FORM 8-K

LIMELIGHT NETWORKS, INC.

Dated: January 10, 2012

/s/ Philip C. Maynard

Philip C. Maynard

Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary

0001193125-12-008076.txt : 20120110 0001193125-12-008076.hdr.sgml : 20120110 20120110172925 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-12-008076 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120105 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20120110 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120110 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Limelight Networks, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001391127 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-BUSINESS SERVICES, NEC [7389] IRS NUMBER: 201677033 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-33508 FILM NUMBER: 12520696 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 222 SOUTH MILL AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR CITY: TEMPE STATE: AZ ZIP: 85281 BUSINESS PHONE: 602-850-5000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 222 SOUTH MILL AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR CITY: TEMPE STATE: AZ ZIP: 85281 8-K 1 d280428d8k.htm FORM 8-K FORM 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 5, 2012

LIMELIGHT NETWORKS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-33508

20-1677033

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

222 South Mill Avenue, 8^th Floor

Tempe, AZ 85281

(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)

(602) 850-5000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(e) On January 5, 2012, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Limelight Networks, Inc. (the “Company”) authorized and approved a discretionary payment of annual cash bonuses under the Master Executive and Management Bonus Plan (the “Plan”) to Plan participants, including the Company’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer and other named executive officers. The table below sets forth the bonuses awarded to the Company’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer and other named executive officers:


Executive Officer	2011 Cash Bonus

Jeffrey W. Lunsford President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman	$	133,266

Nathan F. Raciborski Co-Founder, Chief Technical Officer and Director	$	59,221

Douglas S. Lindroth Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer	$	52,357

David M. Hatfield Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales, Marketing and Services	$	96,871

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.