FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Divol Roxane 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/31/2017 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SYMANTEC CORP [SYMC] (Last) (First) (Middle) 350 ELLIS STREET 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP and GM, Website Security 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94043 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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 120,743 (1) D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Performance-based Restricted Stock Units	  (2)	  (2)	Common Stock	17,822 (2)	$ 0	D	Â
Performance-based Restricted Stock Units	  (3)	  (3)	Common Stock	6,079 (3)	$ 0	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Divol Roxane 350 ELLIS STREET MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA 94043	Â	Â	  EVP and GM, Website Security	Â

Signatures

/s/ Philip Reuther, as attorney-in-fact for Roxane Divol		02/10/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	Includes shares that are issuable pursuant to Restricted Stock Units (10,831 shares will vest on March 1, 2017, 20,956 shares will vest on June 1, 2017, 13,907 shares will vest on September 1, 2017, 10,831 shares will vest on March 1, 2018, 22,454 shares will vest on June 1, 2018 and 14,204 shares will vest on June 1, 2019).
(2)	On June 10, 2014, the Reporting Person was granted Performance-based Restricted Stock Units ("PRUs") with a target of 23,244 shares. The PRU provides that, depending on the Issuer's achievement of the performance criterion for fiscal 2015, 0% to 133% of the target shares will be eligible (the "Eligible Shares") to be earned at the end of fiscal 2016 and 2017, based on, and subject to further adjustments as a result of, the achievement of certain other performance criteria (but in no event will the Reporting Person earn less than 50% of the Eligible Shares), provided that the Reporting Person is employed by the Issuer through March 31, 2017. The performance criterion for fiscal 2015 and fiscal 2016 was partially satisfied, resulting in 17,822 shares becoming Eligible Shares.
(3)	On June 10, 2015, the Reporting Person was granted PRUs with a target of 14,975 shares. The PRU provides that, depending on the Issuer's achievement of the performance criterion for fiscal 2016, 0% to 133% of the target shares will be eligible (the "Eligible Shares") to be earned at the end of fiscal 2017 and 2018, based on, and subject to further adjustments as a result of, the achievement of certain other performance criteria (but in no event will the Reporting Person earn less than 50% of the Eligible Shares), provided that the Reporting Person is employed by the Issuer through March 30, 2018. The performance criterion for fiscal 2016 was partially satisfied, resulting in 6,079 shares becoming Eligible Shares.

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