Verisign SEC Filings

VeriSign Inc. (VRSN) Form 144 notice reports a proposed sale of 501 common shares through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC on 09/02/2025 with an aggregate market value of $135,500.46. The shares were acquired as restricted stock from the issuer on 08/15/2025. The filer also disclosed six prior small common-share sales during the past three months, each for 501 shares, producing total gross proceeds of $835,279.73. Outstanding shares are listed as 93,400,000, indicating the reported sales are a very small fraction of shares outstanding.

VeriSign Inc. (VRSN) insider transactions: The filing by D. James Bidzos reports a series of open-market sales of Common Stock executed on August 19–21, 2025. The report lists nine disposition entries totaling 9,000 shares sold at weighted-average prices shown per line, and shows 494,303.9644 shares beneficially owned by the reporting person after the transactions. The form indicates the transaction was made pursuant to a written plan intended to satisfy Rule 10b5-1(c). Weighted-average prices reported range by line (for example, $267.3722 and $268.9951) and explanatory footnotes give the per-trade price ranges. The form is signed by power of attorney on behalf of the reporting person.

VeriSign insider sale: Director Timothy Tomlinson reported a sale of 700 shares of VeriSign common stock on 08/20/2025 at a reported price of $270 per share, reducing his beneficial ownership to 15,284 shares, held indirectly through the Tomlinson Family Trust. The Form 4 was signed by an attorney by power of attorney.

Form 144 filed for VeriSign, Inc. (VRSN) reports a proposed sale of 700 shares of Common stock through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC on NASDAQ, with an aggregate market value of $189,000. The shares were acquired on 07/22/2024 via restricted stock vesting under a registered plan and were paid as services rendered. The filing shows 93,408,594 shares outstanding for the class and an approximate sale date of 08/20/2025. No other sales in the past three months were reported. The filer certifies they are unaware of undisclosed material adverse information.

Form 144 filed for VeriSign, Inc. (VRSN) reports a proposed sale of 27,000 common shares through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney with an aggregate market value of $7,226,550, representing part of the company's outstanding 93,400,000 shares. The shares were acquired as Restricted Stock Units on 09/22/2016. The filing also lists numerous recent 10b5-1 sales by the same person between 05/20/2025 and 08/14/2025, each showing sale dates, share amounts and gross proceeds. The filer certifies there is no undisclosed material information and provides broker details for the proposed sale.

John Calys, VeriSign EVP and Chief Financial Officer, reported the disposition of company shares to satisfy tax withholding on restricted stock unit vesting. The Form 4 shows three separate share-withholding transactions at a price of $269.89 per share, reducing his direct holdings to reported balances of 25,798.2575; 25,760.8999; and 25,713.4421 shares respectively. The filing notes these dispositions are exempt under Rule 16b-3 because they were made to cover tax liabilities from RSU vesting, and that his total direct holdings reported include 62 shares acquired under the company ESPP.

Thomas C. Indelicarto, Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary of VeriSign, reported insider transactions on Form 4 showing three dispositions on 08/15/2025. The filings disclose the delivery/withholding of shares to satisfy tax liabilities arising from restricted stock unit vesting (exempt under Rule 16b-3). The three dispositions were 158.0042, 212.3447, and 252.5993 shares at an indicated price of $269.89 per share. Following each reported disposition the beneficial ownership totals were reported as 36,608.8051, 36,396.4604, and 36,143.8611 shares respectively. The form is signed and dated 08/18/2025.

Danny R. McPherson, Executive Vice President - Technology & CSO of VeriSign, reported three share dispositions on 08/15/2025 related to Verisign Inc. (VRSN). The transactions show dispositions of 158.0042, 212.3447 and 252.5993 shares at a price of $269.89 per share, resulting in reported direct beneficial ownership totals of 31,514.2428, 31,301.8981 and 31,049.2988 shares following each reported disposition.

The filing explains these dispositions were made as payment of a tax liability to the company by delivery or withholding of securities incident to the vesting of restricted stock units, and the reporting person’s direct holdings include 99 shares acquired on July 31, 2025 under the Amended and Restated 2007 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The Form 4 was signed by power of attorney on 08/18/2025.

D. James Bidzos, Executive Chairman, President & CEO of VeriSign Inc. (VRSN), reported three dispositions of common stock on 08/15/2025 at a price of $269.89 per share. The reported disposals were 415.0126, 462.3588, and 590.2857 shares, with the beneficial ownership reported after each transaction as 504,356.6089, 503,894.2501, and 503,303.9644 shares respectively. The form states these dispositions were made as payment of tax liability by delivery or withholding of securities incident to restricted stock unit vesting, an exemption under Rule 16b-3.