuing operating activities to be affected by fluctuations in billings and timing of collections.
Our primary uses of cash from our continuing operating activities include payments for income taxes, payments for compensation and related costs, payments to our resellers and distribution partners, and other general corporate expenditures.
The change in cash from continuing operating activities in Q1FY18 compared to Q1FY17 was primarily due to decreased tax payments of $914 million related to income taxes paid in Q1FY17 and increased changes in working capital in Q1FY18, partially offset by lower income from continuing operations, adjusted for non-cash items.

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Restructuring Plan. We initiated a restructuring plan in Q1FY17 to reduce complexity by means of long-term structural improvements. We expect to reduce headcount and close certain facilities in connection with this restructuring plan. The total remaining cash payments in connection with the restructuring plan are expected to be approximately $235 million to $270 million. These actions are expected to be completed in fiscal 2018. See  Note 4  to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for more information on our restructuring plans.
Continuing investing activities
Our investing cash flows consist primarily of capital expenditures and investment purchases and proceeds. The change in continuing investing activities in Q1FY18 compared to Q1FY17 was primarily due to reduced proceeds from maturities and sales of short-term investments of $30 million and increased additions to property and equipment of $25 million.
Short-term investments. In order to achieve greater investment diversification and higher yields while maintaining our objectives of preservation of capital, liquidity, and safety, we plan to maintain our increased holdings of short-term investments.
Fireglass and Skycure acquisitions. In June 2017 and July 2017, we entered into definitive agreements to acquire Fireglass, Ltd. (“Fireglass”) and Skycure, Ltd. (“Skycure”), respectively. Both acquisitions closed in July 2017, subsequent to Q1FY18. The consideration for the acquisitions of Fireglass and Skycure was approximately $225 million and $205 million, respectively, and primarily consisted of cash.
Sale of Website Security business. On August 2, 2017, we entered into a definitive agreement to sell our website security and related public key infrastructure products to Thoma Bravo, LLC’s portfolio company DigiCert, Inc. (“DigiCert”). We expect to receive approximately $950 million in upfront cash proceeds and approximately a 30% equity interest in the common stock of the DigiCert business. The sale is expected to close in our third quarter of fiscal 2018, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. The transaction proceeds, net of expected taxes and expenses, are expected to be used to repay debt .
Continuing financing activities
Our financing cash flows consist primarily of issuances and repayments of debt, payment of dividends and dividend equivalents to stockholders, and tax payments related to the settlement of restricted stock units (“RSUs”). The change in continuing financing activities in Q1FY18 compared to Q1FY17 was primarily due to increased repayments on debt of $2.0 billion, reduced borrowings of $994 million and increased tax payments related to the settlement of RSUs of $37 million.
Borrowings. Proceeds from and repayments of borrowings fluctuate from year to year based on the amounts paid to fund acquisitions, and debt repayments. The charts below set forth total debt issued, repaid and the amount of unused credit facility for Q1FY17 and Q1FY18, in millions.
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As a part of our plan to deleverage our balance sheet, we may from time to time in the future make optional repayments of our debt obligations, which may include repurchases of our outstanding debt, depending on various factors, such as market conditions.
Interest payments on $2.3 billion of our variable-rate borrowings are subject to change based on market interest rates.
See  Note 7  to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on our debt repayments and borrowings.
Dividends. On August 2, 2017 , we declared a cash dividend of $0.075 per share of common stock to be paid on September 13, 2017 , to all stockholders of record as of the close of business on August 21, 2017 . All shares of common stock issued and outstanding and all shares of unvested restricted stock and performance-based stock as of the record date will be entitled to the dividend and dividend equivalents, respectively. Any future dividends and dividend equivalents will be subject to the approval of our Board.
See  Note 9  to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for more information on our share repurchases and dividends and dividend equivalents.

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Contractual obligations
Except for the repayment of our Senior Notes, settlement of our Senior Term Facility, and related interest payments on borrowings, there were no significant changes during the three months ended June 30, 2017 to the contractual obligations disclosed in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, set forth in Part II, Item 7, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 .
The table below sets forth these changes as of June 30, 2017 , but does not update the other line items in the contractual obligations table that appear in the section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K described above:
 
Payments Due by Fiscal Period
(In millions)
Total
 
Remainder of 2018
 
2019 - 2020
 
2021 - 2022
 
Thereafter
Debt (1)
$
6,300

 
$

 
$
1,800

 
$
3,000

 
$
1,500

Interest payments on debt (2)
968

 
156

 
382

 
230

 
200

Total
$
7,268

 
$
156

 
$
2,182

 
$
3,230

 
$
1,700

 
(1)
See Note 7 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on our debt.
(2)
Interest payments were calculated based on the contractual terms of the related Senior Notes, Convertible Senior Notes and Senior Term Facilities. Interest on variable rate debt was calculated using the interest rate in effect as of June 30, 2017 . See Note 7 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further information on the Senior Notes, Convertible Senior Notes and Senior Term Facilities.
Indemnifications
In the ordinary course of business, we may provide indemnifications of varying scope and terms to customers, vendors, lessors, business partners, subsidiaries and other parties with respect to certain matters, including, but not limited to, losses arising out of our breach of agreements or representations and warranties made by us. In addition, our bylaws contain indemnification obligations to our directors, officers, employees and agents, and we have entered into indemnification agreements with our directors and certain of our officers to give such directors and officers additional contractual assurances regarding the scope of the indemnification set forth in our bylaws and to provide additional procedural protections. We maintain director and officer insurance, which may cover certain liabilities arising from our obligation to indemnify our directors and officers. It is not possible to determine the aggregate maximum potential loss under these indemnification agreements due to the limited history of prior indemnification claims and the unique facts and circumstances involved in each particular agreement. Such indemnification agreements might not be subject to maximum loss clauses. Historically, we have not incurred material costs as a result of obligations under these agreements and we have not accrued any liabilities related to such indemnification obligations in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
In connection with the sale of Veritas, we assigned several leases to Veritas Technologies LLC or its related subsidiaries. As a condition to consenting to the assignments, certain lessors required us to agree to indemnify the lessor under the applicable lease with respect to certain matters, including, but not limited to, losses arising out of Veritas Technologies LLC or its related subsidiaries’ breach of payment obligations under the terms of the lease. As with our other indemnification obligations discussed above and in general, it is not possible to determine the aggregate maximum potential loss under these indemnification agreements due to the limited history of prior indemnification claims and the unique facts and circumstances involved in each particular agreement. As with our other indemnification obligations, such indemnification agreements might not be subject to maximum loss clauses and to date, generally under our real estate obligations, we have not incurred material costs as a result of such obligations under our leases and have not accrued any liabilities related to such indemnification obligations in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
We provide limited product warranties and the majority of our software license agreements contain provisions that indemnify licensees of our software from damages and costs resulting from claims alleging that our software infringes on the intellectual property rights of a third party. Historically, payments made under these provisions have been immaterial. We monitor the conditions that are subject to indemnification to identify if a loss has occurred.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
There have been no material changes in the matters for which we make critical accounting estimates in the preparation of our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements during the three months ended June 30, 2017 , as compared to those disclosed in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 .
Recently issued authoritative guidance not yet adopted
Revenue Recognition - Contracts with Customers. In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued new authoritative guidance for revenue from contracts with customers. The standard’s core principle is that a company will recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration that the company expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. In doing so, companies will need to use more

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judgment and make more estimates than under current guidance. These may include identifying performance obligations in the contract, estimating the amount of variable consideration to include in the transaction price, and allocating the transaction price to each separate performance obligation. In March 2016, the FASB clarified implementation guidance on principal versus agent considerations. In April 2016, the FASB issued guidance related to identifying performance obligations and licensing which reduces the cost and complexity of applying certain aspects of the guidance both at implementation and on an ongoing basis.
The new guidance may be applied retrospectively to each prior period presented (“retrospective”) or retrospectively with cumulative effect recognized in retained earnings as of the date of adoption (“modified retrospective”). We expect to adopt the new standard on a modified retrospective basis in our first quarter of fiscal 2019. We are currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this guidance on our Consolidated Financial Statements.
Financial Instruments - Recognition and Measurement. In January 2016, the FASB issued new authoritative guidance on financial instruments. The new guidance enhances the reporting model for financial instruments, which includes amendments to address aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure. The new guidance will be effective for us in our first quarter of fiscal 2019. Early adoption is permitted under limited circumstances but we do not intend to adopt the provisions of the new guidance early. We are currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this guidance on our Consolidated Financial Statements.
Leases. In February 2016, the FASB issued new guidance on lease accounting which will require lessees to recognize assets and liabilities on their balance sheet for the rights and obligations created by operating leases and will also require disclosures designed to give users of financial statements information on the amount, timing, and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. The new guidance will be effective for us in our first quarter of fiscal 2020. Early adoption is permitted but we do not plan to adopt the provisions of the new guidance early. We are currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this guidance on our Consolidated Financial Statements.
Credit Losses. In June 2016, the FASB issued new authoritative guidance on credit losses which changes the impairment model for most financial assets and certain other instruments. For trade receivables and other instruments, we will be required to use a new forward-looking “expected loss” model. Additionally, for available-for-sale debt securities with unrealized losses, we will measure credit losses in a manner similar to today, except that the losses will be recognized as allowances rather than reductions in the amortized cost of the securities. The standard will be effective for us in our first quarter of fiscal 2021. We are currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this guidance on our Consolidated Financial Statements.
Income Taxes - Intra-Entity Asset Transfers Other Than Inventory. In October 2016, the FASB issued new authoritative guidance that requires entities to immediately recognize the tax consequences of intercompany asset transfers, excluding inventory, at the transaction date, rather than deferring the tax consequences under current U.S. GAAP. The standard will be effective for us in our first quarter of fiscal 2019, and requires a modified retrospective transition method. We are currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of this guidance and anticipate it will have a material impact on our Consolidated Financial Statements.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Interest rate risk
There have been no significant changes in our interest rate risk exposures during the three months ended June 30, 2017 , as compared to the interest rate risk exposures discussed in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, set forth in Part II, Item 7A, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 .
Foreign currency exchange rate risk
Compared to March 31, 2017 , as of June 30, 2017 , the hypothetical change in value in our forward exchange contracts for a 10% change in exchange rates has increased by $30 million. For further discussion about market risk related to changes in currency exchange rates, see Part I, Item 7A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 .
Item 4. Controls and Procedures 
(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) defines the term “disclosure controls and procedures” to mean a company’s controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. “Disclosure controls and procedures” include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the issuer’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management. Our management (with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”)) has conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act). Based on such evaluation, our CEO and our CFO have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level as of the end of the period covered by this report.

