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0001845574
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001086222
AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC
000-27275
145 BROADWAY
CAMBRIDGE
MA
02142
6174443000
Joseph Paul C
Officer
Common
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
3000 Schwab Way
Westlake
TX
76262
4000
470320.00
150831568
01/16/2024
NASDAQ
Common
09/01/2019
Restricted Stock Lapse - See Remarks
AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC
N
4000
09/01/2019
Equity Compensation
N
PAUL C JOSEPH
145 BROADWAY
CAMBRIDGE
MA
02142
AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC
11/15/2023
4000
450000.00
Shares on this filing were acquired and paid for over various dates from 09/01/2019 - 02/21/2022.
01/16/2024
05/23/2023
PAUL C JOSEPH