Insider trade

Amazon's CEO Douglas Herrington sold about $499K of shares under a pre-set plan

Traded Aug 17, 2026 · Filed Aug 19, 2026

AmazonAMZN

~$499K
Reported value · 1,900 sh @ $262.8153: 468K
Holds after · shares reported: -5.0%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 -1.1%, $261.31 → $248.23 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

The boss of Amazon sold $499K of Amazon shares. It was planned long ago, so it says very little.

Sold under a plan set up in advance, so the timing wasn't a fresh decision
Routine for them: 38 sales in the past year
8 insiders at Amazon sold within a month

Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell

View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

All the details

Dates, kept separate

Transaction date: Aug 17, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Aug 19, 2026

CEO$100K–$500KPre-arranged plan referenced

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$499,349

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

18 days after results of Jul 30, 2026

Results dates are the company's own 8-K (Item 2.02). Many companies only let insiders trade in a window after results

Price at the time

Closed at $261.31 on Aug 17, 2026, 31% above its 52-week low and 8% below its high, after a 7% rise over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $198.79 (Feb 13, 2026) to $284.02 (Aug 3, 2026), 73% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $244.16 on Jul 6, 2026. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Layoff notice nearby

A WARN layoff notice covering 121 workers was filed in Washington on August 31, 2026.

From the official state WARN list, 14 days after the trade; 2 more notices by the company within 60 days. Shown for timing only; the two filings are separate

Planned / mechanical clue

Footnote references a pre-arranged trading plan (Rule 10b5-1)

Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred

After it was reported

After	Stock	S&P 500	Difference
7 days	-1.5%	+1.1%	-2.6%
30 days	-0.6%	+1.4%	-2.1%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0001936006-26-000020
Filed / recorded: Aug 19, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 1, 2026, 11:17 PM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v1
Data quality: Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer: AMAZON COM INC
Issuer CIK: 1018724
Ticker: AMZN
Reporting person: Douglas J Herrington
Relationship: Officer
Officer title: CEO Worldwide Amazon Stores
Security: Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: Aug 17, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 1,900
Price per share: $262.8153
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 467,538
Ownership form: Direct
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

This transaction was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on 11/10/2025.
Represents the weighted average sale price. The highest price at which shares were sold was $263.28 and the lowest price at which shares were sold was $262.52.

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