SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Hughes Robert W (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 8 CAMBRIDGE CENTER (Street) CAMBRIDGE MA 02142 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC [ AKAM ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) EVP - Glbl Sales, Svcs & Mktg
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/29/2008
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Unit(1)	$0	01/29/2008		A		20,000		(1)	(6)	Common stock	20,000	$0	20,000	D
Restricted Stock Unit(2)	$0	01/29/2008		A		10,000		(2)	(6)	Common stock	10,000	$0	10,000	D
Stock option (right to buy)	(3)	01/29/2008		A		20,000		(4)	02/08/2018	Common stock	20,000	(3)	20,000	D
Stock option (right to buy)	(3)	01/29/2008		A		30,000		(5)	02/08/2018	Common stock	30,000	(3)	30,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") represents the right to receive one share of Akamai common stock. RSUs vest in equal 33% annual installments on the second business day following the date on which the Company releases its financial results for each of 2008, 2009 and 2010 if Akamai achieves certain corporate performance objectives during such years.

2. Each RSU represents the right to receive one share of Akamai common stock. Vesting of such RSUs is dependent on Akamai's achievement of cumulative revenue and earnings per share targets for fiscal years 2008, 2009 and 2010, and the amount reported represents the maximum number of shares issuable.

3. Such options will have an effective date of February 8, 2008. The exercise price will be equal to the closing sale price of Akamai's common stock as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on that date.

4. Option vests as follows: 25% on February 8, 2009, and the remaining 75% vests in equal installments of 6.25% each quarter thereafter.

5. Option vests as follows: 33% on each of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th anniversaries of the date of grant.

6. Not applicable.

	/s/ Robert W. Hughes	01/31/2008
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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