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  <P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June&nbsp;28, 2002</B>
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  <P align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-_____</B>
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  <P align="center"><FONT size="4"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
  COMMISSION</B></FONT><BR>
  <FONT size="2"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></FONT>
  
  
  <P align="center"><FONT size="5"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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  <P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER<BR>
  THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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  <P align="center"><FONT size="6"><B>AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.</B></FONT><BR>
  <FONT size="2">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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  <B>04-3432319</B><BR>
  (I.R.S. Employer<BR>
  Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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  <P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>500 Technology Square<BR>
  Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139<BR>
  (617)&nbsp;444-3000</B><BR>
  (Address Including Zip Code and Telephone Number, Including<BR>
  Area Code of Principal Executive Offices)
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  Plan</B><BR>
  (Full Title of the Plan)
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  <P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>KATHRYN JORDEN MEYER<BR>
  Vice President and General Counsel<BR>
  500 Technology Square<BR>
  Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139<BR>
  (617)&nbsp;444-3000</B><BR>
  (Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including<BR>
  Area Code, of Agent for Service)
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  <P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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          <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Common Stock, $0.01
  par value per share</FONT></DIV></TD>
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          <TD colspan="3" align="center"><FONT size="2">16,900,000 shares</FONT></TD>
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          <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">0.86</FONT></TD>
          <TD nowrap><FONT size="2">(2)</FONT></TD>
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          <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
          <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">14,534,000</FONT></TD>
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          <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
          <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,338</FONT></TD>
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          <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">In accordance with Rule&nbsp;416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
  amended, this registration statement shall be deemed to cover
  additional securities that may from time to time be offered or issued
  to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or
  similar transactions.</FONT></TD>
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          <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee
  pursuant to Rules&nbsp;457(c) and 457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
  amended, and based upon the average of the high and low prices of the
  Registrant&#146;s Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on
  June 26, 2002.</FONT></TD>
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  <P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>STATEMENT OF INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE</B>
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  <P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Except as otherwise set forth below, this Registration Statement on
  Form&nbsp;S-8 incorporates by reference the contents of the Registration Statements
  on Form&nbsp;S-8, File No.&nbsp;333-89889 and File No.&nbsp;333-62072, relating to our 1999
  Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
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  <P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item 8. Exhibits.</B>
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  <P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Exhibit&nbsp;Index immediately preceding the exhibits is incorporated
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  <P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
  the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
  all of the requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this
  registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
  duly authorized, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on this 28th day of June, 2002.
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          <TD width="50%"><FONT size="2">AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.</FONT></TD>
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          <TD width="50%"><FONT size="2">By: /s/ Kathryn Jorden Meyer<BR>
  &#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
  Kathryn Jorden Meyer<BR>
  Vice President and General Counsel</FONT></TD>
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  <P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES</B>
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  <P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We, the undersigned officers and directors of Akamai Technologies,
  Inc., hereby severally constitute and appoint George H. Conrades, Paul Sagan and
  Kathryn Jorden Meyer, and each of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys
  with full power to them, and each of them singly, to sign for us and in our
  names in the capacities indicated below, the registration statement on Form&nbsp;S-8
  filed herewith and any and all subsequent amendments to said registration
  statement, and generally to do all such things in our names and on our behalf in
  our capacities as officers and directors to enable Akamai Technologies, Inc. to
  comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all
  requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and
  confirming our signatures as they may be signed by our said attorneys, or any of
  them, to said registration statement and any and all amendments thereto.
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  <P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
  registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
  capacities and on the dates indicated.
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          <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ George H. Conrades<BR>
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  George H. Conrades</FONT></TD>
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  Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive<BR>
  Officer (Principal executive officer)
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          <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Timothy Weller<BR>
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  Timothy Weller</FONT></TD>
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  Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer<BR>
  (Principal financial and accounting officer)
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          <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Martin M. Coyne II<BR>
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  Martin M. Coyne II</FONT></TD>
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  Director
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          <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Ronald Graham<BR>
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  Ronald Graham</FONT></TD>
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  Director
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          <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ William Halter<BR>
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  William Halter</FONT></TD>
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  Director
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          <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ F. Thomson Leighton<BR>
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  F. Thomson Leighton</FONT></TD>
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  Director
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          <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Frederic V. Salerno<BR>
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  Frederic V. Salerno</FONT></TD>
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  Director
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          <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Naomi Seligman<BR>
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  Naomi Seligman</FONT></TD>
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  Director
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  Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, as amended</FONT></TD>
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  Specimen Certificate of Common Stock of the Registrant</FONT></TD>
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  Opinion of Hale and Dorr LLP, counsel to the Registrant</FONT></TD>
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  Consent of Hale and Dorr LLP
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  Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP</FONT></TD>
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  Power of attorney (included on the signature pages of this registration
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text: Akamai Technologies Inc.
