1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan - Akamai Technologies Inc.
AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
1999 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
The following constitute the provisions of the 1999 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan of Akamai Technologies, Inc.
1. PURPOSE. The purpose of the Plan is to provide employees of the
Company and its Designated Subsidiaries with an opportunity to purchase Common
Stock of the Company through accumulated payroll deductions. It is the intention
of the Company to have the Plan qualify as an "Employee Stock Purchase Plan"
under Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The
provisions of the Plan, accordingly, shall be construed so as to extend and
limit participation in a manner consistent with the requirements of that section
of the Code.
2. DEFINITIONS.
a. "BOARD" shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.
b. "CODE" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
c. "COMMON STOCK" shall mean the Common Stock of the Company.
d. "COMPANY" shall mean Akamai Technologies, Inc. and any
Designated Subsidiary of the Company.
e. "COMPENSATION" means the amount of money reportable on
your Federal Income Tax Withholding Statement (Form W-2) before any
withholdings for health insurance or under a Section 401(k), 125, 129 or
similar plan, excluding third party sick or disability pay, allowances and
reimbursements for expenses such as relocation allowances or travel expenses,
whether specifically designated as such or designated as signing bonuses,
income or gains attributable to restricted stock, stock options, stock
appreciation rights or other similar equity based compensation, imputed income
for non cash items, such as life insurance premiums, and similar items, whether
or not specifically itemized on the Form W-2.
f. "DESIGNATED SUBSIDIARY" shall mean any Subsidiary which has
been designated by the Board from time to time in its sole discretion as
eligible to participate in the Plan.
g. "EMPLOYEE" shall mean any individual who is an Employee of
the Company for tax purposes whose customary employment with the Company is more
than five (5) months in any calendar year. For purposes of the Plan, the
employment relationship shall be treated as continuing intact while the
individual is on sick leave or other leave of absence approved by the Company.
Where the period of leave exceeds 90 days and the individual's right to
reemployment is not guaranteed either by statute or by contract, the employment
relationship shall be deemed to have terminated on the 91st day of such leave.
h. "ENROLLMENT DATE" shall mean the first day of each Offering
Period.
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i. "EXERCISE DATE" shall mean the last Trading Day of each
Purchase Period.
j. "FAIR MARKET VALUE" shall mean, as of any date, the value
of Common Stock determined as follows:
(1) If the Common Stock is listed on any established
stock exchange or a national market system, including without limitation The
Nasdaq National Market or The Nasdaq Small Cap Market of The Nasdaq Stock
Market, its Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price for such stock
(or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such exchange or
system for the last market trading day prior to the date of such determination,
as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Board deems
reliable; or
(2) If the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a
recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, its Fair
Market Value shall be the mean of the closing bid and asked prices for the
Common Stock prior to the date of such determination, as reported in The Wall
Street Journal or such other source as the Board deems reliable; or
(3) In the absence of an established market for the
Common Stock, the Fair Market Value thereof shall be determined in good faith by
the Board; or
(4) For purposes of the Enrollment Date of the first
Offering Period under the Plan, the Fair Market Value shall be the initial price
to the public as set forth in the final prospectus included within the
registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission for the initial public offering of the Company's Common Stock (the
"REGISTRATION STATEMENT").
k. "OFFERING PERIODS" shall mean the periods of approximately
twenty-four (24) months during which an option granted pursuant to the Plan may
be exercised, commencing on the first Trading Day on or after June 1 and
December 1 of each year and terminating on the last Trading Day in the periods
ending twenty-four months later; provided, however, that the first Offering
Period under the Plan shall commence with the first Trading Day on or after the
date on which the Securities and Exchange Commission declares the Company's
Registration Statement effective and ending on the last Trading Day on or before
November 30, 2001. The duration and timing of Offering Periods may be changed
pursuant to Section 4 of this Plan.
l. "PLAN" shall mean this Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
m. "PURCHASE PERIOD" shall mean the approximately six month
period commencing after one Exercise Date and ending with the next Exercise
Date, except that the first Purchase Period of any Offering Period shall
commence on the Enrollment Date and end with the next Exercise Date; provided,
however, that the first Purchase Period under the Plan shall commence with the
first Trading Day on or after the date
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on which the Securities and Exchange Commission declares the Company's
Registration Statement effective and shall end on the last Trading Day on or
before May 31, 2000. Subsequent Purchase Periods shall begin on the first
Trading Day on or after June 1 and December 1 of each year and terminate
approximately six (6) months later on the last Trading Day on or before the
following November 30 and May 31 of each year.
