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): September 26, 2011
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 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
(c) On September 26, 2011, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of VeriSign, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed John Calys as the Company’s Interim Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Calys, 52, has been serving as the Company’s Vice President, Controller since December 2010 and will continue in this role. From September 2007 to December 2010 he served as the vice president and controller of XO Holdings, Inc., a telecommunications services provider. From August 2005 to May 2007, he served as vice president and assistant treasurer of Sprint Nextel Corporation, a telecommunications company, and from May 2003 to August 2005 served as the vice president and assistant controller of Nextel Communications, Inc., a telecommunications company.
The press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 announces this change to the Company’s management team.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Text of press release of VeriSign, Inc. issued on September 26, 2011. | |
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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: September 26, 2011 |
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 September 26, 2011. | |
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