Amendment No. 2 to Form S-4
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2010

Registration No. 333-164874

 

 

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

AMENDMENT NO. 2

TO

FORM S-4

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

Limelight Networks, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   7389   20-1677033

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation)

 

(Primary Standard Industrial

Classification Code Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

2220 W. 14th Street

Tempe, Arizona 85281

(602) 850-5000

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

 

Jeffrey W. Lunsford

President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman

Limelight Networks, Inc.

2220 W. 14th Street

Tempe, Arizona 85281

(602) 850-5000

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

 

With Copies to:

 

Mark L. Reinstra, Esq.

Michael S. Ringler, Esq.

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Professional Corporation

650 Page Mill Road

Palo Alto, California 94304-1050

(650) 493-9300

 

John J. Vincent

Chief Executive Officer and Chairman

EyeWonder, Inc.

229 Peachtree Street, NE

International Tower, Suite 1700

Atlanta, Georgia 30303

(678) 891-2020

 

W. Benjamin Barkley, Esq.

Kilpatrick Stockton LLP

1100 Peachtree Street, Suite 2800

Atlanta, Georgia 30309

(404) 815-6500

 

 

Approximate date of commencement of the proposed sale of the securities to the public: As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective and upon completion of the merger described in the enclosed document.

If the securities being registered on this Form are being offered in connection with the formation of a holding company and there is compliance with General Instruction G, check the following box.  ¨

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ¨

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer  ¨

  Accelerated filer  x   Non-accelerated filer  ¨   Smaller reporting company  ¨
    (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)  

If applicable, place an X in the box to designate the appropriate rule provision relied upon in conducting this transaction:

Exchange Act Rule 13e-4(i) (Cross-Border Issuer Tender Offer)  ¨

Exchange Act Rule 14d-1(d) (Cross-Border Third-Party Tender Offer)  ¨

 

 

The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such dates as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

 

 


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Information contained herein is subject to completion or amendment. A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. This document shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of any offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.

 

PRELIMINARY — SUBJECT TO COMPLETION — DATED MARCH 31, 2010

LOGO   LOGO

SPECIAL MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS

MERGERS PROPOSED — YOUR VOTE IS VERY IMPORTANT

On December 21, 2009, Limelight Networks, Inc., referred to as Limelight, and EyeWonder, Inc., referred to as EyeWonder, announced a business combination in which a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Limelight will merge with and into EyeWonder, with EyeWonder continuing as the interim surviving entity, and, immediately thereafter, EyeWonder will merge with and into a second direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Limelight, with such subsidiary continuing as the final surviving entity. The first merger is referred to herein as the first-step merger, the second merger is referred to herein as the second-step merger, and together these mergers are referred to herein as the merger.

If the merger is completed, the holders of shares of EyeWonder capital stock outstanding immediately prior to the completion of the merger will receive, in the aggregate, $62 million in cash, subject to certain adjustments as described below, and 12,740,000 shares of Limelight common stock. In addition, EyeWonder securityholders may receive up to an aggregate amount of 4,774,000 shares of Limelight common stock and approximately $292,000 after the closing of the merger if certain performance metrics are satisfied.

Upon the completion of the merger, Limelight will deduct an amount of cash and Limelight common stock with an aggregate value of approximately $11 million from the total merger consideration otherwise payable in the merger to EyeWonder securityholders to be held in escrow as security for indemnification claims under the agreement and plan of merger entered into by Limelight and EyeWonder, dated as of December 21, 2009, which is referred to in this proxy statement/prospectus as the merger agreement. The escrow fund will be held until June 28, 2011, subject to any unresolved indemnification claims.

The amount of cash and stock payable to the EyeWonder securityholders at closing is subject to a number of factors summarized below that will not be known with certainty until after the closing of the merger.

 

   

The $62 million cash portion of the aggregate merger consideration will be adjusted upward by the amount of EyeWonder’s cash and cash equivalents as of the closing and the amount by which its working capital exceeds $8.3 million at closing, and downward by the amount of EyeWonder’s debt outstanding at closing, EyeWonder’s transaction costs not paid prior to closing, and the amount by which EyeWonder’s working capital is less than $8.3 million at closing. EyeWonder currently estimates that the adjustments will reduce the cash portion of the merger consideration by approximately $11.6325 million, resulting in an estimated $50.3675 million of cash payable to the EyeWonder securityholders at the closing, or approximately $2.1090 per share of EyeWonder common stock based on an estimated 23,882,275 shares of EyeWonder common stock outstanding as of the closing and after giving effect to the exercise or conversion of all outstanding stock options and warrants. For a more complete description of the potential adjustments to the cash portion of the aggregate merger consideration, we urge you to read the section entitled “Summary — The Merger Agreement — Merger Consideration” beginning on page 14 of this proxy statement/prospectus.

 

   

EyeWonder securityholders will also be entitled to receive as part of the merger consideration an aggregate of 12,740,000 shares of Limelight common stock, or approximately 0.5335 shares of Limelight common stock for each share of EyeWonder common stock they hold. An estimated 3,013,699 of these shares, or 0.1262 shares for each share of EyeWonder common stock outstanding as of the closing, will be placed in escrow pursuant to the merger agreement and not delivered until after the end of the escrow period, which will expire on June 28, 2011. Accordingly, at closing, EyeWonder securityholders will receive approximately 0.4073 shares of Limelight common stock for each share of EyeWonder common stock they hold upon completion of the merger.

 

   

If the performance metrics are satisfied, EyeWonder securityholders will receive up to an additional 4,774,000 shares of Limelight common stock and $292,000 in cash in approximately April 2011, or 0.1999 shares for each share of EyeWonder common stock held as of the closing and $0.01 per share of EyeWonder common stock held as of the closing.


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The above per share amounts are estimates only and are subject to change under certain circumstances as described above and set forth more fully in the merger agreement. The merger agreement does not provide for a maximum cap or other limitation on the amount of such adjustments to the cash portion of the aggregate merger consideration. The actual consideration EyeWonder securityholders receive in exchange for their EyeWonder stock may be more, less or the same as these estimates. For a more complete description of what EyeWonder securityholders will receive in the merger, see the section entitled “Summary — The Merger Agreement — Merger Consideration” beginning on page 14 of this proxy statement/prospectus.

The stock component of the merger consideration will not be adjusted for changes in the stock price of Limelight before or after the merger is completed. Limelight common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “LLNW.” On [                    ], 2010, the last trading day before the date of this proxy statement/prospectus, the closing price of Limelight common stock was $[            ] per share.

Stockholders of Limelight will be asked, at Limelight’s special meeting of stockholders, to approve the issuance of shares of Limelight common stock to the stockholders of EyeWonder. Stockholders of EyeWonder will be asked, at EyeWonder’s special meeting of stockholders, to adopt the merger agreement.

The dates, times and places of the special meetings are as follows:

 

For Limelight stockholders:   For EyeWonder stockholders:
April 30, 2010   April 28, 2010
9:00 a.m., local time   9:00 a.m., local time
Sheraton Phoenix Airport Hotel Tempe   EyeWonder, Inc.
1600 South 52nd Street   229 Peachtree Street, NE
Tempe, Arizona 85281   International Tower, Suite 1700
  Atlanta, Georgia 30303

This proxy statement/prospectus provides you with information about Limelight, EyeWonder and the proposed transaction. You may obtain other information about Limelight from documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We encourage you to read the entire proxy statement/prospectus carefully.

 

LOGO   LOGO
Jeffrey W. Lunsford   John J. Vincent
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman   Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
Limelight Networks, Inc.   EyeWonder, Inc.

FOR A DISCUSSION OF SIGNIFICANT MATTERS THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED BEFORE VOTING AT THE SPECIAL MEETINGS, SEE “RISK FACTORS” BEGINNING ON PAGE 26.

NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES REGULATORS HAVE APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THE LIMELIGHT COMMON STOCK TO BE ISSUED IN THE TRANSACTION OR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

This proxy statement/prospectus is dated [                    ], 2010, and is first being mailed to stockholders of Limelight and EyeWonder on or about [                    ], 2010.

THIS PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS IS NOT AN OFFER TO SELL THESE SECURITIES NOR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY THESE SECURITIES IN ANY STATE WHERE THE OFFER OR SALE IS NOT PERMITTED.


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LIMELIGHT NETWORKS, INC.

2220 W. 14th Street

Tempe, Arizona 85281

(602) 850-5000

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

TO BE HELD ON APRIL 30, 2010

[                    ], 2010

To the Stockholders of Limelight Networks, Inc.:

On behalf of the board of directors of Limelight Networks, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Limelight”), Limelight is pleased to deliver this proxy statement/prospectus relating to the proposed mergers by which Limelight is proposing to acquire EyeWonder, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“EyeWonder”), pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 21, 2009, among Limelight, Elvis Merger Sub One Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Limelight, Elvis Merger Sub Two LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Limelight, EyeWonder, John J. Vincent, as stockholder representative and Deutsche Bank National Trust, as Escrow Agent. A special meeting of stockholders of Limelight will be held on April 30, 2010 at 9:00 a.m., local time, at the Sheraton Phoenix Airport Hotel Tempe, located at 1600 South 52nd Street, Tempe, Arizona 85281, for the following purposes:

Proposal No. 1. To consider and vote upon the issuance of shares of Limelight common stock in the merger of Elvis Merger Sub One Corporation with and into EyeWonder as contemplated by the merger agreement.

Proposal No. 2. To consider and vote upon an adjournment of the Limelight special meeting, if necessary, if a quorum is present, to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes in favor of Proposal No. 1.

The Limelight special meeting will also address such other business as may properly come before the Limelight special meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

The Limelight board of directors has fixed March 31, 2010 as the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Limelight special meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof. Only holders of record of shares of Limelight common stock at the close of business on the record date are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Limelight special meeting. At the close of business on the record date, Limelight had outstanding and entitled to vote [            ] shares of common stock.

Your vote is important. The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares entitled to vote on the subject matter and present in person or represented by proxy at the Limelight special meeting is required for approval of each of Proposal No. 1 and Proposal No. 2 above. THE APPROVAL OF PROPOSAL NO. 1 IS A CONDITION TO THE COMPLETION OF THE MERGER. Even if you plan to attend the Limelight special meeting in person, Limelight requests that you sign and return the enclosed proxy card as instructed on the enclosed proxy card, and thus ensure that your shares will be represented at the Limelight special meeting if you are unable to attend. If you sign, date and mail your proxy card without indicating how you wish to vote, your proxy will be counted as a vote in favor of each of Proposals Nos. 1 and 2 above. If you fail to return your proxy card, your shares will not be counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum is present at the Limelight special meeting. If you do attend the Limelight special meeting and wish to vote in person, you may withdraw your proxy and vote in person.


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By Order of the Board of Directors,

LOGO

Jeffrey W. Lunsford

President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman

Tempe, Arizona

[                    ], 2010

THE LIMELIGHT BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS UNANIMOUSLY DETERMINED AND BELIEVES THAT THE ISSUANCE OF SHARES OF LIMELIGHT COMMON STOCK IN THE MERGER DESCRIBED ABOVE IS ADVISABLE TO, AND IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF, LIMELIGHT AND ITS STOCKHOLDERS, AND UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT LIMELIGHT STOCKHOLDERS VOTE “FOR” PROPOSAL NO. 1 AND “FOR” PROPOSAL NO. 2.


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EYEWONDER, INC.

229 Peachtree Street, NE

International Tower, Suite 1700

Atlanta, Georgia 30303

(678) 891-2020

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

TO BE HELD ON APRIL 28, 2010

[                    ], 2010

To the Stockholders of EyeWonder, Inc.:

EyeWonder, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“EyeWonder”), will hold a special meeting of stockholders at 229 Peachtree Street, NE, International Tower, Suite 1700, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, at 9:00 a.m., local time, on April 28, 2010 to consider and vote upon the following proposals:

Proposal No. 1. To adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 21, 2009, by and among Limelight, Elvis Merger Sub One Corporation, Elvis Merger Sub Two LLC, EyeWonder, John J. Vincent, as stockholder representative, and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Escrow Agent.

Proposal No. 2. To approve the conversion of each share of outstanding EyeWonder Series A preferred stock into EyeWonder common stock immediately prior to the effective time of the first-step merger in accordance with the EyeWonder certificate of incorporation.

Proposal No. 3. To approve the conversion of each share of outstanding EyeWonder Series B preferred stock into EyeWonder common stock immediately prior to the effective time of the first-step merger in accordance with the EyeWonder certificate of incorporation.

Proposal No. 4. To approve the adjournment or postponement of the special meeting, if necessary, if a quorum is present, to solicit additional proxies, in the event that there are not sufficient votes at the time of the special meeting to approve Proposal No. 1.

The EyeWonder special meeting will also address such other business as may properly come before the EyeWonder special meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

The EyeWonder board of directors has fixed the close of business on March 31, 2010 as the date for notice of the special meeting. The EyeWonder board of directors has fixed the close of business on March 31, 2010 as the record date for the special meeting. Only EyeWonder stockholders of record on the notice date are entitled to notice of the special meeting, or any adjournment or postponement of the special meeting. Only EyeWonder stockholders of record on the record date are entitled to vote at the special meeting, or any adjournment or postponement of the special meeting. Approval of the merger proposal requires the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of EyeWonder common stock and preferred stock entitled to vote at the special meeting (voting as a single class). Approval of the conversion of each share of outstanding Series A preferred stock into common stock requires the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of EyeWonder Series A preferred stock. Approval of the conversion of each share of outstanding Series B preferred stock into common stock requires the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of EyeWonder Series B preferred stock. In the event that a quorum is not present in person or represented by proxy at the special meeting, a majority of the outstanding shares that are present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the special meeting or, in the absence of any such stockholder, any officer entitled to preside at, or act as secretary of the meeting, may adjourn the meeting to another place, date or time. If a quorum is present in person or represented by proxy at the special meeting, approval of the adjournment proposal requires the affirmative vote of the majority of the outstanding shares of common stock and preferred stock that are present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the special meeting.


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Regardless of whether you plan to attend the special meeting, please submit your proxy with voting instructions. Please vote as soon as possible. If you hold stock in your name as a stockholder of record, please vote your shares by completing, signing, dating and returning the enclosed proxy card. If you sign, date and return your proxy card without indicating how you wish to vote, your proxy will be counted as a vote in favor of each of Proposal No. 1, Proposal No. 2, Proposal No. 3 and Proposal No. 4. This will not prevent you from voting in person, but it will help to secure a quorum and avoid additional solicitation costs. Any holder of EyeWonder capital stock who is present at the special meeting may vote in person instead of by proxy, thereby canceling any previous proxy. In any event, a proxy may be revoked in writing at any time before the special meeting in the manner described in the accompanying document.

The EyeWonder board of directors has unanimously determined and believes that the merger is advisable and fair to, and in the best interest of, EyeWonder and its stockholders, and unanimously recommends that EyeWonder stockholders vote “FOR” approval of Proposal No. 1, “FOR” approval of Proposal No. 2, “FOR” approval of Proposal No. 3 and “FOR” approval of Proposal No. 4.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

Sincerely,

LOGO

John J. Vincent

Chief Executive Officer and Chairman

[                    ], 2010

YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT.

PLEASE VOTE YOUR SHARES PROMPTLY, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE SPECIAL MEETING.


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REFERENCES TO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

This proxy statement/prospectus incorporates important business and financial information about Limelight from documents that are not included in or delivered with this document. You can obtain documents incorporated by reference in this proxy statement/prospectus, other than certain exhibits to those documents, or filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this proxy statement/prospectus is a part, by requesting them in writing or by telephone from Limelight at the following address:

Limelight Networks, Inc.

2220 W. 14th Street

Tempe, Arizona 85281

Attention: Paul Alfieri, Investor Relations

Telephone: 917-297-4241

You will not be charged for any of these documents that you request. If you would like to request documents, please do so by April 23, 2010 to receive them before the special meeting. If you request any incorporated documents, Limelight will strive to mail them to you by first-class mail, or other equally prompt means, within one business day of receipt of your request.

See “Where You Can Find More Information” on page 164.

ABOUT THIS PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS

This proxy statement/prospectus, which forms a part of a registration statement on Form S-4 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, referred to as the SEC, constitutes a prospectus of Limelight under Section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, referred to as the Securities Act, with respect to the shares of Limelight common stock to be issued to EyeWonder securityholders in connection with the merger. This document also constitutes a proxy statement under Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, referred to as the Exchange Act, and the rules thereunder, and a notice of meeting with respect to the special meeting of Limelight stockholders to consider and vote upon the issuance of shares of Limelight common stock proposal and the adjournment proposal.

Except as otherwise provided herein, all descriptions of and calculations made under the terms of the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement, including the merger, assume that no EyeWonder stockholders exercise appraisal rights under Delaware law. A copy of the Delaware statutory provisions relating to appraisal rights is included as Annex E to this proxy statement/prospectus, and a summary of these provisions can be found in the section entitled “Limelight Proposal No. 1 and EyeWonder Proposal No. 1 — The Merger — Appraisal Rights.”

To facilitate the reading of this proxy statement/prospectus, in referring to “we,” “us” and other first person declarations, we are referring to both Limelight and EyeWonder or, in some instances, the combined company as it would exist following the completion of the merger.


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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE MERGER

   1

SUMMARY

   8

SELECTED HISTORICAL AND PRO FORMA FINANCIAL DATA

   18

How We Prepared the Financial Statements

   18

Pro Forma Data

   18

Merger-Related Expenses

   18

Selected Historical Financial Data

   18

Limelight Financial Data

   18

EyeWonder Financial Data

   21

SELECTED UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL DATA

   22

COMPARATIVE PER SHARE DATA

   24

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

   25

RISK FACTORS

   26

Risks Relating to the Merger

   26

Risks Relating to Limelight

   33

Risks Relating to EyeWonder

   49

INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANIES

   59

Limelight Networks, Inc.

   59

Elvis Merger Sub One Corporation

   59

Elvis Merger Sub Two LLC

   59

EyeWonder, Inc.

   59

THE LIMELIGHT SPECIAL MEETING

   62

Time, Date and Place

   62

Matters to Be Considered

   62

Proxies

   62

Solicitation of Proxies

   63

Record Date

   63

Voting Rights and Vote Required

   63

Recommendation of the Limelight Board of Directors

   64

Attending the Meeting

   64

Adjournments and Postponements

   64

Other Matters

   65

Questions and Additional Information

   65

THE EYEWONDER SPECIAL MEETING

   66

Time, Date and Place

   66

Matters to Be Considered

   66

Proxies

   66

Solicitation of Proxies

   67

Notice Date and Record Date

   67

Voting Rights and Vote Required

   68

Recommendation of the EyeWonder Board of Directors

   69

Attending the Meeting

   69

Adjournments and Postponements

   69

Appraisal Rights

   69

Other Matters

   70

Questions and Additional Information

   70

LIMELIGHT PROPOSAL NO.1 AND EYEWONDER PROPOSAL NO. 1 — THE MERGER

   71

General Description of the Merger

   71

 

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Background of the Merger

   71

Reasons for the Merger

   74

Opinion of Limelight’s Financial Advisor

   80

Interests of Limelight’s Executive Officers and Directors in the Merger

   86

Interests of EyeWonder’s Executive Officers and Directors in the Merger

   87

Appraisal Rights

   89

Regulatory Approvals Required for the Merger

   92

Restrictions on Resales

   92

THE MERGER AGREEMENT

   93

The Merger

   93

Merger Consideration

   93

Treatment of EyeWonder Stock Options and Warrants

   95

Completion of the Merger

   95

Closing Payment Procedures

   96

Representations and Warranties

   98

Material Adverse Effect

   100

Covenants; Conduct of Business Prior to the Merger

   101

Limitation on the Solicitation, Negotiation and Discussion of Other Acquisition Proposals by EyeWonder

   104

Limelight and EyeWonder Stockholder Meetings

   105

Commercially Reasonable Efforts to Complete

   106

Employee Matters

   106

Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance

   107

Stockholder Release

   108

Conditions to Complete the Merger

   108

Escrow; Indemnification; Appointment of Stockholder Representative

   110

Termination of the Merger Agreement

   111

Expenses and Termination Fees

   113

Amendment and Waiver

   114

EXCHANGE AGREEMENT

   114

VOTING AGREEMENTS

   115

EyeWonder Voting Agreement

   115

Limelight Voting Agreement

   116

STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENTS

   117

EYEWONDER MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

   119

Overview

   119

Revenues and Expenses

   119

Results of Operations

   120

Liquidity and Capital Resources

   123

Contractual Obligations

   124

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

   125

Critical Accounting Policies

   125

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

   126

MANAGEMENT AND OTHER INFORMATION

   128

Board of Directors of EyeWonder

   128

Related Transactions and Business Relationships

   129

Compensation of Directors and Executive Officers of EyeWonder

   130

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

   134

LIMELIGHT PROPOSAL NO. 2 — POSSIBLE ADJOURNMENT OF THE LIMELIGHT SPECIAL MEETING

   134

 

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EYEWONDER PROPOSAL NO. 2 — CONVERSION OF SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK

   134

EYEWONDER PROPOSAL NO. 3 — CONVERSION OF SERIES B PREFERRED STOCK

   135

EYEWONDER PROPOSAL NO. 4 — POSSIBLE ADJOURNMENT OF THE EYEWONDER SPECIAL MEETING

   135

SECURITY OWNERSHIP BY CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT OF EYEWONDER

   136

ACCOUNTING TREATMENT

   139

MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE MERGER

   140

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

   143

NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

   146

MARKET PRICE AND DIVIDEND DATA

   153

COMPARISON OF STOCKHOLDERS’ RIGHTS

   155

STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS

   162

LEGAL MATTERS

   163

EXPERTS

   163

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

   164

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

   F-1

ANNEXES

  

ANNEX A — Agreement and Plan of Merger

   A-1

ANNEX B — Form of EyeWonder Voting Agreement

   B-1

ANNEX C — Form of Limelight Voting Agreement

   C-1

ANNEX D — Form of EyeWonder Purchase Agreement

   D-1

ANNEX E — Section 262 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware — Appraisal Rights

   E-1

ANNEX F — Opinion of Limelight’s Financial Advisor

   F-1

PART II — INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

   II-1

Indemnification of Directors and Officers

   II-1

Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

   II-2

Undertakings

   II-2

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

  

EXHIBIT 5.1

  

EXHIBIT 8.1

  

EXHIBIT 8.2

  

EXHIBIT 23.2

  

EXHIBIT 23.3

  

 

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE MERGER

 

Q:

What is the merger?

 

A:

Limelight and EyeWonder have entered into an agreement and plan of merger, dated as of December 21, 2009, which is referred to in this proxy statement/prospectus as the merger agreement, that contains the terms and conditions of the proposed acquisition of EyeWonder by Limelight. Under the merger agreement, Elvis Merger Sub One Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Limelight, will merge with and into EyeWonder with EyeWonder continuing as the interim surviving entity. We refer to this transaction as the first step merger. The merger agreement contemplates that immediately following the first step merger, Limelight will cause EyeWonder to merge with and into Elvis Merger Sub Two LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Limelight, with Elvis Merger Sub Two LLC continuing as the surviving entity. This transaction is referred to as the second step merger and, together with the first step merger, are referred to as the merger. The shares of Limelight common stock to be issued to EyeWonder securityholders in the first step merger are expected to represent approximately 13% of the outstanding shares of Limelight common stock immediately following the completion of the merger, which percentage is based upon the number of outstanding shares of Limelight common stock on March 1, 2010. For a more complete description of the merger, please see the section entitled “Limelight Proposal No. 1 and EyeWonder Proposal No. 1 — The Merger” on page 71.

 

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Why am I receiving this proxy statement/prospectus?

 

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You are receiving this proxy statement/prospectus because you have been identified as a stockholder of either Limelight or EyeWonder, and thus you are entitled to vote at the applicable company’s special meeting. This document serves as both a proxy statement of Limelight and EyeWonder, used to solicit proxies for the respective special meetings, and as a prospectus of Limelight, used to offer shares of Limelight common stock pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement. This document contains important information about the merger and the special meetings of the respective stockholders of Limelight and EyeWonder, and you should read it carefully.

 

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What is required to complete the merger?

 

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To complete the merger, Limelight stockholders must approve the issuance of shares of Limelight common stock in the first merger, which approval requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares entitled to vote on the subject matter and present in person or represented by proxy at the Limelight special meeting. In addition, EyeWonder stockholders must adopt the merger agreement, which adoption requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of EyeWonder capital stock having voting power, present in person or by proxy, at the special meeting. In addition to the receipt of stockholder approval and appropriate regulatory approvals, including antitrust clearance, each of the other closing conditions set forth in the merger agreement must be satisfied or waived. For a more complete description of the closing conditions under the merger agreement, we urge you to read the section entitled “The Merger Agreement — Conditions to Complete the Merger” on page 108 and the merger agreement attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex A.

 

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What will EyeWonder securityholders receive in the merger?

 

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As a result of the merger, EyeWonder securityholders will receive a combination of cash in the aggregate amount of $62 million, subject to adjustments as described below, and 12,740,000 shares of Limelight common stock. In addition, EyeWonder securityholders may receive up to an aggregate amount of 4,774,000 shares of Limelight common stock and approximately $292,000 after the closing of the merger if certain performance metrics are satisfied. The amount of cash and stock payable to the EyeWonder

 

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securityholders at closing is subject to a number of factors which we summarize below that will not be known with certainty until after the closing.

 

   

The $62 million cash portion of the aggregate merger consideration will be adjusted upward by the amount of EyeWonder’s cash and cash equivalents as of the closing and the amount by which its working capital exceeds $8.3 million at closing, and downward by the amount of EyeWonder’s debt outstanding at closing, EyeWonder’s transaction costs not paid prior to closing, and the amount by which EyeWonder’s working capital is less than $8.3 million at closing. EyeWonder currently estimates that the adjustments will reduce the cash portion of the merger consideration by approximately $11.6325 million, resulting in an estimated $50.3675 million of cash payable to the EyeWonder securityholders at the closing, or approximately $2.1090 per share of EyeWonder common stock based on an estimated 23,882,275 shares of EyeWonder common stock outstanding as of the closing and after giving effect to the exercise or conversion of all outstanding stock options and warrants.

 

   

EyeWonder securityholders will also be entitled to receive as part of the merger consideration an aggregate of 12,740,000 shares of Limelight common stock, or approximately 0.5335 shares of Limelight common stock for each share of EyeWonder common stock they hold. An estimated 3,013,699 of these shares, or 0.1262 shares for each share of EyeWonder common stock outstanding as of the closing, will be placed in escrow pursuant to the merger agreement and not delivered until after the end of the escrow period on June 28, 2011, subject to any indemnification claims made by Limelight under the merger agreement. Accordingly, at closing, EyeWonder stockholders will receive approximately 0.4073 shares of Limelight common stock for each share of EyeWonder common stock they hold upon the completion of the merger.

 

   

If the performance metrics are satisfied, EyeWonder securityholders will receive up to an additional 4,774,000 shares of Limelight common stock and $292,000 in cash in approximately April 2011, or 0.1999 shares for each share of EyeWonder common stock held as of the closing and $0.01 per share of EyeWonder common stock held as of the closing.

You should be aware that the above per share amounts are estimates only and are subject to change under certain circumstances as described above and set forth more fully in the merger agreement, and that the merger agreement does not provide for a maximum cap or other limitation on the amount of such adjustments to the cash portion of the aggregate merger consideration. The actual consideration EyeWonder securityholders receive in exchange for their EyeWonder stock may be more, less or the same as these estimates. For a more complete description of what EyeWonder securityholders will receive in the merger, we urge you to read the section entitled “The Merger Agreement — Merger Consideration” on page 93 and the merger agreement attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex A. We also refer you to the tables on pages 14 to 15 of the summary to this proxy statement/prospectus.

 

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What will holders of EyeWonder preferred stock receive as a result of the merger?

 

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Immediately prior to the effective time of the first-step merger, each outstanding share of EyeWonder preferred stock will be converted into shares of EyeWonder common stock in accordance with the EyeWonder certificate of incorporation and will be entitled to receive the same consideration per share as the other issued and outstanding shares of EyeWonder common stock. For more information, we urge you to read the section entitled “The Merger Agreement — Merger Consideration” on page 93 and the merger agreement attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex A.

 

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Is any portion of the merger consideration being set aside as an escrow?

 

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Yes. Upon the completion of the merger, Limelight will deduct an amount of cash and Limelight common stock with an aggregate value of approximately $11 million from the total merger consideration otherwise payable in the merger to EyeWonder securityholders to be held in escrow as security for indemnification claims under the merger agreement. Limelight and EyeWonder agreed in the merger agreement to use as many Limelight shares in the escrow as was practicable given U.S. tax considerations. As such, the

 

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aggregate of (A) the lesser of (i) 3,013,699 shares of Limelight common stock and (ii) the maximum number of shares of Limelight common stock that would result in the cash portion of the merger consideration payable by Limelight not exceeding 60% of the total consideration paid at closing, and (B) cash in the amount of $11 million minus the product of (i) the number of shares of Limelight included as part of the escrow amount in accordance with the terms just described, times (ii) $3.65, will be set aside in the escrow. Based on the adjustments that we currently expect to be made to the cash portion of the merger consideration, we estimate that the escrow will consist solely of 3,013,699 shares of Limelight common stock, and no cash. The escrow fund will be held until June 28, 2011, subject to any unresolved indemnification claims. For more information, we urge you to read the section entitled “The Merger Agreement — Closing Payment Procedures” on page 96 and the merger agreement attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex A.

 

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What are the earn-out provisions?

 

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In addition to the merger consideration, Limelight will issue to the EyeWonder securityholders, in proportion to their pro rata portions, a number of shares of Limelight common stock and cash determined by certain performance metrics of the final surviving entity during the performance period, which is the calendar year ending December 31, 2010. The maximum aggregate number of shares of Limelight common stock and cash that may be issued to the EyeWonder securityholders under the earn-out provisions is 4,774,000 and approximately $292,000 cash. For more information, we urge you to read the section entitled “The Merger Agreement — Closing Payment Procedures” on page 96 and the merger agreement attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex A.

 

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What will holders of EyeWonder options and warrants receive as a result of the merger?

 

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Each EyeWonder stock option that is outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the completion of the first merger will be cancelled and will not be assumed by Limelight. Additionally, Limelight will not assume any EyeWonder warrants in connection with the merger. After the effective time of the merger, Limelight intends to instruct the exchange agent to pay any holder of EyeWonder options not exercised prior to the effective time the merger consideration into which the shares of EyeWonder stock underlying such options could have been converted as of immediately prior to the effective time had such options been exercised, less the exercise price of such options and less the pro rata portion of the escrow amount attributable to such shares of EyeWonder stock. At the effective time of the merger, each EyeWonder warrant then outstanding will be cancelled and converted without exercise into and represent the right to receive the merger consideration into which the shares of EyeWonder stock underlying such EyeWonder warrant have been converted, less the conversion price of such EyeWonder warrant and less the pro rata portion of the escrow amount attributable to such shares of EyeWonder stock.

The exercise price for each outstanding EyeWonder stock option ranges from $0.005 per option to $2.00 per option and the conversion price for each outstanding EyeWonder warrant ranges from $0.0002 per share to $0.75 per share. Based on the exercise price and conversion price of each outstanding EyeWonder stock option and EyeWonder warrant, as applicable, none of the outstanding EyeWonder stock options or EyeWonder warrants will be “underwater” at the closing of the merger.

For illustrative purposes only and based on the assumptions set forth in the section entitled “Summary — The Merger Agreement — Merger Consideration” beginning on page 14, each outstanding EyeWonder option exercisable for a share of EyeWonder common stock and each outstanding EyeWonder warrant convertible into a share of EyeWonder common stock will receive the following consideration at closing in connection with the merger:

 

   

if the exercise price for such EyeWonder option or warrant is $0.005, $2.1040 in cash and 0.4073 shares of Limelight common stock;

 

   

if the exercise price for such EyeWonder option or warrant is $0.29, $1.8190 in cash and 0.4073 shares of Limelight common stock;

 

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if the exercise price for such EyeWonder option or warrant is $0.75, $1.3590 in cash and 0.4073 shares of Limelight common stock;

 

   

if the exercise price for such EyeWonder option is $1.50, $0.6090 in cash and 0.4073 shares of Limelight common stock; and

 

   

if the exercise price for such EyeWonder option or warrant is $2.00, $0.1090 in cash and 0.4073 shares of Limelight common stock.

For more information, please see “The Merger Agreement — Treatment of EyeWonder Stock Options and Warrants” on page 95.

 

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If I am a Limelight stockholder, how does the Limelight board of directors recommend that I vote?

 

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After careful consideration, the Limelight board of directors unanimously recommends that Limelight stockholders vote “FOR” Proposal No. 1 to approve the issuance of shares of Limelight common stock in the first merger, and “FOR” Proposal No. 2 to adjourn the Limelight special meeting, if necessary, if a quorum is present, to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes in favor of Proposal No. 1. For a description of the reasons underlying the recommendations of the Limelight board of directors, see the sections entitled “Limelight Proposal No. 1 and EyeWonder Proposal No. 1 — The Merger — Reasons for the Merger — Limelight’s Reasons for the Merger” on page 74, and the section entitled “Limelight Proposal No. 2 — Possible Adjournment of the Limelight Special Meeting” on page 134.

 

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If I am an EyeWonder stockholder, how does the EyeWonder board of directors recommend that I vote?

 

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After careful consideration, the EyeWonder board of directors unanimously recommends that EyeWonder stockholders vote “FOR” Proposal No. 1 to adopt the merger agreement, “FOR” Proposal No. 2 to approve the conversion of each share of outstanding EyeWonder Series A preferred stock into EyeWonder common stock immediately prior to the effective time of the first-step merger in accordance with the EyeWonder certificate of incorporation and “FOR” Proposal No. 3 to approve the conversion of each share of outstanding EyeWonder Series B preferred stock into EyeWonder common stock immediately prior to the effective time of the first-step merger in accordance with the EyeWonder certificate of incorporation. The EyeWonder board of directors also recommends that EyeWonder stockholders vote “FOR” Proposal No. 4 to adjourn or postpone the special meeting, if necessary, if a quorum is present, to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes in favor of Proposal No. 1. For a description of the reasons underlying the recommendations of the EyeWonder board of directors, see the sections entitled “Limelight Proposal No. 1 and EyeWonder Proposal No. 1 — The Merger — Reasons for the Merger — EyeWonder’s Reasons for the Merger” on page 76 and the sections entitled “EyeWonder Proposal No. 2 — Conversion of Series A Preferred Stock” on page 134, “EyeWonder Proposal No. 3 — Conversion of Series B Preferred Stock” on page 135, and “EyeWonder Proposal No. 4 — Possible Adjournment of the EyeWonder Special Meeting” on page 135.

 

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What risks should I consider in deciding whether to vote in favor of the proposals being submitted to the stockholders of Limelight and EyeWonder?

 

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You should carefully review the section of this proxy statement/prospectus entitled “Risk Factors” on page 26, which presents risks and uncertainties related to the merger, Limelight and EyeWonder.

 

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Can I attend the special meeting and vote my shares in person?

 

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Yes. All stockholders, including stockholders of record and stockholders who hold their shares through banks, brokers, nominees or any other holder of record, are invited to attend the special meeting of Limelight or EyeWonder, as applicable. Holders of record of Limelight common stock and holders of record of EyeWonder common stock and preferred stock can vote in person at the applicable special meeting. If you are not a stockholder of record, you must obtain a proxy, executed in your favor, from the record holder of your shares, such as a broker, bank or other nominee, to be able to vote in person at the special meeting. If you plan to attend a special meeting, you must hold your shares in your own name or have a letter from

 

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the record holder of your shares confirming your ownership, and you must bring a form of personal photo identification with you to be admitted. Limelight and EyeWonder each reserve the right to refuse admittance to anyone without proper proof of share ownership or without proper photo identification.

 

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If my shares of common stock are held in street name by my broker, will my broker automatically vote my shares for me?

 

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No. Your broker cannot vote your shares without instructions from you. You should instruct your broker as to how to vote your shares, following the directions your broker provides to you. Please check the voting form used by your broker.

 

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Can I change my vote?

 

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Yes. You may change your vote at any time before your proxy is voted at the Limelight special meeting or the EyeWonder special meeting, as applicable. You can do this in one of three ways. First, you can sign and return a proxy card with a later date. Second, you can deliver a written revocation letter to Limelight’s or EyeWonder’s Corporate Secretary, as applicable. Third, you can attend the meeting and vote in person and notify Limelight’s or EyeWonder’s Corporate Secretary, as applicable. Your attendance alone will not revoke your proxy. Please note that, if you have instructed a broker to vote your shares, you must follow directions received from your broker to change those instructions.

 

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If I am an EyeWonder stockholder or I hold EyeWonder warrants, should I send in my EyeWonder stock certificates or warrants now?

 

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No. You should not send in your EyeWonder stock certificates or warrants at this time. After the merger is completed, Limelight will send you instructions for surrendering EyeWonder stock certificates and warrants and the receipt of the merger consideration. Unless EyeWonder stockholders or warrant holders specifically request to receive Limelight stock certificates, the shares of Limelight stock they receive in the merger will be issued in book-entry form.

 

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Am I entitled to appraisal rights?

 

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Under Delaware corporate law, holders of EyeWonder common stock are entitled to appraisal rights in connection with the merger and may obtain payment in cash for the fair value of their shares of EyeWonder common stock, but only if they submit a written demand for an appraisal before the vote is taken on the adoption of the merger agreement at the EyeWonder special meeting and comply with the applicable provisions of Delaware law. A copy of the Delaware statutory provisions relating to appraisal rights is included as Annex E to this proxy statement/prospectus, and a summary of these provisions can be found in the section hereof entitled “Limelight Proposal No. 1 and EyeWonder Proposal No. 1 — The Merger — Appraisal Rights” on page 89. Limelight stockholders are not entitled to appraisal rights in connection with the merger.

 

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When do you expect to complete the merger?

 

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We anticipate that the completion of the merger will occur in the first half of 2010, but we cannot predict the exact timing. For more information, please see the section entitled “The Merger Agreement — Conditions to Complete the Merger” on page 108.

