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): November 15, 2013
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.) | |
12061 Bluemont Way, Reston, VA | 20190 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
(703) 948-3200
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On November 15, 2013, VeriSign, Inc. (“Verisign” or the “Company”) announced that the Company is updating the Domain Name Industry Brief (DNIB), that a new version is expected to be released in the first quarter of 2014 and that the Company released infographics containing select DNIB data for the first three quarters of 2013 on the Company blog. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Number | Description | |
99.1 | Text of press release of VeriSign, Inc. issued on November 15, 2013. | |
SIGNATURES
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: November 15, 2013 | By: | /s/ Richard H. Goshorn | ||
Richard H. Goshorn | ||||
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||
Exhibit Index
Exhibit No. | Description | |
Exhibit 99.1 | Text of press release of VeriSign, Inc. issued on November 15, 2013. | |
Exhibit 99.1
Verisign to Issue New Domain Name Industry Brief Beginning in 2014
RESTON, VA – Nov. 15, 2013 –VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), the global leader in domain names, today announced that the company is updating the Domain Name Industry Brief (DNIB). A new version of the DNIB is expected to be released in the first quarter of 2014.
Verisign also released infographics containing select DNIB data for the first three quarters of 2013 on the company blog. To view this data, visit the Verisign blog at Blogs.VerisignInc.com.
About Verisign
As the global leader in domain names, Verisign powers the invisible navigation that takes people to where they want to go on the Internet. For more than 15 years, Verisign has operated the infrastructure for a portfolio of top-level domains that today includes .com, .net, .tv, .edu, .gov, .jobs, .name and .cc, as well as two of the world’s 13 Internet root servers. Verisign’s product suite also includes Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Protection Services, iDefense Security Intelligence Services and Managed DNS. To learn more about what it means to be Powered by Verisign, please visit VerisignInc.com.
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Statements in this announcement other than historical data and information constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause our 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 whether the U.S. Department of Commerce will approve any exercise by us of our right to increase the price per .com domain name, under certain circumstances, the uncertainty of whether we will be able to demonstrate to the U.S. Department of Commerce that market conditions warrant removal of the pricing restrictions on .com domain names and the uncertainty of whether we will experience other negative changes to our pricing terms; the failure to renew key agreements on similar terms, or at all; the uncertainty of future revenue and profitability and potential fluctuations in quarterly operating results due to such factors as restrictions on increasing prices under the .com Registry Agreement, increasing competition, pricing pressure from competing services offered at prices below our prices and changes in marketing and advertising practices, including those of third-party registrars; changes in search engine algorithms and advertising payment practices; challenging global economic conditions; challenges to ongoing privatization of Internet administration; the outcome of legal or other challenges resulting from our activities or the activities of registrars or registrants, or litigation generally; the uncertainty regarding whether and when, if at all, the liquidation of one of our domestic subsidiaries will occur, and what the ultimate outcome, use or amount of benefit we receive, if any, will be; the outcome of our reevaluation of our current strategy related to foreign operations and the amount of additional tax obligation, if any, we may be required to accrue as a result of this analysis; new or existing governmental laws and regulations; changes in customer behavior, Internet platforms and web-browsing patterns; the uncertainty of whether we will successfully develop and market new services; the uncertainty of whether our new services will achieve market acceptance or result in any revenues; system interruptions; security breaches; attacks on the Internet by hackers, viruses, or intentional acts of vandalism; whether we will be able to continue to expand our infrastructure to meet demand; the uncertainty of the expense and timing of requests for indemnification, if any, relating to completed divestitures; and the impact of the introduction of new gTLDs, any delays in their introduction, the impact of ICANN's Registry Agreement for new gTLDs, whether our gTLD applications or the applicants' gTLD applications for which we have contracted to provide back-end registry services will be successful; and the uncertainty regarding the impact, if any, of the delegation into the root zone of up to 1,400 new TLDs. More information about potential factors that could affect our business and financial results is included in our filings with the SEC, including in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2012, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. Verisign undertakes no obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this announcement.
Contacts
Investor Relations: David Atchley, datchley@verisign.com, 703-948-4643
Media Relations: Erin Collins, ecollins@verisign.com, 571-455-8512
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