Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Price range of common stock and number of stockholders

Our common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “SYMC.” As of March 30, 2018, there were 1,665 stockholders of record. The high and low closing sales prices set forth below are as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market during each quarter of the two most recent fiscal years.

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Stock performance graph

The graph below compares the cumulative total stockholder return on our common stock with the cumulative total return on the S&P 500 Composite Index and the S&P Information Technology Index for the five fiscal years ended March 30, 2018 (assuming the initial investment of $100 in our common stock and in each of the other indices on the last day of trading for fiscal 2013, and the reinvestment of all dividends). The comparisons in the graph below are based on historical data and are not indicative of, nor intended to forecast the possible future performance of our common stock.

COMPARISON OF FIVE-YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN

Among Symantec Corporation, the S&P 500 Index

and the S&P Information Technology Index

275 Symantec Corporation 250 S&P 500 225 S&P Information Technology 200 Dollars 175 150 125 100 75 3/29/2013 3/28/2014 4/3/2015 4/1/2016 3/31/2017 3/30/2018

This performance graph shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of Symantec under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.

Dividends

During fiscal 2018 and 2017, we declared and paid aggregate cash dividends and dividend equivalents of $211 million or $0.30 per common share, and $222 million or $0.30 per common share, respectively. Dividends declared and paid each quarter during fiscal 2018 and 2017 were $0.075 per share. All future dividends are subject to the approval of our Board of Directors.

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Repurchases of our equity securities

Through our stock repurchase programs we have repurchased shares of our common stock since the fourth quarter of fiscal 2004. Under these programs, shares may be repurchased on the open market and through accelerated stock repurchase transactions. As of March 30, 2018, we have $800 million remaining authorized to be completed in future periods with no expiration date. Stock repurchases during the three months ended March 30, 2018, were as follows:

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