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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CURRENT REPORT<BR>
Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the<BR>
Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Date of report: <FONT style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">August&nbsp;4, 2005</FONT><BR>
(Date of earliest event reported)</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B><FONT style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.</FONT></B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><FONT style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">8 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142</FONT><BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code: <FONT style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">(617)&nbsp;444-3000</FONT></DIV>

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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">SIGNATURE</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#002">EXHIBIT INDEX</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Akamai Technologies, Inc. announced on August&nbsp;4, 2005 that it will redeem all of its
outstanding 5.5% Convertible Subordinated Notes Due 2007. Under the terms of the Indenture
governing the 5.5% Notes, all of the $56.6&nbsp;million principal amount of the 5.5% Notes outstanding
on September&nbsp;7, 2005 will be redeemed at a redemption price of 101.571% plus accrued interest to
September&nbsp;7, 2005. A copy of the press release announcing the planned redemption is attached to
this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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    <TD valign="top" align="left">Date:  August 4, 2005&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.<BR>
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    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">                                     /s/ Robert Cobuzzi
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>AKAMAI TO REDEEM ALL OUTSTANDING 5.5% BONDS</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>CAMBRIDGE, MA &#150; August&nbsp;4, 2005 &#150; </B>Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) today announced it will
redeem all of its outstanding 5.5% Convertible Subordinated Notes Due 2007.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Under the terms of the Indenture governing the 5.5% Notes, all of the $56.6&nbsp;million in principal
amount of the 5.5% Notes outstanding on September&nbsp;7, 2005 will be redeemed at a redemption price of
101.571% plus accrued interest to September&nbsp;7, 2005. The notice of redemption is expected to be
delivered by the Trustee for the 5.5% Notes, U.S. Bank National Association, not later than August
8, 2005.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&#147;Based
on Akamai&#146;s recent financial performance and continued
improvement in our profitability, we believe this is an excellent
time to retire the remaining portion of our 5.5% notes,&#148; said
Robert Cobuzzi, chief financial officer at Akamai. &#147;We have made
significant strides over the past two years to restructure and
strengthen our balance sheet, and this step is an additional key
piece of that process.&#148;</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>About Akamai</B><BR>
Akamai<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">&#174;</SUP> is the leading global service provider for accelerating content and business
processes online. More than 1,700 organizations have formed trusted relationships with Akamai,
improving their revenue and reducing costs by maximizing the performance of their online
businesses. Leveraging the Akamai EdgePlatform, these organizations gain business advantage today,
and have the foundation for the emerging Web solutions of tomorrow. Akamai is &#147;<I>The Trusted Choice
for Online Business</I>.&#148; For more information, visit www.akamai.com.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"># # #
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>Akamai Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act</B><BR>
The release contains information about future expectations, plans and prospects of Akamai&#146;s
management that constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions
under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially
from those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors
including, but not limited to, lack of available cash reserves and other factors that are discussed
in the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and other documents
periodically filed with the SEC.
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