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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: October&nbsp;14, 2005</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>(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"><U>8 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142</U></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(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: <U>(617)&nbsp;444-3000</U></DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On
October&nbsp;14, 2005, Akamai Technologies, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) entered into an employment
offer letter agreement with J. Donald Sherman under the terms of
which he will become the Company&#146;s
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer-Elect. The letter agreement sets forth the terms of Mr.&nbsp;Sherman&#146;s
employment, including his cash and equity compensation, and further provides for Mr.&nbsp;Sherman to become the
Company&#146;s  Chief Financial Officer following the retirement of Robert Cobuzzi, the Company&#146;s current
Chief Financial Officer. See Item&nbsp;5.02 below. Under the terms of
the employment offer letter agreement, Mr.&nbsp;Sherman will have an
initial annual salary of $300,000 and will receive a $50,000 signing
bonus and relocation assistance. Mr.&nbsp;Sherman will also be
eligible for additional cash bonus and equity awards and will be
eligible to participate in the Company&#146;s Executive Severance Pay Plan. A copy of the employment offer letter agreement is
attached as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The foregoing description of the
employment offer letter agreement is qualified in its entirety by the full text of such agreement
set forth in Exhibit&nbsp;99.1.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On
October&nbsp;14, 2005, Robert Cobuzzi notified the Company of his
intent to retire from his position as Chief Financial Officer
effective on or about the date on which the Company files with the
Securities and Exchange Commission its annual report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ending December&nbsp;31, 2005.</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On
October&nbsp;18, 2005, the Company issued a press release announcing
Mr.&nbsp;Cobuzzi&#146;s retirement as its Chief Financial Officer.
The Company simultaneously announced that J. Donald Sherman would
succeed Mr.&nbsp;Cobuzzi as Chief Financial Officer following the effectiveness of Mr.&nbsp;Cobuzzi&#146;s
resignation. See Item&nbsp;1.01 above and Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 for a description of the material terms of the
employment agreement between the Company and Mr.&nbsp;Sherman.
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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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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">October&nbsp;13, 2005

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Mr.&nbsp;J Donald Sherman<BR>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Dear J D:

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">On behalf of Akamai Technologies, Inc. (referred to in this letter collectively with its
subsidiaries as the &#147;Company&#148;), I am pleased to confirm the offer of full-time employment with the
Company that I made to you for the position of Chief Financial Officer in our Cambridge,
Massacusetts office. Your title will be Senior Vice President and CFO-Elect until the Company
completes its full year financial reporting and filing requirements for 2005 (which we anticipate
will be completed on or before March&nbsp;10, 2006); this interim title will not affect your
compensation or other benefits summarized
below. You will report to me in both capacities. This offer is contingent upon the following: (1)
completion of an employment application, which is enclosed with this letter; (2)&nbsp;successful
completion of a check of your business references; (3)&nbsp;your consent to and the successful
completion of a background investigation conducted pursuant to the Company&#146;s standard procedures.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Your base salary will be $11,538.46 bi-weekly ($300,000.00 on an annualized basis). You will be
eligible to receive an annual incentive bonus, based on performance against objectives set by me
and the Board, of $200,000.00 starting in 2006. In addition, you will earn a one-time bonus of
$50,000.00 payable in 2006 as part of the 2005 Executive Bonus Program. Your compensation shall be
subject to review annually.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">In addition, you will receive a one-time signing bonus of $50,000.00, payable within the first 60
days of your employment and you will also receive assistance with your relocation to the Greater
Boston area.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">In the event you leave the employ of the Company voluntarily during the first year of employment,
you will be required to repay a pro-rated amount of the signing bonus and of the total dollar value
of the relocation package and relocation expenses. After one year of employment, you would not be
required to reimburse the company for any of your moving expenses.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">As part of this employment offer, the Company will recommend to the Akamai Board of Directors that
you be granted stock options under the Company&#146;s 1998 Stock Incentive Plan (the Plan) for the
purchase of an aggregate of 75,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company, at an option price equal
to the fair market value of the Common Stock as determined by the Board on the date the Board of
Directors approves your stock options. If approved, your stock options at Akamai will vest over
four years, provided you remain employed, all on a schedule beginning on the date your options are
granted. The first 25&nbsp;percent of the options will vest on the first anniversary of your Grant
Date. An additional 6.25% of the original number of shares will vest at the end of each successive
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">month period following the first anniversary of the Grant Date until the fourth
anniversary of the Grant Date. Subject to Board approval, your options will be evidenced by a
separate option agreement embodying these terms. You will also be eligible to receive such future
stock option grants, as the Board of Directors shall from time to time deem appropriate.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, in early 2006 the Company will recommend to the Akamai Board of Directors that you be
granted 25,000 restricted stock units under the Plan. If approved, your restricted stock units
will vest over three years, provided you remain employed, all
on a schedule beginning on the date your restricted stock units are granted. The first 34% of the
