---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001086222-25-000060"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AKAM"
cik: "0001086222"
company_name: "AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC"
filed_at: "2025-02-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-26T00:59:29.913106+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Akamai CEO F. Thomson Leighton buys $3M of company stock on open market

## Summary
- CEO F. Thomson Leighton personally purchased approximately $3 million of AKAM common stock on February 27, 2025.
- The purchase was executed on the open market and disclosed via Form 8-K under Regulation FD.
- The transaction reflects insider confidence in Akamai's prospects, as the CEO increased his personal stake.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001086222-25-000060
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AKAM
- cik: 0001086222
- company_name: AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC
- filed_at: 2025-02-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1086222/000108622225000060/0001086222-25-000060-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1086222/000108622225000060/akam-20250227.htm

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