 

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Will my rights as a Limelight stockholder be different than my rights as an EyeWonder stockholder?

 

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Yes. Upon completion of the merger, each EyeWonder stockholder who does not exercise appraisal rights will become a Limelight stockholder. There are important differences between the rights of stockholders of Limelight and stockholders of EyeWonder. A description of these differences can be found in the section entitled “Comparison of Stockholders’ Rights” on page 155.

 

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Q:

What are the material U.S. tax consequences of the merger?

 

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Limelight and EyeWonder each expect that the merger will qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code.

If the merger so qualifies as a reorganization, a U.S. holder of EyeWonder common stock receiving Limelight common stock and cash in exchange for EyeWonder common stock in the merger generally will recognize gain equal to the lesser of (i) the amount of cash received by the U.S. holder (excluding any cash received in lieu of fractional shares) and (ii) the excess of the “amount realized” by the U.S. holder over the U.S. holder’s tax basis in the EyeWonder common stock. The “amount realized” by the U.S. holder will equal the sum of the fair market value of the Limelight common stock and the amount of cash (including any cash received in lieu of fractional shares) received by the U.S. holder. Losses will not be permitted to be recognized. Realized gain or loss must be calculated separately for each identifiable block of shares (i.e., shares acquired at different times and prices) exchanged in the merger, and a loss realized on the exchange of one block cannot be used to offset a gain recognized on the exchange of another block.

Tax consequences of the merger are complex and depend on the facts of your individual situation. You should read the section entitled “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Merger” beginning on page 140. Because individual circumstances may differ, you are urged to consult with your own tax advisor as to the tax consequences of the merger.

 

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What do I need to do now?

 

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We urge you to read this proxy statement/prospectus carefully, including its annexes, and to consider how the merger affects you. You may provide your proxy instructions by mailing your signed proxy card in the enclosed return envelope. Please provide your proxy instructions only once and as soon as possible so that your shares can be voted at the special meeting of Limelight stockholders or special meeting of EyeWonder stockholders, as applicable.

 

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What happens if I do not return a proxy card or otherwise provide proxy instructions?

 

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If you are a Limelight stockholder, the failure to return your proxy card or otherwise provide proxy instructions could be a factor in establishing a quorum for the special meeting of Limelight stockholders, which is required to transact business at the meeting. The failure to return your proxy card or otherwise provide proxy instructions will have no effect on the proposal to approve the issuance of common stock in the transaction and the adjournment proposal, provided there is a quorum for the special meeting.

If you are an EyeWonder stockholder, the failure to return your proxy card or otherwise provide proxy instructions could be a factor in establishing a quorum for the special meeting of EyeWonder stockholders, which is required to transact business at the meeting. The failure to return your proxy card or otherwise provide proxy instructions, or abstaining from voting, will have the same effect as voting against the adoption of the merger agreement. If you are a holder of EyeWonder Series A preferred stock, the failure to return your proxy card or otherwise provide proxy instructions, or abstaining from voting, will have the same effect as voting against the Series A preferred stock conversion proposal. If you are a holder of EyeWonder Series B preferred stock, the failure to return your proxy card or otherwise provide proxy instructions, or abstaining from voting, will have the same effect as voting against the Series B preferred stock conversion proposal. The failure to return your proxy card or otherwise provide proxy instructions will have no effect on the adjournment proposal, provided there is a quorum for the special meeting.

 

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Who is paying for this proxy solicitation?

 

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Limelight and EyeWonder are conducting this proxy solicitation and will bear the cost of soliciting proxies, including the preparation, assembly, printing and mailing of this proxy statement/prospectus, the proxy card

 

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and any additional information furnished to stockholders. In addition to solicitation of proxies by mail, Limelight will request that banks, brokers, and other record holders send proxies and proxy material to the beneficial owners of Limelight common stock and secure their voting instructions. Limelight will reimburse the record holders for their reasonable expenses in taking those actions. In addition to soliciting proxies by mail, Limelight may use its directors, officers and employees to solicit proxies from Limelight stockholders, either in person or by telephone, letter, or other electronic means. None of these individuals will receive any special compensation for doing this, although we will reimburse these individuals for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses. In addition to solicitation of proxies by mail, EyeWonder may use its directors, officers and employees to solicit proxies from EyeWonder stockholders, either in person or by telephone, letter, or other electronic means. None of these individuals will receive special compensation for doing this.

 

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Whom should I call with questions?

 

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If you are a Limelight stockholder and need any assistance in completing your proxy card or have questions regarding the special meeting, you may call Paul Alfieri, Investor Relations, at (917) 297-4241.

If you are an EyeWonder stockholder and need any assistance in completing your proxy card or have questions regarding the special meeting, you may call Jerome F. Connell, Jr., General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer, at (678) 891-2041.

 

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SUMMARY

This summary highlights material information from this proxy statement/prospectus. It may not contain all of the information that is important to you. We urge you to read carefully the entire proxy statement/prospectus and the other documents to which we refer to fully understand the merger and the related transactions. See “Where You Can Find More Information” on page 164. Each item in this summary refers to the page of this proxy statement/prospectus on which that subject is discussed in more detail.

Market Price and Dividend Data (page 153)

Limelight’s common stock has traded on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “LLNW” since Limelight’s initial public offering on June 7, 2007. There is currently no public market for EyeWonder’s common stock. On December 18, 2009, the last full trading day prior to the public announcement of the proposed merger, the closing sale price of Limelight common stock was $3.79 per share. On [            ], 2010, the last full trading day prior to the printing of this proxy statement/prospectus, the closing sale price of Limelight common stock was at $[            ] per share.

The market price of Limelight common stock will fluctuate prior to and after the closing of the first-step merger. You should obtain current market quotations for the shares.

Risks Relating to the Merger (page 26)

In evaluating the merger agreement or the issuance of shares of Limelight common stock in the merger, you should carefully read this proxy statement/prospectus and especially consider the factors discussed in the section entitled “Risks Factors — Risks Relating to the Merger” on page 26, as well as the additional risk factors discussed in the section entitled “Risk Factors” that relate to Limelight or EyeWonder, respectively.

Information About the Companies

Limelight Networks, Inc. (page 59). Limelight Networks, Inc. was established in June 2001 as a limited liability company and converted into a Delaware corporation in August 2003. Limelight is a provider of high- performance content delivery network services. Limelight delivers content for traditional and emerging media companies, or content providers, including businesses operating in the television, music, radio, newspaper, magazine, movie, videogame, software and social media industries as well as enterprises and government entities doing business online. The principal executive offices of Limelight are located at 2220 W. 14th Street, Tempe, AZ 85281, and its telephone number is (602) 850-5000.

Elvis Merger Sub One Corporation (page 59). Elvis Merger Sub One Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Limelight, was formed solely for the purpose of completing the merger and is incorporated in Delaware. The principal executive offices of Elvis Merger Sub One Corporation are located at 2220 W. 14th Street, Tempe, AZ 85281, and its telephone number is (602) 850-5000.

Elvis Merger Sub Two LLC (page 59). Elvis Merger Sub Two LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Limelight, was formed solely for the purpose of completing the merger and is incorporated in Delaware. The principal executive offices of Elvis Merger Sub Two LLC are located at 2220 W. 14th Street, Tempe, AZ 85281, and its telephone number is (602) 850-5000.

EyeWonder, Inc. (page 59). EyeWonder, Inc., a Delaware corporation, was incorporated in December 1999. EyeWonder is a provider of interactive digital advertising products and services. EyeWonder creates and executes high-impact online video and rich media advertising campaigns and provides advertisers, advertising

 

 

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agencies and content publishers the ability to create, build, deliver, track and optimize interactive advertising campaigns. The principal executive offices of EyeWonder are located at 229 Peachtree Street NE, International Tower Suite 1700, Atlanta, GA 30303, and its telephone number is (678) 891-2020.

The Limelight Special Meeting (page 62)

The special meeting of Limelight stockholders will be held on April 30, 2010 at 9:00 a.m., local time, at the Sheraton Phoenix Airport Hotel Tempe, located at 1600 South 52nd Street, Tempe, AZ 85281. At the special meeting, Limelight stockholders will be asked to:

 

   

To consider and vote upon the issuance of shares of Limelight common stock in the merger of Elvis Merger Sub One Corporation with and into EyeWonder as contemplated by the merger agreement;

 

   

Approve the adjournment or postponement of the special meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies, in the event that there are not sufficient votes at the time of the special meeting to adopt the merger agreement; and

 

   

To transact such other business as may properly come before the Limelight special meeting or adjournments or postponements of the Limelight special meeting.

Only holders of record at the close of business on March 31, 2010 will be entitled to vote at the special meeting. Each share of Limelight common stock is entitled to vote. As of the record date, [            ] shares of Limelight common stock were outstanding, held by approximately [            ] registered holders.

Approval of the issuance of Limelight common stock to EyeWonder securityholders in the merger requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares entitled to vote on the subject matter and present in person or represented by proxy. Because approval of this proposal requires the affirmative vote of a majority of shares entitled to vote on the subject matter present in person or represented by proxy, abstentions will have the same effect as a vote against this proposal. However, the failure to vote, either by proxy or in person, and broker non-votes, will have no effect on the proposal.

Approval of the adjournment proposal requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares entitled to vote on the subject matter and present in person or represented by proxy at the special meeting. Because approval of this proposal requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares entitled to vote on the subject matter and present in person or represented by proxy at the special meeting, abstentions will have the same effect as a vote against this proposal. However, the failure to vote, either by proxy or in person, and broker non-votes, will have no effect on the adjournment proposal.

As of the record date, directors and executive officers of Limelight, and their affiliates, had the right to vote [            ] shares of Limelight common stock, or [    ]% of the outstanding Limelight common stock at that date. Limelight currently expects that each of these individuals will vote their shares of Limelight common stock in favor of the proposals to be presented at the special meeting.

The EyeWonder Special Meeting (page 66)

The special meeting of EyeWonder stockholders will be held on April 28, 2010 at 9:00 a.m., local time, at 229 Peachtree Street NE, International Tower, Suite 1700, Atlanta, Georgia 30303. At the special meeting, EyeWonder stockholders will be asked to:

 

   

Adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 21, 2009, by and among Limelight, Elvis Merger Sub One Corporation, Elvis Merger Sub Two LLC, EyeWonder, John J. Vincent, as stockholder representative, and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Escrow Agent;

 

 

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Approve the conversion of each share of outstanding EyeWonder Series A preferred stock into EyeWonder common stock immediately prior to the effective time of the first-step merger in accordance with the EyeWonder certificate of incorporation;

 

   

Approve the conversion of each share of outstanding EyeWonder Series B preferred stock into EyeWonder common stock immediately prior to the effective time of the first-step merger in accordance with the EyeWonder certificate of incorporation;

 

   

Approve the adjournment or postponement of the special meeting, if necessary, if a quorum is present, to solicit additional proxies, in the event that there are not sufficient votes at the time of the special meeting to adopt the merger agreement; and

 

   

To transact such other business as may properly come before the EyeWonder special meeting or adjournments or postponements of the EyeWonder special meeting.

Only holders of record at the close of business on March 31, 2010 will be entitled to vote at the special meeting. Each outstanding share of EyeWonder capital stock is entitled to vote. As of the record date, (i) [            ] shares of EyeWonder common stock were outstanding and entitled to vote, (ii) [            ] shares of EyeWonder Series A preferred stock were outstanding and entitled to vote, and (iii) [            ] shares of EyeWonder Series B preferred stock were outstanding and entitled to vote. Each share of EyeWonder common stock is entitled to one vote at the special meeting, each share of Series A preferred stock is entitled to one vote for each share of common stock (including fractions) into which such Series A preferred stock is convertible at the special meeting and each share of Series B preferred stock is entitled to one vote for each share of common stock (including fractions) into which such Series B preferred stock is convertible at the special meeting.

Approval of the merger proposal requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of EyeWonder common stock and preferred stock entitled to vote at the special meeting (voting together as a single class). Because approval of the merger proposal is based on the affirmative vote of a majority of shares outstanding, an EyeWonder stockholder’s failure to vote or abstention will have the same effect as a vote against the merger proposal.

Approval of the proposal to convert the outstanding shares of EyeWonder Series A preferred stock into EyeWonder common stock requires the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of EyeWonder Series A preferred stock. Because approval of this proposal is based on the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of EyeWonder Series A preferred stock, the failure of an EyeWonder Series A preferred stockholder to vote or an EyeWonder Series A preferred stockholder’s abstention will have the same effect as a vote against the proposal. However, the failure of an EyeWonder common stockholder or Series B preferred stockholder to vote, or an EyeWonder common stockholder’s or Series B preferred stockholder’s abstention, will have no effect on this proposal.

Approval of the proposal to convert the outstanding shares of EyeWonder Series B preferred stock into EyeWonder common stock requires the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of EyeWonder Series B preferred stock. Because approval of this proposal is based on the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of EyeWonder Series B preferred stock, the failure of an EyeWonder Series B preferred stockholder to vote or an EyeWonder Series B preferred stockholder’s abstention will have the same effect as a vote against the proposal. However, the failure of an EyeWonder common stockholder or Series A preferred stockholder to vote, or an EyeWonder common stockholder’s or Series A preferred stockholder’s abstention, will have no effect on this proposal.

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represented by proxy. Because approval of this proposal requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of EyeWonder common and preferred stock present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote at the special meeting, abstentions will have the same effect as a vote against this proposal. However, the failure to vote, either by proxy or in person, will have no effect on the adjournment proposal.

As of the record date, directors and executive officers of EyeWonder, and their affiliates, had the right to vote [            ] shares of EyeWonder’s common stock and preferred stock, on an as-converted basis, or [    ]% of the outstanding EyeWonder common stock and preferred stock, on an as-converted basis, at that date. EyeWonder currently expects that each of these individuals will vote their shares of EyeWonder common stock and preferred stock, if any, in favor of the proposals to be presented at the special meeting.

Recommendations to Stockholders

To Limelight Stockholders (Page 64). The Limelight board of directors has unanimously determined and believes that the issuance of shares of Limelight common stock in the first merger is advisable to, and in the best interests of, Limelight and its stockholders. The Limelight board of directors unanimously recommends that the holders of Limelight common stock vote “FOR” Proposal No. 1 to approve the issuance of shares of Limelight common stock in the merger, and “FOR” Proposal No. 2 to adjourn the Limelight special meeting, if necessary, if a quorum is present, to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes in favor of Proposal No. 1.

To EyeWonder Stockholders (Page 69). The EyeWonder board of directors has unanimously determined and believes that the merger is advisable and fair to, and in the best interests of, EyeWonder and its stockholders. The EyeWonder board of directors unanimously recommends that the holders of EyeWonder stock vote “FOR” Proposal No. 1 to adopt the merger agreement, “FOR” Proposal No. 2 to convert the Series A preferred stock into common stock and “FOR” Proposal No. 3 to convert the Series B preferred stock into common stock. The EyeWonder board of directors also recommends that EyeWonder stockholders vote “FOR” Proposal No. 4 to adjourn the EyeWonder special meeting, if necessary, if a quorum is present, to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes in favor of Proposal No. 1.

General Description of the Merger (page 71)

The merger agreement contemplates that Elvis Merger Sub One Corporation, a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Limelight, will merge with and into EyeWonder, with EyeWonder continuing as the interim surviving entity, and, immediately thereafter, EyeWonder will merge with and into Elvis Merger Sub Two LLC, a second direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Limelight, with such subsidiary continuing as the final surviving entity. The shares of Limelight common stock to be issued to EyeWonder securityholders in the first step merger are expected to represent approximately 13% of the outstanding shares of Limelight common stock immediately following the completion of the merger, which percentage is based upon the number of outstanding shares of Limelight common stock on March 1, 2010.

Reasons for the Merger (page 74)

The principal factors and risks considered by the Limelight board of directors in reaching its conclusion to approve the merger and to recommend that the Limelight stockholders approve the issuance of shares of Limelight common stock in the first merger, and the principal factors and risks considered by the EyeWonder board of directors in reaching its conclusion to approve the merger and to recommend that the EyeWonder stockholders adopt the merger agreement are discussed, respectively, in the sections entitled “Limelight Proposal No. 1 and EyeWonder Proposal No. 1 – The Merger — Reasons for the Merger — Limelight’s Reasons for the Merger” on page 74 and “Limelight Proposal No. 1 and EyeWonder Proposal No. 1 – The Merger — Reasons for the Merger — EyeWonder’s Reasons for the Merger” on page 76.

 

 

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Opinion of Limelight’s Financial Advisor (page 80)

In connection with the merger, Jefferies & Company, Inc., or Jefferies, Limelight’s financial advisor, delivered to the Limelight board of directors a written opinion, dated December 18, 2009, as to the fairness, from a financial point of view and as of the date of the opinion, of the consideration (as defined in the opinion) to be paid by Limelight pursuant to the merger agreement. The full text of the written opinion, dated December 18, 2009, of Jefferies, which describes, among other things, the assumptions made, procedures followed, factors considered and limitations on the review undertaken, is attached as Annex F to this proxy statement/prospectus and is incorporated by reference in its entirety into this proxy statement/prospectus. Holders of Limelight common stock are encouraged to read the opinion carefully in its entirety. Jefferies provided its opinion to the Limelight board of directors for the benefit and use of the Limelight board of directors in connection with and for purposes of its evaluation of the merger consideration from a financial point of view. Jefferies’ opinion does not address any other aspect of the merger and does not constitute a recommendation to any stockholder, or any other person, including any stockholder of EyeWonder, as to how to vote or act in connection with the proposed mergers or any matter related thereto.

Interests of Limelight’s Executive Officers and Directors in the Merger (page 86)

On February 8, 2010, the Compensation Committee of Limelight’s Board of Directors granted Jeffrey W. Lunsford, Limelight’s President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, 300,000 restricted stock units that become eligible for vesting based on certain financial performance criteria of the EyeWonder business unit for the calendar year ending December 31, 2010. For more information, please see “Limelight Proposal No. 1 and EyeWonder Proposal No. 1 — The Merger — Interests of Limelight’s Executive Officers and Directors in the Merger” on page 86.

Interests of EyeWonder’s Executive Officers and Directors in the Merger (page 87)

EyeWonder’s executive officers and directors have interests in the merger that are different from those of other EyeWonder stockholders. As described below, certain executive officers and directors of EyeWonder will be entitled to additional benefits as a result of the completion of the merger or upon certain events following the completion of the merger. As of the record date, all directors and executive officers of EyeWonder, together with their affiliates, beneficially owned approximately [    ]% of the outstanding shares of EyeWonder common stock.

Each of John J. Vincent, Jerome F. Connell, Jr., Patrick McClellen and Michael Rosner are party to employment agreements with EyeWonder that provide for severance benefits in the event their employment is terminated by their employer for any reason other than cause (as such term is defined in the respective employment agreement), or if their employment terminates due to disability (as such term is defined in the respective employment agreement). In addition, following the merger, Mr. Vincent, the current Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of EyeWonder, will be the Chief Executive Officer of the surviving entity, which will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Limelight. Limelight anticipates that Thomas Falk, a current member of EyeWonder’s board of directors, will provide ongoing consulting services to Limelight following the merger including providing assistance in integration efforts and recruiting. Effective upon the closing of the merger, Mr. Vincent has entered into an employment agreement with Limelight to serve as Chief Executive Officer of the surviving entity, Mr. Falk and Limelight intend to enter into a consulting agreement, and certain other officers may also enter into offer letters or employment agreements for employment with Limelight. Two individuals from the current EyeWonder board of directors, Mr. Vincent and Mr. Falk, will also be appointed to the Limelight board of directors. Limelight has also agreed to, and agreed to cause the surviving entity in the merger to, indemnify and hold harmless each present and former officer, director and employee of EyeWonder and its subsidiaries, or any individual who was serving at the request of EyeWonder as an officer, director or employee of another enterprise, from liability for matters arising in their capacities as such at or prior to the completion of the merger to the fullest extent provided by EyeWonder’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws. Limelight has

 

 

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agreed that, for six (6) years after completion of the merger, Limelight and the surviving entity will cause to be maintained the existing policy of EyeWonder’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering claims that occurred at or prior to completion of the merger.

In addition, following the merger, Limelight will (i) allocate and grant, in its sole discretion after consultation with Mr. Vincent, options to acquire 1,000,000 shares of Limelight common stock among the employees of EyeWonder who continue as employees of the surviving entity, (ii) establish an employee retention plan for continuing employees and (iii) issue 1,000,000 restricted stock units to the continuing employees subject to forfeiture for failure to satisfy certain performance metrics. Limelight will also either continue (or cause the surviving entity to continue) to maintain the EyeWonder employee benefit plans or arrange for each participant in the EyeWonder employee benefit plans to participate in substantially similar plans or arrangements of Limelight (or its applicable subsidiary), or, a combination of the foregoing so that participants will have benefits substantially similar in the aggregate to benefits provided to similarly situated employees of Limelight and at least equivalent to the benefits provided by EyeWonder immediately prior to the merger. In addition, except as may be required by law, for a period of one (1) year following the merger, continuing employees will receive base and salary compensation (excluding any equity based compensation) that is no less than the compensation received by such employees immediately prior to the merger. For more information, please see “Limelight Proposal No. 1 and EyeWonder Proposal No. 1 – The Merger — Interests of EyeWonder’s Executive Officers and Directors in the Merger” on page 87.

Appraisal Rights (page 89)

Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, referred to as the DGCL, holders of EyeWonder capital stock who do not vote for the approval of the merger proposal have the right to seek appraisal of the fair value of their shares as determined by the Delaware Court of Chancery if the merger is completed, but only if they comply with all requirements of Delaware law, which are summarized in this proxy statement/prospectus in the section entitled “Limelight Proposal No. 1 and EyeWonder Proposal No. 1—The Merger—Appraisal Rights” on page 89. This appraisal amount could be more than, the same as, or less than the amount an EyeWonder stockholder would be entitled to receive under the merger agreement. Any holder of EyeWonder capital stock intending to exercise appraisal rights, among other things, must submit a written demand for appraisal to EyeWonder prior to the vote on the approval of the merger proposal and must not vote or otherwise submit a proxy in favor of approval of the merger proposal. Failure to follow exactly the procedures specified under Delaware law will result in the loss of appraisal rights. Because of the complexity of the Delaware law relating to appraisal rights, if you are considering exercising your appraisal right, EyeWonder encourages you to seek the advice of your own legal counsel.

A copy of Section 262 of the DGCL is also included as Annex E to this proxy statement/prospectus.

Regulatory Approvals Required for the Merger (page 92)

Limelight and EyeWonder have agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain as promptly as practicable all regulatory approvals that are required to complete the transactions contemplated in the merger agreement. This includes filing all required notices to governmental authorities, including the required filings with the U.S. Department of Justice, or DOJ, and the Federal Trade Commission, or FTC, pursuant to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, referred to herein as the HSR Act. Limelight and EyeWonder filed necessary notices with the DOJ and the FTC in accordance with the HSR Act on January 25, 2010. On January 29, 2010, the Premerger Notification Office of the FTC informed the parties that early termination of the statutory waiting period had been granted.

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Restrictions on Resales (page 92)

The shares of Limelight common stock to be issued to EyeWonder securityholders in the merger will be registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and, except as described below, may be freely traded without restriction. Pursuant to the merger agreement, certain principal stockholders of EyeWonder have entered into a restriction agreement with Limelight and may only dispose of their shares of Limelight common stock acquired in the merger in accordance with the terms of the restriction agreement. Generally, the restrictions lapse ratably over a twelve month period after the closing of the merger, subject to certain exceptions.

The Merger Agreement

Merger Consideration (page 93). Under the terms of the merger agreement, the holders of shares of EyeWonder capital stock outstanding at the completion of the merger will receive, in the aggregate, $62 million in cash, subject to certain adjustments, and 12,740,000 shares of Limelight common stock. The amount of cash and stock payable to the EyeWonder securityholders at closing is subject to a number of factors which we summarize below that will not be known with certainty until after the closing.

The $62 million cash portion of the aggregate merger consideration will be adjusted upward by the amount of EyeWonder’s cash and cash equivalents as of the closing and the amount by which its working capital exceeds $8.3 million at closing, and downward by the amount of EyeWonder’s debt outstanding at closing, EyeWonder’s transaction costs not paid prior to closing, and the amount by which EyeWonder’s working capital is less than $8.3 million at closing. EyeWonder currently estimates that the adjustments will reduce the cash portion of the merger consideration by approximately $11.6325 million, resulting in an estimated $50.3675 million of cash payable to the EyeWonder securityholders at the closing, or approximately $2.1090 per share of EyeWonder common stock based on there being an estimated 23,882,275 shares of EyeWonder common stock outstanding as of the closing and after giving effect to the exercise or conversion of all outstanding stock options and warrants. EyeWonder estimates that the $62 million cash portion of the aggregate merger consideration will be adjusted upward by a total of approximately $775,000, which consists of $275,000, the estimated amount of EyeWonder’s cash and cash equivalents as of the closing, and $500,000, the estimated amount by which EyeWonder’s working capital will exceed $8.3 million at closing. EyeWonder estimates that the cash portion of the aggregate merger consideration will be adjusted downward by a total of approximately $12.4075 million, which consists of $12.3075 million, the estimated amount of EyeWonder’s debt outstanding as of the closing, and $100,000, the estimated amount of EyeWonder’s transaction costs not paid prior to closing, resulting in a net downward adjustment to the $62 million cash portion of the aggregate merger consideration of $11.6325 million. These amounts are estimates only and are subject to change under certain circumstances as described above and as set forth more fully in the merger agreement. The merger agreement does not provide for a maximum cap or other limitation on the amount of such adjustments to the cash portion of the aggregate merger consideration. The actual consideration EyeWonder securityholders receive in exchange for their EyeWonder stock may be more, less or the same as these estimates. The following table shows how the amount of cash payable at closing could vary if the actual adjustments are 10% higher or 10% lower than our current estimates.

 

     Estimated Cash Adjustments
     10% Lower    As Estimated    10% Higher

Initial cash consideration

   $ 62,000,000    $ 62,000,000    $ 62,000,000

Adjustments to cash consideration

   $ 10,469,250    $ 11,632,500    $ 12,795,750
                    

Aggregate cash payable to EyeWonder securityholders

   $ 51,530,750    $ 50,367,500    $ 49,204,250

Cash payable per share of EyeWonder stock

   $ 2.1577    $ 2.1090    $ 2.0603

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each share of EyeWonder common stock they hold. We currently estimate that 3,013,699 of these shares, or 0.1262 shares for each share of EyeWonder common stock outstanding as of the closing, will be placed in escrow pursuant to the merger agreement and not delivered until after the end of the escrow period on June 28, 2011, subject to any indemnification claims made by Limelight under the merger agreement. Accordingly, at closing, EyeWonder securityholders will receive approximately 0.4073 shares of Limelight common stock for each share of EyeWonder common stock they hold upon completion of the merger. The following table shows the estimated number of shares of Limelight common stock that will be issuable to the EyeWonder securityholders for each share of EyeWonder common stock held at the completion of the merger:

 

      Estimated Stock Consideration

Initial stock consideration

   0.5335

Escrow adjustment to stock consideration

   0.1262

Stock consideration issuable per share of EyeWonder stock

   0.4073

EyeWonder does not anticipate that any indemnification claims would be made against the escrowed shares, but it is not possible to predict with any certainty whether any such claims will be made. If Limelight common stock is used to satisfy indemnification claims, the merger agreement provides for such shares to be valued at the fixed value of $3.75 per share. The following table shows, for illustration purposes only, how many shares of Limelight common stock would be issuable to the EyeWonder securityholders at the end of the escrow period if there are no such claims made, and if claims in the amount of $2.5 million, $5.0 million and $7.5 million are made:

 

     Value of Indemnification Claims
     no claims    $ 2,500,000    $ 5,000,000    $ 7,500,000

Limelight common stock placed in escrow

   3,013,699    3,013,699    3,013,699    3,013,699

Stock used to satisfy indemnification claims

      666,667    1,333,333    2,000,000
                   

Aggregate stock released from escrow

   3,013,699    2,347,032    1,680,366    1,013,699

Stock released per share of EyeWonder stock

   0.1262    0.0983    0.0704    0.0424

EyeWonder securityholders may also receive up to an aggregate amount of 4,774,000 shares of Limelight common stock and approximately $292,000 after the closing of the merger if certain performance metrics are satisfied. Of these shares, a maximum of 2,000,000 shares, or 0.0837 shares of Limelight common stock per share of EyeWonder stock outstanding, will be issuable based on EyeWonder’s revenues for calendar year 2010, provided that such revenues are at least $49,500,000. A maximum of 2,000,000 shares, or 0.0837 shares of Limelight common stock per share of EyeWonder stock outstanding, will be issuable based on EyeWonder’s revenues for calendar year 2010, provided that such EBITDA are at least $12,600,000. The following table shows, for illustration purposes only, how many shares of Limelight common stock would be issuable to the EyeWonder securityholders based on certain assumed levels of such revenues and EBITDA:

 

     EyeWonder 2010 Revenues    EyeWonder 2010 EBITDA
     $50.0 million    $52.5 million    $55 million    $13.0 million    $13.5 million    $14 million

Aggregate Revenue Shares

   181,818    1,090,909    2,000,000         

Aggregate EBITDA Shares

            571,429    1,285,714    2,000,000

Total Earnout shares

   181,818    1,090,909    2,000,000    571,429    1,285,714    2,000,000

Earnout shares per share of EyeWonder stock

   0.0076    0.0457    0.0837    0.0239    0.0538    0.0837

The remaining 774,000 shares of Limelight common stock and $292,000 of cash, or 0.0324 shares and $0.01 per share of EyeWonder stock outstanding, will be payable to the EyeWonder securityholders if the German company recently acquired by Limelight fails to achieve its financial milestones. Otherwise, such shares and cash will be paid to the former owners of that German company.

 

 

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Treatment of EyeWonder Stock Options and Warrants (page 95). Each EyeWonder stock option that is outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the completion of the first merger will be cancelled and will not be assumed or otherwise replaced by Limelight. Additionally, Limelight will not assume any EyeWonder warrants in connection with the merger. After the effective time of the merger, Limelight intends to instruct the exchange agent to pay any holder of EyeWonder options not exercised prior to the effective time the merger consideration into which the shares of EyeWonder stock underlying such options could have been converted as of immediately prior to the effective time had such options been exercised, less the exercise price of such options and less the pro rata portion of the escrow amount attributable to such shares of EyeWonder stock. At the effective time of the merger, each EyeWonder warrant then outstanding will be cancelled and converted without exercise into and represent the right to receive the merger consideration into which the shares of EyeWonder stock underlying such EyeWonder warrant have been converted, less the exercise price of such EyeWonder warrant and less the pro rata portion of the escrow amount attributable to such shares of EyeWonder stock.

Fractional Shares (page 94). Limelight will not issue any fractional shares of common stock in connection with the merger. Instead, each holder of EyeWonder capital stock who would otherwise be entitled to receive a fraction of a share of Limelight common stock will be entitled to receive cash without interest, in an amount equal to such fraction of a share of Limelight common stock on the trading day that is two (2) trading days immediately prior to the date the first-step merger is completed.

Limitation on the Solicitation, Negotiation and Discussion of Other Acquisition Proposals by EyeWonder (page 104). EyeWonder has agreed to a number of limitations with respect to soliciting, negotiating and discussing acquisition proposals involving persons other than Limelight, and to certain related matters.

Conditions to Complete the Merger (page 108). Completion of the merger is subject to obtaining the requisite votes of the Limelight and EyeWonder stockholders, and is subject to other customary closing conditions.

Termination of the Merger Agreement (page 111). Either Limelight or EyeWonder may terminate the merger agreement under certain circumstances, which would prevent the merger from being completed. In addition, EyeWonder may be required under certain circumstances to pay Limelight, and Limelight may be required under certain circumstances to pay EyeWonder, a termination fee of $3.5 million.

Escrow; Indemnification (page 110). Upon the completion of the merger, Limelight will deduct an amount of cash and Limelight common stock with an aggregate value of approximately $11,000,000 from the total merger consideration to be held in escrow for a certain period of time as security for indemnification claims under the merger agreement.

Voting Agreements (page 115)

As an inducement for Limelight to enter into the merger agreement, certain stockholders of EyeWonder entered into voting agreements covering the EyeWonder capital stock held by such stockholders with and in favor of Limelight dated as of December 21, 2009. Pursuant to the EyeWonder voting agreements, each such stockholder agreed, among other things, to vote all of such stockholder’s EyeWonder capital stock in favor of the adoption of the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement and against any proposal that would compete with the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement. The EyeWonder voting agreements terminate upon any termination of the merger agreement in accordance with its terms. The form of EyeWonder Voting Agreement is included as Annex B to this proxy statement/prospectus.

As an inducement for EyeWonder to enter into the merger agreement, certain stockholders of Limelight entered into voting agreements covering the Limelight capital stock held by such stockholders with and in favor of EyeWonder dated as of December 21, 2009. Pursuant to the Limelight voting agreements, each such

 

 

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stockholder agreed, among other things, to vote all of such stockholder’s Limelight capital stock in favor of the issuance of Limelight common stock in the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement and against any proposal that would compete with the issuance of Limelight common stock in the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement. The Limelight voting agreements terminate upon any termination of the merger agreement in accordance with its terms. The form of Limelight Voting Agreement is included as Annex C to this proxy statement/prospectus.

Stock Purchase Agreements (page 117)

As an inducement for Limelight to enter into the merger agreement, certain stockholders of EyeWonder entered into stock purchase agreements with and in favor of Limelight dated as of December 21, 2009. Pursuant to the EyeWonder stock purchase agreements, each such stockholder agreed, among other things, to sell the EyeWonder securities beneficially held by such stockholder to Limelight under certain specified circumstances. The form of EyeWonder Stock Purchase Agreement is included as Annex D to this proxy statement/prospectus.

Accounting Treatment (page 139)

The merger will be accounted for as a purchase transaction by Limelight for financial reporting and accounting purposes under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The results of operations of EyeWonder will be included in the consolidated financial statements of Limelight following the completion of the merger.

Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Merger (page 140)

Limelight and EyeWonder each expect that the merger will qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. If the merger so qualifies as a reorganization, a U.S. holder of EyeWonder common stock receiving Limelight common stock and cash in exchange for EyeWonder common stock in the merger generally will recognize gain equal to the lesser of (i) the amount of cash received by the U.S. holder (excluding any cash received in lieu of fractional shares) and (ii) the excess of the “amount realized” by the U.S. holder over the U.S. holder’s tax basis in the EyeWonder common stock. The “amount realized” by the U.S. holder will equal the sum of the fair market value of the Limelight common stock and the amount of cash (including any cash received in lieu of fractional shares) received by the U.S. holder. Losses will not be permitted to be recognized. Realized gain or loss must be calculated separately for each identifiable block of shares (i.e., shares acquired at different times and prices) exchanged in the merger, and a loss realized on the exchange of one block cannot be used to offset a gain recognized on the exchange of another block.

Tax consequences of the merger are complex and depend on the facts of your individual situation. You should read the section entitled “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Merger” beginning on page 140. Because individual circumstances may differ, you are urged to consult with your own tax advisor as to the tax consequences of the merger.

 

 

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SELECTED HISTORICAL AND PRO FORMA FINANCIAL DATA

How We Prepared the Financial Statements

The following information is provided to aid you in your analysis of the financial aspects of the proposed acquisition by Limelight of EyeWonder. The information of Limelight was derived from the audited financial statements of Limelight for the years 2005 through 2009. The information of EyeWonder was derived from the audited financial statements of EyeWonder for the years 2005 through 2009. The information is only a summary and you should read it together with Limelight’s historical consolidated financial statements and related notes contained in its periodic reports and other information that Limelight has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, and the EyeWonder historical consolidated financial statements included in this proxy statement/prospectus. See “Where You Can Find More Information” on page 164.

Pro Forma Data

The unaudited pro forma combined consolidated condensed financial information is presented to give you a better picture of what Limelight’s and EyeWonder’s businesses might have looked like had they been combined on the dates indicated. The unaudited pro forma combined consolidated condensed statement of operations gives effect to the merger as if it had occurred on January 1, 2009. The unaudited pro forma combined consolidated condensed balance sheet gives effect to the merger as if it had occurred on December 31, 2009. You should not rely on the unaudited pro forma combined consolidated condensed financial information as being indicative of the historical results that we would have had or the future results that we will experience after the merger. See “Selected Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Consolidated Condensed Financial Data” on page 22.

Merger-Related Expenses

Limelight estimates that its merger-related fees and expenses, consisting primarily of fees and expenses of investment bankers, attorneys and accountants, and financial printing and other related charges, will be approximately $2.1 million. See Note 6 of unaudited pro forma combined consolidated condensed financial statements.

EyeWonder estimates that its merger-related fees and expenses, consisting primarily of fees and expenses of investment bankers, attorneys and accountants and financial printing and other related charges, will be approximately $0.7 million. See Note  6 of unaudited pro forma combined consolidated condensed financial statements.

Selected Historical Financial Data

You should read the selected financial data presented below with the financial statements of the respective companies and the notes thereto. The Limelight historical consolidated financial statements and footnotes and EyeWonder historical financial statements and footnotes are included in this proxy statement/prospectus. See “Where You Can Find More Information” on page 164.

Limelight Financial Data

The following selected historical financial data for, and as of the end of, each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2009 have been derived from Limelight’s consolidated financial statements, which have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, Limelight’s independent registered public accounting firm. Consolidated Financial Statements prior to 2006 are not included or incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

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You should read this data together with the audited consolidated financial statements of Limelight, including the notes thereto, included in this proxy statement/prospectus. Please see the heading “Where You Can Find More Information” on page 164. Operating results for the year ended December 31, 2009 does not necessarily indicate the results that can be expected for the year ending December 31, 2010.

