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
June 23, 2020
Date of Report
(Date of earliest event reported)
June 23, 2020
AMAZON.COM, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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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)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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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. ☐
| ITEM 1.01. | ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT. |
On June 23, 2020, Amazon.com, Inc. (the “Company”), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the other lenders party thereto entered into an amended and restated credit agreement (the “Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”). The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement amends and restates the existing amended and restated credit agreement entered into by the Company on April 27, 2018, to, among other things, extend the term of the revolving credit facility provided thereunder to June 23, 2023. Borrowings under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement will be used for general corporate purposes, including backstopping any notes that the Company may issue under its commercial paper program.
The financial institutions party to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and their respective affiliates are full service financial institutions engaged in various activities, which may include sales and trading, commercial and investment banking, advisory, investment management, investment research, principal investment, hedging, market making, brokerage, and other financial and non-financial activities and services. Certain of these financial institutions and their respective affiliates have provided, and may in the future provide, a variety of these services to the Company and to persons and entities with relationships with the Company, for which they received or will receive customary fees and expenses.
The foregoing description of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement is qualified in its entirety by the terms of such agreement, which is filed hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
| ITEM 2.03. | CREATION OF A DIRECT FINANCIAL OBLIGATION OR AN OBLIGATION UNDER AN OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENT OF A REGISTRANT. |
The information set forth in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
| ITEM 9.01. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. |
(d) Exhibits.
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.
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AMAZON.COM, INC. (REGISTRANT) |
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By: | | /s/ Antonio Masone |
| | Antonio Masone |
| | Treasurer |
Dated: June 23, 2020
