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: February 3, 2010

(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 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

 

 

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):

 

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

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Item 2.02

Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On February 3, 2010, Akamai Technologies, Inc. announced its financial results for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009. The full text of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information in 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

The following exhibit relating to Item 2.02 shall be deemed to be furnished, and not filed:

 

99.1		Press Release dated February 3, 2010

 

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SIGNATURES

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.

 

Dated: February 3, 2010		AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
		/S/    J. DONALD SHERMAN
		J. Donald Sherman
		Chief Financial Officer

 

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Exhibit Index

 

99.1		Press Release dated February 3, 2010

 

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Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Contacts:
Jeff Young Media Relations Akamai Technologies 617-444-3913 jyoung@akamai.com		--or--		Noelle Faris Investor Relations Akamai Technologies 617-444-4676 nfaris@akamai.com

AKAMAI REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER 2009 AND

FULL-YEAR 2009 FINANCIAL RESULTS

 

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Fourth quarter revenue grew to $238.3 million, up 15 percent from the prior quarter and 12 percent year-over-year, and annual revenue increased 9 percent year-over-year to $859.8 million

 

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Fourth quarter GAAP net income increased 22 percent quarter-over-quarter to $40.1 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, and full-year GAAP net income increased 1 percent year-over-year to $145.9 million, or $0.78 per diluted share

 

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Fourth quarter normalized net income* increased 21 percent quarter-over-quarter to $85.4 million, or $0.46 per diluted share, and full-year normalized net income* increased 1 percent year-over-year to $312.0 million, or $1.67 per diluted share

 

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Full-year cash from operations of $424.4 million: year-end cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of over $1 billion

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – February 3, 2010 – Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leader in powering video, dynamic transactions and enterprise applications online, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year ended December 31, 2009. Revenue for the fourth quarter 2009 was $238.3 million, a 15 percent increase over third quarter revenue of $206.5 million, and a 12 percent increase over fourth quarter 2008 revenue of $212.6 million. Total revenue for 2009 was $859.8 million, a 9 percent increase over 2008 revenue of $790.9 million.

“We were very pleased with how our business performed in 2009, capping a solid year with a return to double-digit revenue growth in the fourth quarter,” said Paul Sagan, president and CEO of Akamai. “For the year, we grew revenue, improved our cash gross margins, and generated over $400 million of cash from operations in a tough economic environment. We believe these results provide us with strong momentum coming into 2010, and position Akamai for the next wave of growth on the Internet.”

Net income in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, or GAAP, for the fourth quarter of 2009 was $40.1 million, or $0.21 per diluted share. Full-year GAAP net income for 2009 was $145.9 million, or $0.78 per diluted share.

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The Company generated normalized net income* of $85.4 million, or $0.46 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2009, a 21 percent increase over prior quarter normalized net income of $70.8 million, or $0.38 per diluted share. Full-year normalized net income grew 1 percent year-over-year to $312.0 million, or $1.67 per diluted share. (*See Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures below for definitions.)

Adjusted EBITDA* for the fourth quarter of 2009 was $111.6 million, up from $95.9 million in the prior quarter, and $100.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2008. Adjusted EBITDA margin for the fourth quarter was 47 percent, consistent with the same period last year. For the full year, adjusted EBITDA was $405.2 million, up from $370.8 million in 2008. Full-year adjusted EBITDA margin remained at 47 percent, consistent with 2008. (*See Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures below for definitions.)

Full-year cash from operations was $424.4 million, or 49 percent of revenue, up 24 percent over the prior year. At year-end, the Company had over $1 billion of cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities.

During the fourth quarter of 2009, the Company repurchased approximately 646 thousand shares of common stock for $15.1 million at an average price of $23.34 per share. For the full-year, the Company repurchased approximately 3.3 million shares of common stock for $66.3 million at an average price of $19.93 per share.

The Company had approximately 171.2 million shares of common stock outstanding as of December 31, 2009.

