Current Report on Form 8-K

 

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): July 24, 2003

 


 

VERISIGN, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   0-23596   94-3221585

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

  (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

487 East Middlefield Road, Mountain View, CA    94043
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)    (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 961-7500

 



Item 7:   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(c) Exhibits

 

99.1   

Text of press release of VeriSign, Inc. issued on July 24, 2003.

 

Item 9:   Regulation FD Disclosure (Information Provided Under Item 12—Results of Operations and Financial Condition).

 

On July 24, 2003, VeriSign, Inc. (“VeriSign” or the “Company”) announced its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2003 and certain other information. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

The information required by Form 8-K, Item 12—Results of Operations and Financial Condition, is being provided under Item 9 pursuant to SEC Release No. 33-8216. The information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information

 

To supplement our consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”), VeriSign provides non-GAAP measures of operating results, net income and earnings per share that do not include the following financial measures that are normally included in GAAP: amortization and write-down of goodwill and other intangible assets, the net gain or loss on the sale of investments or the write-down of investments, restructuring and other charges and stock-based compensation charges related to acquisitions.

 

We believe that this non-GAAP, pro forma information enhances an investor’s overall understanding of our financial performance and our prospects for the future by excluding expenses and other items that in management’s view are not indicative of our core operating results. VeriSign’s management reviews this information when assessing the performance of its ongoing operations and for planning and forecasting in future periods. In addition, since we have historically reported non-GAAP pro forma information to the investment community, we believe the inclusion of this information provides consistency in our financial reporting. The non-GAAP pro forma information included in our press release has been reconciled to the comparable GAAP measure as required under SEC rules regarding the use of non-GAAP financial measures. We urge investors to carefully review the GAAP financial information included as part of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and our quarterly earnings releases.


SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

       

VERISIGN, INC.

Date: July 24, 2003       By:  

/s/    JAMES M. ULAM        


           

James M. Ulam

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 


Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description


Exhibit 99.1   

Press release of VeriSign, Inc. dated July 24, 2003.

Press Release dated 07/24/2003

Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO

VeriSign Reports Second Quarter 2003 Results

 

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA—July 24, 2003—VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN), the leading provider of critical infrastructure services for the Internet and telecommunications networks, today reported its results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2003.

 

VeriSign reported revenue of $265 million for the second quarter of 2003. On a pro forma basis, operating income for the second quarter was $45 million and pro forma net income was $47 million or $0.19 per fully diluted share. Pro forma results exclude the following items, which are included under generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”): amortization and write-down of goodwill and other intangible assets, the gain and write-down of certain investments, restructuring and other charges and non-cash stock-based compensation charges related to acquisitions. VeriSign’s second quarter results were not fully taxed. On a fully-taxed basis, applying a 30% effective tax rate (consistent with financial analyst projections) to pro forma pre-tax income of $48 million, pro forma earnings per share for the second quarter was $0.14 per fully-diluted share.

 

“Q2 was marked by solid execution against our strategic and financial goals,” said Stratton Sclavos, Chairman and CEO of VeriSign. “While a broad IT and Telecom recovery has not yet materialized, our new contract with Merrill Lynch for managed security services and the extension of our relationship with Microsoft during the quarter were two important steps forward in our strategy to be the leader in delivering critical infrastructure services for both the Internet and telecommunications networks.”

 

On a GAAP basis, VeriSign reported a net loss of $143 million for the second quarter. The GAAP loss for the second quarter is primarily attributable to a charge of $177 million for the amortization and write-down of goodwill and other intangible assets.

 

“Our continued internal focus on expense management and monetization of our assets once again drove a strengthening in our balance sheet this quarter,” said Dana Evan, Chief Financial Officer of VeriSign. “VeriSign’s business units generated another quarter of healthy operating cash flow in Q2, contributing to a total of more than $350 million over the last four quarters.”

