Sundaram Mani 4

What Happened Sundaram Mani, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Security at Akamai Technologies (AKAM), sold 1,722 shares in an open-market transaction on March 9, 2026. The shares were disposed at $98.58 each for a total proceeds of approximately $169,755. This was a sale (not a purchase), which is often routine insider liquidity rather than a bullish signal.

Key Details

• Transaction date and price: March 9, 2026 — 1,722 shares sold at $98.58 per share (total ≈ $169,755).
• Transaction type: Sale (code S).
• Shares owned after transaction: See filing — beneficial holdings are reported as of March 9, 2026 (footnote F3).
• Notable footnotes: Sale executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted August 25, 2025 (F1). Some holdings are held by The MMMM Family Living Trust, of which Mani is a trustee (F2).
• Filing timeliness: No late-filing indication provided in the summary materials supplied.

Context A 10b5-1 trading plan allows insiders to sell pre-specified amounts at preset times and is commonly used to avoid issues around trading on material nonpublic information. Such planned sales are generally considered routine liquidity management and should not be taken alone as a directional signal about company prospects.