The number of customers under recurring service contracts at the end of the fourth quarter increased by 91 to a record 3,122, a 9 percent increase year-over-year.

Sales through resellers and sales outside the United States accounted for 19 percent and 28 percent, respectively, of revenue for the fourth quarter 2009.

Quarterly Conference Call

Akamai will host a conference call today at 4:30 p.m. ET that can be accessed through 1-866-271-6130 (or 1-617-213-8894 for international calls) and using passcode No. 93206918. A live Webcast of the call may be accessed at www.akamai.com in the Investor section. In addition, a replay of the call will be available for one week following the conference through the Akamai Website or by calling 1-888-286-8010 (or 1-617-801-6888 for international calls) and using passcode No. 25898500.

The Akamai Difference

Akamai^® provides market-leading managed services for powering video, dynamic transactions, and enterprise applications online. Having pioneered the content delivery market one decade ago, Akamai’s services have been adopted by the world’s most recognized brands across diverse industries. The alternative to centralized Web infrastructure, Akamai’s global network of tens of thousands of distributed servers provides the scale, reliability, insight and performance for businesses to succeed online. Akamai has transformed the Internet into a more viable place to inform, entertain, advertise, interact, and collaborate. To experience The Akamai Difference, visit www.akamai.com and follow @Akamai on Twitter.

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Financial Statements

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(amounts in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

		Dec. 31, 2009			Dec. 31, 2008
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$	181,305		$	156,074
Marketable securities			384,834			171,097
Restricted marketable securities			602			3,460
Accounts receivable, net			154,269			139,612
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			40,163			31,666
Current assets			761,173			501,909
Marketable securities			494,707			440,843
Restricted marketable securities			36			153
Property and equipment, net			182,404			174,483
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net			517,620			534,253
Other assets			4,416			5,592
Deferred income tax assets, net			146,914			223,718
Total assets		$	2,107,270		$	1,880,951
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		$	92,563		$	87,297
Other current liabilities			34,975			13,159
Current liabilities			127,538			100,456
Other liabilities			21,495			11,870
Convertible notes			199,755			199,855
Total liabilities			348,788			312,181
Stockholders’ equity			1,758,482			1,568,770
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		$	2,107,270		$	1,880,951

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(amounts in thousands, except per share data)

(unaudited)

 

		Three Months Ended												Year ended
		Dec. 31, 2009				Sept. 30, 2009				Dec. 31, 2008				Dec. 31, 2009				Dec. 31, 2008
Revenues		$	238,305			$	206,500			$	212,554			$	859,773			$	790,924
Costs and operating expenses:
Cost of revenues * †			67,580				61,987				60,688				249,938				222,610
Research and development *			12,520				10,904				10,477				43,658				39,243
Sales and marketing *			51,608				44,106				45,206				179,421				164,365
General and administrative * †			40,233				34,655				35,183				146,100				136,028
Amortization of other intangible assets			4,142				4,103				3,651				16,722				13,905
Restructuring charge			—				—				2,509				454				2,509
Total costs and operating expenses			176,083				155,755				157,714				636,293				578,660
Operating income			62,222				50,745				54,840				223,480				212,264
Interest income, net			(2,841	)			(2,807	)			(4,862	)			(13,132	)			(21,967	)
(Gain) loss on investments, net			(2	)			—				430				(457	)			157
Other loss (income), net			496				659				(801	)			(163	)			(461	)
Income before provision for income taxes			64,569				52,893				60,073				237,232				234,535
Provision for income taxes			24,489				20,148				19,540				91,319				89,397
Net income		$	40,080			$	32,745			$	40,533			$	145,913			$	145,138
Net income per share:
Basic		$	0.23			$	0.19			$	0.24			$	0.85			$	0.87
Diluted		$	0.21			$	0.18			$	0.22			$	0.78			$	0.79
Shares used in per share calculations:
Basic			170,936				171,686				168,843				171,425				167,673
Diluted			188,621				188,273				186,694				188,658				186,685

 

*	Includes stock-based compensation (see supplemental table for figures)

†	Includes depreciation and amortization (see supplemental table for figures)

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Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

(amounts in thousands)

(unaudited)

 

		Three Months Ended												Year Ended
		Dec. 31, 2009				Sept. 30, 2009				Dec. 31, 2008				Dec. 31, 2009				Dec. 31, 2008
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income		$	40,080			$	32,745			$	40,533			$	145,913			$	145,138
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization of intangible assets and deferred financing costs			32,783				31,775				27,662				123,334				98,920
Stock-based compensation			16,798				13,612				15,529				58,797				57,899
Provision for deferred income taxes, net			19,922				18,617				15,312				81,706				81,698
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation			(865	)			(713	)			(143	)			(2,236	)			(11,176	)
Gain on divesture of certain assets			—				—				—				(1,062	)			—
(Gain) loss on investments and disposal of property and equipment, net			(24	)			20				529				(391	)			242
Provision for doubtful accounts			2,466				740				1,229				6,727				2,575
Non-cash portion of restructuring benefit			—				—				(842	)			—				(842	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable			(5,054	)			(6,765	)			(10,582	)			(1,159	)			(21,474	)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			5,707				(6,452	)			2,737				(5,020	)			(5,471	)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities			13,692				17,900				(3,148	)			10,255				(4,181	)
Accrued restructuring			(45	)			(347	)			1,763				(1,067	)			1,216
Deferred revenue			3,610				1,315				841				5,871				(1,492	)
Other noncurrent assets and liabilities			(4,201	)			2,796				1,053				2,744				442
Net cash provided by operating activities			124,869				105,243				92,473				424,412				343,494
Cash flows from investing activities:
Cash paid for acquired business			—				—				(83,719	)			(5,779	)			(83,719	)
Proceeds from the divesture of certain assets			—				—				—				1,350				—
Purchases of property and equipment and capitalization of internal-use software costs			(29,244	)			(31,183	)			(20,436	)			(108,147	)			(115,386	)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of short- and long-term marketable securities			148,801				204,630				77,196				545,103				367,652
Purchases of short- and long-term marketable securities			(259,557	)			(366,912	)			(53,514	)			(790,351	)			(533,069	)
Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment			61				28				6				93				82
Decrease in restricted investments held for security deposits			—				103				—				233				—
Net cash used in investing activities			(139,939	)			(193,334	)			(80,467	)			(357,498	)			(364,440	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock under stock option and employee stock purchase plans			7,965				2,996				2,164				21,724				21,966
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation			865				713				143				2,236				11,176
Repurchase of common stock			(14,929	)			(34,663	)			—				(66,497	)			—
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities			(6,099	)			(30,954	)			2,307				(42,537	)			33,142
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents			(328	)			764				(261	)			854				(1,200	)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents			(21,497	)			(118,281	)			14,052				25,231				10,996
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period			202,802				321,083				142,022				156,074				145,078
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period		$	181,305			$	202,802			$	156,074			$	181,305			$	156,074