 

Notable business developments included a global contract from Merrill Lynch for VeriSign’s Managed Security Services, an agreement with Microsoft to jointly develop and deliver a series of next-generation security solutions for enterprise customers, and the launch of the VeriSign Fraud Protection ServicesSM to address the growth of online fraud. In addition, VeriSign Telecommunication Services extended its international roaming for wireless carriers through an alliance with International Mobile Communications.

 

VeriSign also bolstered its senior management team in the quarter naming Vernon Irvin as Executive Vice President of the Telecommunication Services Group and Francois Stieger as Senior Vice President of European, Middle Eastern and African operations.


Additional Financial Information

 

    VeriSign ended the second quarter of 2003 with Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Short-term Investments of $530 million, an increase of $55 million from March 31, 2003.

 

    Accounts Receivable decreased $18 million to $101 million as of June 30, 2003 compared to $119 million as of March 31, 2003.

 

    Net Days Sales Outstanding (Net DSOs), which takes into account the change in deferred revenue, decreased to 34 days for Q2 ‘03 down from 38 days for Q1’03.

 

    Deferred Revenue on the balance sheet increased modestly to $502 million as of June 30, 2003 as compared to $495 million as of March 31, 2003.

 

    Cash flow from operations was approximately $81 million for the second quarter compared to $100 million for the first quarter of 2003.

 

    Capital Expenditures for the second quarter of 2003 were approximately $28 million, compared to $22 million in the first quarter of 2003.

 

Internet Services Group

 

    The Internet Services Group—which includes VeriSign’s Security, Payment, Digital Brand Management, and Naming and Directory (NDS) Services—delivered $105 million of revenue in the second quarter of 2003 or approximately 40% of total revenue for the quarter.

 

    VeriSign’s Web site certificate business issued approximately 94,000 new and renewed certificates ending the quarter with a base of more than 373,000 certificates.

 

    VeriSign’s Payments business ended the second quarter with approximately 93,000 merchants under management, an increase of approximately 4,000 merchants over the first quarter of 2003. Further, the business processed approximately 84 million individual transactions for approximately $5.8 billion during the quarter.

 

    VeriSign’s NDS business (formerly the Global Registry) ended the second quarter with 27.5 million active domain names in .com and .net, a net increase of nearly 900,000 names from Q1’03. VeriSign is now handling more than 9 billion DNS queries per day on its ATLAS infrastructure.

 

Telecommunication Services Group

 

    VeriSign’s Telecommunication Services Group—which provides Signaling System 7 (SS7) network services, intelligent network services and wireless billing and customer care solutions to telecommunications carriers—delivered $101 million of revenue in the second quarter of 2003 or approximately 38% of total revenue for the quarter.

 

    VeriSign’s Telecommunication Services Group ended the first quarter with a total of 1,063 customers up from 1,053 customers at the end of Q1.

 

    The Telecom Group also supported 8.1 billion database queries in the quarter up from 7.8 billion queries for Q1’03.

 

Network Solutions

 

    VeriSign’s Network Solutions unit—which provides domain name registration and value-added Web site and email services to enterprises and individuals who wish to establish an online presence—delivered revenue of approximately $59 million or 22% of total revenue for the second quarter of 2003.

 

    Network Solutions added approximately 430,000 new domain names during the second quarter of 2003 and renewed or extended 700,000 names. The renewal rate for the second quarter was approximately 56% as compared to a 54% renewal rate for the first quarter of 2003.

 

    Network Solutions ended Q2’03 with 8.6 million active domain names under management.

 


Today’s Conference Call

 

VeriSign will be hosting a teleconference call today at 2:00 pm (PDT) to review the second quarter 2003 results. The call will be accessible by direct dial at (800) 967-7134. A listen-only live webcast of the quarterly earnings call will also be available on the company’s website at www.verisign.com under the Investor Relations tab and at www.streetevents.com. A replay of the teleconference will be available by calling (888) 203-1112 (passcode: 495543) beginning at 6:00 pm (PDT) today and will run through August 1st. This press release and financial information discussed on today’s quarterly earnings call are available on the company’s website at www.verisign.com under the Investor Relations tab.

