Akamai signs $11.6 billion Anthropic deal, issues warrant for up to about 5% of shares
Akamai entered two project plans under its existing Anthropic master services agreement, under which Anthropic has committed to pay about $11.6 billion over initial seven-year terms, subject to termination rights and delivery requirements. Akamai also issued Anthropic a warrant for Series B preferred stock that would convert into up to about 7.7 million common shares, roughly 5% of shares outstanding, with about 2% expected to vest on the initial commitment. Akamai said the deal is not expected to affect its 2026 revenue guidance but will raise 2026 capital expenditures by about $1.7 billion, and the filing's total capital expenditure estimate for the commitment is about $5.5 billion.
Key points
- Anthropic has committed to pay about $11.6 billion in aggregate under Project Plans 2 and 3, each with an initial seven-year term, dated September 18, 2026
- Warrant for 387,051 shares of Series B Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, each convertible into 20 common shares, for up to 7,741,020 common shares on an as-converted basis
- Total capital expenditures tied to the $11.6 billion commitment are estimated at about $5.5 billion, with about $1.7 billion more in 2026 capital expenditures for supply chain components including memory
- Akamai anticipates no impact to its 2026 revenue guidance
The filing
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