FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *   Karon Adam 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 03/01/2017 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC [AKAM] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 150 BROADWAY 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP & GM Media Division 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) CAMBRIDGE, MA 02142 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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 8,256 D Â

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

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units (1)	02/12/2018	02/13/2018	Common Stock	1,973	$ 0	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units (1)	  (2)	02/12/2019	Common Stock	5,970	$ 0	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units (1)	  (3)	04/29/2019	Common Stock	7,632	$ 0	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units (1)	  (4)	02/10/2020	Common Stock	10,023	$ 0	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units (1)	03/03/2017	03/04/2017	Common Stock	3,527	$ 0	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units (1)	02/23/2018	02/24/2018	Common Stock	2,863	$ 0	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units (1)	  (5)	02/13/2019	Common Stock	17,908	$ 0	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units (1)	  (6)	02/14/2018	Common Stock	8,954	$ 0	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units (1)	  (7)	02/09/2020	Common Stock	20,046	$ 0	D	Â
Restricted Stock Units (1)	  (8)	02/11/2020	Common Stock	10,023	$ 0	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Karon Adam C/O AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 150 BROADWAY CAMBRIDGE, MA 02142	Â	Â	  EVP & GM Media Division	Â

Signatures

/s/ James H. Hammons, Jr. by power of attorney		03/06/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") represents the right to receive one share of Akamai common stock upon vesting.
(2)	RSUs vest 50% on February 11, 2018 and 50% on February 11, 2019.
(3)	RSUs vest over three years in equal 1/3 installments on April 28, 2017, 2018 and 2019.
(4)	RSUs vest over three years in equal 1/3 installments on February 9, 2018, 2019 and 2020.
(5)	Vesting of such RSUs is dependent on Akamai's achievement of a specified revenue and operating free cash flow targets for fiscal years 2016, 2017 and 2018. To the extent such target is met, the RSUs will vest followingt certification financial results for 2018. Amount reported is maximum issuable.
(6)	Vesting of such RSUs is dependent on the relative cumulative total shareholder return of Akamai's common stock as compared to the S&P 500 Information Technology Index for 2016, 2017 and 2018. To the extent the company's total shareholder return exceeds specified target percentile rankings within such index, the RSUs will vest in full on the date the company's financial results for 2018 are certified. Amount reported is maximum issuable.
(7)	Vesting of such RSUs is dependent on Akamai's achievement of a specified financial performance targets for each of 2017, 2018 and 2019. To the extent such targets are met, the RSUs will vest on the date the company's financial results for 2019 are certified. Amount reported is maximum issuable.
(8)	Vesting of such RSUs is dependent on the relative cumulative total shareholder return of Akamai's common stock as compared to the S&P 500 Information Technology Index for 2017, 2018 and 2019. To the extent the company's total shareholder return exceeds specified target percentile rankings within such index, the RSUs will vest in full on the date the company's financial results for 2019 are certified. Amount reported is maximum issuable.

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