Howell Laura 4

What Happened
Laura Howell, Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer at Akamai Technologies (AKAM), was issued 3,469 shares on February 20, 2026 as payment of a 2025 bonus. Of those shares, 1,095 were withheld/disposed to cover tax withholding at a reported value of $94.17 per share, totaling $103,116. The net increase in her holdings from this grant was 2,374 shares.

Key Details

• Transaction date: February 20, 2026 (Form 4 filed Feb 23, 2026).
• Award: 3,469 shares issued at $0.00 (code A — award/grant).
• Tax withholding: 1,095 shares disposed at $94.17 each = $103,116 (code F — tax withholding).
• Net shares added: 2,374 (3,469 issued minus 1,095 withheld).
• Footnotes: F1 — shares issued under the Akamai 2013 Stock Incentive Plan as payment of a 2025 bonus; F2 — as of Feb 20, 2026 (reporting date).
• Filing timeliness: filing covers Feb 20, 2026 transaction and was filed Feb 23, 2026; no late filing indicated in the report.

Context
This was a compensation-related stock award and routine tax withholding, not an open-market purchase or a voluntary sale. Such awards reflect standard payroll/bonus practices and do not by themselves indicate insider buying or selling conviction. Code F indicates shares were surrendered to satisfy tax obligations.