X0201 42003-10-23 0000949956 VERITY INC \DE\ VRTY 0001190638 MACDONALD STEPHEN A 894 ROSS DRIVE SUNNYVALE CA 94089 1000Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)13.902003-10-234A0233330A2006-11-232013-10-23Common Stock2333323333DOption vests 8.33% monthly beginning 37 months following grant date.Paul H. Cook, Attorney-in-fact For: Stephen A. MacDonald2003-10-23