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 | ||