Calculation Of Net Income Per Share

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

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:



	Year Ended December 31,
	2016	2015	2014
	(In thousands)
Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding	107,001	114,155	126,710
Weighted-average potential shares of common stock outstanding:
Conversion spread related to Subordinated Convertible Debentures	21,074	18,047	13,384
Unvested RSUs, stock options, and ESPP	758	829	801
Shares used to compute diluted earnings per share	128,833	133,031	140,895

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.