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This excerpt taken from the AMZN DEF 14A filed Apr 17, 2009.

SECURITIES AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE UNDER EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS

The following table sets forth information concerning the Company’s equity compensation plans as of December 31, 2008:

 

Plan Category

    Number of Securities
to be Issued Upon
Exercise of
Outstanding
Options, Warrants
and Rights		     Weighted-average
Exercise Price of
Outstanding
Options,
Warrants and
Rights		     Number of Securities
Remaining Available
for Future Issuance
Under Equity
Compensation Plans 		 

Equity compensation plans approved by shareholders

    17,091,384 (1)   $ 28.72 (2)   119,715,854 (3)

Equity compensation plans not approved by shareholders

    709,236       15.83     18,800,216  
              

Total

    17,800,620 (4)     28.20     138,516,070  
              

 

(1) Includes 16,662,491 shares issuable pursuant to restricted stock unit awards, which awards may be granted only under the Company’s shareholder-approved 1997 Plan. There is no exercise price associated with a restricted stock unit award.
(2) Calculation excludes shares subject to restricted stock unit awards.
(3) For the fiscal years 2001 through 2010, the maximum number of shares issuable pursuant to the 1997 Plan is increased as of the first day of each fiscal year of the Company by an amount equal to (a) the lesser of (i) 4% of the outstanding common stock as of the end of the immediately preceding fiscal year, and (ii) 15 million shares, or (b) a lesser amount as determined by the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee.
(4) Excludes 101,095 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options having a weighted average exercise price of $79.00 and 59,063 restricted stock unit awards outstanding under equity plans assumed by the Company as a result of acquisitions.

Equity Compensation Plans Not Approved By Security Holders.    The Board adopted the 1999 Nonofficer Employee Stock Option Plan (the “1999 Plan”) to enable the grant of nonqualified stock options to employees, consultants, agents, advisors and independent contractors of the Company and its subsidiaries who are not officers or directors of the Company. Restricted stock units, the Company’s primary form of stock-based compensation since 2002, are not granted from the 1999 Plan. The 1999 Plan has not been approved by the Company’s shareholders. The Leadership Development and Compensation Committee is the administrator of the 1999 Plan, and as such determines all matters relating to options granted under the 1999 Plan, including the selection of the recipients, the size of the grants and the conditions to vesting and exercisability. The Leadership Development and Compensation Committee has delegated authority to make grants under the 1999 Plan to another committee of the Board and to certain officers of the Company, subject to specified limitations on the size and terms of such grants. A maximum of 40 million shares of common stock were reserved for issuance under the 1999 Plan.

 

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This excerpt taken from the AMZN DEF 14A filed Apr 18, 2008.

SECURITIES AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE UNDER EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS

The following table sets forth information concerning the Company’s equity compensation plans as of December 31, 2007:

 

Plan Category

    Number of Securities
to be Issued Upon
Exercise of
Outstanding
Options, Warrants
and Rights		     Weighted-average
Exercise Price of
Outstanding
Options,
Warrants and
Rights		     Number of Securities
Remaining Available
for Future Issuance
Under Equity
Compensation Plans 		 

Equity compensation plans approved by shareholders

    17,274,844 (1)   $ 20.25 (2)   110,504,550 (3)

Equity compensation plans not approved by shareholders

    940,595       14.87     18,790,112  
              

Total

    18,215,439 (4)     19.98     129,294,662  
              

 

(1) Includes 16,346,338 shares issuable pursuant to restricted stock unit awards, which awards may be granted only under the Company’s shareholder-approved 1997 Plan. There is no exercise price associated with a restricted stock unit award.
(2) Calculation excludes shares subject to restricted stock unit awards.
(3) For the fiscal years 2001 through 2010, the maximum number of shares issuable pursuant to the 1997 Plan is increased as of the first day of each fiscal year of the Company by an amount equal to (a) the lesser of (i) 4% of the outstanding common stock as of the end of the immediately preceding fiscal year, and (ii) 15 million shares, or (b) a lesser amount as determined by the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee.
(4) Excludes 10,473 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options having a weighted average exercise price of $1.38 that are outstanding under stock option plans assumed by the Company as a result of acquisitions.

