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0001204816
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001014473
VERISIGN INC
000-23593
12061 Bluemont Way
Reston
VA
20190
7039483200
Demetrios James Bidzos
Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
38th Fl.
New York
NY
10004
25000
5107000.00
102100000
12/21/2023
NASDAQ
Common
08/10/2023
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Issuer
N
25000
08/10/2023
N/A
N
10b5-1 Sales for D JAMES BIDZOSC/O VERISIGN
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Reston
VA
20190
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10b5-1 Sales for D JAMES BIDZOSC/O VERISIGN
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Reston
VA
20190
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08/11/2023
/s/ Demetrios James Bidzos