CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --


    --  Second quarter revenue of $476 million, up 26% year-over-year
    --  Second quarter GAAP net income of $73 million, or $0.40 per diluted
        share, up 18% year-over-year
    --  Second quarter non-GAAP net income* of $106 million, or $0.58 per
        diluted share, up 26% year-over-year

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the leading provider of cloud services for delivering, optimizing and securing online content and business applications, today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2014. Revenue for the second quarter of 2014 was $476 million, a 26% increase over second quarter 2013 revenue of $378 million.

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"Akamai delivered an excellent second quarter with continued strong revenue, margins and earnings expansion. Revenue growth remained solid across each geography and every solution category, with particularly strong performance in our Security and Media Delivery offerings," said Dr. Tom Leighton, Chief Executive Officer. "We believe that our continued investments in support of our strategic goals will position us well to meet the needs of the rapidly-changing and fast-growing Internet ecosystem."

GAAP net income for the second quarter of 2014 was $73 million, or $0.40 per diluted share, slightly up from the prior quarter's GAAP net income, and an 18% increase over second quarter 2013 GAAP net income of $62 million, or $0.34 per diluted share.

Non-GAAP net income* for the second quarter of 2014 was $106 million, or $0.58 per diluted share, an increase from the prior quarter's non-GAAP net income of $105 million, and a 26% increase over second quarter 2013 non-GAAP net income of $84 million, or $0.46 per diluted share.

Adjusted EBITDA* for the second quarter of 2014 was $204 million, slightly up from the prior quarter's Adjusted EBITDA, and up from $166 million in the second quarter of 2013. Adjusted EBITDA margin* for the second quarter of 2014 was 43%, down two percentage points from the prior quarter and down a point from the same period last year.

GAAP income from operations for the second quarter of 2014 was $112 million, a decrease from the prior quarter's GAAP income from operations of $121 million, and up from $98 million in the second quarter of 2013. GAAP operating margin for the second quarter of 2014 was 24%, down three percentage points from the prior quarter and down two points from the same period last year.

Non-GAAP income from operations* for the second quarter of 2014 was $156 million, a decrease from the prior quarter's non-GAAP income from operations of $159 million, and up from $129 million in the second quarter of 2013. Non-GAAP operating margin* for the second quarter of 2014 was 33%, down two percentage points from the prior quarter and down one point from the same period last year.

Cash from operations for the second quarter of 2014 was $200 million, or 42% of revenue. The Company had $1.5 billion of cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities as of June 30, 2014.

During the second quarter of 2014, under the share repurchase program authorized by the Board of Directors in October 2013, the Company spent approximately $71 million to repurchase 1.3 million shares of its common stock, at an average price of $54.89 per share. The Company had approximately 178 million shares of common stock outstanding as of June 30, 2014.

*See Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures below for definitions.

Quarterly Conference Call
Akamai will host a conference call today at 4:30 p.m. ET that can be accessed through 1-800-510-9691 (or 1-617-614-3453 for international calls) and using passcode No. 89744996. A live Webcast of the call may be accessed at www.akamai.com in the Investor section. In addition, a replay of the call will be available for one week following the conference through the Akamai Website or by calling 1-888-286-8010 (or 1-617-801-6888 for international calls) and using passcode No. 92037842.

About Akamai
Akamai(®) is the leading provider of cloud services for delivering, optimizing and securing online content and business applications. At the core of the Company's solutions is the Akamai Intelligent Platform(TM) providing extensive reach, coupled with unmatched reliability, security, visibility and expertise. Akamai removes the complexities of connecting the increasingly mobile world, supporting 24/7 consumer demand, and enabling enterprises to securely leverage the cloud. To learn more about how Akamai is accelerating the pace of innovation in a hyperconnected world, please visit www.akamai.com or blogs.akamai.com, and follow @Akamai on Twitter.


    AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

    CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS


    (in thousands)                               June 30,             December 31,
                                                      2014                       2013
                                                      ----                       ----

    ASSETS

    Cash and cash equivalents                                $254,165                     $333,891

    Marketable securities                          502,608                      340,005

    Accounts receivable, net                       325,385                      271,988

    Prepaid expenses and other current assets       88,047                       62,096

    Deferred income tax assets                      29,462                       21,734
                                                    ------                       ------

    Current assets                               1,199,667                    1,029,714

    Property and equipment, net                    536,637                      450,287

    Marketable securities                          735,629                      573,026

    Goodwill and acquired intangible assets, net 1,198,265                      834,797

    Deferred income tax assets                       2,317                        2,325

    Other assets                                    96,142                       67,536
                                                    ------                       ------

    Total assets                                           $3,768,657                   $2,957,685
                                                           ==========                   ==========

    LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

    Accounts payable and accrued expenses                    $229,180                     $224,095

    Other current liabilities                       54,112                       39,071
                                                                                ------

    Current liabilities                            283,292                      263,166

    Convertible senior notes                       595,385                            -

    Other liabilities                              117,236                       65,088
                                                                                ------

    Total liabilities                              995,913                      328,254

    Stockholders' equity                         2,772,744                    2,629,431

    Total liabilities and stockholders' equity             $3,768,657                   $2,957,685
                                                           ==========                   ==========



    AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

    CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS


                                                                                                       Three Months Ended                                      Six Months Ended
                                                                                                       ------------------                                      ----------------

    (in thousands, except per share data)                                           June 30,           March 31,             June 30,             June 30,      June 30,

                                                                                         2014                2014                   2013                  2014           2013
                                                                                         ----                ----                   ----                  ----           ----

    Revenue                                                                                   $476,035                                   $453,502                              $378,106          $929,537 $746,152

    Costs and operating expenses:

    Cost of revenue (1) (2)                                                           149,318                        139,612                          124,705                    288,930 245,097

    Research and development (1)                                                       32,052                         28,234                           20,597                     60,286  42,502

    Sales and marketing (1)                                                            91,462                         81,065                           67,825                    172,527 130,515

    General and administrative (1) (2)                                                 81,880                         76,161                           61,351                    158,041 116,731

    Amortization of acquired intangible assets                                          8,403                          6,848                            5,734                     15,251  11,794

    Restructuring charges                                                                 569                            735                              391                      1,304     822
                                                                                          ---                            ---                              ---                      -----     ---

    Total costs and operating expenses                                                363,684                        332,655                          280,603                    696,339 547,461
                                                                                      -------                        -------                          -------                    ------- -------

    Income from operations                                                            112,351                        120,847                           97,503                    233,198 198,691

    Interest income                                                                     1,740                          1,639                            1,477                      3,379   3,085

    Interest expense                                                                  (4,516)                       (1,941)                               -                   (6,457)      -

    Other (expense) income, net                                                         (899)                         (881)                             341                    (1,780)    209
                                                                                         ----                           ----                              ---                     ------     ---

    Income before provision for income taxes                                          108,676                        119,664                           99,321                    228,340 201,985

    Provision for income taxes                                                         35,790                         46,864                           37,426                     82,654  68,603
                                                                                       ------                         ------                           ------                     ------  ------

    Net income                                                                                 $72,886                                    $72,800                               $61,895          $145,686 $133,382
                                                                                               =======                                    =======                               =======          ======== ========


    Net income per share:

    Basic                                                                                        $0.41                                      $0.41                                 $0.35             $0.82    $0.75

    Diluted                                                                                      $0.40                                      $0.40                                 $0.34             $0.80    $0.73


    Shares used in per share calculations:

    Basic                                                                             178,081                        178,705                          177,891                    178,393 177,895

    Diluted                                                                           180,841                        182,038                          181,388                    181,439 181,475


    (1) Includes stock-based compensation (see supplemental table for figures)

    (2) Includes depreciation and amortization (see supplemental table for figures)



    AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

    CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS


                                                                                                                         Three Months Ended                                       Six Months Ended
                                                                                                                         ------------------                                       ----------------

