Form 8-K

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): July 25, 2007

 

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)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

VeriSign, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“VeriSign” or the “Company”), announced that John D. Roach has been elected to the Company’s Board of Directors, effective July 19, 2007. Mr. Roach will serve on the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.

Mr. Roach is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Stonegate International, a private investment and advisory services company based in Dallas, Texas. 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 industrial markets. From 1998 to 2001, he served as Founder and Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Builders FirstSource, Inc., a distributor of building products. Prior to that, he was Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Fibreboard Corporation, a building products company, from July 1991 to July 1997 when it was acquired by Owens Corning. Mr. Roach serves as a director of PMI Group, Inc. and URS Corporation. Mr. Roach holds a B.S. degree in Industrial Management from M.I.T. and a MBA degree from Stanford University.

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: July 25, 2007   By:  

/s/ Richard H. Goshorn

    Richard H. Goshorn
    Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary