RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--VeriSign, Inc.(NASDAQ: VRSN) today announced the extension of its offer to exchange all of its outstanding 4.750% Senior Notes due July 15, 2027, which are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for an equal principal amount of its 4.750% Senior Notes due July 15, 2027, which have been registered under the Act. The exchange offer, which was scheduled to expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on September 14, 2017, has been extended until 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on September 19, 2017, unless further extended by the Company.

Based on information provided by U.S. Bank National Association, the exchange agent for the exchange offer, as of September 14, 2017, at 5:00 p.m., $549,984,000 aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Original Notes had been validly tendered for exchange and not validly withdrawn, representing approximately 99.997% of the outstanding Original Notes.

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Verisign, a global leader in domain names and internet security, enables internet navigation for many of the world’s most recognized domain names and provides protection for websites and enterprises around the world. Verisign ensures the security, stability and resiliency of key internet infrastructure and services, including the .com and .net domains and two of the internet’s root servers, as well as performs the root zone maintainer function for the core of the internet’s Domain Name System (DNS). Verisign’s Security Services include Distributed Denial of Service Protection and Managed DNS.