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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): May 4, 2010
Symantec Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
         
Delaware   000-17781   77-0181864
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation) 		  (Commission
File Number) 		  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
     
350 Ellis Street, Mountain View, CA   94043
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code   (650) 527-8000
 
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Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
SIGNATURE
Exhibit Index
EX-3.01

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Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
(a)   Amendment to Bylaws.
On May 4, 2010, the Board of Directors of Symantec Corporation approved an amendment, effective immediately, to Article II, Section 2.1 of the Company’s Bylaws to provide that the directors are elected by a majority of the votes cast, except in the case of an election for directors in which there are one or more stockholder nominees, in which case a plurality standard shall govern. A copy of the Bylaws, as amended, is filed as Exhibit 3.01 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
     
Exhibit Number   Exhibit Title or Description
3.01
  Symantec Corporation Bylaws, as amended May 4, 2010.

 

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SIGNATURE
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
         
  Symantec Corporation
 		  
Date: May 4, 2010  By:   /s/ Scott C. Taylor    
    Scott C. Taylor   
    Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary   

 

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Exhibit Index
     
Exhibit Number   Exhibit Title or Description
3.01
  Symantec Corporation Bylaws, as amended May 4, 2010.