    (in thousands)                                                                                    June 30,           March 31,              June 30,             June 30,       June 30,
                                                                                                           2014                2014                    2013                  2014            2013
                                                                                                           ----                ----                    ----                  ----            ----

    Cash flows from operating activities:

    Net income                                                                                                   $72,886                                     $72,800                                $61,895               $145,686 $133,382

    Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
    provided by operating activities:

    Depreciation and amortization                                                                        58,712                          53,516                           44,126                     112,228       86,501

    Stock-based compensation                                                                             31,678                          25,114                           24,801                      56,792       47,732

    Provision for doubtful accounts                                                                         377                              87                              879                         464        1,199

    Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation                                                   (4,483)                       (15,178)                         (5,503)                   (19,661)     (9,622)

    Provision for deferred income taxes                                                                  20,180                           1,660                                -                     21,840            -

    Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs                                                      4,516                           1,941                                -                      6,457            -

    (Gain) loss on disposal of property and equipment                                                     (177)                            215                              380                          38          309

    Gain and other activity related to divestiture of a business                                              -                              -                         (1,093)                          -     (2,281)

    Loss on investments                                                                                     393                               -                               -                        393            -

    Change in fair value of contingent consideration                                                        300                               -                               -                        300            -

    Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and divestitures:

    Accounts receivable                                                                                (23,117)                       (18,137)                         (6,848)                   (41,254)    (35,203)

    Prepaid expenses and other current assets                                                             7,963                        (20,961)                         (4,761)                   (12,998)    (16,208)

    Accounts payable and accrued expenses                                                                43,970                        (22,511)                          28,223                      21,459       23,695

    Deferred revenue                                                                                      (409)                          5,159                          (1,613)                      4,750        6,612

    Other current liabilities                                                                               132                           1,287                            (112)                      1,419        (223)

    Other non-current assets and liabilities                                                           (12,697)                          4,031                              690                     (8,666)     (1,605)
                                                                                                        -------                           -----                              ---                      ------       ------

    Net cash provided by operating activities                                                           200,224                          89,023                          141,064                     289,247      234,288
                                                                                                        -------                          ------                          -------                     -------      -------

    Cash flows from investing activities:

    Cash received (paid) for acquired businesses, net of cash acquired                                      115                       (386,647)                               80                   (386,532)           80

    Purchases of property and equipment and capitalization of internal-use software development costs  (70,519)                       (84,006)                        (76,520)                  (154,525)    (137,349)

    Purchases of short- and long-term marketable securities                                           (204,648)                      (658,943)                        (164,525)                   (863,591)    (309,875)

    Proceeds from sales and maturities of short- and long-term marketable securities                    138,152                         399,970                          165,513                     538,122      287,193

    Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment                                                        418                             166                              166                         584          426

    Other non-current assets and liabilities                                                              2,442                           (998)                           (362)                      1,444        (362)
                                                                                                          -----                            ----                             ----                       -----         ----

    Net cash used in investing activities                                                             (134,040)                      (730,458)                         (75,648)                  (864,498)    (159,887)
                                                                                                       --------                        --------                          -------                    --------     --------

    Cash flows from financing activities:

    Proceeds from the issuance of convertible senior notes, net                                           (868)                        679,603                                -                    678,735            -

    Proceeds from the issuance of warrants                                                                    -                         77,970                                -                     77,970            -

    Payment for bond hedge                                                                                    -                      (101,292)                                -                  (101,292)            -

    Repayment of acquired debt and capital leases                                                             -                       (17,862)                               -                   (17,862)           -

    Proceeds from the issuance of common stock under stock plans                                         13,670                          44,329                           17,897                      57,999       28,261

    Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation                                                     4,483                          15,178                            5,503                      19,661        9,622

    Employee taxes paid related to net share settlement of stock-based awards                           (7,977)                       (26,271)                         (3,810)                   (34,248)    (21,125)

    Repurchases of common stock                                                                        (71,344)                      (116,147)                         (42,504)                  (187,491)     (82,782)
                                                                                                        -------                        --------                          -------                    --------      -------

    Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities                                                (62,036)                        555,508                         (22,914)                    493,472     (66,024)
                                                                                                        -------                         -------                          -------                     -------      -------

    Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents                                         1,291                             762                          (2,912)                      2,053      (5,501)

    Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents                                                  5,439                        (85,165)                          39,590                    (79,726)       2,876

    Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                                                    248,726                         333,891                          165,275                     333,891      201,989
                                                                                                        -------                         -------                          -------                     -------      -------

    Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                                                                  $254,165                                    $248,726                               $204,865               $254,165 $204,865
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    AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

    RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP INCOME FROM OPERATIONS, NET INCOME AND ADJUSTED EBITDA


                                                                                                                 Three Months Ended                                       Six Months Ended
                                                                                                                 ------------------                                       ----------------

    (in thousands, except per share data)                                                     June 30,           March 31,               June 30,            June 30,            June 30,
                                                                                                                       2014
                                                                                                   2014                                        2013                  2014                2013
                                                                                                   ----                                        ----                  ----                ----

    Income from operations                                                                              $112,351                                    $120,847                                     $97,503               $233,198 $198,691

    Amortization of acquired intangible assets                                                    8,403                            6,848                            5,734                          15,251       11,794

    Stock-based compensation                                                                     31,678                           25,114                           24,801                          56,792       47,732

    Amortization of capitalized stock-based compensation                                          2,016                            1,928                            1,978                           3,944        3,879

    Amortization of capitalized interest expense                                                     18                                -                               -                             18            -

    Acquisition-related costs                                                                       792                            3,392                               31                           4,184          368

    Restructuring charges                                                                           569                              735                              391                           1,304          822

    Gain and other activity related to divestiture of a business                                      -                               -                         (1,093)                              -     (2,281)
                                                                                                    ---                             ---                          ------                             ---      ------

    Operating adjustments                                                                        43,476                           38,017                           31,842                          81,493       62,314

    Non-GAAP income from operations                                                                     $155,827                                    $158,864                                    $129,345               $314,691 $261,005
                                                                                                        ========                                    ========                                    ========               ======== ========

    Non-GAAP operating margin                                                                       33%                             35%                             34%                            34%         35%


    Net income                                                                                           $72,886                                     $72,800                                     $61,895               $145,686 $133,382

    Operating adjustments (from above)                                                           43,476                           38,017                           31,842                          81,493       62,314

    Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs                                              4,516                            1,941                                -                          6,457            -

    Loss on investments                                                                             393                                -                               -                            393            -

    Income tax-effect of above non-GAAP adjustments and certain discrete tax items             (15,721)                         (7,841)                         (9,726)                       (23,562)    (18,452)
                                                                                                -------                           ------                           ------                         -------      -------

    Non-GAAP net income                                                                         105,550                          104,917                           84,011                         210,467      177,244


    Depreciation and amortization                                                                48,275                           44,740                           36,414                          93,015       70,828

    Interest income                                                                             (1,740)                         (1,639)                         (1,477)                        (3,379)     (3,085)

    Other expense (income)                                                                          506                              881                            (341)                          1,387        (209)

    Provision for GAAP income taxes                                                              35,790                           46,864                           37,426                          82,654       68,603

    Income tax-effect of above non-GAAP adjustments and certain discrete tax items               15,721                            7,841                            9,726                          23,562       18,452

    Adjusted EBITDA                                                                                     $204,102                                    $203,604                                    $165,759               $407,706 $331,833
                                                                                                        ========                                    ========                                    ========               ======== ========

    Adjusted EBITDA margin                                                                          43%                             45%                             44%                            44%         44%


    Non-GAAP net income per share:

    Basic                                                                                                  $0.59                                       $0.59                                       $0.47                  $1.18    $1.00

    Diluted                                                                                                $0.58                                       $0.58                                       $0.46                  $1.16    $0.98


    Shares used in non-GAAP per share calculations:

    Basic                                                                                       178,081                          178,705                          177,891                         178,393      177,895

    Diluted                                                                                     180,841                          182,038                          181,388                         181,439      181,475





    AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

    SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL DATA


                                                                                        Three Months Ended                                     Six Months Ended
                                                                                        ------------------                                     ----------------

    (in thousands, except end of period statistics)                  June 30,           March 31,              June 30,            June 30,     June 30,
                                                                                           2014
                                                                          2014                                       2013                 2014          2013
                                                                          ----                                       ----                 ----          ----

    Revenue by solution category:

    Media Delivery Solutions                                                   $216,174                                   $214,833                             $179,418            $431,007 $360,606

    Performance and Security Solutions                                 217,415                         197,977                         167,881                   415,392   324,523

    Service and Support Solutions                                       42,446                          40,692                          31,429                    83,138    58,894

    Advertising Decision Solutions and Other                                 -                              -                          (622)                        -    2,129


    Total revenue                                                              $476,035                                   $453,502                             $378,106            $929,537 $746,152
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    Stock-based compensation:

    Cost of revenue                                                              $3,076                                     $2,795                               $2,718              $5,871   $5,345

    Research and development                                             5,061                           4,477                           3,867                     9,538     8,236

    Sales and marketing                                                 12,796                          10,532                           9,799                    23,328    19,230

    General and administrative                                          10,745                           7,310                           8,417                    18,055    14,921

    Total stock-based compensation                                              $31,678                                    $25,114                              $24,801             $56,792  $47,732
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    Depreciation and amortization:

    Network-related depreciation                                                $38,496                                    $36,665                              $30,299             $75,161  $59,219

    Other depreciation and amortization                                  9,779                           8,075                           6,115                    17,854    11,609
                                                                         -----                           -----                           -----                    ------    ------

    Depreciation of property and equipment                              48,275                          44,740                          36,414                    93,015    70,828

    Capitalized stock-based compensation amortization                    2,016                           1,928                           1,978                     3,944     3,879

    Capitalized interest expense amortization                               18                               -                              -                       18         -

    Amortization of acquired intangible assets                           8,403                           6,848                           5,734                    15,251    11,794
                                                                         -----                           -----                           -----                    ------    ------

    Total depreciation and amortization                                         $58,712                                    $53,516                              $44,126            $112,228  $86,501
                                                                                =======                                    =======                              =======            ========  =======


    Capital expenditures:

    Purchases of property and equipment                                         $50,963                                    $59,283                              $54,369            $110,246 $100,847

    Capitalized internal-use software development costs                 28,265                          24,701                          18,129                    52,966    35,127

    Capitalized stock-based compensation                                 3,943                           3,784                           3,245                     7,727     6,183

    Capitalized interest expense                                           597                             237                               -                      834         -

    Total capital expenditures*                                                 $83,768                                    $88,005                              $75,743            $171,773 $142,157
                                                                                =======                                    =======                              =======            ======== ========


    Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities            $73,001                                   $172,479                              $35,978            $245,480  $23,172


    End of period statistics:

    Number of employees                                                  4,558                           4,290                           3,453

    Number of deployed servers                                         154,079                         149,553                         137,788


    * See Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures below for a definition

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to providing financial measurements based on generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (GAAP), Akamai provides additional financial metrics that are not prepared in accordance with GAAP (non-GAAP). Management uses non-GAAP financial measures, in addition to GAAP financial measures, to understand and compare operating results across accounting periods, for financial and operational decision making, for planning and forecasting purposes and to evaluate Akamai's financial performance. These non-GAAP financial measures are non-GAAP income from operations, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP net income per share, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin and capital expenditures, as discussed below.

Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures reflect Akamai's ongoing business in a manner that allows for meaningful comparisons and analysis of trends in its business, as they exclude expenses and gains that may be infrequent, unusual in nature and not reflective of Akamai's ongoing operating results. Management also believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors in understanding and evaluating Akamai's operating results and future prospects in the same manner as management and in comparing financial results across accounting periods and to those of peer companies.

The non-GAAP financial measures do not replace the presentation of Akamai's GAAP financial results and should only be used as a supplement to, not as a substitute for, Akamai's financial results presented in accordance with GAAP. Akamai has provided a reconciliation of each non-GAAP financial measure used in its financial reporting to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. This reconciliation captioned "Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures" can be found on the Investor Relations section of Akamai's website.

The non-GAAP adjustments, and Akamai's basis for excluding them from non-GAAP financial measures, are outlined below:




    --  Amortization of acquired intangible assets - Akamai has incurred
        amortization of intangible assets, included in its GAAP financial
        statements, related to various acquisitions Akamai has made.  The amount
        of an acquisition's purchase price allocated to intangible assets and
        term of its related amortization can vary significantly and are unique
        to each acquisition; therefore, Akamai excludes amortization of acquired
        intangible assets to provide investors with a consistent basis for
        comparing pre- and post-acquisition operating results.


    --  Stock-based compensation and amortization of capitalized stock-based
        compensation - Although stock-based compensation is an important aspect
        of the compensation paid to Akamai's employees and executives, the
        expense varies with changes in the stock price and market conditions at
        the time of grant, varying valuation methodologies, subjective
        assumptions and the variety of award types.  This makes the comparison
        of Akamai's current financial results to previous and future periods
        difficult to interpret; therefore, Akamai believes it is useful to
        exclude stock-based compensation and amortization of capitalized
        stock-based compensation in order to better understand the performance
        of Akamai's core business performance and to be consistent with the way
        investors evaluate its performance and comparison of its operating
        results to peer companies.


    --  Restructuring charges - Akamai has incurred restructuring charges that
        are included in its GAAP financial statements, primarily related to
        workforce reductions and estimated costs of exiting facility lease
        commitments.  Akamai excludes these items from non-GAAP financial
        measures when evaluating its continuing business performance as such
        items are not consistently recurring and do not reflect expected future
        operating expense, nor provide meaningful insight into the fundamentals
        of current or past operations of its business.


    --  Acquisition-related costs - Acquisition-related costs include
        transaction fees, due diligence costs and other one-time direct costs
        associated with strategic activities. In addition, subsequent
        adjustments to Akamai's initial estimated amount of contingent
        consideration associated with specific acquisitions are included within
        acquisition-related costs. These amounts are impacted by the timing and
        size of the acquisitions. Akamai excludes acquisition-related costs from
        non-GAAP financial measures to provide a useful comparison of Akamai's
        operating results to prior periods and to its peer companies because
        such amounts vary significantly based on the magnitude of its
        acquisition transactions.


    --  Gains and other activity related to divestiture of a business - Akamai
        recognized a gain and other activity related to the divestiture of its
        Advertising Decision Solutions business. Akamai excludes gains and other
        activity related to divestiture of a business from non-GAAP financial
        measures because transactions of this nature occur infrequently and are
        not considered part of Akamai's core business operations.


    --  Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs and amortization of
        capitalized interest expense - Akamai issued $690 million of convertible
        senior notes due 2019 with a coupon interest rate of 0%.  The imputed
        interest rate of the convertible senior notes was approximately 3.2%. 
        This is a result of the debt discount recorded for the conversion
        feature that is required to be separately accounted for as equity,
        thereby reducing the carrying value of the convertible debt instrument. 
        The debt discount is amortized as interest expense together with the
        issuance costs of the debt which are recorded as an asset in the
        consolidated balance sheet.  All of Akamai's interest expense is
        comprised of these non-cash components and is excluded from management's
        assessment of the company's operating performance because management
        believes the non-cash expense is not indicative of ongoing operating
        performance.


    --  Loss on investments - Akamai has incurred losses from the impairment of
        certain investments. Akamai believes excluding these amounts from
        non-GAAP financial measures is useful to investors as they occur
        infrequently, are not representative of Akamai's core business
        operations or meaningful in evaluating Akamai's business results.
    --  Income tax-effect of non-GAAP adjustments and certain discrete tax items
        - The non-GAAP adjustments described above are reported on a pre-tax
        basis. The income tax effect of non-GAAP adjustments is the difference
        between GAAP and non-GAAP income tax expense. Non-GAAP income tax
        expense is computed on non-GAAP pre-tax income (GAAP pre-tax income
        adjusted for non-GAAP adjustments) and excludes certain discrete tax
        items (such as recording or release of valuation allowances), if any.
        Akamai believes that applying the non-GAAP adjustments and their related
        income tax effect allows Akamai to more properly reflect the income
        attributable to its core operations.

Akamai's definitions of its non-GAAP financial measures are outlined below:

Non-GAAP income from operations - GAAP income from operations adjusted for the following items: amortization of acquired intangible assets; stock-based compensation; amortization of capitalized stock-based compensation; amortization of capitalized interest expense; restructuring charges; acquisition-related costs; gains and other activity related to divestiture of a business; gains and losses on legal settlements and other non-recurring or unusual items that may arise from time to time.

Non-GAAP operating margin - Non-GAAP income from operations stated as a percentage of revenue.

Non-GAAP net income - GAAP net income adjusted for the following tax-effected items: amortization of acquired intangible assets; stock-based compensation; amortization of capitalized stock-based compensation; restructuring charges; acquisition-related costs; certain gains and losses on investments; gains and other activity related to divestiture of a business; loss on early extinguishment of debt; amortization of debt discount and issuance costs; amortization of capitalized interest expense; gains and losses on investments, legal settlements and other non-recurring or unusual items that may arise from time to time.

Non-GAAP net income per share - Non-GAAP net income divided by basic weighted average or diluted common shares outstanding. Basic weighted average shares outstanding are those used in GAAP net income per share calculations. Diluted weighted average shares outstanding are adjusted in non-GAAP per share calculations for the shares that would be delivered to Akamai pursuant to the note hedge transaction entered into in connection with the issuance of $690 million of convertible senior notes due 2019. Under GAAP, shares delivered under hedge transactions are not considered offsetting shares in the fully diluted share calculation until they are delivered. However, the company would receive a benefit from the note hedge transaction and would not allow the dilution to occur, so management believes that adjusting for this benefit provides a meaningful view of net income per share. Until Akamai's weighted average stock price is greater than $89.56, the initial conversion price, there will be no difference between GAAP and non-GAAP diluted weighted average common shares outstanding.

Adjusted EBITDA - GAAP net income excluding the following items: interest income; income taxes; depreciation and amortization of tangible and intangible assets; stock-based compensation; amortization of capitalized stock-based compensation; restructuring charges; acquisition-related costs; certain gains and losses on investments; gains and other activity related to divestiture of a business; foreign exchange gains and losses; loss on early extinguishment of debt; amortization of debt discount and issuance costs; amortization of capitalized interest expense; gains and losses on legal settlements and other non-recurring or unusual items that may arise from time to time.

Adjusted EBITDA margin - Adjusted EBITDA stated as a percentage of revenue.

Capital expenditures - Purchases of property and equipment, capitalization of internal-use software development costs, capitalization of stock-based compensation and capitalization of interest expense.

Akamai Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
This release contains information about future expectations, plans and prospects of Akamai's management that constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements about future business plans and opportunities. 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, effects of increased competition including potential failure to maintain the prices we charge for our services and loss of significant customers; failure of the markets we address or plan to address to develop as we expect or at all; inability to increase our revenue at the same rate as in the past and keep our expenses from increasing at a greater rate than our revenues; a failure of Akamai's services or network infrastructure; delay in developing or failure to develop new service offerings or functionalities, and if developed, lack of market acceptance of such service offerings and functionalities or failure of such solutions to operate as expected, and other factors that are discussed in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and other documents periodically filed with the SEC.

In addition, the statements in this press release represent Akamai's expectations and beliefs as of the date of this press release. Akamai anticipates that subsequent events and developments may cause these expectations and beliefs to change. However, while Akamai may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, it specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing Akamai's expectations or beliefs as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.


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    Akamai Technologies Akamai Technologies

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