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Letter to Shareholders 2
P r oduct Portfolio 6
Financial Contents 8
Corporate Directory IBC
Symantec Corporation helps
make users productive and keep their
computers safe and reliable, anywhere
and anytime. Symantec offers a broad
range of solutions and is acclaimed as
a leader in both customer satisfaction
and product brand recognition. The
Company is focused on addressing
customer needs in three main applica-
tion areas: the Norton product line of
antivirus and PC-assistance products;
the pcANYWHERE, WinFax, and ACT!
product lines that cater to remote user
productivity; and the Café product
lines in Internet development tools.
Founded in 1982, the Company’s
global operations span North America,
Europe, Japan, and several fast-growing
markets throughout Asia Pacific and
Latin America. Traded on Nasdaq
under the symbol SYMC, Symantec
Corporation is based in Cupertino,
California, and employs more than
2,000 people. Information on the
Company and its products can be
obtained by calling (800) 441-7234
toll free or +1 (541) 334-6054, or
accessed on the World Wide Web at
http://www.symantec.com.
Corporate Profile
Contents
The following letter and report contain forward-looking statements that are subject to significant risks and
uncertainties. Several important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results and
percentages and results anticipated by the forward-looking statements contained in this report. Readers should pay
particular attention to the risk factors described in the section entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” Readers should carefully review the risk factors described in the
other documents the Company files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including
the Annual Report on Form 10-Kas filed by Symantec Corporation June 26, 1997.
Board of Directors
Charles M. Boesenberg
President & CEO, Ashtech Corporation
Walter W. Bregman
Chairman & Co-Chief Executive Officer,
S&B Enterprises
Carl D. Carman
Chairman, Symantec Corporation
General Partner, The Masters Fund
General Partner, Hill, Carman,
Kirby & Washing
Robert R. B. Dykes
Senior Vice President, Finance
& Administration, Flextronics
Gordon E. Eubanks, Jr.
President & Chief Executive Officer,
Symantec Corporation
Robert S. Miller
Chairman, Morrison Knudsen Corporation
Corporate Officers
and Key Employees
Gordon E. Eubanks, Jr.
President & Chief Executive Officer
Mark W. Bailey
Senior Vice President, Business Development/
Emerging Businesses
Howard A. Bain, III
Vice President, Worldwide Operations
& Chief Financial Officer
Christopher Calisi
Vice President, Remote Professional Tools
Thomas Darnall
Vice President, Corporate Services
Dieter Giesbrecht
Vice President, Europe, Middle East & Africa
Akihiro Narita
Managing Director & President, Japan
Mansour Safai
General Manager, Internet Tools
Enrique T. Salem
Vice President, Security & Assistance
Garry Sexton
Vice President, Asia Pacific
Joe Shepela
Vice President, Human Resources
Dana E. Siebert
Vice President, Americas
Derek P. Witte
Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
Corporate Headquarters
Symantec Corporation
10201 Torre Avenue
Cupertino, California 95014-2132
+1 (408) 253-9600
Other Corporate Offices
and Development Sites
Beaverton, Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
Melville, New York
Santa Monica, California
Sunnyvale, California
Toronto, Canada
T r ansfer Agent
Bank of Boston
PO Box 644
Boston, Massachusetts 02102
Investor Relations
A copy of the Company’s Form 10-K
as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission is available
upon request without charge. Please
contact the Investor Relations Hotline
at +1 (408) 446-8990. Additional
investment-oriented questions may
be directed to:
Lori A. Barker
Investor Relations
Symantec Corporation
10201 Torre Avenue
Cupertino, California 95014-2132
(800) 883-4497
Outside Counsel
Fenwick & West
Two Palo Alto Square
Palo Alto, California 94306
Independent Auditors
Ernst & Young LLP
55 Almaden Boulevard
San Jose, California 95113
Major Subsidiaries
Symantec Limited (Ireland)
Dublin, Ireland
Leiden, Holland
Symantec (UK) Ltd.
Maidenhead, United Kingdom
Symantec (Deutschland) GmbH
Dusseldorf, Germany
Symantec (France) EURL
Suresnes, France
Symantec Australia Pty. Ltd.
Sydney, Australia
Delrina (Canada) Corporation
Toronto, Canada
Symantec SRL (Italy)
Milan, Italy
Symantec (Japan) KK
Tokyo, Japan
Symantec Hong Kong Ltd.
Hong Kong
Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of Stockholders
will be held September 18, 1997, at
Symantec Corporate Worldwide
Headquarters, Cupertino, California.
Symantec and the Symantec logo are U.S. registered trademarks of
Symantec Corporation. Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT, and the
Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
Other brands and products are trademarks of their respective holder/s.
Corporate Directory
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