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 *
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC
  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)
200 WEST STREET
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/06-05:00/2018
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10282
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ 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 03/06-05:00/2018   S   15,272,493 D $ 3.8 864,927 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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC
200 WEST STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10282
       
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC
200 WEST STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10282
       
GSCP V ADVISORS, L.L.C.
200 WEST STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10282
       
GSCP V OFFSHORE ADVISORS, L.L.C.
200 WEST STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10282
       
MBD Advisors, L.L.C.
200 WEST STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10282
       
GS CAPITAL PARTNERS V FUND, L.P.
200 WEST STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10282
       
GS CAPITAL PARTNERS V OFFSHORE FUND, L.P.
200 WEST STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10282
       
GS CAPITAL PARTNERS V GMBH & CO. KG
200 WEST STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10282
       
GS CAPITAL PARTNERS V INSTITUTIONAL, L.P.
200 WEST STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10282
       
GOLDMAN, SACHS MANAGEMENT GP GMBH
200 WEST STREET
NEW YORK, NY 10282
       

Signatures

 /s/ Yvette Kosic, Attorney-in-fact   03/08-05:00/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 /s/ Yvette Kosic, Attorney-in-fact   03/08-05:00/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 /s/ Yvette Kosic, Attorney-in-fact   03/08-05:00/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 /s/ Yvette Kosic, Attorney-in-fact   03/08-05:00/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 /s/ Yvette Kosic, Attorney-in-fact   03/08-05:00/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 /s/ Yvette Kosic, Attorney-in-fact   03/08-05:00/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 /s/ Yvette Kosic, Attorney-in-fact   03/08-05:00/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 /s/ Yvette Kosic, Attorney-in-fact   03/08-05:00/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 /s/ Yvette Kosic, Attorney-in-fact   03/08-05:00/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 /s/ Yvette Kosic, Attorney-in-fact   03/08-05:00/2018
**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) This statement is being filed by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ("GS Group"), Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC ("Goldman Sachs"), GSCP V Advisors, L.L.C. ("GSCP Advisors"), GSCP V Offshore Advisors, L.L.C. ("GSCP Offshore Advisors"), MBD Advisors, L.L.C. ("MBD Advisors"), Goldman, Sachs Management GP GmbH ("GS GmbH"), GS Capital Partners V Fund, L.P. ("GS Capital"), GS Capital Partners V Offshore Fund, L.P. ("GS Offshore"), GS Capital Partners V GmbH & Co. KG ("GS Germany"), GS Capital Partners V Institutional, L.P. ("GS Institutional" and, together with GS Capital, GS Offshore and GS Germany, the "Funds") (GS Group, Goldman Sachs, GSCP Advisors, GSCP Offshore Advisors, MBD Advisors, GS GmbH and the Funds, collectively, the "Reporting Persons").
(2) The selling stockholders, which consisted of GS Capital, GS Offshore, GS Germany and GS Institutional, sold 15,272,493 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Common Stock"), of Limelight Networks, Inc. (the "Company") to the underwriters in a registered public offering of shares of Common Stock, pursuant to the final prospectus supplement filed by the Company and dated March 1, 2018, which offering was consummated on March 6, 2018. The sale by the selling stockholders consisted of 8,041,883 shares of Common Stock sold by GS Capital, 4,154,102 shares of Common Stock sold by GS Offshore, 318,830 shares of Common Stock sold by GS Germany and 2,757,678 shares of Common Stock sold by GS Institutional.
(3) GS Group may be deemed to beneficially own, in the aggregate, 317,695 shares of Common Stock that were granted pursuant to the Amended and Restated 2007 Equity Plan (the "Plan"), consisting of 142,831 restricted stock units granted to Mr. Midle, a vice president of Goldman Sachs, 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. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's Common Stock. Mr. Midle 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 547,232 shares of Common Stock and Goldman Sachs also had open short positions of 1,862 shares of Common Stock, reflecting changes due to exempt transactions. Affiliates of Goldman Sachs and GS Group are the general partner, managing general partner or managing partner of the Funds. Goldman Sachs is the investment manager of certain of the Funds. Goldman Sachs is a subsidiary of GS Group. GS Group and Goldman Sachs each disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock owned by the Funds except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.
(5) The Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein, if any, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that any such Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of, or has any pecuniary interest in, such securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.

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