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		Three Months Ended										Year Ended
		Dec. 31, 2009			Sept. 30, 2009			Dec. 31, 2008				Dec. 31, 2009			Dec. 31, 2008
Supplemental financial data (in thousands):
Stock-based compensation:
Cost of revenues		$	613		$	532		$	636			$	2,195		$	2,415
Research and development			3,364			2,654			3,213				10,967			11,088
Sales and marketing			7,560			6,787			7,271				27,411			26,273
General and administrative			5,261			3,639			4,409				18,224			18,123
Total stock-based compensation		$	16,798		$	13,612		$	15,529			$	58,797		$	57,899
Depreciation and amortization:
Network-related depreciation		$	22,737		$	21,733		$	18,944			$	84,027		$	68,427
Capitalized stock-based compensation amortization			1,851			1,794			1,219				6,413			4,212
Other depreciation and amortization			3,843			3,935			3,639				15,331			11,537
Amortization of other intangible assets			4,142			4,103			3,651				16,722			13,905
Total depreciation and amortization		$	32,573		$	31,565		$	27,453			$	122,493		$	98,081
Capital expenditures:
Purchases of property and equipment		$	22,462		$	24,423		$	14,140			$	80,917		$	90,369
Capitalized internal-use software			6,782			6,760			6,296				27,230			25,017
Capitalized stock-based compensation			1,755			1,373			1,978				6,280			7,436
Total capital expenditures		$	30,999		$	32,556		$	22,414			$	114,427		$	122,822
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities and restricted marketable securities		$	88,208		$	46,498		$	(17,074	)		$	289,857		$	138,119
End of period statistics:
Number of customers under recurring contract			3,122			3,031			2,858
Number of employees			1,750			1,682			1,537
Number of deployed servers			61,553			56,066			42,669

 

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*Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In addition to providing financial measurements based on generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (GAAP), Akamai has historically provided additional financial metrics that are not prepared in accordance with GAAP (non-GAAP). Legislative and regulatory changes discourage the use of and emphasis on non-GAAP financial metrics and require companies to explain why non-GAAP financial metrics are relevant to management and investors. We believe that the inclusion of these non-GAAP financial measures in this press release helps investors to gain a meaningful understanding of our past performance and future prospects, consistent with how management measures and forecasts our performance, especially when comparing such results to previous periods or forecasts. Our management uses these non-GAAP measures, in addition to GAAP financial measures, as the basis for measuring our core operating performance and comparing such performance to that of prior periods and to the performance of our competitors. These measures are also used by management in its financial and operational decision-making. There are limitations associated with reliance on these non-GAAP financial metrics because they are specific to our operations and financial performance, which makes comparisons with other companies’ financial results more challenging. By providing both GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures, we believe that investors are able to compare our GAAP results to those of other companies while also gaining a better understanding of our operating performance as evaluated by management.

Akamai defines “Adjusted EBITDA” as net income, before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of tangible and intangible assets, stock-based compensation expense, amortization of capitalized stock-based compensation, restructuring charges and benefits, certain gains and losses on investments, foreign exchange gains and losses, loss on early extinguishment of debt, gains on legal settlements, utilization of tax NOLs/credits and release of the deferred tax asset valuation allowance. Akamai considers Adjusted EBITDA to be an important indicator of the Company’s operational strength and performance of its business and a good measure of the Company’s historical operating trend.

Adjusted EBITDA eliminates items that are either not part of the Company’s core operations, such as investment gains and losses, foreign exchange gains and losses, early debt extinguishment and net interest income, or do not require a cash outlay, such as stock-based compensation. Adjusted EBITDA also excludes depreciation and amortization expense, which is based on the Company’s estimate of the useful life of tangible and intangible assets. These estimates could vary from actual performance of the asset, are based on historic cost incurred to build out the Company’s deployed network, and may not be indicative of current or future capital expenditures.

Akamai defines “Adjusted EBITDA margin” as a percentage of Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of revenues. Akamai considers Adjusted EBITDA margin to be an indicator of the Company’s operating trend and performance of its business in relation to its revenue growth.

Akamai defines “capital expenditures” or “capex” as purchases of property and equipment, capitalization of internal-use software development costs and capitalization of stock-based compensation. Capital expenditures or capex are disclosed in Akamai’s consolidated Statement of Cash Flows in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Akamai defines “normalized net income” as net income before amortization of other intangible assets, stock-based compensation expense, amortization of capitalized stock-based compensation, restructuring charges and benefits, certain gains and losses on investments, loss on early extinguishment of debt, utilization of tax NOLs/credits and release of the deferred tax asset valuation allowance. Akamai considers normalized net income to be another important indicator of the overall performance of the Company because it eliminates the effects of events that are either not part of the Company’s core operations or are non-cash.

