07/28/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/28/2025 14:02
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Delaware
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94-3221585
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer
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Large accelerated filer ☒
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Accelerated filer ☐
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Non-accelerated filer ☐
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Smaller reporting company ☐
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Emerging growth company ☐
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About This Prospectus
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About VeriSign, Inc.
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Risk Factors
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Where You Can Find More Information
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Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference
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Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
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Use of Proceeds
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Description of Capital Stock
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Selling Stockholders
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Plan of Distribution
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Legal Matters
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Experts
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our Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 000-23593) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, filed on February 13, 2025;
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our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q (File No. 000-23593) for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2025, filed on April 24, 2025 and for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2025, filed on July 24, 2025;
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the portions of the Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A for the annual meeting of stockholders on May 22, 2025, filed on April 11, 2025, that are incorporated by reference into Part III of our Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 000-23593) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024;
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our Current Reports on Form 8-K (File No. 000-23593) filed on February 13, 2025, March 11, 2025 (two filed on this date), May 22, 2025, June 2, 2025, June 12, 2025, July 24, 2025 (Item 8.01 only) and our Amendment No. 1 filed on Form 8-K/A on April 25, 2025; and
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the description of our common stock contained in our registration statement on Form 8-A, filed on January 6, 1998 (File No. 000-23593), pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description, including the description of our common stock included as Exhibit 4.05 to our 2024 Form 10-K.
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attempted security breaches, cyber-attacks, and Distributed Denial of Service attacks against our systems and services;
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the introduction of undetected or unknown defects in our systems or services;
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vulnerabilities in the global routing system;
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system interruptions or system failures;
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damage to our data centers or our data center systems or resolution systems;
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risks arising from our operation of root servers and our performance of the Root Zone Maintainer functions under the Root Zone Maintainer Service Agreement with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ("ICANN");
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any loss or modification of our right to operate the .com and .net generic top-level domains;
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changes or challenges to the pricing provisions of the .com Registry Agreement;
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new or existing governmental laws and regulations in the U.S. or other applicable non-U.S. jurisdictions;
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new laws, regulations, directives or ICANN policies that require us to obtain and maintain personal information of registrants;
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economic, legal and political risks associated with our international operations;
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the impact of unfavorable tax rules and regulations;
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risks from the adoption of ICANN's consensus and temporary policies, technical standards and other processes;
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the weakening of or changes to the multi-stakeholder form of internet governance;
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the outcome of claims, lawsuits, audits or investigations;
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lower economic growth;
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our ability to compete in the highly competitive business environment in which we operate;
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changes in internet practices and behavior and the adoption of substitute technologies, or the negative impact of wholesale price increases;
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our ability to expand our services into developing and emerging economies;
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our ability to maintain strong relationships with registrars and their resellers;
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our ability to attract, retain and motivate our highly skilled employees;
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our ability to pay dividends on our common stock in the future; and
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our ability to protect and enforce our intellectual property rights.
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authorize our board of directors to establish one or more series of undesignated preferred stock, the terms of which can be determined by our board of directors at the time of issuance;
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do not authorize cumulative voting;
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authorize our board of directors, subject to certain exceptions, to alter, amend or repeal any bylaw;
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provide that special meetings of our stockholders may be called only by the chairman of our board of directors, the president, our board of directors, or our secretary (acting as a representative of the
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provide that our stockholders may take action only at a duly called meeting and not by written consent;
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in connection with stockholder meetings, provide an advanced written notice procedure with respect to stockholder nomination for directors and bringing other business; and
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provide that our directors may fill any vacancies on our board of directors, including newly created board seats resulting from an increase in the authorized number of directors and vacancies resulting from the death, resignation, or other cause.
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our board of directors approved the business combination or the transaction in which the person became an interested stockholder prior to the date the person attained this status;
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upon consummation of the transaction that resulted in the person becoming an interested stockholder, the person owned at least 85% of our voting stock outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, excluding shares owned by persons who are directors and also officers and issued under employee stock plans under which employee participants do not have the right to determine confidentially whether shares held subject to the plan will be tendered in a tender or exchange offer; or
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on or subsequent to the date the person became an interested stockholder, our board of directors approved the business combination and the stockholders other than the interested stockholder authorized the transaction at an annual or special meeting of stockholders by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the outstanding stock not owned by the interested stockholder.
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any merger or consolidation involving us and the interested stockholder;
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any sale, transfer, pledge or other disposition involving the interested stockholder of 10% or more of our assets;
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in general, any transaction that results in the issuance or transfer by us of any of our stock to the interested stockholder;
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any transaction involving us that has the effect of increasing the proportionate share of our stock owned by the interested stockholders; and
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the receipt by the interested stockholder of the benefit of any loans, advances, guarantees, pledges, or other financial benefits provided by or through us.
