David Zapolsky sold $4.6 million of Amazon stock on Aug 21 and Aug 22, 2025
David Zapolsky, an Amazon Senior Vice President, sold 20,670 Amazon shares on Aug 21 and Aug 22, 2025, at an average price of $222.34 a share, for $4.6 million in all. On Aug 21 the form also records three exercises of restricted stock units, which acquired shares but are not part of the sale figures; it states 44,110 shares held directly after the last sale line. The shares sold were held directly, and a footnote says the sales were made under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan that Zapolsky adopted on Nov 12, 2024. The sales were reported on a Form 4, the form an insider files when trading the company's shares, filed with the SEC on Aug 25, 2025.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19
How each figure was checked
- the issuerAmazon
- the reporting owner, as filedZapolsky David
- who the form was signed for, with the name as signedby Mark F. Hoffman as attorney-in-fact for David Zapolsky, Senior Vice President, Chief Global Affairs & Legal Officer
- the reporting owner's role at the issuerofficer (Senior Vice President)
- the side of the tradessale
- shares sold on the open market, all sale lines of the form20,670
- date of the first sale lineAug 21, 2025
- date of the last sale lineAug 22, 2025
- average price of the sale lines$222.34
- value of the sale lines of the form$4.6 million
- the form also lists lines for exercises of derivative securitiesThe form also lists 6 lines for exercise of a derivative security (3 in the table of shares, 3 in the table of derivative securities).
- line 1 of the form: shares acquired by an exercise, with its dateexercise of a derivative security (code M): 8,760 shares acquired on Aug 21, 2025 at $0 per share; held directly; 55,790 owned after the line
- line 2 of the form: shares acquired by an exercise, with its dateexercise of a derivative security (code M): 3,940 shares acquired on Aug 21, 2025 at $0 per share; held directly; 59,730 owned after the line
- line 3 of the form: shares acquired by an exercise, with its dateexercise of a derivative security (code M): 5,050 shares acquired on Aug 21, 2025 at $0 per share; held directly; 64,780 owned after the line
- derivative line: the award exercised is a restricted stock unit award17,540 shares of Restricted Stock Unit Award owned after this line, held directly
- shares held after the last sale lineafter the last sale line the form states 44110 shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share held directly
- the sale lines by who held the sharesthe sale lines of this form, by who held the shares: held directly: 20670 shares for 4595797.751 USD
- footnote F1: the Rule 10b5-1 trading plan and the day it was adopted11/12/2024Footnotes and remarks of the Form 4 filed Aug 25, 2025 ↗
- the day the Form 4 was filedAug 25, 2025
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The record
- Issuer
- Amazon (CIK 1018724, filed as AMAZON COM INC)
- Form
- 4
- Accession
- 0001018724-25-000104
- Filed
- Aug 25, 2025
- Period of report
- Aug 21, 2025
- Reporting owner
- Zapolsky David (CIK 1557979)
- Relationship
- officer (Senior Vice President)
- Rule 10b5-1 checkbox
- Ticked
- Line 1
- M (exercise of a derivative security) · 8,760 Common Stock, par value $.01 per share at $0.00 · Aug 21, 2025 · acquired, directly · 55,790 held after
- Line 2
- M (exercise of a derivative security) · 3,940 Common Stock, par value $.01 per share at $0.00 · Aug 21, 2025 · acquired, directly · 59,730 held after
- Line 3
- M (exercise of a derivative security) · 5,050 Common Stock, par value $.01 per share at $0.00 · Aug 21, 2025 · acquired, directly · 64,780 held after
- Line 4
- S (sale) · 4,277 Common Stock, par value $.01 per share at $221.3399 · Aug 21, 2025 · disposed, directly · 60,503 held after · footnotes F1 and F2
- Line 5
- S (sale) · 2,823 Common Stock, par value $.01 per share at $221.8469 · Aug 21, 2025 · disposed, directly · 57,680 held after · footnotes F1 and F3
- Line 6
- S (sale) · 13,570 Common Stock, par value $.01 per share at $222.76 · Aug 22, 2025 · disposed, directly · 44,110 held after · footnote F1
- Derivative line 1
- M (exercise of a derivative security) · 8,760 Restricted Stock Unit Award at $0.00 · Aug 21, 2025 · disposed, directly · 17,540 held after · footnotes F4 and F5
- Derivative line 2
- M (exercise of a derivative security) · 3,940 Restricted Stock Unit Award at $0.00 · Aug 21, 2025 · disposed, directly · 77,980 held after · footnotes F4 and F6
- Derivative line 3
- M (exercise of a derivative security) · 5,050 Restricted Stock Unit Award at $0.00 · Aug 21, 2025 · disposed, directly · 129,565 held after · footnotes F4 and F7
- Footnote F1
- This transaction was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on 11/12/2024.
- Footnote F2
- Represents the weighted average sale price. The highest price at which shares were sold was $221.61 and the lowest price at which shares were sold was $220.62.
- Footnote F3
- Represents the weighted average sale price. The highest price at which shares were sold was $222.45 and the lowest price at which shares were sold was $221.62.
- Footnote F4
- Converts into Common Stock on a one-for-one basis.
- Footnote F5
- This award vests based upon the following vesting schedule: 2,960 shares on each of May 21, 2022, August 21, 2022, and November 21, 2022; 2,980 shares on February 21, 2023; 3,940 shares on each of May 21, 2023, August 21, 2023, November 21, 2023, and February 21, 2024; 11,360 shares on each of May 21, 2024, August 21, 2024, and November 21, 2024; 11,380 shares on February 21, 2025; 8,760 shares on each of May 21, 2025, August 21, 2025, and November 21, 2025; and 8,780 shares on February 21, 2026.
- Footnote F6
- This award vests based upon the following vesting schedule: 2,260 shares on May 21, 2023; 2,240 shares on each of August 21, 2023, November 21, 2023, and February 21, 2024; 3,240 shares on each of May 21, 2024, August 21, 2024, November 21, 2024, and February 21, 2025; 3,940 shares on each of May 21, 2025, August 21, 2025, and November 21, 2025; 3,920 shares on February 21, 2026; 9,920 shares on May 21, 2026; 9,900 shares on each of August 21, 2026, November 21, 2026, and February 21, 2027; 7,640 shares on May 21, 2027; and 7,620 shares on each of August 21, 2027, November 21, 2027, and February 21, 2028.
- Footnote F7
- This award vests based upon the following vesting schedule: 5,050 shares on each of May 21, 2025, August 21, 2025, and November 21, 2025; 5,049 shares on February 21, 2026; 5,530 shares on each of May 21, 2026, August 21, 2026, and November 21, 2026; 5,529 shares on February 21, 2027; 5,797 shares on each of May 21, 2027 and August 21, 2027; 5,796 shares on each of November 21, 2027 and February 21, 2028; 10,474 shares on each of May 21, 2028, August 21, 2028, and November 21, 2028; 10,473 shares on February 21, 2029; 8,067 shares on each of May 21, 2029 and August 21, 2029; and 8,066 shares on each of November 21, 2029 and February 21, 2030.
- Remarks
- The reporting person undertakes to provide, upon request by the staff of the SEC, the issuer, or a security holder of the issuer, full information regarding the number of shares transacted at each price, with respect to all transactions reported on this Form 4.
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