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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.04

                                     FORM OF

                          VERITAS SOFTWARE CORPORATION

                       RESTRICTED STOCK ISSUANCE AGREEMENT

            AGREEMENT made this _____ day of ______________, by and between
VERITAS Software Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and
_________________________, a Participant in the Corporation's 2003 Stock
Incentive Plan.

            All capitalized terms in this Agreement shall have the meaning
assigned to them in this Agreement or in the attached Appendix.

      A.    PURCHASE OF SHARES

            1.    PURCHASE. Participant hereby purchases _____________ shares of
Common Stock (the "Purchased Shares") pursuant to the provisions of the Stock
Issuance Program at the purchase price of $______ per share (the "Purchase
Price").

            2.    PAYMENT. Concurrently with the delivery of this Agreement to
the Corporation, Participant shall pay the Purchase Price for the Purchased
Shares in cash or check payable to the Corporation and shall deliver a duly
executed blank Assignment Separate from Certificate (in the form attached hereto
as Exhibit I) with respect to the Purchased Shares.

            3.    STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS. Until such time as the Corporation
exercises the Repurchase Right, Participant (or any successor in interest) shall
have all the rights of a stockholder (including voting, dividend and liquidation
rights) with respect to the Purchased Shares, subject, however, to the transfer
restrictions of this Agreement.

            4.    ESCROW. The Corporation shall have the right to hold the
Purchased Shares in escrow until those shares have vested in accordance with the
Vesting Schedule.

            5.    COMPLIANCE WITH LAW. Under no circumstances shall shares of
Common Stock or other assets be issued or delivered to Participant pursuant to
the provisions of this Agreement unless, in the opinion of counsel for the
Corporation or its successors, there shall have been compliance with all
applicable requirements of applicable securities laws, all applicable listing
requirements of any stock exchange (or the Nasdaq National Market, if
applicable) on which the Common Stock is at the time listed for trading and all
other requirements of law or of any regulatory bodies having jurisdiction over
such issuance and delivery.

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      B.    TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS

            1.    RESTRICTION ON TRANSFER. Except for any Permitted Transfer,
Participant shall not transfer, assign, encumber or otherwise dispose of any of
the Purchased Shares which are subject to the Repurchase Right.

            2.    RESTRICTIVE LEGEND. The stock certificate for the Purchased
Shares shall be endorsed with the following restrictive legend:

            "THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE UNVESTED AND SUBJECT
      TO CERTAIN REPURCHASE RIGHTS GRANTED TO THE CORPORATION AND ACCORDINGLY
      MAY NOT BE SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, ENCUMBERED, OR IN ANY MANNER
      DISPOSED OF EXCEPT IN CONFORMITY WITH THE TERMS OF A WRITTEN AGREEMENT
      DATED ____________, ______ BETWEEN THE CORPORATION AND THE REGISTERED
      HOLDER OF THE SHARES (OR THE PREDECESSOR IN INTEREST TO THE SHARES). A
      COPY OF SUCH AGREEMENT IS MAINTAINED AT THE CORPORATION'S PRINCIPAL
      CORPORATE OFFICES."

            3.    TRANSFEREE OBLIGATIONS. Each person (other than the
Corporation) to whom the Purchased Shares are transferred by means of a
Permitted Transfer must, as a condition precedent to the validity of such
transfer, acknowledge in writing to the Corporation that such person is bound by
the provisions of this Agreement and that the transferred shares are subject to
the Repurchase Right to the same extent such shares would be so subject if
retained by Participant.

      C.    REPURCHASE RIGHT

            1.    GRANT. The Corporation is hereby granted the right (the
"Repurchase Right"), exercisable at any time during the ninety (90)-day period
following the date Participant ceases for any reason to remain in Service, to
repurchase at the Repurchase Price any or all of the Purchased Shares in which
Participant is not, at the time of his or her cessation of Service, vested in
accordance with the Vesting Schedule set forth in Paragraph C.3 of this
Agreement or the special vesting acceleration provisions of Paragraph C.5 of
this Agreement (such shares to be hereinafter referred to as the "Unvested
Shares").

            2.    EXERCISE OF THE REPURCHASE RIGHT. The Repurchase Right shall
be exercisable by written notice delivered to each Owner of the Unvested Shares
prior to the expiration of the ninety (90)-day exercise period. The notice shall
indicate the number of Unvested Shares to be repurchased, the Repurchase Price
per share and the date on which the repurchase is to be effected, such date to
be not more than thirty (30) days after the date of such notice. The
certificates representing the Unvested Shares to be repurchased shall be
delivered to the Corporation on the closing date specified for the repurchase.
Concurrently with the receipt of such stock certificates, the Corporation shall
pay to Owner, in cash or cash equivalent, an amount equal to the Repurchase
Price for the Unvested Shares to be repurchased from Owner.

