UNITED STATES

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): June 2, 2010

VERISIGN, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation)

 

000-23593		94-3221585
(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

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

(650) 961-7500

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

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Item 8.01.

Other Events.

As previously disclosed on March 9, 2010, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California (the “Court”) issued an order (the “Preliminary Order”) on March 5, 2010 granting preliminary approval of the settlement of the consolidated stockholder derivative litigation captioned In re VeriSign, Inc. Derivative Litigation, Master File No. 4:06-cv-04165-PJH (the “Litigation”). On June 2, 2010, the Court entered an order granting final approval of the settlement.

 

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SIGNATURE

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

 

				VERISIGN, INC.
Date: June 4, 2010				By:		/S/    RICHARD H. GOSHORN
						Richard H. Goshorn
						Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

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