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Akamai defines “fully-taxed normalized net income” as normalized net income, excluding impact from utilization of tax NOLs/credits. Akamai considers fully-taxed normalized net income to be another important indicator of the overall performance of the Company because it eliminates the effects of events that are either not part of the Company’s core operations or are non-cash.

Akamai defines “diluted shares used in normalized net income per share calculation” as diluted common shares outstanding used in GAAP net income per share calculation, excluding the effect of stock-based compensation under the treasury stock method. Akamai considers normalized net income to be another important indicator of overall performance of the Company because it eliminates the effect of a non-cash item.

Adjusted EBITDA and normalized net income should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for, the Company’s operating income and net income, as well as other measures of financial performance reported in accordance with GAAP.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

In accordance with the requirements of Regulation G issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Company is presenting the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures and reconciling the non-GAAP financial metrics to the comparable GAAP measures.

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Reconciliation of GAAP net income to Normalized net income, Adjusted EBITDA

and Fully-taxed normalized net income

(amounts in thousands, except per share data)

 

		Three Months Ended												Year Ended
		Dec. 31, 2009				Sept. 30, 2009				Dec. 31, 2008				Dec. 31, 2009				Dec. 31, 2008
Net income		$	40,080			$	32,745			$	40,533			$	145,913			$	145,138
Amortization of other intangible assets			4,142				4,103				3,651				16,722				13,905
Stock-based compensation			16,798				13,612				15,529				58,797				57,899
Amortization of capitalized stock-based compensation			1,851				1,794				1,219				6,413				4,212
(Gain) loss on investments, net			(2	)			—				430				(457	)			157
Utilization of tax NOLs/credits			22,553				18,563				18,336				84,203				84,722
Restructuring charge			—				—				2,509				454				2,509
Total normalized net income:			85,422				70,817				82,207				312,045				308,542
Interest income, net			(2,841	)			(2,807	)			(4,862	)			(13,132	)			(21,967	)
Provision for income taxes			1,936				1,585				1,204				7,116				4,675
Depreciation and amortization			26,580				25,668				22,583				99,358				79,964
Other loss (income), net			496				659				(801	)			(163	)			(461	)
Total Adjusted EBITDA:		$	111,593			$	95,922			$	100,331			$	405,224			$	370,753
Normalized net income		$	85,422											$	312,045
Less: utilization of tax NOLs/credits			(22,553	)											(84,203	)
Total fully-taxed normalized net income:		$	62,869											$	227,842
Normalized net income per share:
Basic		$	0.50			$	0.41			$	0.49			$	1.82			$	1.84
Diluted		$	0.46			$	0.38			$	0.44			$	1.67			$	1.66
Fully-taxed normalized net income per share:
Basic		$	0.37											$	1.33
Diluted		$	0.34											$	1.22
Shares used in normalized per share calculations:
Basic			170,936				171,686				168,843				171,425				167,673
Diluted			188,621				188,273				186,489				188,658				187,382

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Akamai Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act

This release contains information about future expectations, plans and prospects of Akamai’s management that constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements concerning the expected growth and development of our business and expectations with respect to revenue. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors including, but not limited to, failure to maintain the prices we charge for our services, unexpected increases in Akamai’s use of funds, loss of significant customers, failure to increase our revenue and keep our expenses consistent with revenues, the effects of any attempts to intentionally disrupt our services or network by unauthorized users or others, failure to have available sufficient transmission capacity, a failure of Akamai’s services or network infrastructure, inability to realize the benefits of our net operating loss carryforwards, delay in developing or failure to develop new service offerings or functionalities, and if developed, lack of market acceptance of such service offerings and functionalities and other factors that are discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and other documents periodically filed with the SEC.

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In addition, the statements in this press release represent Akamai’s expectations and beliefs as of the date of this press release. Akamai anticipates that subsequent events and developments may cause these expectations and beliefs to change. However, while Akamai may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, it specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing Akamai’s expectations or beliefs as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.