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            3.    TERMINATION OF THE REPURCHASE RIGHT. The Repurchase Right
shall terminate with respect to any Unvested Shares for which it is not timely
exercised under Paragraph C.2. In addition, the Repurchase Right shall terminate
and cease to be exercisable with respect to any and all Purchased Shares in
which Participant vests in accordance with the following Vesting Schedule:

                        (i)   Upon Participant's completion of one (1) year of
      Service measured from ______________, _______, Participant shall acquire a
      vested interest in, and the Repurchase Right shall lapse with respect to,
      twenty-five percent (25%) of the Purchased Shares.

                        (ii)  Participant shall acquire a vested interest in,
      and the Repurchase Right shall lapse with respect to, the remaining
      Purchased Shares in a series of thirty six (36) successive equal monthly
      installments upon Participant's completion of each additional month of
      Service over the thirty-six (36)-month period measured from the initial
      vesting date under subparagraph (i) above.

            4.    RECAPITALIZATION. Any new, substituted or additional
securities or other property (including cash paid other than as a regular cash
dividend) which is by reason of any Recapitalization distributed with respect to
the Purchased Shares shall be immediately subject to the Repurchase Right and
any escrow requirements hereunder, but only to the extent the Purchased Shares
are at the time covered by such right or escrow requirements. Appropriate
adjustments to reflect such distribution shall be made to the number and/or
class of securities subject to this Agreement and to the Repurchase Price per
share to be paid upon the exercise of the Repurchase Right in order to reflect
the effect of any such Recapitalization upon the Corporation's capital
structure; provided, however, that the aggregate Repurchase Price shall remain
the same.

            5.    CHANGE IN CONTROL.

                  (a)   Immediately prior to the consummation of any Change in
Control, the Repurchase Right shall automatically lapse in its entirety and the
Purchased Shares shall vest in full, except to the extent the Repurchase Right
is to be assigned to the successor corporation (or parent thereof) or is
otherwise to be continued in full force and effect pursuant to the terms of the
Change in Control transaction.

                  (b)   To the extent the Repurchase Right remains in effect
following a Change in Control, such right shall apply to the new capital stock
or other property (including any cash payments) received in exchange for the
Purchased Shares in consummation of the Change in Control, but only to the
extent the Purchased Shares are at the time covered by such right. Appropriate
adjustments shall be made to the Repurchase Price per share payable upon
exercise of the Repurchase Right to reflect the effect (if any) of the Change in
Control upon the Corporation's capital structure; provided, however, that the
aggregate Repurchase Price shall remain the same. The new securities or other
property (including cash payments) issued or distributed with respect to the
Purchased Shares in consummation of the Change in Control shall immediately be
deposited in escrow with the Corporation (or the successor entity) and shall not

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be released from escrow until Participant vests in such securities or other
property in accordance with the same Vesting Schedule in effect for the
Purchased Shares.

      D.    SPECIAL TAX ELECTION

            1.    SECTION 83(b) ELECTION. Under Code Section 83, the excess of
the fair market value of the Purchased Shares on the date any forfeiture
restrictions applicable to such shares lapse over the Purchase Price paid for
such shares will be reportable as ordinary income on the lapse date. For this
purpose, the term "forfeiture restrictions" includes the right of the
Corporation to repurchase the Purchased Shares pursuant to the Repurchase Right.
Participant may elect under Code Section 83(b) to be taxed at the time the
Purchased Shares are acquired, rather than when and as such Purchased Shares
cease to be subject to such forfeiture restrictions. Such election must be filed
with the Internal Revenue Service within thirty (30) days after the date of this
Agreement. Even if the fair market value of the Purchased Shares on the date of
this Agreement equals the Purchase Price paid (and thus no tax is payable), the
election must be made to avoid adverse tax consequences in the future. THE FORM
FOR MAKING THIS ELECTION IS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT II HERETO. PARTICIPANT
UNDERSTANDS THAT FAILURE TO MAKE THIS FILING WITHIN THE APPLICABLE THIRTY
(30)-DAY PERIOD WILL RESULT IN THE RECOGNITION OF ORDINARY INCOME AS THE
FORFEITURE RESTRICTIONS LAPSE.

            2.    FILING RESPONSIBILITY. PARTICIPANT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT IS
PARTICIPANT'S SOLE RESPONSIBILITY, AND NOT THE CORPORATION'S, TO FILE A TIMELY
ELECTION UNDER CODE SECTION 83(b), EVEN IF PARTICIPANT REQUESTS THE CORPORATION
OR ITS REPRESENTATIVES TO MAKE THIS FILING ON HIS OR HER BEHALF.