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(b) Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended June 30, 2017 , that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
(c) Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls
Our management, including our CEO and CFO, does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal controls will prevent all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within our company have been detected. Accordingly, our disclosure controls and procedures provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Information with respect to this Item may be found under the heading “Litigation contingencies” in Note 11 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in this Form 10-Q, which information is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 1A.  Risk Factors
A description of the risks associated with our business, financial condition and results of operations is set forth in Part 1, Item 1A, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 . There have been no material changes in our risks from such description.
Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Share repurchase activity during the three months ended June 30, 2017 , were as follows:
(In millions, except per share data)
 
Total Number of Shares Purchased (1)
 
Average Price Paid per Share (1)
 
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Program
 
Maximum Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
April 1, 2017 to April 28, 2017
 

 
$

 

 
$
800

April 29, 2017 to May 26, 2017
 
2.2

 
$
30.51

 
2.2

 
$
800

May 27, 2017 to June 30, 2017
 

 
$

 

 
$
800

Total number of shares repurchased
 
2.2

 
 
 
2.2

 
 
 
(1)
Represents shares related to our accelerated stock repurchase (“ASR”) agreement. In March 2017, we entered into an ASR agreement with financial institutions to repurchase an aggregate of $500 million of our common stock. During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017, we made an upfront payment of $500 million to the financial institutions pursuant to the ASR agreement, and received and retired an initial delivery of 14.2 million shares of our common stock. In May 2017, we completed the repurchase and received an additional 2.2 million shares of our common stock. The total shares received and retired under the terms of the ASR agreement were 16.4 million , with an average price paid per share of $30.51 .
Item 6. Exhibits
The information required by this Item is set forth in the Exhibit Index that follows the signature page of this Report.

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
SYMANTEC CORPORATION
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
By: 
/s/    Gregory S. Clark
 
 
Gregory S. Clark 
Chief Executive Officer and Director
 
 
 
 
By: 
/s/    Nicholas R. Noviello
 
 
Nicholas R. Noviello 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

August 4, 2017

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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
 
 
 
Incorporated by Reference
 
Filed with this 10-Q
Exhibit Description
 
Form
 
File Number
 
Exhibit
 
File Date
 
3.01
 
Bylaws, as amended, of Symantec Corporation.
 
10-K
 
000-17781
 
3.05
 
5/19/2017
 
 
10.01*
 
FY18 Executive Annual Incentive Plan - Chief Executive Officer.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
10.02*
 
FY18 Executive Annual Incentive Plan - Senior Vice President and Executive Vice President.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
10.03*
 
Form of FY17 Amended and Restated Symantec Corporation Performance Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under 2013 Equity Incentive Plan.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
10.04*
 
Form of FY18 Symantec Corporation Performance Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under 2013 Equity Incentive Plan.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
31.01
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
31.02
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
32.01†
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
32.02†
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
101.INS
 
XBRL Instance Document
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
101.SCH
 
XBRL Taxonomy Schema Linkbase Document
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
101.CAL
 
XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase Document
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
101.DEF
 
XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase Document
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
101.LAB
 
XBRL Taxonomy Labels Linkbase Document
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
101.PRE
 
XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
X
 
*
Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
This exhibit is being furnished rather than filed, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing, in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K.

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Exhibit 10.01
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FY18 Executive Annual Incentive Plan

Chief Executive Officer


























This Executive Annual Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) of Symantec Corporation (the “Company”) is effective as of April 1, 2017. The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company reserves the right to alter or cancel all or any portion of the Plan for any reason at any time.

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FY18 Executive Annual Incentive Plan


Job Category:        Chief Executive Officer

Purpose:
Provide critical focus on specific, measurable corporate goals and provide performance-based compensation based upon the level of attainment of such goals.

Bonus Target:
The target incentive bonus, as expressed as a percentage of the base salary, and the annual base salary are determined by the Administrator at the beginning of the fiscal year. The Bonus will be calculated based on actual base salary earnings from time of eligibility under the Plan through March 30, 2018. Payment will be subject to applicable payroll taxes and withholdings.

Bonus Payment:
The annual incentive bonus will be paid once annually. Payment will be made no later than two and a half months after the end of the fiscal year. Payment made pursuant to this Plan is at the sole discretion of the Administrator of the Plan.
    
Metrics:
Two corporate performance metrics will be used in the determination of the annual incentive bonus payment as determined by the Administrator: non-GAAP Operating Income and non-GAAP Revenue. These two metrics will be equally weighted.

Achievement Schedule:
An established threshold must be exceeded for each of the applicable performance metrics before the portion of the bonus applicable to such performance metric will be paid. Payout levels will be determined for each metric in accordance with the payout slopes established and approved by the Administrator. Payouts under both metrics are capped.

Pro-ration:
The calculation of the annual incentive bonus will be determined, in part, based on eligible base salary earnings for the fiscal year and, subject to the eligibility requirements below, will be pro-rated based on the number of days the participant is actively employed as a regular status employee of the Company during the fiscal year. If a participant takes a leave of absence from the Company during the fiscal year, any payments received by the participant as an income protection benefit will not be counted toward base salary earnings for the purpose of bonus calculations.

Eligibility:
Participant must be a regular status employee on the day bonus checks are distributed to earn the bonus. If the Company grants an interim payment for any reason, the Participant must be a regular status employee at the end of the fiscal year in order to receive such payment. Ongoing contributions toward the Company’s overall success, particularly toward year end, is of particular business importance. As such, a participant who leaves before the end of the fiscal year will not be eligible to earn the annual incentive bonus or any pro-rated portion thereof. The Plan participant must be a regular status employee of the Company at the end of the fiscal year in order to be eligible to receive the annual incentive bonus and at the time the bonus checks are distributed, unless otherwise determined by the Administrator.

Eligibility:
To be eligible to participate in the Plan in the given fiscal year, participant must be in an eligible position for at least 90 days before the end of the Plan year. Employee hired into an eligible position with less than 90 days in the Plan year will not be eligible to participate in the annual bonus plan until the next fiscal year.

Exchange Rates:
The performance metrics targets will not be adjusted for any fluctuating currency exchange rates. However, when calculating achievement of performance metrics, foreign exchange movements are held constant at plan rates.


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Target Changes:
In the event of an accretive event, such as a stock buyback, or other events that might have an effect on the revenue or operating income targets of the Company, such as acquisition or purchase of products or technology, the Administrator may at its discretion adjust the revenue and operating income metrics to reflect the potential impact upon the Company’s financial performance.

Restatement of
Subject to any clawback or recoupment policy adopted by the Board, if the Company’s
Financial Results:
financial statements are the subject of a required restatement under securities laws due to fraud or intentional misconduct, to the extent permitted by governing law, in all appropriate cases, the Company will seek reimbursement of excess incentive compensation paid under the Plan. For purposes of this Plan, excess incentive compensation means the positive difference, if any, between (i) the incentive bonus paid and (ii) the incentive bonus that would have been made had the performance metrics been calculated based on the Company’s financial statements as restated. The Company will not be required to award Participant an additional Payment should the restated financial statements result in a higher bonus calculation.

Plan Provisions:
This Plan is adopted under the Symantec Senior Executive Incentive Plan, as amended and restated on October 22, 2013 and approved by the Company’s stockholders on October 22, 2013 (the “SEIP”). All capitalized terms in this Plan shall have the meaning assigned to them in the SEIP.
    
Plan Provisions:
This Plan supersedes the FY17 Executive Annual Incentive Plan, dated April 2, 2016, which is null and void as of the adoption of this Plan.

Plan Provisions:
Participation in the Plan does not guarantee participation in other or future incentive plans, nor does it guarantee continued employment for a specified term. Plan structures and participation will be determined on a year-to-year basis.

Plan Provisions:
The Board reserves the right to alter or cancel all or any portion of the Plan for any reason at any time. The Plan shall be administered by the independent members of the Board (the “Administrator”), and the Administrator shall have all powers and discretion necessary or appropriate to administer and interpret the Plan.

Plan Provisions:
The Board reserves the right to exercise its own judgment with regard to company performance in light of events outside the control of management and/or participant.    


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Exhibit 10.02
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FY18 Executive Annual Incentive Plan

Senior Vice President and
Executive Vice President

























This Executive Annual Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) of Symantec Corporation (the “Company”) is effective as of April 1, 2017. The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company reserves the right to alter or cancel all or any portion of the Plan for any reason at any time.

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FY18 Executive Annual Incentive Plan

Job Category:
Senior Vice President and Executive Vice President

Purpose:
Provide critical focus on specific, measurable corporate and division goals and provide performance-based compensation based upon the level of attainment of such goals.

Bonus Target:
The target incentive bonus, as expressed as a percentage of base salary, is determined based on the executive’s position. Annual base salary has been established at the beginning of the fiscal year. Bonuses will be calculated based on actual base salary earnings from time of eligibility under the Plan through March 30, 2018. (Base salary earnings for the purpose of this Plan do not include any PTO accrual payments.) Payments will be subject to applicable payroll taxes and withholdings.

Bonus Payments:
The annual incentive bonus will be paid once annually. Payment will be made no later than two and a half months after the end of the fiscal year. Payments made pursuant to this Plan are at the sole discretion of the Administrator of the Plan.
    
Bonus Pool Funding:
Two corporate performance metrics will be used to calculate the annual incentive bonus pool funding as determined by the Administrator: non-GAAP Operating Income and non-GAAP Revenue. These two metrics will be equally weighted to fund the pool.

Achievement Schedule:
An established threshold must be exceeded for each of the applicable performance metrics before the portion of the bonus pool applicable to such performance metric will be funded. Funding levels will be determined for each metric in accordance with the funding payout slopes established and approved by the Administrator. Funding levels for both metrics are capped.

Achievement Schedule:
The individual payout amount will be determined based on the assessment of individual performance against a set of financial, non-financial, individual, and team-based goals and will be allocated from the bonus pool as a percent of the individual’s bonus target.

Achievement Schedule:
The Administrator and the President and Chief Executive Officer reserve the right to determine final payout level for the individual performance factor metric. However, only the Administrator determines the final payout level for the individual performance factor metric for the executive officers.

