Insider filing report for Changes in Beneficial Ownership
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- Schedule 13G is a shorter version of Schedule 13D with fewer reporting requirements.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549 |
SCHEDULE 13G
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UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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(Amendment No. 4)*
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VERISIGN, INC. (Name of Issuer) |
COMMON STOCK PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE (Title of Class of Securities) |
92343E102 (CUSIP Number) |
12/31/2024 (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) |
| Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed: |
 Rule 13d-1(b)
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 Rule 13d-1(c)
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| Rule 13d-1(d)
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SCHEDULE 13G
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| CUSIP No. | 92343E102 |
| 1 | Names of Reporting Persons
Warren E. Buffett | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (see instructions)
(a)
(b)
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| 3 | Sec Use Only | ||||||||
| 4 | Citizenship or Place of Organization
UNITED STATES
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 9 | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
13,271,457.00 | ||||||||
| 10 | Check box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 11 | Percent of class represented by amount in row (9)
13.8 % | ||||||||
| 12 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN |
SCHEDULE 13G
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| CUSIP No. | 92343E102 |
| 1 | Names of Reporting Persons
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (see instructions)
(a)
(b)
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| 3 | Sec Use Only | ||||||||
| 4 | Citizenship or Place of Organization
DELAWARE
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 9 | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
13,271,457.00 | ||||||||
| 10 | Check box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 11 | Percent of class represented by amount in row (9)
13.8 % | ||||||||
| 12 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
HC, CO |
SCHEDULE 13G
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| CUSIP No. | 92343E102 |
| 1 | Names of Reporting Persons
National Indemnity Company | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (see instructions)
(a)
(b)
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| 3 | Sec Use Only | ||||||||
| 4 | Citizenship or Place of Organization
NEBRASKA
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 9 | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
7,998,510.00 | ||||||||
| 10 | Check box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 11 | Percent of class represented by amount in row (9)
8.3 % | ||||||||
| 12 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IC, CO |
SCHEDULE 13G
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| CUSIP No. | 92343E102 |
| 1 | Names of Reporting Persons
GEICO Corporation | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (see instructions)
(a)
(b)
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| 3 | Sec Use Only | ||||||||
| 4 | Citizenship or Place of Organization
DELAWARE
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 9 | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
7,998,510.00 | ||||||||
| 10 | Check box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 11 | Percent of class represented by amount in row (9)
8.3 % | ||||||||
| 12 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
HC, CO |
SCHEDULE 13G
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| CUSIP No. | 92343E102 |
| 1 | Names of Reporting Persons
Government Employees Insurance Company | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (see instructions)
(a)
(b)
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| 3 | Sec Use Only | ||||||||
| 4 | Citizenship or Place of Organization
NEBRASKA
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 9 | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
7,998,910.00 | ||||||||
| 10 | Check box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 11 | Percent of class represented by amount in row (9)
8.3 % | ||||||||
| 12 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IC, CO |
SCHEDULE 13G
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| CUSIP No. | 92343E102 |
| 1 | Names of Reporting Persons
BNSF Master Retirement Trust | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (see instructions)
(a)
(b)
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| 3 | Sec Use Only | ||||||||
| 4 | Citizenship or Place of Organization
TEXAS
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 9 | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
3,800,000.00 | ||||||||
| 10 | Check box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 11 | Percent of class represented by amount in row (9)
4 % | ||||||||
| 12 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
EP |
SCHEDULE 13G
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| CUSIP No. | 92343E102 |
| 1 | Names of Reporting Persons
Scott Fetzer Company Collective Investment Trust | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (see instructions)
(a)
(b)
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| 3 | Sec Use Only | ||||||||
| 4 | Citizenship or Place of Organization
OHIO
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 9 | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
95,100.00 | ||||||||
| 10 | Check box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 11 | Percent of class represented by amount in row (9)
0.1 % | ||||||||
| 12 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
EP |
SCHEDULE 13G
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| CUSIP No. | 92343E102 |
| 1 | Names of Reporting Persons
Berkshire Hathaway Consolidated Pension Plan Master Trust | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (see instructions)
(a)
(b)
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| 3 | Sec Use Only | ||||||||
| 4 | Citizenship or Place of Organization
NEBRASKA
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 9 | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