 

About VeriSign

 

VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN), delivers critical infrastructure services that make the Internet and telecommunications networks more intelligent, reliable and secure. Every day VeriSign helps thousands of businesses and millions of consumers connect, communicate, and transact with confidence. Additional news and information about the company is available at www.verisign.com.

 

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Statements in this announcement other than historical data and information, including but not limited to new business relationships and new service offerings, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause VeriSign’s actual results to differ materially from those stated or implied by such forward-looking statements. The potential risks and uncertainties include, among others, the uncertainty of future revenue and profitability and potential fluctuations in quarterly operating results due to such factors as increasing competition and pricing pressure from competing services offered at prices below our prices, market acceptance of our existing services, the inability of VeriSign to successfully develop and market new services or the failure of new services to gain customer acceptance, reduced demand for our services as a result of continued softness in information technology and telecommunications spending by our customers, and the risk that VeriSign’s strategic relationships may not result in additional products, services, customers and revenues. More information about potential factors that could affect the company’s business and financial results is included in VeriSign’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including in the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. VeriSign undertakes no obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this press release.

 


VERISIGN, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share data)

 

    

June 30,

2003


    December 31,
2002


 
     (Unaudited)        

Assets

                

Current assets:

                

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 397,626     $ 282,288  

Short-term investments

     114,577       103,180  

Accounts receivable, net

     101,122       134,124  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     63,471       56,618  

Deferred tax assets

     6,524       9,658  
    


 


Total current assets

     683,320       585,868  

Property and equipment, net

     591,448       609,354  

Goodwill and other intangible assets, net

     897,920       1,129,602  

Cash subject to restriction

     18,371       18,436  

Long-term investments

     22,528       36,741  

Other assets, net

     12,824       11,317  
    


 


Total long-term assets

     1,543,091       1,805,450  
    


 


Total assets

   $ 2,226,411     $ 2,391,318  
    


 


Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

                

Current liabilities:

                

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

   $ 281,194     $ 278,545  

Accrued merger costs

     —         5,015  

Accrued restructuring costs

     28,908       23,835  

Deferred revenue

     326,741       357,950  
    


 


Total current liabilities

     636,843       665,345  
    


 


Long-term deferred revenue

     175,055       125,893  

Other long-term liabilities

     16,002       20,655  
    


 


Total long-term liabilities

     191,057       146,548  
    


 


Total liabilities

     827,900       811,893  

Commitments and contingencies

                

Stockholders’ equity:

                

Preferred stock—par value $.001 per share

                

Authorized shares: 5,000,000

                

Issued and outstanding shares: none

     —         —    

Common stock—par value $.001 per share

                

Authorized shares: 1,000,000,000

                

Issued and outstanding shares: 239,321,909 and 237,510,063 (excluding 1,690,000 shares held in treasury at June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002)

  

 

239

 

 

 

238

 

Additional paid-in capital

     23,083,064       23,072,212  

Unearned compensation

     (2,257 )     (8,086 )

Accumulated deficit

     (21,676,461 )     (21,480,175 )

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (6,074 )     (4,764 )
    


 


Total stockholders’ equity

     1,398,511       1,579,425  
    


 


Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 2,226,411     $ 2,391,318  
    


 



VERISIGN, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,

    Six Months Ended June 30,

 
     2003

    2002

    2003

    2002

 

Revenues

   $ 265,299     $ 317,409     $ 535,057     $ 645,225  
    


 


 


 


Costs and expenses:

                                

Cost of revenues

     115,589       152,549       231,418       307,516  

Sales and marketing

     50,515       69,281       103,077       136,600  

Research and development

     13,253       13,012       27,030       27,792  

General and administrative

     42,255       40,369       89,120       73,571  

Restructuring and other charges

     10,903       67,779       31,416       67,779  

Amortization and write-down of goodwill and other intangible assets

     177,139       4,686,119       232,041       4,771,042  
    


 


 


 


Total costs and expenses

     409,654       5,029,109       714,102       5,384,300  
    


 


