UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company approved certain equity incentive awards to members of the executive leadership team as part of its annual executive compensation review, including the awards to the named executive officers in the table below.
| Name and Title | Restricted Stock Units (1) | ||||||||||||||||
Robert Lyons President, Chief Executive Officer and Director | 639,645 | ||||||||||||||||
Daniel Boncel SVP, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer | 98,970 | ||||||||||||||||
Christine Cross SVP, Chief Client Success and Marketing Officer | 169,665 | ||||||||||||||||
| (1) | Subject to the provisions of the Amended and Restated 2007 Equity Incentive Plan or each recipient’s respective employment agreement, one-third (1/3rd) of the RSUs will vest on December 1, 2022, one-twelfth (1/12th) of the RSUs will vest on March 1, 2023, and an additional one-twelfth (1/12th) will vest on the first day of each June, September, December, and March thereafter for eight (8) consecutive quarters, provided the recipient continues to be a Service Provider through each such vesting date. | ||||
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| LIMELIGHT NETWORKS, INC. | ||||||||||||||
Dated: February 9, 2022 | By: | /s/ Michael DiSanto | ||||||||||||
Michael DiSanto Chief Administrative and Legal Officer & Secretary | ||||||||||||||