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2019-08-16
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report: August 19, 2019
(Date of earliest event reported)
AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | 000-27275 | 04-3432319 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
150 Broadway
Cambridge, MA 02142
(617) 444-3000
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number,
Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)
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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):
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☐ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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☐ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, $0.01 par value | AKAM | Nasdaq Global Select Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On August 22, 2019, Akamai Technologies, Inc. (“Akamai”) issued an additional $150 million in aggregate principal amount of its 0.375% Convertible Senior Notes due September 1, 2027 (the “Notes”) pursuant to the exercise in full of the option to purchase additional Notes granted to the initial purchasers in Akamai’s previously announced private offering of $1 billion aggregate principal amount of Notes to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The additional Notes were sold on the same terms in all respects as the Notes previously issued on August 16, 2019. Following the issuance of the additional Notes, Akamai has issued a total of $1.150 billion aggregate principal amount of Notes. On August 19, 2019, Akamai also entered into additional convertible note hedge transactions and warrant transactions with the initial purchasers or their affiliates and another financial institution.
The information provided under this Form 8-K 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.
SIGNATURE
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.
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Date: August 22, 2019 | By: ________/s/ Aaron Ahola ______________________ Name: Aaron Ahola Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
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