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This excerpt taken from the VRSN DEF 14A filed Apr 10, 2006. Non-Qualified Stock Options
Non-qualified stock options do not qualify for any special tax benefits to the optionee. An optionee will not recognize any taxable income at the time he or she is granted a non-qualified option. Upon exercise of the stock
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