Pro-ration:
The calculation of the annual incentive bonus will be determined, in part, based on eligible base salary earnings for the fiscal year and, subject to the eligibility requirements below, will be pro-rated based on the number of days the participant is actively employed as a regular status employee of the Company during the fiscal year. If a participant takes a leave of absence from the Company during the fiscal year, any payments received by the participant as an income protection benefit will not be counted toward base salary earnings for the purpose of bonus calculations.

Eligibility:
Participants must be regular status employees on the day bonus checks are distributed to earn the bonus. If the Company grants an interim payment for any reason, the Participant must be a regular status employee at the end of the fiscal year in order to receive such payment. Ongoing contributions toward the Company’s overall success, particularly toward year end, is of particular business importance. As such, a participant who leaves before the end of the fiscal year will not be eligible to earn the annual incentive bonus or any pro-rated portion thereof. The Plan participant must be a regular status employee of the Company at the end of the fiscal year in order to be eligible to receive the annual incentive bonus and at the time the bonus checks are distributed, unless otherwise determined by the Administrator.


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Eligibility:
To be eligible to participate in the Plan in the given fiscal year, participants must be in an eligible position for at least 90 days before the end of the Plan year. Employees hired into an eligible position with less than 90 days in the Plan year will not be eligible to participate in the annual bonus plan until the next fiscal year.

Exchange Rates:
The performance metrics targets will not be adjusted for any fluctuating currency exchange rates. However, when calculating achievement of performance metrics, foreign exchange movements are held constant at plan rates.

Target Changes:
In the event of an accretive event, such as a stock buyback, or other events that might have an effect on the revenue or operating income targets of the Company, such as acquisition or purchase of products or technology, the Administrator may at its discretion adjust the revenue and operating income metrics to reflect the potential impact upon the Company’s financial performance.

Restatement of
Subject to any clawback or recoupment policy adopted by the Board, if the Company’s
Financial Results:
financial statements are the subject of a required restatement under securities laws due to fraud or intentional misconduct, to the extent permitted by governing law, in all appropriate cases, the Company will seek reimbursement of excess incentive compensation paid under the Plan. For purposes of this Plan, excess incentive compensation means the positive difference, if any, between (i) the incentive bonus paid and (ii) the incentive bonus that would have been made had the performance metrics been calculated based on the Company’s financial statements as restated. The Company will not be required to award Participant an additional Payment should the restated financial statements result in a higher bonus calculation.

Plan Provisions:
This Plan is adopted under the Symantec Senior Executive Incentive Plan, as amended and restated on October 22, 2013 and approved by the Company’s stockholders on October 22, 2013 (the “SEIP”). All capitalized terms in this Plan shall have the meaning assigned to them in the SEIP.

Plan Provisions:
This Plan supersedes the FY17 Executive Annual Incentive Plan dated April 2, 2016, which is null and void as of the adoption of this Plan.

Plan Provisions:
Participation in the Plan does not guarantee participation in other or future incentive plans, nor does it guarantee continued employment for a specified term. Plan structures and participation will be determined on a year-to-year basis.

Plan Provisions:
The Board reserves the right to alter or cancel all or any portion of the Plan for any reason at any time. The Plan shall be administered by the Compensation and Leadership Development Committee of the Board (the “Administrator”), and the Administrator shall have all powers and discretion necessary or appropriate to administer and interpret the Plan.

Plan Provisions:
The Board reserves the right to exercise its own judgment with regard to company performance in light of events outside the control of management and/or participant.    

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Exhibit 10.03
SYMANTEC CORPORATION
AMENDED AND RESTATED PERFORMANCE BASED RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT
AWARD AGREEMENT
RECITALS
A.    The Board has adopted the Plan for the purpose of providing incentives to attract, retain and motivate eligible persons whose present and potential contributions are important to the success of Symantec Corporation (the “Company”) and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates. The term “Company” shall include any successor to Symantec Corporation, as well as its Subsidiaries and Affiliates.
B.    The Participant is to render valuable services to the Company and/or its Subsidiaries and Affiliates, and this Performance Based Restricted Stock Unit Agreement is executed pursuant to, and is intended to carry out the purposes of, the Plan in connection with the Company’s issuance of rights in respect of Common Stock in the form of Performance Based Restricted Stock Units (each, a “PRU”).
C.    All capitalized terms in this Agreement shall have the meaning assigned to them in Appendix A or B attached hereto. All undefined terms shall have the meaning assigned to them in the Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE , it is hereby agreed as follows:
(a.) Grant of Performance Based Restricted Stock Units . The Company hereby awards to the Participant PRUs under the Plan. Each PRU represents the right to receive one share of Common Stock (each, a “Share”) on vesting based on achievement of the performance objectives set forth in Appendix B subject to the provisions of this Agreement (including any Appendices hereto). The number of shares of Common Stock subject to this Award, the applicable vesting schedule for the PRUs and the Shares, the dates on which those vested Shares shall be issued to Participant and the remaining terms and conditions governing this Award shall be as set forth in this Agreement (including any Appendices hereto).
AWARD SUMMARY

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Award Date and Number of Shares Subject to Award:
As set forth in the Notice of Grant of Award (the “Notice of Grant”).
Vesting Schedule:
The Shares shall vest on the Performance Vesting Date, as described in Appendix B hereto.
Subject to provisions of Appendix B hereto, the Shares that may be earned on the Performance Vesting Date (as defined in Appendix B) shall vest on that date only if the employment of the Participant has not Terminated as of the last day of the Performance Period to which the Performance Vesting Date relates.
The Performance Period is set forth in the Notice of Grant.
Issuance Schedule
The Shares in which the Participant vests shall be issuable as set forth in Paragraph 6 and Appendix B. However, the actual number of vested Shares to be issued will be subject to the provisions of Paragraph 7 (pursuant to which the applicable withholding taxes are to be collected).
(b.) Limited Transferability . This Award, and any interest therein, shall not be transferable or assignable by the Participant, and may not be made subject to execution, attachment or similar process, otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or as consistent with this Agreement and the Plan.
(c.) Cessation of Service . Subject to Appendix B hereto, should the Participant’s service as an employee, director, consultant, independent contractor or advisor to the Company or a Parent, Subsidiary or an Affiliate of the Company be Terminated for any reason (whether or not in breach of local labor laws) prior to the end of the Performance Period which the Award relates, then the PRUs covering any unvested Shares will be immediately thereafter cancelled, the Participant shall cease to have any right or entitlement to receive any Shares under those cancelled PRUs and the Participant’s right to receive PRUs and vest under the Plan, if any, will terminate effective as of the date that the Participant is no longer actively providing service. For purposes of service, transfer of employment between the Company and any Subsidiary or Affiliate shall not constitute Termination of Service. The Committee shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when the Participant is no longer actively providing service for purposes of the Plan.
(d.) Corporate Transaction .
a. In the event of a Corporate Transaction, any or all outstanding PRUs subject to this Agreement may be assumed, converted or replaced by the successor corporation (if any), which assumption, conversion or replacement will be binding on the Participant, or the successor corporation may substitute an equivalent award or provide substantially similar consideration to the Participant as was provided to stockholders (after taking into account the existing provisions of the PRUs).
b. In the event such successor corporation (if any) fails to assume this Award or substitute an equivalent award (as provided in Paragraph 4(a) above) pursuant to a Corporate Transaction, this Award will expire on such transaction at such time and on such conditions as the Board shall determine.
c. Any action taken pursuant to clauses (a) or (b) above must either (i) preserve the exemption of these PRUs from Section 409A of the Code or (ii) comply with Section 409A of the Code.

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d. This Agreement shall not in any way affect the right of the Company to adjust, reclassify, reorganize or otherwise change its capital or business structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate or sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.
(e.) Adjustment in Shares . Should any change be made to the Common Stock by reason of any stock dividend, recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, subdivision, combination, reclassification or similar change in the capital structure of the Company without consideration or if there is a change in the corporate structure, then appropriate adjustments shall be made to the total number and/or class of securities issuable pursuant to this Award in order to reflect such change and thereby preclude a dilution or enlargement of benefits hereunder.
(f.) Issuance of Shares of Common Stock .
i. The Shares in which the Participant vests shall be issuable as set forth in Sections 4, 5 and 6 of Appendix B. However, the actual number of vested Shares to be issued will be subject to the provisions of Paragraph 7 (pursuant to which the applicable withholding taxes are to be collected). The Company shall issue to or on behalf of the Participant a certificate (which may be in electronic form) for the applicable number of underlying shares of Common Stock that so vested, subject, however, to the provisions of Paragraph 7.
ii. If the Company determines that the Participant is a “specified employee,” as defined in the regulations under Section 409A of the Code, at the time of the Participant’s “separation from service,” as defined in those regulations, any PRUs that otherwise would have been settled due to that “separation from service” during the first six months following the Participant’s separation from service will instead be settled during the seventh month following the Participant’s separation from service, unless the settlement of those units is exempt from Section 409A of the Code.
iii. In no event shall fractional Shares be issued.
iv. The holder of this Award shall not have any stockholder rights, including voting rights, with respect to the Shares subject to the PRUs until the Award holder becomes the record holder of those Shares following their actual issuance and after the satisfaction of the Tax Obligations (as defined below).
(g.) Tax Obligations . The Participant hereby agrees to make adequate provision for any sums required to satisfy the applicable federal, state, local and foreign employment, social insurance, payroll, income and other tax withholding obligations of the Company or any Affiliate (the “Tax Obligations”) that arise in connection with this Award. The satisfaction of the Tax Obligations shall occur at the time the Participant receives a distribution of Common Stock or other property pursuant to this Award, or at any time prior to such time or thereafter as reasonably requested by the Company and/or any Affiliate in accordance with applicable law. The Participant hereby authorizes the Company, at its sole discretion and subject to any limitations under applicable law, to satisfy any such Tax Obligations by any of the following methods: (1) in the event the PRU is to be settled in part in cash rather than settled in full in Shares, withholding from the cash to be distributed to the Participant in settlement of this Award, (2) permitting the Participant to enter into a “same day sale” commitment with a broker-dealer that is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers (an “NASD Dealer”) whereby the Participant irrevocably elects to sell a portion of the Shares to be delivered under the Award to satisfy the applicable Tax Obligations and whereby the NASD Dealer irrevocably commits upon receipt of such Shares to forward the proceeds necessary to satisfy the Tax

