Calculation Of Net Income Per Share

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Calculation Of Net Income Per Share Attributable To Verisign Stockholders

Calculation of Earnings per Share

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



	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017	2016
	(In thousands)
Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding	102,467	109,592
Weighted-average potential shares of common stock outstanding:
Conversion spread related to Convertible Debentures	21,327	21,073
Unvested RSUs and ESPP	670	916
Shares used to compute diluted earnings per share	124,464	131,581

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.