Ahola Aaron 4
4 · AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC · Filed Mar 6, 2026
Research Summary
AI-generated summary of this filing
Akamai EVP Aaron Ahola Exercises RSUs, 2,732 Shares Withheld
What Happened
Aaron Ahola, EVP & General Counsel of Akamai Technologies (AKAM), had 5,649 restricted stock units (RSUs convert/vest) on March 6, 2026. Of those vested shares, 2,732 were withheld to satisfy tax withholding at $101.00 per share (total withheld value $275,932), leaving a net delivery of 2,917 shares to Ahola. The RSUs show a $0 exercise price, consistent with RSU vesting rather than option purchase.
Key Details
- Transaction date: March 6, 2026.
- Vesting/Conversion: 5,649 RSUs converted to common shares (reported as derivative conversion, code M).
- Tax withholding: 2,732 shares withheld at $101.00/share for $275,932 (code F).
- Net shares delivered to insider: 2,917 shares (5,649 vested − 2,732 withheld).
- Footnotes:
- F1: Each RSU equals one share on vesting.
- F5: These RSUs stem from a Mar 6, 2023 grant of 16,946 RSUs that vest in three equal annual installments (so ~5,649 is one installment).
- F2/F3: Filing notes total beneficial ownership includes 5,982 shares deferred under the company’s deferred compensation plan and some shares held in the Aaron Ahola Revocable Trust.
- Filing timeliness: No late filing flag indicated.
Context
This was a routine vesting of RSUs with shares withheld to cover tax obligations (a non-market withholding, not an open-market sale). Such filings reflect compensation vesting rather than an active buy/sell decision by the insider.
Insider Transaction Report
- Exercise/Conversion
Common Stock
[F1][F2][F3]2026-03-06+5,649→ 36,948 total(indirect: See footnote) - Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F2][F3]2026-03-06$101.00/sh−2,732$275,932→ 34,216 total(indirect: See footnote) - Exercise/Conversion
Restricted Stock Units
[F1][F5]2026-03-06−5,649→ 0 total→ Common Stock (5,649 underlying)
- 156.31(indirect: By 401(k))
Common Stock
[F4]
Footnotes (5)
- [F1]Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") represents the right to receive one share of Akamai common stock upon vesting.
- [F2]Total shares beneficially owned includes 5,982 shares of which the Reporting Person has elected to defer receipt pursuant to the Akamai Technologies, Inc. Amended and Restated U.S. Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan.
- [F3]Held by the Aaron Ahola Revocable Trust for which the Reporting Person serves as trustee.
- [F4]As of March 3, 2026.
- [F5]On March 6, 2023, the Reporting Person was granted 16,946 RSUs. Such RSUs vest over three years in equal installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant date.