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Obligations directly to the Company and/or its Affiliates, and (3) withholding Shares that are otherwise to be issued and delivered to the Participant under this Award in satisfaction of the Tax Obligations; provided, however , that the amount of the Shares so withheld pursuant to alternative (3) shall not exceed the amount necessary to satisfy the required Tax Obligations using the minimum statutory withholding rates that are applicable to this kind of income. In addition, to the extent this Award is not settled in cash, the Company is authorized to satisfy any Tax Obligations by withholding for the Tax Obligations from wages and other cash compensation payable to the Participant or by causing the Participant to tender a cash payment to the Company if the Committee determines in good faith at the time the Tax Obligations arises that withholding pursuant to the foregoing alternatives (2) and (3) above are not in the best interest of the Company or the Participant. In the event the Tax Obligations arises prior to the delivery to the Participant of Common Stock or it is determined after the delivery of Shares or other property that the amount of the Tax Obligations was greater than the amount withheld by the Company and/or any Affiliate, the Participant shall indemnify and hold the Company and its Affiliates harmless from any failure by the Company and/or any Affiliate to withhold the proper amount. The Company may refuse to deliver the Shares if the Participant fails to comply with the Participant’s obligations in connection with the Tax Obligations as described in this Paragraph 7.
(h.) Compliance with Laws and Regulations .
i. The issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant to the PRU shall be subject to compliance by the Company and the Participant with all applicable requirements of law relating thereto and with all applicable regulations of any stock exchange (or an established market, if applicable) on which the Common Stock may be listed for trading at the time of such issuance.
ii. The inability of the Company to obtain approval from any regulatory body having authority deemed by the Company to be necessary to the lawful issuance of any Common Stock hereby shall relieve the Company of any liability with respect to the non-issuance of the Common Stock as to which such approval shall not have been obtained. The Company, however, shall use its best efforts to obtain all such approvals.
(i.) Successors and Assigns . Except to the extent otherwise provided in this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the Company and its successors and assigns and Participant, Participant’s assigns, the legal representatives, heirs and legatees of Participant’s estate and any beneficiaries designated by Participant.
(j.) Notices . Any notice required to be given or delivered to the Company under the terms of this Agreement shall be in writing and addressed to the Company at its principal corporate offices. Any notice required to be given or delivered to Participant shall be in writing and addressed to Participant at the address indicated below Participant’s signature line on this Agreement (as may be updated from time to time by written notice from the Participant). All notices shall be deemed effective upon personal delivery or upon deposit in the U.S. mail, postage prepaid and properly addressed to the party to be notified.
(k.) Construction . This Agreement and the Notice of Grant evidenced hereby are made and granted pursuant to the Plan and are in all respects limited by and subject to the terms of the Plan. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall apply. All decisions of the Committee with respect to any question or issue arising under the Plan or this Agreement shall be conclusive and binding on all persons having an interest in the PRU.

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(l.) Governing Law . The interpretation, performance and enforcement of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California without resort to that State’s conflict-of-laws rules. For purposes of litigating any dispute that arises directly or indirectly from the relationship of the parties evidenced by this grant or the Agreement, the parties hereby submit to and consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the State of California and agree that such litigation shall be conducted only in the courts of Santa Clara County, California, or the federal courts for the United States for the Northern District of California, and no other courts, where this grant is made and/or to be performed.
(m.) Excess Shares . If the Shares covered by this Agreement exceed, as of the date the PRU is granted, the number of shares of Common Stock which may without stockholder approval be issued under the Plan, then the Award shall be void with respect to those excess Shares, unless stockholder approval of an amendment sufficiently increasing the number of shares of Common Stock issuable under the Plan is obtained in accordance with the provisions of the Plan.
(n.) Employment at Will . Nothing in this Agreement or in the Plan shall confer upon Participant any right to continue in the employment of the Company for any period of specific duration or interfere with or otherwise restrict in any way the rights of the Company (or any Parent or Subsidiary employing or retaining Participant) or of Participant, which rights are hereby expressly reserved by each, to terminate Participant’s service with the Company at any time for any reason, with or without cause.
(o.) Severability . The provisions of this Agreement are severable and if any one or more provisions are determined to be illegal or otherwise unenforceable, in whole or in part, the remaining provisions shall nevertheless be binding and enforceable.
(p.) Electronic Delivery. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to participation in the Plan, PRUs granted under the Plan or future PRUs that may be granted under the Plan (including, without limitation, disclosures that may be required by the Securities and Exchange Commission) by electronic means or to request Participant’s consent to participate in the Plan by electronic means. Participant hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and, if requested, to agree to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or another third party designated by the Company.
(q.) Imposition of Other Requirements . The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on Participant’s participation in the Plan, on the Award and on any Shares acquired under the Plan, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law or facilitate the administration of the Plan, and to require me to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing.
(r.) Amendment and Restatement . This amended and restated Agreement replaces and supersedes any other PRU agreement between the Participant and the Company relating to the same PRU grant.


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties have executed this Agreement on this ____ date of ____________, 201__.
SYMANTEC CORPORATION
 
 
By:
 
Title:
 
Address:
 
 
 
 
 
PARTICIPANT
 
 
Signature:
 
Address:
 
 
 



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APPENDIX A

DEFINITIONS
The following definitions shall be in effect under the Agreement:
i. Agreement shall mean this Performance Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement.
ii. Award shall mean the award of PRUs made to the Participant pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
iii. Award Date shall mean the date the PRUs are granted to Participant pursuant to the Agreement and shall be the date indicated in the Notice of Grant.
iv. Code shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
v. Committee shall mean the Compensation and Leadership Development Committee of the Company Board of Directors.
vi. Corporate Transaction shall mean
i.
a dissolution or liquidation of the Company,
ii.
a merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving corporation (other than a merger or consolidation with a wholly-owned subsidiary, a reincorporation of the Company in a different jurisdiction, or other transaction in which there is no substantial change in the stockholders of the Company or their relative stock holdings and the Awards granted under the Plan are assumed, converted or replaced by the successor corporation, which assumption will be binding on all Participants),
iii.
a merger in which the Company is the surviving corporation but after which the stockholders of the Company (other than any stockholder which merges (or which owns or controls another corporation which merges) with the Company in such merger) cease to own their shares or other equity interests in the Company,
iv.
the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company, or
v.
any other transaction which qualifies as a "corporate transaction" under Section 424(a) of the Code wherein the stockholders of the Company give up all of their equity interest in the Company (except for the acquisition, sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the outstanding shares of the Company from or by the stockholders of the Company).
vii. Common Stock shall mean shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share.
viii. Notice of Grant shall mean such notice as provided by the Stock Administration Department of the Company, or such other applicable department of the Company, providing Participant with notice of the issuance of a PRU award pursuant to the Plan and terms of this Agreement.

    
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ix. Participant shall mean the person named in the Notice of Grant relating to the PRUs covered by this Agreement.
A. Plan shall mean the Company’s 2013 Equity Incentive Plan, as the same may be amended from time to time.

    
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APPENDIX B

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
The number of PRUs that will vest and be earned shall be based on the metrics set forth below. Terms not otherwise defined in Appendix A or B shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Plan.
1. Grant of Performance Based Restricted Stock Units .

Subject to the terms and conditions of Agreement, the Notice of Grant and of the Plan, the Company hereby grants to the Participant a number of PRUs set forth in the Notice of Grant, subject to increase or reduction, as the case may be, and vesting, as set forth below.

2. Performance Percentage.
The Participant can earn the PRUs based on the Company’s performance in achieving Operating Income over the one-year period set forth in the Notice of Grant and hereafter referred to as the “Performance Period.” For purposes of clarity, no PRUs will be earned until the end of the Performance Period, subject to the provisions of Section 5 below.
The number of PRUs that will vest and be earned following the end of the Performance Period will range from to of the Target Grant (the applicable vesting percentage, the “Performance Percentage”) as determined by the Committee after the end of the Performance Period, based upon the Company’s achievement of Operating Income at each level set forth in the following chart (each, a “Performance Level”). For Operating Income between Level A: Threshold and Level H: Maximum, the Performance Percentage will be determined based on an interpolation between the applicable Performance Levels.
Operating Income
Performance Levels
Performance Percentage
 
Level H: Maximum
 
 
Level G: Range
 
 
Level F
 
 
Level E: Range
 
 
Level D
 
 
Level C: Range
 
 
Level B
 
 
Level A: Threshold
 


    
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Subject to Sections 5 and 6 below, in order to vest in and earn the PRUs, the Participant must be employed through the end of the Performance Period.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Appendix B, the Committee may make any changes in this Section 2 as it determines in its sole discretion, without the consent of any Participant. For the avoidance of doubt, the Performance Levels and corresponding Operating Income targets may be adjusted, without the consent of any Participant and consistent with Section 162(m) under the Code, to account for certain strategic transactions upon approval of the Committee.
3. Committee Certification and Vesting of PRUs .
As soon as practicable following the completion of the Performance Period (the “ Performance Vesting Date ”), the Committee shall determine and certify in writing the Performance Levels that have been attained for the Performance Period and the resulting Performance Percentage and the number of PRUs that will vest based on such Performance Percentage (subject to the Participant’s continued employment through the end of the Performance Period or the Participant’s qualifying Termination under Section 6 hereof). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if pursuant to Section 5, the PRUs cease to be subject to the Performance Levels, certification by the Committee shall no longer be required for the PRUs to become vested pursuant to Section 5. The Committee’s determination of the number of vested PRUs shall be binding on the Participant.
4. Timing of Settlement .
Subject to Section 5 and 6 below, the following settlement provisions shall apply.
If the Performance Percentage is at or below , any PRUs shall be settled as soon as reasonably practicable following the end of the Performance Period (and no later than the two and one-half (2 ½) months after the end of the Company’s fiscal year in which the last date of the Performance Period occurs).
If the Performance Percentage is above :
The number of PRUs equal to (i) the Target Grant multiplied by (ii) shall be settled as soon as reasonably practicable following the end of the Performance Period (and no later than the two and one-half (2 ½) months after the end of the Company’s fiscal year in which the last day of the Performance Period occurs); and
The number of PRUs equal to (i) the Target Grant multiplied by (ii) (A) the Performance Percentage less (B) shall be settled as soon as reasonably practicable following the first anniversary of the end of the Performance Period (and no later than the end of the calendar year in which such anniversary occurs), subject to your continued Service with the Company through the one-year anniversary of the end of the Performance Period (this, the “ Excess Vesting Date ”).
5. Change of Control .
In the event of a Corporate Transaction constituting a Change of Control, where the Participant’s PRUs are assumed or substituted consistent with Section 4(a) of the Notice of Grant, the Participant’s PRUs will, to the extent applicable, be subject to the acceleration provisions of Section 1 of the Executive Retention Plan (as well as all other provisions of such plan, including Section 3 thereof), provided that (x) if the qualifying termination under the Executive Retention Plan occurs prior to or during the Performance Period, the Performance Percentage shall in all cases be , notwithstanding any other higher performance then-predicted

