Ahola Aaron 4

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.