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ˆ200F$l2ZLVgqon1gÈŠ 200F$l2ZLVgqon1g¨ VDI-W7-PR3-1248 SYMANTEC CORPORATION Donnelley Financial12.6.30 EGV yanns0ap24-May-2018 22:26 EST 594139 TX 1 2* SYMANTEC CORP PAL HTM ESS 0C Page 1 of 1 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM SD SPECIALIZED DISCLOSURE REPORT Symantec Corporation (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Delaware 000-17781 77-0181864 (State or other jurisdiction of (Commission (IRS Employer incorporation or organization ) File Number) Identification No.) 350 Ellis Street, Mountain View, California 94043 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) Nicholas R. Noviello, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (650) 527-8000 (Name and telephone number, including area code, of the person to contact in connection with this report.) Not Applicable (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) Check the appropriate box below to indicate the rule pursuant to which this form is being filed, and provide the period to which the information in this form applies: Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period January 1 to December 31, 2017 ˆ200F$l2ZLVhV$Vk6$Š 200F$l2ZLVhV$Vk6$ VDI-W7-PFL-0639 SYMANTEC CORPORATION Donnelley Financial12.6.29 EGV ahern0ap24-May-2018 23:14 EST 594139 TX 2 3* SYMANTEC CORP PAL HTM ESS 0C Page 1 of 1 Item 1.01. Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report. Conflict Minerals Disclosure A copy of the Conflict Minerals Report of Symantec Corporation (“Symantec”) for the reporting period January 1 to December 31, 2017 is filed as Exhibit 1.01 to this specialized disclosure report on Form SD and is also available at Symantec’s website at https://www.symantec.com/about/corporate-responsibility/resources/corporate-responsibility-policies . Item 1.02. Exhibit. Symantec has filed, as an exhibit to this Form SD, a Conflict Minerals Report as required by Item 1.01 of this Form. Item 2.01. Exhibit. Exhibit Number Description of Document 1.01 Symantec Corporation Conflict Minerals Report for the reporting period January 1 to December 31, 2017. ˆ200F$l2ZLVgM%y062Š 200F$l2ZLVgM%y062 VDI-W7-PR3-1248 SYMANTEC CORPORATION Donnelley Financial12.6.30 EGV yanns0ap24-May-2018 22:02 EST 594139 TX 3 2* SYMANTEC CORP PAL HTM ESS 0C Page 1 of 1 SIGNATURES 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 duly authorized undersigned. SYMANTEC CORPORATION Dated: May 29, 2018 By: /s/ Nicholas R. Noviello Name: Nicholas R. Noviello Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer ˆ200F$l2ZLVhn6h46XŠ 200F$l2ZLVhn6h46X VDI-W7-PFL-0639 SYMANTEC CORPORATION Donnelley Financial12.6.29 EGV ahern0ap24-May-2018 23:26 EST 594139 EX1_01 1 5* SYMANTEC CORP PAL HTM ESS 0C Page 1 of 1 Exhibit 1.01 to Form SD SYMANTEC CORPORATION CONFLICT MINERALS REPORT FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 2017 This Conflict Minerals Report has been prepared by Symantec Corporation (herein referred to, alternatively, as “Symantec,” “we” and “our”). This Conflict Minerals Report for the reporting period January 1 to December 31, 2017 is presented to comply with the final Conflict Minerals implementing rules (the “Conflict Minerals Rules”) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), as modified by SEC guidance issued on April 29, 2014 and the SEC order issued on May 2, 2014. The Conflict Minerals Rules were adopted by the SEC to implement reporting and disclosure requirements related to Conflict Minerals as directed by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 as codified in Section 13(p) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Conflict Minerals Rules impose certain reporting obligations on SEC registrants whose manufactured products contain Conflict Minerals that are necessary to the functionality or production of their products. “Conflict Minerals” are currently defined by the SEC as cassiterite, columbite-tantalite (coltan), gold, wolframite, or their derivatives, which the SEC has currently limited to tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold. To comply with the Conflict Minerals Rules, we conducted due diligence on the origin, source and chain of custody of the Conflict Minerals that were necessary to the functionality or production of the products that we manufactured or contracted to manufacture to ascertain whether these Conflict Minerals originated in the Democratic Republic of Congo or an adjoining country (collectively, the “Covered Countries”) and financed or benefited armed groups (as defined in Section 1, Item 1.01(d)(2) of Form SD) in any of these countries. Pursuant to SEC guidance issued April 29, 2014 and the SEC order issued May 2, 2014, Symantec