Calculation Of Net Income Per Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 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 September 30,		Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2017	2016	2017	2016
	(In thousands)
Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding	99,614	106,307	101,036	107,982
Weighted-average potential shares of common stock outstanding:
Conversion spread related to Convertible Debentures	23,956	20,789	22,605	21,244
Unvested RSUs and ESPP	504	654	521	741
Shares used to compute diluted earnings per share	124,074	127,750	124,162	129,967

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.