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): January 29, 2004

 


 

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 January 29, 2004.

 

Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On January 29, 2004, VeriSign, Inc. (“VeriSign” or the “Company”) announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2003 and certain other information. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

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, non-cash stock-based compensation charges related to acquisitions, and the gain from the sale of the Network Solutions business.

 

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: January 29, 2004

 

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 January 29, 2004.
PRESS RELEASE

Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO

 

VeriSign Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2003 Results

 

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – January 29, 2004 – VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN), the leading provider of critical infrastructure services for the Internet and telecommunications networks, today reported its results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2003.

 

Q4 2003 Financial Results

 

VeriSign reported revenue of $252 million for the fourth quarter of 2003. The results for the fourth quarter reflect the sale of the Network Solutions business, which closed on November 25, 2003, and therefore include only 56 days of Network Solutions’ fourth quarter activity.

 

On a pro forma basis, VeriSign reported net income of $44 million or $0.18 per fully diluted share for the fourth quarter. These pro forma results exclude the following items, which are included under generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”): amortization of other intangible assets, restructuring and other charges, non-cash stock-based compensation charges related to acquisitions and the gain from the sale of the Network Solutions business. VeriSign’s fourth quarter results were not fully taxed. On an after-tax basis, using a 30% effective tax rate on pro forma pre-tax income of $58 million, pro forma earnings per share for the fourth quarter was $0.17 per fully-diluted share. A table reconciling the pro forma to GAAP numbers reported above is appended to this release.

 

On a GAAP basis, VeriSign reported a net loss of $22 million for the fourth quarter. The GAAP loss for the fourth quarter was primarily attributable to a restructuring charge of $43 million, the majority of which was related to the sale of the Network Solutions business. The restructuring charge consisted of employee severance, facilities abandonment, contract terminations and asset dispositions.

 

“Our continued focus on becoming the critical infrastructure provider for the Internet and Telecommunications networks produced a solid finish to 2003,” said Stratton Sclavos, Chairman and CEO of VeriSign. “We are pleased that we were able to meet our operating and financial goals for the fourth quarter as we further solidified our position as a leader in managed security, directory and communication services.”

 

Fiscal 2003 Financial Results

 

For the year ended December 31, 2003, VeriSign reported revenue of $1.1 billion. On a pro forma basis, net income was $181 million or $0.75 per fully diluted share. The pro forma year-end results exclude the following items, which are included under GAAP: amortization and write-down of goodwill and other intangible assets, the gain on and write-down of certain investments, restructuring and other charges, non-cash stock-based compensation charges related to acquisitions and the gain from the sale of the Network Solutions business. VeriSign’s fiscal 2003 results were not fully taxed. On an after-tax basis, using a 30% effective tax rate on pro forma pre-tax income of $204 million, pro forma earnings per share for the full year 2003 was $0.59 per fully diluted share. A table reconciling the pro forma to GAAP numbers reported above is appended to this release.


On a GAAP basis, the net loss for the year was $250 million. The GAAP loss for the year 2003 is primarily attributable to a charge of $336 million for the amortization and write-down of goodwill and other intangible assets.

 

“Our fourth quarter results helped cap off a year in which we consistently demonstrated the benefits of our strong business model and operational rigor, as evidenced by our 2003 operating cash flow of $358 million, a 49% increase over 2002,” said Dana Evan, Chief Financial Officer of VeriSign. “Throughout the year, we increased operating margins, improved productivity and efficiency and drove dramatic improvement in our balance sheet.”

 

Notable business developments during the fourth quarter included a definitive agreement to acquire Guardent, which will bring together two of the leading providers of Managed Security Services (MSS), the sale of VeriSign’s Network Solutions domain name registrar business to Pivotal Private Equity, and the successful initial public offering (IPO) of VeriSign’s Japanese Subsidiary, VeriSign Japan K.K. Also during the quarter, VeriSign’s Payments business purchased the electronic payment assets of CelNX to be used in the telecommunications market.

 

In addition to the in-quarter highlights listed above, VeriSign also recently announced that it has been selected by EPCglobal, a not-for-profit standards organization, to operate the Object Naming Service (ONS) as the root directory for the EPCglobal Network. The company does not expect this contract to materially impact its 2004 financial results.

 

Additional Financial Information

 

  VeriSign ended the year with Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Short-term Investments of $742 million, an increase of $125 million from September 30, 2003 and up $338 million from the end of 2002. This balance includes $58 million of net proceeds from the sale of the Network Solutions business and $33 million related to the VeriSign Japan IPO.

 

  Net days sales outstanding (Net DSOs), which takes into account the change in deferred revenue, was 34 days for Q4‘03 consistent with last quarter and down from 52 days for Q4’02.