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Name of Selling Stockholders
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Number of Shares of Common
Stock Beneficially Owned
Prior to this Offering
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Number of
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Common
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Offered
Hereby
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Number of Shares of
Common Stock
Beneficially Owned
After this Offering
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Number
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Percentage
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Affiliates of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.(1)
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4,815,032
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5.15%
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0.00%
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Reflects (i) 1,015,032 shares of common stock held of record by Berkshire Hathaway Consolidated Pension Plan Master Trust and (ii) 3,800,000 shares of common stock held of record by Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC Master Retirement Trust. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. directs the investments of Berkshire Hathaway Consolidated Pension Plan Master Trust and Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC Master Retirement Trust. The principal business address of Berkshire Hathaway Consolidated Pension Plan Master Trust is Berkshire Hathaway Consolidated Pension Plan Master Trust, c/o Berkshire Hathaway Inc., 3555 Farnam Street, Omaha, NE 68131. The principal business address of Burlington Northern Santa Fe, LLC Master Retirement Trust is BNSF Master Retirement Trust, c/o BNSF Railway, 2650 Lou Menk Drive, Fort Worth, TX 76131.
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through underwriters in a public offering;
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through Nasdaq or any other securities exchange that quotes the common stock;
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in the over-the-counter market;
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in transactions other than on those exchanges or in the over-the-counter market (including negotiated transactions and other private transactions);
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in short sales (sales of shares completed by delivery of borrowed stock) of the common stock, in transactions to cover short sales or otherwise in connection with short sales;
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by pledge to secure debts and other obligations or on foreclosure of a pledge;
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through put or call options, including the writing of exchange-traded call options, or other hedging transactions related to the common stock;
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in a combination of any of the above transactions; or
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any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.
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enter into transactions with a broker-dealer or any other person in connection with which such broker-dealer or other person will engage in short sales of common stock, in which case such broker-dealer or other person may use shares of common stock received from the selling stockholders to close out their short positions;
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sell common stock short themselves and redeliver shares offered by this prospectus to close out their short positions or to close out stock loans incurred in connection with their short positions;
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enter into option or other types of transactions that require the selling stockholders to deliver common stock to a broker-dealer or any other person, who will then resell or transfer the common stock under this prospectus; or
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loan or pledge the common stock to a broker-dealer or any other person, who may sell the loaned shares or, in an event of default in the case of a pledge, sell the pledged shares under this prospectus.
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a block trade in which a broker-dealer or other person may resell a portion of the block, as principal or agent, in order to facilitate the transaction;
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purchases by a broker-dealer or other person, as principal, and resale by the broker-dealer or other person for its account;
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ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which a broker solicits purchasers; or
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privately negotiated transactions.
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the name or names of the underwriters, if any;
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the purchase price of the securities or other consideration therefor, and the proceeds, if any, the selling stockholders will receive from the sale;
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any over-allotment options or other options under which underwriters may purchase additional securities from the selling stockholders;
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any agency fees or underwriting discounts and other items constituting agents' or underwriters' compensation;
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any public offering price;
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any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers; and
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any securities exchange or market on which the securities may be listed.
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transfer their shares of common stock in other ways not involving a market maker or established trading markets, including directly by gift, distribution or other transfer;
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sell their shares of common stock in compliance with the provisions of Rule 144 or Rule 145 under the Securities Act, if the transaction meets the requirements or Rule 144 or Rule 145, as applicable; or
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sell their shares of common stock by any other legally available means.
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Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution
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Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee
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$ *
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Printing expenses
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Legal fees and expenses
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Accounting fees and expenses
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Transfer agent fees and expense
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Miscellaneous
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Total
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$**
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In accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r), the registrant is deferring payment of all of the registration fee.
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These fees are calculated based on the number of issuances and accordingly cannot be estimated at this time. Estimated fees and expenses will be reflected in the applicable prospectus supplement.
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Indemnification of Directors and Officers
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Item 16.
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Exhibits
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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1.1*
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Form of Underwriting Agreement.
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4.1
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Restated Certificate of Incorporation of VeriSign, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.01 to VeriSign, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 17, 2017 (File No. 000-23593)).
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4.2
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Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of VeriSign, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.01 to VeriSign, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 22, 2025 (File No. 000-23593)).
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4.3
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Restated Bylaws of VeriSign, Inc. (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.3 to VeriSign, Inc.'s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on July 24, 2025 (File No. 000-23593)).
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4.4
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Specimen Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.04 to VeriSign, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on January 2, 1998 (File No. 333-40789)).
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5.1**
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Opinion of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP.
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23.1**
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Consent of KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm.
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Consent of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 to this registration statement).
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24.1**
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Power of Attorney (included on signature page hereto).
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107**
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Filing Fee Table
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To be filed, if required, by amendment hereto or as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
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Filed herewith.
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Undertakings
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(i)
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To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act");
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To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Filing Fee Tables" in the effective registration statement; and
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To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;
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Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and
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Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.
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/s/ John D. Calys
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By:
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John D. Calys
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Title:
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Chief Financial Officer
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/s/ D. James Bidzos
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Chief Executive Officer,
Executive Chairman and Director
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D. James Bidzos
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/s/ John D. Calys
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Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
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John D. Calys
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/s/ Courtney D. Armstrong
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Director
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Courtney D. Armstrong
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/s/ Yehuda Ari Buchalter
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Director
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Yehuda Ari Buchalter
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/s/ Kathleen A. Cote
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Director
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Kathleen A. Cote
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/s/ Jamie S. Gorelick
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Director
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Jamie S. Gorelick
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/s/ Debra W. McCann
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Director
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Debra W. McCann
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/s/ Timothy Tomlinson
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Director
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Timothy Tomlinson
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