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2009     2008     2007     2006     2005  
     (in thousands, except per share data)  

Statement of Operations Data:

          

Revenue

   $ 131,663      $ 129,530      $ 103,111      $ 65,243      $ 21,303   

Cost of revenue:

          

Cost of services (1)

     61,572        58,186        44,802        25,662        9,037   

Depreciation – network

     24,051        25,675        20,739        10,316        2,851   
                                        

Total cost of revenue

     85,623        83,861        65,541        35,978        11,888   

Gross margin

     46,040        45,669        37,570        29,265        9,415   

Operating expenses:

          

General and administrative (1)

     34,128        52,440        31,827        18,388        4,107   

Sales and marketing (1)

     32,587        34,916        25,462        6,841        3,078   

Research and development (1)

     7,937        7,365        5,504        3,151        462   

Depreciation and amortization

     2,351        1,356        857        226        100   

Provision for litigation (3)

     (65,645     17,515        48,130                 
                                        

Total operating expenses

     11,358        113,592        111,780        28,606        7,747   
                                        

Operating income (loss)

     34,682        (67,923     (74,210     659        1,668   

Other income (expense):

          

Interest expense

     (39     (55     (1,418     (1,828     (955

Interest income

     1,345        5,098        5,153        208          

Other income (expense)

     (14     (171     (144     175        (16
                                        

Total other income (expense)

     1,292        4,872        3,591        (1,445     (971
                                        

Income (loss) before income taxes

     35,974        (63,051     (70,619     (786     697   

Income tax expense (2)

     1,084        16        2,401        2,591        300   
                                        

Net income (loss)

   $ 34,890      $ (63,067   $ (73,020   $ (3,377   $ 397   
                                        

Net income (loss) allocable to common stockholders

   $ 34,890      $ (63,067   $ (73,020   $ (3,377   $ 240   
                                        

Net income (loss) per common share:

          

Basic

   $ 0.41      $ (0.76   $ (1.26   $ (0.13   $ 0.01   
                                        

Diluted

   $ 0.40      $ (0.76   $ (1.26   $ (0.13   $ 0.01   
                                        

Shares used in per weighted average share calculation:

          

Basic

     84,202        82,932        57,982        25,059        34,737   

Diluted

     87,972        82,932        57,982        25,059        40,526   

 

 

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(1)

Includes share-based compensation as follows:

 

     Year Ended December 31,
     2009    2008    2007    2006    2005
     (in thousands)

Cost of services

   $ 2,414    $ 2,243    $ 1,489    $ 459    $

General and administrative

     7,556      8,060      10,653      6,794      94

Sales and marketing

     4,970      5,400      3,948      334     

Research and development

     2,523      2,355      2,820      1,661     
                                  

Total share-based compensation

   $ 17,463    $ 18,058    $ 18,910    $ 9,248    $     94
                                  

 

(2)

In 2009, 2008, 2007 and 2006, approximately $3.2 million, $2.0 million, $10.5 million and $7.6 million, respectively, in stock-based compensation expense was not deductible for tax purposes by Limelight. In 2006, this resulted in Limelight incurring income tax expense despite Limelight having generated a loss before income taxes in that period. Limelight expects to continue to incur non-deductible stock-based compensation expense in the future. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Basis of Presentation — Income Tax Expense.”

 

(3)

In February 2008, a jury returned a verdict in a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Akamai Technologies, Inc., or Akamai, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or MIT, against Limelight, finding that Limelight infringed four claims of the patent at issue and rejecting Limelight’s invalidity defenses. The jury awarded Akamai an aggregate of approximately $45.5 million in lost profits, reasonable royalties and price erosion damages, plus pre-judgment interest estimated to be $2.6 million. During 2008, Limelight recorded an additional potential damage liability relating to this infringement of $15.5 million, plus additional interest of $2.0 million. The total provision for litigation at December 31, 2008 was $65.6 million. Limelight also filed a motion for reconsideration of the court’s earlier denial of Limelight’s motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law or JMOL. Limelight’s motion for reconsideration of JMOL was based largely upon a clarification in the standard for a finding of joint infringement articulated by the Federal Circuit in the case of Muniauction, Inc. v. Thomson Corp. (the Muniauction Case), released after the court denied Limelight’s initial motion for JMOL. On April 24, 2009 the court issued its order and memorandum setting aside the adverse jury verdict and ruling that Limelight did not infringe Akamai’s ‘703 patent and that Limelight is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Based upon the court’s April 24, 2009 order Limelight has reversed the $65.6 million provision for litigation previously recorded for this lawsuit as Limelight no longer believes that payment of any amounts represented by the litigation provision is probable. The court entered final judgment in favor of Limelight. Akamai filed a notice of appeal of the court’s decision on May 26, 2009 and filed its appeal brief on September 15, 2009, Limelight filed its reply brief on December 9, 2009 and each party has filed further appeal briefs. A date has not been set by the appeals court for a hearing. Limelight cannot assure you that this lawsuit ultimately will be resolved in its favor.

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2009    2008    2007    2006    2005  
     (in thousands)  

Balance Sheet Data:

              

Cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities, current

   $ 154,379    $ 174,643    $ 197,097    $ 7,611    $ 1,536   

Non-current marketable securities

     12      13      87      285      355   

Working capital (deficit)

     159,530      116,608      154,501      14,596      (1,827

Property and equipment, net

     35,524      40,185      46,968      41,784      11,986   

Total assets

     235,670      256,792      273,428      74,424      19,583   

Long-term debt, less current portion

                    20,491      8,809   

Convertible preferred stock

                    45      7   

Total stockholders’ equity

     202,800      150,131      194,037      37,039      1,823   

 

 

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EyeWonder Financial Data

The following selected historical financial data for, and as of the end of, each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2009 have been derived from EyeWonder’s consolidated financial statements, which have been audited by Grant Thornton, LLP, EyeWonder’s independent certified public accounting firm.

You should read this data together with the audited and unaudited consolidated financial statements of EyeWonder, including the notes thereto. Operating results for the year ended December 31, 2009 does not necessarily indicate the results that can be expected for the year ending December 31, 2010.

 

    Year Ended December 31,  
    2009     2008     2007     2006     2005  
    (in thousands, except per share data)  

Statement of Operations Data:

         

Revenue

  $ 35,294      $ 25,533      $ 15,646      $ 6,230      $ 2,717   

Operating expenses:

         

Salaries, wages and employee benefits

    21,559        15,540        7,778        3,483        1,655   

Selling, general, and administrative expenses

    7,731        6,731        4,155        1,785        652   

Depreciation and amortization

    807        541        278        101        49   

Other production costs

    2,993        3,408        1,197        763        397   
                                       

Total operating expenses

    33,090        26,220        13,408        6,132        2,753   
                                       

Operating income (loss)

    2,204        (687     2,238        98        (36

Other income (expense):

         

Interest expense

    (3,377     (943     (595     (121     (76

Interest income

    37        72        36                 
                                       

Total other income (expense)

    (3,340     (871     (559     (121     (76
                                       

Income (loss) before income taxes

    (1,136     (1,558     1,679        (23     (112

Income tax expense (benefit)

    955                               
                                       

Net income (loss)

  $ (2,091   $ (1,558   $ 1,679      $ (23   $ (112
                                       

Less: Net loss attributable to the noncontrolling interests

    (396     (683                     
                                       

Net income (loss) attributable to EyeWonder, Inc.

  $ (1,695   $ (875   $ 1,679      $ (23   $ (112
                                       

Net income (loss) allocable to common stockholders (unaudited)

  $ (1,695   $ (875   $ 1,679      $ (23   $ (112
                                       

Net income (loss) per common share (unaudited):

         

Basic

  $ (0.15   $ (0.09   $ 0.11      $ (0.00   $ (0.01
                                       

Diluted

  $ (0.15   $ (0.09   $ 0.09      $ (0.00   $ (0.01
                                       

Shares used in per weighted average share calculation (unaudited):

         

Basic

    11,397        9,863        14,644        9,380        9,313   

Diluted

    11,397        9,863        19,050        9,380        9,313   
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2009     2008     2007     2006     2005  
    (in thousands)  

Balance Sheet Data:

         

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 2,196      $ 2,084      $ 1,287      $      $ 288   

Restricted cash

    263                               

Non-current available for sale securities

    985        107                        

Working capital (deficit)

    10,030        9,117        5,027        (1,106     (1,438

Property and equipment, net

    1,255        901        823        414        73   

Total assets

    18,457        14,483        9,319        2,745        1,200   

Long-term debt, less current portion

    10,825        4,384        3,240        917        854   

Convertible preferred stock

    5,183        10,131        5,183        3,495        3,431   

Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)

    2,730        7,048        2,893        (1,689     (2,210

 

 

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SELECTED UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL DATA

We are providing the following summary unaudited pro forma combined consolidated condensed financial information to provide you with a better picture of what the results of operations and the financial position of Limelight’s and EyeWonder’s businesses might have looked like had the acquisition occurred on January 1, 2009 for statement of operations purposes and as of December 31, 2009 for balance sheet purposes. This information is provided for illustrative purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of what our results of operations or financial position would have been if those transactions actually occurred on the dates assumed. In addition, this information is not necessarily indicative of what our future consolidated operating results or consolidated financial position will be. The “Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements” are located below beginning on page 143.

 

         Year ended December 31, 2009     
     (in thousands, except per share data)  

Unaudited pro forma combined statement of operations data:

  

Revenue

   $ 166,423   

Cost of revenue:

  

Cost of services

     69,612   

Depreciation – network

     24,051   
        

Total cost of revenue

     93,663   
        

Gross margin

     72,760   

Operating expenses:

  

General and administrative

     41,412   

Sales and marketing

     46,438   

Research and development

     11,010   

Depreciation and amortization

     7,493   

Provision for litigation

     (65,645
        

Total operating expenses

     40,708   
        

Operating income

     32,052   

Other income (expense):

  

Interest expense

     (46

Interest income

     862   

Other income (expense)

     (14
        

Total other income (expense)

     802   
        

Income before income taxes

     32,854   

Income tax expense

     2,039   
        

Net income

   $ 30,815   
        

Net income allocable to common stockholders

   $ 30,815   
        

Net income per common share:

  

Basic

   $ 0.32   
        

Diluted

   $ 0.29   
        

Shares used in per weighted average share calculation:

  

Basic

     96,942   

Diluted

     105,486   

 

 

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     Year ended December 31, 2009
     (in thousands)

Unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet data:

  

Cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities, current

   $ 94,283

Restricted cash

     263

Marketable securities, less current portion

     997

Working capital

     105,669

Property and equipment, net

     36,779

Total assets

     321,560

Long-term debt, less current portion

     225

Convertible preferred stock

    

Total stockholders’ equity

     249,455

 

 

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COMPARATIVE PER SHARE DATA

The following table presents Limelight’s and EyeWonder’s audited and unaudited historical per share and combined pro forma per share data after giving effect to the acquisition using the purchase method of accounting. The pro forma data does not purport to be indicative of the results of future operations or the results that would have occurred had the acquisition been consummated at the beginning of the periods presented. The information set forth below should be read in conjunction with Limelight’s historical consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto and EyeWonder’s historical financial statements and the notes thereto included in this proxy statement/prospectus. The unaudited pro forma combined per share data combine Limelight’s and EyeWonder’s results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2009. No cash dividends have ever been declared or paid on Limelight’s or EyeWonder’s common stock.

 

     Limelight  
     Year ended
December 31,
2009
 

Historical per common share:

  

Earnings per share—basic

   $ 0.41   
        

Earnings per share—diluted

   $ 0.40   
        

Net book value per share (1)

   $ 2.39   
        
     EyeWonder  
     Year ended
December 31,
2009
 
     (unaudited)  

Historical per common share:

  

Earnings per share—basic

   $ (0.15
        

Earnings per share—diluted

   $ (0.15
        

Net book value per share (1)

   $ 0.24   
        
     Combination  
     Year ended
December 31,
2009
 
     (unaudited)  

Pro forma combined per common share data:

  

Earnings per combined company’s share—basic

   $ 0.32   
        

Earnings per combined company’s share—diluted

   $ 0.29   
        

Net book value per combined company’s share (1)

   $ 2.55   
        

 

(1)

Limelight’s and EyeWonder’s historical net book value per share of common stock is computed by dividing stockholders’ equity at the period end by the number of shares of common stock outstanding at the respective period end. The pro forma net book value per share of common stock of the combined company is computed by dividing the pro forma combined stockholders’ equity by the pro forma number of shares of Limelight’s common stock outstanding at the respective period end assuming the combination had occurred as of that date.

 

 

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

In addition to historical information, this proxy statement/prospectus contains or incorporates by reference certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are not historical facts but instead represent beliefs and expectations regarding future events, many of which are, by their nature, inherently uncertain and outside Limelight’s and EyeWonder’s control. Forward-looking statements include statements preceded by, followed by, or including the words “could,” “would,” “should,” “may,” “will,” “target,” “plan,” “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “project,” “potential,” “possible,” “objective,” “outlook,” “probably,” “seek,” “strategy” and other similar expressions. In particular, the forward-looking statements contained in this proxy statement/prospectus include, but are not limited to, statements regarding:

 

   

the expected financial condition, results of operations, earnings outlook and prospects of Limelight, EyeWonder and the combined company;

 

   

the expected benefits of the merger;

 

   

the likelihood that Limelight and EyeWonder will receive the regulatory approvals required to complete the merger;

 

   

Limelight’s expectation that EyeWonder’s customers will continue to do business with the combined company;

 

   

the expectation that the acquisition of EyeWonder will complement Limelight’s content delivery network (CDN) business; and

 

   

the expectation that the merger will result in increased operational efficiency and create opportunities for cost reduction through the elimination of redundant overhead expenses.

The forward-looking statements contained or incorporated by reference herein are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements. Such risk and uncertainties include those set forth on page 26 under the heading “Risk Factors,” as well as, among others, the following:

 

   

the expenses of the merger being greater than anticipated, including as a result of unexpected factors or events and unanticipated tax consequences of the merger;

 

   

the exposure to litigation, including the possibility that litigation relating to the merger agreement and related transactions could delay or impede the completion of the merger;

 

   

the integration of EyeWonder’s business and operations with those of Limelight taking longer than anticipated, being costlier than anticipated and having unanticipated adverse results relating to EyeWonder’s or Limelight’s existing businesses; and

 

   

the anticipated cost savings and other synergies of the merger taking longer to be realized or failing to be achieved in their entirety, and attrition in key client, partner and other relationships relating to the merger greater than expected.

You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements contained herein, which speak of our beliefs only as of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus or the date of any document incorporated by reference in this document. Except to the extent required by applicable law or regulation, neither Limelight nor EyeWonder undertakes any obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this proxy statement/prospectus or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements concerning the merger or other matters addressed in this proxy statement/prospectus and attributable to Limelight or EyeWonder or any person acting on their behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the preceding cautionary statement.

 

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RISK FACTORS

In addition to the other information included in and incorporated by reference into this proxy statement/ prospectus, including the matters addressed in the section entitled “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward- Looking Statements” beginning on page 25, you should carefully consider the following risk factors before deciding whether to vote for approval of the merger proposal and the adjournment proposal. In addition, you should read and consider the risks associated with the business of Limelight and the business of EyeWonder because these risks will also affect the combined company. Risks associated with the business of Limelight can be found below, as well as in Limelight’s periodic reports, which are filed from time to time with the SEC, and risks associated with the business of EyeWonder can be found below. You should also read and consider the other information in this proxy statement/prospectus and the other documents incorporated by reference into this proxy statement/prospectus. See the section entitled “Where You Can Find More Information” beginning on page 164.

Risks Relating to the Merger

The number of shares of Limelight common stock that EyeWonder securityholders will receive in the merger is not determined by the market price of Limelight common stock. Declines in the market price of Limelight common stock will reduce the value received by EyeWonder securityholders in the merger. Increases in the market price of Limelight common stock will increase the value paid by Limelight in consideration of the merger.

Under the terms of the merger agreement, there is no mechanism to adjust the number of shares of Limelight common stock that will be issued in exchange for shares of EyeWonder capital stock based on changes in the market price of Limelight common stock. As a result, there will be no adjustment for changes in the market price of Limelight common stock. The dollar value of Limelight common stock received by EyeWonder securityholders upon completion of the merger will depend on the market value of Limelight common stock at the time of completion of the merger. The price of Limelight common stock has been volatile in the past and will likely continue to fluctuate in the future. A decline in the market price of Limelight common stock will result in a decline in the value received by EyeWonder securityholders. An increase in the market price of Limelight common stock will result in an increase in the value paid by Limelight in consideration of the merger.

The market price of Limelight’s common stock may decline as a result of the merger.

The market price of Limelight’s common stock may decline as a result of the merger for a number of reasons, including:

 

   

the integration of EyeWonder by Limelight may be unsuccessful;

 

   

there may be sales of substantial amounts of Limelight common stock after the merger;

 

   

Limelight may not achieve the perceived benefits of the merger as rapidly as, or to the extent, anticipated by financial or industry analysts; or

 

   

the effect of the merger on Limelight’s financial results may not be consistent with the expectations of financial or industry analysts.

These factors are, to some extent, beyond Limelight’s control. In addition, there will be a time period between the effective time of the merger and the time when EyeWonder securityholders actually receive book- entry shares evidencing Limelight common stock. Until book-entry shares are received, EyeWonder securityholders will not be able to sell their shares of Limelight common stock in the open market and, thus, will not be able to avoid losses resulting from any decline in the market price of Limelight common stock during this period. In addition, certain principal securityholders of EyeWonder have entered into a restriction agreement with Limelight and may only dispose of their shares of Limelight common stock acquired in the merger in accordance with the terms of the restriction agreement. Generally, the restrictions lapse ratably over a twelve month period after the closing of the merger, subject to certain exceptions.

 

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There may be sales of substantial amounts of Limelight common stock after the merger, which could cause Limelight’s stock price to fall.

A substantially large number of shares of Limelight common stock may be sold into the public market within a short period of time following the closing of the merger, primarily due to the substantial number of shares that will be available for resale by certain former stockholders of EyeWonder who are not parties to restriction agreements that restrict the timing of the resale of these shares. As a result, Limelight’s stock price could fall. In addition, the sale of these shares could impair Limelight’s ability to raise capital through the sale of additional stock.

The failure of Limelight to operate and manage the combined company effectively could have a material adverse effect on Limelight’s business, financial condition and operating results.

Limelight will need to meet significant challenges to realize the expected benefits and synergies of the merger. These challenges include:

 

   

integrating the management teams, strategies, cultures, technologies and operations of the two companies;

 

   

retaining and assimilating the key personnel of each company;

 

   

retaining existing EyeWonder customers; and

 

   

creating uniform standards, controls, procedures, policies and information systems.

The accomplishment of these post-merger objectives will involve considerable risk, including:

 

   

the potential disruption of each company’s ongoing business and distraction of their respective management teams;

 

   

the possibility that the business cultures of Limelight and EyeWonder will not be compatible;

 

   

the difficulty of incorporating acquired technology and rights into Limelight’s operations;

 

   

unanticipated expenses related to the integration;

 

   

the impairment of relationships with employees and customers as a result of any integration of new personnel;

 

   

potential unknown liabilities associated with the merger; and

 

   

managing the risks related to EyeWonder’s business that may continue to impact the business following the merger.

Limelight and EyeWonder have operated and, until the completion of the merger, will continue to operate, independently. It is possible that the integration process could result in the loss of the technical skills and management expertise of key employees, the disruption of each company’s ongoing businesses or inconsistencies in standards, controls, procedures and policies due to possible cultural conflicts or differences of opinions on technical decisions and services. A failure to integrate the two organizations successfully could adversely affect Limelight’s ability to maintain relationships with customers, suppliers and employees or to achieve the anticipated benefits of the merger.

 

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Even if Limelight is able to integrate the EyeWonder business operations successfully, this integration may not result in the realization of the full benefits of synergies, cost savings, innovation and operational efficiencies that may be possible from this integration, and these benefits may not be achieved within a reasonable period of time.

Limelight expects to incur costs integrating the companies into a single business, and if such integration is not successful Limelight may not realize the expected benefits of the merger.

Limelight expects to incur significant costs integrating Limelight’s and EyeWonder’s operations, products and personnel. These costs may include costs for:

 

   

employee redeployment, relocation or severance;

 

   

conversion of information systems;

 

   

combining or coordinating research and development teams and processes;

 

   

combination or closures of facilities; and

 

   

amortization of intangibles.

In addition, Limelight expects to incur significant transaction costs in connection with the merger. Limelight does not know whether it will be successful in these integration efforts or in consummating the merger and cannot assure you that it will realize the expected benefits of the merger.

Failure to retain key employees would diminish the anticipated benefits of the merger.

The success of the merger will depend in part on the retention of personnel critical to the business and operations of the combined company due to, for example, their technical skills or management expertise. Employees may experience uncertainty about their future role with EyeWonder and Limelight until strategies with regard to these employees are announced or executed. Additionally, there is intense competition for qualified technical personnel in each company’s industry. If EyeWonder and Limelight are unable to retain personnel, including EyeWonder’s key management, technical and sales personnel who are critical to the successful integration and future operations of the companies, EyeWonder and Limelight could face disruptions in their operations, loss of existing customers, loss of key information, expertise or know-how, and unanticipated additional recruitment and training costs. In addition, the loss of key personnel would diminish the anticipated benefits of the merger. Limelight and EyeWonder cannot assure you that they will be able to attract, retain and integrate employees following the merger.

Uncertainty regarding the merger may cause customers, suppliers or strategic partners to delay or defer decisions concerning Limelight and EyeWonder and adversely affect each company’s ability to attract and retain key employees, which would adversely affect the future business and operations of Limelight and EyeWonder.

The merger will happen only if stated conditions are met, including the approval of the issuance of Limelight common stock by Limelight’s stockholders and approval of the merger proposal by EyeWonder’s stockholders, the receipt of regulatory approvals, and the absence of any material adverse effect in the business of EyeWonder. Many of the conditions are outside the control of Limelight and EyeWonder, and both parties also have stated rights to terminate the merger agreement. Accordingly, there may be uncertainty regarding the completion of the merger. This uncertainty may cause customers, suppliers or strategic partners to delay or defer decisions concerning Limelight or EyeWonder, which could negatively affect their respective businesses. Any delay or deferral of those decisions or changes in existing agreements could have a material adverse effect on the

 

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respective businesses of Limelight and EyeWonder, regardless of whether the merger is ultimately completed. Customers may also seek to modify or terminate existing agreements. In addition, by increasing the breadth of Limelight’s and EyeWonder’s business, the merger may make it more difficult for the combined company to enter into and maintain relationships, including customer relationships, with suppliers or strategic partners, some of whom may view the combined company as a more direct competitor than either Limelight or EyeWonder as an independent company. Moreover, diversion of management focus and resources from the day-to-day operation of the business to matters relating to the merger could have a material adverse effect on each company’s business and operations, regardless of whether the merger is completed. Current and prospective employees of each company may experience uncertainty about their future roles with the combined company. This may adversely affect each company’s ability to attract and retain key management, sales, marketing and technical personnel.

Directors and executive officers of EyeWonder may have conflicts of interest in recommending that EyeWonder stockholders vote in favor of the merger proposal.

Some of the directors and executive officers of EyeWonder have interests in the merger that may be different from, or are in addition to, the interests of EyeWonder stockholders. These interests relate to the payment of severance benefits to certain of EyeWonder’s executive officers under certain circumstances, the employment of John J. Vincent as Chief Executive Officer of the surviving entity following the merger, the consulting services anticipated to be provided by Thomas Falk to Limelight following the merger, the appointment of Mr. Vincent and Mr. Falk to the board of directors of Limelight, the indemnification of the officers, directors and employees of EyeWonder by Limelight in certain circumstances, the grant of stock options and issuance of restricted stock units among employees of EyeWonder who continue as employees of the surviving entity, and the maintenance of the EyeWonder or substantially similar employee benefit plans. EyeWonder stockholders should consider these interests in connection with their vote on the merger proposal, including whether these interests may have influenced these directors and executive officers to recommend or support the merger proposal. See “Limelight Proposal No. 1 and EyeWonder Proposal No. 1 — The Merger — Interests of EyeWonder’s Executive Officers and Directors in the Merger” beginning on page 87.

The market price of Limelight common stock after the merger may be affected by factors different from those affecting the shares of EyeWonder or Limelight currently.

The businesses of Limelight and EyeWonder differ in important respects and, accordingly, the results of operations of the combined company and the market price of the combined company’s shares of common stock may be affected by factors different from those currently affecting the independent results of operations of Limelight and EyeWonder. For a discussion of the business of Limelight and of certain factors to consider in connection with its business, see the documents incorporated by reference in this proxy statement/prospectus and referred to under “Where You Can Find More Information” beginning on page 164.

The merger may go forward in certain circumstances even if EyeWonder suffers a material adverse effect, which could cause the market price of Limelight’s common stock to decline.

In general, Limelight can refuse to complete the merger if a “material adverse effect” (as defined below under the heading “The Merger Agreement — Material Adverse Effect”) occurs with regard to EyeWonder before the closing. However, Limelight may not refuse to complete the merger on that basis as a result of any fact, circumstance, change or effect resulting from:

 

   

general economic, financial or political conditions in the United States or any other jurisdiction in which EyeWonder or any of its subsidiaries has substantial business or operations, and any changes therein (including any changes arising out of acts of terrorism, war, weather conditions or other force majeure events) to the extent they do not have a material and substantially disproportionate impact on EyeWonder and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other interactive digital advertising companies of comparable size;

 

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general conditions in the industries in which EyeWonder or any of its subsidiaries conduct business, and any changes therein (including any changes arising out of acts of terrorism, war, weather conditions or natural disasters) to the extent that they do not have a material and substantially disproportionate impact on EyeWonder and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other interactive digital advertising companies of comparable size;

 

   

changes in U.S. generally accepted accounting principals, or GAAP, or any interpretations of GAAP;

 

   

the announcement or pendency of the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby; or

 

   

the failure, of EyeWonder, in and of itself, to meet internal projections, forecasts or budgets of revenues, earnings or other financial metrics.

If adverse changes occur but Limelight and EyeWonder must still complete the merger, Limelight’s stock price may suffer. This in turn may reduce the value of the merger to EyeWonder securityholders.

EyeWonder stockholders will have a reduced ownership and voting interest after the merger and will exercise less influence over management.

EyeWonder stockholders currently have the right to vote in the election of the board of directors of EyeWonder and on other matters affecting EyeWonder. While the EyeWonder stockholders will continue to have the right to vote, their relative voting power will be diminished. It is expected that the former stockholders of EyeWonder as a group will own approximately 13% of the outstanding shares of Limelight immediately after the completion of merger, which percentage is based upon the number of outstanding shares of Limelight common stock on March 1, 2010.

Because of this, EyeWonder’s stockholders will have less influence on the management and policies of Limelight than they now have on the management and policies of EyeWonder.

The merger agreement limits EyeWonder’s ability to pursue alternatives to the merger, which could discourage potential competing acquirers that might have an interest in acquiring EyeWonder.

The merger agreement contains a “non-solicitation” provision that limits EyeWonder’s ability to solicit, facilitate or commit to competing third-party proposals to acquire all or a significant part of EyeWonder. In addition, as an inducement for Limelight to enter into the merger agreement, certain stockholders of EyeWonder entered into voting agreements covering the EyeWonder capital stock held by such stockholders with and in favor of Limelight dated as of December 21, 2009. Pursuant to these voting agreements, each such stockholder agreed, among other things, to vote all of the EyeWonder capital stock held by such stockholder in favor of the adoption of the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement and against any proposal that would compete with the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement. Also, as an inducement for Limelight to enter into the merger agreement, certain stockholders of EyeWonder entered into purchase agreements with and in favor of Limelight dated as of December 21, 2009. Pursuant to these purchase agreements, each such stockholder agreed, among other things, to sell the EyeWonder securities beneficially held by such stockholder to Limelight under certain specified circumstances. The “non- solicitation” provision of the merger agreement and the voting and purchase agreements might discourage a potential competing acquirer that might have an interest in acquiring all or a significant part of EyeWonder from considering or proposing that acquisition even if it were prepared to pay consideration with a higher per share market price than that proposed in the merger or might result in a potential competing acquirer proposing to pay a lower per share price to acquire EyeWonder than it might otherwise have proposed to pay.

 

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If Limelight fails to maintain proper and effective internal controls or fails to implement its controls and procedures at EyeWonder and its subsidiaries after the merger, Limelight’s ability to produce accurate financial statements could be impaired, which could adversely affect its operating results, its ability to operate its business and investors’ confidence in Limelight.

Limelight must ensure that it has adequate internal financial and accounting controls and procedures in place so that it can produce accurate financial statements on a timely basis. This obligation will become more difficult as a result of the acquisition of EyeWonder. Limelight is required to spend considerable effort on establishing and maintaining its internal controls, which is costly and time-consuming and needs to be reevaluated frequently. Limelight has very limited experience in designing and testing its internal controls. For example, during the third quarter of 2007, Limelight discovered material weaknesses in its system of internal controls over its revenue recognition and stock-based compensation processes that required it to restate its previously reported consolidated financial statements for the three-and nine-months ended September 30, 2006, the three-months and year ended December 31, 2006, the three-months ended March 31, 2007, and the three and six months ended June 30, 2007.

Limelight has only operated as a public company since June 2007 and it will continue to incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses as it complies with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as well as new rules subsequently implemented by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Nasdaq Stock Market’s Global Market. These rules impose various requirements on public companies, including requiring changes in corporate governance practices, increased reporting of compensation arrangements and other requirements. Limelight’s management and other personnel will continue to devote a substantial amount of time to these compliance initiatives. Moreover, applying rules and regulations to the combined companies will increase Limelight’s legal and financial compliance costs and will make some activities more time-consuming and costly. These rules and regulations could also make it more difficult for Limelight to attract and retain qualified persons to serve on its board of directors, its board committees or as executive officers.

Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 requires that Limelight include in its annual report its assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting and its audited financial statements as of the end of each fiscal year. Furthermore, Limelight’s independent registered public accounting firm is required to report on whether it believes Limelight maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of the end of the year. Limelight successfully completed its assessment and obtained its auditors’ attestation as to the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. EyeWonder has not been required to establish or test internal controls required for public companies and its auditors have not reviewed its internal controls or procedures. Limelight’s continued compliance with Section 404 will require that it incur substantial expense and expends significant management time on compliance related issues, including Limelight’s efforts in implementing controls and procedures for EyeWonder and its subsidiaries. Limelight currently does not have an internal audit group and uses an international accounting firm to assist it with its assessment of the effectiveness of its internal controls over financial reporting. In future years, if Limelight fails to timely complete this assessment, or if its auditors cannot timely attest, there may be a loss of public confidence in its internal controls, the market price of its stock could decline and Limelight could be subject to regulatory sanctions or investigations by the Nasdaq Stock Market’s Global Market, the Securities and Exchange Commission or other regulatory authorities, which would require additional financial and management resources. In addition, any failure to implement required new or improved controls, or difficulties encountered in their implementation, could harm Limelight’s operating results or cause it to fail to timely meet its regulatory reporting obligations.

 

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The merger is subject to the receipt of consents and approvals from regulatory authorities that may impose conditions that could have an adverse effect on Limelight or, if not obtained, could prevent completion of the merger.

Before the merger may be completed, various approvals or consents must be obtained from various regulatory and other authorities. This includes filing all required notices to governmental authorities, including the required filings with the U.S. Department of Justice, or the DOJ, and the Federal Trade Commission, or the FTC, pursuant to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, referred to herein as the HSR Act. Limelight and EyeWonder filed the applications to obtain the applicable regulatory approvals on January 25, 2010. On January 29, 2010, the Premerger Notification Office of the FTC informed the parties that early termination of the statutory waiting period had been granted.

However, either the DOJ or FTC could open an investigation of the merger and could also challenge or seek to block the merger under the antitrust laws, as it deems necessary or desirable in the public interest, even after the statutory waiting period has been early terminated, and even after completion of the merger. State attorneys general in the various states in which Limelight and EyeWonder operate may also open an investigation of the merger. In addition, in some jurisdictions, a competitor, customer or other third party could initiate a private action under the antitrust laws challenging or seeking to enjoin the merger, before or after completion of the merger. Limelight and EyeWonder cannot be sure that a challenge to the merger will not be made or that, if a challenge is made, Limelight and EyeWonder will prevail. For a full description of the regulatory clearances, consents and approvals required for the merger, please see “Limelight Proposal No. 1 and EyeWonder Proposal No. 1 — The Merger — Regulatory Approvals Required for the Merger” beginning on page 92.

Failure to complete the merger could negatively affect both Limelight and EyeWonder’s future business and operations.

If the merger is not completed for any reason, Limelight and EyeWonder may each be subject to a number of material risks. If the merger agreement is terminated, Limelight and EyeWonder may each be unable to pursue another business combination transaction on terms as favorable as those set forth in the merger agreement, or at all. This could limit both Limelight’s and EyeWonder’s ability to pursue their strategic goals. Costs related to the merger, such as financial advisory, legal, accounting and printing fees, must be paid even if the merger is not completed. In addition, EyeWonder may be required under certain circumstances to pay Limelight, and Limelight may be required under certain circumstances to pay EyeWonder, a termination fee of $3.5 million.

A shift or decline in the demand for interactive digital advertising products and services could substantially reduce the anticipated benefits of the merger.

Limelight expects that customers will continue to purchase interactive digital advertising products and services and that the acquisition of EyeWonder will result in new market opportunities. However, if customer demand in the digital advertising market decreases or is less than expected, or if customer preferences shift to new or different products or services, then Limelight may not realize all of the anticipated benefits of the merger.

Failure to achieve cost synergies could harm Limelight’s business and operating results.

Limelight anticipates that the merger will result in cost synergies associated with combining facilities, IT infrastructure, and certain functions such as finance, human resources and administrative services. However, differences between the two companies’ operations could cause unforeseen delays in the integration process, result in lower savings than originally anticipated, or both, which could adversely affect Limelight’s business and operating results.

The combined company will face uncertainties related to the effectiveness of internal controls.

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as of the end of their most recent fiscal years, there can be no assurance that the combined company or its independent registered public accounting firm will not identify a material weakness in the combined company’s internal controls in the future. A material weakness in internal controls over financial reporting would require management and the combined company’s independent public accounting firm to evaluate its internal controls as ineffective. If internal controls over financial reporting are not considered adequate, the combined company may experience a loss of public confidence, which could have an adverse effect on its business and stock price.

Limelight and EyeWonder may waive one or more of the conditions of the merger without re-soliciting stockholder approval for the merger.

Each of the conditions to Limelight’s and EyeWonder’s obligations to complete the merger may be waived, in whole or in part, to the extent permitted by applicable law, by agreement of Limelight and EyeWonder, if the condition is a condition to both Limelight’s and EyeWonder’s obligation to complete the merger, or by the party for which such condition is a condition of its obligation to complete the merger. The boards of directors of Limelight and EyeWonder may evaluate the materiality of any such waiver to determine whether amendment of this proxy statement/prospectus and re-solicitation of proxies are necessary. Limelight and EyeWonder, however, generally do not expect any such waiver to be significant enough to require re-solicitation of stockholders. In the event that any such waiver is not determined to be significant enough to require re-solicitation of stockholders, the companies will have the discretion to complete the merger without seeking further stockholder approval. Additionally, following approval of the merger proposal by EyeWonder’s stockholders, any amendment that would require approval of EyeWonder’s stockholders may be made upon the approval of the stockholder representative which approval will be binding on EyeWonder’s stockholders.

Risks Relating to Limelight

Limelight is a party to several lawsuits, and an adverse outcome in any or all of those lawsuits is possible, which could have a significant, adverse effect on Limelight’s financial condition and operations. If an injunction were entered against Limelight it could force Limelight to cease providing its CDN services.

Limelight is a defendant in three significant lawsuits. In each case Limelight currently has favorable rulings, but it cannot provide any assurance that these favorable rulings won’t be overturned or reversed on appeal, or that the ultimate outcome of any of these lawsuits won’t be materially adverse to Limelight. The expenses of defending these lawsuits and other lawsuits to which Limelight may become a party, particularly fees paid to its lawyers and expert consultants, have been and will continue to be significant and will continue to adversely affect Limelight’s operating results during the pendency of the lawsuits. This litigation will also continue to be a distraction to Limelight’s management in operating Limelight’s business. Limelight expects that its litigation expenses will continue to be significant on a quarterly basis for the foreseeable future.

In February 2008, a jury returned a verdict in a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Akamai Technologies, Inc., or Akamai, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or MIT, against Limelight, finding that Limelight infringed four claims of the patent at issue and rejecting its invalidity defenses. The jury awarded Akamai an aggregate of approximately $45.5 million in lost profits, reasonable royalties and price erosion damages, plus pre-judgment interest estimated to be $2.6 million that Limelight recorded in 2007. During 2008 Limelight recorded an additional provision of approximately $17.5 million for potential additional infringement damages and interest.

The court conducted a bench trial in November 2008, regarding Limelight’s equitable defenses; and Limelight filed a motion for reconsideration of the court’s earlier denial of Limelight’s motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law (“JMOL”). Limelight’s motion for JMOL was based largely upon a clarification in the standard for a finding of joint infringement articulated by the Federal Circuit in the case of Muniauction, Inc. v. Thomson Corp. (the “Muniauction Case”), released after the court denied Limelight’s initial motion for JMOL. On April 24, 2009 the court issued its order and memorandum setting aside the adverse jury verdict and ruling that

 

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Limelight does not infringe Akamai’s ‘703 patent and that Limelight is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. Based upon the court’s April 24, 2009 order Limelight has reversed the provision for litigation relating to this matter as it no longer believes that payment of any amounts represented by the litigation provision is probable. Although the court has entered judgment in Limelight’s favor and Limelight believes the ruling of the court is correct, Akamai has appealed the judgment and Limelight cannot provide any assurance that the lawsuit ultimately will be resolved in its favor. An adverse ruling could seriously impact Limelight’s ability to conduct its business and to offer its products and services to its customers. A permanent injunction could prevent Limelight from operating its CDN to deliver certain types of traffic, which could impact the viability of its business. Any adverse ruling, in turn, would harm Limelight’s revenue, market share, reputation, liquidity and overall financial position.

