UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
February 27, 2026
Date of Report
(Date of earliest event reported)
AMAZON.COM, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-22513 | 91-1646860 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
410 Terry Avenue North, Seattle, Washington 98109-5210
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)
(206) 266-1000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of Each Class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered | ||
| Common Stock, par value $.01 per share | AMZN | Nasdaq Global Select Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
| Emerging growth company | ¨ | ||
| If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. | ¨ | ||
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ITEM 1.01. ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT.
On February 27, 2026, Amazon.com NV Investment Holdings LLC (“Amazon Sub”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (the “Company”), entered into an equity commitment letter agreement (the “Letter Agreement”) with OpenAI Group PBC (“OpenAI”), pursuant to which Amazon Sub agreed to purchase shares of OpenAI’s Series C Preferred Stock (the “Commitment Shares”) with an aggregate purchase price of $35.0 billion (the “Commitment Amount”). In connection therewith, the Company guaranteed the obligations of Amazon Sub. Amazon Sub may, in its sole discretion, elect to purchase all or any portion of the Commitment Shares at any time and from time to time pursuant to the Letter Agreement, provided that to the extent that it has not done so previously, Amazon Sub is obligated to purchase all remaining Commitment Shares upon the earlier to occur of (i) OpenAI meeting specified milestones, and (ii) OpenAI directly or indirectly consummating an initial public offering or direct listing of equity securities in the United States (a “Public Listing Transaction”), in each case subject to certain terms and conditions. If certain conditions are not satisfied until after a Public Listing Transaction occurs, then Amazon Sub’s purchase commitment will relate to the class of OpenAI’s common stock that is publicly traded at the same effective price per share as the Series C Preferred Stock price. The parties’ obligations under the Letter Agreement will terminate if Amazon Sub has not invested the Commitment Amount by December 31, 2028, which date may accelerate under certain circumstances. The investment provided for under the Letter Agreement is separate from and in addition to Amazon Sub’s agreement to invest $15.0 billion in OpenAI’s Series C Preferred Stock in connection with OpenAI’s current funding round, which Amazon Sub is obligated to purchase on March 31, 2026, subject to certain closing conditions.
The foregoing description of the Letter Agreement is qualified in its entirety by the terms of the Letter Agreement, which is filed hereto as Exhibit 10.1.
ITEM 7.01. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
On February 27, 2026, the Company issued a press release relating to the agreements discussed in Items 1.01 and 8.01 of this Form 8-K. A copy of such press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS.
In connection with the matters discussed in Item 1.01, affiliates of each of the Company and OpenAI entered into (i) a commercial arrangement primarily for the provision of Amazon Web Services (“AWS”) cloud services to OpenAI, and (ii) a joint collaboration agreement pursuant to which certain services using OpenAI models will be made available to the Company and on AWS.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 10.1 | Equity Commitment Letter Agreement dated as of February 27, 2026, by and between OpenAI Group PBC and Amazon.com NV Investment Holdings LLC, and solely as guarantor, Amazon.com, Inc.* | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated February 27, 2026. | |
| 104 | The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL (included as Exhibit 101). |
| * | Certain confidential portions of this exhibit (indicated therein by asterisks) have been omitted pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission rules. |
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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/ Susan K. Jong | |
| Susan K. Jong | ||
| Vice President and Secretary | ||
| Dated: February 27, 2026 | ||
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