VERISIGN INC

VeriSign, Inc. is a global provider of critical internet infrastructure and domain name registry services. The company enables internet navigation for many of the world's most recognized domain names. VeriSign helps ensure the security, stability, and resiliency of the Domain Name System (DNS) and the internet by providing Root Zone Maintainer services and operating two of the thirteen global internet root servers. It also provides registration services and authoritative resolution for the .com and .net top-level domains (TLDs), which support the majority of global e-commerce. VeriSign was incorporated in Delaware on April 12, 1995. The company's common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol VRSN. Pursuant to agreements with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), VeriSign makes available files containing all active domain names registered in the .com and .net registries, and also provides a summary of the active zone count registered in the .