    
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or expected, and (y) if the qualifying termination under the Executive Retention Plan occurs after the Performance Period but prior to the Excess Vesting Date, the Performance Percentage shall be as determined in Section 2 hereof. For the avoidance of the doubt, the foregoing acceleration provisions assume a qualifying termination following such Change of Control as set forth in Section 1 of the Executive Retention Plan.
In the event of a Corporate Transaction constituting a Change of Control, where the successor corporation fails to assume the Participant’s PRUs or substitute an equivalent award such that Section 4(b) of the Notice of Grant applies and the Award expires, the PRUs will accelerate and become immediately payable with a Performance Percentage of , notwithstanding any other higher performance then-predicted or expected, provided that if the if the Change of Control occurs after the Performance Period but prior to the Excess Vesting Date, the Performance Percentage shall be as determined in Section 2 hereof.
6. Death, Disability and Involuntary Termination .
If the Participant’s employment with the Company (or any majority or greater owned subsidiary) terminates for any reason prior to the commencement of the Performance Period, the PRU shall be immediately cancelled without consideration.
If a Participant’s employment with the Company (or any majority or greater owned subsidiary) terminates by reason of death, Disability or an Involuntary Termination during the Performance Period, and provided that the Participant returns and makes effective a general release of claims in favor of the Company (and any majority or greater owned subsidiary) within 60 days following such termination of employment, then the number of PRUs that may vest and be earned by the Participant shall equal the product of (A) the Target Grant, (B) the Performance Percentage, and (C) the Proration Factor, provided that, (i) the Performance Percentage shall not be determined until after the close of the Performance Period and shall be determined in the same manner as is used for all other Participants for such Performance Period, (ii) upon a Change of Control, the Proration Factor shall thereafter be in all cases, and (iii) if Participant terminates pursuant to his or her death, Disability or an Involuntary Termination after the Performance Period but before the Excess Vesting Date, Participant will remain eligible for settlement of the PRU attributable to the Performance Percentage in excess of when such excess is scheduled to otherwise settle.
For purposes of service, transfer of employment between the Company and any Subsidiary or Affiliate shall not constitute a Termination of Service. The Committee shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when the Participant is no longer actively providing service for purposes of the Plan.
7. Restatement of Financial Results
All benefits hereunder shall be subject to any clawback policy adopted by the Board or required by law.
8. Section 409A of the Code
Notwithstanding the other provisions hereof, this Performance Based Restricted Stock Unit Agreement is intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, to the extent applicable, and this Performance Based Restricted Stock Unit Agreement shall be interpreted to avoid any penalty sanctions under Section 409A of the Code. Accordingly, all provisions herein, or incorporated by reference, shall be construed and interpreted to comply with Section 409A of the Code and, if necessary, any such provision shall be deemed amended to comply with Section 409A of the Code and regulations thereunder. If any payment or benefit cannot be provided or made at the time specified herein without incurring sanctions under

    
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Section 409A of the Code, then such benefit or payment shall be provided in full at the earliest time thereafter when such sanctions will not be imposed. Any amount payable under this Agreement that constitutes deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code shall be paid at the time provided under this Agreement or such other time as permitted under Section 409A of the Code. No interest will be payable with respect to any amount paid within a time period permitted by, or delayed because of, Section 409A of the Code. All payments to be made upon a termination of employment under this Agreement that are deferred compensation may only be made upon a “separation from service” under Section 409A of the Code. For purposes of Section 409A of the Code, each payment made under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment. In no event may Participant directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year of payment .
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event whatsoever shall the Company be liable for any additional tax, interest, income inclusion or other penalty that may be imposed on a Participant by Code Section 409A or for damages for failing to comply with Code Section 409A unless such failure is a result of the Company’s breach of this Plan or the Performance Based Restricted Stock Unit Agreement.
9. Definitions
Cause shall mean the dismissal or discharge of a Participant from employment for one or more of the following reasons or actions: (i) gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of duties to the Company (other than as a result of a Disability) that has resulted or is likely to result in substantial and material damage to the Company, after a demand for substantial performance is delivered by the Company which specifically identifies the manner in which it believes the individual has not substantially performed his/her duties and provides the individual with a reasonable opportunity to cure any alleged gross negligence or willful misconduct; (ii) commission of any act of fraud with respect to the Company or its affiliates; or (iii) conviction of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude causing material harm to the business and affairs of the Company.
Change of Control shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the Executive Retention Plan; provided, however , that , to the extent that any amount constituting deferred compensation (as defined in Section 409A of the Code) would vest or become payable by reason of a Change in Control, such amount shall vest or become payable only if the event constituting a Change in Control would also qualify as a change in ownership or effective control of the Company or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company, each as defined within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, as it has been and may be amended from time to time, and any proposed or final Treasury Regulations and Internal Revenue Service guidance that has been promulgated or may be promulgated thereunder from time to time
Executive Retention Plan shall mean the Symantec Executive Retention Plan as in effect on the date of this Agreement and as hereafter amended from time to time.
Involuntary Termination shall mean (i) the Participant’s termination of employment by the Company without Cause or (ii) if the Participant participates in the Executive Retention Plan, a Constructive Termination (as defined and applicable to the Participant pursuant to the terms of the Executive Retention Plan).
Non-GAAP Basis shall mean the method of presentation of quarterly earnings releases and supplemental materials under the Company’s executive compensation programs generally, which (i) may exclude certain items and make adjustments, (ii) need not conform to standards of U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, and (ii) will be as generally reported, updated, and explained in the Company’s public filings

    
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from time to time. The Non-GAAP Basis mechanics shall be those used by the Committee in determining the Performance Percentage.
Operating Income shall mean gross profit less operating expenses before interest and taxes, adjusted to exclude stock-based compensation expense, charges related to the amortization of intangible assets, certain other income and expense items that management considers unrelated to the Company’s core operations, and the associated income tax effects of the adjustments, all as measured under the Non-GAAP Basis. Operating Income will also (i) allow for the negative impact of up to of FX on revenue, with no limit on the positive FX impact on Operating Income, and (ii) be adjusted beneficially in the event changes to the Company’s capital structure positively impact the Company’s earnings per share on a Non-GAAP Basis, each as approved in the materials presented to the Committee /
Proration Factor shall mean a percentage, determined by the quotient of the following: the numerator of which is the number of calendar months rounded up to the next whole month) the Participant was in the employ of the Company (or any majority or greater owned subsidiary) during the period commencing on the earlier of (x) the Award Date, or (y) if the Award Date occurred in June 2016, the first date after April 2, 2016 during which the Participant was employed by the Company (this result, the Start Date” ), and ending on the date of termination, and the denominator of which is the number of calendar months rounded up to the next whole month between the Start Date and March 30, 2018, up to a maximum of twenty-four (24) months.
Target Grant shall mean the number of shares of Common Stock associated with the PRU grant as determined by the Committee, assuming a Performance Percentage of .

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APPENDIX C
ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS
1.     Nature of the Grant . In signing this Agreement, the Participant acknowledges that:

a.    the Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature and may be modified, amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time, unless otherwise provided in the Plan and this Agreement;

b.    the grant of PRUs is voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future awards of PRUs, or benefits in lieu of PRUs even if PRUs have been awarded repeatedly in the past;

c.    all decisions with respect to future grants of PRUs, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company;

d.    the Participant’s participation in the Plan is voluntary;

e.    the Participant’s participation in the Plan will not create a right to further employment with the Company or the Participant’s actual employer (the “Employer”) and shall not interfere with the ability of the Employer to terminate Participant’s service at any time with or without cause;

f.    PRUs are an extraordinary item that do not constitute compensation of any kind for services of any kind rendered to the Company or to the Employer, and PRUs are outside the scope of the Participant’s employment contract, if any;

g.    PRUs are not part of normal or expected compensation or salary for any purpose, including, but not limited to, calculation of any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits or similar payments;

h.    in the event that Participant is not an employee of the Company, the grant of PRUs will not be interpreted to form an employment contract or relationship with the Company; and furthermore, the grant of PRUs will not be interpreted to form an employment contract with the Employer or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company;

i.     the future value of the underlying Shares is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty;

j.    if the Participant receives Shares upon vesting, the value of such Shares acquired on vesting of PRUs may increase or decrease in value; and

k.    in consideration of the grant of PRUs, no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages arises from termination of the PRUs or diminution in value of the PRUs or Shares received upon vesting of PRUs resulting from Termination of the Participant’s service by the Company or the Employer (for any reason whatsoever and whether or not in breach of local labor laws) and the Participant irrevocably releases the Company and the Employer from any such claim that may arise; if, notwithstanding the foregoing, any such claim is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to have arisen, then, by signing this Agreement, the Participant shall be deemed irrevocably to have waived his or her entitlement to pursue such claim.

    
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2.     Data Privacy Notice and Consent .
a.     The Participant hereby explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of his or her personal data as described in this Agreement by and among, as applicable, the Employer, the Company, its Parent, its Subsidiaries and its Affiliates for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan.

b.     The Participant understands that the Company and the Employer may hold certain personal information about the Participant, including, but not limited to, the Participant’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares of stock or directorships held in the Company, details of all PRUs or any other entitlement to shares of Common Stock awarded, canceled, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Participant’s favor, for the purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan (“Data”).

c.     The Participant understands that Data may be transferred to any third parties assisting in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan, that these recipients may be located in the Participant’s country, or elsewhere, and that the recipient’s country may have different data privacy laws and protections than the Participant’s country. The Participant understands that he or she may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Data by contacting his or her local human resources representative. The Participant authorizes the recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required to a broker, escrow agent or other third party with whom the Shares received upon vesting of the PRUs may be deposited. The Participant understands that Data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage his or her participation in the Plan. The Participant understands that he or she may, at any time, view Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of Data, require any necessary amendments to Data or refuse or withdraw the consents herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing his or her local human resources representative. The Participant understands, however, that refusal or withdrawal of consent may affect his or her ability to participate in the Plan. For more information on the consequences of his or her refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, the Participant understands that he or she may contact his or her local human resources representative.
3.     Language . If the Participant has received this Agreement or any other document related to the Plan translated into a language other than English and if the translated version is different than the English version, the English version will control.


