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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Akamai Technologies (AKAM)

Akamai shareholders approve plan share increase and end supermajority voting rules

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 shareholder Written later

At its May 14, 2025 annual meeting, Akamai stockholders approved an 8,000,000-share increase to the stock incentive plan and amendments removing supermajority voting requirements from the certificate of incorporation, effective on filing in Delaware that day. Stockholders also elected all nine director nominees, approved an advisory vote on executive pay, and ratified PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor for 2025, so the changes alter how shareholders can act on future matters.

Key points

  • Stock incentive plan amendment added 8,000,000 shares for grant; approved with 67,523,191 for and 46,618,828 against
  • Supermajority requirements in Articles Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth were eliminated; the amendments took effect May 14, 2025
  • Advisory executive pay proposal approved with 99,157,714 for and 14,471,582 against
  • Two proposals to let shareholders call special meetings were reported as approved, with 59,520,777 and 58,453,104 votes for

The filing

CompanyAkamai Technologies (AKAM)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMay 16, 2025, 5:04 PM ET
Accession number0001086222-25-000181

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change5.07 Shareholder Vote Results8.01 Other Events

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:12 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on May 16, 2025.

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