is not required to describe any of its products as “DRC conflict free” (as defined in Section 1, Item 1.01(d)(4) of Form SD), “DRC conflict undeterminable” (as defined in Section 1, Item 1.01(d)(5) of Form SD) or “having not been found to be ‘DRC conflict free,’” and therefore makes no conclusion in this regard in the report presented herein. Furthermore, given that Symantec has not voluntarily elected to describe any of its products as “DRC conflict free,” an independent private sector audit of the report presented herein has not been conducted. I. Company Overview Founded in 1982, Symantec has evolved to become a global leader in cyber security, with more than 11,000 employees in more than 45 countries. Symantec provides cyber security products, services, and solutions to more than 350,000 organizations and 50 million individuals worldwide. Other than the information expressly set forth in this report, the information contained or referred to on our website is not part of this report. ˆ200F$l2ZLVhn9K$g;Š 200F$l2ZLVhn9K$g; VDI-W7-PFL-0639 SYMANTEC CORPORATION Donnelley Financial12.6.29 EGV ahern0ap24-May-2018 23:26 EST 594139 EX1_01 2 5* SYMANTEC CORP PAL HTM ESS 0C Page 1 of 1 II. Products Overview Symantec’s Integrated Cyber Defense Platform helps enterprise, business, and government customers unify cloud and on-premises security to protect against threats and safeguard information across every control point and attack vector. Symantec’s Digital Safety solutions (delivered via Norton and LifeLock brands) help consumers protect their information, identity, devices, and networks at home and online. Symantec product overviews can be found at http://www.symantec.com/products-solutions/. All tier one suppliers of physical products that Symantec contracts to manufacture are considered suppliers. These suppliers manufacture products in the following categories: (i) software, (ii) appliances and (iii) tokens. III. Supply Chain Overview All of Symantec’s product manufacturing is outsourced to Subcontract Manufacturing and Logistic Partners. Our suppliers are located in North America, South America, EMEA, Russia and Asia. In 2017, Symantec sourced from 24 suppliers, 13 of which did not manufacture products that contain Conflict Minerals. IV. Conflict Minerals Analysis and Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry Based upon a review of our product categories and our reasonable country of origin inquiry (“RCOI”), we have concluded that: • Our appliance and token products contain Conflict Minerals that are necessary to the production or functionality of such products; and • We are unable to determine whether the Conflict Minerals present in such products originate in the Covered Countries. We are therefore required by the Conflict Minerals Rules to file with the SEC a Form SD and a Conflict Minerals Report as an exhibit thereto. V. Design of Due Diligence Measures Symantec designed its due diligence with respect to the source and chain of custody of the Conflict Minerals contained in its products based on the five-step framework set forth in the Third Edition of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict- affected and High-Risk Areas and the supplements thereto. VI. Due Diligence Measures Performed by Symantec Step #1: Establish Strong Company Management Systems • Symantec maintains a policy on Conflict Minerals (the “Policy”). The Policy can be viewed at https://www.symantec.com/content/dam/symantec/docs/other-resources/sym-conflict-minerals-policy-en.pdf. The Policy has been communicated to relevant personnel, and it is available to all Symantec employees via Symantec’s website. ˆ200F$l2ZLVgZ55W6/Š 200F$l2ZLVgZ55W6/ VDI-W7-PR3-1248 SYMANTEC CORPORATION Donnelley Financial12.6.30 EGV yanns0ap24-May-2018 22:15 EST 594139 EX1_01 3 3* SYMANTEC CORP PAL HTM ESS 0C Page 1 of 1 • Symantec’s Conflict Minerals Team (the “Team”) is responsible for Conflict Minerals due diligence, governance and reporting. The Team consists of representatives from Global Supply Chain Management, Finance, Legal and Corporate Responsibility, all of whom have experience and expertise with respect to the requirements of the Conflict Minerals Rules, and is supported by external consultants. Oversight of Symantec’s Conflict Minerals due diligence, governance and reporting is exercised by the Company’s Disclosure Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors. The Team is supported by a member of Symantec’s Senior Management Team. • To make training regarding Conflict Minerals compliance available to suppliers, Symantec refers suppliers to the Responsible Minerals Initiative’s (“RMI”) website at www.responsiblemineralsinitiative.org/training-and-resources,