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Symantec 8-K 2010 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): January 26, 2010
Symantec Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code (650) 527-8000
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy
the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General
Instruction A.2. below):
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On January 26, 2010, Stephen M. Bennett, Former President and Chief Executive Officer of Intuit,
Inc., was appointed by the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Symantec Corporation (the “Company”)
as an independent director of the Company. Mr. Bennett’s appointment is effective on February 8,
2010. A press release announcing Mr. Bennett’s appointment to the Board is attached as exhibit
99.01 hereto, and is incorporated herein by reference.
Pursuant to the Company’s 2004 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, non-employee directors are
eligible to annually receive a fully-vested restricted stock unit (“RSU”) award with a value of
$180,000 on the first business day following the first regular Board meeting of each fiscal year.
Mr. Bennett will receive an initial RSU grant on February 9, 2010, the first business day following
the date of his appointment to the Board, representing a prorated amount based on the number of
days from the date of his appointment to the Board through the date of the first regular Board
meeting in fiscal year 2011.
On the effective date of his appointment, Mr. Bennett is expected to enter into the Company’s
standard form of Indemnity Agreement which provides for indemnification of the indemnitee to the
full extent allowed by Delaware law.
On the date of his appointment, Ms. Bennett was not appointed to any committees of the Board.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
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.
Exhibit Index
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