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Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On February 5, 2026, VeriSign, Inc. (the “Company”) announced its financial results for the fiscal quarter and year ended December 31, 2025. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The Company is required to disclose annually the following non-guarantor subsidiary financial information pursuant to section 4.2(d) of the indentures governing the Company’s senior notes due 2027: As of December 31, 2025, the Company’s non-gua…

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On November 21, 2025, Dr. Timothy Tomlinson, 75, submitted his resignation to the Board of Directors of VeriSign, Inc. (the “Company”), for personal reasons related to his family and other business interests. The Board wishes to recognize Dr. Tomlinson’s long-standing contributions to the Company dating back to its founding and wishes him only the…

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. Effective October 6, 2025, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of VeriSign, Inc. (the "Company") appointed Matthew J. Desch to the Board, increasing the size of the Board from seven to eight directors. Mr. Desch currently serves as Chief Executive Officer and a director of Iridium Communications Inc., a global mobile, voice, and data satellite com…

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On June 10, 2025, Thomas F. Frist, III submitted his resignation to the Board of Directors of VeriSign, Inc. (the "Company"), citing other personal and professional time commitments. The Board has accepted his resignation effective today. The Board expresses its sincere appreciation for Mr. Frist’s 10 years of service to the Company and wishes him…

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. As previously announced, on February 13, 2025 the Board appointed John D. Calys, the Company’s Senior Vice President, Global Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, to succeed its current Chief Financial Officer, George Kilguss, upon his retirement on May 31, 2025. On April 22, 2025, in connection with Mr. Calys’ appointment as the Company’s Execu…

Regulation FD Disclosure. On August 2, 2024, Verisign and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) of the Department of Commerce exchanged letters regarding the Cooperative Agreement. NTIA has posted the letters on their website ( www.ntia.gov/other-publication/2024/ntia-letter-verisign\ ). As noted in Assistant Secretary Davidson’s letter, the security, stability and resilience of the internet’s unique identifier systems is of paramount importance to the NTIA and…

Regulation FD Disclosure. The American Economic Liberties Project and other advocacy organizations jointly released letters on June 26, 2024, to the US Departments of Commerce and Justice and the White House Competition Council. A press release accompanied these letters, which were issued after a two-month campaign by a paid subscription advocacy service and others. The campaign, and the letters, assert that the 32-year-old Cooperative Agreement between the Department of Commerce (Department)…

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On February 12, 2024, Todd B. Strubbe, President and Chief Operating Officer of VeriSign, Inc. (the “Company”), informed the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) of his intention to retire, effective April 5, 2024. The Board expressed its sincere appreciation to Mr. Strubbe for his nine years of service to the Company and especially for his d…

Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers. (d) Effective June 18, 2021, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of VeriSign, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Courtney D. Armstrong to the Board, increasing the size of the Board from eight to nine directors. The Board also appointed Mr. Armstrong to serve on the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of the Board. Mr. Armstrong currently serves as Executive Vice President, Worldwide…