      E.    GENERAL PROVISIONS

            1.    ASSIGNMENT. The Corporation may assign the Repurchase Right to
any person or entity selected by the Board, including (without limitation) one
or more stockholders of the Corporation.

            2.    AT WILL EMPLOYMENT. Nothing in this Agreement or in the Plan
shall confer upon Participant any right to continue in Service for any period of
specific duration or interfere with or otherwise restrict in any way the rights
of the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary employing or retaining
Participant) or of Participant, which rights are hereby expressly reserved by
each, to terminate Participant's Service at any time for any reason, with or
without cause.

            3.    NOTICES. Any notice required to be given under this Agreement
shall be in writing and shall be deemed effective upon personal delivery or upon
deposit in the U.S. mail, registered or certified, postage prepaid and properly
addressed to the party entitled to such notice at the address indicated below
such party's signature line on this Agreement or at such other address as such
party may designate by ten (10) days advance written notice under this paragraph
to all other parties to this Agreement.

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            4.    NO WAIVER. The failure of the Corporation in any instance to
exercise the Repurchase Right shall not constitute a waiver of any other
repurchase rights that may subsequently arise under the provisions of this
Agreement or any other agreement between the Corporation and Participant. No
waiver of any breach or condition of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a
waiver of any other or subsequent breach or condition, whether of like or
different nature.

            5.    CANCELLATION OF SHARES. If the Corporation shall make
available, at the time and place and in the amount and form provided in this
Agreement, the consideration for the Purchased Shares to be repurchased in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, then from and after such time,
the person from whom such shares are to be repurchased shall no longer have any
rights as a holder of such shares (other than the right to receive payment of
such consideration in accordance with this Agreement). Such shares shall be
deemed purchased in accordance with the applicable provisions hereof, and the
Corporation shall be deemed the owner and holder of such shares, whether or not
the certificates therefor have been delivered as required by this Agreement.

            6.    PARTICIPANT UNDERTAKING. Participant hereby agrees to take
whatever additional action and execute whatever additional documents the
Corporation may deem necessary or advisable in order to carry out or effect one
or more of the obligations or restrictions imposed on either Participant or the
Purchased Shares pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement.

            7.    AGREEMENT IS ENTIRE CONTRACT. This Agreement constitutes the
entire contract between the parties hereto with regard to the subject matter
hereof. This Agreement is made pursuant to the provisions of the Plan and shall
in all respects be construed in conformity with the terms of the Plan.

            8.    GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of California without resort
to that State's conflict-of-laws rules.

            9.    COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together shall
constitute one and the same instrument.

            10.   SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. The provisions of this Agreement shall
inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the Corporation and its successors
and assigns and upon Participant, Participant's assigns and the legal
representatives, heirs and legatees of Participant's estate, whether or not any
such person shall have become a party to this Agreement and have agreed in
writing to join herein and be bound by the terms hereof.

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            IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on the
day and year first indicated above.

                                            VERITAS SOFTWARE CORPORATION

                                            By:_______________________________

                                            Title:____________________________

                                            Address:__________________________

                                            __________________________________

                                            PARTICIPANT

                                            __________________________________
                                            Signature

                                            Address:__________________________

                                            __________________________________

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                             SPOUSAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT

            The undersigned spouse of the Participant has read and hereby
approves the foregoing Stock Issuance Agreement. In consideration of the
Corporation's granting the Participant the right to acquire the Purchased Shares
in accordance with the terms of such Agreement, the undersigned hereby agrees to
be irrevocably bound by all the terms of such Agreement, including (without
limitation) the right of the Corporation (or its assigns) to purchase any
Purchased Shares in which the Participant is not vested at the time of his or
her termination of Service.

                                           _____________________________________
                                                    PARTICIPANT'S SPOUSE

                                           Address:_____________________________

                                           _____________________________________

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                                    EXHIBIT I

                      ASSIGNMENT SEPARATE FROM CERTIFICATE

      FOR VALUE RECEIVED _______________________ hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto VERITAS Software Corporation (the "Corporation"),
_____________________ (________) shares of the Common Stock of the Corporation
standing in his or her name on the books of the Corporation represented by
Certificate No. ______________ herewith and do(es) hereby irrevocably constitute
and appoint ______________________________ Attorney to transfer the said stock
on the books of the Corporation with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated:  _________________, _____.

                                            Signature___________________________

INSTRUCTION: Please do not fill in any blanks other than the signature line.
Please sign exactly as you would like your name to appear on the issued stock
certificate. The purpose of this assignment is to enable the Corporation to
exercise the Repurchase Right without requiring additional signatures on the
part of Participant.

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                                   EXHIBIT II

                           SECTION 83(b) TAX ELECTION

This statement is being made under Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code,
pursuant to Treas. Reg. Section 1.83-2.