 

  Deferred Revenue on the balance sheet was $339 million as of December 31, 2003 as compared to $507 million as of September 30, 2003. The decline was entirely related to the sale of Network Solutions. Deferred revenue from VeriSign’s core businesses grew modestly over last quarter.

 

  Cash flow from operations was approximately $84 million for the fourth quarter compared to $94 million for the third quarter of 2003. For fiscal 2003, cash flow from operations was over $358 million up 49% from $240 million in 2002.

 

  Capital expenditures for the fourth quarter of 2003 were approximately $40 million, up from $17 million in the third quarter of 2003, bringing 2003 capital expenditures to approximately $107 million.

 

Internet Services Group

 

  The Internet Services Group – which includes VeriSign’s Security, Payment, and Naming and Directory (NDS) Services – delivered $120 million of revenue in the fourth quarter of 2003. The results for the fourth quarter included strong sequential growth in the core .com and .net registry business in addition to approximately $7 million of revenue related to the final delivery of supporting services for the .org registry.


  VeriSign’s Web site certificate business issued approximately 108,000 new and renewed certificates in Q4 ending the quarter with a base of more than 384,000 certificates up from 375,000 at the end of last quarter.

 

  VeriSign’s Payments business ended the fourth quarter with approximately 102,000 merchants under management, an increase of approximately 6,000 merchants over the third quarter of 2003. Further, the business processed approximately 96 million individual transactions for approximately $7.7 billion during the quarter.

 

  VeriSign’s NDS business ended the fourth quarter with 30.4 million active domain names in .com and .net, a net increase of approximately 1.7 million names from Q3’03 and up 4.6 million names from the end of 2002.

 

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 $100 million of revenue in the fourth quarter of 2003. The sequential decline in revenue is primarily attributable to the expected fourth quarter termination of a wireless billing contract with Dobson Communications.

 

  VeriSign’s Telecommunication Services Group ended the fourth quarter with a total of 1,177 customers up from 1,138 customers at the end of Q3.

 

  The Telecom Group supported 8.6 billion database queries in the quarter up from 8.3 billion queries for Q3’03.

 

Network Solutions

 

  The Network Solutions business – which was sold on November 25, 2003 – delivered revenue of approximately $32 million for the fourth quarter of 2003.

 

Today’s Conference Call

 

VeriSign will be hosting a teleconference call today at 2:00 pm (PT) to review the fourth quarter and fiscal 2003 results. The call will be accessible by direct dial at (800) 562-8369. A listen-only live webcast of the 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: 713222) beginning at 6:00 pm (PT) today and will run through February 5th. This press release and the financial information discussed on today’s 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 uncertainty of whether the EPCglobal contract will result in any revenues or whether the EPCglobal network will achieve market acceptance; 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 disposition of its Network Solutions business may result in reduced 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)

 

     December 31,
2003


    December 31,
2002


 
     (unaudited)        
Assets                 

Current assets:

                

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 393,787     $ 282,288  

Short-term investments

     329,899       103,180  

Accounts receivable, net

     100,120       134,124  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     45,935       56,618  

Deferred tax assets

     10,666       9,658  
    


 


Total current assets

     880,407       585,868  
    


 


Property and equipment, net

     520,219       609,354  

Goodwill

     400,888       667,311  

Other intangible assets, net

     217,148       462,291  

Cash subject to restriction

     18,371       18,436  

Long-term investments

     21,749       36,741  

Other assets, net

     41,435       11,317  
    


 


Total long-term assets

     1,219,810       1,805,450  
    


 


Total assets

   $ 2,100,217     $ 2,391,318  
    


 


Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity                 

Current Liabilities:

                

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

   $ 280,556     $ 278,545  

Accrued merger costs

     805       5,015  

Accrued restructuring costs

     48,571       23,835  

Deferred revenue

     245,483       357,950  
    


 


Total current liabilities

     575,415       665,345  
    


 


Long-term deferred revenue

     93,311       125,893  

Other long-term liabilities

     37,807       20,655  
    


 


Total long-term liabilities

     131,118       146,548  
    


 


Total liabilities

     706,533       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:       241,979,274 and 237,510,063 (excluding 1,690,000 shares held in treasury at December 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002)

     242       238  

Additional paid-in capital

     23,128,095       23,072,212  

Unearned compensation

     (2,628 )     (8,086 )

Accumulated deficit

     (21,730,023 )     (21,480,175 )

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (2,002 )     (4,764 )
    


 


Total stockholders’ equity

     1,393,684       1,579,425  
    


 


Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 2,100,217     $ 2,391,318  
    


 



VERISIGN INC, AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended December 31,

    Year Ended December 31,

 
     2003

    2002

    2003

    2002

 