1,015,032.00 | ||||||||
| 10 | Check box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 11 | Percent of class represented by amount in row (9)
1.1 % | ||||||||
| 12 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
EP |
SCHEDULE 13G
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| CUSIP No. | 92343E102 |
| 1 | Names of Reporting Persons
Precision Castparts Corp. Master Trust | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (see instructions)
(a)
(b)
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| 3 | Sec Use Only | ||||||||
| 4 | Citizenship or Place of Organization
OREGON
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 9 | Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
362,815.00 | ||||||||
| 10 | Check box if the aggregate amount in row (9) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 11 | Percent of class represented by amount in row (9)
0.4 % | ||||||||
| 12 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
EP |
SCHEDULE 13G
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| Item 1. | ||
| (a) | Name of issuer:
VERISIGN, INC. | |
| (b) | Address of issuer's principal executive offices:
12061 Bluemont Way, Reston VA 20190 | |
| Item 2. | ||
| (a) | Name of person filing:
Warren E. BuffettBerkshire Hathaway Inc.National Indemnity CompanyGEICO CorporationGovernment Employees Insurance CompanyBNSF Master Retirement TrustScott Fetzer Company Collective Investment TrustBerkshire Hathaway Consolidated Pension Plan Master TrustPrecision Castparts Corp. Master Trust | |
| (b) | Address or principal business office or, if none, residence:
Warren E. Buffett3555 Farnam StreetOmaha, Nebraska 68131Berkshire Hathaway Inc.3555 Farnam StreetOmaha, Nebraska 68131National Indemnity Company1314 Douglas StreetOmaha, Nebraska 68102GEICO CorporationOne GEICO PlazaWashington, DC 20076Government Employees Insurance CompanyOne GEICO PlazaWashington, DC 20076BNSF Master Retirement Trustc/o BNSF Railway2650 Lou Menk DriveFort Worth, TX 76131Scott Fetzer Company Collective Investment Trustc/o Marmon Holdings Inc.181 W. Madison St.Chicago, IL 60602Berkshire Hathaway Consolidated Pension Plan Master Trustc/o Berkshire Hathaway Inc.3555 Farnam StreetOmaha, NE 68131Precision Castparts Corp. Master Trustc/o Precision Castparts Corporation5885 Meadows RoadLake Oswego, OR 97035 | |
| (c) | Citizenship:
Warren E. Buffett (United States Citizen); Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Delaware); National Indemnity Company (Nebraska); GEICO Corporation (Delaware); Government Employees Insurance Company (Nebraska); BNSF Master Retirement Trust (Texas); Scott Fetzer Collective Investment Trust (Delaware); Berkshire Hathaway Consolidated Pension Plan Master Trust (Nebraska); Precision Castparts Corp. Master Trust (Oregon) | |
| (d) | Title of class of securities:
COMMON STOCK PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE | |
| (e) | CUSIP No.:
92343E102 | |
| Item 3. | If this statement is filed pursuant to §§ 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: | |
| (a) | Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o);
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| (b) | Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
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| (c) | Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
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| (d) | Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);
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| (e) | An investment adviser in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
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| (f) | An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
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| (g) | A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
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| (h) | A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
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| (i) | A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
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| (j) | A non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J),
please specify the type of institution: | |
| (k) | Group, in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).
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| Item 4. | Ownership | |
| (a) | Amount beneficially owned:
See the Cover Pages for each of the Reporting Persons. | |
| (b) | Percent of class:
See the Cover Pages for each of the Reporting Persons. %
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| (c) | Number of shares as to which the person has:
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| (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
See the Cover Pages for each of the Reporting Persons. | ||
| (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
See the Cover Pages for each of the Reporting Persons. | ||
| (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
See the Cover Pages for each of the Reporting Persons. | ||
| (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
See the Cover Pages for each of the Reporting Persons. | ||
| Item 5. | Ownership of 5 Percent or Less of a Class. | |
| Item 6. | Ownership of more than 5 Percent on Behalf of Another Person. | |
Not Applicable
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| Item 7. | Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person. | |
If a parent holding company has filed this schedule, pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(G), so indicate under Item 3(g) and attach an exhibit stating the identity and the Item 3 classification of the relevant subsidiary. If a parent holding company has filed this schedule pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c) or Rule 13d-1(d), attach an exhibit stating the identification of the relevant subsidiary.
See Exhibit A. | ||
| Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. | |
Not Applicable
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| Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group. | |
Not Applicable
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| Item 10. | Certifications: |
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under § 240.14a-11. |
| SIGNATURE | |
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
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