VERISIGN INC/CA — Major Shareholding Notification 2011

Dec 9, 2011

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

*SCHEDULE 13G*

*Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )**

*Verisign, Inc.*

(Name of Issuer)

*Common Shares*

(Title of Class of Securities)

*92343E102*

(CUSIP Number)

*November 30, 2011*

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

x	Rule 13d-1(b)
o	Rule 13d-1(c)
o	Rule 13d-1(d)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

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CUSIP No. 92343E102 — 1.	Names of Reporting Persons Macquarie Group Limited
2.	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
	(a)	x
	(b)	o
3.	SEC Use Only
4.	Citizenship or Place of Organization Sydney, New South Wales Australia
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With	5.	Sole Voting Power 16,807,552
	6.	Shared Voting Power 0
	7.	Sole Dispositive Power 16,807,552
	8.	Shared Dispositive Power 0
9.	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 16,807,552 deemed beneficially owned due to reporting person’s ownership of Macquarie Bank Limited, Macquarie Investment Management Limited, Delaware Management Holdings Inc. and Delaware Management Business Trust whose individual holdings are shown on the following forms.
10.	Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) o
11.	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 10.5%
12.	Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) HC

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CUSIP No. 92343E102 — 1.	Names of Reporting Persons Macquarie Bank Limited
2.	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
	(a)	x
	(b)	o
3.	SEC Use Only
4.	Citizenship or Place of Organization Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With	5.	Sole Voting Power 13,800
	6.	Shared Voting Power 0
	7.	Sole Dispositive Power 13,800
	8.	Shared Dispositive Power 0
9.	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 13,800
10.	Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) o
11.	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 0%
12.	Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) CO

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CUSIP No. 92343E102 — 1.	Names of Reporting Persons Macquarie Investment Management Limited
2.	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
	(a)	x
	(b)	o
3.	SEC Use Only
4.	Citizenship or Place of Organization Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With	5.	Sole Voting Power 8,217
	6.	Shared Voting Power 0
	7.	Sole Dispositive Power 8,217
	8.	Shared Dispositive Power 0
9.	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 8,217
10.	Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) o
11.	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 0%
12.	Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) CO

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CUSIP No. 92343E102 — 1.	Names of Reporting Persons Delaware Management Holdings Inc.
2.	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
	(a)	x
	(b)	o
3.	SEC Use Only
4.	Citizenship or Place of Organization State of Delaware
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With	5.	Sole Voting Power 16,785,535
	6.	Shared Voting Power
	7.	Sole Dispositive Power 16,785,535
	8.	Shared Dispositive Power
9.	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 16,785,535 deemed beneficially owned due to reporting person’s ownership of Delaware Management Business Trust
10.	Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) o
11.	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 10.5%
12.	Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) HC

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CUSIP No. 92343E102 — 1.	Names of Reporting Persons Delaware Management Business Trust
2.	Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
	(a)	x
	(b)	o
3.	SEC Use Only
4.	Citizenship or Place of Organization State of Delaware
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With	5.	Sole Voting Power 16,785,535
	6.	Shared Voting Power
	7.	Sole Dispositive Power 16,785,535
	8.	Shared Dispositive Power
9.	Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 16,785,535
10.	Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) o
11.	Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) 10.5%
12.	Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) IA

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Item 1.	(a)	Name of Issuer Verisign, Inc.
	(b)	Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices 21355 Ridgetop Circle, Dulles, VA
Item 2.
	(a)	Name of Person Filing This Schedule 13G is jointly filed by Macquarie Group Limited, Macquarie Bank Limited, Macquarie Investment Management Limited, Delaware Management Holdings, Inc. and Delaware Management Business Trust.
	(b)	Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence The principal business address of Macquarie Group Limited, Macquarie Bank Limited and Macquarie Investment Management Limited is No.1 Martin Place Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The principal business address of Delaware Management Holdings Inc, and Delaware Management Business Trust is 2005 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103.
	(c)	Citizenship Macquarie Group Limited, Macquarie Bank Limited and Macquarie Investment Management Limited - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Corporation Delaware Management Holdings Inc. and Delaware Management Business Trust – incorporated or formed under the laws of the State of Delaware.
	(d)	Title of Class of Securities Common Stock
	(e)	CUSIP Number 92343E102
Item 3.	If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
	(a)	o	Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o);
	(b)	o	Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
	(c)	o	Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
	(d)	o	Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);
	(e)	x	An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
	(f)	o	An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
	(g)	x	A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
	(h)	o	A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
	(i)	o	A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
	(j)	o	A non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d–1(b)(1)(ii)(J);
	(k)	o	Group, in accordance with § 240.13d–1(b)(1)(ii)(K). If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d–1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution:____

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Item 4.	Ownership
Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.
	(a)	Amount beneficially owned: See responses on the cover page hereto.
	(b)	Percent of class: See responses on the cover page hereto.
	(c)	Number of shares as to which the person has:
		(i)	Sole power to vote or to direct the vote See responses on the cover page hereto.
		(ii)	Shared power to vote or to direct the vote 0
		(iii)	Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of See responses on the cover page hereto.
		(iv)	Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 0
Item 5.	Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following o .
Item 6.	Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
Not applicable.
Item 7.	Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person
See Exhibit A.
Item 8.	Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
Not applicable.
Item 9.	Notice of Dissolution of Group
Not applicable.

