威瑞信 2024年度报告
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2024ANNUALREPORT DEAR VERISIGN STOCĎHOĘDERSր OUR MISSION Enable the world to connect online with reliability andconfidence, anytime, anywhere OUR VALUES •We are stewards of the internet and our Company•We are passionate about technology and continuousimprovement•We respect others and exhibit integrity in our actions•We take responsibility for our actions and hold ourselvesto a higher standard In 2024 we executed on our mission, extending our record of providing 100% availability for our .com and .netresolution infrastructure to more than 27 years. As a result, we delivered solid financial results and completedthe renewal of both the .com Registry Agreement with ICANN and the Cooperative Agreement with the NTIAfor another six-year term. Revenues grew to $1.56 billion, up 4.3% year over year and the fourteenth consecutive year of revenue andoperating income growth since divesting non-core assets. We repurchased 6.6 million shares, returning $1.2billion to our stockholders. Our balance sheet remained strong, with year-end cash, cash equivalents andmarketable securities at $600 million. Throughout 2024 we continued to execute on our mission of internet stewardship with unwavering precision.We carry out this mission while protecting, evolving, and strengthening the critical infrastructure we operate,a purpose-built internet infrastructure network that processes an average of more than 400 billion transactionsevery day. In April of 2025 the Company will celebrate 30 years since its incorporation. As we look to 2025 and beyond,we will continue to focus on and be driven by our mission of enabling the world to connect online with reliabilityand confidence, anytime, anywhere. Thank you for your support. Jim BidzosChairman of the Board of Directors,Executive Chairman,President and Chief Executive OfficerApril 2025 (This page intentionally left blank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his page intentionally left blank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
