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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Hughes Robert W   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) President Worldwide Operations (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 8 CAMBRIDGE CENTER 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/08/2013 (Street) CAMBRIDGE, MA 02142 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction 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 Common Stock, par value $.01 per share 02/08/2013   M   7,879 A $ 0 68,308 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction 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 (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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

Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 35.42

02/08/2013

A

44,112

(1)

02/08/2020

Common Stock

44,112

$ 35.43

44,112

D

Restricted Stock Units (2)

$ 0

02/08/2013

A

25,409

(1)

(5)

Common Stock

25,409

$ 0

25,409

D

Restricted Stock Units (2)

$ 0

02/08/2013

A

42,348

(3)

(5)

Common Stock

42,348

$ 0

42,348

D

Restricted Stock Units (2)

$ 0

02/08/2013

M

12,369

(4)

(5)

Common Stock

12,369

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Hughes Robert W C/O AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 8 CAMBRIDGE CENTER CAMBRIDGE, MA 02142			President Worldwide Operations

Signatures

/s/ Robert W. Hughes		02/11/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Vests as follows: 1/3 on each of February 8, 2014, 2015 and 2016.
(2)	Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") represents the right to receive one share of Akamai common stock upon vesting.
(3)	Vesting of such RSUs is dependent on Akamai's achievement of specified financial targets for fiscal year 2013. To the extent such targets are met, the RSUs will vest in two equal intsallments on February 8, 2015 and 2016.
(4)	RSUs vest in three 1/3 annual installments on the second business day following the date on which Akamai releases its financial results for each of 2010, 2011, and 2012 if Akamai achieves certain corporate performance objectives during such years.
(5)	Not applicable.

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