Insider trade

CEO sold ~$289K of VRSN shares in the open market

Traded Sep 8, 2026 · Filed Sep 10, 2026

VerisignVRSN

~$289K
Reported value · 1,000 sh @ $289.16: 392K
Holds after · shares reported: +1.7%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 -0.3%, $282.20 → $286.90 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

The boss of Verisign sold $289K 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: Sep 8, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Sep 10, 2026

CEO$100K–$500K

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$289,160

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

47 days after 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 $282.20 on Sep 8, 2026, 33% above its 52-week low and 9% below its high, after a 3% rise over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $211.49 (Feb 23, 2026) to $310.00 (May 22, 2026), 72% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $274.82 on Jul 27, 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	+4.6%	+0.6%	+3.9%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0001204816-26-000042
Filed / recorded: Sep 10, 2026, 12:45 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: Sep 8, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 1,000
Price per share: $289.16
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 391,627.4109
Ownership form: Direct
Amendment: No

Around the same time

Officer sold3d ago

~$142KReported value · 500 sh @ $284.38

33K → 32K shares held−2% of their stake

Verisign's Gen Counsel & Secretary sold $142K of Verisign shares. Nobody planned it ahead of time.

Why it stands out Official record

Officer sold4d ago

~$142Kplanned to sell · 500 shares, around Oct 1, 2026

A top manager at Verisign told the SEC they plan to sell $142K of Verisign shares around Oct 1, 2026. The shares did not come from their pay.

Why it stands out Official record

CEO sold4d ago

~$83KReported value · 300 sh @ $276.68

385K → 385K shares held

The boss of Verisign sold $83K of Verisign shares. Nobody planned it ahead of time.

Why it stands out Official record

Why it stands out

Dates, kept separate

Context

After it was reported

Source receipt

Around the same time

~$142KReported value · 500 sh @ $284.38

~$142Kplanned to sell · 500 shares, around Oct 1, 2026

~$83KReported value · 300 sh @ $276.68

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