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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report: March 7, 2022
(Date of earliest event reported)
AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | 000-27275 | 04-3432319 |
(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)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock, $0.01 par value | AKAM | Nasdaq 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 March 7, 2022, Akamai Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a statement describing the steps it is taking in support of the people of Ukraine, including suspending all sales efforts into Russia and Belarus, terminating business with state-majority-owned Russian and Belarussian customers and complying with all sanctions. The Company’s statement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto. Revenue from all Russian and Belarussian customers and other customers subject to sanctions represented approximately 0.1% of the Company’s total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2021. Revenue attributable to traffic from all customers delivering content into Russia, Belarus and Ukraine from anywhere on the Company's network represented approximately 0.9% of the Company’s total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2021. At present, Akamai is not generally restricted from delivering content into Russia, Belarus or Ukraine and currently plans to maintain network operations there.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibit shall be deemed to be furnished, and not filed:
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| 99.1 | | |
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| 104 | | Cover page interactive data file (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the inline XBRL document) |
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.
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| Date: March 7, 2022 | AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
| By: | /s/ Aaron Ahola |
| Aaron S. Ahola, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |