August 5, 2009
BY EDGAR
Mr. Patrick Gilmore
Accounting Branch Chief
Division of Corporation Finance
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Mail Stop 4561
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | VeriSign, Inc. Form 10-K for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2008 Filed March 3, 2009 File No. 000-23593 |
Dear Mr. Gilmore:
I write on behalf of VeriSign, Inc. (the “Company”) to acknowledge receipt of the letter from the staff (the “Staff”) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) dated July 22, 2009 (the “Comment Letter”) setting out comments with respect to VeriSign’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, filed with the Commission on March 3, 2009.
The Company is actively engaged in reviewing the Comment Letter and preparing its response, and anticipates providing the Staff with a response by August 14, 2009.
Mr. Patrick Gilmore
Accounting Branch Chief
August 5, 2009
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If the Staff wishes to contact us directly or requires further information, please do not hesitate to contact Richard H. Goshorn, Senior Vice-President, General Counsel and Secretary at (703) 948-4551 or me at (703) 948-3966.
| Very truly yours, |
| /s/ Luci Altman |
| Luci Altman |
| Vice-President, Associate General Counsel |
| VeriSign, Inc. |
| cc: | Jennifer Fugario |
Mark Shannon
Securities and Exchange Commission
Richard H. Goshorn
Terry Spidell
VeriSign, Inc.
David Lopez
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP