Amazon.com sells $24.923B in multi-year notes
Amazon.com, Inc. closed a large multi-tranche debt offering, selling floating rate notes due 2029 and seven series of fixed-rate notes maturing between 2029 and 2066.
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Amazon.com, Inc. closed a large multi-tranche debt offering, selling floating rate notes due 2029 and seven series of fixed-rate notes maturing between 2029 and 2066. The tranches include $750 million floating rate notes due 2029, $3.5 billion 4.600% notes due 2029, $4.25 billion 4.800% notes due 2031, $3.0 billion 5.100% notes due 2033, $4.5 billion 5.300% notes due 2036, $2.75 billion 6.000% notes due 2046, $4.0 billion 6.100% notes due 2056, and $2.25 billion 6.250% notes due 2066.
The aggregate public offering price of the notes was $24.923 billion, with estimated net proceeds of approximately $24.867 billion before offering expenses. The notes were issued under an existing shelf registration on Form S-3 and an indenture with Computershare Trust Company, National Association as successor trustee, with major investment banks acting as underwriters.
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Amazon locks in long-dated funding across multiple bond tranches.
Amazon.com, Inc. completed a sizable notes issuance spanning maturities from 2029 to 2066, with an aggregate public offering price of $24.923 billion. The structure mixes a 2029 floating rate tranche with seven fixed-rate series, distributing refinancing risk over four decades.
Coupon rates range from 4.600% on the 2029 notes to 6.250% on the 2066 notes, reflecting longer duration and rate environment at pricing. Estimated net proceeds of about $24.867 billion before expenses provide substantial balance sheet liquidity or funding capacity for general corporate purposes, as typical for such offerings.
The notes were issued off an existing Form S-3 shelf and under an established Indenture with Computershare Trust Company, National Association as successor trustee, with major underwriters including Barclays, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, and Morgan Stanley. Future filings may detail specific uses of proceeds and any related debt management actions.
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floating rate notes financial
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registration statement on Form S-3 regulatory
Indenture financial
Officers’ Certificate regulatory
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