In January 2009, in a patent infringement lawsuit filed by Level 3 Communications LLC, or Level 3, against Limelight, a jury returned a verdict finding that Limelight did not infringe any of the claims of the patents at issue in that case. The court denied Level 3’s subsequent motion for JMOL or alternatively for a new trial, and entered judgment in Limelight’s favor. Level 3 has appealed the judgment. Although Limelight believes the jury verdict and the judgment in this matter are correct, Limelight cannot provide any assurance at this time that the lawsuit ultimately will be resolved in Limelight’s favor. An adverse ruling could seriously impact Limelight’s ability to conduct its business and to offer its products and services to its customers. A permanent injunction could prevent Limelight from operating its CDN to deliver certain types of traffic, which could impact the viability of its business. Any adverse ruling, in turn, would harm Limelight’s revenue, market share, reputation, liquidity and overall financial position.

In August 2007, Limelight, certain of Limelight’s officers and directors, and the firms that served as the lead underwriters in Limelight’s initial public offering were named as defendants in several purported class action lawsuits. These lawsuits have been consolidated into a single lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. The consolidated complaint asserts causes of action under Sections 11, 12 and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on behalf of a professed class consisting of all those who were allegedly damaged as a result of acquiring Limelight’s common stock in Limelight’s initial public offering between June 8, 2007 and August 8, 2007. The complaint seeks compensatory damages and plaintiffs’ costs and expenses in the litigation. The complaint alleges, among other things, that Limelight omitted and/or misstated certain facts concerning the seasonality of its business and the loss of revenue with respect to certain customers. On March 17, 2008, Limelight and the individual defendants moved to dismiss all of the plaintiffs’ claims, and a hearing was held on this motion on June 16, 2008. On August 8, 2008, the court granted the motion to dismiss, dismissing the plaintiffs’ claims under Section 12 with prejudice and granting leave to amend the claims under Sections 11 and 15. Plaintiffs chose not to amend the claims under Sections 11 and 15, and on August 29, 2008 the court entered judgment in favor of Limelight. On September 5, 2008, the plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal, and appellate briefs were filed by the parties in January and February 2009. Limelight has in place directors and officers liability insurance and notice of this matter has been given to the insurance carriers. The insurance has reimbursed certain of the expenses incurred by Limelight in defending this action. In November 2009 the parties entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to settle this lawsuit for an amount well within the coverage limits of the primary carrier of Limelight’s directors and officers liability insurance, and Limelight is seeking court approval to finalize the settlement. Although Limelight believes that Limelight and the individual defendants have meritorious defenses to the claims made in the complaint, there can be no assurance at this time that the settlement will be approved by the court, or otherwise completed. If Limelight receives an adverse ruling with respect to the approval of the settlement in this case and Limelight subsequently receives an adverse judgment which exceeds the amount of its directors and officers liability insurance coverage or that insurance is not available to satisfy the judgment, such a ruling could harm its liquidity and overall financial position.

Limelight may need to defend its intellectual property and processes against patent or copyright infringement claims, which would cause it to incur substantial costs and threaten its ability to do business.

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services or develop new services, which could make it more difficult for Limelight to operate its business. From time to time, Limelight may receive inquiries from holders of patents inquiring whether Limelight infringes their proprietary rights. Companies holding Internet-related patents or other intellectual property rights are increasingly bringing suits alleging infringement of such rights or otherwise asserting their rights and seeking licenses. Any litigation or claims, whether or not valid, could result in substantial costs and diversion of resources. In addition, if Limelight is determined to have infringed upon a third party’s intellectual property rights, it may be required to do one or more of the following:

 

   

cease selling, incorporating or using products or services that incorporate the challenged intellectual property;

 

   

pay substantial damages;

 

   

obtain a license from the holder of the infringed intellectual property right, which license may or may not be available on reasonable terms or at all; or

 

   

redesign products or services.

If Limelight is forced to take any of these actions, its business may be seriously harmed. In the event of a successful claim of infringement against Limelight and its failure or inability to obtain a license to the infringed technology, its business and operating results could be harmed.

Limelight currently faces competition from established competitors and may face competition from others in the future.

Limelight competes in markets that are intensely competitive, rapidly changing and characterized by constantly declining prices and vendors offering a wide range of content delivery solutions. Limelight has experienced and expects to continue to experience increased competition, and particularly aggressive price competition. Many of Limelight’s current competitors, as well as a number of its potential competitors, have longer operating histories, greater name recognition, broader customer relationships and industry alliances and substantially greater financial, technical and marketing resources than it does. As a consequence of the competitive dynamics in Limelight’s market it has experienced reductions in its prices, which in turn adversely affect its revenue, gross margin and operating results.

Limelight’s primary competitors include content delivery service providers such as Akamai, Level 3 Communications, AT&T, CDNetworks and Internap Network Services Corporation, which acquired VitalStream. Also, as a result of the growth of the content delivery market, a number of companies have recently entered or are currently attempting to enter Limelight’s market, either directly or indirectly, some of which may become significant competitors in the future. Limelight’s competitors may be able to respond more quickly than it can to new or emerging technologies and changes in customer requirements. Given the relative ease by which customers typically can switch among CDN providers, differentiated offerings or pricing by competitors could lead to a rapid loss of customers. Some of Limelight’s current or potential competitors may bundle their offerings with other services, software or hardware in a manner that may discourage content providers from purchasing the services that Limelight offers. In addition, as Limelight expands internationally, it faces different market characteristics and competition with local content delivery service providers, many of which are very well positioned within their local markets. Increased competition could result in price reductions and revenue shortfalls, loss of customers and loss of market share, which could harm Limelight’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

If Limelight fails to manage future growth effectively, it may not be able to market and sell its services successfully.

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personnel to become productive and generate revenue; forecasting revenue; controlling expenses and investments in anticipation of expanded operations; implementing and enhancing its content delivery network (“CDN”), and administrative infrastructure, systems and processes; addressing new markets; and expanding international operations. A failure to manage its growth effectively could materially and adversely affect Limelight’s ability to market and sell its products and services.

Limelight may lose customers if customers elect to develop content delivery solutions internally.

Limelight’s customers and potential customers may decide to develop their own content delivery solutions rather than outsource these solutions to CDN services providers like Limelight. This is particularly true as Limelight’s customers increase their operations and begin expending greater resources on delivering their content using third-party solutions. If Limelight fails to offer CDN services that are competitive to in-sourced solutions, it may lose additional customers or fail to attract customers that may consider pursuing this in-sourced approach, and its business and financial results would suffer.

Limelight may lose customers if customers are unable to build business models that effectively monetize delivery of their content.

Some of Limelight’s customers will not be successful in selling advertising or otherwise monetizing the content it delivers on their behalf and consequently may not be successful in creating a profitable business model. This will result in some of Limelight’s customers discontinuing their Internet or web-based business operations and discontinuing use of Limelight’s services and products. Further, weakness and related uncertainty in the global financial markets and economy — which has included, among other things, significant reductions in available capital and liquidity from banks and other providers of credit, substantial reductions and/or fluctuations in equity and currency values worldwide and concerns that the worldwide economy may be in a prolonged recessionary period – may materially adversely impact Limelight’s customers’ access to capital or willingness to spend capital on Limelight’s services or in some cases, ultimately cause the customer to file for protection from creditors under applicable insolvency or bankruptcy laws or simply go out of business. This uncertainty may also impact Limelight’s customers’ levels of cash liquidity, which could affect their ability or willingness to timely pay for services that they will order or have already ordered from Limelight. From time to time Limelight discontinues service to customers for non-payment of services. Limelight expects further customers may discontinue operations or not be willing or able to pay for services that they have ordered from Limelight. Further loss of customers may adversely affect Limelight’s financial results.

Rapidly evolving technologies or new business models could cause demand for Limelight’s CDN services to decline or could cause these services to become obsolete.

Customers or third parties may develop technological or business model innovations that address content delivery requirements in a manner that is, or is perceived to be, equivalent or superior to Limelight’s CDN services. If competitors introduce new products or services that compete with or surpass the quality or the price/ performance of Limelight’s services, Limelight may be unable to renew its agreements with existing customers or attract new customers at the prices and levels that allow it to generate attractive rates of return on its investment. For example, one or more third parties might develop improvements to current peer-to-peer technology, which is a technology that relies upon the computing power and bandwidth of its participants, such that this technological approach is better able to deliver content in a way that is competitive to Limelight’s CDN services, or even makes CDN services obsolete. Limelight may not anticipate such developments and may be unable to adequately compete with these potential solutions. In addition, Limelight’s customers’ business models may change in ways that it does not anticipate and these changes could reduce or eliminate its customers’ needs for CDN services. If this occurred, Limelight could lose customers or potential customers, and its business and financial results would suffer. As a result of these or similar potential developments, in the future it is possible that competitive dynamics in Limelight’s market may require it to reduce its prices, which could harm its revenue, gross margin and operating results.

 

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If Limelight is unable to sell its services at acceptable prices relative to its costs, its revenue and gross margins will decrease, and its business and financial results will suffer.

Prices for content delivery services have fallen in recent years and are likely to fall further in the future. Limelight has invested significant amounts in purchasing capital equipment to increase the capacity of its content delivery services. For example, in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 Limelight invested $40.6 million, $22.3 million, $17.4 million and $20.4 million, respectively, in capital expenditures primarily for computer equipment associated with the build-out and expansion of its CDN. Limelight’s investments in its infrastructure are based upon its assumptions regarding future demand and also prices that it will be able to charge for its services. These assumptions may prove to be wrong. If the price that Limelight is able to charge customers to deliver their content falls to a greater extent than it anticipates, if Limelight over-estimates future demand for its services or if Limelight’s costs to deliver its services do not fall commensurate with any future price declines, Limelight may not be able to achieve acceptable rates of return on its infrastructure investments and its gross profit and results of operations may suffer dramatically.

During 2010, as Limelight further expands its CDN and begins to refresh its network equipment, it expects its capital expenditures to be approximately 15% to 17% of total revenue. As a consequence, Limelight is dependent on significant future growth in demand for its services to provide the necessary gross profit to pay these additional expenses. If Limelight fails to generate significant additional demand for its services, its results of operations will suffer and it may fail to achieve planned or expected financial results. There are numerous factors that could, alone or in combination with other factors, impede Limelight’s ability to increase revenue, moderate expenses or maintain gross margins, including:

 

   

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increases in electricity, bandwidth and rack space costs or other operating expenses, and failure to achieve decreases in these costs and expenses relative to decreases in the prices it can charge for its services and products;

 

   

inability to maintain Limelight’s prices relative to its costs;

 

   

failure of its current and planned services and software to operate as expected;

 

   

loss of any significant customers or loss of existing customers at a rate greater than its increase in new customers or its sales to existing customers;

 

   

failure to increase sales of its services to current customers as a result of their ability to reduce their monthly usage of its services to their minimum monthly contractual commitment;

 

   

failure of a significant number of customers to pay its fees on a timely basis or at all or failure to continue to purchase its services in accordance with their contractual commitments; and

 

   

inability to attract high-quality customers to purchase and implement it’s current and planned services.

If Limelight is unable to develop new services and enhancements to existing services or fails to predict and respond to emerging technological trends and customers’ changing needs, its operating results may suffer.

The market for Limelight’s CDN services is characterized by rapidly changing technology, evolving industry standards and new product and service introductions. Limelight’s operating results depend on its ability to develop and introduce new services into existing and emerging markets. The process of developing new technologies is complex and uncertain. Limelight must commit significant resources to developing new services or enhancements to its existing services before knowing whether its investments will result in services the market

 

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will accept. Furthermore, Limelight may not execute successfully its technology initiatives because of errors in planning or timing, technical hurdles that it fails to overcome in a timely fashion, misunderstandings about market demand or a lack of appropriate resources. As prices for CDN continue to fall, Limelight will increasingly rely on new product offerings and other value added services to maintain or increase its gross margins. Failures in execution or market acceptance of new services Limelight introduces could result in competitors providing those solutions before Limelight does, which could lead to loss of market share, revenue and earnings.

Limelight depends on a limited number of customers for a substantial portion of its revenue in any fiscal period, and the loss of, or a significant shortfall in demand from these customers could significantly harm its results of operations.

During any given fiscal period, a relatively small number of customers typically account for a significant percentage of Limelight’s revenue. For example, in 2009, sales to Limelight’s top 10 customers, in terms of revenue, accounted for approximately 36% of its total revenue. During 2008 and 2007, sales to Limelight’s top 10 customers, in terms of revenue, accounted for approximately 38% and 45%, respectively of its total revenue. During 2009, 2008, and 2007 one of these top 10 customers, Microsoft, represented approximately 14%, 18%, and 12%, respectively, of Limelight’s total revenue for that period. Microsoft, and other large customers, may not continue to be as significant going forward as they have been in the past. In the past, the customers that comprised Limelight’s top 10 customers have continually changed, and it has also experienced significant fluctuations in its individual customers’ usage of its services. As a consequence, Limelight may not be able to adjust its expenses in the short term to address the unanticipated loss of a large customer during any particular period. As such, Limelight may experience significant, unanticipated fluctuations in its operating results which may cause it to not meet its expectations or those of stock market analysts, which could cause its stock price to decline.

If Limelight is unable to attract new customers or to retain its existing customers, its revenue could be lower than expected and its operating results may suffer.

In addition to adding new customers to increase Limelight’s revenue, it must sell additional services to existing customers and encourage existing customers to increase their usage levels. If Limelight’s existing and prospective customers do not perceive its services to be of sufficiently high value and quality, it may not be able to retain its current customers or attract new customers. Limelight sells its services pursuant to service agreements that generally include some form of financial minimum commitment. Limelight’s customers have no obligation to renew their contracts for its services after the expiration of their initial commitment, and these service agreements may not be renewed at the same or higher level of service, if at all. Moreover, under some circumstances, some of Limelight’s customers have the right to cancel their service agreements prior to the expiration of the terms of their agreements. This fact, in addition to the changing competitive landscape in Limelight’s market, means that it cannot accurately predict future customer renewal rates or usage rates. Limelight’s customers’ renewal rates may decline or fluctuate as a result of a number of factors, including:

 

   

their satisfaction or dissatisfaction with its services;

 

   

the prices of its services;

 

   

the prices of services offered by its competitors;

 

   

discontinuation by its customers of their Internet or web-based content distribution business;

 

   

mergers and acquisitions affecting its customer base; and

 

   

reductions in its customers’ spending levels.

 

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If Limelight’s customers do not renew their service agreements with Limelight or if they renew on less favorable terms, Limelight’s revenue may decline and its business will suffer. Similarly, Limelight’s customer agreements often provide for minimum commitments that are often significantly below its customers’ historical usage levels. Consequently, even if Limelight has agreements with its customers to use its services, these customers could significantly curtail their usage without incurring any penalties under their agreements. In this event, Limelight’s revenue would be lower than expected and its operating results could suffer.

It also is an important component of Limelight’s growth strategy to market its CDN services to industries, such as enterprise and the government. As an organization, Limelight does not have significant experience in selling its services into these markets. Limelight has only recently begun a number of these initiatives, and its ability to successfully sell its services into these markets to a meaningful extent remains unproven. If Limelight is unsuccessful in such efforts, its business, financial condition and results of operations could suffer.

Limelight’s results of operations may fluctuate in the future. As a result, Limelight may fail to meet or exceed the expectations of securities analysts or investors, which could cause its stock price to decline.

Limelight’s results of operations may fluctuate as a result of a variety of factors, many of which are outside of its control. If Limelight’s results of operations fall below the expectations of securities analysts or investors, the price of its common stock could decline substantially. In addition to the effects of other risks discussed in this section, fluctuations in Limelight’s results of operations may be due to a number of factors, including:

 

   

its ability to increase sales to existing customers and attract new customers to its CDN services;

 

   

the addition or loss of large customers, or significant variation in their use of its CDN services;

 

   

costs associated with current or future intellectual property lawsuits and other lawsuits;

 

   

service outages or security breaches;

 

   

the amount and timing of operating costs and capital expenditures related to the maintenance and expansion of its business, operations and infrastructure;

 

   

the timing and success of new product and service introductions by Limelight or its competitors;

 

   

the occurrence of significant events in a particular period that result in an increase in the use of its CDN services, such as a major media event or a customer’s online release of a new or updated video game;

 

   

changes in its pricing policies or those of its competitors;

 

   

the timing of recognizing revenue;

 

   

limitations of the capacity of its content delivery network and related systems;

 

   

the timing of costs related to the development or acquisition of technologies, services or businesses;

 

   

general economic, industry and market conditions (such as the fluctuations experienced in the stock and credit markets during the recent deterioration of global economic conditions) and those conditions specific to Internet usage;

 

   

limitations on usage imposed by its customers in order to limit their online expenses; and

 

   

geopolitical events such as war, threat of war or terrorist actions.

 

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Limelight believes that its revenue and results of operations may vary significantly in the future and that period-to-period comparisons of its operating results may not be meaningful. You should not rely on the results of one period as an indication of future performance.

After being profitable in 2004 and 2005, Limelight was unprofitable in 2006, 2007 and 2008 primarily due to increased stock-based compensation expense and litigation costs, which could affect its ability to achieve and maintain profitability in the future.

Limelight’s adoption of ASC 718 (formerly FAS 123R) in 2006 substantially increased the amount of share-based compensation expense Limelight records and has had a significant impact on its results of operations. After being profitable in 2004 and 2005, Limelight was unprofitable in 2006, 2007 and 2008 partially due to an increase in its share-based compensation expense which increased from $0.1 million in 2005 to $9.2 million in 2006, to $18.9 million in 2007 to $18.1 million in 2008, and to $17.5 million in 2009. This increase in share-based compensation expense reflects an increase in the level of stock options, restricted stock and restricted stock units (RSUs) grants. Limelight’s unrecognized share-based compensation expense totaled $26.1 million at December 31, 2009, of which Limelight expects to amortize $14.2 million during 2010, $8.2 million in 2011 and the remainder thereafter based upon the scheduled vesting of the options, restricted stock and RSUs outstanding at that time. Limelight further expects its share-based compensation expense to decrease in 2010 from 2008 and 2009 levels, and potentially to increase thereafter as it grants additional options or restricted stock awards including options and restricted stock units to be granted to EyeWonder continuing employees in connection with the merger. The increased share-based compensation expense could adversely affect its ability to achieve and maintain profitability in the future. In 2006, Limelight was sued by Akamai and MIT alleging infringement of certain patents. In December 2007, Limelight was sued by Level 3 Communications alleging infringement of certain patents. Limelight has incurred, and will continue to incur, significant costs associated with litigation. These costs were $3.1 million, $7.3 million and $20.8 million, respectively, in 2006, 2007 and 2008, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2009, Limelight incurred $5.4 million in litigation costs. Limelight expects these costs will continue to be significant during 2010.

Limelight generates its revenue almost entirely from the sale of CDN services, and the failure of the market for these services to expand as Limelight expects or the reduction in spending on those services by Limelight’s current or potential customers would seriously harm its business.

While Limelight offers its customers a number of services associated with its CDN, it generated the majority of its revenue in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 from charging its customers for the content delivered on the customers’ behalf through its CDN. As Limelight does not currently have other meaningful sources of revenue, Limelight is subject to an elevated risk of reduced demand for these services. Furthermore, if the market for delivery of rich media content in particular does not continue to grow as Limelight expects or grows more slowly, then Limelight may fail to achieve a return on the significant investment it is making to prepare for this growth. Limelight’s success, therefore, depends on the continued and increasing reliance on the Internet for delivery of media content and its ability to cost-effectively deliver these services. Factors that may have a general tendency to limit or reduce the number of users relying on the Internet for media content or the number of providers making this content available online include a general decline in Internet usage, litigation involving Limelight’s customers and third-party restrictions on online content, including copyright restrictions, digital rights management and restrictions in certain geographic regions, as well as a significant increase in the quality or fidelity of offline media content beyond that available online to the point where users prefer the offline experience. The influence of any of these factors may cause Limelight’s current or potential customers to reduce their spending on CDN services, which would seriously harm its operating results and financial condition.

 

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Many of Limelight’s significant current and potential customers are pursuing emerging or unproven business models which, if unsuccessful, could lead to a substantial decline in demand for its CDN services.

Because the proliferation of broadband Internet connections and the subsequent monetization of content libraries for distribution to Internet users are relatively recent phenomena, many of Limelight’s customers’ business models that center on the delivery of rich media and other content to users remain unproven. For example, social media companies have been among Limelight’s top recent customers and are pursuing emerging strategies for monetizing the user content and traffic on their web sites. Limelight’s customers will not continue to purchase its CDN services if their investment in providing access to the media stored on or deliverable through its CDN does not generate a sufficient return on their investment. A reduction in spending on CDN services by Limelight’s current or potential customers would seriously harm its operating results and financial condition.

Limelight’s business will be adversely affected if it is unable to protect its intellectual property rights from unauthorized use or infringement by third parties.

Limelight relies on a combination of patent, copyright, trademark and trade secret laws and restrictions on disclosure to protect its intellectual property rights. These legal protections afford only limited protection, and Limelight has only one currently issued patent. Monitoring infringement of Limelight’s intellectual property rights is difficult, and Limelight cannot be certain that the steps it has taken will prevent unauthorized use of its intellectual property rights. Limelight has applied for patent protection in a number of foreign countries, but the laws in these jurisdictions may not protect Limelight’s proprietary rights as fully as in the United States. Furthermore, Limelight cannot be certain that any pending or future patent applications will be granted, that any future patent will not be challenged, invalidated or circumvented, or that rights granted under any patent that may be issued will provide competitive advantages to Limelight.

Any unplanned interruption in the functioning of Limelight’s network or services could lead to significant costs and disruptions that could reduce its revenue and harm its business, financial results and reputation.

Limelight’s business is dependent on providing its customers with fast, efficient and reliable distribution of application and content delivery services over the Internet. Many of Limelight’s customers depend primarily or exclusively on its services to operate their businesses. Consequently, any disruption of Limelight’s services could have a material impact on its customers’ businesses. Limelight’s network or services could be disrupted by numerous events, including natural disasters, failure or refusal of its third-party network providers to provide the necessary capacity, failure of Limelight’s software or CDN delivery infrastructure and power losses. In addition, Limelight deploys its servers in approximately 72 third-party co-location facilities, and these third-party co-location providers could experience system outages or other disruptions that could constrain Limelight’s ability to deliver its services. Limelight may also experience disruptions caused by software viruses or other attacks by unauthorized users.

While Limelight has not experienced any significant, unplanned disruption of its services to date, its CDN may fail in the future. Despite Limelight’s significant infrastructure investments, it may have insufficient communications and server capacity to address these or other disruptions, which could result in interruptions in its services. Any widespread interruption of the functioning of Limelight’s CDN and related services for any reason would reduce its revenue and could harm its business and financial results. If such a widespread interruption occurred or if Limelight failed to deliver content to users as expected during a high-profile media event, game release or other well-publicized circumstance, its reputation could be damaged severely. Moreover, any disruptions could undermine confidence in Limelight’s services and cause it to lose customers or make it more difficult to attract new ones, either of which could harm its business and results of operations.

 

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Limelight may have difficulty scaling and adapting its existing architecture to accommodate increased traffic and technology advances or changing business requirements, which could lead to the loss of customers and cause Limelight to incur unexpected expenses to make network improvements.

Limelight’s CDN services are highly complex and are designed to be deployed in and across numerous large and complex networks. Limelight’s network infrastructure has to perform well and be reliable for Limelight to be successful. The greater the user traffic and the greater the complexity of Limelight’s products and services, the more resources Limelight will need to invest in additional infrastructure and support. Further, as a result of the adverse jury verdict in February 2008 in the Akamai Technologies, Inc. v. Limelight Networks, Inc. lawsuit, which verdict was overturned by the court’s April 24, 2009 order granting Limelight’s motion for judgment as a matter of law, Limelight made significant investment in designing and implementing changes to its CDN architecture in order to implement its CDN services in a manner it believes does not infringe the claims of Akamai’s ‘703 patent as alleged in the February 2008 trial. Limelight has spent and expects to continue to spend substantial amounts on the purchase and lease of equipment and data centers and the upgrade of its technology and network infrastructure to handle increased traffic over its network, implement changes to its CDN architecture and to roll out new products and services. This expansion is expensive and complex and could result in inefficiencies, operational failures or defects in Limelight’s network and related software. If Limelight does not implement such changes or expand successfully, or if it experiences inefficiencies and operational failures, the quality of its products and services and user experience could decline. From time to time, Limelight has needed to correct errors and defects in its software or in other aspects of its CDN. In the future, there may be additional errors and defects that may harm Limelight’s ability to deliver its services, including errors and defects originating with third party networks or software on which it relies. These occurrences could damage Limelight’s reputation and lead it to lose current and potential customers. Limelight must continuously upgrade its infrastructure in order to keep pace with its customers’ evolving demands. Cost increases or the failure to accommodate increased traffic or these evolving business demands without disruption could harm Limelight’s operating results and financial condition.

Limelight’s operations are dependent in part upon communications capacity provided by third-party telecommunications providers. A material disruption of the communications capacity Limelight has leased could harm its results of operations, reputation and customer relations.

Limelight leases private line capacity for its backbone from a third party provider, Global Crossing Ltd. Limelight’s contracts for private line capacity with Global Crossing generally have terms of three to four years. In January and September 2009, Limelight amended its agreement with Global Crossing to enhance the private line capacity for its backbone. The communications capacity Limelight has leased may become unavailable for a variety of reasons, such as physical interruption, technical difficulties, contractual disputes, or the financial health of Limelight’s third party provider. As it would be time consuming and expensive to identify and obtain alternative third-party connectivity, Limelight is dependent on Global Crossing in the near term. Financial failure of Global Crossing could jeopardize utilization of the service fees pre-paid by Limelight under its agreement with Global Crossing. Additionally, as Limelight grows, it anticipates requiring greater private line capacity than it currently has in place. If Limelight is unable to obtain such capacity on terms commercially acceptable to it or at all, its business and financial results would suffer. Limelight may not be able to deploy on a timely basis enough network capacity to meet the needs of its customer base or effectively manage demand for its services.

Limelight’s business depends on continued and unimpeded access to third-party controlled end-user access networks.

Limelight’s content delivery services depend on its ability to access certain end-user access networks in order to complete the delivery of rich media and other online content to end-users. Some operators of these networks may take measures, such as the deployment of a variety of filters, that could degrade, disrupt or increase the cost of Limelight’s or its customers’ access to certain of these end-user access networks by restricting or prohibiting the use of their networks to support or facilitate Limelight’s services, or by charging

 

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increased fees to Limelight, its customers or end-users in connection with its services. This or other types of interference could result in a loss of existing customers, increased costs and impairment of Limelight’s ability to attract new customers, thereby harming its revenue and growth.

In addition, the performance of Limelight’s infrastructure depends in part on the direct connection of its CDN to a large number of end-user access networks, known as peering, which it achieves through mutually beneficial cooperation with these networks. If in the future a significant percentage of these network operators elected to no longer peer with Limelight’s CDN, the performance of its infrastructure could be diminished, and its business could suffer.

If Limelight’s ability to deliver media files in popular proprietary content formats was restricted or became cost-prohibitive, demand for its content delivery services could decline, it could lose customers and its financial results could suffer.

Limelight’s business depends on its ability to deliver media content in all major formats. If Limelight’s legal right or technical ability to store and deliver content in one or more popular proprietary content formats, such as Adobe Flash or Windows Media, was limited, its ability to serve its customers in these formats would be impaired and the demand for its content delivery services would decline by customers using these formats. Owners of propriety content formats may be able to block, restrict or impose fees or other costs on its use of such formats, which could lead to additional expenses for Limelight and for its customers, or which could prevent its delivery of this type of content altogether. Such interference could result in a loss of existing customers, increased costs and impairment of Limelight’s ability to attract new customers, which would harm its revenue, operating results and growth.

As part of its business strategy, Limelight may acquire additional businesses or technologies and it may have difficulty integrating these operations.

Limelight may seek to acquire additional businesses or technologies that are complementary to its business. Acquisitions involve a number of risks to Limelight’s business, including the difficulty of integrating the operations and personnel of the acquired companies, the potential disruption of Limelight’s ongoing business, the potential distraction of management, expenses related to the acquisition and potential unknown liabilities associated with acquired businesses. Any inability to integrate operations or personnel in an efficient and timely manner could harm Limelight’s results of operations. Limelight has little prior experience as a company in this complex process of acquiring and integrating businesses. If Limelight is not successful in completing acquisitions that it may pursue in the future, it may be required to reevaluate its business strategy, and it may incur substantial expenses and devote significant management time and resources without a productive result. In addition, future acquisitions will require the use of Limelight’s available cash or dilutive issuances of securities. Future acquisitions or attempted acquisitions could also harm Limelight’s ability to achieve profitability. Limelight may also experience significant turnover from the acquired operations or from its current operations as it integrates businesses.

If Limelight is unable to retain its key employees and hire qualified sales and technical personnel, its ability to compete could be harmed.

Limelight’s future success depends upon the continued services of its executive officers and other key technology, sales, marketing and support personnel who have critical industry experience and relationships that they rely on in implementing Limelight’s business plan. In particular, Limelight is dependent on the services of its Chief Executive Officer, Jeffrey W. Lunsford and also its Chief Technical Officer, Nathan F. Raciborski. Neither of these officers nor any of Limelight’s other key employees, are bound by an employment agreement for any specific term. There is increasing competition for talented individuals with the specialized knowledge to deliver content delivery services and this competition affects Limelight’s ability to retain key employees and hire new ones. The loss of the services of any of Limelight’s key employees could disrupt its operations, delay the development and introduction of its services, and negatively impact its ability to sell its services.

 

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Limelight faces risks associated with international operations that could harm its business.

Limelight has operations, equipment and personnel in the United States, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Japan, Singapore and the United Kingdom, and it currently maintains network equipment in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Ireland, South Korea, Sweden, Italy and Spain. As part of Limelight’s growth strategy, it intends to expand its sales and support organizations internationally, as well as to further expand its international network infrastructure. Limelight has limited experience in providing its services internationally and such expansion could require it to make significant expenditures, including the hiring of local employees, in advance of generating any revenue. As a consequence, Limelight may fail to achieve profitable operations that will compensate its investment in international locations. Limelight is subject to a number of risks associated with international business activities that may increase its costs, lengthen its sales cycle and require significant management attention.

These risks include:

 

   

increased expenses associated with sales and marketing, deploying services and maintaining Limelight’s infrastructure in foreign countries;

 

   

competition from local content delivery service providers, many of which are very well positioned within their local markets;

 

   

unexpected changes in regulatory requirements preventing Limelight from operating its CDN or resulting in unanticipated costs and delays;

 

   

interpretations of laws or regulations that would subject Limelight to regulatory supervision or, in the alternative, require it to exit a country, which could have a negative impact on the quality of its services or its results of operations;

 

   

longer accounts receivable payment cycles and difficulties in collecting accounts receivable;

 

   

corporate and personal liability for violations of local laws and regulations;

 

   

currency exchange rate fluctuations; and

 

   

potentially adverse tax consequences.

Internet-related and other laws relating to taxation issues, privacy and consumer protection and liability for content distributed over Limelight’s network, could harm its business.

Laws and regulations that apply to communications and commerce conducted over the Internet are becoming more prevalent, both in the United States and internationally, and may impose additional burdens on companies conducting business online or providing Internet-related services such as Limelight’s. Increased regulation could negatively affect Limelight’s business directly, as well as the businesses of its customers, which could reduce their demand for Limelight’s services. For example, tax authorities abroad may impose taxes on the Internet-related revenue Limelight generates based on where its internationally deployed servers are located. In addition, domestic and international taxation laws are subject to change. Limelight’s services, or the businesses of its customers, may become subject to increased taxation, which could harm its financial results either directly or by forcing its customers to scale back their operations and use of its services in order to maintain their operations. In addition, the laws relating to the liability of private network operators for information carried on or disseminated through their networks are unsettled, both in the United States and abroad. Network operators have been sued in the past, sometimes successfully, based on the content of material disseminated through their networks. Limelight may become subject to legal claims such as defamation, invasion of privacy and copyright

 

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infringement in connection with content stored on or distributed through its network. In addition, Limelight’s reputation could suffer as a result of its perceived association with the type of content that some of its customers deliver. If Limelight needs to take costly measures to reduce its exposure to these risks, or is required to defend itself against such claims, its financial results could be negatively affected.

Several other federal laws also could expose Limelight to liability and impose significant additional costs on it. For example, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act has provisions that limit, but do not eliminate, Limelight’s liability for the delivery of customer content that infringe copyrights or other rights, so long as Limelight complies with the statutory requirements of the Act. In addition, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act restricts the ability of online services to collect information from minors and the Protection of Children from Sexual Predators Act of 1998 requires online service providers to report evidence of violations of federal child pornography laws under certain circumstances. Compliance with these laws and regulations is complex and any failure on Limelight’s part to comply with these regulations may subject it to additional liabilities.

If Limelight is required to seek additional funding, such funding may not be available on acceptable terms or at all.

Limelight may need to obtain additional funding due to a number of factors beyond its control, including a shortfall in revenue, increased expenses, final adverse judgments in litigation matters, increased investment in capital equipment or the acquisition of significant businesses or technologies. For example, Limelight will use approximately $62 million in connection with the EyeWonder acquisition, which represents approximately 40% of its cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities classified as current as of December 31, 2009. Limelight believes that its cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities classified as current plus cash from operations will be sufficient to fund its operations and proposed capital expenditures for at least the next 12 months. However, Limelight may need funding before such time. If Limelight does need to obtain funding, it may not be available on commercially reasonable terms or at all. If Limelight is unable to obtain sufficient funding, its business would be harmed. Even if Limelight were able to find outside funding sources, it might be required to issue securities in a transaction that could be highly dilutive to its investors or it may be required to issue securities with greater rights than the securities it has outstanding today. Limelight might also be required to take other actions that could lessen the value of its common stock, including borrowing money on terms that are not favorable to it. If Limelight is unable to generate or raise capital that is sufficient to fund its operations, it may be required to curtail operations, reduce its capabilities or cease operations in certain jurisdictions or completely.

Limelight’s business requires the continued development of effective business support systems to support its customer growth and related services.

The growth of Limelight’s business depends on its ability to continue to develop effective business support systems. This is a complicated undertaking requiring significant resources and expertise. Business support systems are needed for:

 

   

implementing customer orders for services;

 

   

delivering these services; and

 

   

timely billing for these services.

Because Limelight’s business plan provides for continued growth in the number of customers that it serves and services offered, there is a need to continue to develop its business support systems on a schedule sufficient to meet proposed service rollout dates. The failure to continue to develop effective business support systems could harm Limelight’s ability to implement its business plans and meet its financial goals and objectives.

 

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Changes in financial accounting standards or practices may cause adverse, unexpected financial reporting fluctuations and affect Limelight’s reported results of operations.

A change in accounting standards or practices can have a significant effect on Limelight’s operating results and may affect its reporting of transactions completed before the change is effective. New accounting pronouncements and varying interpretations of existing accounting pronouncements have occurred and may occur in the future. Changes to existing rules or the questioning of current practices may adversely affect Limelight’s reported financial results or the way it conducts its business. For example, Limelight’s adoption of ASC 718 (formerly FAS 123R) in 2006 has increased the amount of stock-based compensation expense it records. This, in turn, has impacted Limelight’s results of operations for the periods since this adoption and has made it more difficult to evaluate its recent financial results relative to prior periods.

Limelight has incurred, and will continue to incur significantly increased costs as a result of operating as a public company, and its management is required to devote substantial time to compliance initiatives.

As a public company, Limelight has incurred, and will continue to incur, significant accounting and other expenses that it did not incur as a private company. These expenses include increased accounting, legal and other professional fees, insurance premiums, investor relations costs, and costs associated with compensating Limelight’s independent directors. In addition, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as well as rules subsequently implemented by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Nasdaq Global Market, imposes additional requirements on public companies, including requiring changes in corporate governance practices. For example, the listing requirements of the Nasdaq Global Market require that Limelight satisfies certain corporate governance requirements relating to independent directors, audit committees, distribution of annual and interim reports, stockholder meetings, stockholder approvals, solicitation of proxies, conflicts of interest, stockholder voting rights and codes of conduct. Limelight’s management and other personnel need to devote a substantial amount of time to these compliance initiatives. Moreover, these rules and regulations have increased Limelight’s legal and financial compliance costs and make some activities more time-consuming and costly. For example, these rules and regulations make it more difficult and more expensive for Limelight to obtain director and officer liability insurance. These rules and regulations could also make it more difficult for Limelight to identify and retain qualified persons to serve on its board of directors, its board committees or as executive officers.

Failure to effectively expand Limelight’s sales and marketing capabilities could harm its ability to increase its customer base and achieve broader market acceptance of its services.

Increasing Limelight’s customer base and achieving broader market acceptance of its services will depend to a significant extent on its ability to expand its sales and marketing operations. Historically, Limelight has concentrated its sales force at its headquarters in Tempe, Arizona. However, Limelight has recently begun building a field sales force to augment its sales efforts and to bring its sales personnel closer to its current and potential customers. Developing such a field sales force has been and will continue to be expensive and Limelight has limited knowledge in developing and operating a widely dispersed sales force. As a result, Limelight may not be successful in developing an effective sales force, which could cause its results of operations to suffer.

Limelight believes that there is significant competition for both inside and direct sales personnel with the sales skills and technical knowledge that it requires. Limelight’s ability to achieve significant growth in revenue in the future will depend, in large part, on its success in recruiting, training and retaining sufficient numbers of inside and direct sales personnel. Limelight has expanded its sales and marketing personnel from a total of 13 at December 31, 2004 to 121 at December 31, 2007, to 140 at December 31, 2009. In addition, as of December 31, 2009, EyeWonder had approximately 59 sales and marketing personnel. New hires require significant training and, in most cases, take a significant period of time before they achieve full productivity. Limelight’s recent hires and planned hires, including EyeWonder personnel, may not become as productive as Limelight would like, and Limelight may be unable to hire or retain sufficient numbers of qualified individuals in the future in the markets

 

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where it does business. Limelight’s business will be seriously harmed if these expansion efforts do not generate a corresponding significant increase in revenue.

If the estimates Limelight makes, and the assumptions on which it relies, in preparing its financial statements prove inaccurate, its actual results may be adversely affected.

Limelight’s financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires Limelight to make estimates and judgments about, among other things, taxes, revenue recognition, share-based compensation costs, contingent obligations and doubtful accounts. These estimates and judgments affect the reported amounts of Limelight’s assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, the amounts of charges accrued by it, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Limelight bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances and at the time they are made. If Limelight’s estimates or the assumptions underlying them are not correct, it may need to accrue additional charges or reduce the value of assets that could adversely affect Limelight’s results of operations, investors may lose confidence in its ability to manage its business and its stock price could decline.

Risks Related to Ownership of Limelight’s Common Stock

Limelight’s limited operating history makes evaluating its business and future prospects difficult, and may increase the risk of your investment.

Limelight has only been in existence since 2001. A significant amount of Limelight’s growth, in terms of employees, operations and revenue, has occurred since 2004. For example, Limelight’s revenue has grown from $5.0 million in 2003 to $65.2 million in 2006 to $131.7 million in 2009. As a consequence, Limelight has a limited operating history which makes it difficult to evaluate its business and its future prospects. Limelight has encountered and will continue to encounter risks and difficulties frequently experienced by growing companies in rapidly changing industries, such as the risks described in this proxy statement/prospectus. If Limelight does not address these risks successfully, its business will be harmed.

The trading price of Limelight’s common stock has been, and is likely to continue to be, volatile.

The trading prices of Limelight’s common stock and the securities of technology companies generally have been highly volatile. Factors affecting the trading price of Limelight’s common stock will include:

 

   

variations in its operating results;

 

   

announcements of technological innovations, new services or service enhancements, strategic alliances or significant agreements by Limelight or by its competitors;

 

   

commencement or resolution of Limelight’s involvement in, and uncertainties arising from, litigation, particularly its current litigation with Akamai and MIT, Level 3 Communications, and its securities litigation matter;

 

   

recruitment or departure of key personnel;

 

   

changes in the estimates of Limelight’s operating results or changes in recommendations by any securities analysts that elect to follow its common stock;

 

   

developments or disputes concerning its intellectual property or other proprietary rights;

 

   

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market conditions in Limelight’s industry, the industries of its customers and the economy as a whole; and

 

   

adoption or modification of regulations, policies, procedures or programs applicable to Limelight’s business.

In addition, if the market for technology stocks or the stock market in general experiences loss of investor confidence, the trading price of Limelight’s common stock could decline for reasons unrelated to its business, operating results or financial condition. The trading price of Limelight’s common stock might also decline in reaction to events that affect other companies in its industry even if these events do not directly affect Limelight.

If securities or industry analysts do not publish research or reports about Limelight’s business or if they issue an adverse or misleading opinion or report, its stock price and trading volume could decline.

The trading market for Limelight’s common stock will be influenced by the research and reports that industry or securities analysts publish about it or its business. If any of the analysts who cover Limelight issue an adverse or misleading opinion regarding its stock, its stock price would likely decline. If one or more of these analysts cease coverage of Limelight or fail to publish reports on Limelight regularly, Limelight could lose visibility in the financial markets, which in turn could cause Limelight’s stock price or trading volume to decline.

Insiders have substantial control over Limelight and will be able to influence corporate matters.

As of December 31, 2009, Limelight’s directors and executive officers and their affiliates beneficially owned, in the aggregate, approximately 52% of Limelight’s outstanding common stock, including approximately 36% beneficially owned by investment entities affiliated with Goldman, Sachs & Co. Immediately after giving effect to the acquisition of EyeWonder and based on the shares outstanding as of December 31, 2009, these directors and executive officers will own 45% of Limelight’s outstanding stock and investment entities affiliated with Goldman, Sachs & Co. will own 31%. Even after the acquisition, these stockholders will be able to exercise significant influence over all matters requiring stockholder approval, including the election of directors and approval of significant corporate transactions, such as a merger or other sale of Limelight or its assets. This concentration of ownership could limit other stockholders’ ability to influence corporate matters and may have the effect of delaying or preventing a third party from acquiring control over Limelight.

Anti-takeover provisions in Limelight’s charter documents and Delaware law could discourage, delay or prevent a change in control of Limelight and may affect the trading price of its common stock.

Limelight is a Delaware corporation and the anti-takeover provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law may discourage, delay or prevent a change in control by prohibiting it from engaging in a business combination with an interested stockholder for a period of three years after the person becomes an interested stockholder, even if a change in control would be beneficial to its existing stockholders. In addition, Limelight’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws may discourage, delay or prevent a change in its management or control over it that stockholders may consider favorable. Limelight’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws:

 

   

authorize the issuance of “blank check” preferred stock that could be issued by its board of directors to thwart a takeover attempt;

 

   

provide for a classified board of directors, as a result of which the successors to the directors whose terms have expired will be elected to serve from the time of election and qualification until the third annual meeting following their election;

 

   

require that directors only be removed from office for cause and only upon a majority stockholder vote;

 

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provide that vacancies on the board of directors, including newly created directorships, may be filled only by a majority vote of directors then in office;

 

   

limit who may call special meetings of stockholders;

 

   

prohibit stockholder action by written consent, requiring all actions to be taken at a meeting of the stockholders; and

 

   

require supermajority stockholder voting to effect certain amendments to Limelight’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws.

Risks Relating to EyeWonder

EyeWonder faces significant and increasing competition, including from Google and Microsoft, and EyeWonder may not be able to compete successfully with such powerful competitors.

EyeWonder faces formidable competition in every aspect of its business from other companies that provide solutions and services similar to those offered by EyeWonder. Currently, EyeWonder’s primary competitors are DoubleClick, Eyeblaster, Pointroll a subsidiary of Gannett and Atlas. DoubleClick is owned by Google and Atlas is part of the Microsoft Advertising portfolio. DoubleClick and Atlas offer solutions and services similar to those offered by EyeWonder and compete directly with EyeWonder. EyeWonder expects that Google and Microsoft will use their substantial financial and engineering resources to expand the DoubleClick and Atlas businesses and increase their ability to compete with EyeWonder.

Google and Microsoft have significantly greater name recognition and greater financial, technical and marketing resources than EyeWonder. Microsoft also has a longer operating history and more established relationships with customers. In addition, EyeWonder believes that both Google and Microsoft have a greater ability to attract and retain customers due to numerous competitive advantages, including their ability to offer and provide their marketing and advertising customers with a significantly broader range of related solutions and services than EyeWonder. Google and Microsoft also may use their experience and resources to compete with EyeWonder in a variety of ways, including through acquisitions of competitors or related businesses, research and development, and marketing for new customers more aggressively. Furthermore, Google or Microsoft could use campaign management solutions as a loss leader or may provide campaign management solutions or portions of such solutions without charge or below cost in order to encourage customers to use their other product offerings. If Google or Microsoft is successful in providing solutions or services that are better than those offered by EyeWonder, leverage platforms more effectively than EyeWonder or are perceived by customers as being more cost-effective, EyeWonder could experience a significant decline in its customer base and in their use of EyeWonder’s solutions and services. Such a decline could have a material adverse effect on EyeWonder’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

EyeWonder also faces significant competition from rich-media solutions companies such as Unicast (a DG FastChannel company) and UK-based Flashtalking, as well as ad serving companies such as Zedo and CheckM8. In addition, EyeWonder may experience competition from companies that provide web analytics or web intelligence. Other companies, such as Yahoo!, also are developing campaign management solutions. EyeWonder’s competitors may develop services that are equal or superior to EyeWonder’s services or that achieve greater market acceptance than EyeWonder’s services. Many of EyeWonder’s competitors have longer operating histories, greater name recognition, larger client bases and significantly greater financial, technical and marketing resources than EyeWonder. In addition, many of EyeWonder’s current and potential competitors have established or may establish cooperative relationships among themselves or with third parties and several competitors have combined or may combine in the future with larger companies with greater resources than EyeWonder has. Any increase in the level of competition from these, or any other competitors, is likely to result in price reductions, reduced margins, loss of market share and a potential decline in EyeWonder’s revenues or

 

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adversely affect its results of operations. EyeWonder cannot assure that it will be able to compete successfully with its existing or future competitors.

Advertisers may not find Internet advertising effective and may reduce their allocations of advertisement spending on Internet campaigns.

Most large advertisers have fixed advertising budgets, a very small portion of which is allocated to Internet advertising. EyeWonder expects that large advertisers will continue to focus most of their advertising efforts on traditional media. Advertisers, including current and potential customers, may also find Internet advertising or marketing to be less effective than traditional media advertising or marketing methods for promoting their products and services, and therefore may decrease the portion of their budget allocated to Internet advertising or may shift their advertising away from the Internet. Even if Internet advertising increases in the aggregate, if display advertising does not increase, the market for EyeWonder’s products and services may not continue to be viable and EyeWonder’s revenues may decrease. If EyeWonder fails to convince these companies to spend a portion of their advertising budgets with EyeWonder to advertise online, or if EyeWonder’s existing advertisers reduce the amount they spend on its services, EyeWonder’s business, financial condition or results of operations could be materially adversely affected.

EyeWonder may be adversely affected by cyclicality or an extended downturn in the United States or worldwide economy in or related to the industries it serves.

EyeWonder’s revenues are generated primarily from providing online campaign management solutions and services to advertising agencies and advertisers across digital media channels and a variety of formats. Demand for these services tends to be tied to economic cycles, reflecting overall economic conditions as well as budgeting and buying patterns. Following the recent negative developments in the world economy, several agency and analyst organizations now predict that the growth in online advertising will be slower than previously expected. EyeWonder cannot assure you that advertising budgets and expenditures by advertising agencies and advertisers will not decline in any given period or that advertising spending will not be diverted to more traditional media or other online marketing products and services, which would lead to a decline in the demand for EyeWonder’s campaign management solutions and services. A decline in the economic prospects of advertisers or the economy in general could alter current or prospective customers’ spending priorities. As a result, EyeWonder’s revenues may not increase or may decline significantly in any given period.

The loss of a major customer or a reduction in any such customer’s Internet advertising or marketing budget could significantly reduce EyeWonder’s revenue and profitability.

Advertisements served for EyeWonder’s top 20 advertiser clients during the year ended December 31, 2009 accounted for 42% of EyeWonder’s revenues for that period. If one or more of these major advertisers (or their agencies) decides not to continue purchasing services from EyeWonder or significantly reduces its spending on EyeWonder services, EyeWonder may not be able to make up the lost revenue.

Consolidation of Internet advertising networks, web portals, Internet search engine sites and web publishers may impair EyeWonder’s ability to serve advertisements and to collect campaign data, and could lead to a loss of significant customers.

The growing trend of consolidation of Internet advertising networks, web portals, Internet search engine sites and web publishers, and increasing industry presence of a small number of large companies, such as Google and Microsoft, could harm EyeWonder’s business. EyeWonder currently is able to serve, track and manage advertisements for its customers in a variety of networks and websites. Concentration of advertising networks or any disruption in our relationship with our publishers could substantially impair EyeWonder’s ability to serve advertisements if networks or websites decide not to permit it to serve, track or manage advertisements on their websites, if publishers develop ad placement systems that are not compatible with EyeWonder’s systems, or if

 

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they use their market power to force their customers to use certain vendors on their networks or websites. These networks or websites also could prohibit or limit EyeWonder’s aggregation of advertising campaign data if they use technology that is not compatible with EyeWonder’s technology. In addition, concentration of desirable advertising space in a small number of networks and websites could result in pricing pressures and diminish the value of EyeWonder’s advertising campaign data, as the value of this data depends to some degree on the continuous aggregation of data from advertising campaigns on a variety of different advertising networks and websites. Additionally, major networks and publishers can terminate EyeWonder’s ability to serve advertisements on their properties on short notice. If it is no longer able to serve, track and manage advertisements on a variety of networks and websites, EyeWonder’s offerings will be significantly impacted.

The market for Internet advertising or marketing may deteriorate, or develop more slowly than expected, which could have a material adverse affect on EyeWonder’s business, financial condition or results of operations.

If the market for Internet advertising or marketing deteriorates, or develops more slowly than EyeWonder expects, its business could suffer. EyeWonder’s future success depends highly on an increase in the use of the Internet, the commitment of advertisers and advertising agencies to the Internet as an advertising and marketing medium, the advertisers’ implementation of advertising campaigns, and the willingness of current or potential customers to outsource their Internet advertising and marketing needs. The market for Internet advertising and marketing is relatively new and rapidly evolving. As a result, demand and market acceptance for Internet advertising solutions and services is uncertain.

If EyeWonder does not continue to innovate and provide high quality solutions and services, it may not remain competitive.

EyeWonder’s success depends on providing high quality solutions and services that make online campaign management easier and more efficient for its customers. EyeWonder’s competitors are constantly developing innovations in online advertising and campaign management. If EyeWonder is unable to predict user preferences or industry changes, or if it is unable to modify its solutions and services on a timely basis, and as a result is unable to provide quality solutions and services that run without complication or service interruptions, its customers may become dissatisfied and it may lose customers to its competitors and its reputation in the industry may suffer, making it difficult to attract new customers. EyeWonder’s operating results also would suffer if its innovations are not responsive to customers’ needs, are not appropriately timed with market opportunity or are not effectively brought to market. As online advertising and campaign management technologies continue to develop, EyeWonder’s competitors may be able to offer solutions that are, or are perceived to be, substantially similar or better than those offered by EyeWonder. As a result, EyeWonder must continue to invest significant resources in research and development in order to enhance its technology and its existing solutions and services, and introduce new high-quality solutions and services. If these research and development efforts do not lead to innovative solutions and services, EyeWonder’s business will suffer and its ability to generate increased revenue will be significantly affected.

EyeWonder’s business depends on a strong brand reputation, and if it is not able to maintain and enhance its brand, EyeWonder’s business will suffer.

EyeWonder believes that maintaining and enhancing the “EyeWonder” brand is critical to expanding its base of customers and maintaining brand loyalty among customers, particularly in North America where brand perception can impact the competitive position in other markets worldwide, and that the importance of brand recognition will increase due to the growing number of competitors providing similar services and solutions. Maintaining and enhancing its brand may require EyeWonder to make substantial investments in research and development and in the marketing of its solutions and services, and these investments may not be successful. If EyeWonder fails to promote and maintain the “EyeWonder” brand, or if it incurs excessive expenses in this effort, EyeWonder’s business and results of operations could be adversely impacted. EyeWonder anticipates that,

 

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as its market becomes increasingly competitive, maintaining and enhancing its brand may become increasingly difficult and expensive. Maintaining and enhancing its brand will depend largely on EyeWonder’s ability to be a technology leader and to continue to provide high quality solutions and services, which it may not do successfully.

EyeWonder’s operating results fluctuate and, as a result, its historical operating results may not be indicative of its future performance.

EyeWonder’s operating results have historically fluctuated on a quarterly basis due to the seasonal nature of brand-oriented advertising on the Internet, and EyeWonder expects this fluctuation to continue. EyeWonder’s fourth calendar quarter is typically the strongest, and its first quarter is often the weakest quarter. The increase in revenue in the fourth quarter is primarily the result of heavy advertising and online shopping during November and December due to the holidays. The drop in revenues in the first quarter is linked to the drop in online advertising and shopping that occurs at the beginning of each year. EyeWonder believes that cyclicality and seasonality may have a more pronounced effect on its operating results in the future, as EyeWonder’s growth slows. EyeWonder’s operating expenses are relatively fixed in the near term. As a result, EyeWonder cannot quickly react to changes in revenue and therefor, changes in revenue could lead to significant changes in EyeWonder’s operating results. For these reasons, comparing EyeWonder’s operating results on a period-to-period basis may not be meaningful, and you should not rely on past results as an indication of future performance.

New advertisement blocking technologies could limit or block the delivery or display of advertisements by EyeWonder’s service offerings, which could undermine the viability of EyeWonder’s business.

Advertisement blocking technologies, such as “filter” software programs, that can limit or block the delivery or display of advertisements delivered through EyeWonder’s service offerings are currently available for Internet users and are continuing to be developed. If these technologies become widespread, the commercial viability of the current Internet advertisement model may be undermined. As a result, ad-blocking technology could, in the future, have a material adverse affect on EyeWonder’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

More individuals are using non-personal computer devices to access the Internet, and the solutions developed for these devices may not be widely deployed.

The number of people who access the Internet through devices other than personal computers (“PCs”), including mobile devices, game consoles and television set-top devices, has increased dramatically in the past few years. The lower resolution, functionality and memory associated with alternative devices make the use of EyeWonder’s service offerings through these devices more difficult and potentially less effective. If EyeWonder is unable to deliver its service offerings to a substantial number of alternative device users or if it is slow to develop services and technologies that are more compatible with non-PC Internet-enabled devices, EyeWonder will fail to capture a significant share of an increasingly important portion of the market. Such a failure could limit its ability to compete effectively in an industry that is rapidly growing and changing.

EyeWonder does not control third party content delivery services, data centers and others on whom it relies. If EyeWonder or its clients experience outages by these third party providers, EyeWonder’s relationship with its clients and its reputation could suffer.

EyeWonder’s business relies significantly on third-party vendors, such as data centers, content delivery services and bandwidth providers. For example, EyeWonder has entered into agreements to use third-parties, including Limelight and Akamai, to provide content delivery services to assist EyeWonder in serving advertisements. Akamai is a direct competitor of Limelight, so Limelight’s acquisition of EyeWonder in the merger may have an adverse effect on EyeWonder’s relationship with Akamai and its ability to continue to secure content delivery services from Akamai on favorable terms, if at all. If Akamai or other third-party vendors

 

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fail to provide their services or if their services are no longer available to EyeWonder for any reason, and Limelight is not able to supply such services to EyeWonder or EyeWonder is not immediately able to find replacement providers, EyeWonder’s business could be materially adversely affected.

Additionally, any disruption in network access or co-location services provided by these third-party providers or Limelight, or any failure of these third-party providers or Limelight to handle current or higher volumes of use, could significantly harm EyeWonder’s business operations. If service is disrupted, EyeWonder may lose revenues directly related to the impressions it fails to serve and EyeWonder may, as a practical matter, be compelled to provide additional free or discounted services to affected clients. EyeWonder’s reputation also may suffer in the event of a disruption. EyeWonder exercises very little control over these third-party vendors, which increases its vulnerability to problems with the services they provide.

EyeWonder licenses technologies from third-parties to facilitate aspects of its data center and connectivity operations including, among others, Internet traffic management services. EyeWonder has experienced and expects to continue to experience interruptions and delays in service and availability for such elements. Any errors, failures, interruptions or delays experienced in connection with these third-party technologies and information services could negatively impact EyeWonder’s customer relationships and materially adversely affect its brand reputation and business, financial condition or results of operations, and expose EyeWonder to liabilities to third parties.

Data centers used by EyeWonder are vulnerable to natural disasters, terrorism and system failures that could significantly harm its business operations and lead to client dissatisfaction.

In delivering its services, EyeWonder depends on the operation of data centers, which are vulnerable to damage or interruption from earthquakes, terrorist attacks, war, floods, fires, power loss, telecommunications failures, computer viruses, computer denial of service attacks or other attempts to harm its system, and similar events. EyeWonder’s insurance policies have limited coverage in such cases and may not fully compensate it for any loss. Some of EyeWonder’s systems are not fully redundant, and its disaster recovery planning cannot account for all eventualities. The occurrence of a natural disaster, a terrorist attack, a provider’s decision to close a facility EyeWonder is using without adequate notice or other unanticipated problems at data centers could result in lengthy interruptions in service. Any damage to or failure of EyeWonder’s systems could result in interruptions in its service. Interruptions in EyeWonder’s service could reduce its revenues and profits, and its brand reputation could be damaged if customers believe its system is unreliable, which could have a material adverse affect on EyeWonder’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

EyeWonder has in the past experienced, and may in the future experience, system failures. Any unscheduled interruption in service puts a burden on EyeWonder’s entire organization and would result in an immediate loss of revenue. If EyeWonder experiences frequent or persistent system failures, its reputation and brand could be permanently harmed. The steps EyeWonder has taken to increase the reliability and redundancy of its systems are expensive, reduce operating margin and may not be successful in reducing the frequency or duration of unscheduled downtime.

EyeWonder’s business may be adversely affected by malicious third-party software applications that interfere with the function of its technology.

EyeWonder’s business may be adversely affected by malicious software applications that make changes to Internet users’ computers and interfere with EyeWonder’s technology. These applications may attempt to change the users’ experience in using EyeWonder’s services, including altering or replacing advertisements delivered by EyeWonder’s platform, changing configurations of EyeWonder’s user interface, or otherwise interfering with EyeWonder’s ability to deliver advertisements to users’ devices. The interference may occur without disclosure to or consent from users, resulting in a negative experience that users may associate with EyeWonder’s services. If EyeWonder’s efforts to combat these malicious software applications are unsuccessful, its reputation may be

 

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harmed, and the communications with certain users on behalf of its customers could be impaired. This could result in a decline in usage of EyeWonder’s services and corresponding revenues, which would have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition and results of operations.

If EyeWonder fails to detect click-through fraud or other invalid clicks, it could lose the confidence of its advertisers, thereby causing its business to suffer.

EyeWonder is exposed to the risk of fraudulent clicks and other invalid clicks on advertisements delivered by EyeWonder from a variety of potential sources. Invalid clicks are clicks that EyeWonder has determined are not intended by the user to link to the underlying content, such as inadvertent clicks on the same ad twice and clicks resulting from click fraud. Click fraud occurs when a user intentionally clicks on an ad displayed on a web site for a reason other than to view the underlying content. These types of fraudulent activities could harm EyeWonder’s business and brand. If fraudulent clicks are not detected, the data that EyeWonder’s solutions provide to customers may be less reliable and the affected advertisers may lose confidence in EyeWonder’s solutions to deliver a return on their investment. If advertisers become dissatisfied with EyeWonder’s solutions, they may choose to do business with its competitors or reduce their Internet advertising spending.

Expansion into international markets is important to EyeWonder’s long-term success, and its limited experience in operating outside the United States increases the risk that its international expansion efforts will not be successful.

EyeWonder has only limited experience with operations outside the United States. Expansion into new international markets requires additional management attention and resources to tailor EyeWonder’s services to the unique aspects of each country. In addition, EyeWonder faces the following additional risks associated with its expansion into locations outside the United States:

 

   

challenges caused by distance, language and cultural differences;

 

   

longer payment cycles in some countries;

 

   

credit risk and higher levels of payment fraud;

 

   

legal and regulatory restrictions;

 

   

currency exchange rate fluctuations;

 

   

foreign exchange controls that might prevent EyeWonder from repatriating cash earned in countries outside the United States;

 

   

political and economic instability and export restrictions;

 

   

potentially adverse tax consequences; and

 

   

higher costs associated with doing business internationally.

These risks could harm EyeWonder’s international expansion efforts.

EyeWonder’s inability to protect its intellectual property rights could reduce the value of its service offerings and brand or permit competitors to more easily compete with it.

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requires its employees, customers, and third party collaborators to execute confidentiality agreements or otherwise agree to keep EyeWonder’s proprietary information confidential when their relationship with EyeWonder begins. Typically, EyeWonder’s employment contracts also include clauses requiring employees to assign to EyeWonder all inventions and intellectual property rights they develop in the course of their employment and to agree not to disclose EyeWonder’s confidential information. Despite EyeWonder’s efforts, its know-how and trade secrets could be disclosed to third parties, which could cause EyeWonder to lose any competitive advantage resulting from such know-how or trade secrets.

From time to time, EyeWonder may discover that third parties are infringing or otherwise violating its intellectual property rights. Monitoring unauthorized use of intellectual property is difficult and protecting EyeWonder’s intellectual property rights could be costly and time consuming. To protect its intellectual property rights, EyeWonder may become involved in litigation, which could result in substantial expenses, divert the attention of management, cause significant delays, materially disrupt the conduct of EyeWonder’s business or adversely affect its revenue, financial condition and results of operations. EyeWonder may choose not to pursue patents or other protection for innovations that later turn out to be important or it may choose not to enforce its intellectual property rights. Some foreign laws do not protect intellectual property rights to the same extent as the law of the United States. If EyeWonder is unable to adequately protect its trademarks, third parties may use its brand names or trademarks similar to EyeWonder’s in a manner that may cause confusion to EyeWonder’s customers and confusion in the market, which could decrease the value of EyeWonder’s brand. Any infringement of EyeWonder’s intellectual property rights by third parties may eliminate any competitive advantage such intellectual property rights provide and harm its operating results.

EyeWonder has no issued patents and few trademark registrations. While EyeWonder plans to protect its intellectual property with, among other things, copyright, trade secret, patent and trademark protection, there can be no assurance that:

 

   

current or future United States or foreign registrations of EyeWonder’s intellectual property rights will be approved;

 

   

EyeWonder’s issued patents and trademark registrations will adequately protect the intellectual property rights EyeWonder uses in its business or that such patents and trademarks will not be held invalid or unenforceable if challenged by third parties;

 

   

third parties do not have blocking patents that could be used to prevent EyeWonder from marketing its own patented products and practicing its own technology;

 

   

EyeWonder will succeed in protecting its technology adequately in all key jurisdictions in which EyeWonder or its competitors operate; or

 

   

others will not independently develop similar or competing products or methods or design around any patents that may be issued to EyeWonder.

Third parties may claim EyeWonder infringes on their intellectual property rights, forcing EyeWonder to expend substantial resources in resulting litigation, the outcome of which would be uncertain. Any unfavorable outcome of such litigation could be expensive and could prevent EyeWonder from operating part or all of its business.

Companies in the Internet advertising industry often enter into litigation based on allegations of infringement or other violations of intellectual property rights. From time to time EyeWonder has received and may in the future receive notices or inquiries from third parties regarding its services or the manner in which EyeWonder conducts its business suggesting that EyeWonder may be infringing or violating a patent, trademark or other intellectual property right. While EyeWonder currently is not party to any infringement proceedings with

 

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respect to any patents or other intellectual property rights, or aware of any third parties planning to pursue such litigation, there can be no assurance that third parties will not pursue claims against EyeWonder alleging infringement of their intellectual property rights. Any intellectual property claims, with or without merit, could be time consuming, expensive to litigate or settle, and will divert management resources and attention.

EyeWonder may not be successful in defending any third party infringement claims, and as a result of such claims, it may have to pay substantial damages or stop conducting business in the manner that is found to be in violation of such third party’s rights. Further, EyeWonder may have to seek a license for such intellectual property, which may not be available on reasonable terms, or at all, and may significantly increase its operating expenses. As a result, EyeWonder may be required to develop alternative non-infringing technology, which could require significant effort and expense. If EyeWonder cannot license or develop technology for the infringing aspects of its business, it may be forced to limit its service offerings and may be unable to fulfill its obligations to its customers or to compete effectively.

In addition, many of EyeWonder’s agreements with customers require EyeWonder to indemnify such customers for third-party intellectual property infringement claims against them. Pursuant to such agreements, EyeWonder may be required to defend such customers against certain claims which could cause it to incur additional significant costs. An adverse determination in any such proceeding could require that EyeWonder cease offering the solutions or services that are the subject of such of a determination, procure or develop substitute solutions or services for such customers and/or pay any damages these customers incur.

EyeWonder uses certain “open-source” software the use of which could result in EyeWonder having to distribute its proprietary software, including its source code, to third parties on unfavorable terms which could materially affect EyeWonder’s business.

Certain of EyeWonder’s service offerings use software that is subject to open-source licenses. Open-source code is software that is freely accessible, usable and modifiable. Certain open-source code is governed by license agreements, the terms of which could require users of such open-source code to make any derivative works of such open-source code available to others on unfavorable terms or at no cost. Because EyeWonder uses open-source code, EyeWonder may be required to take remedial action in order to protect its proprietary software. Such action could include replacing certain source code used in its software, discontinuing certain of its products or taking other actions that could divert resources away from its development efforts.

In addition, the terms relating to disclosure of derivative works in many open-source licenses are unclear. EyeWonder periodically reviews its compliance with the open-source licenses it uses and does not believe it will be required to make its proprietary software freely available. However, if a court interprets one or more such open-source licenses in a manner that is unfavorable to EyeWonder, it could be required to make its software available at no cost.

Uncertainty regarding a variety of United States and foreign laws may expose EyeWonder to liability and adversely affect its ability to offer its services.

The laws relating to the liability of providers of online services for activities of their customers and users are currently unsettled both within the United States and abroad. From time to time EyeWonder has received notices from individuals who do not want to be exposed to advertisements delivered by EyeWonder on behalf of EyeWonder’s customers. If one of these complaints results in liability to EyeWonder, it could be costly, encourage similar lawsuits, distract management and harm EyeWonder’s reputation and possibly its business. In addition, increased attention focused on these issues and legislative proposals could harm EyeWonder’s reputation or otherwise negatively affect the growth of its business.

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financial services, alcohol or firearms. Existing or new legislation could expose EyeWonder to substantial liability, restrict its ability to deliver services to its customers and post ads for various industries, limit its ability to grow and cause EyeWonder to incur significant expenses in order to comply with such laws and regulations.

Several other federal laws also could expose EyeWonder to liability and impose significant additional costs on it. For example, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act has provisions that limit, but do not eliminate, EyeWonder’s liability for listing or linking to third-party web sites that include materials that infringe copyrights or other rights, so long as EyeWonder complies with the statutory requirements of the Act. In addition, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act restricts the ability of online services to collect information from minors and the Protection of Children from Sexual Predators Act of 1998 requires online service providers to report evidence of violations of federal child pornography laws under certain circumstances. Compliance with these laws and regulations is complex and any failure on EyeWonder’s part to comply with these regulations may subject it to additional liabilities.

Privacy concerns could lead to legislative and other limitations on EyeWonder’s ability to collect usage data from Internet users, including limitations on EyeWonder’s use of cookie or conversion tag technology and user profiling, which is crucial to its ability to provide services to its customers.

EyeWonder’s ability to conduct targeted advertising campaigns and compile data that it uses to formulate campaign strategies for customers depends on the use of “cookies” and “conversion tags” to track Internet users and their online behavior, which allows EyeWonder to measure an advertising campaign’s effectiveness and avoid repeatedly delivering the same ad to a particular user’s device. A cookie is a small file of information stored on a user’s computer that allows EyeWonder to recognize that user’s browser when it serves advertisements. A conversion tag functions similarly to a banner advertisement, except that the conversion tag is not visible. EyeWonder’s conversion tags may be placed on specific pages of clients of customers’ or prospective customers’ websites. Government authorities inside the United States concerned with the privacy of Internet users have suggested limiting or eliminating the use of cookies, conversion tags or user profiling. Bills aimed at regulating the collection and use of personal data from Internet users are currently pending in U.S. Congress and many state legislatures. Attempts at such regulation may be drafted in such a way as to limit or prohibit the use of technology like cookies and conversion tags, thereby creating restrictions that could reduce EyeWonder’s ability to use them. In addition, the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Commerce have conducted hearings regarding user profiling, the collection of non-personally identifiable information and online privacy.

EyeWonder’s foreign operations may also be adversely affected by regulatory action outside the United States. For example, the European Union has adopted a directive addressing data privacy that limits the collection, disclosure and use of information regarding European Internet users. In addition, the European Union has enacted an electronic communications directive that imposes certain restrictions on the use of cookies and conversion tags and also places restrictions on the sending of unsolicited communications. Each European Union member country was required to enact legislation to comply with the provisions of the electronic communications directive by October 31, 2003 (though not all have done so). Germany has also enacted additional laws limiting the use of user profiling, and other countries, both in and out of the European Union, may impose similar limitations.

Internet users may directly limit or eliminate the placement of cookies on their computers by using third- party software that blocks cookies, or by disabling or restricting the cookie functions of their Internet browser software. Internet browser software upgrades also may result in limitations on the use of cookies or conversion tags. Technologies like the Platform for Privacy Preferences (“P3P”) Project may limit collection of cookie and conversion tag information. Plaintiffs’ attorneys also have organized class action suits against companies related to the use of cookies and several companies, including companies in the Internet advertising industry, have had claims brought against them before the Federal Trade Commission regarding the collection and use of Internet user information. EyeWonder may be subject to such suits in the future, which could limit or eliminate its ability to collect such information.

 

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If EyeWonder’s ability to use cookies or conversion tags or engage in other user profiling were substantially restricted due to the foregoing, or for any other reason, it would have to generate and use other technology or methods that allow the gathering of user profile data in order to provide services to customers. This change in technology or methods could require significant reengineering time and resources, and may not be complete in time to avoid negative consequences to EyeWonder’s business. In addition, alternative technology or methods might not be available on commercially reasonable terms, if at all. If the use of cookies and conversion tags are prohibited and EyeWonder is not able to efficiently and cost effectively create new technology, EyeWonder’s business, financial condition and results of operations would be materially adversely affected. In addition, any compromise of security that results in the release of Internet users’ and/or EyeWonder’s customers’ data could seriously limit the adoption of EyeWonder’s service offerings as well as harm its reputation and brand, expose it to liability and subject it to reporting obligations under various state laws, which could have an adverse effect on EyeWonder’s business. The risk that these types of events could seriously harm EyeWonder’s business is likely to increase as the amount of data stored for customers on EyeWonder’s servers (including personal information) and the number of countries where EyeWonder operates has been increasing, and EyeWonder may need to expend significant resources to protect against security breaches, which could have an adverse effect on its business, financial condition or results of operations.

The loss of key personnel or the inability to attract and retain the necessary qualified personnel could materially and adversely affect EyeWonder’s business, financial condition or results of operations, or its ability to grow.

EyeWonder’s future success depends in large part upon the continued service of key personnel and members of its senior management team. All of EyeWonder’s executive officers and key personnel are employed at-will and EyeWonder does not maintain key-person life insurance policies for any members of its senior management team. The loss of key personnel or members of its management team could have a material adverse effect on EyeWonder’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

EyeWonder’s future success also will depend upon its ability to attract, retain and motivate highly skilled managerial, research, selling, marketing, information technology, software engineering and other technical personnel. Competition for qualified employees in EyeWonder’s industry is intense and certain of EyeWonder’s competitors have directly targeted its employees. If EyeWonder does not succeed in attracting excellent personnel or retaining or motivating existing personnel, it may be unable to grow effectively, which could have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition and results of operations.

 

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANIES

Limelight Networks, Inc.

Limelight is a provider of high-performance content delivery network services. Limelight delivers content for traditional and emerging media companies, or content providers, including businesses operating in the television, music, radio, newspaper, magazine, movie, videogame, software and social media industries as well as enterprises and government entities doing business online. Using Limelight’s content delivery network, or CDN, content providers are able to provide their end-users with a high-quality media experience for rich media content including video, music, games, software and social media. As consumer demands for media content over the Internet have increased, and as enabling technologies such as broadband access to the Internet have proliferated, consumption of rich media content has become increasingly important to Internet end-users and therefore to the content providers that serve them. Limelight has developed its services and architected its network specifically to meet the unique demands content providers face in delivering rich media content to large audiences of demanding Internet end-users. Limelight’s comprehensive solution delivers content providers a high-quality, highly scalable, highly reliable offering. Limelight primarily derives revenue from the sale of services to customers executing contracts with terms of one year or longer.

Limelight was formed as an Arizona limited liability company, Limelight Networks, LLC, in June 2001 and converted into a Delaware corporation, Limelight Networks, Inc., in August 2003. Limelight common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “LLNW.” The principal executive offices of Limelight are located at 2220 W. 14th Street, Tempe, AZ 85821, and its telephone number is (602) 850-5000.

Additional information about Limelight and its subsidiaries is included in documents incorporated by reference in this document. See “Where You Can Find More Information” beginning on page 164.

Elvis Merger Sub One Corporation

Elvis Merger Sub One Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Limelight, was formed solely for the purpose of completing the merger. Elvis Merger Sub One Corporation has not carried on any activities to date, except for activities incidental to its formation and activities undertaken in connection with the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement. The principal executive offices of Elvis Merger Sub One Corporation are located at 2220 W. 14th Street, Tempe, AZ 85821, and its telephone number is (602) 850-5000.

Elvis Merger Sub Two LLC

Elvis Merger Sub Two LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Limelight, was formed solely for the purpose of completing the merger. Elvis Merger Sub Two LLC has not carried on any activities to date, except for activities incidental to its formation and activities undertaken in connection with the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement. The principal executive offices of Elvis Merger Sub Two LLC are located at 2220 W. 14th Street, Tempe, AZ 85821, and its telephone number is (602) 850-5000.

EyeWonder, Inc.

EyeWonder is a leading provider of interactive digital advertising products and services to advertisers, advertising agencies and publishers. EyeWonder creates and executes high-impact online video and rich media advertising campaigns – “interactive digital advertising” – on behalf of global brand advertisers. EyeWonder was a pioneer in the delivery of video ads online and continues to lead industry innovation, delivering highly engaging brand experiences across hundreds of online publishers and all digital media channels, including online, mobile and in-game, and across a variety of formats. Through its innovative technology, products and services, EyeWonder provides advertisers, advertising agencies and content publishers the ability to create, build, deliver, track and optimize interactive advertising campaigns that produce effective results. EyeWonder’s in-page, in-stream and mobile advertising products combine the quality and power of Adobe Flash® video and the latest

 

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creative features, as well as online tracking and reporting capabilities to significantly enhance the impact and effectiveness of rich media advertising campaigns. EyeWonder has executed campaigns for hundreds of leading advertisers across a wide variety of sectors.

Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, EyeWonder has offices in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Dallas, Los Angeles, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, Germany, Spain and Australia. EyeWonder and its subsidiaries employed a staff of 229 as of March 1, 2010.

Interactive Digital Advertising Market

EyeWonder believes that online video is a fast growing segment of advertising and that it serves a substantial and growing market need. A large portion of online advertising market growth was historically driven by Internet-centric publishers, retailers and direct marketing providers, but today more traditional media advertisers, including consumer packaged goods and brand advertisers, are increasingly recognizing the significance and special capabilities of the Internet and are allocating more of their marketing budgets to online advertising. Increasingly, brand marketers and their agencies seek to deliver standout online campaigns that achieve compelling results, which requires that they employ creative execution, rich functionality and reporting, and better campaign management. Video and rich media are believed to represent the fastest growing segment of online advertising, driven by rapid brand advertiser adoption as well as higher yields for publishers, with video ads typically commanding significantly higher rates than standard display advertisements.

Products and Services

Since 1999, EyeWonder has developed new products that produce tangible, client-focused value. EyeWonder served one of the first instant-play online video ads using Java®. As the capabilities of Adobe Flash® expanded, EyeWonder built its proprietary AdWonder® system. More recently, while competitors have attempted to promote proprietary in-stream ad solutions, EyeWonder has focused on a scalable open solution – the Universal In-stream Framework – that is fully operable within Adobe Flash®, Microsoft Silverlight® and the Akamai Media Framework, among others. EyeWonder believes that advertisers and agencies benefit from the range of services across multiple platforms that an independent provider like EyeWonder – with the resources and expertise to deliver sophisticated video and rich media across leading publishers as well as hundreds of smaller sites – can provide. EyeWonder’s suite of online advertising products meaningfully enhances audience engagement and interaction, while increasing brand awareness, favorability and other key metrics important to advertisers and advertising agencies.

The core of EyeWonder’s current service and product suite is the AdWonder® creative workflow system. With AdWonder®, creative agencies have the ability to build highly sophisticated rich media executions without leaving their preferred Adobe Flash® environment. AdWonder® enables agencies to test, approve and deploy campaigns in significantly less time compared to other tools that require exporting to external systems. AdWonder® enables creative designers to easily design, build, preview, test and approve any EyeWonder rich media or video ad unit within the Adobe Flash® environment, and simplifies the complex task of deploying creative executions across a broad spectrum of sites, allowing marketers and their agencies to focus on campaign strategy and creative execution.

EyeWonder continues to lead innovation through its product development division, EyeWonder Labs. The focus of EyeWonder Labs is to enhance EyeWonder’s existing products and to develop new products to meet its customers’ changing digital marketing needs. EyeWonder Labs works closely with agencies, advertisers and publishers to collaborate on extending delivery into next generation interactive digital advertising platforms, such as mobile and interactive TV.

Customers and Sales

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Agencies rely on EyeWonder to deliver and optimize interactive digital advertising campaigns and provide world-class creative tools and services, such as AdWonder® and EyeWonder’s flexible reporting systems.

EyeWonder works closely with a wide range of Web publishers to execute innovative advertising campaigns that often push the creative envelope. Publishers rely on dedicated EyeWonder specialists to monitor changing site specifications and provide troubleshooting and technical support. In addition to technical support, EyeWonder services these relationships with a dedicated publisher sales team and business development staff.

Technology and Operations

EyeWonder integrates proprietary systems and processes with the leading delivery platforms, such as Adobe’s Flash® and Microsoft’s Silverlight® player, to deliver ad creation tools and reporting functionality with a high level of customer service.

EyeWonder’s back-end server infrastructure supports the origination of ad campaigns, internal applications, testing, data maintenance, generation and reporting. The primary server base, including a redundancy system, is maintained at a co-location center in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. A complete set of critical servers and associated applications also is maintained at a Limelight data center in Tempe, Arizona.

While ad campaigns originate from EyeWonder servers, the distribution of ads to users and the collection and return of log file data to populate the reporting system are effected using content distribution networks operated by Limelight and Akamai. EyeWonder historically has used both Limelight and Akamai for CDN services to deliver ads via progressive download and video streaming. Both have extensive and reliable infrastructure used by most large publishers. Most campaigns also involve an agency-side ad server that serves the tag that calls the EyeWonder ad unit from the CDN servers.

Through partnerships with Australia-based Facilitate Digital and Mediaplex, a unit of ValueClick, EyeWonder meets the needs of its advertiser and agency customers for “traditional” (non-rich) ad serving and server side functionality, particularly in situations where it is necessary to integrate serving and reporting for video and other rich media units with non-rich media units.

Competition

The markets in which EyeWonder operates are rapidly evolving and highly competitive. Currently, EyeWonder’s primary competitors are DoubleClick, Eyeblaster, Pointroll and Atlas. Google purchased DoubleClick in 2008, and Microsoft purchased aQuantive (which owned Atlas) in 2007. DoubleClick and Atlas offer solutions and services similar to those offered by EyeWonder, and have access to the substantial financial and engineering resources of their parent companies. EyeWonder also faces competition from a variety of other companies, including rich-media solutions companies such as Unicast and UK-based Flashtalking, as well as ad serving companies, such as Zedo and CheckM8. EyeWonder also may face competition from companies that provide web analytics or web intelligence, and from companies, such as Yahoo!, which are developing campaign management solutions. See “Risk Factors—EyeWonder faces significant and increasing competition, including from Google and Microsoft, and EyeWonder may not be able to compete successfully with such powerful competitors” on page 49.

 

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THE LIMELIGHT SPECIAL MEETING

This section contains information about the special meeting of Limelight stockholders that has been called to consider and approve the proposal to issue shares of Limelight common stock and the adjournment proposal.

Together with this proxy statement/prospectus, Limelight is also sending you a notice of the special meeting and a form of proxy that is solicited by the Limelight board of directors.

Time, Date and Place

The special meeting will be held on April 30, 2010 at 9:00 a.m., local time, at the Sheraton Phoenix Airport Hotel Tempe, located at 1600 South 52nd Street, Tempe, Arizona 85281.

Matters to Be Considered

The purpose of the special meeting is to vote on the following proposals:

Proposal No. 1. To consider and vote upon the issuance of shares of Limelight common stock in the merger of Elvis Merger Sub One Corporation with and into EyeWonder as contemplated by the merger agreement.

Proposal No. 2. To consider and vote upon an adjournment of the Limelight special meeting, if necessary, if a quorum is present, to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes in favor of Proposal No. 1.

The Limelight special meeting will also address such other business as may properly come before the Limelight special meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

Proxies

Each copy of this proxy statement/prospectus mailed to holders of Limelight common stock is accompanied by a form of proxy with instructions for voting. If you hold stock in your name as a stockholder of record, you should vote your shares by completing, signing, dating and returning the enclosed proxy card to ensure that your vote is counted at the special meeting, or at any adjournment or postponement of the special meeting, regardless of whether you plan to attend the special meeting.

If you hold your stock in “street name” through a bank, broker or other nominee, you must direct your bank, broker or other nominee to vote in accordance with the instructions you have received from your bank, broker or other nominee.

If you hold stock in your name as a stockholder of record, you may revoke any proxy at any time before it is voted by signing and returning a proxy card with a later date, delivering a written revocation letter to Limelight’s Corporate Secretary, or by attending the special meeting in person, notifying Limelight’s Corporate Secretary, and voting by ballot at the special meeting.

Any stockholder entitled to vote in person at the special meeting may vote in person regardless of whether a proxy has been previously given, but the mere presence (without notifying Limelight’s Corporate Secretary) of a stockholder at the special meeting will not constitute revocation of a previously given proxy.

Written notices of revocation and other communications about revoking your proxy should be addressed to:

Corporate Secretary

Limelight Networks, Inc.

2220 W. 14th Street

Tempe, Arizona 85281

 

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If your shares are held in “street name” by a bank, broker or other nominee, you should follow the instructions of your bank, broker or other nominee regarding the revocation of proxies.

According to Limelight’s bylaws, no business may be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders other than the business specified in the notice to stockholders. No matters other than the matters described in this document are anticipated to be presented for action at the special meeting or at any adjournment or postponement of the special meeting.

Solicitation of Proxies

Since many of Limelight’s stockholders may be unable to attend the special meeting, Limelight’s board of directors is soliciting proxies to be voted at the special meeting to give each stockholder an opportunity to vote on all matters scheduled to come before the meeting and set forth in this proxy statement/prospectus. Limelight’s board of directors is asking stockholders to designate Douglas S. Lindroth and Philip C. Maynard, and each of them, as their proxies.

Limelight will pay the costs of printing and mailing this proxy statement/prospectus to Limelight’s stockholders, and all other costs incurred by it in connection with the solicitation of proxies from its stockholders on behalf of its board of directors, including the entire cost of soliciting proxies from you. In addition to solicitation of proxies by mail, Limelight will request that banks, brokers, and other record holders send proxies and proxy material to the beneficial owners of Limelight common stock and secure their voting instructions. Limelight will reimburse the record holders for their reasonable expenses in taking those actions. In addition to soliciting proxies by mail, Limelight may use its directors, officers and employees to solicit proxies in person or by telephone or facsimile. None of these individuals will receive any special compensation for doing this, although Limelight will reimburse these individuals for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses.

Record Date

The close of business on March 31, 2010 has been fixed as the record date for determining the Limelight stockholders entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the special meeting. At that time, [            ] shares of Limelight common stock were outstanding, held by approximately [             ] registered holders.

Voting Rights and Vote Required

The presence, in person or by proxy, of the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of Limelight common stock entitled to vote is necessary to constitute a quorum at the special meeting. Abstentions will be counted for the purpose of determining whether a quorum is present.

Approval of the issuance of Limelight common stock to EyeWonder securityholders in the merger requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares entitled to vote on the subject matter and present in person or represented by proxy. Because approval of this proposal requires the affirmative vote of a majority of shares present in person or represented by proxy, abstentions will have the same effect as a vote against this proposal. However, the failure to vote, either by proxy or in person, and broker non-votes, will have no effect on the proposal.

Approval of the adjournment proposal requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares entitled to vote on the subject matter and present in person or represented by proxy. Because approval of this proposal requires the affirmative vote of a majority of shares present in person or represented by proxy, abstentions will have the same effect as a vote against this proposal. However, the failure to vote, either by proxy or in person, and broker non-votes, will have no effect on the adjournment proposal.

The Limelight board of directors urges Limelight stockholders to promptly vote by completing, signing, dating and returning the enclosed proxy card, or, if you hold your stock in “street name” through a bank, broker or other nominee, by following the voting instructions of your bank, broker or other nominee.

 

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As of the record date, directors and executive officers of Limelight, and their affiliates, had the right to vote [            ] shares of Limelight common stock, or [    ]% of the outstanding Limelight common stock at that date. Limelight currently expects that each of these individuals will vote their shares of Limelight common stock in favor of the proposals to be presented at the special meeting. Certain stockholders of Limelight, including certain executive officers of Limelight and their affiliates, collectively holding [            ] shares of Limelight common stock, or [    ]% of the outstanding Limelight common stock as of the record date have entered voting agreements with EyeWonder. Pursuant to the voting agreements, these stockholders have agreed to vote such shares of Limelight common stock in favor of the issuance of Limelight common stock in the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement and against any proposal that would compete with the issuance of Limelight common stock in the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement, and have granted a proxy to EyeWonder to vote the shares in such manner.

Recommendation of the Limelight Board of Directors

The Limelight board of directors has unanimously approved and adopted the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby. The Limelight board of directors determined that the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby are advisable and in the best interests of Limelight and its stockholders and unanimously recommends that you vote “FOR” approval of Proposal No. 1 and “FOR” approval of Proposal No. 2. See “Limelight Proposal No. 1 and EyeWonder Proposal No. 1 – The Merger – Limelight’s Reasons for the Merger” on page 74 for a more detailed discussion of the Limelight board of directors’ recommendation.

Attending the Meeting

All holders of Limelight common stock, including stockholders of record and stockholders who hold their shares through banks, brokers, nominees or any other holder of record, are invited to attend the special meeting. Stockholders of record can vote in person at the special meeting. If you are not a stockholder of record, you must obtain a proxy executed in your favor, from the record holder of your shares, such as a broker, bank or other nominee, to be able to vote in person at the special meeting. If you plan to attend the special meeting, you must hold your shares in your own name or have a letter from the record holder of your shares confirming your ownership and you must bring a form of personal photo identification with you in order to be admitted. Limelight reserves the right to refuse admittance to anyone without proper proof of share ownership and without proper photo identification.

Adjournments and Postponements

Although it is not currently expected, the special meeting may be adjourned for the purpose of soliciting additional proxies if Limelight has not received sufficient votes to approve the proposal to issue common stock of Limelight at the special meeting of stockholders. Any adjournments may be made without notice, other than an announcement at the special meeting, by approval of the affirmative vote of holders of at least a majority of shares of Limelight common stock entitled to vote and present in person or represented by proxy at the special meeting. Any adjournment of the special meeting for the purpose of soliciting additional proxies will allow stockholders who have already sent in their proxies to revoke them at any time prior to their use.

At any time prior to convening the special meeting, Limelight’s board of directors may postpone the special meeting for any reason without the approval of Limelight stockholders. If postponed, Limelight will provide notice of the new meeting date as required by law. Similar to adjournments, any postponement of the special meeting for the purpose of soliciting additional proxies will allow stockholders who have already sent in their proxies to revoke them at any time prior to their use.

 

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Other Matters

As of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus, the Limelight board of directors does not know of any other business to be presented for consideration at the special meeting. If other matters properly come before the special meeting, the persons named in the accompanying form of proxy intend to vote on such matters based on their best judgment and they intend to vote the shares as the Limelight board of directors may recommend.

Questions and Additional Information

Limelight stockholders who would like additional copies, without charge, of this proxy statement/prospectus or have additional questions about the merger, including the procedures for voting their shares of Limelight common stock, should contact:

Limelight Networks, Inc.

2220 W. 14th Street

Tempe, Arizona 85281

Attention: Paul Alfieri, Investor Relations

Telephone: (917) 297-4241

 

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THE EYEWONDER SPECIAL MEETING

This section contains information about the special meeting of EyeWonder stockholders that has been called to consider and approve the merger proposal, the proposal to convert the Series A preferred stock into common stock, the proposal to convert the Series B preferred stock into common stock and the adjournment proposal, if necessary.

Together with this proxy statement/prospectus EyeWonder is also sending you a notice of the special meeting and a form of proxy that is solicited by the EyeWonder board of directors.

Time, Date and Place

The special meeting will be held on April 28, 2010 at 9:00 a.m., local time, at 229 Peachtree Street, NE, International Tower, Suite 1700, Atlanta, Georgia 30303.

Matters to Be Considered

The purpose of the special meeting is to vote on the following proposals:

Proposal No. 1. To adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 21, 2009, by and among Limelight, Elvis Merger Sub One Corporation, Elvis Merger Sub Two LLC, EyeWonder, John J. Vincent, as stockholder representative, and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Escrow Agent.

Proposal No. 2. To approve the conversion of each share of outstanding EyeWonder Series A preferred stock into EyeWonder common stock immediately prior to the effective time of the first-step merger in accordance with the EyeWonder certificate of incorporation.

Proposal No. 3. To approve the conversion of each share of outstanding EyeWonder Series B preferred stock into EyeWonder common stock immediately prior to the effective time of the first-step merger in accordance with the EyeWonder certificate of incorporation.

Proposal No. 4. To approve the adjournment or postponement of the special meeting, if necessary, if a quorum is present, to solicit additional proxies, in the event that there are not sufficient votes at the time of the special meeting to approve Proposal No. 1.

The EyeWonder special meeting will also address such other business as may properly come before the EyeWonder special meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

Proxies

Each copy of this proxy statement/prospectus mailed to holders of EyeWonder capital stock is accompanied by a form of proxy with instructions for voting. If you hold stock in your name as a stockholder of record, you should vote your shares by completing, signing, dating and returning the enclosed proxy card to ensure that your vote is counted at the special meeting, or at any adjournment or postponement of the special meeting, regardless of whether you plan to attend the special meeting.

If you hold stock in your name as a stockholder of record, you may revoke any proxy at any time before it is voted by signing and returning a proxy card with a later date, delivering a written revocation letter to EyeWonder’s Corporate Secretary, or by attending the special meeting in person, notifying EyeWonder’s Corporate Secretary, and voting by ballot at the special meeting.

 

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Any stockholder entitled to vote in person at the special meeting may vote in person regardless of whether a proxy has been previously given, but the mere presence (without notifying EyeWonder’s Corporate Secretary) of a stockholder at the special meeting will not constitute revocation of a previously given proxy.

Written notices of revocation and other communications about revoking your proxy should be addressed to:

EyeWonder, Inc.

229 Peachtree Street NE

International Tower, Suite 1700

Atlanta, GA 30303

Attention: Corporate Secretary

According to EyeWonder’s bylaws, business to be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders may be brought before the meeting only by the Chairman of the Board or the President, or by the President or the Secretary at the written request of a majority of the members of the board of directors or of stockholders owning 10% or more of EyeWonder’s capital stock issued, outstanding and entitled to vote. No matters other than the matters described in this document are anticipated to be presented for action at the special meeting or at any adjournment or postponement of the special meeting.

EyeWonder stockholders and warrantholders should not send EyeWonder stock certificates or warrants with their proxy cards. After the merger is completed, Limelight will mail to holders of EyeWonder capital stock a transmittal form with instructions on how to exchange their EyeWonder stock certificates and warrants for the merger consideration.

Solicitation of Proxies

Since many of EyeWonder’s stockholders may be unable to attend the special meeting, EyeWonder’s board of directors is soliciting proxies to be voted at the special meeting to give each stockholder an opportunity to vote on all matters scheduled to come before the meeting and set forth in this proxy statement/prospectus. EyeWonder’s board of directors is asking stockholders to designate John J. Vincent and Jerome F. Connell, Jr., and each of them, as their proxies.

EyeWonder will pay the costs of printing and mailing this proxy statement/prospectus to EyeWonder’s stockholders, and all other costs incurred by it in connection with the solicitation of proxies from its stockholders on behalf of its board of directors, including the entire cost of soliciting proxies from you. In addition to solicitation of proxies by mail, EyeWonder may use its directors, executive officers and employees to solicit proxies from EyeWonder stockholders in person or by telephone or facsimile. None of these individuals will receive any special compensation for doing this, although EyeWonder will reimburse these individuals for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses.

Notice Date and Record Date

The EyeWonder board of directors has fixed the close of business on March 31, 2010 as the date for notice of the special meeting. The EyeWonder board of directors has fixed the close of business on March 31, 2010 as the record date for the special meeting. Only EyeWonder stockholders of record on the notice date are entitled to notice of the special meeting, or any adjournment or postponement of the special meeting. Only EyeWonder stockholders of record on the record date are entitled to vote at the special meeting, or any adjournment or postponement of the special meeting. On the record date, (i) [            ] shares of EyeWonder common stock were outstanding and entitled to vote, (ii) [            ] shares of EyeWonder Series A preferred stock were outstanding and entitled to vote, and (iii) [            ] shares of EyeWonder Series B preferred stock were outstanding and entitled to vote. A complete list of stockholders entitled to vote at the special meeting will be available for examination by any stockholder for any purpose germane to the special meeting, during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least ten (10) days prior to the special meeting, at the offices of EyeWonder, Inc., 229 Peachtree Street NE, International Tower, Suite 1700, Atlanta, Georgia 30303.

 

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Voting Rights and Vote Required

The presence, in person or by proxy, of the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of EyeWonder capital stock entitled to vote is necessary to constitute a quorum at the special meeting.

Approval of the merger proposal requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of EyeWonder common stock and preferred stock entitled to vote at the special meeting (voting together as a single class). Each holder of EyeWonder common stock is entitled to one vote for each share of EyeWonder common stock such holder holds as of the record date and each holder of EyeWonder preferred stock is entitled to one vote for each share of common stock (including fractions) into which such shares of preferred stock such holder holds as of the record date are convertible as of the record date. The holders of EyeWonder preferred stock will vote together with the holders of EyeWonder common stock as a single class.

Because the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of EyeWonder common stock and preferred stock entitled to vote at the special meeting is needed to adopt the merger proposal, the failure to vote by proxy or in person will have the same effect as a vote against the approval of the merger proposal. Abstentions also will have the same effect as a vote against the approval of the merger proposal. Accordingly, the EyeWonder board of directors urges EyeWonder stockholders to promptly vote by completing, signing, dating and returning the enclosed proxy card.

Approval of the proposal to convert the outstanding shares of EyeWonder Series A preferred stock into EyeWonder common stock requires the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of EyeWonder Series A preferred stock. Because approval of this proposal is based on the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of EyeWonder Series A preferred stock, the failure of an EyeWonder Series A preferred stockholder to vote or an EyeWonder Series A preferred stockholder’s abstention will have the same effect as a vote against the proposal. However, the failure of an EyeWonder common stockholder or Series B preferred stockholder to vote, or an EyeWonder common stockholder’s or Series B preferred stockholder’s abstention, will have no effect on this proposal.

Approval of the proposal to convert the outstanding shares of EyeWonder Series B preferred stock into EyeWonder common stock requires the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of EyeWonder Series B preferred stock. Because approval of this proposal is based on the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of EyeWonder Series B preferred stock, the failure of an EyeWonder Series B preferred stockholder to vote or an EyeWonder Series B preferred stockholder’s abstention will have the same effect as a vote against the proposal. However, the failure of an EyeWonder common stockholder or Series A preferred stockholder to vote, or an EyeWonder common stockholder’s or Series A preferred stockholder’s abstention, will have no effect on this proposal.

Approval of the adjournment proposal requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of common and preferred stock present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the special meeting. Because approval of this proposal requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of common and preferred stock present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the special meeting, abstentions will have the same effect as a vote against this proposal. However, the failure to vote, either by proxy or in person, will have no effect on the adjournment proposal.

Stockholders may vote at the meeting by ballot. Votes cast at the meeting, in person or by proxy, will be tallied by EyeWonder’s Corporate Secretary.

As of the record date, directors and executive officers of EyeWonder, and their affiliates, had the right to vote [            ] shares of EyeWonder’s common stock and preferred stock, on an as-converted basis, or [    ]% of the outstanding EyeWonder common stock and preferred stock, on an as-converted basis, at that date. EyeWonder currently expects that each of these individuals will vote their shares of EyeWonder common stock and preferred stock, if any, in favor of the proposals to be presented at the special meeting. Certain stockholders

 

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of EyeWonder, including certain executive officers of EyeWonder, collectively holding [            ] shares of EyeWonder common stock and preferred stock, on an as-converted basis, or [    ]% of the outstanding EyeWonder common stock and preferred stock, on an as-converted basis, as of the record date have entered voting agreements with Limelight. Pursuant to the voting agreements, these stockholders have agreed to vote such shares of EyeWonder common stock and preferred stock in favor of the approval of the merger proposal, and against any proposal that would compete with the merger proposal, and have granted a proxy to Limelight to vote the shares in such manner.

Recommendation of the EyeWonder Board of Directors

The EyeWonder board of directors has unanimously approved and adopted the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby. The EyeWonder board of directors determined that the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby are advisable and in the best interests of EyeWonder and its stockholders and unanimously recommends that you vote “FOR” approval of Proposal No. 1, “FOR” approval of Proposal No. 2, “FOR” approval of Proposal No. 3, and “FOR” approval of Proposal No. 4. See “Limelight Proposal No. 1 and EyeWonder Proposal No. 1 — The Merger — EyeWonder’s Reasons for the Merger” on page 76, “EyeWonder Proposal No. 2 — Conversion of Series A Preferred Stock” on page 134, “EyeWonder Proposal No. 3 — Conversion of Series B Preferred Stock” on page 135, and “EyeWonder Proposal No. 4 — Possible Adjournment of the EyeWonder Special Meeting” on page 135 for a more detailed discussion of the EyeWonder board of directors’ recommendation.

Attending the Meeting

All holders of EyeWonder capital stock entitled to vote at the special meeting are invited to attend the special meeting. Stockholders of record can vote in person at the special meeting. If you plan to attend the special meeting, you must hold your shares in your own name, hold a valid proxy from a record holder or be an invited guest of EyeWonder. You also must bring a form of personal photo identification with you in order to be admitted. EyeWonder reserves the right to refuse admittance to anyone without proper proof of share ownership and without proper photo identification.

Adjournments and Postponements

Although it is not currently expected, the special meeting may be adjourned for the purpose of soliciting additional proxies if EyeWonder has not received sufficient votes to adopt the merger proposal at the special meeting of stockholders. Any adjournments may be made without notice, other than an announcement at the special meeting, by approval of the affirmative vote of holders of at least a majority of shares of EyeWonder capital stock entitled to vote and present in person or represented by proxy at the special meeting or, in the absence of any such stockholder, at the direction of any officer entitled to preside at, or act as secretary of, such meeting. Any adjournment of the special meeting for the purpose of soliciting additional proxies will allow stockholders who have already sent in their proxies to revoke them at any time prior to their use.

At any time prior to convening the special meeting, EyeWonder’s board of directors may postpone the special meeting for any reason without the approval of EyeWonder’s stockholders. If postponed, EyeWonder will provide notice of the new meeting date as required by law. Similar to adjournments, any postponement of the special meeting for the purpose of soliciting additional proxies will allow stockholders who have already sent in their proxies to revoke them at any time prior to their use.

Appraisal Rights

Under Delaware law, EyeWonder stockholders are entitled to appraisal rights in connection with the merger. Failure to take any of the steps required under Delaware law on a timely basis may result in the loss of these appraisal rights, as more fully described in “Limelight Proposal No. 1 and EyeWonder Proposal No. 1 — The Merger — Appraisal Rights” beginning on page 89.

 

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Other Matters

As of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus, the EyeWonder board of directors does not know of any other business to be presented for consideration at the special meeting. If other matters properly come before the special meeting, the persons named in the accompanying form of proxy intend to vote on such matters based on their best judgment and they intend to vote the shares as the EyeWonder board of directors may recommend.

Questions and Additional Information

EyeWonder stockholders who would like additional copies, without charge, of this proxy statement/ prospectus or have additional questions about the merger, including the procedures for voting their shares of EyeWonder capital stock, should contact:

EyeWonder, Inc.

229 Peachtree Street NE

International Tower, Suite 1700

Atlanta, GA 30303

Attention: Jerome F. Connell, Jr.

Telephone: (678) 891-2041

 

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LIMELIGHT PROPOSAL NO. 1 AND EYEWONDER PROPOSAL NO. 1

THE MERGER

General Description of the Merger

The merger agreement contemplates that Elvis Merger Sub One Corporation, a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Limelight, will merge with and into EyeWonder, with and into EyeWonder continuing as the interim surviving entity, and, immediately thereafter, EyeWonder will merge with Elvis Merger Sub Two LLC, a second direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Limelight, with such subsidiary continuing as the final surviving entity. Under the terms of the merger agreement, the holders of shares of EyeWonder capital stock outstanding at the completion of the merger will receive, in the aggregate, $62,000,000 in cash, subject to certain adjustments, and 12,740,000 shares of Limelight common stock. In addition, EyeWonder securityholders may receive up to 4,774,000 shares of Limelight common stock and approximately $292,000 after the closing of the merger if certain performance metrics are satisfied. The shares of Limelight common stock to be issued to EyeWonder securityholders in the first step merger are expected to represent approximately 13% of the outstanding shares of Limelight common stock immediately following the completion of the merger, which percentage is based upon the number of outstanding shares of Limelight common stock on March 1, 2010.

Background of the Merger

Both Limelight and EyeWonder regularly evaluate strategic opportunities, including potential mergers with other companies, acquisitions of other companies or assets, and other strategic alliances. The terms and conditions of the merger agreement and the merger are the result of arm’s length negotiations between representatives of Limelight and of EyeWonder. The following is a summary of the background of these negotiations.

Since 2004, Limelight has provided CDN services to EyeWonder and certain of EyeWonder’s customers, and during that time Limelight served as a key vendor for EyeWonder. Consequently, EyeWonder and Limelight had numerous discussions during the relationship regarding service offerings, network capabilities and other aspects of the vendor relationship, and they became generally familiar with each other’s business and technologies.

In January 2009, EyeWonder began approaching potential investors to discuss options for investment transactions for the purpose of raising additional capital to fund EyeWonder’s growth strategy, which was done with the assistance of The Jordan, Edmiston Group, Inc., an investment banking firm that EyeWonder had engaged for such purpose in 2008. From March through July 2009, EyeWonder and the investment banking firm shared financial information with potential investors, and had preliminary and follow-up discussions with several potential investors. EyeWonder also shared information, and engaged in discussions on its own, with potential investors in the fall of 2009.

In September 2009, representatives from EyeWonder and Limelight negotiated the renewal terms for their existing vendor contract, including the pricing and other terms for the services provided by Limelight. In mid-October 2009, Jeffrey W. Lunsford, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Limelight, contacted John J. Vincent, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of EyeWonder, and suggested that it might be useful for the two companies to explore a potential business combination. Mr. Lunsford and Mr. Vincent briefly discussed the expected benefits to the two companies of such a combination, and agreed to discuss the matter further, and EyeWonder disclosed certain financial and other information to Limelight for the purpose of evaluating a potential transaction.

In late October 2009, Mr. Lunsford indicated to Mr. Vincent what he believed the likely general parameters of a transaction structure and valuation might be, subject to further input from the Limelight board of directors. During the week of November 2, 2009, Mr. Vincent met with Mr. Lunsford and members of the Limelight board of directors to present business and financial information to one another regarding the two companies, and to discuss the synergies and strategic rationale of a potential business combination.

 

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During the week of November 9, 2009, Mr. Vincent and Thomas Falk, a member of EyeWonder’s board of directors, met in San Francisco with Mr. Lunsford and additional members of Limelight’s board of directors to continue discussions regarding a potential transaction. Preliminary terms were proposed by Limelight, subject to legal, financial and business due diligence, the respective boards of directors being in agreement, and approval from the senior management team at each company.

On November 15, 2009, Limelight’s senior management briefed members of the Limelight board of directors about the status of negotiations and due diligence meeting plans for the coming week. Representatives of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation, Limelight’s corporate counsel, participated in the discussion and addressed questions of the board. Management and the board reviewed potential synergies of a combination as well as potential benefits and risks of the transaction to Limelight and its stockholders. The board also discussed a preliminary timeline of the proposed transaction and structural and legal aspects of the transaction. The board authorized Limelight management to move forward with discussions and negotiations and provided guidance on the proposed terms.

On November 16, 2009, EyeWonder’s board of directors determined that, based on the terms of the preliminary offer, it would be desirable to move forward with further discussions. Later that week, members of the Limelight and EyeWonder senior management teams met in EyeWonder’s offices in Atlanta, Georgia, along with several accounting, financial and legal advisors. During those meetings, Limelight and EyeWonder entered into a mutual nondisclosure and confidentiality agreement, to be effective as of November 1, 2009. The parties also confirmed to each other that the terms of the preliminary offer would remain intact as the basis for the proposed transaction, with minor modifications relating to outstanding debt and working capital levels.

During October and November 2009, Mr. Vincent continued discussions that had been ongoing with a private investor group regarding a potential investment transaction. He also was approached by the Chief Executive Officer of a competitor of EyeWonder regarding EyeWonder’s interest in exploring a potential business combination with that company, which was followed by a preliminary meeting in Atlanta among the senior management teams of EyeWonder and such other company. Discussions with the competitor and the investment group continued sporadically through November, but the parties were not able to reach agreement on key business terms, including particularly valuation, and no formal proposals were exchanged.

During the latter part of November 2009, Limelight and its advisors prepared an initial draft of a definitive merger agreement detailing the material terms of the proposed transaction, which draft was formally submitted to EyeWonder on November 26, 2009.

On November 30, 2009, Limelight formally engaged Jefferies & Company, Inc., as its financial advisor.

On December 2, 2009, the Limelight board of directors met to review the status of the transaction. Representatives of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati participated in the meeting. The board discussed with management the business of EyeWonder, and the strategic rationale for, and potential synergies from, the transaction. Limelight’s senior management and its legal advisors reviewed the proposed transaction terms and structure, the status of the on-going due diligence investigation, the legal aspects of the transaction and the proposed timeline for completion of the transaction.

On December 3, 2009, the EyeWonder board of directors met to review the status of the transaction. Representatives of Kilpatrick Stockton participated in the meeting and addressed questions of the board. Kilpatrick Stockton reviewed the board’s fiduciary duties, and reviewed the terms and conditions of the draft definitive merger agreement and the status of negotiations regarding key terms, and management reviewed the results of due diligence reviews to date and a preliminary financial analysis of the transaction. The board discussed with management the status of management’s discussions with other potential acquirers, and concluded that EyeWonder was not likely to receive a proposal from any party that would contain terms more favorable than those proposed by Limelight.

 

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During the December 3, 2009 meeting, the EyeWonder board also discussed a preliminary timeline of the proposed transaction, and structural and legal aspects of the transaction. The board authorized management and the company’s legal counsel to continue to pursue the transaction on the terms discussed, and also to retain such additional business and legal advisors as management might consider necessary to properly evaluate the potential benefits and risks of the transaction.

During the first week of December 2009, the parties also continued to move forward with accounting, business and legal due diligence discussions and investigations, which had commenced during the meetings in Atlanta. EyeWonder also engaged Madison Alley Global Ventures as financial and technology advisor, for the purpose of conducting certain operational and financial due diligence investigations relating to Limelight’s business and market position, and retained patent litigation counsel to review the history and status of the ongoing litigation between Limelight and Akamai Technologies, Inc. and between Limelight and Level 3 Communications, LLC.

During the week of December 7, 2009, the parties and their counsel continued to negotiate the terms of the definitive merger agreement and other ancillary agreements, including in particular the representations and warranties, post-closing indemnification matters, and the size and duration of, and limitations on, the indemnification and escrow provisions. Limelight and EyeWonder continued to conduct financial, legal and business due diligence on one another, and on December 11, 2009, Mr. Vincent had a telephone meeting with Mr. Lunsford and members of the Limelight board of directors to discuss the merger and the support of Limelight’s largest stockholders for the merger.

On December 14, 2009, the Limelight board of directors met to review the status of the transaction including the status of business, legal, financial and technical due diligence investigations. Representatives of Jefferies and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati participated in the meeting and addressed questions of the board. The board authorized management and the company’s legal counsel to continue to pursue the transaction on the terms discussed.

On December 14, 2009, the EyeWonder board of directors met to review the status of the transaction and the results of final business, legal and financial due diligence reviews. Representatives of Kilpatrick Stockton participated in the meeting and addressed questions of the board. Kilpatrick Stockton reviewed the status of negotiations regarding key terms, and management reviewed the results of due diligence reviews to date and an updated financial analysis of the transaction based on advice from Madison Alley Global Ventures, as well as patent counsel’s impressions and opinion relating to the Akamai litigation. The board authorized management and the company’s legal counsel to continue to pursue the transaction on the terms discussed.

From December 14 to 16, 2009, the parties held meetings and conference calls to resolve open items, and negotiated substantially final versions of the definitive merger agreement and ancillary agreements. Limelight continued its due diligence process.

On December 16, 2009, the EyeWonder board of directors met to consider authorizing the company to enter into the proposed definitive merger agreement with Limelight on substantially the terms presented to the board. Representatives of Kilpatrick Stockton participated in the meeting and addressed questions of the board. The board unanimously approved the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, and authorized management to negotiate the final forms of the merger agreement and ancillary documents, and to execute and deliver the definitive merger agreement and ancillary agreements when finalized.

On December 16, 2009, the Limelight board of directors met to review the status of the transaction and the proposed terms of a definitive merger agreement and related agreements. Representatives of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati participated in the meeting. Limelight senior management and its legal advisors also reviewed the status of the business, legal, financial and technical due diligence investigations, and addressed questions of the board.

 

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From December 16 to 20, 2009, the parties held meetings and conference calls to finalize the definitive merger agreement and ancillary agreements, including the terms of voting, lock-up and option agreements proposed to be signed by executive officers, directors and certain stockholders of EyeWonder and Limelight. Limelight completed its due diligence process.

On December 18, 2009, the Limelight board of directors met to consider authorizing the company to enter into the proposed definitive merger agreement with EyeWonder. Representatives of Jefferies and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati participated in the meeting and addressed questions of the board. The board received final due diligence updates, an update on the status of the definitive merger agreement and a review of the resolution of open issues. Representatives of Jefferies reviewed with the board its financial analysis with respect to the consideration to be paid by Limelight in the transaction and rendered to the board an oral opinion, subsequently confirmed in writing, dated December 18, 2009, to the effect that, as of that date and based on and subject to the factors, assumptions, limitations and other considerations described in the written opinion, the consideration (as defined in the opinion) to be paid by Limelight, pursuant to the merger agreement was fair, from a financial point of view, to Limelight. The board unanimously approved the transaction and authorized management to execute the definitive merger agreement and ancillary agreements.

On December 21, 2009, the parties executed the definitive merger agreement. Contemporaneously with the execution of the definitive merger agreement, executive officers, directors and certain stockholders of EyeWonder delivered executed voting agreements, option agreements and lock-up agreements, and executive officers, directors and certain stockholders of Limelight delivered executed voting agreements.

On December 21, 2009, prior to the opening of the financial markets, the parties issued a press release announcing the proposed transaction. Later that day, Mr. Lunsford and Mr. Vincent held a joint investor conference call to review the proposed transaction.

Reasons for the Merger

The following discussion of the parties’ reasons for the merger contains a number of forward-looking statements that reflect the current views of Limelight and EyeWonder, as applicable, with respect to future events that may have an effect on their future financial performance or the future financial performance of the combined company. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results and outcomes may differ materially from the results and outcomes discussed in the forward-looking statements. Cautionary statements that identify important factors that could cause or contribute to differences in results and outcomes include those discussed in “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors.”

