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Verisign acquisitions, on the record
The businesses Verisign bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.
Deals its annual reports describe
| Business | Deal | When | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Network Solutions, Inc.Word for word“2.01 Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of March 6, 2000, by and among the Registrant, Nickel Acquisition Corporation and Network Solutions, Inc.” 10-K for 2023 | merger | March 6, 2000 | — |
.web gTLD contractual rightsWord for word“The Company’s Deposit to acquire intangible assets represents the $ 145.0 million paid for the future assignment to the Company of contractual rights to the .web gTLD, pending resolution of objections by other applicants, and approval from ICANN.” 10-K for 2023 | agreed acquisition | — | $ 145.0 million |
| Fiscal year ended | Cash received from selling businesses |
|---|---|
| 2016-12-31 | $0 |
| 2017-12-31 | $11.7 million |
| 2018-12-31 | $52.2 million |
Deal filings since 2016
- 2026-06-26 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2025-03-11 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2024-11-27 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2023-12-08 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2023-06-30 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2021-06-08 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2020-03-27 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2019-12-13 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2018-11-01 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2017-07-05 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2017-06-28 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2016-10-20 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Read from Verisign’s annual reports (10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-02-05. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.