UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
September 14, 2026
Date of Report
(Date of earliest event reported)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-43202 | 91-1646860 | ||
| (State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
410 Terry Avenue North, Seattle, Washington 98109-5210
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)
(206) 266-1000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of Each Class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered | ||
| Floating Rate Notes due 2028 | — | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||
| 2.800% Notes due 2028 | — | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||
| 3.100% Notes due 2030 | — | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||
| 3.350% Notes due 2032 | — | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||
| 3.700% Notes due 2035 | — | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||
| 4.050% Notes due 2039 | — | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||
| 4.450% Notes due 2045 | — | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC | ||
| 4.850% Notes due 2064 | — | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
| Emerging growth company | ¨ | ||
| If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. | ¨ | ||
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS. | 3 |
| ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. | 4 |
| SIGNATURES | 5 |
| EXHIBIT 1.1 | |
| EXHIBIT 4.1 | |
| EXHIBIT 4.2 | |
| EXHIBIT 4.3 | |
| EXHIBIT 4.4 | |
| EXHIBIT 4.5 | |
| EXHIBIT 5.1 | |
| EXHIBIT 23.1 |
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| ITEM 8.01. | OTHER EVENTS. |
On September 14, 2026, Amazon.com, Inc. (the “Company”) closed the sale of £1,250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.200% notes due 2029 (the “2029 Notes”), £1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.550% notes due 2032 (the “2032 Notes”), £1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 6.250% notes due 2038 (the “2038 Notes”), and £1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 6.650% notes due 2045 (the “2045 Notes” and, together with the 2029 Notes, 2032 Notes, and 2038 Notes, the “Notes”) pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement dated September 9, 2026 (the “Underwriting Agreement”) among the Company and the several underwriters named therein. The sale of the Notes was registered under the Company’s registration statement on Form S-3 filed on February 6, 2026 (File No. 333-293246).
The aggregate public offering price of the Notes was £4.242 billion and the estimated net proceeds from the offering were approximately £4.235 billion, after deducting underwriting discounts from the public offering price and before deducting offering expenses payable by us. The Notes were issued pursuant to an Indenture dated as of November 29, 2012 between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “Prior Trustee”), as amended and supplemented by Supplemental Indenture No. 1, dated as of April 13, 2022, among the Company, the Prior Trustee, and Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as successor trustee, together with the officers’ certificate dated as of September 14, 2026 issued pursuant thereto establishing the terms of each series of the Notes (the “Officers’ Certificate”).
The foregoing descriptions of the Underwriting Agreement and the Officers’ Certificate are qualified in their entirety by the terms of such documents, which are filed as Exhibit 1.1 and Exhibit 4.1, respectively, and incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the Notes is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the form of 2029 Note, form of 2032 Note, form of 2038 Note, and form of 2045 Note, which are filed hereto as Exhibit 4.2, Exhibit 4.3, Exhibit 4.4, and Exhibit 4.5, respectively, and incorporated herein by reference.
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| ITEM 9.01. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit Number |
Description | ||
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated as of September 9, 2026, among Amazon.com, Inc. and the several underwriters named therein. | ||
| 4.1 | Officers’ Certificate of Amazon.com, Inc., dated as of September 14, 2026. | ||
| 4.2 | Form of 5.200% Note due 2029 (included in Exhibit 4.1). | ||
| 4.3 | Form of 5.550% Note due 2032 (included in Exhibit 4.1). | ||
| 4.4 | Form of 6.250% Note due 2038 (included in Exhibit 4.1). | ||
| 4.5 | Form of 6.650% Note due 2045 (included in Exhibit 4.1). | ||
| 5.1 | Opinion of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. | ||
| 23.1 | Consent of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). | ||
| 104 | The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL (included as Exhibit 101). | ||
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| AMAZON.COM, INC. (REGISTRANT) | ||
| By: | /s/ Antonio Masone | |
| Antonio Masone | ||
| Vice President and Treasurer | ||
Dated: September 14, 2026
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