Limelight’s Reasons for the Merger

In the course of reaching its decision to approve the merger, adopt the merger agreement and recommend that Limelight stockholders vote “FOR” the proposal to approve the issuance of shares of Limelight common stock in the first merger, the Limelight board of directors consulted with senior management, legal counsel and its financial advisor. The Limelight board of directors also consulted with outside legal counsel regarding its fiduciary duties, legal due diligence matters and the terms of the merger agreement and related agreements. The following discussion includes all material reasons and factors considered by the Limelight board of directors in making its recommendation, but is not, and is not intended to be, exhaustive:

 

   

the assessment of the Limelight board of directors and Limelight’s senior management that the merger will result in synergies between Limelight and EyeWonder, including high performance advertisement serving and faster page loading from an integrated scalable platform, yielding better customer engagement and better click through rates;

 

   

the assessment of the Limelight board of directors and Limelight’s senior management that EyeWonder’s agency relationships will help Limelight’s strategic push into the enterprise and whole site delivery segments;

 

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the assessment of the Limelight board of directors and Limelight’s senior management that Limelight’s extensive publisher relationships will help EyeWonder strengthen and broaden it’s relationships with publishers in existing and new international markets;

 

   

the assessment of the Limelight board of directors and Limelight’s senior management that the combined reporting and analytics platforms of Limelight’s CDN and EyeWonder’s rich media ad serving platform will enhance agencies’ and publishers’ insight into online activity and help agencies drive more effective campaigns for advertisers and help publishers enhance inventory yield;

 

   

the assessment of the Limelight board of directors and Limelight’s senior management that the combination of Limelight and EyeWonder would have the potential to achieve revenue growth, profitability and stockholder value greater than the two companies could achieve independently, by, among other things, leveraging intellectual property, design expertise and customer relationships, offering services to a more diversified customer base in a broader set of markets, distributing services to new customers, and combining the complementary innovation, technological and operational capacities of the two companies, while at the same time reducing the level of customer and market exposure that each company would encounter as an independent company;

 

   

the assessment of the Limelight board of directors and Limelight’s senior management that the merger and EyeWonder’s operating strategy are consistent with Limelight’s long-term operating strategy to grow its business by expanding the scope, depth and breadth of service offerings;

 

   

the opportunity to diversify and expand service and product offerings and the Limelight customer base, thereby increasing the potential to achieve higher revenues and improved margins;

 

   

the potential opportunity for the two companies to combine their technological resources to develop new services and products with increased functionality and bring services and products to the market more quickly than either company could do so separately;

 

   

the likelihood that the merger will be completed on a timely basis, including the likelihood that the merger will receive all necessary antitrust approvals;

 

   

the likelihood of retaining key EyeWonder employees to help manage, within the combined entity, the business conducted by EyeWonder prior to the completion of the merger;

 

   

the opinion delivered to the Limelight board of directors on December 18, 2009 by Jefferies, Limelight’s financial advisor, that, as of that date, and based upon and subject to the various factors, assumptions, limitations and qualifications set forth in the written opinion, the consideration (as defined in the opinion) to be paid by Limelight pursuant to the merger agreement was fair, from a financial point of view, to Limelight, as more fully described below in the section entitled “Opinion of Limelight’s Financial Advisor”; and

 

   

the results of the due diligence review of EyeWonder’s businesses and operations by Limelight’s management, legal advisors and financial advisors.

The Limelight board of directors also considered a number of potentially negative factors in its consideration of the merger, including the following:

 

   

the risks, challenges and costs inherent in combining the operations of two companies and the substantial expenses to be incurred in connection with the merger, including the possibility that delays or difficulties in completing the integration could adversely affect the combined company’s operating results and preclude the achievement of some benefits anticipated from the merger;

 

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the possible volatility, at least in the short term, of the trading price of Limelight’s common stock resulting from the transaction;

 

   

the possible loss of key management, technical or other personnel of either of the combining companies as a result of the management and other changes that will be implemented in integrating the businesses of the respective companies;

 

   

the risk of diverting the attention of management of each of the respective companies from other strategic priorities to implement merger integration efforts;

 

   

the potential negative impact of any customer reductions or delays in purchase commitments after the announcement of the merger;

 

   

the potential loss of one or more large customers or partners of either company as a result of any such customer’s or partner’s unwillingness to do business with the combined company;

 

   

the possibility that the reactions of existing and potential competitors to the combination of the two businesses could adversely impact the competitive environment in which the companies operate;

 

   

the risk that the merger might not be completed in a timely manner or at all;

 

   

the risk to Limelight’s business, sales, operations and financial results in the event that the merger is not completed;

 

   

the risk that the anticipated benefits of service and product integration and interoperability and cost savings will not be realized;

 

   

the potential incompatibility of business cultures; and

 

   

various other applicable risks associated with the combined company and the merger, including those described in the section of this proxy statement/prospectus entitled “Risk Factors” on page 26.

The preceding discussion of the information and factors considered by the Limelight board of directors is intended to be illustrative and not exhaustive. In light of the variety of factors considered in connection with its evaluation of the merger and the complexity of these matters, the Limelight board of directors did not find it practicable to, and did not, quantify or otherwise attempt to assign relative weights to the various factors considered in reaching its determination, and individual directors may have given different weight to different factors. In addition, the Limelight board of directors did not reach any specific conclusion with respect to any of the factors or reasons considered. Instead, the Limelight board of directors conducted an overall analysis of the factors and reasons described above and determined that, in the aggregate, the potential benefits considered outweighed the potential risks or possible negative consequences of approving the merger, adopting the merger agreement and recommending that Limelight stockholders vote “FOR” the issuance of common stock in connection with the merger agreement.

EyeWonder’s Reasons for the Merger

In considering the transaction with Limelight and in the course of reaching its decision to approve the merger, adopt the merger agreement and recommend that EyeWonder stockholders vote “FOR” the adoption of the merger agreement, the conversion of the EyeWonder Series A preferred stock and the conversion of the EyeWonder Series B preferred stock, the EyeWonder board of directors consulted with senior management and with representatives of Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, outside legal counsel to EyeWonder. The EyeWonder board of directors also consulted with Kilpatrick Stockton regarding its fiduciary duties, legal due diligence matters and

 

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the terms of the merger agreement and related agreements. The following discussion includes all material reasons and factors considered by the EyeWonder board of directors in making its recommendation, but is not, and is not intended to be, exhaustive.

In the course of reaching that determination and recommendation, the EyeWonder board of directors considered a number of factors supporting the proposed transaction in its deliberations, including the following:

 

   

its knowledge of EyeWonder’s business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects, competitive position and its belief that the proposed transaction is more favorable to EyeWonder stockholders than any other strategic alternative reasonably available to EyeWonder, including remaining as a stand-alone entity;

 

   

its view of Limelight’s prospects following the closing of the merger, including particularly its strong cash position and its CDN architecture and service capabilities;

 

   

EyeWonder’s long experience with Limelight and Limelight’s CDN capabilities, based on the longstanding vendor relationship between EyeWonder and Limelight pursuant to which Limelight has provided CDN services to EyeWonder;

 

   

the merger consideration to be received by EyeWonder securityholders in the merger, including particularly the following:

 

   

that the merger consideration is a mix of cash and a fixed number of shares of Limelight common stock, which provides EyeWonder’s securityholders both an immediate cash value and the opportunity to participate in the long-term value of EyeWonder through ownership of Limelight common stock following the merger;

 

   

that the substantial cash portion of the merger consideration will provide liquidity and certainty of value to the EyeWonder stockholders, as compared to the uncertain future long-term value to EyeWonder stockholders that might be realized if EyeWonder remained an independent private company;

 

   

that the stock portion of the merger consideration will be registered with the SEC and eligible for trading on Nasdaq following the merger, subject to certain restrictions on certain EyeWonder stockholders described elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus in the section entitled “Restrictions on Resales” on page 92;

 

   

the opportunity for EyeWonder stockholders to benefit from any increase in the trading price of Limelight common stock between signing and closing of the transaction; and

 

   

the potential additional shares of Limelight common stock payable to EyeWonder securityholders if the final surviving entity exceeds certain performance metrics based on its revenues and EBITDA during 2010;

 

   

the expectation, based on the tax opinions of legal counsel, that the merger will qualify as a “reorganization” with the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, subject to the assumptions and other factors described elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus in the section entitled “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Merger” on page 140.

 

   

the available cash resources of Limelight to pay the cash portion of the merger consideration without the need for outside financing and the representation that Limelight made in the merger agreement to that effect;

 

   

its view that Limelight, as a public company, will be better positioned than EyeWonder to raise additional capital;

 

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the combined company will be led by experienced senior management and board of directors, including two members of EyeWonder’s board of directors who will serve on the Limelight board;

 

   

the fact that Limelight would be required to pay EyeWonder a $3.5 million termination fee in connection with termination of the merger agreement in certain circumstances (as described elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus in the section entitled “The Merger Agreement – Termination of the Merger Agreement” on page 111);

 

   

the likelihood that the merger will be consummated on a timely basis, including the customary closing conditions included in the merger agreement, the voting agreements signed by certain stockholders of Limelight holding a majority of the outstanding shares of Limelight common stock entitled to vote at the Limelight special meeting, and the likelihood that the merger will receive all necessary regulatory approvals;

 

   

the terms and conditions of the merger agreement and the course of negotiations thereof, including:

 

   

the limited conditions to Limelight’s obligation to complete the merger, including the absence of a financing condition and limited ability of Limelight to terminate the merger agreement under clearly defined circumstances;

 

   

the limitation of claims by Limelight against EyeWonder securityholders for breaches of representations and warranties being limited, except in cases of fraud or willful misrepresentation, to a period of fifteen months following the closing and to not more than the portion of the merger consideration deposited in escrow at the closing;

 

   

the structure of the transaction as a merger, requiring approval by EyeWonder’s stockholders, which would result in detailed public disclosure and a period of time prior to completion of the merger during which an unsolicited superior proposal, if any, could be brought forth;

 

   

the ability of the EyeWonder board of directors, under certain circumstances, to furnish information to and conduct negotiations with a third party, if the EyeWonder board of directors determines in good faith (after consultation with its financial advisor and its outside legal counsel) that (A) the third party has made an acquisition proposal that either constitutes or is reasonably likely to lead to a superior proposal and (B) the failure to take such action is reasonably likely to result in a breach of its fiduciary duties to the EyeWonder stockholders;

 

   

the ability of EyeWonder to terminate the merger agreement in order to accept a superior proposal, subject to certain conditions and payment to Limelight of $3.5 million; and

 

   

the belief of the EyeWonder board of directors that the termination fee is within the range of reasonable termination fees provided for in comparable transactions and is not a significant deterrent to possible competing offers; and

 

   

that EyeWonder’s stockholders will be entitled to appraisal rights under Delaware law.

In the course of its deliberations, the EyeWonder board of directors also considered a variety of risks and factors weighing against the merger, including:

 

   

the risks associated with several significant patent infringement lawsuits pending against Limelight, including the impact that an adverse outcome in those lawsuits would have on the combined company and the distraction and expense of those lawsuits regardless of the outcome;

 

   

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the merger agreement and the closing of the merger presents the risk that EyeWonder securityholders may receive less value for their shares or warrants upon the closing of the merger than calculated on the date of execution of the merger agreement and on the date of the EyeWonder special meeting;

 

   

the risks and contingencies related to the announcement of the merger, including EyeWonder’s ability to retain key employees and maintain relationships with its customers, commercial partners and third parties;

 

   

the conditions to Limelight’s obligation to complete the merger and the right of Limelight to terminate the merger agreement under certain circumstances;

 

   

the risks and costs to EyeWonder if the merger is not completed, including the diversion of management and employee attention, potential employee attrition, the potential impact on the value of EyeWonder’s stock and the effect on EyeWonder’s business relationships;

 

   

the potential limitations on EyeWonder’s pursuit of business opportunities due to pre-closing covenants in the merger agreement whereby EyeWonder agreed that it will carry on its business in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, and subject to specified exceptions, will not take certain actions related to the conduct of its business without the prior written consent of Limelight;

 

   

the requirement that, unless the merger agreement is earlier terminated by EyeWonder as a result of a receipt of a superior proposal, EyeWonder must submit the merger agreement for adoption by EyeWonder’s stockholders even if the EyeWonder board of directors withdraws its recommendation of the merger;

 

   

the directors, executive officers and certain other stockholders holding shares that together represent more than 50% of EyeWonder’s outstanding capital stock eligible to vote at the EyeWonder special meeting would be entering into voting agreements to vote in favor of the merger, thereby assuring that even if the EyeWonder board of directors changed its recommendation to vote against the merger under circumstances in which EyeWonder is not entitled to terminate the merger agreement, those directors, executive officers and other stockholders would still be required to approve the merger proposal, and would have sufficient voting power to assure approval;

 

   

the directors, executive officers and certain other stockholders holding shares that together represent more than 50% of EyeWonder’s outstanding capital stock eligible to vote at the EyeWonder special meeting would be entering into stock purchase agreements giving Limelight the option to purchase such shares from the directors, executive officers and other stockholders if EyeWonder terminates the merger agreement to pursue a superior alternative transaction, thereby assuring that even if the EyeWonder board of directors terminated the merger agreement to pursue a superior alternative transaction, Limelight would have the right to purchase the shares from those directors, executive officers and other stockholders and therefore potentially prevent a superior alternative transaction from being approved;

 

   

the possibility that the $3.5 million termination fee payable to Limelight might discourage a competing proposal to acquire EyeWonder or reduce the price of any such proposal;

 

   

the interests that certain of EyeWonder’s directors and executive officers have with respect to the merger in addition to their interests as EyeWonder stockholders generally, as described in “Interests of EyeWonder’s Executive Officers and Directors in the Merger” on page 87;

 

   

the fees and expenses associated with completing the merger; and

 

   

various other applicable risks associated with the combined company and the merger, including those described elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus in the section entitled “Risk Factors” on page 26.

 

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The preceding discussion of the information and factors considered by the EyeWonder board of directors is intended to be illustrative and not exhaustive. In light of the variety of factors considered in connection with its evaluation of the merger and the complexity of these matters, the EyeWonder board of directors did not find it practicable to, and did not, quantify or otherwise attempt to assign relative weights to the various factors considered in reaching its determination, and individual directors may have given different weight to different factors. In addition, the EyeWonder board of directors did not reach any specific conclusion with respect to any of the factors or reasons considered. Instead, the EyeWonder board of directors conducted an overall analysis of the factors and reasons described above and determined that, in the aggregate, the potential benefits considered outweighed the potential risks or possible negative consequences of approving the merger, adopting the merger agreement and recommending that EyeWonder stockholders vote “FOR” the adoption of the merger agreement.

After careful consideration and deliberation, and based on the foregoing analysis, as well as information evaluated at board meetings, the EyeWonder board of directors determined that the transaction is advisable, and is fair to and in the best interests of EyeWonder and its stockholders, and unanimously adopted the merger agreement and approved the transactions contemplated thereby. The EyeWonder board of directors unanimously recommended that the EyeWonder stockholders adopt the merger agreement and approve the transactions contemplated thereby.

Opinion of Limelight’s Financial Advisor

Jefferies & Company, Inc., (“Jefferies”), was engaged to render an opinion to the board of directors as to whether the consideration to be paid by Limelight pursuant to the merger agreement was fair, from a financial point of view, to Limelight. On December 18, 2009, Jefferies delivered to the board of directors its oral opinion, subsequently confirmed in writing, that, as of the date of its opinion, based upon and subject to the assumptions, limitations, qualifications, and factors contained in its opinion, the consideration (as defined in the opinion) to be paid by Limelight pursuant to the merger agreement was fair, from a financial point of view, to Limelight.

The full text of Jefferies’ opinion, which sets forth, among other things, the assumptions made, matters considered and limitations on the scope of review undertaken by Jefferies in rendering its opinion, is attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex F. Limelight encourages its stockholders to read the Jefferies opinion carefully and in its entirety. Jefferies’ opinion was provided to the Limelight board of directors in connection with its consideration of the merger and addresses only the fairness to Limelight, from a financial point of view and as of the date of Jefferies’ opinion, of the consideration (as defined in the opinion) to be paid by Limelight pursuant to the merger agreement and does not address any other aspect of the merger. Jefferies’ opinion does not constitute a recommendation as to how any Limelight stockholder, or any other person, including any EyeWonder stockholder, should vote or act with respect to the merger or any matter related thereto. The summary of Jefferies’ opinion set forth in this proxy statement/prospectus is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the opinion.

In connection with its opinion, Jefferies, among other things:

(i) reviewed a draft dated December 17, 2009 of the merger agreement;

(ii) reviewed certain publicly available financial and other information about Limelight and EyeWonder;

(iii) reviewed certain information furnished by Limelight and EyeWonder’s management, including financial forecasts and analyses, relating to the business, operations and prospects of Limelight and/or EyeWonder;

(iv) held discussions with members of senior management of Limelight and EyeWonder concerning the matters described in clauses (ii) and (iii) above;

 

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(v) compared EyeWonder to publicly traded companies that Jefferies deemed relevant;

(vi) compared the proposed financial terms of the merger with the financial terms of certain other transactions that Jefferies deemed relevant;

(vii) considered the potential pro forma impact of the merger; and

(viii) conducted such other financial studies, analyses and investigations as Jefferies deemed appropriate.

In Jefferies’ review and analysis and in rendering its opinion, Jefferies assumed and relied upon, but did not assume any responsibility to independently investigate or verify, the accuracy and completeness of all financial and other information that was supplied or otherwise made available by Limelight or EyeWonder or that was publicly available to Jefferies (including, without limitation, the information described above), or that was otherwise reviewed by it. In its review, Jefferies did not obtain any independent evaluation or appraisal of any of the assets or liabilities of, nor did Jefferies conduct a physical inspection of any of the properties or facilities of, Limelight or EyeWonder, nor was Jefferies furnished with any such evaluations or appraisals of such physical inspections, nor did Jefferies assume any responsibility to obtain any such evaluations or appraisals.

With respect to the financial forecasts provided to and examined by it, Jefferies’ opinion noted that projecting future results of any company is inherently subject to uncertainty. Limelight and EyeWonder informed Jefferies, however, and Jefferies assumed, that such financial forecasts were reasonably prepared on bases reflecting the best currently available estimates and good faith judgments of the management of Limelight as to the future financial performance of Limelight, and Limelight and EyeWonder as to the financial performance of EyeWonder. Jefferies expressed no opinion as to such financial forecasts or the assumptions on which they were made.

Jefferies’ opinion was based on economic, monetary, regulatory, market and other conditions existing and which could be evaluated as of the date of its opinion. Jefferies expressly disclaimed any undertaking or obligation to advise any person of any change in any fact or matter affecting Jefferies’ opinion of which Jefferies may become aware after the date of its opinion.

Jefferies made no independent investigation of any legal or accounting matters affecting Limelight or EyeWonder, and Jefferies assumed the correctness in all respects material to Jefferies’ analysis of all legal and accounting advice given to Limelight and the Limelight board of directors, including, without limitation, advice as to the legal, accounting and tax consequences of the terms of, and transactions contemplated by, the merger agreement to Limelight and its stockholders. Jefferies was advised by Limelight that the merger would qualify as a tax-free reorganization for federal income tax purposes. Jefferies assumed that the final form of the merger agreement would be substantially similar to the last draft reviewed by it. In addition, Jefferies assumed that in the course of obtaining the necessary regulatory or third party approvals, consents and releases for the merger, no delay, limitation, restriction or condition would be imposed that would have an adverse effect on Limelight, EyeWonder or the contemplated benefits of the merger.

Jefferies’ opinion was for the use and benefit of the Limelight board of directors in its consideration of the merger, and Jefferies’ opinion did not address the relative merits of the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement as compared to any alternative transaction or opportunity that might be available to Limelight, nor did it address the underlying business decision by Limelight to engage in the merger or the terms of the merger agreement or the documents referred to therein. In addition, Jefferies’ opinion does not constitute a recommendation as to how any stockholder of Limelight, or any other person, including any stockholder of EyeWonder, should vote or act with respect to the merger or any matter related thereto. Jefferies expressed no opinion as to the price at which shares of Limelight common stock will trade at any time.

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the opinion. Jefferies was not authorized to and did not solicit any expressions of interest from any other parties with respect to the acquisition of EyeWonder or any other strategic alternative. Jefferies did not participate in negotiations with respect to the terms of the merger and related transactions. Consequently, Jefferies assumed that such terms are the most beneficial terms from Limelight’s perspective that could under the circumstances be negotiated among the parties to such transactions, and no opinion is expressed whether any strategic alternative might be more favorable to Limelight than that contemplated by the merger agreement. In addition, Jefferies has been informed by Limelight, and assumes for all purposes in the opinion that all outstanding options, warrants or similar instruments of Limelight, as well as any benefit or similar plan, will be cancelled without any liability to Limelight or EyeWonder. Furthermore, Jefferies does not express any view or opinion as to the fairness, financial or otherwise, of the amount or nature of any compensation payable or to be received by any of Limelight’s or EyeWonder’s officers, directors or employees, or any class of such persons, in connection with the merger relative to the consideration being paid by Limelight.

In preparing its opinion, Jefferies performed a variety of financial and comparative analyses. The preparation of a fairness opinion is a complex process involving various determinations as to the most appropriate and relevant quantitative and qualitative methods of financial analysis and the applications of those methods to the particular circumstances and, therefore, is not necessarily susceptible to partial analysis or summary description. Jefferies believes that its analyses must be considered as a whole. Considering any portion of Jefferies’ analyses or the factors considered by Jefferies, without considering all analyses and factors, could create a misleading or incomplete view of the process underlying the conclusion expressed in Jefferies’ opinion. In addition, Jefferies may have given various analyses more or less weight than other analyses, and may have deemed various assumptions more or less probable than other assumptions, so that the range of valuation resulting from any particular analysis described below should not be taken to be Jefferies’ view of EyeWonder’s actual value. Accordingly, the conclusions reached by Jefferies are based on all analyses and factors taken as a whole and also on the application of Jefferies’ own experience and judgment. This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the opinion, attached as Annex F to this proxy statement/prospectus.

In performing its analyses, Jefferies considered numerous assumptions with respect to industry performance, general business, economic, monetary, regulatory, market and other conditions and other matters, many of which are beyond Limelight’s and Jefferies’ control. The analyses performed by Jefferies are not necessarily indicative of actual values or actual future results, which may be significantly more or less favorable than suggested by such analyses. In addition, analyses relating to the per share value of Limelight common stock do not purport to be appraisals or to reflect the prices at which Limelight common stock may actually be sold. The analyses performed were prepared solely as part of Jefferies’ analysis of the fairness, from a financial point of view, of the merger consideration to be paid by Limelight pursuant to the merger, and were provided to the Limelight board of directors in connection with the delivery of Jefferies’ opinion.

The following is a summary of the material financial and comparative analyses performed by Jefferies in connection with Jefferies’ delivery of its opinion. The financial analyses summarized below include information presented in tabular format. In order to fully understand Jefferies’ financial analyses, the tables must be read together with the text of each summary. The tables alone do not constitute a complete description of the financial analyses. Considering the data described below without considering the full narrative description of the financial analyses, including the methodologies and assumptions underlying the analyses, could create a misleading or incomplete view of Jefferies’ financial analyses.

Transaction Overview

For purposes of its opinion, Jefferies noted that the consideration pursuant to the merger agreement was $62.0 million cash and 12.74 million shares of Limelight stock (valued at $47.8 million based on Limelight share price of $3.75 as of close on December 17, 2009) plus an earnout of up to 4.0 million Limelight shares subject to revenue and EBITDA financial year 2010 targets as set forth in the merger agreement and an earnout of an additional 860,000 Limelight shares subject to the completion of a proposed acquisition of a third party as set forth in the merger agreement. For all purposes in connection with its opinion, Jefferies assumed, among other

 

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things, that based on EyeWonder’s financial year 2010 plan of $53.0 million revenue and $13.8 million EBITDA, the earnout would result in 3.0 million shares (valued at $11.3 million based on Limelight share price of $3.75 as of close on December 17, 2009), that the proposed third party acquisition would not be consummated and that if the consideration was adjusted in respect of any assets or liabilities of EyeWonder, such adjustments would be made on a dollar-for-dollar basis corresponding to the actual increase or decrease in such assets or liabilities. Thus for all purposes of the opinion and related analyses Jefferies assumed that any adjustments to the consideration would have no net affect on the fairness, from a financial point of view, to Limelight, of the consideration to be paid by Limelight pursuant to the merger agreement.

EyeWonder Analysis

Comparable Public Company Analysis. Using publicly available information and information provided by EyeWonder’s management, Jefferies analyzed the trading multiples of the following companies which it considered to have similar products, operating and financial characteristics, and markets compared to EyeWonder:

 

   

Google Inc.;

 

   

Microsoft Corp.;

 

   

DG FastChannel;

 

   

Yahoo! Inc.;

 

   

WPP plc;

 

   

Gannett Co., Inc.;

In its analysis, Jefferies derived and compared multiples for the selected companies, calculated as follows:

 

   

the enterprise value divided by trailing twelve month, or TTM, revenue, which is referred to as “Total Enterprise Value/TTM Revenue;”

 

   

the enterprise value divided by projected revenue for calendar year 2009, which is referred to as “Total Enterprise Value/CY2009E Revenue;”

 

   

the enterprise value divided by projected revenue for calendar year 2010, which is referred to as “Total Enterprise Value/CY2010E Revenue;”

 

   

the enterprise value divided by TTM adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA, which is referred to as “Total Enterprise Value/TTM EBITDA;”

 

   

the enterprise value divided by projected adjusted EBITDA for calendar year 2009, which is referred to as “Total Enterprise Value/CY2009E EBITDA;”

 

   

the enterprise value divided by projected adjusted EBITDA for calendar year 2010, which is referred to as “Total Enterprise Value/CY2010E EBITDA;”

 

   

the price per share divided by TTM adjusted earnings per share, or EPS, which is referred to as “TTM P/E;”

 

   

the price per share divided by projected adjusted EPS for calendar year 2009, which is referred to as “CY2009E P/E;” and

 

   

the price per share divided by projected adjusted EPS for calendar year 2010, which is referred to as “CY2010E P/E.”

 

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In calculating the EBITDA and EPS multiples described above, Jefferies excluded from the historical and projected EBITDA and EPS for each of the companies, as applicable, stock-based compensation expense and other non-recurring charges, in each case when such information was available.

This analysis indicated the following:

Comparable Public Company Multiples

 

Benchmark

   High    Low    Median

Total Enterprise Value/TTM Revenue

   7.6x    1.1x    3.5x

Total Enterprise Value/CY2009E Revenue

   7.3x    1.2x    3.5x

Total Enterprise Value/CY2010E Revenue

   6.3x    1.2x    3.2x

Total Enterprise Value/TTM EBITDA

   16.6x    5.8x    10.3x

Total Enterprise Value/CY2009E EBITDA

   15.7x    6.9x    10.1x

Total Enterprise Value/CY2010E EBITDA

   13.4x    6.4x    9.0x

TTM P/E

   33.6x    13.6x    24.6x

CY2009E P/E

   29.3x    8.6x    20.0x

CY2010E P/E

   22.7x    8.6x    17.4x

Using a reference range of 2.5x to 4.5x EyeWonder’s TTM revenues, 2.5x to 4.5x EyeWonder’s CY2009E Revenue, and 2.0x to 4.0x EyeWonder’s CY2010E Revenue at EyeWonder 2010 plan and 2.0x to 4.5x EyeWonder’s CY2010E Revenue assuming full earnout targets are achieved, Jefferies determined an implied net transaction value for EyeWonder. This analysis indicated an implied equity value range for EyeWonder of approximately $78.8 million to $143.5 million using TTM revenues, and $89.2 million to $162.2 million using CY2009E Revenue, and $104.1 million to $210.2 million using CY2010E Revenue at the EyeWonder 2010 plan and $108.0 million to $245.5 million using CY2010E Revenue assuming the full earnout targets are achieved, compared to the $109.8 million of net transaction value of the upfront consideration, $121.0 million of net transaction value assuming the earnout at EyeWonder 2010 Plan, and $124.8 million of net transaction value assuming the full earnout payment.

Using a reference range of 9.0x to 11.0x EyeWonder’s TTM EBITDA, 9.0x to 11.0x EyeWonder’s CY2009E EBITDA, and 8.0x to 10.0x EyeWonder’s CY2010E EBITDA at EyeWonder 2010 plan and 8.0x to 11.0x EyeWonder’s CY2010E EBITDA assuming full earnout targets are achieved, Jefferies determined an implied net transaction value for EyeWonder. This analysis indicated an implied equity value range for EyeWonder of approximately $20.0 million to $24.9 million using TTM EBITDA, and $43.5 million to $53.7 million using CY2009E EBITDA, and $108.4 million to $136.0 million using CY2010E EBITDA at the EyeWonder 2010 plan and $110.0 million to $152.0 million using CY2010E EBITDA assuming the full earnout targets are achieved, compared to the $109.8 million of net transaction value of the upfront consideration, $121.0 million of net transaction value assuming the earnout at EyeWonder 2010 Plan, and $124.8 million of net transaction value assuming the full earnout payment.

Using a reference range of 25.0x to 30.0x EyeWonder’s TTM Net Income, 25.0x to 30.0x EyeWonder’s CY2009E Net Income, and 20.0x to 25.0x EyeWonder’s CY2010E Net Income at EyeWonder 2010 plan and 20.0x to 30.0x EyeWonder’s CY2010E Net Income assuming full earnout targets are achieved, Jefferies determined an implied net transaction value for EyeWonder. This analysis indicated an implied equity value range for EyeWonder of approximately $8.6 million to $10.4 million using TTM P/E, and $41.7 million to $50.0 million using CY2009E P/E, and $140.8 million to $176.0 million using CY2010E P/E at the EyeWonder 2010 plan and $146.0 million to $219.0 million using CY2010E P/E assuming the full earnout targets are achieved, compared to the $109.8 million of net transaction value of the upfront consideration, $121.0 million of net transaction value assuming the earnout at EyeWonder 2010 Plan, and $124.8 million of net transaction value assuming the full earnout payment.

 

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No company utilized in the comparable company analysis is identical to EyeWonder. In evaluating the selected companies, Jefferies made judgments and assumptions with regard to industry performance, general business, economic, market and financial conditions and other matters, many of which are beyond EyeWonder’s and Jefferies’ control.

Comparable Transaction Analysis

Using publicly available and other information, Jefferies examined the following seven transactions representing acquisitions of North American interactive marketing and video/rich media advertiser technology companies announced since 2007. Jefferies analysis also included an examination of two other confidential transactions, the details of which Jefferies was able to include in its analysis on a no-names basis. The transactions considered and the month and year each transaction was announced were as follows:

 

Target

  

Acquiror

   Month and Year
Announced

Retail Convergence, Inc.

   GSI Commerce Inc.    October 2009

Razorfish

   VivaKi    August 2009

On2 Technologies Inc.

   Google Inc.    August 2009

Enliven Marketing Technologies Corporation

   DG FastChannel, Inc.    May 2008

e-Dialog, Inc.

   GSI Commerce Inc.    January 2008

aQuantive, Inc.

   Microsoft Corp.    May 2007

24/7 Real Media Inc.

   WPP Group plc    May 2007

Using publicly available estimates and other information for each of these transactions, Jefferies reviewed the transaction value as a multiple of the target company’s TTM Revenue immediately preceding announcement of the transaction, which is referred to below as “Total Enterprise Value/TTM Revenue.” In each case, the price paid in the transaction was adjusted for the target’s cash and debt at the time of acquisition when such information was available.

This analysis indicated the following:

Selected Comparable Transaction Multiples

 

Benchmark

   High    Low    Median

Total Enterprise Value/TTM Revenue

   31.0x    1.4x    4.8x

Using a reference range of 2.5x to 5.5x EyeWonder’s TTM Revenue, Jefferies determined an implied net transaction value for EyeWonder. This analysis indicated an implied equity value range for EyeWonder of approximately $78.8 million to $175.8 million using TTM Revenue, compared to the $109.8 million of net transaction value of the upfront consideration, $121.0 million of net transaction value assuming the earnout at EyeWonder 2010 Plan, and $124.8 million of net transaction value assuming the full earnout payment.

No transaction utilized as a comparison in the comparable transaction analysis is identical to the merger. In evaluating the merger, Jefferies made numerous judgments and assumptions with regard to industry performance, general business, economic, market, and financial conditions and other matters, many of which are beyond EyeWonder’s and Jefferies’ control. Mathematical analysis, such as determining the average or the median, is not in itself a meaningful method of using comparable transaction data.

Discounted Cash Flow Analysis

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appropriate for companies that exhibit relatively steady or somewhat predictable streams of future cash flow. Given the uncertainty in estimating both the future cash flows and a sustainable long-term growth rate for EyeWonder, and the absence of financial projections for more than one year with respect to EyeWonder, Jefferies considered a discounted cash flow analysis inappropriate for valuing EyeWonder.

Pro Forma Merger Analysis

Jefferies reviewed the impact of the merger on earnings by comparing the earnings per share of Limelight common stock on a standalone basis projected by Limelight’s management to the pro forma earnings per share of the combined company following the merger, using publicly available projections for Limelight, projections prepared by EyeWonder’s management and forecasts of synergies prepared by Limelight and EyeWonder management. Jefferies assumed a closing date of the merger of March 31, 2010. Based on this analysis, the merger would be accretive to Limelight’s stockholders on a GAAP and non-GAAP earnings per share basis in 2010, both before and after taking into account of the forecasts of synergies prepared by Limelight and EyeWonder management.

Miscellaneous

Jefferies’ opinion was one of many factors taken into consideration by the Limelight board of directors in its consideration of the merger and should not be considered determinative of the views of the Limelight board of directors with respect to the merger.

Jefferies was selected by Limelight based on Jefferies’ qualifications, expertise and reputation. Jefferies is an internationally recognized investment banking and advisory firm. Jefferies, as part of its investment banking business, is regularly engaged in the valuation of businesses and securities in connection with mergers and acquisitions, negotiated underwritings, competitive biddings, secondary distributions of listed and unlisted securities, private placements, financial restructurings and other financial services. Jefferies’ opinion was authorized by the fairness committee of Jefferies.

Pursuant to an engagement letter between Limelight and Jefferies dated November 30, 2009, Limelight paid Jefferies a fee of $425,000 upon delivery of Jefferies’ opinion. No portion of that fee was contingent upon either the conclusion expressed in the opinion or the consummation of the merger. In addition, Limelight has agreed to reimburse Jefferies for reasonable expenses incurred, including the reasonable fees and expenses of Jefferies’ legal counsel. Limelight also has agreed to indemnify Jefferies against liabilities arising out of or in connection with the services rendered and to be rendered by it under its engagement with Limelight. Jefferies maintains a market in the securities of Limelight, and in the ordinary course of its business, Jefferies and its affiliates may trade or hold securities of Limelight and its respective affiliates for Jefferies’ own account and for the accounts of Jefferies’ customers and, accordingly, may at any time hold long or short positions in those securities. In addition, Jefferies may seek, in the future, to provide financial advisory and financing services to EyeWonder, Limelight or entities that are affiliated with EyeWonder or Limelight, for which Jefferies would expect to receive compensation.

Interests of Limelight’s Executive Officers and Directors in the Merger

On February 8, 2010, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Limelight granted Jeffrey W. Lunsford, Limelight’s President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, 300,000 restricted stock units. Up to 50% of the restricted stock units become eligible for vesting based on the consolidated revenue for the calendar year ending December 31, 2010 for the EyeWonder business unit, and up to 50% of the restricted stock units become eligible for vesting based on the EBITDA for the calendar year ending December 31, 2010 for the EyeWonder business unit. The restricted stock units vest in three tranches, the first of which will vest on the third business day following the release of Limelight’s fiscal year 2010 financial results (or upon such later

 

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time as the EyeWonder business unit’s fiscal year 2010 financial results become available), the second of which will vest on December 31, 2011 and the third of which will vest on December 31, 2012 provided that Mr. Lunsford remains an employee or service provider of Limelight on each vesting date. In the event that Mr. Lunsford’ s employment is terminated without cause following January 1, 2011, all eligible but unvested restricted stock units will automatically vest.

Interests of EyeWonder’s Executive Officers and Directors in the Merger

In considering the recommendation of the EyeWonder board of directors that EyeWonder’s stockholders vote to adopt the merger proposal, EyeWonder’s stockholders should be aware that EyeWonder’s executive officers and directors have financial interests in the merger that are different from, or in addition to, those of EyeWonder’s stockholders generally and that are described below. The members of EyeWonder’s board of directors were aware of and considered these interests, among other matters, in evaluating and negotiating the merger agreement, and in recommending to the stockholders that the merger agreement be approved and adopted. These interests include, among other things, the following:

Equity Compensation Awards

The merger agreement provides that, upon completion of the merger, Limelight will allocate and grant in its sole discretion after consultation with John J. Vincent options to acquire 1,000,000 shares of Limelight common stock among the employees of EyeWonder who will continue as employees of the surviving entity of the merger. The options to acquire shares of Limelight common stock will be issued to the continuing employees pursuant to Limelight’s 2007 Equity Incentive Plan and vest 25% on the first anniversary of their issuance date and monthly over a three (3) year term thereafter, subject to continued service on each vesting date. The merger agreement also provides that, upon completion of the merger, Limelight will (i) establish an employee retention plan for the employees of EyeWonder who will continue as employees of the surviving entity of the merger and (ii) issue 1,000,000 restricted stock units of Limelight under Limelight’s 2007 Equity Incentive Plan to the continuing employees subject to forfeiture for failure to satisfy certain performance metrics. Please see “The Merger Agreement — Employee Matters” beginning on page 106 for a detailed discussion of the treatment of benefit plans.

Employment Agreements and Offer Letters

In connection with, and effective upon the closing of, the merger, John J. Vincent has entered into an employment agreement with Limelight to serve as Chief Executive Officer of the surviving entity, Thomas Falk and Limelight intend to enter into a consulting agreement pursuant to which Mr. Falk will provide ongoing consulting services to Limelight following the merger, and certain other officers may also enter into offer letters or employment agreements for employment with Limelight. The merger agreement provides that except as may be required by law, for a period of one (1) year following the merger, the continuing employees will receive base and salary compensation (excluding any equity based compensation) that is no less than the compensation received by the continuing employees immediately prior to the merger.

