SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* GALLIVAN QUENTIN P (Last) (First) (Middle) 487 EAST MIDDLEFIELD ROAD (Street) MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol VERISIGN INC/CA [ VRSN ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Executive Vice President
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/18/2005
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	05/18/2005		S		200	D	$29.66	150,431	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)	$7.6719	05/18/2005		M			414	10/30/1999	10/30/2005	Common Stock	414	$0	0	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$10.08	05/18/2005		M			51,563	05/24/2003(1)	05/24/2009	Common Stock	51,563	$0	23,437	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$12.88	05/18/2005		M			30,000	11/11/2003(2)	08/11/2013	Common Stock	30,000	$0	50,000	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$22.71	05/18/2005		M			75,000	02/21/2003(1)	02/21/2009	Common Stock	75,000	$0	25,000	D
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)	$151.25							08/01/2001	08/01/2007	Common Stock	1,322		1,322	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$26.53							11/03/2005(3)	11/03/2011	Common Stock	112,500		112,500	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$34.16							09/06/2002(4)	09/06/2008	Common Stock	90,000		90,000	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$34.438							03/15/2002	03/15/2008	Common Stock	35,000		35,000	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$37.0625							07/30/2000	07/30/2006	Common Stock	168,750		168,750	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$74.188							12/29/2001	12/29/2007	Common Stock	50,000		50,000	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$151.25							08/01/2001	08/01/2007	Common Stock	123,678		123,678	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Twenty-five percent (25%) of the total options granted vest and become exercisable one year after the date of grant and thereafter with respect to 6.25% of the shares each quarter until fully vested.

2. Are exercisable as to 6.25% of the shares each quarter from the date of grant.

3. Twenty-five percent (25%) of the total options granted vest and become exercisable one year after the date of grant and thereafter with respect to 6.25% of the shares each quarter until fully vested.

4. Fifty percent (50%) of the total options granted on September 6, 2001, vest and become exercisable 1 year after the option grant date and thereafter with respect to 6.25% of the shares each quarter

Remarks:

Reporting Person's total direct holdings disclosed in Table I, Item 5 under Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) includes shares acquired through the VeriSign 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

	By: Donald T Rozak Jr, as attorney-in-fact For: Quentin P. Gallivan	05/19/2005
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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