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: November 16, 2012

(Date of earliest event reported)

MusclePharm Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

4721 Ironton Street, Building A

Denver, Colorado 80239 

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(303) 396-6100 

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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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.

On November 16, 2012, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of MusclePharm Corporation (the “Company”) granted restricted stock unit awards (the “Awards”) to two of the Company’s named executive officers. Each Award was granted subject to the terms and conditions of a restricted stock unit agreement (the “RSU Agreement”), in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1, which provides that each restricted stock unit (“RSU”) represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock of the Company. Each Award vests one-third on each of January 1, 2013, January 1, 2014 and December 1, 2014, subject to continued employment by the recipient with the Company. The Awards are subject to any compensatory recovery policy of the Company in effect at the time of each vesting date. The Awards granted to the two named executive officers are set forth below.

The foregoing description of the RSU Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the form of RSU Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

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.