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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.
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.