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Item 10.

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

*Signature*

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Macquarie Group Limited	December 8, 2011
	Date
/s/ Gus Wong	/s/ Heidi Mortensen
Signature	Signature
Gus Wong Attorney-in-Fact	Heidi Mortensen Attorney-in-Fact

Macquarie Bank Limited	December 8, 2011
	Date
/s/ Gus Wong	/s/ Heidi Mortensen
Signature	Signature
Gus Wong Attorney-in-Fact	Heidi Mortensen Attorney-in-Fact

Macquarie Investment Management Limited
Date
/s/ Joe Flex
Signature
Joe Flex Associate Director

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Delaware Management Holdings, Inc
Date
/s/ Brian L. Murray
Signature
Brian L. Murray Chief Compliance Officer

Delaware Management Business Trust
Date
/s/ Brian L. Murray
Signature
Brian L. Murray Chief Compliance Officer

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*EXHIBIT A*

AGREEMENT TO FILE JOINT ACQUISITION STATEMENTS

AGREEMENT made this 9th day of SEPTEMBER, 2011 by and between DELAWARE GROUP EQUITY FUNDS I, DELAWARE GROUP EQUITY FUNDS II, DELAWARE GROUP EQUITY FUNDS III, DELAWARE GROUP EQUITY FUNDS IV, DELAWARE GROUP EQUITY FUNDS V, DELAWARE GROUP INCOME FUNDS, DELAWARE GROUP LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUNDS, DELAWARE GROUP CASH RESERVE, DELAWARE GROUP GOVERNMENT FUND, DELAWARE GROUP STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST, DELAWARE GROUP TAX-FREE FUND, DELAWARE GROUP GLOBAL & INTERNATIONAL FUNDS, DELAWARE GROUP TAX-FREE MONEY FUND, DELAWARE GROUP ADVISER FUNDS,DELAWARE VIP TRUST, DELAWARE POOLED TRUST, DELAWARE GROUP FOUNDATION FUNDS, DELAWARE INVESTMENTS DIVIDEND AND INCOME FUND, INC., DELAWARE INVESTMENTS GLOBAL DIVIDEND AND INCOME FUND, INC., DELAWARE ENHANCED GLOBAL DIVIDEND AND INCOME FUND, VOYAGEUR INSURED FUNDS, VOYAGEUR INTERMEDIATE TAX FREE FUNDS, VOYAGEUR MUTUAL FUNDS, VOYAGEUR MUTUAL FUNDS II, VOYAGEUR MUTUAL FUNDS III, VOYAGEUR TAX FREE FUNDS, DELAWARE INVESTMENTS COLORADO MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND, INC., DELAWARE INVESTMENTS NATIONAL MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND, DELAWARE INVESTMENTS MINNESOTA MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND II,INC., (the “Delaware Investments Family of Funds”), Delaware Management Business Trust, Delaware Management Holdings, Inc, Macquarie Affiliated Managers (USA) Inc., Macquarie Affiliated Managers Holdings (USA) Inc., Macquarie FG Holdings Inc., Macquarie Funding Holdings Inc., Macquarie Americas Holdings Pty Ltd., Macquarie Bank Limited, Macquarie B.H. Pty Limited and Macquarie Group Limited herein collectively referred to as the “parties”.

WHEREAS, the parties hereto may be deemed to be the direct or indirect beneficial owners of the same equity securities for the purpose of the reporting requirements of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and

WHEREAS, the regulations promulgated under Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act permit the joining of such beneficial owners in the filing of a single Joint Acquisition Statement reporting such ownership to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, and each of the parties hereto intending to be legally bound, it is agreed as follows:

1. In the event that any two or more parties shall be deemed to be the direct or indirect beneficial owners of the same equity security required to be reported to the Securities and Exchange Commission such parties may join together in the filing of a Joint Acquisition Statement with respect to that security.

