| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On August 5, 2008, the Board of Directors of VeriSign, Inc. (the “Company”) authorized the Company to repurchase additional shares of its common stock having an aggregate purchase price of up to $680,000,000 at a price per share and upon such terms and conditions as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, after consultation with the Company’s Board of Directors, shall determine are reasonable, appropriate and in the best interests of the Company.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| VERISIGN, INC. | ||||||||
| Date: August 8, 2008 | By: | /s/ Richard H. Goshorn | ||||||
| Name: | Richard H. Goshorn | |||||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |||||||