UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 1, 2010
VERISIGN, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| 000-23593 | Delaware | 94-3221585 | ||
| (Commission File Number) |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 21355 Ridgetop Circle, Dulles, VA | 20166 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(703) 948-3200
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On December 1, 2010, VeriSign, Inc. (“VeriSign” or the “Company”) announced that Brian Robins, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will speak at the Barclays Capital 2010 Technology Conference in San Francisco, California, on Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at 10:30 a.m. (PST) and Ben Petro, Senior Vice President, Network Intelligence and Availability Services, will speak at the Lazard Capital Markets Cloud Computing Investor Forum in New York, New York, on Thursday, December 9, 2010 at 1:30 p.m. (EST). A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 99.1 | Text of press release of VeriSign, Inc. issued on December 1, 2010. |
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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: December 1, 2010 | By: | /s/ Richard H. Goshorn | ||||||
| Richard H. Goshorn Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||||
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Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| Exhibit 99.1 | Text of press release of VeriSign, Inc. issued on December 1, 2010. | |
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