    
C-2



Exhibit 10.04
SYMANTEC CORPORATION
PERFORMANCE BASED RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT
AWARD AGREEMENT
RECITALS
A.    The Board has adopted the Plan for the purpose of providing incentives to attract, retain and motivate eligible persons whose present and potential contributions are important to the success of Symantec Corporation (the “ Company ”) and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates.
B.    The Participant is to render valuable services to the Company and/or its Subsidiaries and Affiliates, and this Performance Based Restricted Stock Unit Agreement is executed pursuant to, and is intended to carry out the purposes of, the Plan in connection with the Company’s issuance of rights in respect of Common Stock in the form of Performance Based Restricted Stock Units (each, a “ PRU ”).
C.    All capitalized terms in this Agreement shall have the meaning assigned to them in Appendix A or B attached hereto. All undefined terms shall have the meaning assigned to them in the Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE , it is hereby agreed as follows:
(a.) Grant of Performance Based Restricted Stock Units . The Company hereby awards to the Participant PRUs under the Plan. Each PRU represents the right to receive one share of Common Stock on vesting based on achievement of the performance objectives set forth in Appendix B (each, a “ Share ”), subject to the provisions of this Agreement (including any Appendices hereto). The number of shares of Common Stock subject to this Award, the applicable vesting schedule for the PRUs and the Shares, the dates on which those vested Shares shall be issued to Participant and the remaining terms and conditions governing this Award shall be as set forth in this Agreement (including any Appendices hereto).
AWARD SUMMARY
Award Date and Number of Shares Subject to Award:
As set forth in the Notice of Grant of Award (the “ Notice of Grant ”).
Vesting Schedule:
The Shares shall vest pursuant to the schedule set forth on Appendix B hereto.
Subject to the provisions of Appendix B hereto, the Shares that may be earned on each applicable vesting date shall vest on that date only if the employment of the Participant has not Terminated as of such date, and no additional Shares shall vest following the Participant’s Termination.
Issuance Schedule
The Shares in which the Participant vests shall be issuable as set forth in Paragraph 6. However, the actual number of vested Shares to be issued will be subject to the provisions of Paragraph 7 (pursuant to which the applicable withholding taxes are to be collected) and Appendix B.
(b.) Limited Transferability . This Award, and any interest therein, shall not be transferable or assignable by the Participant, and may not be made subject to execution, attachment or similar process, otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or as consistent with this Agreement and the Plan.
(c.) Cessation of Service . Subject to the provisions of Appendix B hereto, should the Participant’s service as an employee, director, consultant, independent contractor or advisor to the Company or a Parent, Subsidiary or an Affiliate of the Company be Terminated for any reason (whether or not in breach of local labor laws) prior to vesting in one or more Shares subject to this Award, then the PRUs covering such unvested Shares will be immediately thereafter cancelled, the Participant shall cease to have any right or entitlement to receive any Shares under those cancelled PRUs and the Participant’s right to receive PRUs and vest under the Plan, if any, will terminate effective as of the date that the Participant is no longer actively providing service. For purposes of service, transfer of employment between the Company and any Subsidiary or Affiliate shall not constitute Termination of Service. The Committee shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when the Participant is no longer actively providing service for purposes of the Plan.
(d.) Corporate Transaction . Subject to the provisions of Appendix B hereto:
a. In the event of a Corporate Transaction, any or all outstanding PRUs subject to this Agreement may be assumed, converted or replaced by the successor corporation (if any), which assumption, conversion or replacement will be binding on the Participant, or the successor corporation may substitute an equivalent award or provide substantially similar consideration to the Participant as was provided to stockholders (after taking into account the existing provisions of the PRUs).
b. In the event such successor corporation (if any) fails to assume this Award or substitute an equivalent award (as provided in Paragraph 4(a) above) pursuant to a Corporate Transaction, this Award will expire on such transaction at such time and on such conditions as the Board shall determine.
c. Any action taken pursuant to clauses (a) or (b) above must either (i) preserve the exemption of these PRUs from Section 409A of the Code or (ii) comply with Section 409A of the Code.
d. This Agreement shall not in any way affect the right of the Company to adjust, reclassify, reorganize or otherwise change its capital or business structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate or sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.
(e.) Adjustment in Shares . Should any change be made to the Common Stock by reason of any stock dividend, recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, subdivision, combination, reclassification or similar change in the capital structure of the Company without consideration or if there is a change in the corporate structure, then appropriate adjustments shall be made to the total number and/or class of securities issuable pursuant to this Award in order to reflect such change and thereby preclude a dilution or enlargement of benefits hereunder.
(f.) Issuance of Shares of Common Stock .
i. As soon as practicable following the applicable vesting date of any portion of the PRU (including the date (if any) on which vesting of any portion of this PRU accelerates), the Company shall issue to or on behalf of the Participant a certificate (which may be in electronic form) for the applicable number of underlying shares of Common Stock that so vested, subject, however, to the provisions of Paragraph 7 pursuant to which the applicable withholding taxes are to be collected. In no event shall the date of settlement (meaning the date that shares of Common Stock are issued) be later than two and one half (2½) months after the later of (i) the end of the Company’s fiscal year in which the applicable vesting date occurs or (ii) the end of the calendar year in which the applicable vesting date occurs.
ii. If the Company determines that the Participant is a “specified employee,” as defined in the regulations under Section 409A of the Code, at the time of the Participant’s “separation from service,” as defined in those regulations, then any units that otherwise would have been settled during the first six months following the Participant’s separation from service will instead be settled during the seventh month following the Participant’s separation from service, unless the settlement of those units is exempt from Section 409A of the Code.
iii. In no event shall fractional Shares be issued.
iv. The holder of this Award shall not have any stockholder rights, including voting rights, with respect to the Shares subject to the PRUs until the Award holder becomes the record holder of those Shares following their actual issuance and after the satisfaction of the Tax Obligations (as defined below).
(g.) Tax Obligations . The Participant hereby agrees to make adequate provision for any sums required to satisfy the applicable federal, state, local and foreign employment, social insurance, payroll, income and other tax withholding obligations of the Company or any Affiliate (the “ Tax Obligations ”) that arise in connection with this Award. The satisfaction of the Tax Obligations shall occur at the time the Participant receives a distribution of Common Stock or other property pursuant to this Award, or at any time prior to such time or thereafter as reasonably requested by the Company and/or any Affiliate in accordance with applicable law. The Participant hereby authorizes the Company, at its sole discretion and subject to any limitations under applicable law, to satisfy any such Tax Obligations by any of the following methods: (1) in the event the PRU is to be settled in part in cash rather than settled in full in Shares, withholding from the cash to be distributed to the Participant in settlement of this Award, (2) permitting the Participant to enter into a “same day sale” commitment with a broker-dealer that is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers (an “ NASD Dealer ”) whereby the Participant irrevocably elects to sell a portion of the Shares to be delivered under the Award to satisfy the applicable Tax Obligations and whereby the NASD Dealer irrevocably commits upon receipt of such Shares to forward the proceeds necessary to satisfy the Tax Obligations directly to the Company and/or its Affiliates, and (3) withholding Shares that are otherwise to be issued and delivered to the Participant under this Award in satisfaction of the Tax Obligations; provided, however , that the amount of the Shares so withheld pursuant to alternative (3) shall not exceed the amount necessary to satisfy the required Tax Obligations using the minimum statutory withholding rates that are applicable to this kind of income. In addition, to the extent this Award is not settled in cash, the Company is authorized to satisfy any Tax Obligations by withholding for the Tax Obligations from wages and other cash compensation payable to the Participant or by causing the Participant to tender a cash payment to the Company if the Committee determines in good faith at the time the Tax Obligations arises that withholding pursuant to the foregoing alternatives (2) and (3) above are not in the best interest of the Company or the Participant. In the event the Tax Obligations arises prior to the delivery to the Participant of Common Stock or it is determined after the delivery of Shares or other property that the amount of the Tax Obligations was greater than the amount withheld by the Company and/or any Affiliate, the Participant shall indemnify and hold the Company and its Affiliates harmless from any failure by the Company and/or any Affiliate to withhold the proper amount. The Company may refuse to deliver the Shares if the Participant fails to comply with the Participant’s obligations in connection with the Tax Obligations as described in this Paragraph 7.
(h.) Compliance with Laws and Regulations .
i. The issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant to the PRU shall be subject to compliance by the Company and the Participant with all applicable requirements of law relating thereto and with all applicable regulations of any stock exchange (or an established market, if applicable) on which the Common Stock may be listed for trading at the time of such issuance.
ii. The inability of the Company to obtain approval from any regulatory body having authority deemed by the Company to be necessary to the lawful issuance of any Common Stock hereby shall relieve the Company of any liability with respect to the non-issuance of the Common Stock as to which such approval shall not have been obtained. The Company, however, shall use its best efforts to obtain all such approvals.
(i.) Successors and Assigns . Except to the extent otherwise provided in this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the Company and its successors and assigns and Participant, Participant’s assigns, the legal representatives, heirs and legatees of Participant’s estate and any beneficiaries designated by Participant.
(j.) Notices . Any notice required to be given or delivered to the Company under the terms of this Agreement shall be in writing and addressed to the Company at its principal corporate offices. Any notice required to be given or delivered to Participant shall be in writing and addressed to Participant at the address indicated below Participant’s signature line on this Agreement (as may be updated from time to time by written notice from the Participant). All notices shall be deemed effective upon personal delivery or upon deposit in the U.S. mail, postage prepaid and properly addressed to the party to be notified.
(k.) Construction . This Agreement and the Notice of Grant evidenced hereby are made and granted pursuant to the Plan and are in all respects limited by and subject to the terms of the Plan. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall apply. All decisions of the Committee with respect to any question or issue arising under the Plan or this Agreement shall be conclusive and binding on all persons having an interest in the PRU.
(l.) Governing Law . The interpretation, performance and enforcement of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California without resort to that State’s conflict-of-laws rules. For purposes of litigating any dispute that arises directly or indirectly from the relationship of the parties evidenced by this grant or the Agreement, the parties hereby submit to and consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the State of California and agree that such litigation shall be conducted only in the courts of Santa Clara County, California, or the federal courts for the United States for the Northern District of California, and no other courts, where this grant is made and/or to be performed.
(m.) Excess Shares . If the Shares covered by this Agreement exceed, as of the date the PRU is granted, the number of shares of Common Stock which may without stockholder approval be issued under the Plan, then the Award shall be void with respect to those excess Shares, unless stockholder approval of an amendment sufficiently increasing the number of shares of Common Stock issuable under the Plan is obtained in accordance with the provisions of the Plan.
(n.) Employment at Will . Nothing in this Agreement or in the Plan shall confer upon Participant any right to continue in the employment of the Company for any period of specific duration or interfere with or otherwise restrict in any way the rights of the Company (or any Parent or Subsidiary employing or retaining Participant) or of Participant, which rights are hereby expressly reserved by each, to terminate Participant’s service with the Company at any time for any reason, with or without cause.
(o.) Severability . The provisions of this Agreement are severable and if any one or more provisions are determined to be illegal or otherwise unenforceable, in whole or in part, the remaining provisions shall nevertheless be binding and enforceable.
(p.) Electronic Delivery. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to participation in the Plan, PRUs granted under the Plan or future PRUs that may be granted under the Plan (including, without limitation, disclosures that may be required by the Securities and Exchange Commission) by electronic means or to request Participant’s consent to participate in the Plan by electronic means. Participant hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and, if requested, to agree to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or another third party designated by the Company.
(q.) Imposition of Other Requirements . The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on Participant’s participation in the Plan, on the Award and on any Shares acquired under the Plan, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable in order to comply with local law or facilitate the administration of the Plan, and to require me to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties have executed this Agreement on this ____ date of ____________, 201__.
SYMANTEC CORPORATION
 