John J. Vincent Agreement. In connection with the merger, Limelight and Mr. Vincent have entered into an employment agreement, effective upon the closing of the merger. At the effective time of the merger, Mr. Vincent will serve as Chief Executive Officer of the surviving entity at a base salary of $250,000 annually. Mr. Vincent will be eligible to receive annual cash incentives payable for the achievement of Limelight, business unit or individual performance goals as established or approved by its board of directors. In addition, Mr. Vincent will receive a grant of 750,000 restricted stock units covering shares of Limelight’s common stock that will be scheduled to vest in equal quarterly installments over a period of four (4) years, subject to Mr. Vincent’s continued service through each vesting date. In the event of a change of control (as defined in the employment agreement), 50% of Mr. Vincent’s outstanding equity awards will immediately vest. If Mr. Vincent is terminated

 

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by Limelight without cause (as defined in the employment agreement) and such termination is not in connection with a change of control (as defined in the employment agreement), Mr. Vincent will receive: (i) a lump sum payment equal to ninety (90) days of his base salary, (ii) 25% of his earned bonus, with such amount pro-rated based on the date of termination, and (iii) reimbursement for premiums paid for continued health benefits for Mr. Vincent and his eligible dependents for no longer than ninety (90) days. If Mr. Vincent’s employment is terminated due to Mr. Vincent’s disability (as defined in the employment agreement), Mr. Vincent will receive a payment equal to ninety (90) days of his base salary. If Mr. Vincent’s employment is terminated by Limelight without cause or if he terminates his employment for good reason (as defined in the employment agreement), and in either event such termination is in connection with a change of control, then Mr. Vincent will receive: (i) a lump sum payment equal to ninety (90) days of his base salary, (ii) a payment equal to 25% of his target annual incentive for the year of his termination, (iii) 100% vesting of his outstanding equity awards, and (iv) reimbursement for premiums paid for continued health benefits for Mr. Vincent and his eligible dependents for no longer than ninety (90) days. Any severance benefits discussed above will be payable only upon Mr. Vincent executing, and not revoking, a release of claims in favor of Limelight, and Mr. Vincent’s continued compliance with the provisions of a non-compete agreement entered into between Limelight and Mr. Vincent.

Thomas Falk Agreement. In connection with the merger, Limelight and Mr. Falk intend to enter into a consulting agreement which will become effective upon consummation of the merger. Beginning at the effective time of the merger, Mr. Falk will provide ongoing consulting services to Limelight including providing assistance in integration efforts and recruiting. Limelight contemplates that the consulting agreement will continue until Mr. Falk’s service to Limelight is completed, or until Limelight terminates the consulting agreement. Limelight may terminate the consulting agreement upon fourteen (14) days written notice to Mr. Falk and may terminate the consulting agreement immediately and without notice if Mr. Falk is unable to perform the services required by the consulting agreement or is in breach of any material provision of the consulting agreement. As compensation for his services, Mr. Falk will receive a grant of 197,500 restricted stock units covering shares of Limelight’s common stock. The restricted stock units will be scheduled to vest in equal quarterly installments over four (4) years commencing on the effective date of the merger, subject to Mr. Falk’s continued service through each vesting date.

Agreements with other officers. Certain other EyeWonder officers may also enter into offer letters or employment agreements for employment with Limelight. Any such agreements would not become effective until the merger is completed.

Severance Benefits in Certain Employment Agreements

Each of John J. Vincent, Jerome F. Connell, Jr., Patrick McClellen and Michael Rosner are party to employment agreements with EyeWonder that provide for severance benefits if their employment is terminated by their employer for any reason other than cause (as defined in the respective employment agreement), or if their employment is terminated due to disability (as defined in the respective employment agreement). The employment agreement for each of Mr. Vincent and Mr. Connell provides that if his employment (i) terminates due to disability, he would be entitled to receive continued cash severance payments equal to his current base salary for a period of ninety (90) days, reduced by any amounts received by him under any insurance or other benefits policies or programs (whether paid for by such executive officer or EyeWonder) and, (ii) is terminated for any other reason other than cause, he would be entitled to receive continued cash severance payments equal to his base salary for a period of sixty (60) days. The employment agreement for each of Mr. McClellen and Mr. Rosner provides that if he is terminated for any reason other than for cause or if he is terminated due to disability, he would be entitled to receive continued cash severance payments equal to his base salary for a period of sixty (60) days, but such payments shall be reduced in the case of disability by any amounts received by them under any insurance or other benefits policies or programs (whether paid for by the executive officer or EyeWonder).

 

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The information for each of Mr. Vincent, Mr. Connell, Mr. McClellen and Mr. Rosner regarding severance payments if his employment is terminated for certain reasons, as of March 1, 2010, is set forth in the table below.

 

Name

   Benefit    Termination
Other Than
for Cause
or Disability
   Termination
for Disability

John J. Vincent

   Severance    $ 41,667    $ 62,500

Jerome F. Connell, Jr.

   Severance    $ 35,000    $ 52,500

Patrick McClellen

   Severance    $ 33,333    $ 33,333

Michael Rosner

   Severance    $ 37,500    $ 37,500

Board of Directors and Management

Following the Closing, John J. Vincent, the current Chief Executive Officer of EyeWonder, will be the Chief Executive Officer of EyeWonder, which will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Limelight. In addition, two individuals from the current EyeWonder board of directors, John J. Vincent and Thomas Falk, will be appointed to the Limelight board of directors.

Protection of EyeWonder Directors and Officers Against Claims

Limelight has agreed to, and agreed to cause the surviving entity in the merger to, indemnify and hold harmless each present and former officer, director and employee of EyeWonder and its subsidiaries, or any individual who was serving at the request of EyeWonder as an officer, director or employee of another enterprise, from liability for matters arising in their capacities as such at or prior to the completion of the merger to the fullest extent provided by EyeWonder’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws. Limelight also has agreed that, for six (6) years after the merger, Limelight and the surviving entity in the merger will cause to be maintained in effect the existing policy of EyeWonder’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance covering claims that occurred at or prior to the completion of the merger, provided that Limelight or the surviving entity in the merger is not required to expend an amount in excess of 200% of the current annual premium for such insurance for the entire six (6) year period. In addition, Limelight has agreed to indemnify and hold harmless each present and former officer or director of EyeWonder with respect to any claim made by an EyeWonder stockholder that the officers or directors of EyeWonder breached their fiduciary duties in connection with the approval, execution, delivery or performance of the stock purchase agreements to the extent that such amounts exceed the full limits of the directors’ and officers’ liability insurance described above.

Continuation of Benefit Plans

The merger agreement provides that Limelight will either (i) continue (or cause the surviving entity to continue) to maintain the EyeWonder employee benefit plans, (ii) arrange for each participant in the EyeWonder employee benefit plans to participate in substantially similar plans or arrangements of Limelight or its subsidiary, or (iii) a combination of the foregoing so that continuing employees will have benefits substantially similar in the aggregate to benefits provided to similarly situated employees of Limelight and at least equivalent to the benefits provided to the continuing employees by EyeWonder immediately prior to the merger. Please see “The Merger Agreement — Employee Matters” beginning on page 106 for a detailed discussion of the treatment of equity- based awards.

Appraisal Rights

Under Section 262 of the DGCL, any holder of EyeWonder common stock or preferred stock who does not wish to accept the merger consideration may elect to exercise appraisal rights in lieu of receiving the merger consideration. A stockholder who exercises appraisal rights may petition the Delaware Court of Chancery to determine the “fair value” of his, her or its shares, exclusive of any element of value arising from the accomplishment or expectation of the first-step merger, and receive payment of fair value in cash, together with interest, if any. However, the stockholder must comply with the provisions of Section 262 of the DGCL.

 

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The following discussion is a summary of the law pertaining to appraisal rights under the DGCL. The full text of Section 262 of the DGCL is attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex E. All references in Section 262 of the DGCL and in this summary to a “stockholder” are to the record holder of the shares of EyeWonder common stock and preferred stock who exercises appraisal rights.

Under Section 262 of the DGCL, when a merger is submitted for approval at a meeting of stockholders, as in the case of the merger agreement, the company, not less than 20 days prior to the meeting, must notify each of its stockholders entitled to appraisal rights that appraisal rights are available and include in the notice a copy of Section 262 of the DGCL. This proxy statement/prospectus constitutes the required notice, and the applicable statutory provisions are attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex E. This summary of appraisal rights is not a complete summary of the law pertaining to appraisal rights under the DGCL and is qualified in its entirety by the text of Section 262 of the DGCL attached as Annex E. Any holder of EyeWonder common stock or preferred stock who wishes to exercise appraisal rights or who wishes to preserve the right to do so should review the following discussion and Annex E carefully. Failure to comply with the procedures of Section 262 of the DGCL in a timely and proper manner will result in the loss of appraisal rights. A stockholder who loses his, her or its appraisal rights will be entitled to receive the merger consideration described in the merger agreement.

Stockholders wishing to exercise the right to seek an appraisal of their shares must do ALL of the following:

 

   

the stockholder must not vote in favor of the proposal to adopt the merger agreement. Because a proxy that does not contain voting instructions will, unless revoked, be voted in favor of the proposal, a stockholder who votes by proxy and who wishes to exercise appraisal rights must vote against the proposal, abstain or not vote its shares;

 

   

the stockholder must deliver to EyeWonder a written demand for appraisal before the vote on the merger agreement at the special meeting;

 

   

the stockholder must continuously hold the shares from the date of making the demand through the effective time of the first-step merger. A stockholder will lose appraisal rights if the stockholder transfers the shares before the effective time of the merger; and

 

   

the stockholder or the surviving company must file a petition in the Delaware Court of Chancery requesting a determination of the fair value of the shares within 120 days after the effective time of the first-step merger. The surviving company is under no obligation to file any petition and has no intention of doing so.

Voting, in person or by proxy, against, abstaining from voting on or failing to vote on the proposal to adopt the merger agreement will not constitute a written demand for appraisal as required by Section 262 of the DGCL. The written demand for appraisal must be in addition to and separate from any proxy or vote.

Only a holder of record of shares of EyeWonder common stock or preferred stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the first-step merger may assert appraisal rights for the shares of stock registered in that holder’s name. A demand for appraisal must be executed by or on behalf of the stockholder of record, fully and correctly, as the stockholder’s name appears on the stock certificates. The demand must reasonably inform EyeWonder of the identity of the stockholder and that the stockholder intends to demand appraisal of his, her or its common stock or preferred stock.

A stockholder who elects to exercise appraisal rights under Section 262 of the DGCL should mail or deliver a written demand to:

EyeWonder, Inc.

229 Peachtree Street NE

International Tower, Suite 1700

Atlanta, GA 30303

Attention: Corporate Secretary

 

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If the merger is completed, Limelight will give written notice of the effective time of the merger within 10 days after the effective time to each former EyeWonder stockholder who did not vote in favor of the merger proposal and who made a written demand for appraisal in accordance with Section 262 of the DGCL. Within 120 days after the effective time of the merger, but not later, either the surviving company or any dissenting stockholder who has complied with the requirements of Section 262 of the DGCL may file a petition in the Delaware Court of Chancery demanding a determination of the value of the shares of EyeWonder common stock and preferred stock held by all dissenting stockholders. The surviving company is under no obligation to file any petition and has no intention of doing so. Stockholders who desire to have their shares appraised should initiate any petitions necessary for the perfection of their appraisal rights within the time periods and in the manner prescribed in Section 262 of the DGCL.

Within 120 days after the effective time of the first-step merger, any stockholder who, to that point in time, has complied with the provisions of Section 262 of the DGCL, may receive from the surviving company, upon written request, a statement setting forth the aggregate number of shares not voted in favor of the merger proposal and with respect to which EyeWonder has received demands for appraisal, and the aggregate number of holders of those shares. The surviving company must mail this statement to the stockholder within the later of 10 days of receipt of the request or 10 days after expiration of the period for delivery of demands for appraisal.

If any party files a petition for appraisal in a timely manner, the Delaware Court of Chancery will determine which stockholders are entitled to appraisal rights and may require the stockholders demanding appraisal who hold certificated shares to submit their stock certificates to the court for notation of the pendency of the appraisal proceedings and any stockholder who fails to comply with this direction may be dismissed from the proceedings. The Delaware Court of Chancery will thereafter determine the fair value of the shares of EyeWonder common stock and preferred stock held by dissenting stockholders, exclusive of any element of value arising from the accomplishment or expectation of the merger, but together with interest, if any, to be paid on the amount determined to be fair value.

In determining the fair value, the Delaware Court of Chancery will take into account all relevant factors. The Delaware Supreme Court has stated that “proof of value by any techniques or methods that are generally considered acceptable in the financial community and otherwise admissible in court” should be considered in the appraisal proceedings. In addition, Delaware courts have decided that the statutory appraisal remedy, in cases of unfair dealing, may or may not be a dissenter’s exclusive remedy. If no party files a petition for appraisal in a timely manner, then stockholders will lose the right to an appraisal, and will instead receive the merger consideration described in the merger agreement. The fair value of their shares as determined under Section 262 of the DGCL could be greater than, the same as, or less than the merger consideration. An opinion of an investment banking firm as to the fairness from a financial point of view of the consideration payable in a merger is not an opinion as to, and does not in any manner address, fair value under Section 262 of the DGCL.

The Delaware Court of Chancery will determine the costs of the appraisal proceeding and will allocate those costs to the parties as the Delaware Court of Chancery determines to be equitable under the circumstances. Upon application of a stockholder, the Delaware Court of Chancery may order all or a portion of the expenses incurred by any stockholder in connection with the appraisal proceeding, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and the fees and expenses of experts, to be charged pro rata against the value of all shares entitled to appraisal.

Any stockholder who has duly demanded an appraisal in compliance with Section 262 of the DGCL may not, after the effective time of the first-step merger, vote the shares subject to the demand for any purpose or receive any dividends or other distributions on those shares, except dividends or other distributions payable to holders of record of shares as of a record date prior to the effective time of the first-step merger.

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surviving company, and no appraisal proceeding in the Delaware Court of Chancery will be dismissed as to any stockholder without the approval of the Delaware Court of Chancery, and may be conditioned on the terms the Delaware Court of Chancery deems just. If the stockholder fails to perfect, successfully withdraws or loses the appraisal right, the stockholder’s shares will be converted into the right to receive the merger consideration.

Failure to follow the steps required by Section 262 of the DGCL for perfecting appraisal rights may result in the loss of appraisal rights. In that event, you will be entitled to receive the consideration for your dissenting shares in accordance with the merger agreement. In view of the complexity of the provisions of Section 262 of the DGCL, if you are an EyeWonder stockholder and are considering exercising your appraisal rights under the DGCL, you should consult your own legal advisor.

Regulatory Approvals Required for the Merger

Limelight and EyeWonder have agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain as soon as reasonably practicable all regulatory approvals that are required to complete the transactions contemplated in the merger agreement. This includes filing all required notices to governmental authorities, including the required filings with the DOJ and the FTC, pursuant to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, referred to herein as the HSR Act. Limelight and EyeWonder filed the applications to obtain the applicable regulatory approvals on January 25, 2010. On January 29, 2010, the Premerger Notification Office of the FTC informed the parties that early termination of the statutory waiting period had been granted.

Based upon an examination of information available relating to the businesses in which the companies are engaged, Limelight and EyeWonder believe that the completion of the merger will not violate any U.S. antitrust laws. However, either the DOJ or FTC could open an investigation of the merger and could also challenge or seek to block the merger under the antitrust laws, as it deems necessary or desirable in the public interest, even after the statutory waiting period has been early terminated, and even after completion of the merger. State attorneys general in the various states in which Limelight and EyeWonder operate may also open an investigation of the merger. In addition, in some jurisdictions, a competitor, customer or other third party could initiate a private action under the antitrust laws challenging or seeking to enjoin the merger, before or after completion of the merger. Limelight and EyeWonder cannot be sure that a challenge to the merger will not be made or that, if a challenge is made, Limelight and EyeWonder will prevail.

Limelight must also comply with applicable federal and state securities laws and the rules and regulations of The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. in connection with the issuance of shares of Limelight common stock in the merger and the filing of this proxy statement/prospectus with the SEC.

Restrictions on Resales

The shares of Limelight common stock to be issued to EyeWonder securityholders in the merger will be registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and, except as described below, may be freely traded without restriction. Pursuant to the merger agreement, certain principal stockholders of EyeWonder have entered into a restriction agreement with Limelight and may only dispose of their shares of Limelight common stock acquired in the merger in accordance with the terms of the restriction agreement. Generally, the restrictions lapse ratably over a twelve month period after the closing of the merger, subject to certain exceptions.

 

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THE MERGER AGREEMENT

The following description describes the material terms of the merger agreement. This description of the merger agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the merger agreement which is attached as Annex A to this proxy statement/prospectus and is incorporated herein by reference. The merger agreement has been included to provide you with information regarding its terms. Limelight and EyeWonder encourage you to read the entire merger agreement. The merger agreement is not intended to provide any other factual information about Limelight or EyeWonder. Such information can be found elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus and in the other public filings Limelight makes with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available without charge at www.sec.gov.

The Merger

Each of the EyeWonder board of directors and Limelight board of directors has approved the merger agreement which provides for the merger of Elvis Merger Sub One Corporation with and into EyeWonder, with EyeWonder, as a wholly owned subsidiary of Limelight, remaining as the interim surviving entity, immediately followed by the merger of the interim surviving entity with and into Elvis Merger Sub Two LLC, with Elvis Merger Sub Two LLC remaining as the surviving entity. The first-step merger and the second-step merger are referred to collectively as the merger unless otherwise indicated herein.

Merger Consideration

It is anticipated that immediately prior to the effective time of the first-step merger, each outstanding share of EyeWonder preferred stock will be converted into shares of EyeWonder common stock in accordance with the EyeWonder certificate of incorporation.

Each share of EyeWonder common stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the first-step merger will be converted into the right to receive (A) the Per Share Stock Consideration and (B) the Per Share Cash Consideration, each as described below.

The Per Share Stock Consideration is to be determined by dividing (A) 12,740,000 shares of Limelight common stock by (B) the total of (i) the aggregate number of shares of EyeWonder common stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the first-step merger, plus (ii) the maximum aggregate number of shares of EyeWonder common stock issuable upon full exercise of all EyeWonder options and warrants which are outstanding as of immediately prior to the effective time of the first-step merger.

The Estimated Adjusted Cash Consideration is to be determined by computing the sum of (A) $62 million, plus (B) the estimated aggregate value of EyeWonder’s cash and cash equivalents immediately prior to the effective time of the first-step merger, minus (C) the estimated net indebtedness of EyeWonder immediately prior to the effective time of the first-step merger minus (D) the estimated change of control and third party fees incurred by EyeWonder in connection with the merger that remain unpaid immediately prior to the effective time of the first-step merger. The Estimated Adjusted Cash Consideration shall be further adjusted either upward or downward based on the absolute difference between the estimated working capital of EyeWonder as of immediately prior to the effective time of the first-step merger and $8.3 million. The Per Share Cash Consideration is to be determined by dividing the Estimated Adjusted Cash Consideration by the total of (i) the aggregate number of shares of EyeWonder common stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the first-step merger, plus (ii) the maximum aggregate number of shares of EyeWonder common stock issuable upon full exercise of all EyeWonder options and warrants which are outstanding as of immediately prior to the effective time of the first-step merger.

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paid to EyeWonder securityholders at the effective time of the merger and placed in the escrow account. If funds remain in the escrow account after the expiration of the escrow period, such funds will be distributed pro rata to such securityholders.

The actual Per Share Stock Consideration and Per Share Cash Consideration to be paid per share of EyeWonder capital stock at closing will depend upon numerous variable factors, including the total cash consideration payable after adjustments for the estimated working capital, the net indebtedness at the effective time of the merger, and the aggregate cash at the effective time of the merger. These factors will not be known with certainty until after the closing of the merger. EyeWonder currently estimates that the adjustments to the cash portion of the merger consideration will reduce the cash portion of the merger consideration by approximately $11.6325 million, resulting in an estimated $50.3675 million of cash payable to the EyeWonder securityholders at the closing, or approximately $2.1090 per share of EyeWonder common stock based on an estimated 23,882,275 shares of EyeWonder common stock outstanding as of the closing and after giving effect to the exercise or conversion of all outstanding stock options and warrants. EyeWonder securityholders will also be entitled to receive as part of the merger consideration an aggregate of 12,740,000 shares of Limelight common stock, or approximately 0.5335 shares of Limelight common stock for each share of EyeWonder common stock they hold. On [                    ], 2010, the last trading day before the date of this proxy statement/prospectus, the closing price of Limelight common stock was $[            ] per share. An estimated 3,013,699 of these shares, or 0.1262 shares for each share of EyeWonder common stock outstanding as of the closing, will be placed in escrow pursuant to the merger agreement and not delivered until after the end of the escrow period on June 28, 2011, subject to any indemnification claims made by Limelight under the merger agreement. Accordingly, at closing, EyeWonder securityholders will receive approximately 0.4073 shares of Limelight common stock for each share of EyeWonder common stock they hold upon completion of the merger. The above per share amounts are estimates only and are subject to change under certain circumstances as described above and set forth more fully in the merger agreement. The merger agreement does not provide for a maximum cap or other limitation on the amount of such adjustments to the cash portion of the aggregate merger consideration. The actual consideration EyeWonder securityholders receive in exchange for their EyeWonder stock may be more, less or the same as these estimates. For additional information regarding what EyeWonder securityholders will receive in the merger, see the section entitled “Summary — The Merger Agreement — Merger Consideration” beginning on page 14.

EyeWonder, Limelight, the surviving entities and the escrow agent will be entitled to deduct and withhold from any merger consideration payable to any EyeWonder securityholder the amounts they are required to deduct and withhold under any federal, state, local or foreign tax law. To the extent such amounts are deducted or withheld, these amounts will be treated for all purposes of the merger as having been paid to the EyeWonder securityholders to whom they would have otherwise been paid.

For purposes of calculating the amount of merger consideration payable to each EyeWonder securityholder, all shares of EyeWonder capital stock held by each EyeWonder security holder will be aggregated on a certificate-by-certificate basis prior to such calculation, including shares underlying EyeWonder options and/or warrants. The stock consideration will be adjusted appropriately to reflect the effect of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend (including any dividend or distribution of securities convertible into shares of Limelight’s common stock), reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification or other similar change with respect to Limelight’s common stock having a record date on or after the date of the merger agreement but before the completion of the first-step merger. No fractional shares of Limelight common stock will be issued in the first- step merger. Instead, each EyeWonder securityholder otherwise entitled to a fraction of a share of Limelight common stock (after aggregating all fractional shares of Limelight common stock issuable to such securityholder) will be entitled to receive in cash the dollar amount (rounded to the nearest whole cent), without interest, determined by multiplying such fraction by the closing price of a share of Limelight common stock as reported on www.nasdaq.com for the trading day that is two (2) trading days immediately prior to the date the first-step merger is completed. All certificates representing shares of Limelight common stock issued in connection with the merger will bear any legend required by applicable law, including any federal, state, local or foreign securities laws.

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common stock of the interim surviving entity. As a result of the second-step merger, each share of common stock of the interim surviving entity issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the second-step merger will be converted into membership interests of Elvis Merger Sub Two LLC, the final surviving entity.

You should be aware that the above per share amounts are estimates only and are subject to change under certain circumstances as described above and set forth more fully in the merger agreement attached as Annex A to this proxy statement/prospectus. The actual consideration each EyeWonder securityholder will receive in exchange for its EyeWonder capital stock may be more, less or the same as these estimates.

The maximum number of shares of Limelight common stock to be issued by Limelight in the first merger was fixed at the time the merger agreement was signed. The closing price of Limelight common stock on the trading day immediately preceding the date of the merger agreement was $3.79 per share. However, Limelight common stock trades on the Nasdaq Global Market and is subject to price fluctuation. Therefore, the value of the Limelight common stock EyeWonder securityholders will receive in the merger cannot be known at the date of this proxy statement/prospectus. The value of the Limelight common stock each EyeWonder securityholder receives in the merger may be equal to, less than or greater than its value on the date the merger agreement was signed and/or the date of this proxy statement/prospectus.

Treatment of EyeWonder Stock Options and Warrants

EyeWonder Stock Options

Immediately prior to the effective time of the first-step merger, each then unexercised and outstanding option to purchase shares of EyeWonder capital stock whether vested or unvested will be cancelled and extinguished and will not be assumed or otherwise replaced by Limelight. After the effective time of the merger, Limelight intends to instruct the exchange agent to pay any holder of EyeWonder options not exercised prior to the effective time the merger consideration into which the shares of EyeWonder stock underlying such options could have been converted as of immediately prior to the effective time had such options been exercised, less the exercise price of such options and less the pro rata portion of the escrow amount attributable to such shares of EyeWonder stock.

EyeWonder Warrants

Limelight will not assume any warrants to purchase the capital stock of EyeWonder. At the effective time of the first-step merger, each EyeWonder warrant then outstanding will, to the extent permitted pursuant to the terms of such warrant and by virtue of the merger and without any action on the part of the holder thereof, be cancelled and converted without exercise into and, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the merger agreement, represent the right to receive the merger consideration into which the shares of EyeWonder capital stock underlying such warrant have been converted pursuant to the merger agreement, less the exercise price of such warrant and less the pro rata portion of the escrow amount (defined below) attributable to such shares of EyeWonder capital stock.

Completion of the Merger

The merger agreement requires the parties to complete the merger after all of the conditions to the completion of the merger contained in the merger agreement are satisfied or waived. The first-step merger will become effective upon the filing of a certificate of merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, or at such later time as is agreed to by Limelight, Elvis Merger Sub One Corporation and EyeWonder and specified in the certificate of merger. The second-step merger will become effective at the time of filing of a certificate of merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. Because the completion of the merger is subject to the receipt of governmental and regulatory approvals and the satisfaction of other conditions, the exact timing of the completion of the merger cannot be predicted.

 

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Closing Payment Procedures

Escrow Amount Deposit

The merger agreement provides that at the effective time on the closing date, Limelight will deposit with Deutsche Bank National Trust as escrow agent (the “Escrow Agent”) the escrow amount. The escrow amount is the aggregate of (A) the lesser of (i) 3,013,699 shares of Limelight common stock and (ii) the maximum number of shares of Limelight common stock that would result in the cash portion of the merger consideration payable by Limelight not exceeding 60% of the total consideration paid at closing, and (B) cash in the amount of the $11 million minus the product of (i) the number of shares of Limelight included as part of the escrow amount in accordance with the terms just described times (ii) $3.65. Limelight will be deemed to have contributed each EyeWonder securityholder’s pro rata portion of the escrow amount.

Closing Payments

The merger agreement contemplates that, prior to the effective time of the merger, Limelight will enter an agreement with an exchange agent reasonably acceptable to EyeWonder. The merger agreement provides that at the effective time of the first-step merger, Limelight will deposit with the exchange agent (i) certificates representing sufficient shares of Limelight common stock to pay the aggregate Per Share Stock Consideration, minus the shares of Limelight stock included in the escrow amount, and (ii) a sufficient amount of cash to pay the aggregate Per Share Cash Consideration, minus the cash portion of the escrow amount.

The merger agreement contemplates that, as soon as practicable following the closing date, Limelight or the exchange agent will mail a letter of transmittal to each EyeWonder securityholder. The merger agreement provides that, upon surrender of the EyeWonder stock certificates or warrants representing their respective shares of EyeWonder capital stock for cancellation, together with the letter of transmittal and certain other exchange documents, duly completed and validly executed in accordance with the instructions thereto, the holder of such stock certificate will be entitled to receive the merger consideration into which the shares of EyeWonder capital stock represented by such stock certificate or warrant has been converted pursuant to the merger agreement, less the pro rata portion of the escrow amount attributable to such shares.

Within sixty (60) days after the closing date, Limelight will prepare and deliver to the stockholder representative a statement of the actual cash, debt, fees and working capital of EyeWonder as of the effective time of the merger. Based on this statement, the parties will calculate the final adjusted cash consideration, resolving any disputes in accordance with the terms of the merger agreement. As soon as reasonably practicable following the determination of the final adjusted cash consideration, if the final adjusted cash consideration is:

 

   

less than the estimated adjusted cash consideration, meaning the numerator of the fraction used to determine the Per Share Cash Consideration, the Escrow Agent will promptly release such shortfall from the escrow fund; or

 

   

greater than the estimated adjusted cash consideration, meaning the numerator of the fraction used to determine the Per Share Cash Consideration, then Limelight will deposit an amount of cash equal to such excess amount with the exchange agent for pro rata distribution to the EyeWonder securityholders.

To the extent that the payment of either the excess amount described above or any payment resulting from the aggregate Per Share Cash Consideration being in excess of $62 million would result in the cash portion of the merger consideration payable by Limelight comprising approximately 48% of the total consideration paid in the merger, Limelight will substitute a sufficient number of shares of Limelight common stock (valued at the per share closing price as of the date prior to the date of the merger agreement) for cash to satisfy its obligations regarding payment of the excess amount and any payment resulting from the aggregate Per Share Cash Consideration being in excess of $62 million as applicable.

 

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Earn-Out

In addition to the merger consideration, Limelight will issue to the EyeWonder securityholders, in proportion to their pro rata portions, a number of shares of Limelight common stock determined by certain performance metrics of the final surviving entity during the performance period, which is the calendar year ending December 31, 2010.

Revenue Shares. If the revenue of the final surviving entity during the performance period is $55,000,000 or greater, Limelight will issue 2,000,000 revenue shares. If the revenue of the final surviving entity during the performance period is less than $49,500,000, Limelight will not issue any revenue shares. If the revenue of the final surviving entity during the performance period is between $49,500,000 and $55,000,000, Limelight will issue a percentage of the 2,000,000 revenue shares proportional to such revenue.

EBITDA Shares. If the earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA, of the final surviving entity during the performance period is $14,000,000 or greater, Limelight will issue 2,000,000 EBITDA shares. If the EBITDA of the final surviving entity during the performance period is less than $12,600,000, Limelight will not issue any EBITDA shares. If the EBITDA of the final surviving entity during the performance period is between $14,000,000 and $12,600,000, Limelight will issue a percentage of the 2,000,000 EBITDA shares proportional to such EBITDA.

Additional Shares. In negotiating the merger agreement, the parties agreed that Limelight may purchase a small software company located in Germany (the “German Acquisition”). The parties worked together in negotiating the purchase price for the German Acquisition, which closed in January 2010. The consideration for the German Acquisition consisted of cash and stock, with a significant amount of the consideration dependent upon attaining financial milestones for the year 2010. Limelight and EyeWonder agreed that the performance of the German Acquisition would be included in the performance of EyeWonder in determining if the EyeWonder Earn-Out has been achieved. In addition, Limelight agreed that, to the extent Limelight did not pay any element of the consideration for the German Acquisition due to failure to achieve the required financial milestones, the consideration would be paid to EyeWonder stockholders. The amount of consideration that may be paid to EyeWonder stockholders if not paid in connection with the German Acquisition is 774,000 shares of Limelight common stock and approximately $292,000 in cash. In order for the German Acquisition to completely achieve its financial milestones, it would need to increase its revenues for calendar year 2010 approximately 15% over its revenues for calendar year 2009.

In connection with such potential issuance of Limelight common stock, Limelight has agreed (i) not to take any actions or fail to take any actions with the specific intent of reducing or impairing the satisfaction of the performance metrics and (ii) until the end of the performance period, (A) to permit the stockholder representative access to Limelight and the final surviving entities properties and records, (B) cause the collective business activities of the final surviving entity to be accounted for separately than any other business activities of Limelight and its subsidiaries, (C) permit the final surviving entity to purchase Limelight content delivery network services, (D) not change the fiscal year of the final surviving entity and (E) not terminate any of John J. Vincent, Michael Rosner or Erwin Plomp.

Exchange of Certificates

The merger agreement provides that, upon surrender of an EyeWonder stock certificate or warrant for exchange to the exchange agent (or upon receipt of an appropriate agent’s message in the case of book-entry shares), together with a duly signed and completed letter of transmittal, and such other documents as the exchange agent or Limelight may reasonably require, the holder of the EyeWonder stock certificate or warrant will be entitled to receive the following:

 

   

the number of shares of Limelight common stock calculated based on the Per Share Stock Consideration (which, at Limelight’s election, may be in book-entry form unless a physical stock certificate is requested or is otherwise required by applicable law);

 

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the per share cash amount payable for each share of EyeWonder common stock based upon the Per Share Cash Consideration;

 

   

cash in lieu of any fractional share of Limelight common stock;

 

   

cash in respect of any dividends or other distributions declared or made by Limelight after the date of the merger agreement; and

 

   

the right to the potential payments described under the section above entitled “Earn-Out”.

The merger consideration paid in respect of the surrender for exchange of EyeWonder warrants will be reduced by the exercise price of such warrants. The merger consideration paid in respect of the surrender for exchange of shares of EyeWonder capital stock or EyeWonder warrants in accordance with the terms of the merger agreement will be deemed to be full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to such shares or warrants, and there shall be no further registration of transfers on the records of the surviving entities. If, after the effective time of the merger, EyeWonder stock certificates or warrants are presented to the surviving entities for any reason, they will be canceled and exchanged as provided in the merger agreement.

If any payments are to be disbursed to a person other than the person whose name is reflected on the surrendered EyeWonder stock certificate or warrant surrendered in exchange, it will be a condition of payment that the surrendered certificate or warrant is properly endorsed and otherwise in proper form for transfer and that the person requesting such exchange will have paid to Limelight transfer or other taxes required by reason of the payment of any portion of the merger consideration in any name other than that of the registered holder of the certificate or warrant surrendered, or established to the satisfaction of Limelight that such tax has been paid or is not payable.

If any EyeWonder stock certificate or warrant has been lost, stolen or destroyed, the exchange agent will issue in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed stock certificate the merger consideration upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the holder thereof. However, Limelight and/or the exchange agent may, in its discretion and as a condition to the payment of cash or the issuance of any shares of Limelight common stock in exchange therefor, also require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed stock certificate or warrant to either deliver a bond in such amount as it may reasonably direct, or provide an indemnification agreement in a form and substance acceptable to Limelight or its agent, against any claim that may be made against Limelight or its agent with respect to the certificates alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed.

Stock certificates and warrants should not be surrendered for exchange by EyeWonder securityholders before the completion of the first-step merger and should be sent only pursuant to instructions set forth in the letters of transmittal, which the merger agreement provides will be mailed to EyeWonder securityholders promptly following the completion of the first-step merger. In all cases, the cash payments, shares of Limelight common stock and cash in lieu of fractional shares will be delivered only in accordance with the procedures set forth in the letter of transmittal.

Representations and Warranties

The merger agreement contains customary representations and warranties made by EyeWonder, Limelight, Elvis Merger Sub One Corporation and Elvis Merger Sub Two LLC regarding aspects of their respective businesses. In particular, the assertions embodied in the representations and warranties contained in the merger agreement are qualified by information in confidential disclosure schedules provided by Limelight and EyeWonder to each other in connection with the signing of the merger agreement. These disclosure schedules contain information that modifies, qualifies and creates exceptions to the representations and warranties set forth in the merger agreement. Moreover, certain representations and warranties in the merger agreement were used

 

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for the purpose of allocating risk between Limelight and EyeWonder rather than establishing matters of facts. Accordingly, you should not rely on the representations and warranties in the merger agreement as characterizations of the actual state of facts about Limelight or EyeWonder. These representations and warranties relate to, among other things:

 

   

organization and standing;

 

   

corporate power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under, and enforceability of, the merger agreement;

 

   

the absence of conflicts with organizational documents, other contracts and applicable laws;

 

   

required regulatory filings and consents and approvals of governmental entities;

 

   

capitalization;

 

   

broker’s fees;

 

   

substantial customers and suppliers; and

 

   

information supplied for inclusion in this registration statement.

In the merger agreement, Limelight, Elvis Merger Sub One Corporation and Elvis Merger Sub Two LLC also each made representations and warranties relating to:

 

   

available funding; and

 

   

documents filed with the SEC and other governmental authorities.

In the merger agreement, EyeWonder also made representations and warranties relating to:

 

   

subsidiaries;

 

   

financial statements and internal controls;

 

   

the absence of undisclosed liabilities;

 

   

the absence of certain changes since a recent balance sheet date;

 

   

tax matters;

 

   

absence of restrictions on business activities;

 

   

real property and equipment;

 

   

intellectual property;

 

   

company products;

 

   

material contracts;

 

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the absence of transactions with related parties;

 

   

permits;

 

   

the absence of litigation and orders;

 

   

environmental matters;

 

   

employee benefits;

 

   

compliance with laws;

 

   

absence of violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977;

 

   

warranties and indemnities; and

 

   

information furnished in the consent solicitation.

The representations and warranties of EyeWonder contained in the merger agreement will survive the first- step merger until the date that is the earlier of: (i) eighteen (18) calendar months after the date of the merger agreement or (ii) fifteen (15) calendar months after the effective time of the first-step merger. The representations and warranties of Limelight contained in the merger agreement will not survive the first-step merger, but they form the basis of certain conditions to Limelight’s and EyeWonder’s obligations to complete the merger.

Material Adverse Effect

Several of the representations, warranties, covenants, closing conditions and termination provisions in the merger agreement use the phrase “material adverse effect.” The merger agreement provides that “material adverse effect” means any change, fact, circumstance, or effect that has had, or is reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material and substantial adverse effect on the business, operations, financial condition or results of operations of EyeWonder and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

The merger agreement provides, however, that none of the following changes, facts, circumstances, or effects, by itself or when aggregated with any one or more of the other such changes, facts, circumstances, or effects, will be deemed to be or constitute a material adverse effect, and no changes, facts, circumstances or effects resulting from, relating to or arising out of the following (by themselves or when aggregated with any one or more other such changes, facts, circumstances or effects) will be taken into account when determining whether a material adverse effect has occurred or would occur:

 

   

general economic, financial or political conditions in the United States or any other jurisdiction in which EyeWonder or any of its subsidiaries has substantial business or operations, and any changes therein (including any changes arising out of acts of terrorism, war, weather conditions or other force majeure events) to the extent that such changes, facts, circumstances, or effects do not have a material and substantially disproportionate impact on EyeWonder and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other interactive digital advertising companies of comparable size;

 

   

general conditions in the industries in which EyeWonder or any of its subsidiaries conduct business, and any changes therein (including any changes arising out of acts of terrorism, war, weather conditions or natural disasters) to the extent that such changes, facts, circumstances, or effects do not have a material and substantially disproportionate impact on EyeWonder and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other interactive digital advertising companies of comparable size;

 

   

changes in GAAP (or any interpretations of GAAP);

 

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the announcement or pendency of the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby; or

 

   

the failure, in and of itself, to meet internal projections, forecasts or budgets of revenues, earnings or