Revenues

   $ 251,600     $ 275,002     $ 1,054,780     $ 1,221,668  
    


 


 


 


Costs and expenses:

                                

Cost of revenues

     100,376       116,594       446,207       571,367  

Sales and marketing

     42,205       50,778       195,330       248,170  

Research and development

     14,956       10,948       55,806       48,353  

General and administrative

     38,224       52,534       168,380       172,123  

Restructuring and other charges

     43,217       15,235       74,633       88,574  

Amortization and write-down of goodwill and other intangible assets

     25,743       67,471       335,505       4,894,714  

Gain on sale of business

     (2,862 )     —         (2,862 )     —    
    


 


 


 


Total costs and expenses

     261,859       313,560       1,272,999       6,023,301  
    


 


 


 


Operating loss

     (10,259 )     (38,558 )     (218,219 )     (4,801,633 )

Other income (expense), net

     2,741       5,152       (7,802 )     (148,873 )

Minority interest in net (income) loss of subsidiary

     (507 )     159       (474 )     (416 )
    


 


 


 


Loss before income taxes

     (8,025 )     (33,247 )     (226,495 )     (4,950,922 )

Income tax expense

     (14,232 )     (6,133 )     (23,351 )     (10,375 )
    


 


 


 


Net loss

   $ (22,257 )   $ (39,380 )   $ (249,846 )   $ (4,961,297 )
    


 


 


 


Net loss per share:

                                

Basic and diluted

   $ (0.09 )   $ (0.17 )   $ (1.04 )   $ (20.97 )
    


 


 


 


Shares used in per share computation:

                                

Basic and diluted

     241,602       237,351       239,780       236,552  
    


 


 


 



VERISIGN INC, AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

 

    

Three Months Ended

December 31, 2003


   

Three Months Ended

December 31, 2002


 
     Reported

   

Proforma

Entries


    Proforma

    Reported

   

Proforma

Entries


    Proforma

 

Revenues

   $ 251,600     $ —       $ 251,600     $ 275,002     $ —       $ 275,002  

Costs and expenses:

                                                

Cost of revenues

     100,376       (32 )(a)     100,344       116,594       (47 )(a)     116,547  

Sales and Marketing

     42,205       (18 )(a)     42,187       50,778       (2,339 )(a)     48,439  

Research and development

     14,956       (330 )(a)     14,626       10,948       (330 )(a)     10,618  

General and administrative

     38,224       (5 )(a)     38,219       52,534       (7 )(a)     52,527  

Restructuring and other charges

     43,217       (43,217 )(b)     —         15,235       (15,235 )(b)     —    

Amortization and write-down of goodwill and other intangible assets

     25,743       (25,743 )(c)     —         67,471       (67,471 )(c)     —    

Gain on sale of business

     (2,862 )     2,862 (d)     —         —         —         —    
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total costs and expenses

     261,859       (66,483 )     195,376       313,560       (85,429 )     228,131  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Operating income (loss)

     (10,259 )     66,483       56,224       (38,558 )     85,429       46,871  

Other income (expense), net

     2,741       —         2,741       5,152       (3,804 )(f)     1,348  

Minority interest in net (income) loss of subsidiary

     (507 )     —         (507 )     159       —         159  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Income (loss) before income taxes

     (8,025 )     66,483       58,458       (33,247 )     81,625       48,378  

Income tax expense

     (14,232 )     —         (14,232 )     (6,133 )     —         (6,133 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net income (loss)

   $ (22,257 )   $ 66,483     $ 44,226     $ (39,380 )   $ 81,625     $ 42,245  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net income (loss) per share:

                                                

Basic

   $ (0.09 )           $ 0.18     $ (0.17 )           $ 0.18  
    


         


 


         


Diluted

   $ (0.09 )           $ 0.18     $ (0.17 )           $ 0.18  
    


         


 


         


Shares used in per share computation:

                                                

Basic

     241,602               241,602       237,351               237,351  
    


         


 


         


Diluted

     241,602       4,830 (e)     246,432       237,351       1,207 (e)     238,558  
    


 


 


 


 


 



Notes:

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

 

Management believes that this pro forma financial data supplements our GAAP financial statements by providing investors with additional information which allows them to have a more clear picture of the company’s core recurring operations. The presentation of this additional information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for results prepared in accordance with GAAP. We believe that the pro forma information enhances the investors’ overall understanding of our financial performance and the comparability of the company’s operating results from period to period.