restricted stock units will vest on the first anniversary of the grant date. An additional 8.25%
of the original number of restricted stock units will vest at the end of each successive full
three-month period following the first anniversary of the grant date until the third anniversary of
the grant date. Subject to Board approval, your restricted stock units will be evidenced by a
separate agreement embodying these terms.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You will be eligible to participate in the Employee Stock Purchase Program beginning in the
December&nbsp;2005 offering period. This plan allows you to contribute between 0% and 15% of your salary
through regular payroll deductions. The Akamai plan provides for a six month offering period. At
the end of each six-month offering period, the money that has been deducted will be used to
purchase shares of Akamai common stock at 85% of the Fair Market Value (FMV)&nbsp;of the Common Stock at
the beginning of the offer period or end of the offer period, whichever is lower.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You will be eligible to elect health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, and short/long
term disability coverage and other benefits that are and may become available generally to
employees of the Company. Coverage takes effect the first of the month following date of hire. You
will also be eligible to contribute to the Akamai Technologies, Inc. 401(k) Plan immediately upon
employment.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You will be eligible for a maximum of three weeks of vacation per year. The number of vacation
days for which you are eligible in each year shall accrue at the rate of 1.25&nbsp;days per month that
you are employed and working during such year. Akamai also observes eleven holidays each year.
This year nine of the holidays are scheduled days, while two holidays are floating days.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As a condition of your employment, you will be required to execute a Non-Competition,
Non-Solicitation, Proprietary and Confidential Information and Developments Agreement, and an
Akamai Code of Business Conduct and Ethics. Both documents are enclosed in this offer package.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You represent that you are not bound by any employment contract, restrictive covenant or other
restriction preventing you from entering into this agreement or carrying out your responsibilities
for the Company as contemplated hereby, or which is in any way inconsistent with any of the terms
hereof.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Akamai Technologies is an at will employer which means that either you or Akamai may terminate the
employment relationship at any time with or without notice and with or without reason. This letter
is not to be construed as an agreement, either expressed or
implied to employ you for any stated term. No employee, officer or other representative of Akamai,
other than the Chief Executive Officer, has any authority to enter into any agreement to the
contrary.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">In the event that Akamai terminates your employment for reasons other than cause, you would be
eligible for severance in accordance with the Akamai Technologies, Inc.&#146;s Executive Severance Pay
Plan And Summary Plan Description, a copy of which is enclosed, provided you meet the eligibility
requirements of that plan.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">In the event that there is a Change in Control, as that term is defined in the Akamai Technologies,
Inc. Second Amended And Restated 1998 Stock Incentive Plan, a copy of which is enclosed, and within
the first ninety (90)&nbsp;days the surviving entity fails to offer to employ you in a position with
responsibilities that are commensurate (but not necessarily identical) with your responsibilities
at Akamai, and as a result your employment terminates involuntarily, you will receive an amount
equal to one year of your then-base salary provided you sign a separation agreement acceptable to
Akamai that includes, among other things, a full release, a one-year non-competition clause, a
future cooperation clause, and a non-disparagement clause. Whether you have been offered a position
with commensurate responsibilities is to be determined without regard to the title or reporting
relationship of the new position.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">This employment offer from Akamai Technologies is contingent upon your submitting an I-9 Employment
Eligibility Verification Form acceptable to Akamai Technologies, Inc. on your date of employment.
<B>You must be prepared to offer proof of your employability in the United States in accordance with
the requirements listed on the I-9 Form on your first day of employment. You will not be placed on
the Akamai payroll as an active employee until you have provided this documentation. </B>New hire
orientations are held every Monday in Cambridge at 1:30 pm. If you are in a different location, a
conference bridge will be set up and instructions for dialing in will be provided.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Please accept Akamai&#146;s offer of employment by signing the enclosed copy of this letter and the
agreements attached and returning all documents to <B>Mark Minichiello, Akamai Technologies, 8
Cambridge Center, 7</B><B><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">th</SUP> floor, Cambridge, MA, 02142</B>.<BR>
Sincerely,
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">/s/ Paul Sagan<BR>
Paul Sagan<BR>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>CAMBRIDGE, MA &#150; October&nbsp;18, 2005 </B>&#150; Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading global
service provider for accelerating content and business processes online, today announced two key
executive appointments and a planned transition in leadership of the Company&#146;s finance
organization. Robert Cobuzzi, Akamai&#146;s current Chief Financial Officer, will retire early next
year and will be replaced by J. Donald (J.D.) Sherman; and Michael M. Afergan will become the
Company&#146;s new Chief Technology Officer, effective immediately, filling an open position.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Mr.&nbsp;Sherman currently is the chief financial executive of IBM&#146;s $21&nbsp;billion Systems and Technology
Group. Previously, Mr.&nbsp;Sherman held a number of senior executive positions in Finance at IBM,
including Vice President of the Server Division, and Assistant Controller for Corporate Financial
Strategy and Budgets. He has an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago and a B.A. in Economics from
Emory University.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&#147;I am delighted to welcome J.D. Sherman to Akamai,&#148; said Paul Sagan, Akamai&#146;s President and CEO.
