UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
| ITEM 5.03. AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR BYLAWS; CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR. | 3 |
| ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. | 3 |
| SIGNATURES | 4 |
| EXHIBIT 3.2 |
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ITEM 5.03. AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR BYLAWS; CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR.
On May 3, 2024, the Board of Directors of Amazon.com, Inc. (the “Company”) approved and adopted amendments to the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”) to provide that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware is the exclusive forum for certain state corporate law or shareholder derivative claims, and that the federal district courts of the United States of America are the exclusive forum for the resolution of any action asserting a claim under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in each case to the fullest extent permitted by law and unless the Company consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum.
The foregoing summary of the amendments to the Bylaws does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Bylaws, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3.2 hereto.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d) Exhibits.
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| 3.2 | Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company. |
| 104 | The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL (included as Exhibit 101). |
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SIGNATURES
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/ Mark F. Hoffman | |
| Mark F. Hoffman | ||
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Vice President and Secretary | ||
Dated: May 3, 2024
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