(1)   The taxpayer who performed the services is:

      Name:
      Address:
      Taxpayer Ident. No.:

(2)   The property with respect to which the election is being made is
      ____________ shares of the common stock of VERITAS Software Corporation

(3)   The property was issued on _________________, _________.

(4)   The taxable year in which the election is being made is the calendar year
      _________.

(5)   The property is subject to a repurchase right pursuant to which the issuer
      has the right to acquire the property at the LOWER of the purchase price
      paid per share or the fair market value per share, if for any reason
      taxpayer's service with the issuer terminates. The issuer's repurchase
      right will lapse in a series of annual and monthly installments over a
      forty-eight (48)-month period ending on ______________, ____.

(6)   The fair market value at the time of transfer (determined without regard
      to any restriction other than a restriction which by its terms will never
      lapse) is $________ per share.

(7)   The amount paid for such property is $___________ per share.

(8)   A copy of this statement was furnished to VERITAS Software Corporation for
      whom taxpayer rendered the services underlying the transfer of property.

(9)   This statement is executed on ________________________, _______.

_____________________________                        ___________________________
       Spouse (if any)                                      Taxpayer

This election must be filed with the Internal Revenue Service Center with which
taxpayer files his or her Federal income tax returns and must be made within
thirty (30) days after the execution date of the Stock Issuance Agreement. This
filing should be made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested.
Participant must retain two (2) copies of the completed form for filing with his
or her Federal and state tax returns for the current tax year and an additional
copy for his or her records.

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                                    APPENDIX

            The following definitions shall be in effect under the Agreement:

            A.    AGREEMENT shall mean this Stock Issuance Agreement.

            B.    BOARD shall mean the Corporation's Board of Directors.

            C.    CHANGE IN CONTROL shall mean a change in ownership or control
of the Corporation effected through any of the following transactions:

                  (i) a merger, consolidation or other reorganization approved
      by the Corporation's stockholders, unless securities representing more
      than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the voting
      securities of the successor corporation are immediately thereafter
      beneficially owned, directly or indirectly and in substantially the same
      proportion, by the persons who beneficially owned the Corporation's
      outstanding voting securities immediately prior to such transaction, or

                  (ii)  the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or
      substantially all of the Corporation's assets in complete liquidation or
      dissolution of the Corporation, or

                  (iii) any transaction or series of related transactions
      pursuant to which any person or any group of persons comprising a "group"
      within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the 1934 Act (other than the
      Corporation or a person that, prior to such transaction or series of
      related transactions, directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or
      is under common control with, the Corporation) becomes directly or
      indirectly the beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under
      the 1934 Act) of securities possessing (or convertible into or exercisable
      for securities possessing) more than fifty percent (50%) of the total
      combined voting power of the Corporation's securities outstanding
      immediately after the consummation of such transaction or series of
      related transactions, whether such transaction involves a direct issuance
      from the Corporation or the acquisition of outstanding securities held by
      one or more of the Corporation's stockholders.

            D.    CODE shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

            E.    COMMON STOCK shall mean shares of the Corporation's common
stock.

            F.    CORPORATION shall mean VERITAS Software Corporation, a
Delaware corporation, and any successor corporation to all or substantially all
of the assets or voting stock of VERITAS Software Corporation, which shall be
appropriate action adopt the Plan.

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            G.    FAIR MARKET VALUE per share of Common Stock on any relevant
date shall be determined in accordance with the following provisions:

                  (i)   If the Common Stock is at the time traded on the Nasdaq
      National Market, then the Fair Market Value shall be the closing selling
      price per share of Common Stock at the close of regular hours trading on
      the Nasdaq National Market on the date in question, as such price is
      reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers. If there is no
      closing selling price for the Common Stock on the date in question, then
      the Fair Market Value shall be the closing selling price at the close of
      regular hours trading on the last preceding date for which such quotation
      exists.

                  (ii)  If the Common Stock is at the time listed on any Stock
      Exchange, then the Fair Market Value shall be the closing selling price
      per share of Common Stock at the close of regular hours trading on the
      date in question on the Stock Exchange determined by the Plan
      Administrator to be the primary market for the Common Stock, as such price
      is officially quoted in the composite tape of transactions on such
      exchange. If there is no closing selling price for the Common Stock on the
      date in question, then the Fair Market Value shall be the closing selling
      price at the close of regular trading hours on the last preceding date for
      which such quotation exists.

            H.    OWNER shall mean Participant and all subsequent holders of the
Purchased Shares who derive their chain of ownership through a Permitted
Transfer from Participant.

            I.    PARENT shall mean any corporation (other than the Corporation)
in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Corporation, provided each
corporation in the unbroken chain (other than the Corporation) owns, at the time
of the determination, stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total
combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations
in such chain.