 


 


Operating loss

     (144,355 )     (4,711,700 )     (179,045 )     (4,739,075 )

Other income (expense), net

     1,989       (90,663 )     (12,070 )     (102,833 )

Minority interest in net (income) loss of subsidiary

     327       (172 )     492       (337 )
    


 


 


 


Loss before income taxes

     (142,039 )     (4,802,535 )     (190,623 )     (4,842,245 )

Income tax expense

     (811 )     —         (5,663 )     —    
    


 


 


 


Net loss

   $ (142,850 )   $ (4,802,535 )   $ (196,286 )   $ (4,842,245 )
    


 


 


 


Net loss per share:

                                

Basic and diluted

   $ (.60 )   $ (20.31 )   $ (.82 )   $ (20.52 )
    


 


 


 


Shares used in per share computation:

                                

Basic and diluted

     238,898       236,435       238,555       235,940  
    


 


 


 



VERISIGN, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

    

Three Months Ended

June 30, 2003


   

Three Months Ended

June 30, 2002


 
     Reported

    Pro Forma
Entries


    Pro Forma

    Reported

    Pro Forma
Entries


    Pro Forma

 

Revenues

   $ 265,299     $ —       $ 265,299     $ 317,409     $ —       $ 317,409  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Costs and expenses:

                                                

Cost of revenues

     115,589       (47 )(a)     115,542       152,549       (548 )(a)     152,001  

Sales and marketing

     50,515       (1,187 )(a)     49,328       69,281       (2,641 )(a)     66,640  

Research and development

     13,253       (330 )(a)     12,923       13,012       (330 )(a)     12,682  

General and administrative

     42,255       (7 )(a)     42,248       40,369       (208 )(a)     40,161  

Restructuring and other charges

     10,903       (10,903 )(b)     —         67,779       (67,779 )(b)     —    

Amortization and write-down of goodwill and other intangible assets

     177,139       (177,139 )(c)     —         4,686,119       (4,686,119 )(c)     —    
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total costs and expenses

     409,654       (189,613 )     220,041       5,029,109       (4,757,625 )     271,484  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Operating income (loss)

     (144,355 )     189,613       45,258       (4,711,700 )     4,757,625       45,925  

Other income (expense), net

     1,989       —         1,989       (90,663 )     94,767 (d)     4,104  

Minority interest in net (income) loss of subsidiary

     327       —         327       (172 )     —         (172 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Income (loss) before income taxes

     (142,039 )     189,613       47,574       (4,802,535 )     4,852,392       49,857  

Income tax expense

     (811 )     —         (811 )     —         —         —    
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net income (loss)

   $ (142,850 )   $ 189,613     $ 46,763     $ (4,802,535 )   $ 4,852,392     $ 49,857  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net income (loss) per share:

                                                

Basic

   $ (.60 )           $ .20     $ (20.31 )           $ .21  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Diluted

   $ (.60 )           $ .19     $ (20.31 )           $ .21  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Shares used in per share computation:

                                                

Basic

     238,898               238,898       236,435               236,435  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Diluted

     238,898       2,798 (e)     241,696       236,435       2,946 (e)     239,381  
    


 


 


 


 


 


 

Notes:

 

(a)   Non-cash stock based compensation expense resulting from acquisitions

 

(b)   Restructuring and other charges

 

(c)   Amortization and write-down of acquired goodwill and intangible assets

 

(d)   Net gain/loss on sale and write-down of investments

 

(e)   Dilutive stock options


VERISIGN, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

    

Six Months Ended

June 30, 2003


   

Six Months Ended

June 30, 2002


 
     Reported

    Pro Forma
Entries


    Pro Forma

    Reported

    Pro Forma
Entries


    Pro Forma

 

Revenues

   $ 535,057     $ —       $ 535,057     $ 645,225     $ —       $ 645,225  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Costs and expenses:

                                                

