Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Midle Mark J
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Limelight Networks, Inc. [LLNW] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO., 200 WEST STREET		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/09-04:00/2016
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10282		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 06/09-04:00/2016   A   87,256 (2) A $ 0 30,551,503 I See footnotes (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Non-qualified stock options (right to buy) $ 4.1               (5) 06/05-04:00/2024 Common Stock 26,271   26,271 I See footnotes (1) (5)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Midle Mark J
C/O GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.
200 WEST STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10282		        

Signatures

 /s/ Kevin P. Treanor, Attorney-in-fact   06/13-04:00/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The Reporting Person is a vice president of Goldman, Sachs & Co. ("Goldman Sachs"). Goldman Sachs is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ("GS Group"). The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any.
(2) The 87,256 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Common Stock"), were granted pursuant to Limelight Network, Inc.'s (the "Company") Amended and Restated 2007 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), consisting of 87,256 restricted stock units granted to the Reporting Person in his capacity as a director of the Company. The grant of 87,256 restricted stock units, if eligible, shall become fully vested and exercisable on the day prior to the Company's 2017 annual shareholder meeting (but in no event later than December 31, 2017), subject to continued board service through such date. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's Common Stock. The Reporting Person has an understanding with GS Group pursuant to which such shares are held for the benefit of GS Group.
(3) GS Group may be deemed to beneficially own, in the aggregate, 278,110 shares of Common Stock that were granted pursuant to the Plan, consisting of 103,246 restricted stock units granted to the Reporting Person, 102,879 restricted stock units that were granted to Joseph H. Gleberman, a former advisory director of Goldman Sachs and 71,985 restricted stock units that were granted to Peter J. Perrone, a former managing director of Goldman Sachs, each in their capacity as directors of the Company. Mr. Midle has an understanding with GS Group pursuant to which such shares are held for the benefit of GS Group. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's Common Stock. The Reporting Person has an understanding with GS Group pursuant to which such shares are held for the benefit of GS Group.
(4) Goldman Sachs beneficially owns directly and GS Group may be deemed to beneficially own indirectly 900 shares of the Company's Common Stock. Goldman Sachs and GS Group may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own, in the aggregate, 30,272,493 shares of Common Stock through certain investment partnerships of which affiliates of Goldman Sachs and GS Group are the general partner, managing general partner or managing partner (the "Funds"). Goldman Sachs also holds open short positions of 1,440 shares of Common Stock. Goldman Sachs is the investment manager of certain of the Funds. The securities reported herein as indirectly beneficially owned are beneficially owned directly by Goldman Sachs or the Funds.
(5) The options to purchase 26,271 shares of Common Stock were granted to the Reporting Person in his capacity as a director of the Company pursuant to the Plan. The grant of 26,271 options is fully vested and exercisable. The Reporting Person has an understanding with GS Group pursuant to which he holds such options for the benefit of GS Group.

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