            J.    PARTICIPANT shall mean the person to whom the Purchased Shares
are issued under the Stock Issuance Program.

            K.    PERMITTED TRANSFER shall mean (i) a gratuitous transfer of the
Purchased Shares, provided and only if Participant obtains the Corporation's
prior written consent to such transfer, (ii) a transfer of title to the
Purchased Shares effected pursuant to Participant's will or the laws of
inheritance following Participant's death or (iii) a transfer to Participant's
spouse pursuant to a domestic relations order effecting a division of marital
property.

            L.    PLAN shall mean the Corporation's 2003 Stock Incentive Plan,
as amended from time to time.

            M.    PLAN ADMINISTRATOR shall mean either the Board or a committee
of the Board acting in its administrative capacity under the Plan.

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            N.    PURCHASE PRICE shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Paragraph A.1.

            O.    PURCHASED SHARES shall have the meaning assigned to such term
in Paragraph A.1.

            P.    RECAPITALIZATION shall mean any stock split, stock dividend,
recapitalization, combination of shares, exchange of shares or other change
affecting the Corporation's outstanding Common Stock as a class without the
Corporation's receipt of consideration.

            Q.    REPURCHASE PRICE shall mean the LOWER of (i) the Purchase
Price paid per share or (ii) the Fair Market Value per share of Common Stock on
the date of the Participant's cessation of Service.

            R.    REPURCHASE RIGHT shall mean the right granted to the
Corporation in accordance with Article C.

            S.    SERVICE shall mean the Participant's performance of services
for the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary) in the capacity of an
employee, subject to the control and direction of the employer entity as to both
the work to be performed and the manner and method of performance, a
non-employee member of the board of directors or an independent consultant. For
purposes of this Agreement, Participant shall be deemed to cease Service
immediately upon the occurrence of the either of the following events: (i)
Participant no longer performs services in any of the foregoing capacities for
the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary) or (ii) the entity for which
Participant performs such services ceases to remain a Parent or Subsidiary of
the Corporation, even though Participant may subsequently continue to perform
services for that entity. Service shall not be deemed to cease during a period
of military leave, sick leave or other personal leave approved by the
Corporation; provided, however, that except to the extent otherwise required by
law or expressly authorized by the Plan Administrator, no Service credit shall
be given for purposes of the Vesting Schedule hereunder for any period the
Participant is on a leave of absence.

            T.    STOCK ISSUANCE PROGRAM shall mean the Stock Issuance Program
under the Plan.

            U.    SUBSIDIARY shall mean any corporation (other than the
Corporation) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the
Corporation, provided each corporation (other than the last corporation) in the
unbroken chain owns, at the time of the determination, stock possessing fifty
percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock
in one of the other corporations in such chain.

            V.    UNVESTED SHARES shall have the meaning assigned to such term
in Paragraph C.1.

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            W.    VESTING SCHEDULE shall mean the vesting schedule specified in
Paragraph C.3, pursuant to which the Purchased Shares are to vest in a series of
installments over Participant's period of Service.

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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.05

                                     FORM OF

                          VERITAS SOFTWARE CORPORATION

                               RSU AWARD AGREEMENT

                                    RECITALS

            A.    The Board has adopted the Plan for the purpose of retaining
the services of selected Employees and consultants and other independent
advisors who provide services to the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary).

            B.    Participant is to render valuable services to the Corporation
(or a Parent or Subsidiary), and this Agreement is executed pursuant to, and is
intended to carry out the purposes of, the Plan in connection with the
Corporation's issuance of shares of Common Stock to the Participant under the
Stock Issuance Program.

            C.    All capitalized terms in this Agreement shall have the meaning
assigned to them in the attached Appendix A.

            NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed as follows:

            1.    GRANT OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS. The Corporation hereby awards
to the Participant, as of the Award Date, Restricted Stock Units under the Plan.
Each Restricted Stock Unit represents the right to receive one share of Common
Stock on the vesting date of that unit. The number of shares of Common Stock
subject to the awarded Restricted Stock Units, the applicable vesting schedule
for the Restricted Stock Unit and the underlying shares, the dates on which
those vested shares shall be issued to Participant and the remaining terms and
conditions governing the award (the "Award") shall be as set forth in this
Agreement.

