Calculation Of Net Income Per Share

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 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 June 30,		Six Months Ended June 30,
	2017	2016	2017	2016
	(In thousands)
Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding	101,060	108,067	101,759	108,829
Weighted-average potential shares of common stock outstanding:
Conversion spread related to Convertible Debentures	22,530	21,872	21,929	21,472
Unvested RSUs and ESPP	390	649	530	783
Shares used to compute diluted earnings per share	123,980	130,588	124,218	131,084

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.