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:May 19, 2010
(Date of earliest event reported)
AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 0-27275 | 04-3432319 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| of Incorporation) |
8 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(617) 444-3000
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Akamai Technologies, Inc. (“Akamai” or the “Company”) was held on May 19, 2010 (the “Annual Meeting”). There were 171,647,027 shares of Akamai’s common stock eligible to vote, and 139,148,630 shares present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting. Two items of business were acted upon by stockholders at the Annual Meeting.
| 1. | Election of Directors |
Stockholders elected F. Thomson Leighton, Paul Sagan and Naomi Seligman to serve as Class II directors for a term of three years. The vote totals were as follows:
F. Thomson Leighton | VOTES FOR | 113,940,177 | ||||
| VOTES AGAINST | 1,674,657 | |||||
| ABSTENTIONS | 49,668 | |||||
| BROKER NON-VOTES | 23,484,128 | |||||
Paul Sagan | VOTES FOR | 114,223,009 | ||||
| VOTES AGAINST | 1,395,361 | |||||
| ABSTENTIONS | 46,132 | |||||
| BROKER NON-VOTES | 23,484,128 | |||||
Naomi O. Seligman | VOTES FOR | 113,792,523 | ||||
| VOTES AGAINST | 1,825,350 | |||||
| ABSTENTIONS | 46,629 | |||||
| BROKER NON-VOTES | 23,484,128 | |||||
2. Ratification of the Selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (“PwC”) as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010.
Stockholders ratified the selection of PwC to serve as the Company’s independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010. The vote totals were as follows:
VOTES FOR | 137,804,448 | |
VOTES AGAINST | 1,262,456 | |
ABSTENTIONS | 81,726 | |
BROKER NON-VOTES | 0 |
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: May 21, 2010 | AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | |||||||
| By: | /S/ MELANIE HARATUNIAN | |||||||
Melanie Haratunian, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||||||