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PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 424(B)(3)
(TO PROSPECTUS DATED MAY 18, 1999) REGISTRATION NO. 333-74435
$1,250,000,000
AMAZON.COM, INC.
4 3/4% CONVERTIBLE SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2009
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This prospectus supplement relates to the resale by the holders (the
"Selling Securityholders") of 4 3/4% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2009
(the "Notes") of Amazon.com, Inc. (the "Company") and the shares of common
stock, $.01 par value (the "Common Stock"), of the Company issuable upon the
conversion of the Notes.
This prospectus supplement should be read in conjunction with the
prospectus dated May 18, 1999, which is to be delivered with this prospectus
supplement. All capitalized terms used but not defined in this prospectus
supplement shall have the meanings given them in the prospectus.
The information in the table appearing under the heading "Selling Holders"
in the prospectus is superseded in part by the information appearing in the
table below:
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PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
NOTES BENEFICIALLY COMMON STOCK
OWNED AND OWNED PRIOR TO COMMON STOCK
NAME OFFERED HEREBY(1) THE OFFERING(1)(2) OFFERED HEREBY(2)
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Chrysler Corporation Master Retirement
Trust.................................. 2,875,000 18,422 18,422
Commerzbank A.G. ........................ 11,000,000 70,487 70,487
Goldman, Sachs and Company............... 38,780,000 248,502 248,502
McMahan Securities Company, L.P. ........ 3,485,000 22,331 22,331
Motion Picture Industry Health Plan
-- Active Member Fund.................. 335,000 2,146 2,146
Motion Picture Industry Health Plan
-- Retiree Member Fund................. 170,000 1,089 1,089
OCM Convertible Limited Partnership...... 105,000 672 672
OCM Convertible Trust.................... 2,880,000 18,455 18,455
Partner Reinsurance Company, Ltd. ....... 305,000 1,954 1,954
SG Cowen................................. 6,975,000 44,695 44,695
State of Connecticut
-- Combined Investment Funds........... 3,400,000 21,787 21,787
State Employees' Retirement Fund of the
State of Delaware...................... 1,010,000 6,472 6,472
Vanguard Convertible Securities Fund,
Inc. .................................. 2,000,000 12,815 12,815
Any other holder of notes or future
transferee from any such
holder(4)(5)........................... 153,016,000 980,658 980,658
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(1) Includes common stock into which the notes are convertible.
(2) Assumes a conversion price of $156.055 per share and a cash payment in lieu
of any fractional interest.
(4) Information concerning other selling holders of notes will be set forth in
prospectus supplements from time to time, if required.
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(5) Assumes that any other holder of notes or any future transferee from any
such holder does not beneficially own any common stock other than common
stock into which the notes are convertible at the conversion price of
$156.055 per share.
INVESTING IN THE NOTES OR THE COMMON STOCK INTO WHICH THE NOTES ARE
CONVERTIBLE INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK. SEE "RISK FACTORS" BEGINNING ON PAGE
3 OF THE PROSPECTUS.
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NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES
COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR PASSED UPON THE
ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THE PROSPECTUS OR THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT. ANY
REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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The date of this prospectus supplement is May 25, 1999.