&#147;J.D. is an accomplished finance executive with broad knowledge of the information technology
industry. We believe Akamai will benefit from J.D&#146;s experience and insights into the future of
Internet-based enterprise computing and the direction of the I.T marketplace in general.&#148;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Regarding his decision to come to Akamai, Mr.&nbsp;Sherman said, &#147;I&#146;m very excited to join the Akamai
team. Akamai has a strong and unique position in an incredibly important industry, and I&#146;m looking
forward to helping lead the company&#146;s financial direction as it continues to grow.&#148;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Mr.&nbsp;Cobuzzi joined Akamai in 2002 and has indicated he plans on retiring in 2006 after completing
the Company&#146;s full-year financial reporting and filing
requirements for 2005. Mr.&nbsp;Sherman will join Akamai next month in an interim position, as Senior Vice President and
CFO-Elect, to allow for a smooth transition to his role as Akamai&#146;s CFO following Mr.&nbsp;Cobuzzi&#146;s
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&#147;I want to thank Bob for all he has contributed to Akamai,&#148; Sagan said. &#147;He joined the Company at
a time when we were undertaking a crucial restructuring. Bob has been instrumental in implementing
changes and executing strategies that enabled us to achieve significant revenue growth and
profitability.&#148;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Regarding his tenure at Akamai, Mr.&nbsp;Cobuzzi said, &#147;It has been an honor to work with such an
accomplished team of professionals at Akamai, and I am looking forward to working closely with J.D.
to help ensure a successful transition.&#148;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Mr.&nbsp;Afergan, the Company&#146;s new CTO, is a veteran of Akamai&#146;s distinguished engineering
organization. He joined Akamai in 1999 and has served in various roles within Akamai&#146;s Engineering
and Product Management departments, including Director of Technology Strategy and Director of Load
Balancing and Mapping. In these roles, he was instrumental in helping to drive innovation based on
customer requirements&#151;working on a variety of Akamai&#146;s products and directly with many of Akamai&#146;s
largest customers.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Mr.&nbsp;Afergan returned to graduate school in September&nbsp;2003, and has come back to Akamai full time
after receiving his PhD in Computer Science from MIT, where his research focused on networking and
distributed systems. In his new role as CTO, Mr.&nbsp;Afergan will work with Akamai Engineering and
Product Management to develop and articulate the Company&#146;s technical vision and strategy. He will
report directly to Mr.&nbsp;Sagan.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&#147;The role of CTO has always been a position of high regard and importance at Akamai,&#148; Sagan said.
&#147;Mike&#146;s primary responsibility will be to drive profitable revenue growth through new services,
features, functionality, and partnerships, and to identify key customer and market opportunities.
Mike is respected throughout the organization, and he possesses a unique combination of technical
and strategic capabilities required to further develop, grow and lead Akamai&#146;s innovative set of
offerings.&#148;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Mr.&nbsp;Afergan previously ran a software consulting company, provided technology training
internationally, and served as a teaching fellow and guest lecturer at Harvard University. He has
authored several academic papers, trade magazine articles, and books including Java Quick Reference
(Macmillan), which has been translated into six languages. Mr.&nbsp;Afergan holds an A.B. and S.M. from
Harvard, both in Computer Science.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">On assuming the role of CTO at Akamai, Mr.&nbsp;Afergan said, &#147;I am excited to return to a company with
such a talented and innovative team that continues to address important business issues for our
customers. As CTO, I look forward to playing a role in helping Akamai to capitalize on the
tremendous opportunities that lie ahead.&#148;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&#147;I am very pleased to announce these two key executive appointments,&#148; Mr.&nbsp;Sagan concluded. &#147;J.D.
and Mike will enhance Akamai&#146;s senior management team and we are looking forward to their
contributions.&#148;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>About Akamai</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">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="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">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, inability to anticipate and react to changes in the market and other
factors that are discussed in the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form
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