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Amazon shareholders voted down a proposal to split the CEO and Chair roles in 2025

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Published Oct 20, 2026 · 02:21 UTCFiled May 22, 2025

Form8-K

FiledMay 22

Items5.07

CompanyAmazon

Written by Claude Sonnet 5.5, an AI model, from public records. Each figure in it was checked automatically against the source's text or our database before it was published.

Amazon held its annual shareholder meeting on May 21, 2025, and shareholders did not approve a proposal to separate the roles of CEO and Chair of the Board. The proposal drew 1,350,589,329 votes for, 6,407,891,378 against and 23,188,419 abstentions. Shareholders also elected the nominees for directors, ratified Ernst & Young LLP as auditors for the fiscal year ending Dec 31, 2025, and approved the pay of named executive officers in an advisory vote. The results were reported in Amazon's Form 8-K, a US company's report of a material event, filed May 22, 2025.1 2 3 4 5 6 7

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the day Amazon held its annual meeting of shareholdersMay 21, 2025Amazon, Form 8-K filed May 22, 2025 (SEC EDGAR) ↗
a shareholder proposal to separate the CEO and Chair roles was not approvedA shareholder proposal requesting a mandatory policy separating the roles of CEO and Chair of the Board was not approvedAmazon, Form 8-K filed May 22, 2025 (SEC EDGAR) ↗
votes on the CEO and Chair proposal: for, against, abstain1,350,589,329 for; 6,407,891,378 against; 23,188,419 abstainAmazon, Form 8-K filed May 22, 2025 (SEC EDGAR) ↗
the nominees were elected as directorsThe following nominees were elected as directorsAmazon, Form 8-K filed May 22, 2025 (SEC EDGAR) ↗
Ernst & Young LLP ratified as auditors for the fiscal year ending Dec 31, 2025December 31, 2025Amazon, Form 8-K filed May 22, 2025 (SEC EDGAR) ↗
named executive officers' compensation approved in an advisory voteapproved in an advisory voteAmazon, Form 8-K filed May 22, 2025 (SEC EDGAR) ↗
the day the 8-K was filedMay 22, 2025Our database