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Table of Contents ( Mark One ) UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ☑ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 OR ☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 12061 Bluemont Way , Reston , Virginia ( Address of principal executive offices ) Title of each class to Commission File Number : 000-23593 VERISIGN , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 703 ) 948-3200 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Common Stock , $ 0.001 par value per share Trading Symbol ( s ) VRSN Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . 94-3221585 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 20190 ( Zip Code ) Name of each exchange on which registered Nasdaq Global Select Market Yes ☑ No ☐ Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes ☐ No ☑ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes ☑ No ☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes ☑ No ☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , or a smaller reporting company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer ☑☐ Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company ㅁㅁㅁ If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . O Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . ☑ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . ) : Yes ☐ No ☑ The aggregate market value of the voting and non - voting common equity stock held by non - affiliates of the Registrant as of June 30 , 2020 , was $ 15.1 billion based upon the last sale price reported for such date on the Nasdaq Global Select Market . For purposes of this disclosure , shares of Common Stock held by persons known to the Registrant ( based on information provided by such persons and / or the most recent Schedule 13Gs filed by such persons ) to beneficially own more than 5 % of the Registrant's Common Stock and shares held by officers and directors of the Registrant have been excluded because such persons may be deemed to be affiliates . This determination is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes . Number of shares of Common Stock , $ 0.001 par value , outstanding as of the close of business on February 12 , 2021 : 113,094,561 shares . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the Registrant's definitive proxy statement to be delivered to stockholders in connection with the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10 - K where indicated .