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, 2017
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.

On November 6, 2017, the Compensation Committee (the "Committee") of the Board of Directors of Limelight Networks, Inc. (the "Company") made the following compensation decisions in connection with its annual review of executive officer compensation:
The Committee approved certain equity incentive awards to members of the senior leadership team, including the awards to the following named executive officers:    
Name and Title
 
Options (1)(2)
 
 
Restricted Stock Units (2)
Robert A. Lento
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
 
 
482,630
 
 
246,720
Sajid Malhotra
SVP, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
 
 
213,560
 
 
109,170
Michael DiSanto
SVP, Chief Administrative and Legal Officer & Secretary
 
 
170,850
 
 
87,340
George Vonderhaar
SVP, Chief Sales Officer
 
 
138,810
 
 
70,960
Kurt Silverman
SVP, Development and Delivery
 
 
144,150
 
 
73,690
 
(1)
Each stock option has an exercise price per share equal to the fair market value per share of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant, November 6, 2017.
(2)
Subject to the provisions of the Amended and Restated 2007 Equity Incentive Plan or each recipient’s respective employment agreement, one-third (1/3rd) of the RSUs will vest on December 1, 2018, one-twelfth (1/12th) of the RSUs will vest on March 1, 2019, and an additional one- twelfth (1/12th) will vest on the first day of each June, September, December and March thereafter for eight (8) consecutive quarters, provided the recipient continues to be a Service Provider through each such vesting date. One-third (1/3rd) of the shares subject to the stock option will vest on December 1, 2018, and one-thirty-sixth (1/36th) of the stock options will vest on the 1st day of January, 2019 and on the 1st day of each month thereafter until all of the stock options have vested (three years), provided the recipient continues to be a Service Provider through each such vesting date.

2018 Target Annual Cash Bonus Amounts and Salary Determination

The Committee approved 2018 target annual cash bonus amounts and salaries for the Company’s senior executive officers, including the Company’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, and other named executive officers. The target cash bonus amounts pertain to services to be performed in fiscal 2018 (which bonuses will be paid in 2019) pursuant to the Master Executive and Management Bonus Plan, a copy of which was furnished with a Current Report on Form 8-K on May 19, 2009. We anticipate that each bonus plan participant may earn between zero and 200% of the target bonus depending upon the level of attainment or over-attainment of specified corporate financial and operational performance goals. The target annual incentive compensation shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable 2018 incentive compensation plan(s) approved by the Committee.













The 2018 salary and target annual cash bonus amounts for the Company’s current named executive officers are summarized below:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Name
 
2018 Salary
 
 
2018 Target Annual Incentive
 
Robert A. Lento
 
$480,000
 
 
 
$438,000
 
Sajid Malhotra
 
$355,000
 
 
 
$235,000
 
Michael DiSanto
 
$323,000
 
 
 
$167,000
 
George Vonderhaar
 
$294,000
 
 
 
$206,000
 
Kurt Silverman
 
$295,000
 
 
 
$165,000
 

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: November 8, 2016
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ Michael DiSanto
 
 
 
 
 
 
Michael DiSanto
SVP, Chief Administrative and Legal Officer & Secretary