{"url_path":"/sec/vrsn/8-k/2026-05-21/item-5-02","section_key":"item-5-02","section_title":"Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-05-21","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1014473/0001014473-26-000023-index.html","accession_number":"0001014473-26-000023","cik":"0001014473","ticker":"VRSN","issuer_name":"VERISIGN INC/CA","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1014473/0001014473-26-000023-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001014473","primary_entity_name":"VERISIGN INC/CA"},"word_count":243,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 5.02    Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.\n\nAt the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of VeriSign, Inc. (the “Company”) held on May 21, 2026, the Company’s stockholders approved the Amendment and Restatement of the VeriSign, Inc. 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Amended 2006 Plan”). The Company’s Board of Directors previously approved the Amended 2006 Plan, subject to stockholder approval.\n\nThe Amended 2006 Plan will extend the termination date of the 2006 Plan to May 21, 2036, and also makes certain technical and administrative revisions to the plan document, including the removal of certain provisions related to Section 162(m) that are no longer relevant, and clarifying that the prohibition on paying cash in exchange for the cancellation of an outstanding award applies only to underwater options or stock appreciation rights. The Amended 2006 Plan does not increase the number of shares available for grant under the Plan.\n\nThe Amended 2006 Plan is described in Proposal No. 3 in the Company’s proxy statement for the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 10, 2026 (“2026 Proxy Statement”). The descriptions of the Amended 2006 Plan contained herein and in the 2026 Proxy Statement are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended 2006 Plan, a copy of the Amended 2006 Plan is attached as Exhibit 10.01 and is incorporated by reference herein."}