Insider trade

Amazon Web Services CEO sold about $508K of Amazon shares under a pre-set plan

Traded Aug 21, 2026 · Filed Aug 25, 2026

AmazonAMZN

~$508K
Reported value · 1,951 sh @ $260.34: 18K
Holds after · shares reported: −2.8%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +1.2%, $258.63 → $251.40 on Oct 5

Why it stands out

The boss of Amazon sold $508K 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
Sold 10% of their holdings
Routine for them: 22 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 21, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Aug 25, 2026

CEO$500K–$1MPre-arranged plan referenced

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$507,923

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

22 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 $258.63 on Aug 21, 2026, 30% above its 52-week low and 9% below its high, after a 5% rise over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $198.79 (Feb 13, 2026) to $284.02 (Aug 3, 2026), 70% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $245.34 on Jul 10, 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, 10 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	−2.0%	−0.1%	−1.9%
30 days	−4.1%	+0.7%	−4.8%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0002024813-26-000010
Filed / recorded: Aug 25, 2026, 9:01 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: Matthew S Garman
Relationship: Officer
Officer title: CEO Amazon Web Services
Security: Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: Aug 21, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 1,951
Price per share: $260.34
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 17,794
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 05/04/2026.
Represents the weighted average sale price. The highest price at which shares were sold was $260.79 and the lowest price at which shares were sold was $260.15.

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Justice awarded

$6.01Mcommitted so far

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The Department of Justice placed an order with Amazon for $6.01M on June 5, 2026, under a larger existing agreement. This is a routine purchase, as only 32% of the maximum $18.8M value has been committed so far and it was competed under simplified rules.

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4,086Derivative units

4w ago

Compensation award — excluded from discretionary-purchase analysis.

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