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 *
BLOOM GARY L
   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)
Vice-Chairman and President
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
20330 STEVENS CREEK BOULEVARD		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/02/2005
(Street)

CUPERTINO, CA 95014		 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 07/02/2005   A(1)   5,887 A (2) 5,887 I by Trust

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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
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy) $ 35.0916 07/02/2005   A(3) V 14,243     (4) 04/04/2011 Common Stock 14,243 (4) 14,243 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 14.4636 07/02/2005   A(3) V 825,724     (5) 11/19/2012 Common Stock 825,724 (5) 825,724 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 16.2871 07/02/2005   A(3) V 1,405,250     (6) 10/01/2011 Common Stock 1,405,250 (6) 1,405,250 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 29.3898 07/02/2005   A(3) V 449,680     (7) 02/17/2014 Common Stock 449,680 (7) 449,680 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 35.0916 07/02/2005   A(3) V 1,109,956     (8) 04/04/2011 Common Stock 1,109,956 (8) 1,109,956 D  
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy) $ 21.22 07/02/2005   A   18,848     (9) 07/02/2015 Common Stock 18,848 $ 0 18,848 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 21.22 07/02/2005   A   231,152     (9) 07/02/2015 Common Stock 231,152 $ 0 231,152 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 21.8466 07/02/2005   A(3) V 621,682     (10) 02/15/2012 Common Stock 621,682 (10) 621,682 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
BLOOM GARY L
20330 STEVENS CREEK BOULEVARD
CUPERTINO, CA 95014		   X     Vice-Chairman and President  

Signatures

 Edward F. Malysz, as attorney-in-fact for Gary Bloom   07/06/2005
**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) Exempt transaction pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934 as amended.
(2) Shares were received pursuant to merger agreement with Symantec Corporation in exchange for shares of VERITAS Software Corporation common stock based on an exchange ratio of 1.1242. On the trading day preceding the effective date of the merger (which effective date was not a trading day), the closing prices of VERITAS Software Corporation common stock and Symantec Corporation common stock were $23.60 per share and $21.22 per share, respectively.
(3) Exempt transaction pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(4) Option was received in the merger with Symantec Corporation in exchange for an employee stock option to acquire 12,670 shares of VERITAS Software Corporation common stock having an exercise price of $39.45 per share with one-eighth of the option vesting on 5/4/2001 and the remaining option vesting in forty-two equal monthly installments thereafter, subject to 50% acceleration for all unvested shares on the effective date of the merger.
(5) Option was received in the merger with Symantec Corporation in exchange for an employee stock option to acquire 734,500 shares of VERITAS Software Corporation common stock having an exercise price of $16.26 per share and vesting in forty-eight equal monthly installments beginning 9/1/2002, subject to 50% acceleration for all unvested shares on the effective date of the merger.
(6) Option was received in the merger with Symantec Corporation in exchange for an employee stock option to acquire 1,250,000 shares of VERITAS Software Corporation common stock having an exercise price of $18.31 per share and vesting in forty-eight equal monthly installments beginning 10/1/2005, subject to 50% acceleration for all unvested shares on the effective date of the merger.
(7) Option was received in the merger with Symantec Corporation in exchange for an employee stock option to acquire 400,000 shares of VERITAS Software Corporation common stock having an exercise price of $33.04 per share and vesting in forty-eight equal monthly installments beginning 11/1/2003, subject to 50% acceleration for all unvested shares on the effective date of the merger.
(8) Option was received in the merger with Symantec Corporation in exchange for an employee stock option to acquire 987,330 shares of VERITAS Software Corporation common stock having an exercise price of $39.45 per share and vesting in forty-eight equal monthly installments beginning 4/1/2001, subject to 50% acceleration for all unvested shares on the effective date of the merger.
(9) Twenty-five percent of the option vests and becomes exercisable on the first anniversary of the grant date, and the remaining option vests and becomes exercisable in thirty-six equal monthly installments thereafter.
(10) Option was received in the merger with Symantec Corporation in exchange for an employee stock option to acquire 553,000 shares of VERITAS Software Corporation common stock having an exercise price of $24.56 per share and vesting in forty-eight equal monthly installments beginning 11/15/2004.

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