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): November 24, 2009
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.) | |
| 487 East Middlefield Road, Mountain View, CA | 94043 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
(650) 961-7500
(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:
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| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On November 24, 2009, VeriSign, Inc. (“VeriSign” or the “Company”) announced that Mark McLaughlin, President and Chief Executive Officer, will speak at the Credit Suisse 2009 Annual Technology Conference in Phoenix on Tuesday, December 1 at 9:00 a.m. (MST) and Brian Robins, Chief Financial Officer, will speak at the Barclays Capital 2009 Global Technology Conference in San Francisco on Tuesday, December 8 at 4:30 p.m. (PST). 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 November 24, 2009. |
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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: November 24, 2009 | 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 November 24, 2009. | |
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