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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 14, 2000
Registration No. 333- ______
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
VERISIGN, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware 94-3221585
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification no.)
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1350 Charleston Road
Mountain View, California 94043-1331
(Address of principal executive offices)
1998 Equity Incentive Plan
1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
1998 Directors Stock Option Plan
Options of Network Solutions, Inc. issued under the 1996 Stock Incentive Plan of
Network Solutions, Inc. and assumed by the Registrant
Options of Signio, Inc. issued under the 1998 Stock Plan of Signio, Inc.
and assumed by the Registrant
(Full titles of the plans)
Dana L. Evan
Chief Financial Officer
VeriSign, Inc.
1350 Charleston Road
Mountain View, California 94043-1331
(650) 961-7500
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Jeffrey R. Vetter, Esq.
R. Gregory Roussel, Esq.
Fenwick & West LLP
Two Palo Alto Square
Palo Alto, California 94306
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Amount Proposed Maximum
to be Offering Price Per Proposed Maximum Amount of
Title of Securities to be Registered Registered Share Aggregate Offering Price Registration Fee
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Common Stock, par value $0.001...... 21,223,984 (1) $183.47 (2) $3,810,485,495 (2) $1,005,969
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(1) Includes 10,000,000 additional shares reserved for future issuance upon
exercise of stock options to be granted under the Registrant's 1998 Equity
Incentive Plan, 500,000 additional shares available for future issuance
under the Registrant's 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and 250,000
additional shares reserved for future issuance upon exercise of stock
options to be granted under the Registrant's 1998 Directors Stock Option
Plan pursuant to increases in the number of shares of common stock reserved
for issuance under such plans approved on June 8, 2000. Also includes
9,784,757 shares subject to Network Solutions' options pursuant to Network
Solutions' 1996 Stock Incentive Plan assumed on June 8, 2000 in connection
with the Registrant's acquisition of Network Solutions and 234,227 shares
subject to Signio options pursuant to 1998 Stock Plan of Signio, Inc.
assumed as of February 29, 2000 in connection with the Registrant's
acquisition at Signio.
(2) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in
accordance with Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933 and based upon
an average of the high and low prices reported on the Nasdaq National
Market on June 12, 2000.
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Item 1. Plan Information (1)
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Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information (1)
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(1) Information required by Part I to be contained in the Section 10(a)
prospectus is omitted from the Registration Statement in accordance
with Rule 428 under the Securities Ace of 1933, as amended (the
"SECURITIES ACT") and the Note to Part I of Form S-8.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
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The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "COMMISSION") are incorporated herein by reference:
(a) The Registrant's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ending
December 31, 1999 filed on March 22, 2000 (as amended on Form 10-K/A
filed February 3, 2000) filed pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "EXCHANGE ACT"),
which contains audited financial statements for the Registrant's
latest fiscal year.
(b) Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ending
March 31, 2000 filed on May 12, 2000.
(c) Current Reports on Form 8-K dated January 6, 2000, February 16, 2000,
March 7, 2000 (as amended by the Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed
March 10, 2000), March 8, 2000.
(d) The Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement contained in the
Registrant's Proxy Statement/Prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424 on
May 8, 2000.
(e) The description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in the
Registrant's registration statement on Form 8-A filed with the
Commission under Section 12 of the Exchange Act on January 6, 1998,
including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating
such description.
All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of
a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities registered hereby
have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall
be deemed incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date
of the filing of such documents.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
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Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
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Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers and Limitation of Liability.
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As permitted by Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law,
the Registrant's Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
includes a provision that eliminates the personal liability of its directors
for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for
liability (i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the
Registrant or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith
or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii)
under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (regarding unlawful
dividends and stock purchases) or (iv) for any transaction from which the
director derived an improper personal benefit. In addition, as permitted by
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Amended and Restated
Bylaws of the Registrant provide that: (i) the Registrant is required to
indemnify its directors to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware
General Corporation Law, subject to certain very limited exceptions; (ii) the
Registrant may, in its discretion, indemnify its other employees and agents to
the extent that it indemnifies its officers and directors, unless otherwise
required by law, its Certificate of Incorporation, its Amended and Restated
Bylaws, or agreement; (iii) the Registrant is required to advance expenses, as
incurred, to its directors and executive officers in connection with defending
a legal proceeding to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General
Corporation Law, subject to the certain very limited exceptions; and (iv) the
rights conferred in the Amended and Restated Bylaws are not exclusive.
