AMAZON COM INC 8-K

What Happened Amazon announced it closed the sale of $36.898 billion aggregate principal amount of multi‑tranche notes on March 13, 2026. The offering included floating‑rate notes due 2028 and 2029 and multiple fixed‑rate series maturing between 2028 and 2076. The offering was completed under an underwriting agreement dated March 10, 2026, with J.P. Morgan, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and HSBC as lead managers. The notes were registered on the company’s Form S-3 filed February 6, 2026.

Key Details

• Aggregate public offering price: $36.898 billion; estimated net proceeds: approximately $36.813 billion (after underwriting discounts, before offering expenses).
• Maturities and rates include floating‑rate notes due 2028 ($1.75B) and 2029 ($1.0B), and fixed‑rate notes ranging from 3.850% (due 2028) up to 6.050% (due 2076); maturities span 2028–2076.
• Largest single tranches included $6.0B of 4.875% notes due 2036 and $5.5B of 5.800% notes due 2056.
• Notes issued under the company’s existing indenture (dated Nov. 29, 2012, as amended) with Computershare Trust Company, N.A. as successor trustee.

Why It Matters This transaction materially increases Amazon’s long‑term debt capacity and provides roughly $36.8 billion of gross liquidity from the offering. For investors, the new issuance will affect the company’s interest expense profile and debt maturity schedule (adding both near‑term floating‑rate paper and long‑dated fixed‑rate debt). The 8‑K does not specify the intended use of proceeds.