Mountain View, CA, April 5, 2002 - VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSN), the leading provider of digital trust services, will be announcing its Q102 financial results on Thursday, April 25, 2002. The press release will be distributed to the wire services at approximately 1:15pm (PST). The press release will also be available directly from the company's website at www.verisign.com.

A live teleconference will be accessible by direct dial at (800) 289-0494 beginning at 2:00pm (PST) on April 25th. The listen-only live broadcast of the Q102 earnings conference call will also be available at www.verisign.com or www.ccbn.com. A replay of the teleconference will be available at (888) 203-1112 (passcode: 751999) beginning at 5:00pm (PST) on April 25th and running through May 3rd.

About VeriSign 
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) is the leading provider of digital trust services that enable everyone, everywhere to engage in commerce and communications with confidence. VeriSign's digital trust services create a trusted environment through four core offerings--Web presence services, security services, payment services, and telecommunications services--powered by a global infrastructure that manages more than five billion network connections and transactions a day. Additional news and information about the company is available at www.verisign.com.

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