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VERISIGN INC

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32.85 -0.40 -1.20%

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2007 Sales	2007 Sales Growth	2007 Net Income	2007 Employees
$1,496,300,000	-5.0%	$-139,500,000	4,251

Key Executives: VRSN

Name	Title	Officer Since
William A. Roper, Jr.	CEO	11/1/03
Brian G. Robins	CFO	-
Grant L. Clark	Chief Administrative Officer	-
Richard H. Goshorn	General Counsel	-
John M. Donovan	—	-
William L. Chenevich	Director	4/1/95
Stratton D. Sclavos	—	-
John D. Roach	Director	7/19/07

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John M. Donovan

Richard H. Goshorn has served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary since June 2007. From October 2004 to May 2007, he served as General Counsel for Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP, a law firm. From 2002 to 2003, Mr. Goshorn was Corporate Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Acterna Corporation, a public communications test equipment company. From 1991 to 2001 he held a variety of senior executive legal positions... View Full Profile

Richard H. Goshorn

William A. Roper, Jr. has served as President and Chief Executive Officer since May 2007 and has served as a director since November 2003. From April 2000 through May 2007, he served as Corporate Executive Vice President of Science Applications International Corporation ("SAIC"), a diversified technology services company, and has previously served as SAIC's Senior Vice President from 1990 to 1999, Chief Financial Officer from 1990 to 2000, and... View Full Profile

William A. Roper, Jr.

William L. Chenevich has served as a director since April 1995. Mr. Chenevich has served as Vice Chairman of Technology and Operations for U.S. Bancorp, a financial holding company, since February 2001. He served as Vice Chairman of Technology and Operations Services of Firstar Corporation, a financial services company, from 1999 until its merger with U.S. Bancorp in February 2001. Prior thereto, he was Group Executive Vice President of VISA... View Full Profile

William L. Chenevich

William L. Chenevich has served as a director since April 1995. Mr. Chenevich has served as Vice Chairman of Technology and Operations for U.S. Bancorp, a financial holding company, since February 2001. He served as Vice Chairman of Technology and Operations Services of Firstar Corporation, a financial services company, from 1999 until its merger with U.S. Bancorp in February 2001. Prior thereto, he was Group Executive Vice President of VISA... View Full Profile

Stratton D. Sclavos

John D. Roach has served as a director since July 2007. Mr. Roach has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Stonegate International, a private investment and advisory services company, since October 2001. From November 2002 to January 2006, he served as Executive Chairman of Unidare U.S., a subsidiary of Unidare plc, a public Irish financial holding company and supplier of products to the welding, safety and... View Full Profile

John D. Roach

D. James Bidzos has served as Chairman of the Board since August 2007 and from April 1995 to December 2001. He served as Vice Chairman of the Board from December 2001 to August 2007. Mr. Bidzos served as Vice Chairman of RSA Security, an Internet identity and access management solution provider, from March 1999 to May 2002 and Executive Vice President from July 1996 to February 1999. Prior thereto, he served as President and Chief Executive... View Full Profile

D. James Bidzos

Roger H. Moore has served as a director since February 2002. From June 2007 through November 2007, Mr. Moore served as interim Chief Executive Officer of Arbinet-Thexchange, Inc., a provider of online trading services. He was President and Chief Executive Officer of Illuminet Holdings, Inc. from December 1995 until December 2001 when VeriSign acquired Illuminet Holdings. Prior to Illuminet Holdings, Mr. Moore spent ten years with Nortel Networks... View Full Profile

Roger H. Moore

Roger H. Moore has served as a director since February 2002. From June 2007 through November 2007, Mr. Moore served as interim Chief Executive Officer of Arbinet-Thexchange, Inc., a provider of online trading services. He was President and Chief Executive Officer of Illuminet Holdings, Inc. from December 1995 until December 2001 when VeriSign acquired Illuminet Holdings. Prior to Illuminet Holdings, Mr. Moore spent ten years with Nortel Networks... View Full Profile

Aristotle N. Balogh

Roger H. Moore has served as a director since February 2002. From June 2007 through November 2007, Mr. Moore served as interim Chief Executive Officer of Arbinet-Thexchange, Inc., a provider of online trading services. He was President and Chief Executive Officer of Illuminet Holdings, Inc. from December 1995 until December 2001 when VeriSign acquired Illuminet Holdings. Prior to Illuminet Holdings, Mr. Moore spent ten years with Nortel Networks... View Full Profile

Dana L. Evan

Roger H. Moore has served as a director since February 2002. From June 2007 through November 2007, Mr. Moore served as interim Chief Executive Officer of Arbinet-Thexchange, Inc., a provider of online trading services. He was President and Chief Executive Officer of Illuminet Holdings, Inc. from December 1995 until December 2001 when VeriSign acquired Illuminet Holdings. Prior to Illuminet Holdings, Mr. Moore spent ten years with Nortel Networks... View Full Profile

Robert J. Korzeniewski

Roger H. Moore has served as a director since February 2002. From June 2007 through November 2007, Mr. Moore served as interim Chief Executive Officer of Arbinet-Thexchange, Inc., a provider of online trading services. He was President and Chief Executive Officer of Illuminet Holdings, Inc. from December 1995 until December 2001 when VeriSign acquired Illuminet Holdings. Prior to Illuminet Holdings, Mr. Moore spent ten years with Nortel Networks... View Full Profile

Scott G. Kriens

Louis A. Simpson has served as a director since May 2005. Since May 1993, he has served as President and Chief Executive Officer, Capital Operations, of GEICO Corporation, a passenger auto insurer. Mr. Simpson previously served as Vice Chairman of the Board of GEICO from 1985 to 1993. Mr. Simpson serves as a director of Science Applications International Corporation. Mr. Simpson holds a B.A. degree from Ohio Wesleyan University and a Masters... View Full Profile

Louis A. Simpson

On April 4, 2008, the Company's Board of Directors appointed Brian G. Robins as acting Chief Financial Officer of VeriSign. Mr. Robins, 38, has served as Senior Vice President, Finance, for the Company since August 2007 and as Vice President from January 2007 to August 2007. Prior to joining VeriSign in January 2007, Mr. Robins was employed by NeuStar, a provider of clearinghouse services for communication service providers and enterprises, in a... View Full Profile

Brian G. Robins

Timothy Tomlinson is "Of Counsel" with the law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP. Mr. Tomlinson was the founder and a named partner of Tomlinson Zisko LLP, a law firm, from 1983 until its acquisition by Greenberg Traurig, LLP in May 2007. Mr. Tomlinson was a member of VeriSign's Board from 1995 until 2002. Mr. Tomlinson holds a B.A. degree in Economics, a M.A. degree in History, an M.B.A. and a J.D. degree from Stanford University.... View Full Profile

Timothy Tomlinson, J.D.

Timothy Tomlinson is "Of Counsel" with the law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP. Mr. Tomlinson was the founder and a named partner of Tomlinson Zisko LLP, a law firm, from 1983 until its acquisition by Greenberg Traurig, LLP in May 2007. Mr. Tomlinson was a member of VeriSign's Board from 1995 until 2002. Mr. Tomlinson holds a B.A. degree in Economics, a M.A. degree in History, an M.B.A. and a J.D. degree from Stanford University.... View Full Profile

Mark D. McLaughlin

Timothy Tomlinson is "Of Counsel" with the law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP. Mr. Tomlinson was the founder and a named partner of Tomlinson Zisko LLP, a law firm, from 1983 until its acquisition by Greenberg Traurig, LLP in May 2007. Mr. Tomlinson was a member of VeriSign's Board from 1995 until 2002. Mr. Tomlinson holds a B.A. degree in Economics, a M.A. degree in History, an M.B.A. and a J.D. degree from Stanford University.... View Full Profile

Albert E. Clement

Kathleen A. Cote has served as a director since February 2008. From May 2001 to June 2003, Ms. Cote served as Chief Executive Officer of Worldport Communications Company, a provider of Internet managed services. From September 1998 to May 2001, she served as Founder and President of Seagrass Partners, a consulting firm specializing in providing business, operational and management support for startup and mid-sized companies. Prior thereto, she... View Full Profile

Kathleen A. Cote

Grant L. Clark has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer since October 2007. From January 2004 until joining VeriSign, Mr. Clark served as senior vice president and chief deputy counsel of SAIC, Inc., a diversified information technology services company. From November 1999 until January 2004, he was senior vice president and general counsel of Telcordia Technologies, a SAIC subsidiary. Mr. Clark holds a B.A. degree in... View Full Profile

Grant L. Clark

Anne-Marie Law has served as Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources since August 2007. From May 2007 to July 2007, she served as Vice President, Global Human Resources. From 1999 to April 2007, Ms. Law served in a variety of senior capacities within the human resources department of Xilinx, Inc, a provider of programmable solutions. Ms. Law holds a B.A. degree in Art History from Leicester University in the United Kingdom.... View Full Profile

Anne-Marie Law

Kevin A. Werner has served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategy since September 2007. From February 2004 until joining VeriSign, Mr. Werner served as senior vice president, director of strategic development activities of SAIC, Inc., a diversified information technology services company. From April 2000 until January 2004, he was president and managing director of SAIC Venture Capital Corporation, a SAIC subsidiary. Mr.... View Full Profile

Kevin A. Werner

Russell S. Lewis has served as Senior Vice President, Strategic Development since January 2005. From February 2002 to December 2004, he served as General Manager, Naming and Directory Services and from March 2000 to February 2002, he served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development. Since August 1999, he has served as President of Lewis Capital Group, LLC, an investment firm. Mr. Lewis serves as a director of Delta Petroleum Corporation.... View Full Profile

Russell S. Lewis

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Insider Transactions: VRSN

Date	Name	Shares	Transaction Type	Market Value
05/29/08	LEWIS RUSSELL S	40,000	Sale	$1.60 M
05/29/08	LEWIS RUSSELL S	40,000	Exercise of Stock Options	$1.39 M
05/28/08	KRIENS SCOTT G	2,344	Exercise of Stock Options	$76,320.64

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Ownership Breakdown : VRSN

Large Block Holder Type	Number
Institutions	449.00
Mutual Fund	1,059.00
Other Major	18.00

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Indices : VRSN

Symbol	Name	Last Trade	Change
$RUI.X	Russell 1000 Index	696.61	11.73 1.71%
$INX	S&P 500 Index	—	——%

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Short Interest Volume: VRSN

Data as of 6/10/08

Current Short Interest Shares	1.10 B
Current Short Interest Ratio	9.30
Float	194.14 M

Short Interest as % of Float	16.00
Average Daily Volume	3.75 M
Outstanding Shares	194.71 M

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SEC Filings: VRSN

Accepted Date	Description
07/03/2008	SEC Filing: Current Event
06/11/2008	SEC Filing: Current Event
05/30/2008	SEC Filing: Insider Buy/Sell

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