 
By:
 
Title:
 
Address:
 
 
 
 
 
PARTICIPANT
 
 
Signature:
 
Address:
 
 
 


APPENDIX A

DEFINITIONS
The following definitions shall be in effect under the Agreement:
i. Agreement shall mean this Performance Based Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement.
ii. Award shall mean the award of PRUs made to the Participant pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
iii. Award Date shall mean the date the PRUs are granted to Participant pursuant to the Agreement and shall be the date indicated in the Notice of Grant.
iv. Code shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
v. Committee shall mean the Compensation and Leadership Development Committee of the Company Board of Directors.
vi. Corporate Transaction shall mean
i.
a dissolution or liquidation of the Company,
ii.
a merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving corporation (other than a merger or consolidation with a wholly-owned subsidiary, a reincorporation of the Company in a different jurisdiction, or other transaction in which there is no substantial change in the stockholders of the Company or their relative stock holdings and the Awards granted under the Plan are assumed, converted or replaced by the successor corporation, which assumption will be binding on all Participants),
iii.
a merger in which the Company is the surviving corporation but after which the stockholders of the Company (other than any stockholder which merges (or which owns or controls another corporation which merges) with the Company in such merger) cease to own their shares or other equity interests in the Company,
iv.
the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company, or
v.
any other transaction which qualifies as a "corporate transaction" under Section 424(a) of the Code wherein the stockholders of the Company give up all of their equity interest in the Company (except for the acquisition, sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the outstanding shares of the Company from or by the stockholders of the Company).
vii. Common Stock shall mean shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share.
viii. Notice of Grant shall mean such notice as provided by the Stock Administration Department of the Company, or such other applicable department of the Company, providing Participant with notice of the issuance of a PRU award pursuant to the Plan and terms of this Agreement.
ix. Participant shall mean the person named in the Notice of Grant relating to the PRUs covered by this Agreement.
A. Plan shall mean the Company’s 2013 Equity Incentive Plan, as the same may be amended from time to time.
APPENDIX B

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
The number of PRUs that will be earned shall be based on the metrics set forth below. Terms not otherwise defined in Appendix A or B shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Plan.
1. Grant of Performance Based Restricted Stock Units.

Subject to the terms and conditions of Agreement, the Notice of Grant and of the Plan, the Company hereby grants to the Participant a number of PRUs set forth in the Notice of Grant, subject to reduction and vesting as set forth below.

2. Performance Metrics.

The Participant can earn the PRUs based on the Company’s performance over the three-year period set forth in the Notice of Grant hereafter referred to as the “ Performance Period ” as follows:

(a) Year One . The number of PRUs that will be earned following the last day of the Company’s fiscal year ending March 30, 2018 (“ FY18 ”) will range from to \ of the Year One Portion of the Target Grant, and shall be determined based upon the Company’s achievement of the EPS performance goal for FY18, as determined by the Committee at each level set forth in the following chart (“ EPS Performance Goal ”). EPS calculations shall be based on 675 million fully diluted shares. EPS performance between the Threshold Level and the Maximum Level as set forth in following chart (the “Year One Performance Percentage ”) will be determined based on an interpolation between the applicable Performance Levels.

Performance Levels
EPS Performance Goal
Year One
Performance Percentage
Below Threshold Level
 
 
Threshold Level
 
 
Target Level
 
 
Upper Guidance
 
 
Maximum Level
 
 

(b) Year Two . The number of PRUs that will be earned following the last day of the Company’s fiscal year ending March 29, 2019 (“ FY19 ”) will range from to of the Year Two Portion of the Target Grant, and shall be determined based upon the Company’s two-year TSR performance for FY19, as measured against the two-year TSR performance of the companies comprising the Nasdaq 100 over the same period (with the companies in the Nasdaq 100 index being comprised of those companies that make up the Nasdaq 100 index at the end of FY19 and with TSR measurements being made at the end of the FY19), all as determined by the Committee and as set forth in the following chart (“ Year Two TSR Performance ”). Two-year Company TSR performance versus two year Nasdaq 100 TSR Performance will be calculated as the 60 trading day average of the Company’s stock price as calculated at the beginning and end of such two-year period. For the avoidance of doubt, the Year Two TSR Performance period shall begin on April 1, 2017 and end on March 29, 2019. Year Two TSR Performance between the Threshold Level and Maximum Level will be determined based on an interpolation between the applicable performance levels.


Performance Levels
Year Two TSR Performance
Year Two
Performance Percentage
Below Threshold
 
 
Threshold
 
 
Target
 
 
Maximum
 
 

(c) Year Three . The number of PRUs that will be earned following the last day of the Company’s fiscal year ending April 3, 2020 (“ FY20 ”) will range from to of the Year Three Portion of the Target Grant, and shall be determined based upon the Company’s three-year TSR performance for FY20 as measured against the three-year TSR performance of the companies comprising the Nasdaq 100 over the same period (with the companies in the Nasdaq 100 index being comprised of those companies that make up the Nasdaq 100 index at the end of FY20 and with TSR measurements being made at the end of FY20), all as determined by the Committee and set forth in the following chart (“ Year Three TSR Performance ”). Three-year Company TSR performance versus three-year Nasdaq 100 TSR Performance will be calculated as the 60 trading day average of the Company’s stock price as calculated at the beginning and end of such three-year period. For the avoidance of doubt, the Year Three TSR Performance period shall begin on April 1, 2017 and end on April 3, 2020. Year Three TSR Performance between the Threshold Level and Maximum Level will be determined based on an interpolation between the applicable performance levels.

Performance Levels
Year Three TSR Performance
Year Three
Performance Percentage
Below Threshold
 
 
Threshold
 
 
Target
 
 
Maximum
 
 

Nothing in this Section or elsewhere in the Agreement shall be read as allowing the Participant to earn more than of the Target Grant during the Performance Period.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Appendix B, the Committee may make any changes in this Section 2 as it determines in its sole discretion, without the consent of any Participant consistent with Section 162(m) of the Code. For the avoidance of doubt, the EPS Performance Goals and the TSR Performance may be adjusted, without the consent of any Participant, to account for certain strategic transactions upon approval of the Committee but only if consistent with Section 162(m) of the Code.

