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): August 25, 2010
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.) | |||
| 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)
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
Based on the July 9, 2010 Amended Order by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in the action filed by the Coalition for ICANN Transparency, Inc. (“CFIT”), VeriSign, Inc. (the “Company”) today filed with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California a request for an early status conference to begin the process to resolve the case on its merits. For a description of the procedural history of this litigation, see the VeriSign, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 and the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2010.
While the Company cannot predict the outcome of these proceedings, it believes the allegations against it are without merit and intends to vigorously defend against them.
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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: August 25, 2010 | By: | /S/ RICHARD H. GOSHORN | ||||
| Name: | Richard H. Goshorn | |||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |||||
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