UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report: December 6, 2021
(Date of earliest event reported)
AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-27275 | 04-3432319 | ||||||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||||
145 Broadway
Cambridge, MA 02142
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (617) 444-3000
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||
| Common Stock, $0.01 par value | AKAM | Nasdaq Global Select Market | ||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐
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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
On December 6, 2021, the Talent, Leadership and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Akamai Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) approved a fiscal 2021 bonus, prorated to reflect his previously reported resignation, for Rick McConnell, President and General Manager of the Security Technology Group of the Company, payable in 5,105 restricted stock units issued under the Akamai Technologies, Inc. 2013 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, which will vest on December 10, 2021.
SIGNATURE
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.
| Date: December 9, 2021 | AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | |||||||
| By: | /s/ Aaron S. Ahola | |||||||
| Aaron S. Ahola, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||||||