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, 8th Floor
Tempe, AZ 85281
(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)
(602) 850-5000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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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 |
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| 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.
| LIMELIGHT NETWORKS, INC. | ||||||
| Dated: January 10, 2012 | By: | /s/ Philip C. Maynard | ||||
| Philip C. Maynard Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | ||||||