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): February 10, 2009
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)
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| Item 1.02 | Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On February 10, 2009, the arrangement agreement (the “Agreement”) that was entered into by VeriSign, Inc. (the “Company”) and Certicom Corp., a corporation continued under the laws of Canada (“Certicom”), on January 23, 2009, was terminated. Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company had agreed to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Certicom for an aggregate purchase price of approximately US$73 million (US$40 million, net of Certicom’s existing cash balance and short-term marketable securities).
Certicom terminated the Agreement in order to accept a superior acquisition proposal from a third party, as determined by Certicom’s Board of Directors. Certicom has paid a termination fee of approximately US$3.3 million (equivalent to C$4 million, at then-current exchange rates) to the Company, pursuant to the terms of the Agreement.
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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: February 12, 2009 | By: | /s/ Richard H. Goshorn | ||||||
| Name: | Richard H. Goshorn | |||||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |||||||
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