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AKAM - Akamai Technologies Inc

Insider Purchase by Leighton F Thomson (CEO)

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Trade Summary

6 months ago, Leighton F Thomson, serving as CEO at Akamai Technologies Inc (AKAM), purchased 50,000 shares at $72.26 per share, for a total transaction value of $3,613,047.00. Following this transaction, Leighton F Thomson now holds 2,666,616 shares of AKAM.

This purchase represents a 2.00% increase in Leighton F Thomson's stake in the company. This is considered a medium-conviction trade.

The trade was executed on Monday, August 11, 2025 and publicly disclosed via SEC Form 4 filing on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, 1 day after the trade was made.

Akamai Technologies Inc operates in the TECHNOLOGY sector, specifically within the SOFTWARE - INFRASTRUCTURE industry. Insider buying activity in this sector can provide valuable signals about industry trends and company-specific developments.

Leighton F Thomson

CEO

F. Thomson Leighton (born 1956), known as Tom Leighton, is an American mathematician and the CEO of Akamai Technologies, Inc., which he co-founded in 1998 with Daniel Lewin.[[2]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F._Thomson_Leighton)[[1]](https://www.nasonline.org/directory-entry/f-thomson-leighton-j2rusp/) A professor of applied mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Leighton earned his B.S.E. in electrical engineering from Princeton University in 1978 and his Ph.D. in mathematics from MIT in 1981.[[2]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F._Thomson_Leighton)[[3]](https://toc.csail.mit.edu/user/23) His research focuses on algorithms, distributed computing, parallel algorithms, and network applications, with over 100 publications and numerous patents in content delivery, cryptography, and Internet protocols.[[1]](https://www.nasonline.org/directory-entry/f-thomson-leighton-j2rusp/)[[2]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F._Thomson_Leighton)[[3]](https://toc.csail.mit.edu/user/23) Leighton's innovations in content delivery networks revolutionized web performance, earning him prestigious awards including the 2023 IEEE John von Neumann Medal, 2018 Marconi Prize, induction into the National Inventors Hall of Fame (2017), and membership in the National Academy of Sciences (2008).[[2]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F._Thomson_Leighton)[[3]](https://toc.csail.mit.edu/user/23) He has held leadership roles such as chair of the ACM Special Interest Group on Algorithms and Complexity Theory and the Presidential IT Advisory Committee cybersecurity subcommittee, and serves on boards including the Society for Science & the Public.[[2]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F._Thomson_Leighton)[[3]](https://toc.csail.mit.edu/user/23)[[4]](https://www.marketscreener.com/insider/TOM-LEIGHTON-A00FIU/)

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Trade Price

$72.26

Quantity

50,000

Total Value

$3,613,047.00

Shares Owned

2,666,616

Trade Date

Monday, August 11, 2025

195 days ago

SEC Filing Date

Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Filed 1 day after trade

TECHNOLOGYSOFTWARE - INFRASTRUCTURE

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