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
DECEMBER 16, 2010
DATE OF REPORT
(DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED)
AMAZON.COM, INC.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN CHARTER)
DELAWARE | 000-22513 | 91-1646860 | ||
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION) |
(COMMISSION FILE NO.) |
(IRS EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.) |
410 TERRY AVENUE NORTH, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 98109-5210
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES, INCLUDING ZIP CODE)
(206) 266-1000
(REGISTRANTS TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)
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ITEM 5.02. DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS. | 3 | |||
SIGNATURES | 4 |
ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.
On December 16, 2010, the Board of Directors of Amazon.com, Inc. (the Company) elected Jonathan Rubinstein as a director of the Company. Mr. Rubinstein is Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Palm Global Business Unit of the Hewlett-Packard Company. In connection with his election, Mr. Rubinstein was granted a restricted stock unit award under the Companys 1997 Stock Incentive Plan for 5,000 shares of common stock of the Company, to vest in three equal installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of his initial election assuming continued service as a director. Mr. Rubinstein has also entered into an indemnification agreement with the Company in the same form its other directors have entered, which is filed as an exhibit to Amendment No. 1, filed April 21, 1997, to the Companys Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-23795).
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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/ L. MICHELLE WILSON | |
L. Michelle Wilson | ||
Senior Vice President |
Dated: December 16, 2010
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