Gen Digital Inc.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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Notice of 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

Dear Stockholder:

You are cordially invited to attend our 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the Annual Meeting) of Gen Digital Inc. (the Company, Gen, we or us) which will be held at 9:00 a.m. (Pacific Time) on Wednesday, September 9, 2026. This year’s meeting will again be completely virtual and conducted via live webcast, which will provide stockholders with substantially the same meeting participation rights and opportunities they would have at an in-person meeting. You will be able to attend the Annual Meeting online and submit your questions prior to or during the meeting by visitingwww.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/GEN2026. You will also be able to vote your shares electronically at the Annual Meeting. We believe hosting a virtual meeting enables increased stockholder attendance and participation since stockholders can participate from any location around the world. In addition, we believe the online format will allow us to communicate effectively with you via a pre-meeting forum that you can enter by visitingwww.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/GEN2026 to submit questions in advance of the Annual Meeting.

For your convenience, we are also pleased to offer a re-playable webcast of the Annual Meeting atinvestor.gendigital.com. We are holding the Annual Meeting for the following purposes, which are more fully described in the proxy statement:

We are furnishing proxy materials to our stockholders primarily via the internet to expedite stockholders’ receipt of proxy materials, lower the cost of the Annual Meeting and help conserve natural resources. On or about July 28, 2026, we expect to send to our stockholders (other than those who previously requested electronic or paper delivery), a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials containing instructions on how to access our proxy materials, including our proxy statement and our annual report, and how to vote through the internet or by telephone.

Only stockholders of record as of the close of business on July 14, 2026 are entitled to notice of, and can vote at, the Annual Meeting or any postponement or adjournment thereof. A list of stockholders entitled to vote will be available for inspection at our offices for ten days prior to the Annual Meeting. If you would like to view this stockholder list, please contact Investor Relations at IR@gendigital.com.

Your vote is very important. Whether or not you plan to virtually attend the Annual Meeting, please vote at your earliest convenience by following the instructions in the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials or in the proxy card you received in the mail. If you hold your shares in street name, you may submit voting instructions to your broker, bank or other nominee. In most instances, you will be able to do this over the Internet, by telephone or by mail. Please refer to information from your broker, bank or other nominee on how to submit voting instructions. You may revoke your proxy at any time before it is voted. Please refer to the “2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders Meeting Information” section of the proxy statement for additional information.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

/s/ Bryan Ko

BRYAN KO

Chief Operating Officer, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary

Tempe, Arizona

July 28, 2026

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Stockholder Meeting to be Held on September 9, 2026: The proxy statement and Gen’s Form 10-K for the 2026 fiscal year are available at https://investor.gendigital.com/financials/annual-reports/

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