PROXY STATEMENT
THIS PROXY STATEMENT IS FURNISHED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOLICITATION OF PROXIES BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF AKAMAI
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (AKAMAI OR THE COMPANY) FOR USE AT THE 2018 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS (THE ANNUAL MEETING) TO BE HELD AT THE OFFICES OF AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 150 BROADWAY, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS,
02142 AT 11:00 AM LOCAL TIME ON JUNE
1, 2018, AND AT ANY ADJOURNMENT OR POSTPONEMENT OF THAT MEETING.
You may obtain directions to the location of the Annual Meeting by contacting Investor Relations, Akamai Technologies, Inc.,
150 Broadway, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142; telephone:
617-444-3000.
Our Annual Report to Stockholders for the year ended December 31, 2017 is being mailed to our stockholders with the mailing
of the Notice of 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and this Proxy Statement on or about April 20, 2018.
Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the 2018 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders to be Held on June 1, 2018:
This Proxy Statement and the 2017 Annual Report to Stockholders are available for viewing, printing and downloading at
www.akamai.com/html/investor/financial_reports.html.
You may obtain a copy of our Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2017, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which we sometimes refer to herein as the Commission, except for exhibits thereto, without charge upon written
request to Akamai Technologies, Inc., 150 Broadway, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, Attn: Investor Relations. Exhibits will be provided upon written request and payment of an appropriate processing fee.
Certain documents referenced in this Proxy Statement are available on our website at www.akamai.com. We are not including the
information contained on our website, or any information that may be accessed by links on our website, as part of, or incorporating it by reference into, this Proxy Statement.
This Proxy Statement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties and are based on the beliefs and assumptions of our management based on information currently available to them. Use of words such as believes,
expects, anticipates, intends, plans, should, may, could, or similar expressions indicates a forward-looking statement. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees
of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, inability to grow revenue or increase
profitability as projected, lack of market acceptance of new solutions and other factors set forth under the heading Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the year ended
December 31, 2017. We disclaim any obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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