The Registrant has entered into Indemnification Agreements with each
of its current directors and executive officers to give such directors and
executive officers additional contractual assurances regarding the scope of
the indemnification set forth Registrant's Third Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation and
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to provide additional procedural protections. At present, there is no pending
litigation or proceeding involving a director, officer or employee of the
Registrant regarding which indemnification is sought, nor is the Registrant
aware of any threatened litigation that may result in claims for
indemnification.
The indemnification provisions in the Registrant's Third Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation, Amended and Restated Bylaws and the
Indemnification Agreements entered into between the Registrant and each of its
directors and executive officers may be sufficiently broad to permit
indemnification of the Registrant's directors and executive officers for
liabilities arising under the Securities Act.
The Registrant has obtained directors' and officers' liability
insurance with a per claim and annual aggregate coverage of $5 million.
Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed
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Not applicable
Item 8. Exhibits
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Exhibit No. Description
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4.01* Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.03 to the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-40789)
filed with the Commission and declared effective January 29, 1998).
4.02* Form of Amended And Restated Bylaws of the Registrant
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.05 to the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-40789)
filed with the Commission and declared effective January 29, 1998).
4.03 Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation of the Registrant.
4.04 Amendment to Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant.
4.05 Registrant's 1998 Equity Incentive Plan.
4.06 Registrant's 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
4.07 Registrant's 1998 Directors Stock Purchase Plan
4.08 Network Solutions, Inc. 1996 Stock Incentive Plan, including form
of stock option agreement.
4.09 PaymentNet, Inc. 1998 Stock Plan, including form of stock option
agreement.
5.01 Opinion of Fenwick & West LLP.
23.01 Consent of Fenwick & West LLP (included in Exhibit 5.01).
23.02 Consent of KPMG LLP.
23.03 Consent of KPMG LLP.
23.04 Consent of KPMG, Inc.
24.01 Power of Attorney (see page II-4).
* These exhibits were previously filed with the Commission as indicated and
are incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 9. Undertakings.
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The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-
effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent
a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities
offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that
which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the
estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus
filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the
maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration
Fee" table in the effective registration statement.
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any
material change to such information in the Registration Statement.
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) above do not apply if
the Registration Statement is on Form S-3 or Form S-8 or Form F-3, and the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to
Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities
Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered that remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's
annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a
new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the provisions discussed in Item 6 hereof, or otherwise,
the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and
is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant
in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered hereby, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by
the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Mountain View, State of California, on the 12th day
of June, 2000.
VERISIGN, INC.
By: /s/ Stratton D. Sclavos
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Stratton D. Sclavos
President, Chief Executive Officer
and Director
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that each individual whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints Stratton D. Sclavos, Dana L. Evan and
Timothy Tomlinson, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and
agents with full power of substitution, for him and in his name, place and
stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement on Form S-8, and to
file the same with all exhibits thereto and all documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in
and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-
fact and agents or any of them, or his or their substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in
the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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Signature Title Date
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Principal Executive Officer
and Director:
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/s/ Stratton D. Sclavos President, Chief Executive June 12, 2000
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Stratton D. Sclavos
Principal Financial and
Principal Accounting Officer:
/s/ Dana L. Evan Vice President of Finance and June 12, 2000
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Dana L. Evan Chief Financial Officer
Additional Directors:
/s/ D. James Bidzos Director June 12, 2000
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D. James Bidzos
/s/ William Chenevich Director June 12, 2000
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William Chenevich
/s/ Kevin R. Compton Director June 12, 2000
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Kevin R. Compton
/s/ David J. Cowan Director June 12, 2000
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David J. Cowan
Director
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Timothy Tomlinson
Director
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William A. Roper, Jr.
Director
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Michael A. Daniels
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. Description
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4.01* Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.03 to the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-40789)
filed with the Commission and declared effective January 29, 1998).
4.02* Form of Amended And Restated Bylaws of the Registrant
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.05 to the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-40789)
filed with the Commission and declared effective January 29, 1998).
4.03 Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation of the Registrant.
4.04 Amendment to Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant.
4.05 Registrant's 1998 Equity Incentive Plan.
4.06 Registrant's 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
4.07 Registrant's 1998 Directors Stock Purchase Plan.
4.08 Network Solutions, Inc. 1996 Stock Incentive Plan, including form of
stock option agreement.
4.09 PaymentNet, Inc. 1998 Stock Plan, including form of stock option
agreement.
5.01 Opinion of Fenwick & West LLP.
23.01 Consent of Fenwick & West LLP (included in Exhibit 5.01).
23.02 Consent of KPMG LLP.
23.03 Consent of KPMG LLP.
23.04 Consent of KPMG, Inc.
24.01 Power of Attorney (see page II-4).
* These exhibits were previously filed with the Commission as indicated and
are incorporated herein by reference.
