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):
March 21, 2018
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 March 21, 2018, Mark Midle resigned from the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Limelight Networks, Inc. (the "Company") effective immediately. Mr. Midle is a Vice President of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, and has been a member of the Board since June 2015. Between November 2017 and March 6, 2018, investment partnerships affiliated with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. sold 30.3 million shares that they had acquired at the Company’s IPO in June 2007. Mr. Midle’s resignation is in connection with the sale of that position. Mr. Midle’s resignation did not involve any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company's operations, policies or practices. A replacement has not been named at this time.
Also on March 21, 2018, in connection with Mr. Midle’s resignation from the Board and in recognition of efforts and contributions to the Company, the Board approved the immediate accelerated vesting of 39,585 restricted stock units previously granted to Mr. Midle, which were scheduled to vest in June 2018.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit Number | Description | |
99.1 | Limelight Networks, Inc. Press Release dated March 21, 2018 (furnished herewith). | |
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: March 21, 2018 | By: | /s/ Michael DiSanto | |||||||||||
Michael DiSanto SVP, Chief Administrative and Legal Officer & Secretary | |||||||||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number | Description | |
99.1 | Limelight Networks, Inc. Press Release dated March 21, 2018 (furnished herewith). | |
Limelight Announces Change to Board of Directors
TEMPE, Ariz., March 21, 2018 – Limelight Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: LLNW), a global leader in digital content delivery, today announced that Mark Midle has resigned from its Board of Directors effective immediately.
Mr. Midle is a Vice President of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and has been a member of the Board since June 2015. Between November 2017 and March 6, 2018, investment partnerships affiliated with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. sold 30.3 million shares that they had acquired at Limelight’s IPO in June 2007. Mr. Midle’s resignation is in connection with the sale of this position.
“On behalf of our Board and the entire management team, I want to thank Mark for his service,” said Robert Lento, Chief Executive Officer of Limelight Networks. “His expertise and insights were extremely beneficial to Limelight and our shareholders. We appreciate his contributions over the last three years and wish him all the best.”
A replacement for Mr. Midle has not been named at this time.
Limelight will hold its annual shareholder meeting on June 7, 2018.
About Limelight
Limelight Networks, a global leader in digital content delivery, empowers customers to better engage online audiences by enabling them to securely manage and globally deliver digital content, on any device. The company’s Limelight Orchestrate Platform includes a global infrastructure with a fully-integrated suite of capabilities and services to help you address all your content delivery needs. The Orchestrate Platform solves your most important content delivery challenges so you can deliver the next great digital experience anywhere. For more information, please visit www.limelight.com and follow us on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.
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