VRSN Shareholder/Stockholder Letter Transcript:
2025
PROXY
STATEMENT
2024
ANNUAL
REPORT
DEAR VERISIGN STOC HO DERS
OUR MISSION
Enable the world to connect online with reliability and
confidence, anytime, anywhere
OUR VALUES
We are stewards of the internet and our Company
We are passionate about technology and continuous
improvement
We respect others and exhibit integrity in our actions
We take responsibility for our actions and hold ourselves
to a higher standard
In 2024 we executed on our mission, extending our record of providing 100% availability for our .com and .net
resolution infrastructure to more than 27 years. As a result, we delivered solid financial results and completed
the renewal of both the .com Registry Agreement with ICANN and the Cooperative Agreement with the NTIA
for another six-year term.
Revenues grew to $1.56 billion, up 4.3% year over year and the fourteenth consecutive year of revenue and
operating income growth since divesting non-core assets. We repurchased 6.6 million shares, returning $1.2
billion to our stockholders. Our balance sheet remained strong, with year-end cash, cash equivalents and
marketable securities at $600 million.
Throughout 2024 we continued to execute on our mission of internet stewardship with unwavering precision.
We carry out this mission while protecting, evolving, and strengthening the critical infrastructure we operate,
a purpose-built internet infrastructure network that processes an average of more than 400 billion transactions
every day.
In April of 2025 the Company will celebrate 30 years since its incorporation. As we look to 2025 and beyond,
we will continue to focus on and be driven by our mission of enabling the world to connect online with reliability
and confidence, anytime, anywhere.
Thank you for your support.
Jim Bidzos
Chairman of the Board of Directors,
Executive Chairman,
President and Chief Executive Officer
April 2025
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