  Table of Contents
  As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 28, 2002
  Registration No. 333-_____
  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
  COMMISSION
  Washington, D.C. 20549
  FORM S-8
  REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
  THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
  AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
  (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
  Delaware
  (State or Other Jurisdiction of
  Incorporation or Organization)
  04-3432319
  (I.R.S. Employer
  Identification No.)
  500 Technology Square
  Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
  (617) 444-3000
  (Address Including Zip Code and Telephone Number, Including
  Area Code of Principal Executive Offices)
  1999 Employee Stock Purchase
  Plan
  (Full Title of the Plan)
  KATHRYN JORDEN MEYER
  Vice President and General Counsel
  500 Technology Square
  Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
  (617) 444-3000
  (Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including
  Area Code, of Agent for Service)
  CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
  Proposed
  Proposed
  Amount to be
  Maximum Offering
  Maximum Aggregate
  Amount of
  Title of Securities to be Registered
  Registered(1)
  Price Per Share
  Offering Price
  Registration Fee
  Common Stock, $0.01
  par value per share
  16,900,000 shares
  $
  0.86
  (2)
  $
  14,534,000
  (2)
  $
  1,338
  (1)
  In accordance with Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
  amended, this registration statement shall be deemed to cover
  additional securities that may from time to time be offered or issued
  to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or
  similar transactions.
  (2)
  Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee
  pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
  amended, and based upon the average of the high and low prices of the
  Registrant's Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on
  June 26, 2002.
  TABLE OF CONTENTS
  SIGNATURES
  Ex-5.1 Opinion of Hale & Dorr  LLP
  Ex-23.2 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
  Table of Contents
  STATEMENT OF INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
  Except as otherwise set forth below, this Registration Statement on
  Form S-8 incorporates by reference the contents of the Registration Statements
  on Form S-8, File No. 333-89889 and File No. 333-62072, relating to our 1999
  Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
  Item 8. Exhibits.
  The Exhibit Index immediately preceding the exhibits is incorporated
  herein by reference.
  Table of Contents
  SIGNATURES
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
  the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets
  all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this
  registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
  duly authorized, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on this 28th day of June, 2002.
  AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
  By: /s/ Kathryn Jorden Meyer
  ———————————————
  Kathryn Jorden Meyer
  Vice President and General Counsel
  POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES
  We, the undersigned officers and directors of Akamai Technologies,
  Inc., hereby severally constitute and appoint George H. Conrades, Paul Sagan and
  Kathryn Jorden Meyer, and each of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys
  with full power to them, and each of them singly, to sign for us and in our
  names in the capacities indicated below, the registration statement on Form S-8
  filed herewith and any and all subsequent amendments to said registration
  statement, and generally to do all such things in our names and on our behalf in
  our capacities as officers and directors to enable Akamai Technologies, Inc. to
  comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all
  requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and
  confirming our signatures as they may be signed by our said attorneys, or any of
  them, to said registration statement and any and all amendments thereto.
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
  registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
  capacities and on the dates indicated.
  Signature
  Title
  Date
  /s/ George H. Conrades
  George H. Conrades
  Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
  Officer (Principal executive officer)
  June 28, 2002
  /s/ Timothy Weller
  Timothy Weller
  Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
  (Principal financial and accounting officer)
  June 28, 2002
  /s/ Martin M. Coyne II
  Martin M. Coyne II
  Director
  June 28, 2002
  /s/ Ronald Graham
  Ronald Graham
  Director
  June 28, 2002
  /s/ William Halter
  William Halter
  Director
  June 28, 2002
  /s/ F. Thomson Leighton
  F. Thomson Leighton
  Director
  June 28, 2002
  /s/ Frederic V. Salerno
  Frederic V. Salerno
  Director
  June 28, 2002
  /s/ Naomi Seligman
  Naomi Seligman
  Director
  June 28, 2002
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  INDEX TO EXHIBITS
  Number
  Description
  4.1(1)
  Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, as amended
  4.2(2)
  By-Laws of the Registrant, as amended
  4.3(2)
  Specimen Certificate of Common Stock of the Registrant
  5.1
  Opinion of Hale and Dorr LLP, counsel to the Registrant
  23.1
  Consent of Hale and Dorr LLP
  (included in Exhibit 5.1)
  23.2
  Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
  24.1
  Power of attorney (included on the signature pages of this registration
  statement)
  (1)
  Previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an
  exhibit to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
  fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2000 and incorporated herein by
  reference.
  (2)
  Previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to the Registrant's
  Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-85679), and incorporated herein by
  reference.