BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Brightcove Inc. (NASDAQ: BCOV), a leading provider of cloud-based solutions for publishing and distributing professional digital media, today announced that it has made inducement equity awards to 15 new employees in connection with its acquisition of Zencoder. The inducement awards cover an aggregate of 77,041 shares of Brightcove common stock in the form of restricted stock units, or RSUs, and are being made as a material inducement to employees entering into employment with Brightcove in connection with the acquisition transaction.

All RSU awards described above vest as follows: 66.6% of the RSUs vest on the second anniversary of the closing of the acquisition and the remainder of the RSUs vest on the third anniversary of the closing of the acquisition. The awards are subject to vesting pursuant to the terms of the Brightcove Inc. 2012 RSU Inducement Plan and the individual award agreements, which terms include that the recipient be employed through each vesting date.

Brightcove's board of directors unanimously approved the Brightcove Inc. 2012 RSU Inducement Plan and awards granted thereunder in connection with the Zencoder acquisition. The awards were granted without stockholder approval in accordance with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).

About Brightcove

Brightcove Inc. (NASDAQ: BCOV), a leading global provider of cloud content services, provides a family of products used to publish and distribute the world's professional digital media. The company's products include Brightcove Video Cloud, the market-leading online video platform, and Brightcove App Cloud, a pioneering content app platform. More than 4,650 customers in over 50 countries rely on Video Cloud to build and operate media experiences across PCs, smartphones, tablets and connected TVs. For more information, visit http://www.brightcove.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

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ICR for Brightcove
Brian Denyeau, 646-277-1251
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Brightcove Inc.
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