Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 11, 2022
VERISIGN, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
000-23593
94-3221585
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
12061 Bluemont Way,
Reston,
Virginia
20190
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(703) 948-3200
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 Par Value Per Share
VRSN
Nasdaq Global Select Market
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Item 7.01.
Regulation FD Disclosure.
Today, January 11, 2022, VeriSign, Inc. (the "Company") announced that Louis A. Simpson, age 85, the Company's Lead Independent Director, passed away on Saturday, January 8, 2022, after a lengthy illness.
Jim Bidzos, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chairman, said "Mr. Simpson's service on the Board spanned three decades and helped guide the Company to where it is today. We extend our sincere condolences to his family."
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
VERISIGN, INC.
Date: January 11, 2022
By:
/s/ Thomas C. Indelicarto
Thomas C. Indelicarto
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
