Salem-Jackson Kim 4
4 · AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC · Filed Feb 23, 2026
Research Summary
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Akamai (AKAM) CMO Salem-Jackson Kim Receives Stock Award, Sells Shares
What Happened
- Salem-Jackson Kim, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Akamai Technologies (AKAM), was granted 5,911 shares as a bonus award (acquired at $0.00) on 2026-02-20 and, concurrently, 2,791 shares were disposed of at $94.17 per share (totaling $262,828) to satisfy tax obligations.
- The grant was issued under Akamai’s Amended and Restated 2013 Stock Incentive Plan as payment of the 2025 bonus; the disposition is recorded as tax withholding (code F), not an open-market investment sale.
Key Details
- Transaction date: February 20, 2026.
- Award: 5,911 shares @ $0.00 (Grant/award).
- Disposal for tax withholding: 2,791 shares @ $94.17 = $262,828 (code F).
- Shares owned after transaction: not specified in the summary data provided (footnote indicates holdings were reported “As of February 20, 2026”).
- Footnotes: F1 — shares issued under Akamai’s 2013 Stock Incentive Plan in payment of 2025 bonus; F2 — holdings reported as of Feb 20, 2026.
- No late-filing flag included in the provided data.
Context
- This is a common pattern where an insider receives a bonus award and a portion of those (or existing) shares are surrendered/sold to cover tax withholding; it is administrative and does not necessarily signal a change in investment view.
- Transaction codes: A = Award/Grant, F = Payment of exercise price or tax liability (here used to indicate shares withheld/sold to cover taxes).
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
Salem-Jackson Kim
EVP, Chief Marketing Officer
Transactions
- Award
Common Stock
[F1]2026-02-20+5,911→ 56,038 total - Tax Payment
Common Stock
2026-02-20$94.17/sh−2,791$262,828→ 53,247 total
Holdings
- 148.529(indirect: By 401(k))
Common Stock
[F2]
Footnotes (2)
- [F1]Represents shares issued under the Akamai Technologies, Inc. Amended and Restated 2013 Stock Incentive Plan in payment of 2025 bonus award.
- [F2]As of February 20, 2026.
Signature
/s/ Thomas M. Lair, as power of attorney|2026-02-23