Symantec to Webcast Quarterly Earnings Conference Call

CUPERTINO, Calif. - July 16, 2003 - Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) will webcast its quarterly earnings conference call on Wednesday, July 23, 2003 at 5 p.m. EDT/2 p.m. PDT to discuss the results of its fiscal first quarter of fiscal year 2004, ended July 4, 2003.

All interested parties are invited to listen to Symantec’s chairman and chief executive officer, John W. Thompson, and chief financial officer, Greg Myers, present the quarterly earnings results, highlights and guidance.

Investors will have the opportunity to listen to the conference call and the replay over the Internet through Symantec’s Investor Relations Web site at http://www.symantec.com/invest/index.html. To listen to the live call, please go to the Web site at least 15 minutes early to register, download, and install any necessary audio software. For those who cannot listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be available on this site shortly after the call.

About Symantec
Symantec, the world leader in Internet security technology, provides a broad range of content and network security software and appliance solutions to individuals, enterprises and service providers. The company is a leading provider of client, gateway and server security solutions for virus protection, firewall and virtual private network, vulnerability management, intrusion detection, Internet content and e-mail filtering, remote management technologies and security services to enterprises and service providers around the world. Symantec’s Norton brand of consumer security products is a leader in worldwide retail sales and industry awards. Headquartered in Cupertino, Calif., Symantec has worldwide operations in 36 countries. For more information, please visit www.symantec.com.

Symantec’s Canadian operations are headquartered in Toronto with offices in Montreal, Ottawa, Calgary and Vancouver. For more information on Symantec products or current promotions, contact the Canadian office at (416) 441-3676 or access Symantec’s Canadian Web site at www.symantec.ca. Symantec is an active member of the Canadian Alliance Against Software Theft (CAAST).

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