{"url_path":"/sec/vrsn/8-k/2026-05-21/item-5-07","section_key":"item-5-07","section_title":"Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.","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":291,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 5.07    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.\n\nAt the 2026 Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on five proposals as described below.\n\nProposal No. 1 – Election of Directors\n\nThe Company’s stockholders elected the nominees listed below as directors of the Company, each to serve until the Company’s next annual meeting of stockholders, or until a successor has been elected and qualified or until the director’s earlier resignation or removal. The voting results were as follows:\n\nNomineesForAgainstAbstainBroker Non-Votes\n\nD. James Bidzos71,313,798 4,928,619 327,965 5,136,483 \n\nCourtney D. Armstrong75,594,369 940,840 35,173 5,136,483 \n\nYehuda Ari Buchalter74,589,944 1,949,703 30,735 5,136,483 \n\nKathleen A. Cote69,148,982 5,570,904 1,850,496 5,136,483 \n\nMatthew J. Desch55,667,984 20,863,958 38,440 5,136,483 \n\nJamie S. Gorelick67,793,746 8,732,757 43,879 5,136,483 \n\nDebra W. McCann76,105,017 430,335 35,030 5,136,483 \n\nProposal No. 2 – To Approve, on a Non-Binding, Advisory Basis, the Company’s Executive Compensation\n\nThe Company’s stockholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the Company’s executive compensation. The voting results were as follows:\n\nFor:73,151,707 \n\nAgainst:3,213,712 \n\nAbstain:204,963 \n\nBroker Non-Votes:5,136,483 \n\nProposal No. 3 – Approval of the Amendment and Restatement of the Company's 2006 Equity Incentive Plan\n\nThe Company's stockholders approved the Amendment and Restatement of the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan. The voting results were as follows:\n\nFor:74,722,565 \n\nAgainst:1,656,604 \n\nAbstain:191,213 \n\nBroker Non-Votes:5,136,483 \n\nProposal No. 4 – Ratification of the Selection of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm\n\nThe Company’s stockholders ratified the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026. The voting results were as follows:\n\nFor:76,128,673 \n\nAgainst:5,532,200 \n\nAbstain:45,992 \n\nProposal No. 5 – Stockholder Proposal Regarding Independent Board Chairman Policy\n\nThe Company's stockholders voted against a stockholder proposal regarding a policy to require an independent board chairman. The voting results were as follows:\n\nFor:17,816,830 \n\nAgainst:58,611,011 \n\nAbstain:142,541 \n\nBroker Non-Votes:5,136,483"}