Form 8-K

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): December 31, 2007

 

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.)
487 East Middlefield Road, Mountain View, CA   94043
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

(650) 961-7500

(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))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(b) Effective December 31, 2007, Robert J. Korzeniewski, VeriSign’s former Executive Vice President, Corporate Development, retired from the Company.

(e) Subject to the approval of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, Mr. Korzeniewski will be eligible to receive up to his full target bonus for 2007 of $225,000 to be paid in accordance with the terms of the 2007 VeriSign Performance Plan.

SIGNATURE

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: January 7, 2008   By:  

/s/ Richard H. Goshorn

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