                                  AWARD SUMMARY

Award Date:             ______________________, 200__

Number of Shares
Subject to Award:       ______________ shares of Common Stock (the "Shares")

Vesting Schedule:       The Shares shall vest upon the Participant's
                        continuation of Service through the _________
                        anniversary of the Award Date; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
                        that if the Award is designated as a Performance
                        Award in attached Appendix B, the Shares shall vest
                        only upon the Participant's continuation in Service
                        through the date or dates the performance milestones
                        set forth in attached

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                        Appendix B are attained. However, one or more Shares
                        may be subject to accelerated vesting to the extent
                        (if any) specified in attached Appendix C

Issuance Schedule       The Shares in which the Participant vests in
                        accordance with the foregoing Vesting Schedule will
                        be issuable upon vesting. However, the actual number
                        of vested Shares to be issued on each issue date
                        will be subject to the automatic Share withholding
                        provisions of Paragraph 6 pursuant to which the
                        applicable Withholding Taxes are to be collected.

            2.    LIMITED TRANSFERABILITY. Prior to actual receipt of the Shares
which vest hereunder, the Participant may not transfer any interest in the Award
or the underlying Shares, except pursuant to a domestic relations order
governing the division of marital property. Any Shares which vest hereunder but
which otherwise remain unissued at the time of the Participant's death may be
transferred pursuant to the provisions of the Participant's will or the laws of
inheritance or to the Participant's designated beneficiary or beneficiaries of
this Award. The Participant may make such a beneficiary designation at any time
by filing the appropriate form with the Plan Administrator or its designate.

            3.    CESSATION OF SERVICE. Except to the extent (if any) provided
in attached Appendix C, should the Participant cease Service for any reason
prior to vesting in one or more Shares subject to this Award, then the Award
will be immediately cancelled with respect to those unvested Shares, the number
of Restricted Stock Units will be reduced accordingly and the Participant shall
cease to have any right or entitlement to receive any Shares under those
cancelled units.

            4.    CHANGE OF CONTROL.

                  (a)   Any Restricted Stock Units subject to this Award at the
time of a Change in Control may be assumed by the successor entity or otherwise
continued in full force and effect or may be replaced with a cash incentive
program of the successor entity which preserves the Fair Market Value of any
unvested shares of Common Stock subject to the Award at the time of the Change
in Control and provides for subsequent payout of that value in accordance with
the vesting schedule applicable to the Award. Except to the extent (if any)
provided in attached Appendix C, no accelerated vesting of the Restricted Stock
Units shall occur in the event of such assumption or continuation of the Award
or such replacement of the Award with a cash incentive program

                  (b)   In the event the Award is assumed or otherwise continued
in effect, the Restricted Stock Units subject to the Award will be adjusted
immediately after the consummation of the Change in Control so as to apply to
the number and class of securities into which the Shares subject to those units
immediately prior to the Change in Control would have been converted in
consummation of that Change in Control had those Shares actually been issued and
outstanding at that time. To the extent the actual holders of the outstanding
Common Stock receive cash consideration for their Common Stock in consummation
of the Change in Control, the successor corporation may, in connection with the
assumption or continuation of the Restricted Stock Units subject to the Award at
that time, substitute one or more shares of its own

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common stock with a fair market value equivalent to the cash consideration paid
per share of Common Stock in the Change in Control transaction.

                  (c)   If the Restricted Stock Units subject to this Award at
the time of the Change in Control are not so assumed or otherwise continued in
effect or replaced with a cash incentive program under Paragraph 4(a), then
those units will vest immediately prior to the closing of the Change in Control.
The Shares subject to those vested units will be issued immediately upon such
vesting (or otherwise converted into the right to receive the same consideration
per share of Common Stock payable to the other stockholders of the Corporation
in consummation of that Change in Control), subject to the satisfaction of the
applicable Withholding Taxes pursuant to the Share withholding provisions of
Paragraph 6.

                  (d)   This Agreement shall not in any way affect the right of
the Corporation to adjust, reclassify, reorganize or otherwise change its
capital or business structure or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate or
sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.

            5.    ADJUSTMENT IN SHARES. Should any change be made to the Common
Stock by reason of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization,
combination of shares, exchange of shares or other change affecting the
outstanding Common Stock as a class without the Corporation's receipt of
consideration, appropriate adjustments shall be made to the total number and/or
class of securities issuable pursuant to this Award in order to reflect such
change and thereby preclude a dilution or enlargement of benefits hereunder.

            6.    ISSUANCE OF SHARES OF COMMON STOCK.

                  (a)   As soon as practicable following the applicable vesting
date of any portion of the Award, the Corporation shall issue to or on behalf of
the Participant a certificate (which may be in electronic form) for the
applicable number of underlying shares of Common Stock, subject, however, to the
Share withholding provisions of Paragraph 6(b) pursuant to which the applicable
Withholding Taxes are to be collected.

                  (b)   On each date vested Shares are to be issued hereunder to
Participant hereunder, the Corporation shall automatically withhold a portion of
those vested Shares with a Fair Market Value (measured as of the vesting date)
equal to the amount of the applicable Withholding Taxes; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that
the amount of the Shares so withheld shall not exceed the amount necessary to
satisfy the Corporation`s required tax withholding obligations using the minimum
statutory withholding rates for federal and state tax purposes, including
payroll taxes, that are applicable to supplemental taxable income.

