AKAM · Akamai Technologies, Inc.

Summary

On February 11, 2026, Akamai Technologies, Inc.'s Talent, Leadership & Compensation Committee adopted 2026 bonus and equity compensation programs for its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, and other named executive officers, including specified base salaries, target and maximum bonus values payable in vested common stock, and grants of restricted stock units with annual, corporate performance-based, and stock performance-based vesting schedules.

Key takeaways

• Committee adopted 2026 bonus program on February 11, 2026, for Executives: F. Thomson Leighton (CEO), Edward McGowan (CFO), Paul Joseph (EVP Global Sales and Services), Adam Karon (COO and GM Cloud Technology Division), Mani Sundaram (EVP and GM Security Technology Group)
• Bonus based 50% on FY2026 revenue target and 50% on adjusted operating income target, adjusted for foreign currency, with +/-10% ESG modifier; paid in vested common stock shares
• Dr. Leighton 2026 base salary $1.00, target bonus $1,500,000, max $3,300,000; McGowan base $535,000, target 85% of salary, max 187%; Joseph base $520,000, target 100%, max 220%; Karon base $570,000, target 100%, max 220%; Sundaram base $500,000, target 80%, max 176%
• RSU grants on March 2, 2026: Leighton $7.25M annual vesting, $2.9M target/$5.8M max corporate performance, $4.35M target/$8.7M max stock performance; similar for others
• Corporate performance RSUs vest based on revenue and non-GAAP EPS over FY2026-2028; stock performance RSUs based on TSR vs. S&P 500 Index over 2026-2028
• Exhibit 99.1: Form of Executive Bonus Plan