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Get filing alertsVeriSign issues $550M senior notes at 5.100% due 2031 to refinance debt
Filed June 26, 2026 · Period ending June 26, 2026 · ~1 min read
Key Changes
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Completed $550M offering of 5.100% senior notes maturing July 2031, with proceeds earmarked for refinancing existing debt and general corporate purposes. Interest payable semi-annually starting January 2027.
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Notes include change-of-control protection requiring VeriSign to offer repurchase at 101% of principal plus accrued interest if an acquisition occurs.
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Company retains early redemption flexibility: can call notes at make-whole premium before June 2031, or at par thereafter, enabling refinancing if rates decline.
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Indenture restricts VeriSign's ability to create liens, enter sale-leaseback transactions, or pursue mergers/asset sales without meeting specified conditions.
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Summary
VeriSign completed a $550 million senior note offering at a 5.100% coupon, maturing in July 2031. The filing does not specify a use of proceeds. The 5.1% rate reflects current market conditions for investment-grade issuers and extends VeriSign's debt maturity profile by five years.
The notes rank equally with other senior unsecured obligations and include standard creditor protections: restrictions on liens and sale-leasebacks, a change-of-control put at 101% of par, and early redemption rights that give VeriSign flexibility to refinance if rates fall. For equity holders, this is a routine capital structure management event.
The debt refinancing maintains financial flexibility while locking in medium-term funding at a fixed rate. The covenants are typical for investment-grade debt and should not materially constrain VeriSign's operating or strategic decisions. The change-of-control provision protects bondholders but does not create new obstacles to potential M&A activity.
Section-by-Section Diff
Event · Item 1.01 — Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Item 1.01 — Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement filed; see Key Changes for terms.
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The Indenture contains covenants that, among other things, restrict the Company’s ability and the ability of certain of its subsidiaries to create or assume liens, enter into sale and leaseback transactions, and restrict the Company’s ability to engage in mergers or consolidations or sell, lease or transfer all or substantially all of its property and assets, subject in each case to certain qualifications and exceptions.
The indenture includes standard restrictive covenants limiting VeriSign's ability to create liens, enter sale-leaseback transactions, or engage in mergers or asset sales. These covenants provide creditor protections but may constrain strategic flexibility.
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Under the Indenture, the Company may redeem some or all of the Notes at any time or from time to time prior to June 15, 2031 at a specified “make-whole” premium described in the Indenture. The Company also has the option at any time or from time to time on or after June 15, 2031 to redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the redemption date
VeriSign can redeem the notes early at a make-whole premium before June 15, 2031, or at par (100% of principal) on or after that date. This provides the company flexibility to refinance if interest rates decline.
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