                  (c)   In no event will fractional shares be issued.

                  (d)   The holder of this Award shall not have any stockholder
rights, including voting rights, with respect to the Shares subject to the Award
until the Participant becomes the record holder of those Shares following their
actual issuance upon the satisfaction of the applicable Withholding Taxes.

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            7.    COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS AND REGULATIONS.

                  (a)   The issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant to the
Award shall be subject to compliance by the Corporation and Participant with all
applicable requirements of law relating thereto and with all applicable
regulations of any stock exchange (or the Nasdaq National Market, if applicable)
on which the Common Stock may be listed for trading at the time of such
issuance.

                  (b)   The inability of the Corporation to obtain approval from
any regulatory body having authority deemed by the Corporation to be necessary
to the lawful issuance of any Common Stock hereby shall relieve the Corporation
of any liability with respect to the non-issuance of the Common Stock as to
which such approval shall not have been obtained. The Corporation, however,
shall use its best efforts to obtain all such approvals.

            8.    SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. Except to the extent otherwise
provided in this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the
benefit of, and be binding upon, the Corporation and its successors and assigns
and Participant, Participant's assigns, the legal representatives, heirs and
legatees of Participant's estate and any beneficiaries of the Award designated
by Participant.

            9.    NOTICES. Any notice required to be given or delivered to the
Corporation under the terms of this Agreement shall be in writing and addressed
to the Corporation at its principal corporate offices. Any notice required to be
given or delivered to Participant shall be in writing and addressed to
Participant at the address indicated below Participant's signature line on this
Agreement. All notices shall be deemed effective upon personal delivery or upon
deposit in the U.S. mail, postage prepaid and properly addressed to the party to
be notified.

            10.   CONSTRUCTION. This Agreement and the Award evidenced hereby
are made and granted pursuant to the Plan and are in all respects limited by and
subject to the terms of the Plan. All decisions of the Plan Administrator with
respect to any question or issue arising under the Plan or this Agreement shall
be conclusive and binding on all persons having an interest in the Award.

            11.   GOVERNING LAW. The interpretation, performance and enforcement
of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California
without resort to that State's conflict-of-laws rules.

            12.   EXCESS SHARES. If the shares of Common Stock covered by this
Agreement exceed, as of the Award Date, the number of shares of Common Stock
which may without stockholder approval be issued under the Plan, then the Award
shall be void with respect to those excess shares, unless stockholder approval
of an amendment sufficiently increasing the number of shares of Common Stock
issuable under the Plan is obtained in accordance with the provisions of the
Plan.

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            13.   EMPLOYMENT AT WILL. Nothing in this Agreement or in the Plan
shall confer upon Participant any right to continue in Service for any period of
specific duration or interfere with or otherwise restrict in any way the rights
of the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary employing or retaining
Participant) or of Participant, which rights are hereby expressly reserved by
each, to terminate Participant's Service at any time for any reason, with or
without cause.

            IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on the
day and year first indicated above.

                                            VERITAS SOFTWARE CORPORATION

                                            By:      ___________________________

                                            Title:   ___________________________

                                            Address: ___________________________

                                                     ___________________________

                                            PARTICIPANT

                                            Signature: _________________________

                                            Address: ___________________________

                                                     ___________________________

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                                   APPENDIX A

                                   DEFINITIONS

            The following definitions shall be in effect under the Agreement:

            A.    AGREEMENT shall mean this Restricted Stock Unit Issuance
Agreement.

            B.    AWARD shall mean the award of restricted stock units made to
the Participant pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

            C.    AWARD DATE shall mean the date the restricted stock units are
awarded to Participant pursuant to the Agreement and shall be the date indicated
in Paragraph 1 of the Agreement.

            D.    BOARD shall mean the Corporation's Board of Directors.

            E.    CHANGE IN CONTROL shall mean a change in ownership or control
of the Corporation effected through any of the following transactions:

                  (i)   a merger, consolidation or other reorganization approved
      by the Corporation's stockholders, unless securities representing more
      than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the voting
      securities of the successor corporation are immediately thereafter
      beneficially owned, directly or indirectly and in substantially the same
      proportion, by the persons who beneficially owned the Corporation's
      outstanding voting securities immediately prior to such transaction, or

                  (ii)  the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or
      substantially all of the Corporation's assets in complete liquidation or
      dissolution of the Corporation, or

                  (iii) any transaction or series of related transactions
      pursuant to which any person or any group of persons comprising a "group"
      within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(1) under the 1934 Act (other than the
      Corporation or a person that, prior to such transaction or series of
      related transactions, directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or
      is under common control with, the Corporation) becomes directly or
      indirectly the beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under
      the 1934 Act) of securities possessing (or convertible into or exercisable
      for securities possessing) more than fifty percent (50%) of the total
      combined voting power of the Corporation's securities

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      outstanding immediately after the consummation of such transaction or
      series of related transactions, whether such transaction involves a direct
      issuance from the Corporation or the acquisition of outstanding securities
      held by one or more of the Corporation's stockholders.

