VERISIGN INCCA

Note 1. Basis of Presentation

Interim Financial Statements

The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared by VeriSign, Inc. (“Verisign” or the “Company”) in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and, therefore, do not include all information and notes normally provided in audited financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals and other adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. The results of operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of, nor comparable to, the results of operations for any other interim period or for a full fiscal year. These unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes contained in Verisign’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 (the “2024 Form 10-K”) filed with the SEC on February 13, 2025.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU No. 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which improves the transparency of income tax disclosures by requiring consistent categories and greater disaggregation of information in the effective tax rate reconciliation and income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. This guidance will be effective for our 2025 Form 10-K. We do not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU No. 2024-03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses, which requires additional disclosure of certain costs and expenses within the notes to the financial statements. This guidance will be effective for our 2027 Form 10-K. We do not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Note 2. Financial Instruments

Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Marketable Securities

The following table summarizes the Company’s cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities and the fair value categorization of the financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

The gross and net unrealized gains and losses included in the fair value of the debt securities were not significant for the periods presented. All of the debt securities held as of March 31, 2025 are scheduled to mature in less than one year.

Fair Value Measurements

The fair value of the Company’s investments in money market funds approximates their face value. Such instruments are included in Cash and cash equivalents. The fair value of the debt securities consisting of U.S. Treasury bills is based on their quoted market prices. Debt securities purchased with original maturities in excess of three months are included in Marketable securities. The fair value of the Company’s foreign currency forward contracts is based on foreign currency rates quoted by banks or foreign currency dealers and other public data sources. The fair value of all of these financial instruments are classified as Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy.

As of March 31, 2025, the Company’s other financial instruments include cash, accounts receivable, restricted cash, and accounts payable whose carrying values approximated their face values. The aggregate fair value of the Company’s senior notes is $1.71 billion and $1.69 billion as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. The fair values of these debt instruments are based on available market information from public data sources and are classified as Level 2.

Note 3. Selected Balance Sheet Items

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities consist of the following:

Taxes payable reflects amounts accrued for the income tax provision and payments made during the period. This balance fluctuates from period to period due to the timing of income tax payments in the Company’s major tax jurisdictions. Customer deposits varies from period to period due to the timing of payments from certain large customers. Accrued employee compensation primarily consists of liabilities for employee leave, salaries, payroll taxes, employee contributions to the employee stock purchase plan, and incentive compensation. Accrued employee incentive compensation as of December 31, 2024 was paid during the three months ended March 31, 2025. Interest payable varies at each period-end based on the payment due dates for each senior note issuance. Interest payable as of March 31, 2025 reflects the early payment of accrued interest on the Company’s $500.0 million of 5.25% senior unsecured notes (“2025 Notes”) in March 2025, prior to their maturity on April 1, 2025.

Note 4. Debt

On March 11, 2025, the Company issued $500.0 million of 5.25% senior unsecured notes due June 1, 2032 (“2032 Notes”). The 2032 Notes were issued at 99.581% of par value. The Company will pay interest on the notes semi-annually on June 1 and December 1, commencing on June 1, 2025. The total discount and issuance costs of $6.7 million are presented on the balance sheet as a reduction of the debt obligation and are being amortized to Interest expense over the 7-year term of the notes.

On March 31, 2025, the Company used the net proceeds from the 2032 Notes and cash on hand to fund the repayment of all of its $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of outstanding 2025 Notes.

Note 5. Stockholders’ Deficit

Effective July 25, 2024, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of its common stock in the amount of approximately $1.11 billion, in addition to the $388.0 million that remained available for repurchases under the share repurchase program, for a total authorization of up to $1.50 billion under the program. The program has no expiration date. Purchases made under the program could be effected through open market transactions, block purchases, accelerated share repurchase agreements or other negotiated transactions. As of March 31, 2025 there was approximately $792.7 million remaining available for repurchases under the program.

The summary of the Company’s common stock share repurchases are as follows. Amounts may not add up due to rounding:

Since inception, the Company has repurchased 261.3 million shares of its common stock for an aggregate cost of $15.12 billion, which is recorded as a reduction of Additional paid-in capital. The share repurchase and authorization amounts disclosed within this Form 10-Q exclude the excise tax on share repurchases.

On April 23, 2025, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.77 per share of the Company’s outstanding common stock to stockholders of record as of the close of business on May 19, 2025, payable on May 28, 2025. The Company intends to continue to pay a cash dividend on a quarterly basis, subject to market conditions and approval by the Company’s Board of Directors.

Note 6. Calculation of Earnings per Share

The following table presents the computation of weighted-average shares used in the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share:

The calculation of diluted weighted average shares outstanding excludes performance-based RSUs granted by the Company for which the relevant performance criteria have not been achieved and any awards that are antidilutive. The number of potential shares excluded from the calculation was not significant in any period presented.

Note 7. Segment Information

The Company hasone reportable segment that includes all the operations of the business. The chief operating decision maker assesses performance and decides how to allocate resources based on revenues, operating income and net income as reported on the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income.

The following table presents information about segment revenues, significant expenses and profits:

Other segment items that are a part of our segment net income include professional services expenses, telecommunication expenses, legal expenses, occupancy expenses, marketing expenses, and travel expenses.

Note 8. Revenues

The Company generates revenues in the U.S.; Europe, the Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”); Australia, China, Japan, Singapore, and other Asia Pacific countries (“APAC”); and certain other countries, including Canada and Latin American countries.

The following table presents the Company’s revenues disaggregated by geography, based on the billing addresses of our customers:

Revenues in the table above are attributed to the country of domicile and the respective regions in which registrars are located; however, this may differ from the regions where the registrars operate or where registrants are located. Revenues for each region may be impacted by registrars reincorporating, relocating, or from acquisitions or changes in affiliations of resellers. Revenues for each region may also be impacted by registrars domiciled in one region, registering domain names in another region.

Deferred Revenues

As payment for domain name registrations and renewals are due in advance of the Company’s performance, the Company records these amounts as deferred revenues. The increase in the deferred revenues balance for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was primarily driven by amounts billed in the three months ended March 31, 2025 for domain name registrations and renewals to be recognized as revenues in future periods, offset by refunds for domain name renewals deleted during the 45-day grace period, and $358.3 million of revenues recognized that were included in the deferred revenues balance at December 31, 2024. The balance of deferred revenues as of March 31, 2025 represents the Company’s aggregate remaining performance obligations. Amounts included in current deferred revenues are all expected to be recognized in revenues within 12 months, except for a portion of deferred revenues that relates to domain name renewals that are deleted in the 45-day grace period following the transaction. The long-term deferred revenues amounts will be recognized in revenues over several years, and in some cases, up to ten years.

Note 9. Stock-based Compensation

Stock-based compensation is classified in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income in the same expense line items as cash compensation. The following table presents the classification of stock-based compensation:

The following table presents the nature of the Company’s total stock-based compensation:

Note 10. Non-operating Income, Net

Non-operating income, net, primarily consists of interest income from the Company’s surplus cash balances and marketable securities. Interest income was $7.9 million and $12.0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The decrease in interest income during the three months ended March 31, 2025 primarily reflects the lower amounts invested in debt securities in the current period and slightly lower interest rates on the Company’s investments in debt securities compared to the prior period.

Note 11. Income Taxes

The following table presents Income tax expense and the effective tax rate:

The effective tax rate for each of the periods in the table above differed from the statutory federal rate of 21%, due to state income taxes and U.S. taxes on foreign earnings, net of foreign tax credits, partially offset by a lower foreign effective tax rate.