n. "PURCHASE PRICE" shall mean 85% of the Fair Market Value of
a share of Common Stock on the Enrollment Date or on the Exercise Date,
whichever is lower; provided however, that, in the event (i) the Company's
stockholders approve an increase in the number of shares available for issuance
under the Plan, (ii) all or a portion of such additional shares are to be issued
with respect to one or more Offering Periods that are underway at the time of
such stockholder approval ("NEW SHARES"), and (iii) the Fair Market Value of a
share of Common Stock on the date of such approval (the "AUTHORIZATION DATE
FMV") is higher than the Fair Market Value on the Enrollment Date for any such
Offering Period, the Purchase Price with respect to New Shares shall be 85% of
the Authorization Date FMV or the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock
on the Exercise Date, whichever is lower.
o. "RESERVES" shall mean the number of shares of Common Stock
covered by each option under the Plan which have not yet been exercised and the
number of shares of Common Stock which have been authorized for issuance under
the Plan but not yet placed under option.
p. "SUBSIDIARY" shall mean a corporation, domestic or foreign,
of which not less than 50% of the voting shares are held by the Company or a
Subsidiary, whether or not such corporation now exists or is hereafter organized
or acquired by the Company or a Subsidiary.
q. "TRADING DAY" shall mean a day on which national stock
exchanges and the Nasdaq System are open for trading.
3. ELIGIBILITY.
a. Any Employee who shall be employed by the Company at least
seven (7) calendar days prior to a given Enrollment Date shall be eligible to
participate in the Plan.
b. Any provisions of the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding,
no Employee shall be granted an option under the Plan (i) to the extent that,
immediately after the grant, such Employee (or any other person whose stock
would be attributed to such Employee pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code)
would own capital stock of the Company and/or hold outstanding options to
purchase such stock possessing five percent (5%) or more of the total combined
voting power or value of all classes of the capital stock of the Company or of
any Subsidiary, or (ii) to the extent that his or her
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rights to purchase stock under all employee stock purchase plans of the Company
and its subsidiaries accrues at a rate which exceeds Twenty-Five Thousand
Dollars ($25,000) worth of stock (determined at the fair market value of the
shares at the time such option is granted) for each calendar year in which such
option is outstanding at any time.
4. OFFERING PERIODS. The Plan shall be implemented by consecutive,
overlapping Offering Periods with a new Offering Period commencing on the first
Trading Day on or after June 1 and December 1 of each year, or on such other
date as the Board shall determine, and continuing thereafter until terminated in
accordance with Section 20 hereof; provided, however, that the first Offering
Period under the Plan shall commence with the first Trading Day on or after the
date on which the Securities and Exchange Commission declares the Company's
Registration Statement effective and ending on the last Trading Day on or before
November 30, 2001. The Board shall have the power to change the duration of
Offering Periods (including the commencement dates thereof) with respect to
future offerings without stockholder approval if such change is announced at
least five (5) days prior to the scheduled beginning of the first Offering
Period to be affected thereafter.
5. PARTICIPATION.
a. An eligible Employee may become a participant in the Plan
by completing a subscription agreement in the form of EXHIBIT A authorizing
payroll deductions in a form provided by the Company's payroll office and filing
it with the Company's payroll office prior to the applicable Enrollment Date.
b. Payroll deductions for a participant shall commence on the
first payroll following the Enrollment Date and shall end on the last payroll in
the Offering Period to which such authorization is applicable, unless sooner
termination by the participant as provided in Section 10 hereof.
6. PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS.
a. At the time a participant files his or her subscription
agreement, he or she shall elect to have payroll deductions made on each pay day
during the Offering Period in an amount not exceeding ten percent (10%) of the
Compensation which he or she receives on each pay day during the Offering
Period.
b. All payroll deductions made for a participant shall be
credited to his or her account under the Plan and shall be withheld in whole
percentages only. A participant may not make any additional payments into such
account.
c. A participant may discontinue his or her participation in
the Plan as provided in Section 10 hereof, or may increase or decrease the rate
of his or her payroll deductions to not more than 10 percent (10%) or less than
zero percent (0%) not more than four (4) times during each Offering Period by
completing or filing with the Company a new subscription agreement authorizing
such change in payroll deduction
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rate. The Board may, in its discretion, increase or decrease the number of
participation rate changes during any Offering Period. The change in rate shall
be effective with the first full payroll period following five (5) business days
after the Company's receipt of the new subscription agreement unless the Company
elects to process a given change in participation more quickly. A participant's
subscription agreement shall remain in effect for successive Offering Periods
unless terminated as provided in Section 10 hereof.
d. At the time the option is exercised, in whole or in part,
or at the time some or all of the Company's Common Stock issued under the Plan
is disposed of, the participant must make adequate provision for the Company's
federal, state, or other tax withholding obligations, if any, which arise upon
the exercise of the option or the disposition of the Common Stock. At any time,
the Company may, but shall not be obligated to, withhold from the participant's
compensation the amount necessary for the Company to meet applicable withholding
obligations, including any withholding required to make available to the Company
any tax deductions or benefits attributable to sale or early disposition of
Common Stock by the Employee.
7. GRANT OF OPTION. On the Enrollment Date of each Offering Period,
each eligible Employee participating in such Offering Period shall be granted an
option to purchase (at the applicable Purchase Price) up to a whole number of
shares of the Company's Common Stock determined by dividing $50,000 by the fair
market value of a share of Common Stock on the Enrollment Date (subject to any
adjustment pursuant to section 19), and provided that such purchase shall be
subject to the limitations set forth in Section 3(b) and 13 hereof. The option
shall be exercisable as to 25% of the total number of shares on each exercise
date during the Offering Period. Exercise of the option shall occur as provided
in Section 8 hereof, unless the participant has withdrawn pursuant to Section 10
hereof. The option shall expire on the last day of the Offering Period.
8. EXERCISE OF OPTION. Unless a participant withdraws from the Plan as
provided in Section 10 hereof, his or her option for the purchase of shares
shall be exercised automatically on the Exercise Date, and the maximum number of
full shares subject to option shall be purchased for such participant at the
applicable Purchase Price with the accumulated payroll deductions in his or her
account. No fractional shares shall be purchased; any payroll deductions
accumulated in a participant's account which are not sufficient to purchase a
full share shall be retained in the participant's account for the subsequent
Purchase Period or Offering Period, subject to earlier withdrawal by the
participant as provided in Section 10 hereof. Any other monies left over in a
participant's account after the Exercise Date shall be returned to the
participant. During a participant's lifetime, a participant's option to purchase
shares hereunder is exercisable only by him or her.
9. DELIVERY. As promptly as practicable after each Exercise Date on
which a purchase of shares occurs, the Company shall arrange the delivery to
each participant,
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as appropriate, of a certificate representing the shares purchased upon exercise
of his or her option.
10. WITHDRAWAL.
a. A participant may withdraw all but not less than all the
payroll deductions credited to his or her account and not yet used to exercise
his or her option under the Plan at any time by giving written notice to the
Company in the form of EXHIBIT B to this Plan. All of the participant's payroll
deductions credited to his or her account shall be paid to such participant
promptly after receipt of notice of withdrawal and such participant's option for
the Offering Period shall be automatically terminated, and no further payroll
deductions for the purchase of shares shall be made for such Offering Period. If
a participant withdraws from an Offering Period, payroll deductions shall not
resume at the beginning of the succeeding Offering Period unless the participant
delivers to the Company a new subscription agreement.
b. A participant's withdrawal from an Offering Period shall
not have any effect upon his or her eligibility to participate in any similar
plan which may hereafter be adopted by the Company or in succeeding Offering
Periods which commence after the termination of the Offering Period from which
the participant withdraws.
11. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. Upon a participant's ceasing to be an
Employee, for any reason, he or she shall be deemed to have elected to withdraw
from the Plan and the payroll deductions credited to such participant's account
during the Offering Period but not yet used to exercise the option shall be
returned to such participant or, in the case of his or her death, to the person
or persons entitled thereto under Section 15 hereof, and such participant's
option shall be automatically terminated. The preceding sentence
notwithstanding, a participant who receives payment in lieu of notice of
termination of employment shall be treated as continuing to be an Employee for
the participant's customary number of hours per week of employment during the
period in which the participant is subject to such payment in lieu of notice.
12. INTEREST. No interest shall accrue on the payroll deductions of a
participant in the Plan.
13. STOCK.
a. Subject to adjustment upon changes in capitalization of the
Company as provided in Section 19 hereof, the maximum number of shares of the
Company's Common Stock which shall be made available for sale under the Plan
shall be 600,000 shares. If, on a given Exercise Date, the number of shares with
respect to which options are to be exercised exceeds the number of shares then
available under the Plan, the Company shall make a pro rata allocation of the
shares remaining available for purchase in as uniform a manner as shall be
practicable and as it shall determine to be equitable.
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b. The participant shall have no interest or voting right in
shares covered by his option until such option has been exercised.
c. Shares to be delivered to a participant under the Plan
shall be registered in the name of the participant or in the name of the
participant and his or her spouse.
14. ADMINISTRATION. The Plan shall be administered by the Board or a
committee of members of the Board appointed by the Board. The Board or its
committee shall have full and exclusive discretionary authority to construe,
interpret and apply the terms of the Plan, to determine eligibility and to
adjudicate all disputed claims filed under the Plan. Every finding, decision and
determination made by the Board or its committee shall, to the full extent
permitted by law, be final and binding upon all parties.
15. DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY.
a. A participant may file a written designation of a
beneficiary who is to receive any shares and cash, if any, from the
participant's account under the Plan in the event of such participant's death
subsequent to an Exercise Date on which the option is exercised but prior to
delivery to such participant of such shares and cash. In addition, a participant
may file a written designation of a beneficiary who is to receive any cash from
the participant's account under the Plan in the event of such participant's
death prior to exercise of the option. If a participant is married and the
designated beneficiary is not the spouse, spousal consent shall be required for
such designation to be effective.
b. Such designation of beneficiary may be changed by the
participant at any time by written notice. In the event of the death of a
participant and in the absence of a beneficiary validly designated under the
Plan who is living at the time of such participant's death, the Company shall
deliver such shares and/or cash to the executor or administrator of the estate
of the participant, or if no such executor or administrator has been appointed
(to the knowledge of the Company), the Company, in its discretion, may deliver
such shares and/or cash to the spouse or to any one or more dependents or
relatives of the participant, or if no spouse, dependent or relative is known to
the Company, then to such other person as the Company may designate.
16. TRANSFERABILITY. Neither payroll deductions credited to a
participant's account nor any rights with regard to the exercise of an option or
to receive shares under the Plan may be assigned, transferred, pledged or
otherwise disposed of in any way (other than by will, the laws of descent and
distribution or as provided in Section 15 hereof) by the participant. Any such
attempt at assignment, transfer, pledge or other disposition shall be without
effect, except that the Company may treat such act as an election to withdraw
funds from an Offering Period in accordance with Section 10 hereof.
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17. USE OF FUNDS. All payroll deductions received or held by the
Company under the Plan may be used by the Company for any corporate purpose, and
the Company shall not be obligated to segregate such payroll deductions.
18. REPORTS. Individual accounts shall be maintained for each
participant in the Plan. Statements of account shall be given to participating
Employees at least annually, which statements shall set forth the amounts of
payroll deductions, the Purchase Price, the number of shares purchased and the
remaining cash balance, if any.
19. ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION, DISSOLUTION,
LIQUIDATION, MERGER OR ASSET SALE.
a. CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION. Subject to any required action
by the stockholders of the Company, the Reserves, the maximum number of shares
each participant may purchase each Purchase Period (pursuant to Section 7), as
well as the price per share and the number of shares of Common Stock covered by
each option under the Plan which has not yet been exercised shall be
proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued
shares of Common Stock resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock
dividend, combination or reclassification of the Common Stock, or any other
increase or decrease in the number of shares of Common Stock effected without
receipt of consideration by the Company; provided, however, that conversion of
any convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been
"effected without receipt of consideration." Such adjustment shall be made by
the Board, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and
conclusive. Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of
shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of
any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with
respect to, the number or price of shares of Common Stock subject to an option.
b. DISSOLUTION OR LIQUIDATION. In the event of the proposed
dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Offering Period then in progress
shall be shortened by setting a new Exercise Date (the "NEW EXERCISE DATE"), and
shall terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed
dissolution or liquidation, unless provided otherwise by the Board. The New
Exercise Date shall be before the date of the Company's proposed dissolution or
liquidation. The Board shall notify each participant in writing, at least ten
(10) business days prior to the New Exercise Date, that the Exercise Date for
the participant's option has been changed to the New Exercise Date and that the
participant's option shall be exercised automatically on the New Exercise Date,
unless prior to such date the participant has withdrawn from the Offering Period
as provided in Section 10 hereof.
c. MERGER OR ASSET SALE. In the event of a proposed sale of
all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or the merger of the
Company with or into another corporation, each outstanding option shall be
assumed or an equivalent option substituted by the successor corporation or a
Parent or Subsidiary of the
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successor corporation. In the event that the successor corporation refuses to
assume or substitute for the option, any Purchase Periods then in progress shall
be shortened by setting a New Exercise Date (the "NEW EXERCISE DATE") and any
Offering Periods then in progress shall end on the New Exercise Date. The New
Exercise Date shall be before the date of the Company's proposed sale or merger.
The Board shall notify each participant in writing, at least ten (10) business
days prior to the New Exercise Date, that the Exercise Date for the
participant's option has been changed to the New Exercise Date and that the
participant's option shall be exercised automatically on the New Exercise Date,
unless prior to such date the participant has withdrawn from the Offering Period
as provided in Section 10 hereof.
20. AMENDMENT OR TERMINATION.
a. The Board of Directors of the Company may at any time and
for any reason terminate or amend the Plan. Except as provided in Section 19
hereof, no such termination can affect options previously granted, provided that
an Offering Period may be terminated by the Board of Directors on any Exercise
Date if the Board determines that the termination of the Plan is in the best
interests of the Company and its stockholders. Except as provided in Section 19
hereof, no amendment may make any change in any option theretofore granted which
adversely affects the rights of any participant. To the extent necessary to
comply with Section 423 of the Code (or any successor rule or provision or any
other applicable law, regulation or stock exchange rule), the Company shall
obtain stockholder approval in such a manner and to such a degree as required.
b. Without stockholder consent and without regard to whether
any participant rights may be considered to have been "adversely affected," the
Board (or its committee) shall be entitled to change the Offering Periods, limit
the frequency and/or number of changes in the amount withheld during an Offering
Period, establish the exchange ratio applicable to amounts withheld in a
currency other than U.S. dollars, permit payroll withholding in excess of the
amount designated by a participant in order to adjust for delays or mistakes in
the Company's processing of properly completed withholding elections, establish
reasonable waiting and adjustment periods and/or accounting and crediting
procedures to ensure that amounts applied toward the purchase of Common Stock
for each participant properly correspond with amounts withheld from the
participant's Compensation, and establish such other limitations or procedures
as the Board (or its committee) determines in its sole discretion advisable
which are consistent with the Plan.
21. NOTICES. All notices or other communications by a participant to
the Company under or in connection with the Plan shall be deemed to have been
duly given when received in the form specified by the Company at the location,
or by the person, designated by the Company for the receipt thereof.
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22. CONDITIONS UPON ISSUANCE OF SHARES. Shares shall not be issued with
respect to an option unless the exercise of such option and the issuance and
delivery of such shares pursuant thereto shall comply with all applicable
provisions of law, domestic or foreign, including, without limitation, the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and the requirements
of any stock exchange upon which the shares may then be listed, and shall be
further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such
compliance.
As a condition to the exercise of an option, the Company may
require the person exercising such option to represent and warrant at the time
of any such exercise that the shares are being purchased only for investment and
without any present intention to sell or distribute such shares if, in the
opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required by any of
the aforementioned applicable provisions of law.
23. TERM OF PLAN. The Plan shall become effective upon the date of the
Company's initial public offering of its equity securities registered on Form
S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. It shall continue in effect for
a term of ten (10) years unless sooner terminated under Section 20 hereof.
24. AUTOMATIC TRANSFER TO LOW PRICE OFFERING PERIOD. To the extent
permitted by any applicable laws, regulations, or stock exchange rules if the
Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on any Exercise Date in an Offering Period
is lower than the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the Enrollment Date
of such Offering Period, then all participants in such Offering Period shall be
automatically withdrawn from such Offering Period immediately after the exercise
of their option on such Exercise Date and automatically re-enrolled in the
immediately following Offering Period as of the first day thereof.
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EXHIBIT A
AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
1999 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
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_______ Original Application Enrollment Date: ____________
_______ Change in Payroll Deduction Rate (Complete only Section 2 and date and
sign).