2. With respect to each Joint Acquisition Statement in which a party joins, each party acknowledges that (a) it will be eligible under applicable regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission to join in the filing and (b) it will be responsible for the timely filing of such statement and any amendments thereto and the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning such party; but each such party shall not be responsible for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning the other parties making the filing, unless such party knows or has reason to believe that such information with respect to such other parties is inaccurate.

3. The parties consent to the inclusion of a copy of this agreement as an exhibit to any Joint Acquisition Statement filed on behalf of any of them.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this agreement by their duly authorized officers as of the date set forth above.

DELAWARE GROUP EQUITY FUNDS I

DELAWARE GROUP EQUITY FUNDS II

DELAWARE GROUP EQUITY FUNDS III

DELAWARE GROUP EQUITY FUNDS IV

DELAWARE GROUP EQUITY FUNDS V

DELAWARE GROUP INCOME FUNDS

DELAWARE GROUP LIMITED-TERM GOVERNMENT FUNDS

DELAWARE GROUP CASH RESERVE

DELAWARE GROUP GOVERNMENT FUND

DELAWARE GROUP STATE TAX-FREE INCOME TRUST

DELAWARE GROUP TAX-FREE FUND

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DELAWARE GROUP GLOBAL & INTERNATIONAL FUNDS

DELAWARE GROUP TAX-FREE MONEY FUND

DELAWARE GROUP ADVISER FUNDS

DELAWARE VIP TRUST

DELAWARE POOLED TRUST

DELAWARE GROUP FOUNDATION FUNDS

DELAWARE INVESTMENTS DIVIDEND AND INCOME FUND, INC.

DELAWARE INVESTMENTS GLOBAL DIVIDEND AND INCOME FUND, INC.

DELAWARE ENHANCED GLOBAL DIVIDEND AND INCOME FUND

VOYAGEUR INSURED FUNDS

VOYAGEUR INTERMEDIATE TAX FREE FUNDS

VOYAGEUR MUTUAL FUNDS

VOYAGEUR MUTUAL FUNDS II

VOYAGEUR MUTUAL FUNDS III

VOYAGEUR TAX FREE FUNDS

DELAWARE INVESTMENTS COLORADO MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND, INC.

DELAWARE INVESTMENTS NATIONAL MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND

DELAWARE INVESTMENTS MINNESOTA MUNICIPAL INCOME FUND II, INC.

ATTEST BY:
/s/ David P. O’Connor	/s/ Brian L. Murray
DELAWARE MANAGEMENT BUSINESS TRUST
ATTEST BY:
/s/ David P. O’Connor	/s/ Brian L. Murray
DELAWARE MANAGEMENT COMPANY INC
ATTEST BY:
/s/ David P. O’Connor	/s/ Brian L. Murray
DELAWARE INVESTMENTS U.S. INC.
ATTEST BY:
/s/ David P. O’Connor	/s/ Brian L. Murray
DMHC CORP.
ATTEST BY:
/s/ David P. O’Connor	/s/ Brian L. Murray
DELAWARE MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS, INC.
ATTEST BY:
/s/ David P. O’Connor	/s/ Brian L. Murray

MACQUARIE AFFILIATED MANAGERS (USA) INC.

MACQUARIE AFFILIATED MANAGERS HOLDINGS (USA) INC.

MACQUARIE FG HOLDINGS INC.

MACQUARIE FUNDING HOLDINGS INC.

MACQUARIE AMERICAS HOLDINGS PTY LTD.

MACQUARIE BANK LIMITED

MACQUARIE B.H. PTY LIMITED

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MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED

ATTEST BY:
/s/ Gus Wong	/s/ Heidi Mortensen
Attorney-in-Fact	Attorney-in-Fact

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*EXHIBIT B*

Powers of Attorney for Macquarie Group Limited and Macquarie Bank Limited incorporated by reference to 13G filings made by Macquarie Group Limited and Macquarie Bank Limited on September 9, 2011.

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*EXHIBIT C*

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

Macquarie Group Limited and Macquarie Investment Management Limited in compliance with Rule 13d-1(k) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, hereby agree that the statement on Schedule 13G to which this Agreement is attached as an exhibit is, and any amendments thereto filed by any of us will be, filed on behalf of each such company, that each such company is responsible for the timely filing of the Schedule 13G and any amendments thereto and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning such company contained therein.

Date: December 8, 2011

Macquarie Group Limited
/s/ Heidi Mortensen
Name:	Heidi Mortensen
Title:	Attorney-in Fact
/s/ Gus Wong
Name:	Gus Wong
Title:	Attorney-in Fact
Macquarie Investment Management Limited
/s/ Joe Flex
Name:	Joe Flex
Title:	Associate Director

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