            F.    CODE shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

            G.    COMMON STOCK shall mean shares of the Corporation's common
stock.

            H.    CORPORATION shall mean VERITAS Software Corporation, a
Delaware corporation, and any successor corporation to all or substantially all
of the assets or voting stock of VERITAS Software Corporation which shall by
appropriate action adopt the Plan.

            I.    EMPLOYEE shall mean an individual who is in the employ of the
Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary), subject to the control and direction
of the employer entity as to both the work to be performed and the manner and
method of performance.

            J.    FAIR MARKET VALUE per share of Common Stock on any relevant
date shall be determined in accordance with the following provisions:

                  (i)   If the Common Stock is at the time traded on the Nasdaq
      National Market, then the Fair Market Value shall be the closing selling
      price per share of Common Stock at the close of regular hours trading on
      the Nasdaq National Market on the date in question, as such price is
      reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers. If there is no
      closing selling price for the Common Stock on the date in question, then
      the Fair Market Value shall be the closing selling price at the close of
      regular hours trading on the last preceding date for which such quotation
      exists.

                  (ii)  If the Common Stock is at the time listed on any Stock
      Exchange, then the Fair Market Value shall be the closing selling price
      per share of Common Stock at the close of regular hours trading on the
      date in question on the Stock Exchange determined by the Plan
      Administrator to be the primary market for the Common Stock, as such price
      is officially quoted in the composite tape of transactions on such
      exchange. If there is no closing selling price for the Common Stock on the
      date in question, then the Fair Market Value shall be the closing selling
      price at the close of regular trading hours on the last preceding date for
      which such quotation exists.

            K.    PARTICIPANT shall mean the person to whom the Award is made
pursuant to the Agreement.

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            L.    PARENT shall mean any corporation (other than the Corporation)
in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Corporation, provided each
corporation in the unbroken chain (other than the Corporation) owns, at the time
of the determination, stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total
combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations
in such chain.

            M.    PLAN shall mean the Corporation's 2003 Stock Incentive Plan,
as amended from time to time..

            N.    PLAN ADMINISTRATOR shall mean either the Board or a committee
of the Board acting in its capacity as administrator of the Plan.

            O.    SERVICE shall mean the Participant's performance of services
for the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary) in the capacity of an
Employee, a non-employee member of the board of directors or a consultant or
independent advisor. For purposes of this Agreement, Participant shall be deemed
to cease Service immediately upon the occurrence of the either of the following
events: (i) Participant no longer performs services in any of the foregoing
capacities for the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary) or (ii) the entity
for which Participant performs such services ceases to remain a Parent or
Subsidiary of the Corporation, even though Participant may subsequently continue
to perform services for that entity. Service shall not be deemed to cease during
a period of military leave, sick leave or other personal leave approved by the
Corporation; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that except to the extent otherwise required by
law or expressly authorized by the Plan Administrator, no Service credit shall
be given for vesting purposes for any period the Participant is on a leave of
absence.

            P.    STOCK EXCHANGE shall mean the American Stock Exchange or the
New York Stock Exchange.

            Q.    SUBSIDIARY shall mean any corporation (other than the
Corporation) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the
Corporation, provided each corporation (other than the last corporation) in the
unbroken chain owns, at the time of the determination, stock possessing fifty
percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock
in one of the other corporations in such chain.

            R.    WITHHOLDING TAXES shall mean the federal, state and local
income taxes and the employee portion of the federal, state and local employment
taxes required to be withheld by the Corporation in connection with the issuance
of the shares of Common Stock which vest under of the Award.

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                                   APPENDIX B

                     VESTING SCHEDULE FOR PERFORMANCE AWARD

            The Award is hereby designated a Performance Award and shall vest,
and the underlying shares of Common Stock shall be issued, according to the
following vesting schedule, subject to the Participant's continued Service with
the Corporation on the applicable vesting date:

              [Note: Provisions to be included from Offer Letter.]

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                                   APPENDIX C

                            ACCELERATED VESTING EVENT

            Notwithstanding any provision of the Agreement to the contrary, any
unvested portion of the Award shall fully vest, and the underlying shares of
Common Stock shall become immediately issuable, as described hereinbelow:

              [Note: Provisions to be included from Offer Letter.]

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