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Amazon's May 20, 2026 Annual Meeting resulted in all 11 director nominees elected, Ernst & Young ratified as auditor for FY2026, and named executive officer compensation approved on an advisory basis; five shareholder proposals — covering charitable partnerships reporting, data center climate impact, climate commitments reporting, mandatory independent board chair, and a worker-oriented AI advisory council — were all defeated by wide margins.

The MD&A section filed for Q1 2026 is dominated by risk factor disclosures rather than operational results, offering limited forward-looking financial detail. What management does emphasize is that tariff policy changes, trade disputes—particularly involving China-based sellers and suppliers—and geopolitical instability represent escalating operational threats. China-based sellers drive meaningful portions of third-party seller services and advertising revenue, and China-based suppliers underpin significant components and finished goods supply chains, making any regulatory or trade disruption directly margin-relevant. The filing explicitly flags recessionary fears, inflationary pressures tied to tariffs, and constrained labor markets as forces already affecting cost structures. On the competitive and investment front, management signals continued heavy capital deployment into AI and machine learning infrastructure, including GPU-dependent systems where supply is concentrated among a limited semiconductor supplier base. The risk that AI-related investments fail to generate expected returns—or require write-downs—is called out directly, as is the broader theme that new product and geographic expansions carry unproven profitability. AWS and the broader cloud business face intensifying competition as established players expand and new entrants emerge, particularly as AI lowers barriers to entry in infrastructure services. FX headwinds from a strong dollar remain a structural drag on international segment translation. Capital allocation risks are compounded by the fixed-cost nature of fulfillment and technology infrastructure, which limits the ability to right-size spending if revenue growth decelerates. Inventory management is flagged as a heightened concern given tariff-driven price volatility and rapid product cycle changes, with overstocking risk carrying direct P&L consequences through markdowns and write-offs. The filing offers no specific quarterly revenue figures or margin guidance within this section, but the cumulative weight of cited macro forces—tariffs, labor costs, FX, AI capex intensity—points toward a cost environment that remains under pressure even as top-line growth continues.

Amazon filed this 8-K on April 29, 2026 to report its Q1 2026 financial results, with the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 and a non-GAAP reconciliation disclosure as Exhibit 99.2.

Amazon has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Globalstar, Inc., announced via joint press release on April 14, 2026; the deal is subject to customary closing conditions including regulatory approvals.

Amazon filed this 8-K under Reg FD (Item 7.01) to furnish its 2025 Annual Letter to Shareholders (Exhibit 99.1) along with a GAAP reconciliation for a non-GAAP metric referenced in the letter (Exhibit 99.2). No financial transactions, guidance changes, or operational announcements are disclosed — this is solely the publication of the shareholder letter accompanying the 2025 Annual Report.

Amazon closed a €14.473 billion multi-tranche euro-denominated debt offering on March 16, 2026, comprising eight series of notes with maturities ranging from 2028 to 2064, including a floating rate tranche and fixed-rate tranches at coupons from 2.800% to 4.850%; net proceeds were approximately €14.447 billion after underwriting discounts.