FilingsForm 4

Amazon senior vice president David Zapolsky sold $4.00 million of shares in August 2026

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Published Oct 20, 2026 · 09:06 UTCUpdated Oct 20, 2026 · 12:27 UTCFiled Aug 25, 2026

Value$4 million

Shares15,430

Average price$259.52

FiledAug 25

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.

David Zapolsky, a senior vice president of Amazon, sold 15,430 Amazon shares for $4.00 million from Aug 21 to Aug 24, 2026; the form shows restricted stock units converting into shares on Aug 21, 2026, and states 41,190 shares held directly after the last sale. The shares were held directly and sold at an average of $259.52 a share. A footnote on the form said the sales were made under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan that Zapolsky adopted on Nov 3, 2025. 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, 2026.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

How each figure was checked17 facts

the reporting owner as filed, surname firstZapolsky DavidOur database
the form's signature line, signed for David Zapolsky, Senior Vice Presidentby Susan K. Jong as attorney-in-fact for David Zapolsky, Senior Vice President, Chief Global Affairs & Legal OfficerOur database
the reporting owner's relationship to the issuerofficer (Senior Vice President)Our database
the side of the trades on the formsaleOur database
shares sold across the sale lines15,430Our database
value of the sale lines in US dollars$4 millionOur database
date of the first sale lineAug 21, 2026Our database
date of the last sale lineAug 24, 2026Our database
the shares the form states after the last sale lineafter the last sale line the form states 41190 shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share held directlyOur database
line 1 of the shares table: restricted stock units converting into shares, with its dateexercise of a derivative security (code M): 9,900 shares acquired on Aug 21, 2026 at $0 per share; held directly; 51,090 owned after the lineOur database
line 2 of the shares table: restricted stock units converting into shares, with its dateexercise of a derivative security (code M): 5,530 shares acquired on Aug 21, 2026 at $0 per share; held directly; 56,620 owned after the lineOur database
the restricted stock units left after the first conversion line of the derivative table50,300 shares of Restricted Stock Unit Award owned after this line, held directlyOur database
footnote on the restricted stock unit lines: they convert into common stock one for oneConverts into Common Stock on a one-for-one basis.Footnotes and remarks of the Form 4 filed Aug 25, 2026 ↗
average price per share of the sale lines in US dollars$259.52Our database
how the shares of the sale lines were held5 sale lines held directlyOur database
footnote F1, attached to every sale line: the trading plan and the day it was adopted11/03/2025Footnotes and remarks of the Form 4 filed Aug 25, 2026 ↗
the day the Form 4 was filedAug 25, 2026Our database

The record

Issuer: Amazon (CIK 1018724, filed as AMAZON COM INC)
Form: 4
Accession: 0001557979-26-000008
Filed: Aug 25, 2026
Period of report: Aug 21, 2026
Reporting owner: Zapolsky David (CIK 1557979)
Relationship: officer (Senior Vice President)
Rule 10b5-1 checkbox: Ticked
Line 1: M (exercise of a derivative security) · 9,900 Common Stock, par value $.01 per share at $0.00 · Aug 21, 2026 · acquired, directly · 51,090 held after
Line 2: M (exercise of a derivative security) · 5,530 Common Stock, par value $.01 per share at $0.00 · Aug 21, 2026 · acquired, directly · 56,620 held after
Line 3: S (sale) · 1,138 Common Stock, par value $.01 per share at $257.7019 · Aug 21, 2026 · disposed, directly · 55,482 held after · footnotes F1 and F2
Line 4: S (sale) · 1,782 Common Stock, par value $.01 per share at $258.6357 · Aug 21, 2026 · disposed, directly · 53,700 held after · footnotes F1 and F3
Line 5: S (sale) · 2,133 Common Stock, par value $.01 per share at $259.6335 · Aug 21, 2026 · disposed, directly · 51,567 held after · footnotes F1 and F4
Line 6: S (sale) · 1,119 Common Stock, par value $.01 per share at $260.449 · Aug 21, 2026 · disposed, directly · 50,448 held after · footnotes F1 and F5
Line 7: S (sale) · 9,258 Common Stock, par value $.01 per share at $259.77 · Aug 24, 2026 · disposed, directly · 41,190 held after · footnote F1
Derivative line 1: M (exercise of a derivative security) · 9,900 Restricted Stock Unit Award at $0.00 · Aug 21, 2026 · disposed, directly · 50,300 held after · footnotes F6 and F7
Derivative line 2: M (exercise of a derivative security) · 5,530 Restricted Stock Unit Award at $0.00 · Aug 21, 2026 · disposed, directly · 108,406 held after · footnotes F6 and F8
Footnote F1: This transaction was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on 11/03/2025.
Footnote F2: Represents the weighted average sale price. The highest price at which shares were sold was $258.23 and the lowest price at which shares were sold was $257.24.
Footnote F3: Represents the weighted average sale price. The highest price at which shares were sold was $259.23 and the lowest price at which shares were sold was $258.25.
Footnote F4: Represents the weighted average sale price. The highest price at which shares were sold was $260.19 and the lowest price at which shares were sold was $259.25.
Footnote F5: Represents the weighted average sale price. The highest price at which shares were sold was $261.00 and the lowest price at which shares were sold was $260.26.
Footnote F6: Converts into Common Stock on a one-for-one basis.
Footnote F7: 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 F8: 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.