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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001014473-24-000044"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VRSN"
cik: "0001014473"
company_name: "VERISIGN INC/CA"
filed_at: "2024-11-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-29T13:23:11.825833+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# VeriSign renews .com registry agreement with ICANN; no price change on domain names

## Summary
- No change to the price VeriSign charges for .com domain names under the renewed agreement.
- Agreement effective Dec 1, 2024, amends and restates prior agreement dated Dec 1, 2012.
- New provisions include CPI-based fee increases VeriSign pays to ICANN, DNS abuse mitigation, and RDAP service levels.
- New commitments for security incident reporting and business continuity discussions for .com TLD.
- Also entered second amendment to LOI addressing Internationalized Domain Names and LOI renewal before Dec 31, 2025.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001014473-24-000044
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VRSN
- cik: 0001014473
- company_name: VERISIGN INC/CA
- filed_at: 2024-11-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1014473/000101447324000044/0001014473-24-000044-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1014473/000101447324000044/vrsn-20241125.htm

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