Current Report Filing (8-k)

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): March 25, 2020

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)

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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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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).



	Emerging growth company	☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.		☐



Item 7.01.	Regulation FD Disclosure.

On March 25, 2020, VeriSign, Inc. (the "Company") posted a blog post on https://blog.Verisign.com announcing certain actions the Company is taking in response to the COVID-19 crisis. A copy of the blog post is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference in this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information in this Item 7.01 of 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



Exhibit Number		Description

99.1		VeriSign, Inc. Blog Post, dated March 25, 2020 (furnished under Item 7.01)

104		Inline XBRL for the cover page of this Current Report on Form 8-K

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: March 25, 2020	By:	/s/ Thomas C. Indelicarto
	Thomas C. Indelicarto
	Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Exhibit Index




Exhibit No.		Description

Exhibit 99.1		VeriSign, Inc. Blog Post, dated March 25, 2020 (furnished under Item 7.01)

Exhibit 104		Inline XBRL for the cover page of this Current Report on Form 8-K