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NASDAQ

  0001216924
  Officer


  VeriSign, Inc.
  0001014473
  94-3221585

04/30/03
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
    Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue.
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person(s)
   Balogh, Aristotle N
   487 East Middlefield Road


   Mountain View, CA  94043
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
   VeriSign, Inc. (VRSN)
3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary)

4. Statement for Month/Day/Year
   4/30/2003
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
   [ ] Director                   [ ] 10% Owner
   [X] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
   Senior Vice President,
   Operations and Infrastructure
7. 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 2)Trans- 3.Trans- 4.Securities Acquired(A) 5)Amount of 6) 7)Nature of action action or Disposed of (D) Securities Indirect Date Code A Beneficially D Beneficial (Month/ or Owned at or Ownership Day/Year) Code V Amount D Price End of Month I - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock 04/30/03 M 8,600 A $7.8930 D Direct Common Stock 04/30/03 S 7,600 D $11.9400 D Direct Common Stock 04/30/03 S 100 D $12.0800 D Direct Common Stock 04/30/03 S 100 D $12.0500 D Direct Common Stock 04/30/03 S 100 D $12.1300 D Direct Common Stock 04/30/03 S 200 D $11.9600 D Direct Common Stock 04/30/03 S 500 D $11.9200 0 D Direct Table II (PART 1) Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1 through 6) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1)Title of Derivative 2)Conversion 3)Trans- 4)Trans- 5)Number of Derivative 6)Date Exercisable and Security or Exercise action action Securities Acquired (A) Expiration Date Price of Date Code or Disposed of (D) Derivative Security Code V A D Exercisable Expiration - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Incentive Stock Option (right $149.2500 06/23/07 to buy) Non-Qualified Stock Option $7.8930 04/30/03 M 8,600 (1) 08/04/03 (right to buy) Non-Qualified Stock Option $10.0800 05/24/09 (right to buy) Non-Qualified Stock Option $27.6170 08/16/04 (right to buy) Non-Qualified Stock Option $30.4360 12/30/03 (right to buy) Non-Qualified Stock Option $42.7910 04/20/04 (right to buy) Non-Qualified Stock Option $149.2500 06/23/07 (right to buy) Table II (PART 2) Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1,3 and 7 through 11) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1)Title of Derivative 3)Trans- 7)Title and Amount 8)Price 9)Number of 10) 11)Nature of Security action of Underlying of Deri- Derivative Indirect Date Securities vative Securities D Beneficial Amount or Security Beneficially or Ownership Number of Owned at I - Title Shares End of Month - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Incentive Stock Option (right Common Stock 2,680 2,680 D Direct to buy) Non-Qualified Stock Option 04/30/03 Common Stock 8,600 0 D Direct (right to buy) Non-Qualified Stock Option Common Stock 50,000 50,000 D Direct (right to buy) Non-Qualified Stock Option Common Stock 4,250 4,250 D Direct (right to buy) Non-Qualified Stock Option Common Stock 301 301 D Direct (right to buy) Non-Qualified Stock Option Common Stock 10,535 10,535 D Direct (right to buy) Non-Qualified Stock Option Common Stock 47,320 47,320 D Direct (right to buy) Explanation of Responses: (1) Immediately
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON /S/ By: Donald T Rozak Jr, as attorney-in-fact For: Aristotle N. Balogh DATE 05/01/03