Verisign
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What shareholders voted on
From Verisign’s own filings with the SEC. Support is the share of votes cast for and against, so abstentions and broker non-votes are not counted in it.
2026
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Company's stockholders voted against a stockholder proposal regarding a policy to require an independent board chairman | Shareholder proposal | 23.3% | Failed | |
| A non-binding, advisory basis, the Company’s executive compensation | Say on pay | 95.8% | Passed | |
| The Amendment and Restatement of the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan | Company proposal | 97.8% | Passed | |
| The selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026 | Auditor | 93.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Debra W. McCann | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Courtney D. Armstrong | Director | 98.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Yehuda Ari Buchalter | Director | 97.5% | Passed | |
| Election of D. James Bidzos | Director | 93.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Kathleen A. Cote | Director | 92.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Jamie S. Gorelick | Director | 88.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Matthew J. Desch | Director | 72.7% | Passed |
2025
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Company's stockholders voted against a stockholder proposal regarding stockholder action by written consent | Shareholder proposal | 5.8% | Failed | |
| A non-binding, advisory basis, the Company’s executive compensation | Say on pay | 92.6% | Passed | |
| An amendment to the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation to limit the liability of certain officers as permitted by Delaware law | Company proposal | 90.4% | Passed | |
| The selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2025 | Auditor | 93.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Debra W. McCann | Director | 99.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Courtney D. Armstrong | Director | 99.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Yehuda Ari Buchalter | Director | 97% | Passed | |
| Election of Thomas F. Frist III | Director | 95.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Kathleen A. Cote | Director | 94.5% | Passed | |
| Election of D. James Bidzos | Director | 93.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Jamie S. Gorelick | Director | 90.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Timothy Tomlinson | Director | 85.8% | Passed |
2024
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A non-binding, advisory basis, the Company’s executive compensation | Say on pay | 94.4% | Passed | |
| The selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2024 | Auditor | 93.2% | Passed | |
| Election of D. James Bidzos | Director | 94.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Courtney D. Armstrong | Director | 93.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Jamie S. Gorelick | Director | 93.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Yehuda Ari Buchalter | Director | 93.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Thomas F. Frist III | Director | 93.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Roger H. Moore | Director | 86.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Timothy Tomlinson | Director | 85.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Kathleen A. Cote | Director | 81.5% | Passed |
2023
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Company’s stockholders did not approve a stockholder proposal requesting an independent chair policy | Shareholder proposal | 28.9% | Failed | |
| A non-binding, advisory basis, the Company’s executive compensation | Say on pay | 94.7% | Passed | |
| The selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023 | Auditor | 94.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Jamie S. Gorelick | Director | 95% | Passed | |
| Election of D. James Bidzos | Director | 95% | Passed | |
| Election of Courtney D. Armstrong | Director | 94.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Yehuda Ari Buchalter | Director | 94.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Thomas F. Frist III | Director | 94.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Timothy Tomlinson | Director | 86.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Roger H. Moore | Director | 85.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Kathleen A. Cote | Director | 82.5% | Passed |
2022
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Company’s stockholders did not approve a stockholder proposal requesting that the Company’s Board of Directors take steps to amend the appropriate company governing documents to remove the one-year holding requirement for stock that can satisfy the 10% ownership requirement to call a special stockholder meeting | Shareholder proposal | 2.9% | Failed | |
| A non-binding, advisory basis, the Company’s executive compensation | Say on pay | 95.4% | Passed | |
| The selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2022 | Auditor | 95.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Courtney D. Armstrong | Director | 98.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Jamie S. Gorelick | Director | 97.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Yehuda Ari Buchalter | Director | 96.1% | Passed | |
| Election of D. James Bidzos | Director | 95.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Thomas F. Frist III | Director | 93% | Passed | |
| Election of Kathleen A. Cote | Director | 90.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Timothy Tomlinson | Director | 89.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Roger H. Moore | Director | 81.4% | Passed |
2021
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Company’s stockholders did not approve a stockholder proposal requesting that the Company’s Board of Directors take steps to permit stockholder action by written consent | Shareholder proposal | 36% | Failed | |
| A non-binding, advisory basis, the Company’s executive compensation | Say on pay | 95.5% | Passed | |
| The selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2021 | Auditor | 95.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Jamie S. Gorelick | Director | 98.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Thomas F. Frist III | Director | 98.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Yehuda Ari Buchalter | Director | 98.2% | Passed | |
| Election of D. James Bidzos | Director | 95.2% | Passed | |
| Election of Timothy Tomlinson | Director | 92.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Louis A. Simpson | Director | 91% | Passed | |
| Election of Roger H. Moore | Director | 90.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Kathleen A. Cote | Director | 81.7% | Passed |
2019
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Company’s stockholders did not approve a stockholder proposal requesting that the Company's Board of Directors (the “Board”) adopt a policy that requires the Chair of the Board to be an independent member of the Board | Shareholder proposal | 24.7% | Failed | |
| A non-binding, advisory basis, the Company’s executive compensation | Say on pay | 96.6% | Passed | |
| The selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2019 | Auditor | 97.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Thomas F. Frist III | Director | 98.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Jamie S. Gorelick | Director | 98.5% | Passed | |
| Election of D. James Bidzos | Director | 98.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Louis A. Simpson | Director | 95.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Timothy Tomlinson | Director | 94.7% | Passed | |
| Election of Roger H. Moore | Director | 94.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Kathleen A. Cote | Director | 92.7% | Passed |
2018
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockholders of the Company did not approve a stockholder proposal requesting that the Board of Directors take steps to reduce the ownership threshold to call a special meeting | Shareholder proposal | 29.8% | Failed | |
| A non-binding, advisory basis, the Company's executive compensation | Say on pay | 98.4% | Passed | |
| The selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018 | Auditor | 99.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Jamie S. Gorelick | Director | 99.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Thomas F. Frist III | Director | 98.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Timothy Tomlinson | Director | 98.8% | Passed | |
| Election of D. James Bidzos | Director | 98.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Roger H. Moore | Director | 97.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Louis A. Simpson | Director | 96.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Kathleen A. Cote | Director | 95.8% | Passed |
Proxy statements and vote results
Straight from Verisign’s own SEC filings. The proxy statement lists what shareholders were asked to vote on; the 8-K certifies how the vote went.
| Year | Filing | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vote results | 2026-05-21 |
| 2026 | Proxy statement | 2026-04-10 |
| 2025 | Vote results | 2025-05-22 |
| 2025 | Proxy statement | 2025-04-11 |
| 2024 | Vote results | 2024-05-23 |
| 2024 | Proxy statement | 2024-04-10 |
| 2023 | Vote results | 2023-05-25 |
| 2023 | Proxy statement | 2023-04-11 |
| 2022 | Vote results | 2022-05-26 |
| 2022 | Proxy statement | 2022-04-12 |
| 2021 | Vote results | 2021-05-27 |
| 2021 | Proxy statement | 2021-04-13 |
| 2020 | Vote results | 2020-05-21 |
| 2020 | Proxy statement | 2020-04-10 |
| 2019 | Vote results | 2019-05-23 |
| 2019 | Proxy statement | 2019-04-11 |
| 2018 | Vote results | 2018-05-24 |
| 2018 | Proxy statement | 2018-04-11 |
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