Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Gemmell James
   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 & Chief HR Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 150 BROADWAY		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/08/2018
(Street)

CAMBRIDGE, MA 02142		 4. If Amendment, Date 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
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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
Common Stock 02/09/2018   M   2,897 A $ 0 10,045 D  
Common Stock 02/11/2018   M   4,884 A $ 0 14,929 D  
Common Stock 02/12/2018   M   2,088 A $ 0 17,017 D  

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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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: 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 Units (1) $ 0 02/08/2018   A   13,762     (2) 02/09/2021 Common Stock 13,762 $ 0 13,762 D  
Restricted Stock Units (1) $ 0 02/08/2018   A   13,762     (3) 02/10/2020 Common Stock 13,762 $ 0 13,762 D  
Restricted Stock Units (1) $ 0 02/08/2018   A   6,881     (4) 02/22/2018 Common Stock 6,881 $ 0 6,881 D  
Restricted Stock Units (1) $ 0 02/09/2018   M     4,176   (5) 02/11/2020 Common Stock 4,176 $ 0 8,353 D  
Restricted Stock Units (1) $ 0 02/11/2018   M     4,884   (6)   (7) Common Stock 4,884 $ 0 4,885 D  
Restricted Stock Units (8) $ 0 02/12/2018   M     2,960   (9)   (7) Common Stock 2,960 $ 0 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Gemmell James
C/O AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
150 BROADWAY
CAMBRIDGE, MA 02142		       EVP & Chief HR Officer  

Signatures

 /s/ James H Hammons Jr, by power of attorney   02/12/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") represents the right to receive one share of Akamai common stock upon vesting.
(2) Vesting of such RSUs is dependent on Akamai's achievement of a specified financial performance targets for each of 2018, 2019 and 2020. To the extent such targets are met, the RSUs will vest on the date the company's financial results for 2020 are certified. Amount reported is target amount issuable.
(3) Vests as follows: 1/3 on each of February 8, 2019, 2020 and 2021.
(4) Vesting of such RSUs is dependent on the relative cumulative total shareholder return of Akamai's common stock as compared to the S&P 500 Information Technology Index for 2018, 2019 and 2020. To the extent the company's total shareholder return exceeds specified target percentile rankings within such index, the RSUs will vest in full on the date the company's financial results for 2020 are certified. Amount reported is target issuable.
(5) RSUs vest over three years as follows: 33% on each of February 9, 2018, 2019 and 2020.
(6) RSUs vest over three years as follows: 33% on each of February 12, 2016, 2017 and 2018.
(7) Not applicable.
(8) Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") represents the right to receive one share of common stock upon vesting.
(9) RSUs vest over three years in equal installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant date.

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