Edgar Filing: Zapolsky David

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Zapolsky David

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AMAZON COM INC [AMZN]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
Vice President

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

PO BOX 81226

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/15/2013

(Street)

SEATTLE, WA 98108-1226

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	05/15/2013		M		1,141	A	$ 0	1,141	D
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	05/15/2013		M		483	A	$ 0	1,624	D
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	05/15/2013		M		604	A	$ 0	2,228	D
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	05/15/2013		S⁽¹⁾		2,228	D	$ 267.07	0	D
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share								64.667	I	Held by the reporting person's Amazon.com 401(k) plan account

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Restricted Stock Unit Award

$ 0 ⁽²⁾

05/15/2013

1,141

05/15/2012⁽³⁾

02/15/2014

Common Stock, par value $.01 per share

1,141

$ 0

3,424

Restricted Stock Unit Award

$ 0 ⁽²⁾

05/15/2013

483

05/15/2011⁽⁴⁾

02/15/2014

Common Stock, par value $.01 per share

483

$ 0

1,449

Restricted Stock Unit Award

$ 0 ⁽²⁾

05/15/2013

604

05/15/2013⁽⁵⁾

02/15/2018

Common Stock, par value $.01 per share

604

$ 0

13,377

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Zapolsky David PO BOX 81226 SEATTLE, WA 98108-1226			Vice President

Signatures

/s/ David Zapolsky, Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary		05/15/2013
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	This transaction was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person.
(2)	Converts into Common Stock on a one-for-one basis
(3)	This award vests at the rate of 1,517 shares on May 15, 2012, August 15, 2012 and November 15, 2012, 1,518 shares on February 15, 2013, 1,141 shares on each of May 15, 2013, August 15, 2013 and November 15, 2013 and 1,142 shares on February 15, 2014.
(4)	This award vests at the rate of 37 shares May 15, 2011, August 15, 2011 and November 15, 2011, 35 shares on February 15, 2012, 603 shares on each of May 15, 2012, August 15, 2012, November 15, 2012 and February 15, 2013 and 483 shares on each of May 15, 2013, August 15, 2013, November 15, 2013 and February 15, 2014.
(5)	This award vests upon the following vesting schedule and the satisfaction of certain business criteria intended to qualify the award as tax-deductible compensation under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code: 604 shares on each of May 15, 2013, August 15, 2013 and November 15, 2013, 603 shares on February 15, 2014, 866 shares on each of May 15, 2014, August 15, 2014, November 15, 2014 and February 15, 2015, 573 shares on each of May 15, 2015, August 15, 2015, November 15, 2015 and February 15, 2016, 451 shares on each of May 15, 2016, August 15, 2016 and November 15, 2016, 450 shares on February 15, 2017, 1,002 shares on each of May 15, 2017, August 15, 2017 and November 15, 2017 and 1,001 shares on February 15, 2018.

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