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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: September 29, 2021
(Date of earliest event reported)

AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware000-2727504-3432319
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)		(Commission File Number)(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
145 Broadway
Cambridge, MA 02142
(617) 444-3000
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number,
Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)
______________________________________________

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par valueAKAMNasdaq 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 ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐



Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On September 29, 2021, Akamai Technologies, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing the execution of a Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 27, 2021, by and among the Company, Guardicore Ltd. (“Guardicore”), certain shareholders of Guardicore and Shareholder Representative Services LLC, solely in its/his capacity as representative of such shareholders (the “Acquisition”), on the terms and conditions contained therein. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

At 8:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on September 29, 2021, the Company will host a conference call to provide supplemental information regarding the Acquisition to analysts and investors. Details for accessing the conference call can be found in the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information provided under this Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.



Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No.Description
99.1
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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: September 29, 2021AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By:/s/ Aaron Ahola
Aaron Ahola, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary