Insider trade

CEO sold ~$274K of VRSN shares in the open market

Traded Jul 21, 2026 · Filed Jul 23, 2026

VerisignVRSN

~$274K
Reported value · 1,001 sh @ $274.2098: 416K
Holds after · shares reported: +7.8%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +2.1%, $266.15 → $286.90 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

The boss of Verisign sold $274K of Verisign shares. Nobody planned it ahead of time.

Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell

View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

All the details

Dates, kept separate

Transaction date: Jul 21, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Jul 23, 2026

CEO$100K–$500K

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$274,484

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

89 days after results of Apr 23, 2026, 2 days before results of Jul 23, 2026

Results dates are the company's own 8-K (Item 2.02). Many companies only let insiders trade in a window after results

Price at the time

Closed at $266.15 on Jul 21, 2026, 26% above its 52-week low and 14% below its high, after a 10% drop over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $211.49 (Feb 23, 2026) to $310.00 (May 22, 2026), 55% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $294.92 on Jun 5, 2026. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Planned / mechanical clue

None found in footnotes

Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred

After it was reported

After	Stock	S&P 500	Difference
7 days	+9.6%	+0.5%	+9.1%
30 days	+11.2%	+3.4%	+7.7%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0001204816-26-000026
Filed / recorded: Jul 23, 2026, 12:41 AM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 2, 2026, 12:28 PM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v1
Data quality: Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer: VERISIGN INC/CA
Issuer CIK: 1014473
Ticker: VRSN
Reporting person: D James Bidzos
Relationship: Director, Officer
Officer title: Exec. Chairman, Pres, & CEO
Security: Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: Jul 21, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 1,001
Price per share: $274.2098
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 416,239.0301
Ownership form: Direct
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

The price reported in Column 4 is the weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $274.03 to $274.21, 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.