3. Committee Certification and Vesting of PRUs.
In order to vest in the earned the PRUs, the Participant must be employed through the end of the Performance Period except as provided in Sections 5 and 6 below.
As soon as practicable following the completion of the Performance Period (the “ Performance Vesting Date ”), the Committee shall determine and certify in writing the applicable Performance Levels that have been attained for the Performance Period and the applicable Performance Percentage and the number of PRUs that will vest based on the applicable Performance Percentage (subject to the Participant’s continued employment through the end of the Performance Period except as provided in Section 5 or Section 6 below). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if pursuant to Section 5, the PRUs cease to be subject to the Performance Levels, certification by the Committee shall no longer be required for the PRUs to become vested pursuant to Section 5. The Committee’s determination of the number of earned and vested PRUs shall be binding on the Participant.
4. Timing of Settlement.
Subject to Section 5 and 6 below, the following settlement provisions shall apply.
PRUs shall be settled as soon as reasonably practicable following the end of the Performance Period.
5. Change of Control.
In the event of a Corporate Transaction constituting a Change of Control, where the Participant’s PRUs are assumed or substituted consistent with Section 4(a) of the Award Agreement, the Participant’s PRUs will, to the extent applicable, be subject to the acceleration provisions of Section 1 of the Executive Retention Plan (as well as all other provisions of such plan, including Section 3 thereof), provided that if a qualifying termination under the Executive Retention Plan occurs prior to or during the Performance Period, the applicable Performance Percentage shall in all cases be , notwithstanding any other higher performance then-predicted or expected. For the avoidance of the doubt, the foregoing acceleration provisions assume a qualifying termination following such Change of Control as set forth in Section 1 of the Executive Retention Plan.
In the event of a Corporate Transaction constituting a Change of Control, where the successor corporation fails to assume the Participant’s PRUs or substitute an equivalent award such that Section 4(b) of the Notice of Grant applies and the Award expires, the PRUs will accelerate and become immediately payable with a Performance Percentage of , notwithstanding any other higher performance then-predicted or expected.
6. Death, Disability and Involuntary Termination.
If the Participant’s employment with the Company (or any majority or greater owned subsidiary) terminates for any reason prior to the end of FY18, the PRUs shall be immediately cancelled without consideration.
If a Participant’s employment with the Company (or any majority or greater owned subsidiary) terminates by reason of death, Disability or an Involuntary Termination during the Performance Period, and provided that the Participant returns and makes effective a general release of claims in favor of the Company (and any majority or greater owned subsidiary) within 60 days following such termination of employment, then the number of PRUs will vest and be earned by the Participant as follows: (i) if the termination occurs in FY19, the PRUs will accelerate and become immediately payable based on the extent to which the EPS Performance Goal has been achieved, multiplied by the applicable Proration Factor and (ii) if the termination occurs in FY20 , the PRUs will accelerate and become immediately payable based on the extent to which the EPS Performance Goal has been achieved and on the extent to which the Year 2 TSR Performance has been achieved, in each case multiplied by the applicable Proration Factor.
For purposes of service, transfer of employment between the Company and any Subsidiary or Affiliate shall not constitute a Termination of Service. The Committee shall have the exclusive discretion to determine when the Participant is no longer actively providing service for purposes of the Plan.
7. Restatement of Financial Results
All benefits hereunder shall be subject to any clawback policy adopted by the Board or required by law.
8. Section 409A of the Code
Notwithstanding the other provisions hereof, this Performance Based Restricted Stock Unit Agreement is intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, to the extent applicable, and this Performance Based Restricted Stock Unit Agreement shall be interpreted to avoid any penalty sanctions under Section 409A of the Code. Accordingly, all provisions herein, or incorporated by reference, shall be construed and interpreted to comply with Section 409A of the Code and, if necessary, any such provision shall be deemed amended to comply with Section 409A of the Code and regulations thereunder. If any payment or benefit cannot be provided or made at the time specified herein without incurring sanctions under Section 409A of the Code, then such benefit or payment shall be provided in full at the earliest time thereafter when such sanctions will not be imposed. Any amount payable under this Agreement that constitutes deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code shall be paid at the time provided under this Agreement or such other time as permitted under Section 409A of the Code. No interest will be payable with respect to any amount paid within a time period permitted by, or delayed because of, Section 409A of the Code. All payments to be made upon a termination of employment under this Agreement that are deferred compensation may only be made upon a “separation from service” under Section 409A of the Code. For purposes of Section 409A of the Code, each payment made under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment. In no event may Participant directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year of payment .
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event whatsoever shall the Company be liable for any additional tax, interest, income inclusion or other penalty that may be imposed on a Participant by Code Section 409A or for damages for failing to comply with Code Section 409A unless such failure is a result of the Company’s breach of this Plan or the Performance Based Restricted Stock Unit Agreement.
9. Definitions
(a) Cause shall mean the dismissal or discharge of a Participant from employment for one or more of the following reasons or actions: (i) gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of duties to the Company (other than as a result of a disability) that has resulted or is likely to result in substantial and material damage to the Company, after a demand for substantial performance is delivered by the Company which specifically identifies the manner in which it believes the individual has not substantially performed his/her duties and provides the individual with a reasonable opportunity to cure any alleged gross negligence or willful misconduct; (ii) commission of any act of fraud with respect to the Company or its affiliates; or (iii) conviction of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude causing material harm to the business and affairs of the Company.
(b) Change of Control shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the Executive Retention Plan; provided, however , that , to the extent that any amount constituting deferred compensation (as defined in Section 409A of the Code) would vest or become payable by reason of a Change in Control, such amount shall vest or become payable only if the event constituting a Change in Control would also qualify as a change in ownership or effective control of the Company or a change in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company, each as defined within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, as it has been and may be amended from time to time, and any proposed or final Treasury Regulations and Internal Revenue Service guidance that has been promulgated or may be promulgated thereunder from time to time
(c)  EPS shall be computed as non-GAAP net income, calculated in the manner consistent with the annual financial plan presented to and approved by the Board of Directors, divided by 675 million fully diluted shares as set forth in Appendix B Section 2(a).  Non-GAAP net income shall be calculated as GAAP profit before tax reflected in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations as adjusted for the following items: the impact from business combination accounting entries (such as deferred revenue fair value adjustments, and inventory fair value adjustments), stock-based compensation expense, restructuring, separation, transition and other related charges, integration and acquisition expenses, charges related to the amortization of intangible assets and acquired product rights, impairments of assets, income or loss from discontinued operations, non-cash interest expense and amortization of debt issuance costs and certain other items that are not included in the Company’s non-GAAP results, further adjusted to reflect th    e Company’s expected ongoing core tax rate, all calculated based on the applicable fiscal year plan level exchange rates
(d) Executive Retention Plan shall mean the Symantec Executive Retention Plan as in effect on the date of this Agreement and as hereafter amended from time to time.
(e) Involuntary Termination shall mean (i) the Participant’s termination of employment by the Company without Cause or (ii) if the Participant participates in the Executive Retention Plan, a Constructive Termination (as defined and applicable to the Participant pursuant to the terms of the Executive Retention Plan).
(f) Proration Factor shall mean a percentage, determined by the quotient of the following: the numerator of which is the number of calendar months rounded up to the next whole month) the Participant was in the employ of the Company (or any majority or greater owned subsidiary) during the period commencing on the earlier of (x) the Award Date, or (y) if the Award Date occurred in June or July 2017, the first date after April 1, 2017 during which the Participant was employed by the Company (the “ Start Date ”), and ending on the date of termination of employment, and the denominator of which is the number of calendar months rounded up to the next whole month between the Start Date and April 3, 2020, up to a maximum of thirty-six (36) months.
(g) TSR shall mean the change in stock price over the applicable period (measured using a 60 trading day average stock price at the beginning and end of the applicable period) plus the value of dividends provided in the respective period. The TSR results shall be expressed as an annualized return, or compound annual growth rate (CAGR).
(h) Target Grant shall mean the number of shares of Common Stock associated with the PRU grant as determined by the Committee, assuming a Performance Percentage of .
(i) Year One Portion of the Target Grant shall be equal to of the Target Grant.
(j) Year Two Portion of the Target Grant shall be equal to of the Target Grant.
B.      (k) Year Three Portion of the Target Grant shall be equal to (i) of the Target Grant plus (ii) the difference between the number of PRUs earned at the end of year Two, pursuant to Section 2(b) of Appendix B of this Agreement, and the Year Two Portion of the Target Grant.

APPENDIX C
ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS
1.     Nature of the Grant . In signing this Agreement, the Participant acknowledges that:

a.    the Plan is established voluntarily by the Company, it is discretionary in nature and may be modified, amended, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time, unless otherwise provided in the Plan and this Agreement;

b.    the grant of PRUs is voluntary and occasional and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future awards of PRUs, or benefits in lieu of PRUs even if PRUs have been awarded repeatedly in the past;

c.    all decisions with respect to future grants of PRUs, if any, will be at the sole discretion of the Company;

d.    the Participant’s participation in the Plan is voluntary;

e.    the Participant’s participation in the Plan will not create a right to further employment with the Company or the Participant’s actual employer (the “Employer”) and shall not interfere with the ability of the Employer to terminate Participant’s service at any time with or without cause;

f.    PRUs are an extraordinary item that do not constitute compensation of any kind for services of any kind rendered to the Company or to the Employer, and PRUs are outside the scope of the Participant’s employment contract, if any;

g.    PRUs are not part of normal or expected compensation or salary for any purpose, including, but not limited to, calculation of any severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, pension or retirement benefits or similar payments;

h.    in the event that Participant is not an employee of the Company, the grant of PRUs will not be interpreted to form an employment contract or relationship with the Company; and furthermore, the grant of PRUs will not be interpreted to form an employment contract with the Employer or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of the Company;

i.     the future value of the underlying Shares is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty;

j.    if the Participant receives Shares upon vesting, the value of such Shares acquired on vesting of PRUs may increase or decrease in value; and

k.    in consideration of the grant of PRUs, no claim or entitlement to compensation or damages arises from termination of the PRUs or diminution in value of the PRUs or Shares received upon vesting of PRUs resulting from Termination of the Participant’s service by the Company or the Employer (for any reason whatsoever and whether or not in breach of local labor laws) and the Participant irrevocably releases the Company and the Employer from any such claim that may arise; if, notwithstanding the foregoing, any such claim is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to have arisen, then, by signing this Agreement, the Participant shall be deemed irrevocably to have waived his or her entitlement to pursue such claim.

2.     Data Privacy Notice and Consent .
a.     The Participant hereby explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of his or her personal data as described in this Agreement by and among, as applicable, the Employer, the Company, its Parent, its Subsidiaries and its Affiliates for the exclusive purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan.

b.     The Participant understands that the Company and the Employer may hold certain personal information about the Participant , including, but not limited to, the Participant’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any shares of stock or directorships held in the Company, details of all PRUs or any other entitlement to shares of Common Stock awarded, canceled, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Participant’s favor, for the purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan (“Data”).

c.      The Participant understands that Data may be transferred to any third parties assisting in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan, that these recipients may be located in the Participant’s country, or elsewhere, and that the recipient’s country may have different data privacy laws and protections than the Participant’s country. The Participant understands that he or she may request a list with the names and addresses of any potential recipients of the Data by contacting his or her local human resources representative. The Participant authorizes the recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan, including any requisite transfer of such Data as may be required to a broker, escrow agent or other third party with whom the Shares received upon vesting of the PRUs may be deposited. The Participant understands that Data will be held only as long as is necessary to implement, administer and manage his or her participation in the Plan. The Participant understands that he or she may, at any time, view Data, request additional information about the storage and processing of Data, require any necessary amendments to Data or refuse or withdraw the consents herein, in any case without cost, by contacting in writing his or her local human resources representative. The Participant understands, however, that refusal or withdrawal of consent may affect his or her ability to participate in the Plan. For more information on the consequences of his or her refusal to consent or withdrawal of consent, the Participant understands that he or she may contact his or her local human resources representative.
3.     Language . If the Participant has received this Agreement or any other document related to the Plan translated into a language other than English and if the translated version is different than the English version, the English version will control.


        

Exhibit 31.01
Certification

I, Gregory S. Clark, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Symantec Corporation;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

/s/ GREGORY S. CLARK
Gregory S. Clark
Chief Executive Officer and
Director

Date: August 4, 2017



Exhibit 31.02

Certification

I, Nicholas R. Noviello, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Symantec Corporation;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

/s/ NICHOLAS R. NOVIELLO
Nicholas R. Noviello
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date: August 4, 2017



Exhibit 32.01

Certification Pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Gregory S. Clark, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Symantec Corporation (the “Company”), do hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge: (i) the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2017 , to which this Certification is attached (the “Form 10-Q”), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and (ii) the information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ GREGORY S. CLARK        
Gregory S. Clark
Chief Executive Officer and Director

Date: August 4, 2017

This Certification which accompanies the Form 10-Q is not deemed filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (whether made before or after the date of the Form 10-Q), irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.



Exhibit 32.02

Certification Pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Nicholas R. Noviello, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Symantec Corporation (the “Company”), do hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge: (i) the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2017 , to which this Certification is attached (the “Form 10-Q”), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and (ii) the information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ NICHOLAS R. NOVIELLO              
Nicholas R. Noviello
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date: August 4, 2017

This Certification which accompanies the Form 10-Q is not deemed filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (whether made before or after the date of the Form 10-Q), irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.