AMAZON COM INC 424B3Registration Statements (S-1 / prospectus)

Risk Factors

RISK FACTORS ​ ​ ​ ​ 31 ​ ​ THE MERGERS ​ ​ ​ ​ 39 ​ ​ INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANIES ​ ​ ​ ​ 94 ​ ​ THE MERGER AGREEMENT ​ ​ ​ ​ 95 ​ ​ SUMMARY OF CERTAIN AGREEMENTS RELATED TO THE MERGERS ​ ​ ​ ​ 124 ​ ​ CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF GLOBALSTAR COMMON STOCK ​ ​ ​ ​ 126 ​ ​ COMPARATIVE MARKET PRICE DATA ​ ​ ​ ​ 128 ​ ​ DESCRIPTION OF AMAZON COMMON STOCK ​ ​ ​ ​ 130 ​ ​ COMPARISON OF RIGHTS OF STOCKHOLDERS OF AMAZON AND GLOBALSTAR ​ ​ ​ ​ 131 ​ ​ VALIDITY OF THE AMAZON COMMON STOCK ​ ​ ​ ​ 142 ​ ​ EXPERTS ​ ​ ​ ​ 142 ​ ​ HOUSEHOLDING OF INFORMATION STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS ​ ​ ​ ​ 143 ​ ​ WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION ​ ​ ​ ​ 144 ​ ​ INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE ​ ​ ​ ​ 145 ​ ​ ANNEXES ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Annex A Merger Agreement ​ ​ ​ ​ A-1 ​ ​ Annex B Opinion of Evercore ​ ​ ​ ​ B-1 ​ ​ iii TABLE OF CONTENTS ​ QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE MERGERS The following questions and answers are intended to briefly address some commonly asked questions regarding the mergers and the merger agreement. These questions and answers may not address all questions that may be important to you as a Globalstar stockholder. For additional information, please see the section titled “Summary” and the more detailed information contained elsewhere in this information statement/prospectus, the annexes to this information statement/prospectus and the documents referred to or incorporated by reference in this information statement/prospectus, which you should read carefully and in their entirety. You may obtain the information incorporated by reference into this information statement/prospectus without charge by following the instructions under the section titled “Where You Can Find More Information” beginning on page 144 of this information statement/prospectus. Q: blacklining:none; What are the mergers? ​ A: blacklining:none; Amazon.com, Inc. (“Amazon”), Grapefruit Acquisition Sub I, Inc., a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Amazon (“Acquisition Sub I”), Grapefruit Acquisition Sub II, LLC, a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Amazon (“Acquisition Sub II”), and Globalstar, Inc. (“Globalstar”) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 13, 2026 (as it may be amended from time to time, the “merger agreement”). A copy of the merger agreement is attached as Annex A to this information statement/ ​ prospectus. The merger agreement contains the terms and conditions of t