Calculation Of Net Income Per Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Calculation Of Net Income Per Share Attributable To Verisign Stockholders

Calculation of Net Income per Share

The following table presents the computation of weighted-average shares used in the calculation of basic and diluted net income per share:



	Three Months Ended September 30,		Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015	2014	2015	2014
	(In thousands)
Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding	112,955	124,109	115,235	128,924
Weighted-average potential shares of common stock outstanding:
Conversion spread related to the Subordinated Convertible Debentures	18,024	13,228	16,936	12,935
Unvested RSUs	722	730	724	670
Employee stock purchase plan and stock options	20	45	30	55
Shares used to compute diluted net income per share	131,721	138,112	132,925	142,584

The calculation of diluted weighted average shares outstanding, excludes potentially dilutive securities, the effect of which would have been anti-dilutive, as well as performance based RSUs granted by the Company for which the relevant performance criteria have not been achieved. The number of potential shares excluded from the calculation was not significant in any period presented.