BIDZOS D JAMES 4
4 · VERISIGN INC/CA · Filed Jul 1, 2026
Research Summary
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Verisign (VRSN) CEO James D. Bidzos Sells Shares
What Happened
James D. Bidzos, Executive Chairman, President & CEO and Director of Verisign, sold a total of 3,300 Verisign shares in open-market transactions on June 30, 2026 (reported 2026-07-01). The trades break down as: 300 shares @ $249.47 = $74,841; 1,400 shares @ $250.41 = $350,580; 1,400 shares @ $251.56 = $352,190; and 200 shares @ $252.50 = $50,499 — aggregate proceeds ≈ $828,110. These transactions are coded as sales (S).
Key Details
- Transaction date: 2026-06-30 (filed 2026-07-01) — filing appears timely.
- Individual trades and reported (weighted-average) prices:
- 300 sh @ $249.47 (F1; prices ranged $248.98–$249.76)
- 1,400 sh @ $250.41 (F2; prices ranged $250.29–$251.05)
- 1,400 sh @ $251.56 (F3; prices ranged $251.35–$251.81)
- 200 sh @ $252.50 (F4; prices ranged $252.49–$252.50)
- Shares owned after the transactions: Not specified in the provided filing excerpt.
- Footnotes: Reported prices are weighted averages; filing notes the shares were sold in multiple trades at the ranges above and that full breakdowns can be provided to the SEC upon request.
- Transaction code: S = Sale. No indication in the excerpt of a 10b5-1 plan, option exercise, award, or tax-withholding event.
Context
These are outright open-market sales (dispositions). Sales by executives are common for liquidity or portfolio management and are not by themselves a definitive signal about company fundamentals. The filing contains no indication of option exercises, awards, or gifts associated with these transactions.
Insider Transaction Report
- Sale
Common Stock
[F1]2026-06-30$249.47/sh−300$74,841→ 429,139.03 total - Sale
Common Stock
[F2]2026-06-30$250.41/sh−1,400$350,580→ 427,739.03 total - Sale
Common Stock
[F3]2026-06-30$251.56/sh−1,400$352,190→ 426,339.03 total - Sale
Common Stock
[F4]2026-06-30$252.50/sh−200$50,499→ 426,139.03 total
Footnotes (4)
- [F1]The price reported in Column 4 is the weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $248.98 to $249.76, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range.
- [F2]The price reported in Column 4 is the weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $250.29 to $251.05, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range.
- [F3]The price reported in Column 4 is the weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $251.35 to $251.81, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range.
- [F4]The price reported in Column 4 is the weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $252.49 to $252.50, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range.