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)
November 6, 2008
LIMELIGHT NETWORKS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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001-33508
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20-1677033 |
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2220 W. 14th Street
Tempe AZ 85281
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(602) 850-5000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(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.
(d) On November 6, 2008, Limelight Networks, Inc. (the “Company”) announced the appointment of
Jeffrey T. Fisher to the Company’s Board of Directors, effective November 11, 2008, to fill a
vacancy, to serve until his successor is duly elected and qualified. Mr. Fisher will serve as a
Class III director of the Company. Mr. Fisher will also serve as a member of the Audit Committee
and the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors.
As a result of Mr. Fisher’s appointment to the Board of Directors, he became entitled to an
automatic and nondiscretionary initial stock option award under the Company’s 2007 Equity Incentive
Plan for the purchase of 52,500 shares of the Company’s common stock, which vests over a three year
term. The Company also plans to enter into an indemnification agreement with Mr. Fisher in the
same form as the indemnification agreements the Company has entered into with other members of the
Board of Directors. Mr. Fisher also will be eligible to receive cash compensation under the terms
of the Company’s non-employee director compensation policy.
On November 6, 2008, the Company issued a press release regarding Mr. Fisher’s appointment to
the Company’s Board of Directors. The press release is filed with this report on Form 8-K as
Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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Description |
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99.1
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Press release of Limelight Networks, Inc., dated November 6, 2008. |
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