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): June 8, 2021

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 principle 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)

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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).

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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 8.01.

Other Events.

On May 24, 2021, VeriSign, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, BofA Securities, Inc. and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., as representatives of the underwriters named in Schedule 1 thereto, with respect to a registered offering (the “Offering”) of $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 2.700% Senior Notes due 2031 (the “Notes”). The Underwriting Agreement is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The Offering has been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-256347) of the Company (the “Registration Statement”), and the prospectus supplement dated May 24, 2021 and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act on May 26, 2021. The Offering is expected to close on June 8, 2021. The legal opinion of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP related to the Offering pursuant to the Registration Statement is filed as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The Company expects that the net proceeds from the Offering will be approximately $741 million, after deducting the underwriters’ discounts and the estimated expenses of the Offering. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering, together with cash on hand, to fund the redemption of all of the Company’s outstanding 4.625% Senior Notes due 2023.

The Notes will be issued pursuant to an Indenture (the “Base Indenture”), to be dated as of June 8, 2021, between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture (the “Supplemental Indenture”), to be dated as of June 8, 2021, between the Company and the Trustee. The Notes will be represented by a global security, which is included as an exhibit to the Supplemental Indenture. The form of Base Indenture was previously filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement. The form of Supplemental Indenture and the form of the Notes are filed as Exhibits 4.2 and 4.3, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description
Exhibit 1.1		Underwriting Agreement, dated May 24, 2021, by and among VeriSign, Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities, LLC, BofA Securities, Inc. and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., as representatives of the underwriters named in Schedule 1 thereto
Exhibit 4.2		Form of First Supplemental Indenture, to be dated June 8, 2021, between VeriSign, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee
Exhibit 4.3		Form of Global Note representing the 2.700% Senior Notes due 2031 (included in Exhibit 4.2)
Exhibit 5.1		Opinion of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP relating to the Offering
Exhibit 23.1		Consent of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
Exhibit 104		Inline XBRL for the cover page of this Current Report on Form 8-K

SIGNATURE

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.

	/s/ Thomas C. Indelicarto
	Thomas C. Indelicarto
	Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Dated: June 8, 2021