Berkshire Hathaway Inc - Dec 26, 2024 Form 4 Insider Report for VERISIGN INC/CA (VRSN)

Role
10%+ Owner
Signature
/s/ Warren E. Buffett, on behalf of himself and each other reporting person hereunder
Stock symbol
VRSN
Transactions as of
Dec 26, 2024
Transactions value $
$15,574,537
Form type
4
Date filed
12/30/2024, 08:22 PM
Previous filing
Dec 26, 2024
Next filing
Jan 3, 2025

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction VRSN Common Stock Purchase $1.36M +6.75K +0.05% $201.75 13.2M Dec 26, 2024 See footnotes F1, F2, F3
transaction VRSN Common Stock Purchase $2.24M +11.1K +0.08% $202.71 13.2M Dec 26, 2024 See footnotes F2, F3, F4
transaction VRSN Common Stock Purchase $21.5K +106 +0% $203.13 13.2M Dec 26, 2024 See footnotes F2, F3
transaction VRSN Common Stock Purchase $1.34M +6.62K +0.05% $202.51 13.2M Dec 27, 2024 See footnotes F2, F3, F5
transaction VRSN Common Stock Purchase $3.65M +17.9K +0.14% $203.79 13.2M Dec 27, 2024 See footnotes F2, F3, F6
transaction VRSN Common Stock Purchase $970K +4.75K +0.04% $204.19 13.2M Dec 27, 2024 See footnotes F2, F3, F7
transaction VRSN Common Stock Purchase $513K +2.5K +0.02% $205.40 13.2M Dec 27, 2024 See footnotes F2, F3, F8
transaction VRSN Common Stock Purchase $62.8K +305 +0% $206.04 13.2M Dec 27, 2024 See footnotes F2, F3, F9
transaction VRSN Common Stock Purchase $1.02M +5K +0.04% $203.27 13.2M Dec 30, 2024 See footnotes F2, F3, F10
transaction VRSN Common Stock Purchase $2.4M +11.7K +0.09% $204.40 13.3M Dec 30, 2024 See footnotes F2, F3, F11
transaction VRSN Common Stock Purchase $2M +9.74K +0.07% $204.85 13.3M Dec 30, 2024 See footnotes F2, F3, F12
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $201.1200 to $202.1150. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide Verisign, Inc. ("Verisign"), any security holder of Verisign, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the range set forth in footnote 1 to this Form 4.
F2 7,996,889 of the total reported securities are owned as of December 30, 2024 by the following subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. ("Berkshire"): Government Employees Insurance Company (7,996,889). As Berkshire is in the chain of ownership of the subsidiary, it may be deemed presently to both beneficially own and have a pecuniary interest in all shares presently directly owned by the subsidiary. Warren E. Buffett, as the controlling stockholder of Berkshire, may be deemed presently to beneficially own, but only to the extent he has a pecuniary interest in, the shares presently owned by the subsidiary. Mr. Buffett disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
F3 5,272,947 of the total reported securities are owned as of December 30, 2024 by the following pension plans of Berkshire's subsidiaries: Berkshire Hathaway Consolidated Pension Plan (1,015,032), Precision CastParts Corp Master Trust (362,815), Scott Fetzer Collective Investment Trust (95,100) and BNSF Master Retirement Trust (3,800,000). Each of Berkshire, Mr. Buffett and these pension plans disclaims beneficial ownership in such shares.
F4 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $202.1200 to $203.0600. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide Verisign, any security holder of Verisign, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the range set forth in footnote 4 to this Form 4.
F5 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $201.9800 to $202.9600. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide Verisign, any security holder of Verisign, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the range set forth in footnote 5 to this Form 4.
F6 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $203.0100 to $203.9700. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide Verisign, any security holder of Verisign, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the range set forth in footnote 6 to this Form 4.
F7 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $203.9800 to $204.9700. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide Verisign, any security holder of Verisign, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the range set forth in footnote 7 to this Form 4.
F8 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $204.9800 to $205.9250. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide Verisign, any security holder of Verisign, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the range set forth in footnote 8 to this Form 4.
F9 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $206.0000 to $206.1100. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide Verisign, any security holder of Verisign, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the range set forth in footnote 9 to this Form 4.
F10 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $202.7300 to $203.7100. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide Verisign, any security holder of Verisign, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the range set forth in footnote 10 to this Form 4.
F11 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $203.7600 to $204.7250. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide Verisign, any security holder of Verisign, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the range set forth in footnote 11 to this Form 4.
F12 The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $204.7300 to $205.0000. The Reporting Persons undertake to provide Verisign, any security holder of Verisign, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price within the range set forth in footnote 12 to this Form 4.