Insider trade

Amazon's CEO Douglas Herrington sold about $5.02M of shares under a pre-set plan

Traded Apr 14, 2026 · Filed Apr 16, 2026

AmazonAMZN

~$5.02M
Reported value · 21K sh @ $245.00: 500K
Holds after · shares reported: -0.3%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +10.0%, $249.02 → $248.23 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

The boss of Amazon sold $5.02M 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 4% of their holdings
Routine for them: 24 sales in the past year
4 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: Apr 14, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Apr 16, 2026

CEO$1M+Pre-arranged plan referenced

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$5,022,500

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

68 days after results of Feb 5, 2026, 15 days before results of Apr 29, 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 $249.02 on Apr 14, 2026, within 2% of its 52-week high, after a 20% rise over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $167.32 (Apr 21, 2025) to $254.00 (Nov 3, 2025), 94% of the way up, from 250 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $208.39 on Mar 2, 2026. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Layoff notice nearby

A WARN layoff notice covering 616 workers was filed in Florida on April 17, 2026.

From the official state WARN list, 3 days after the trade. 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	+5.4%	+0.5%	+4.8%
30 days	+5.7%	+4.0%	+1.7%
90 days	-0.3%	+5.7%	-6.0%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0001936006-26-000012
Filed / recorded: Apr 16, 2026, 10:12 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: Apr 14, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 20,500
Price per share: $245.00
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 499,861
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.

Around the same time

5mo ago

Fund holdings

11.5MShares reported · +1.84M vs prior quarter

From a 13F filed May 15, 2026 covering holdings at Mar 31, 2026 — a quarter-end snapshot, not a live trade.

Why it stands out Official record

5mo ago

Congress trade

$1,001 - $15,000Reported range · official band, not an exact amount

11 different filers disclosed AMZN within 90 days. Disclosed 24 days after the transaction; reported as an official range, not an exact amount.

Why it stands out Official record

5mo ago

Congress trade

$1,001 - $15,000Reported range · official band, not an exact amount

10 different filers disclosed AMZN within 90 days. Disclosed 16 days after the transaction; reported as an official range, not an exact amount.

Why it stands out Official record