Form 8K Annual Meeting 2014




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: May 14, 2014
(Date of earliest event reported)
AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
 
0-27275
 
04-3432319
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

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

At the 2014 annual meeting of stockholders of Akamai Technologies, Inc. (“Akamai” or the “Company”) held on May 14, 2014 (the “Annual Meeting”), four items of business were acted upon by stockholders. There were 179,230,421 shares of Akamai’s common stock eligible to vote, and 156,936,673 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 III directors for terms expiring at the 2017 annual meeting of stockholders.
Nominees
For
Against
Abstain
Broker
Non-Votes
Monte Ford
137,935,964
636,629
146,511
18,217,569
Frederic Salerno
122,752,103
15,824,948
142,053
18,217,569
Steven Scopellite
138,140,900
435,788
142,416
18,217,569
Bernardus Verwaayen
138,144,358
420,797
153,949
18,217,569

Following the Annual Meeting, George Conrades, Martin Coyne, Jill Greenthal and Geoffrey Moore, each having terms expiring in 2015, and Pamela Craig, Tom Leighton, Paul Sagan and Naomi Seligman, each having terms expiring in 2016, continued in office.

2.    A non-binding, advisory proposal to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved.
For:
136,662,358
Against:
1,868,632
Abstain:
188,404
Broker Non-Votes:
18,217,569
3. The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014 was ratified.
For:
154,605,451
Against:
2,152,363
Abstain:
178,859
Broker Non-Votes:
0
  
4.    A non-binding stockholder proposal on the repeal of the Company’s classified board of directors passed.
For:
127,903,442
Against:
6,229,339
Abstain:
4,516,569
Broker Non-Votes:
18,217,569
  








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 16, 2014
AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By:
/s/ Melanie Haratunian
 
Melanie Haratunian, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary