AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC
Shareholder Proposals
Item 8
Disclose corporate policies and an annual report listing all political contributions and expenditures (identifying recipients and amounts).
This proposal requests that the company publish an annual report disclosing its policies and procedures governing corporate political contributions and expenditures and provide a line-item accounting of all monetary and non-monetary contributions and expenditures used to influence elections, including recipient identities and amounts. The proposal specifically asks the company to include payments to trade associations and 501(c)(4) organizations that may be used for electoral purposes and to post the report on the company website and present it to the board. The proponent argues the disclosure would improve transparency, enable assessment of reputational and alignment risks (for example relative to climate and sustainability policies), and align Akamai with peers that already disclose this information. The request excludes ordinary lobbying spending and focuses on electoral intervention and election-related disbursements.