Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Benson James M	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC [ AKAM ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner __ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below) Chief Financial Officer
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) C/O AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 150 BROADWAY	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 2/9/2017
(Street) CAMBRIDGE, MA 02142 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units   (1)	$0.0	2/9/2017		A		16914		(2)	2/11/2020	Common Stock	16914.0	$0	16914	D
Restricted Stock Units   (1)	$0.0	2/9/2017		A		33828		(3)	2/12/2020	Common Stock	33828.0	$0	33828	D
Restricted Stock Units   (1)	$0.0	2/9/2017		A		16914		(4)	2/14/2020	Common Stock	16914.0	$0	16914	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") represents the right to receive one share of Akamai common stock upon vesting.
( 2)	RSUs vest over three years as follows: 33% on each of February 9, 2018, 2019 and 2020.
( 3)	Vesting of such RSUs is dependent on Akamai's achievement of a specified financial performance targets for each of 2017, 2018 and 2019. To the extent such targets are met, the RSUs will vest on the date the company's financial results for 2019 are certified. Amount reported is maximum issuable.
( 4)	Vesting of such RSUs is dependent on the relative cumulative total shareholder return of Akamai's common stock as compared to the S&P 500 Information Technology Index for 2017, 2018 and 2019. To the extent the company's total shareholder return exceeds specified target percentile rankings within such index, the RSUs will vest in full on the date the company's financial results for 2019 are certified. Amount reported is maximum issuable.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Benson James M C/O AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 150 BROADWAY CAMBRIDGE, MA 02142			Chief Financial Officer

Signatures
/s/ James H Hammons Jr, by power of attorney		2/10/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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