Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Clark Gregory S.
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SYMANTEC CORP [SYMC]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
350 ELLIS STREET
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/01/2016
(Street)

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94043
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 08/01/2016   A   207,907 (1) A (1) 207,907 I Gregory S Clark TR UA 01/29/2016 Gregory S Clark Living Trust
Common Stock 08/01/2016   A   2,121,613 (2) A (2) 2,329,520 I GSC-OZ Investment LLC
Common Stock 08/01/2016   A   433,526 (3) A $ 0 2,763,046 D  
Common Stock 08/01/2016   A   433,526 (4) A $ 0 3,196,572 D  
Common Stock 08/01/2016   A   260,115 (5) A $ 0 3,456,687 D  
Common Stock 08/01/2016   A   152,028 (6) A $ 0 3,608,715 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 6.73 08/01/2016   A   3,865,271     (7) 09/09/2025 Common Stock 3,865,271 (8) 3,865,271 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Clark Gregory S.
350 ELLIS STREET
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94043
  X     CEO  

Signatures

 /s/ Philip Reuther, as attorney-in-fact for Gregory S. Clark   08/03/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Shares acquired pursuant to the Restricted Stock Reinvestment Agreement, dated as of June 12, 2016 with Symantec Corporation ("Symantec"). Shares will vest in equal monthly installments beginning August 30, 2016 and ending on October 30, 2019.
(2) Shares acquired pursuant to the LLC Reinvestment Agreement, dated as of June 12, 2016 with Symantec.
(3) Shares acquired pursuant to the merger (the "Merger") in which a wholly owned subsidiary of Symantec was merged with and into Blue Coat, Inc. ("Blue Coat"). The Reporting Person held 246,749.05 restricted stock units to acquire Blue Coat common stock that were exchanged for restricted stock units to acquire Symantec common stock in the Merger. On the effective date of the Merger, the closing price of Symantec's common stock was $20.55 per share. Shares to vest fully in one installment on November 12, 2016.
(4) Shares acquired pursuant to the Merger. The Reporting Person held 246,749.05 restricted stock units to acquire Blue Coat common stock that were exchanged for restricted stock units to acquire Symantec common stock in the Merger. On the effective date of the Merger, the closing price of Symantec's common stock was $20.55 per share. Shares to vest fully in one installment on November 12, 2017.
(5) Shares acquired pursuant to the Merger. The Reporting Person held restricted stock units to acquire 148,049.43 shares of common stock of Blue Coat that were exchanged for restricted stock units to acquire Symantec common stock in the Merger. On the effective date of the Merger, the closing price of Symantec's common stock was $20.55 per share. Shares to vest 30% on August 1, 2017, 30% on August 1, 2018, and 40% on August 1, 2019.
(6) Shares acquired pursuant to the Merger. The Reporting Person held restricted stock units to acquire 86,529.96 shares of common stock of Blue Coat that were exchanged for restricted stock units to acquire Symantec common stock in the Merger. On the effective date of the Merger, the closing price of Symantec's common stock was $20.55 per share. Shares to vest 30% on August 1, 2017, 30% on August 1, 2018, and 40% on August 1, 2019.
(7) The option vests and becomes exercisable in equal monthly installments over a period of two years, beginning August 1, 2016.
(8) Acquired pursuant to the Merger. The Reporting Person held an employee stock option to acquire 2,600,000 shares of Blue Coat common stock for $10.00 per share that was exchanged for this option to purchase shares of common stock of Symantec in the Merger.

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