VERISIGN INC, AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

 

    

Year Ended

December 31, 2003


   

Year Ended

December 31, 2002


 
     Reported

   

Proforma

Entries


    Proforma

    Reported

   

Proforma

Entries


    Proforma

 

Revenues

   $ 1,054,780     $ —       $ 1,054,780     $ 1,221,668     $ —       $ 1,221,668  

Costs and expenses:

                                                

Cost of revenues

     446,207       (173 )(a)     446,034       571,367       (4,215 )(a)     567,152  

Sales and Marketing

     195,330       (5,498 )(a)     189,832       248,170       (11,778 )(a)     236,392  

Research and development

     55,806       (1,320 )(a)     54,486       48,353       (1,320 )(a)     47,033  

General and administrative

     168,380       (26 )(a)     168,354       172,123       (1,640 )(a)     170,483  

Restructuring and other charges

     74,633       (74,633 )(b)     —         88,574       (88,574 )(b)     —    

Amortization and write-down of goodwill and other intangible assets

     335,505       (335,505 )(c)     —         4,894,714       (4,894,714 )(c)     —    

Gain on sale of business

     (2,862 )     2,862 (d)     —         —         —         —    
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total costs and expenses

     1,272,999       (414,293 )     858,706       6,023,301       (5,002,241 )     1,021,060  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Operating income (loss)

     (218,219 )     414,293       196,074       (4,801,633 )     5,002,241       200,608  

Other income (expense), net

     (7,802 )     16,541 (f)     8,739       (148,873 )     162,967 (f)     14,094  

Minority interest in net (income) loss of subsidiary

     (474 )     —         (474 )     (416 )     —         (416 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Income (loss) before income taxes

     (226,495 )     430,834       204,339       (4,950,922 )     5,165,208       214,286  

Income tax expense

     (23,351 )     —         (23,351 )     (10,375 )     —         (10,375 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net income (loss)

   $ (249,846 )   $ 430,834     $ 180,988     $ (4,961,297 )   $ 5,165,208     $ 203,911  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net income (loss) per share:

                                                

Basic

   $ (1.04 )           $ 0.75     $ (20.97 )           $ 0.86  
    


         


 


         


Diluted

   $ (1.04 )           $ 0.75     $ (20.97 )           $ 0.85  
    


         


 


         


Shares used in per share computation:

                                                

Basic

     239,780               239,780       236,552               236,552  
    


         


 


         


Diluted

     239,780       2,717 (e)     242,497       236,552       3,498 (e)     240,050  
    


 


 


 


 


 



Notes:

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

 

Management believes that this pro forma financial data supplements our GAAP financial statements by providing investors with additional information which allows them to have a more clear picture of the company’s core recurring operations. The presentation of this additional information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for results prepared in accordance with GAAP. We believe that the pro forma information enhances the investors’ overall understanding of our financial performance and the comparability of the company’s operating results from period to period.


VERISIGN INC, AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

(unaudited)

 

    

Year Ended

December 31,


 
     2003

    2002

 

Cash flow from operating activities:

                

Net loss

   $ (249,846 )   $ (4,961,297 )

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

                

Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment

     114,475       105,482  

Amortization and write-down of goodwill and other intangible assets

     335,508       4,894,714  

Gain on sale of business

     (2,862 )     —    

Provision for doubtful accounts

     14,383       42,712  

Non-cash restructuring and other charges

     27,634       41,868  

Reciprocal transactions for purchases of property and equipment

     —         (6,375 )

Net loss on write-down and sale of marketable securities

     16,541       162,469  

Minority interest in net income of subsidiary

     474       416  

Tax benefit associated with stock options

     8,325       10,375  

Amortization of unearned compensation

     7,390       18,956  

Loss on disposal of property and equipment

     388       2,220  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

                

Accounts receivable

     19,622       158,757  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     3,079       (34,295 )

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     28,111       (48,587 )

Deferred revenue

     35,218       (147,324 )
    


 


Net cash provided by operating activities

     358,440       240,091  
    


 


Cash flow from investing activities:

                

Purchases of investments

     (446,439 )     (132,119 )

Proceeds from maturities and sales of investments

     218,044       423,610  

Purchases of property and equipment

     (108,034 )     (176,233 )

Proceeds from sale of business

     57,621       —    

Net cash paid in business combinations

     (16,052 )     (348,643 )

Merger related costs

     (5,120 )     (53,554 )

Other assets

     (4,171 )     4,448  
    


 


Net cash used in investing activities

     (304,151 )     (282,491 )
    


 


Cash flow from financing activities:

                

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

     31,680       20,670  

Investment in VeriSign Japan K.K

     —         268  

Proceeds from initial public offering of consolidated subsidiary

     37,403       —    

Payments of debt

     (13,199 )     (615 )
    


 


Net cash provided by financing activities

     55,884       20,323  
    


 


Effect of exchange rate changes

     1,326       (1,689 )
    


 


Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     111,499       (23,766 )

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     282,288       306,054  
    


 


Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 393,787     $ 282,288