_______ Change of Beneficiary (ies) (Complete only Section 8 and date and
sign).
1. ______________________________ hereby elects to participate in the
Akamai Technologies, Inc. 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "EMPLOYEE STOCK
PURCHASE PLAN") and subscribes to purchase shares of the Company's Common Stock
in accordance with this Subscription Agreement and the Employee Stock Purchase
Plan.
2. I hereby authorize payroll deductions from each paycheck in the
amount of ____% of my Compensation on each payday (not to exceed 10%) during the
Offering Period in accordance with the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. (Please
note that no fractional percentages are permitted.)
3. I understand that said payroll deductions shall be accumulated for
the purchase of shares of Common Stock at the applicable Purchase Price
determined in accordance with the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. I understand
that if I do not withdraw from an Offering Period, any accumulated payroll
deductions will be used to automatically exercise my option.
4. I have received a copy of the complete Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
I understand that my participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan is in all
respects subject to the terms of the Plan. I understand that my ability to
exercise the option under this Subscription Agreement is subject to stockholder
approval of the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
5. Shares purchased for me under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan
should be issued in the name(s) of (Employee or Employee and Spouse only):
________________.
6. I understand that if I dispose of any shares received by me pursuant
to the Plan within 2 years after the Enrollment Date (the first day of the
Offering Period during which I purchased such shares) or one year after the
Exercise Date, I will be treated for federal income tax purposes as having
received ordinary income at the time
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of such disposition in an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value of
the shares at the time such shares were purchased by me over the price which I
paid for the shares. I HEREBY AGREE TO NOTIFY THE COMPANY IN WRITING WITHIN 30
DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF ANY DISPOSITION OF MY SHARES AND I WILL MAKE ADEQUATE
PROVISION FOR FEDERAL, STATE OR OTHER TAX WITHHOLDING OBLIGATIONS, IF ANY, WHICH
ARISE UPON THE DISPOSITION OF THE COMMON STOCK. The Company may, but will not be
obligated to, withhold from my compensation the amount necessary to meet any
applicable withholding obligation including any withholding necessary to make
available to the Company any tax deductions or benefits attributable to sale or
early disposition of Common Stock by me. If I dispose of such shares at any time
after the expiration of the 2-year and 1-year holding periods, I understand that
I will be treated for federal income tax purposes as having received income only
at the time of such disposition, and that such income will be taxed as ordinary
income only to the extent of an amount equal to the lesser of (1) the excess of
the fair market value of the shares at the time of such disposition over the
purchase price which I paid for the shares, or (2) 15% of the fair market value
of the shares on the first day of the Offering Period. The remainder of the
gain, if any, recognized on such disposition will be taxed as capital gain.
7. I hereby agree to be bound by the terms of the Employee Stock
Purchase Plan. The effectiveness of this Subscription Agreement is dependent
upon my eligibility to participate in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
8. In the event of my death, I hereby designate the following as my
beneficiary(ies) to receive all payments and shares due me under the Employee
Stock Purchase Plan:
NAME: (Please Print)_________________________________________________________
(First) (Middle) (Last)
_________________________________ _________________________________
Relationship
_________________________________
Address
Employee's Social
Security Number: ____________________________________________________
Employee's Address: ____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGHOUT
SUCCESSIVE OFFERING PERIODS UNLESS TERMINATED BY ME.
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Dated: _____________________________ ___________________________________
Signature of Employee
(Please print)
___________________________________
Spouse's Signature (If beneficiary
other than Spouse)
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EXHIBIT B
AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
1999 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL
The undersigned participant in the Offering Period of the Akamai
Technologies, Inc. 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan which began on
________________, 19 ____ (the "ENROLLMENT DATE") hereby notifies the Company
that he or she hereby withdraws from the Offering Period. He or she hereby
directs the Company to pay to the undersigned as promptly as practicable all the
payroll deductions credited to his or her account with respect to such Offering
Period. The undersigned understands and agrees that his or her option for such
Offering Period will be automatically terminated. The undersigned understands
further that no further payroll deductions will be made for the purchase of
shares in the current Offering Period and the undersigned shall be eligible to
participate in succeeding Offering Periods only by delivering to the Company a
new Subscription Agreement.
Name and Address of Participant:
___________________________________
___________________________________
___________________________________
Signature:
___________________________________
Date:______________________________
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