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): May 24, 2012

 

 

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)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held on May 24, 2012. Three proposals were voted on at the meeting. The results of each proposal are as follows:

Proposal No. 1 to elect seven directors of the Company, each to serve until the next annual meeting, or until a successor has been elected and qualified or until the director’s earlier resignation or removal, was approved by the stockholders. The nominees received the following votes:

 

Nominees

   For      Withheld      Abstain      Broker
Non-Vote
 

D. James Bidzos

     131,076,461         86,228         2,365,618         8,965,398   

William L. Chenevich

     130,760,597         476,552         2,291,158         8,965,398   

Kathleen A. Cote

     131,908,050         35,757         1,584,500         8,965,398   

Roger H. Moore

     131,360,475         180,048         1,987,784         8,965,398   

John D. Roach

     131,865,272         49,058         1,613,977         8,965,398   

Louis A. Simpson

     131,471,013         275,629         1,781,665         8,965,398   

Timothy Tomlinson

     131,672,608         282,673         1,573,026         8,965,398   

In Proposal No. 2, stockholders of the Company approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the Company’s executive compensation. The voting results were as follows:

 

For:

     131,878,714   

Against:

     1,599,276   

Abstain:

     50,025   

Broker Non-Votes:

     8,965,690   

In Proposal No. 3, stockholders ratified the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012. This proposal received the following votes:

 

For:

     141,255,657   

Against:

     1,154,805   

Abstain:

     83,243   

Broker Non-Votes:

     0   

 

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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: May 25, 2012   By:  

/s/ Richard H. Goshorn

  Richard H. Goshorn
  Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

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