Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On January 28, 2009, Symantec Corporation (the "Company") issued a press release announcing financial results for the fiscal quarter ended January 2, 2009. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.01 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this Current Report, including the exhibit hereto, shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The information contained herein and in the accompanying exhibit shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 2.06. Material Impairments
As set forth in the press release referred to in Item 2.02 above, the Company's financial statements for the quarter ended January 2, 2009 will reflect a non-cash impairment charge related to goodwill of approximately $7 billion, representing the Company's best estimate of the amount of this impairment loss during the third quarter of fiscal 2009. The Company has not yet completed its impairment analysis, and expects to finalize it and record any adjustments to the preliminary charge during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009. The impairment charge described in this report and in the press release is a non-cash charge. Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits Exhibit Number Exhibit Title or Description 99.01 Press release issued by Symantec Corporation, dated January 28, 2009

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