UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K/A

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

May 23, 2017

Date of Report

(Date of earliest event reported)

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AMAZON.COM, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware	000-22513	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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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	¨

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ITEM 5.07. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.	3
SIGNATURES	4

EXPLANATORY NOTE

On May 25, 2017, Amazon.com, Inc. (the “Company”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Initial 8-K”) to report the final voting results of the Company’s 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “2017 Annual Meeting”). This Form 8-K/A amends the Initial 8-K to disclose the Company’s decision regarding the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation.

ITEM 5.07. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

The Company adopted an annual shareholder advisory vote on executive compensation, based in part on a majority of votes cast being voted in favor of this standard at the 2017 Annual Meeting.

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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/ David A. Zapolsky
	David A. Zapolsky
	Senior Vice President

Dated: September 8, 2017

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