Calculation Of Net Income Per Share

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

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 March 31,
	2018	2017
	(In thousands)
Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding	97,250	102,467
Weighted-average potential shares of common stock outstanding:
Conversion spread related to Subordinated Convertible Debentures	25,579	21,327
Unvested RSUs and ESPP	677	670
Shares used to compute diluted earnings per share	123,506	124,464

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.