Insider trade

CEO sold ~$195K of VRSN shares in the open market

Traded Aug 18, 2026 · Filed Aug 20, 2026

VerisignVRSN

~$195K
Reported value · 700 sh @ $278.8665: 402K
Holds after · shares reported: +3.7%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 -0.5%, $276.74 → $286.90 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

The boss of Verisign sold $195K 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: Aug 18, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Aug 20, 2026

CEO$100K–$500K

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$195,207

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

26 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 $276.74 on Aug 18, 2026, 31% above its 52-week low and 11% below its high, after a 4% rise over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $211.49 (Feb 23, 2026) to $310.00 (May 22, 2026), 66% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $266.78 on Jul 7, 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	+6.4%	+1.1%	+5.3%
30 days	+11.3%	+1.4%	+9.9%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0001204816-26-000036
Filed / recorded: Aug 20, 2026, 12:35 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: Aug 18, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 700
Price per share: $278.8665
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 402,188.6626
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 $278.37 to $279.34, 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.