Cost of revenues

     231,418       (94 ) (a)     231,324       307,516       (1,096 ) (a)     306,420  

Sales and marketing

     103,077       (5,061 ) (a)     98,016       136,600       (5,285 ) (a)     131,315  

Research and development

     27,030       (660 ) (a)     26,370       27,792       (660 ) (a)     27,132  

General and administrative

     89,120       (14 ) (a)     89,106       73,571       (417 ) (a)     73,154  

Restructuring and other charges

     31,416       (31,416 ) (b)     —         67,779       (67,779 ) (b)     —    

Amortization and write-down of goodwill and other intangible assets

     232,041       (232,041 ) (c)     —         4,771,042       (4,771,042 ) (c)     —    
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total costs and expenses

     714,102       (269,286 )     444,816       5,384,300       (4,846,279 )     538,021  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Operating income (loss)

     (179,045 )     269,286       90,241       (4,739,075 )     4,846,279       107,204  

Other income (expense), net

     (12,070 )     16,541   (d)     4,471       (102,833 )     113,540   (d)     10,707  

Minority interest in net (income) loss of subsidiary

     492       —         492       (337 )     —         (337 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Income (loss) before income taxes

     (190,623 )     285,827       95,204       (4,842,245 )     4,959,819       117,574  

Income tax expense

     (5,663 )     —         (5,663 )     —         —         —    
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net income (loss)

   $ (196,286 )   $ 285,827     $ 89,541     $ (4,842,245 )   $ 4,959,819     $ 117,574  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net income (loss) per share:

                                                

Basic

   $ (.82 )           $ .38     $ (20.52 )           $ .50  
    


         


 


         


Diluted

   $ (.82 )           $ .37     $ (20.52 )           $ .49  
    


         


 


         


Shares used in per share computation:

                                                

Basic

     238,555               238,555       235,940               235,940  
    


         


 


         


Diluted

     238,555       1,882   (e)     240,437       235,940       4,346   (e)     240,286  
    


 


 


 


 


 


 

Notes:

(a)   Non-cash stock based compensation expense resulting from acquisitions
(b)   Restructuring and other charges
(c)   Amortization and write-down of acquired goodwill and intangible assets
(d)   Net gain/loss on sale and write-down of investments
(e)   Dilutive stock options

 


VERISIGN, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

    

Six Months Ended

June 30,


 
     2003

    2002

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

                

Net loss

   $ (196,286 )   $ (4,842,245 )

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:

                

Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment

     59,185       49,818  

Amortization and write-down of goodwill and other intangible assets

     232,041       4,771,042  

Non-cash restructuring and other charges

     9,260       35,536  

Reciprocal transactions for purchases of property and equipment

     —         (6,375 )

Net loss on sale and write-down of investments

     16,541       113,540  

Minority interest in net income (loss) of subsidiary

     (492 )     337  

Deferred income taxes

     3,334       —    

Amortization of unearned compensation

     5,829       7,458  

Loss on disposal of property and equipment

     —         1,722  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

                

Accounts receivable

     33,002       87,215  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     (6,853 )     (48,611 )

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     7,609       (28,995 )

Deferred revenue

     17,953       (69,637 )
    


 


Net cash provided by operating activities

     181,123       70,805  
    


 


Cash flows from investing activities:

                

Purchases of investments

     (163,207 )     (52,188 )

Proceeds from maturities and sales of investments

     150,796       345,474  

Purchases of property and equipment

     (50,098 )     (115,271 )

Net cash paid in business combinations

     —         (346,342 )

Cash paid for merger costs

     (4,925 )     (47,004 )

Other assets

     (1,500 )     (709 )
    


 


Net cash used in investing activities

     (68,934 )     (216,040 )
    


 


Cash flows from financing activities:

                

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

     10,853       16,267  

Repayment of debt

     (4,915 )     —    
    


 


Net cash provided by financing activities

     5,938       16,267  
    


 


Effect of exchange rate changes

     (2,789 )     207  
    


 


Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     115,338       (128,761 )

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     282,288       306,054  
    


 


Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 397,626     $ 177,293