Gen Digital

=== SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership === Document Type: 4 Period of Report: 2026-09-09 10b5-1 Pre-arranged Plan: No --- Issuer --- Name: Gen Digital Inc. (GEN) CIK: 0000849399 --- Reporting Owner --- Name: Chrystal John C CIK: 0001559369 Role: Director --- Non-Derivative Transactions --- [Transaction #1] Security: Common Stock Date: 2026-09-09 | Code: A (Grant or award) Shares: +9,072 | Price: $0.00 Shares Owned After: 40,491 | Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F1] Annual non-employee director equity award. The RSUs will vest 100% on the earlier of September 9, 2027, or the next annual meeting, and subject to service through the respective vesting date. --- Holdings --- [Holding #1] Security: GEN Contingent Value Rights Ownership: D (Direct) Footnotes: [F2] Pursuant to the Contingent Value Rights Agreement dated April 17, 2025, (the CVR Agreement"), each GENVR share entitles the holder a conditional payment of $23.00 in Gen Digital Inc.'s common stock (GEN), par value $0.01 per share, if, on any date prior to April 17, 2027, (i) each GEN share trades at an average volume-weighted price of at least $37,50 per share for more than 30 consecutive trading days within the period from December 10, 2024 to April 17, 2027 or (ii) Gen undergoes a change of control. [F2] Pursuant to the Contingent Value Rights Agreement dated April 17, 2025, (the CVR Agreement"), each GENVR share entitles the holder a conditional payment of $23.00 in Gen Digital Inc.'s common stock (GEN), par value $0.01 per share, if, on any date prior to April 17, 2027, (i) each GEN share trades at an average volume-weighted price of at least $37,50 per share for more than 30 consecutive trading days within the period from December 10, 2024 to April 17, 2027 or (ii) Gen undergoes a change of control. --- Footnotes (Complete Index) --- F1: Annual non-employee director equity award. The RSUs will vest 100% on the earlier of September 9, 2027, or the next annual meeting, and subject to service through the respective vesting date. F2: Pursuant to the Contingent Value Rights Agreement dated April 17, 2025, (the CVR Agreement"), each GENVR share entitles the holder a conditional payment of $23.00 in Gen Digital Inc.'s common stock (GEN), par value $0.01 per share, if, on any date prior to April 17, 2027, (i) each GEN share trades at an average volume-weighted price of at least $37,50 per share for more than 30 consecutive trading days within the period from December 10, 2024 to April 17, 2027 or (ii) Gen undergoes a change of control. --- Signature --- /s/ /s/ Kathryn White, as attorney-in-fact for John Chrystal (2026-09-11)