8K Filing


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 16, 2012
(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

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders on May 16, 2012 (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, three items of business were acted upon by stockholders. There were 179,077,805 shares of Akamai's common stock eligible to vote, and 149,260,953 shares present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting.






1.     The following nominees were elected to the Company's Board of Directors as Class I for terms expiring at the 2015 annual meeting of stockholders.
Nominees
For
Against
Abstain
Broker
Non-Votes
George Conrades
114,074,158

13,391,561

527,184

21,268,050

Martin Coyne
121,454,120

5,913,178

625,605

21,268,050

Jill Greenthal
122,558,885

4,811,921

622,097

21,268,050

Geoffrey Moore
122,488,113

4,876,745

628,045

21,268,050

Following the Annual Meeting, Pamela J. Craig, F. Thomson Leighton, Paul Sagan and Naomi O. Seligman, having terms expiring in 2013, and C. Kim Goodwin, Peter J. Kight and Frederic V. Salerno, having terms expiring in 2014, continued in office.
2.    A non-binding, advisory proposal on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers was approved.
For:
66,800,216

Against:
60,803,986

Abstain:
388,701

Broker Non-Votes:
21,268,050

3. The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012 was ratified.
For:
146,840,880

Against:
1,900,127

Abstain:
519,946

Broker Non-Votes:

 


Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

None


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 18, 2012
AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By:
/s/ Melanie Haratunian
 
Melanie Haratunian, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary