Ahola Aaron 4

What Happened
Aaron Ahola, EVP & General Counsel of Akamai Technologies (AKAM), received 6,103 shares on Feb 20, 2026 as a bonus award under the company's 2013 Stock Incentive Plan. To satisfy the related tax withholding, 1,434 shares were surrendered/disposed at $94.17 per share, generating an indicated tax withholding value of $135,040. Of the award, 3,052 shares were elected to be deferred into the company's non‑qualified deferred compensation plan.

Key Details

• Transaction date: Feb 20, 2026 (Form 4 filed Feb 23, 2026) — filing appears timely.
• Award: 6,103 shares issued (code A) as payment of the 2025 bonus (footnote F1).
• Tax withholding: 1,434 shares withheld/disposed (code F) at $94.17 = $135,040.
• Deferral: 3,052 of the awarded shares were elected to be deferred (footnote F2).
• Shares beneficially owned: reported total 5,982 shares as of Feb 20, 2026 (includes deferred shares and trust holdings; footnotes F3–F4).
• Nature of transactions: award/grant + tax-withholding (not an open-market sale).

Context
This was a compensation-related award with shares withheld to cover tax liability — a routine administrative transaction rather than a discretionary sale or purchase. Deferred shares and trust holdings are common tax/compensation arrangements and do not by themselves indicate the insider’s view on the stock.