Equity Compensation Plans Not Approved By Security Holders.    The Board adopted the 1999 Nonofficer Employee Stock Option Plan (the “1999 Plan”) to enable the grant of nonqualified stock options to employees, consultants, agents, advisors and independent contractors of the Company and its subsidiaries who are not officers or Directors of the Company. Restricted stock units, the Company’s primary form of stock-based compensation since 2002, are not granted from the 1999 Plan. The 1999 Plan has not been approved by the Company’s shareholders. The Leadership Development and Compensation Committee is the administrator of the 1999 Plan, and as such determines all matters relating to options granted under the 1999 Plan, including the selection of the recipients, the size of the grants and the conditions to vesting and exercisability. The Leadership Development and Compensation Committee has delegated authority to make grants under the 1999 Plan to another committee of the Board and to certain officers of the Company, subject to specified limitations on the size and terms of such grants. A maximum of 40 million shares of common stock were reserved for issuance under the 1999 Plan.

 

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This excerpt taken from the AMZN DEF 14A filed Apr 27, 2007.

SECURITIES AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE UNDER EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS

The following table sets forth information concerning the Company’s equity compensation plans as of December 31, 2006:

 

Plan Category

    Number of Securities
to be Issued Upon
Exercise of
Outstanding
Options, Warrants
and Rights		     Weighted-average
Exercise Price of
Outstanding
Options,
Warrants and
Rights		     Number of Securities
Remaining Available
for Future Issuance
Under Equity
Compensation Plans		  

Equity compensation plans approved by shareholders

    18,963,309 (1)   $ 19.49 (2)   100,417,694 (3)

Equity compensation plans not approved by shareholders

    2,990,461       13.86     18,750,084  
              

Total

    21,953,770 (4)     18.72     119,167,778  
              
(1) Includes 14,559,027 shares issuable pursuant to restricted stock unit awards, which awards may be granted only under the Company’s shareholder-approved 1997 Plan. There is no exercise price associated with a restricted stock unit award.
(2) Calculation excludes shares subject to restricted stock unit awards.
(3) For the fiscal years 2001 through 2010, the maximum number of shares issuable pursuant to the 1997 Plan is increased as of the first day of each fiscal year of the Company by an amount equal to (a) the lesser of (i) 4% of the outstanding common stock as of the end of the immediately preceding fiscal year, and (ii) 15 million shares, or (b) a lesser amount as determined by the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee.
(4) Excludes 14,917 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options having a weighted average exercise price of $2.40 that are outstanding under stock option plans assumed by the Company as a result of acquisitions.

Equity Compensation Plans Not Approved By Security Holders.    The Board adopted the 1999 Nonofficer Employee Stock Option Plan (the “1999 Plan”) to enable the grant of nonqualified stock options to employees, consultants, agents, advisors and independent contractors of the Company and its subsidiaries who are not officers or Directors of the Company. Restricted stock units, the Company’s primary form of stock-based compensation since 2002, are not granted from the 1999 Plan. The 1999 Plan has not been approved by the Company’s shareholders. The Leadership Development and Compensation Committee is the administrator of the 1999 Plan, and as such determines all matters relating to options granted under the 1999 Plan, including the selection of the recipients, the size of the grants and the conditions to vesting and exercisability. The Leadership Development and Compensation Committee has delegated authority to make grants under the 1999 Plan to another committee of the Board and to certain officers of the Company, subject to specified limitations on the size and terms of such grants. A maximum of 40 million shares of common stock were reserved for issuance under the 1999 Plan.

 

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This excerpt taken from the AMZN DEF 14A filed Apr 20, 2006.

SECURITIES AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE UNDER EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS

The following table sets forth information concerning the Company’s equity compensation plans as of December 31, 2005:

 

Plan Category

    Number of Securities
to be Issued Upon
Exercise of
Outstanding
Options, Warrants
and Rights		     Weighted-average
Exercise Price of
Outstanding
Options,
Warrants and
Rights		     Number of Securities
Remaining Available
for Future Issuance
Under Equity
Compensation Plans		  

Equity compensation plans approved by shareholders

    17,107,243 (1)   $ 15.49 (2)   91,435,692 (3)

Equity compensation plans not approved by shareholders

    4,815,937       12.60     18,565,561  
              

Total

    21,923,180 (4)     14.31     110,001,253  
              
(1) Includes 10,198,247 shares issuable pursuant to restricted stock unit awards, which awards may only be granted under the Company’s shareholder-approved 1997 Plan. There is no exercise price associated with a restricted stock unit award.

 

(2) Calculation excludes shares subject to restricted stock unit awards.

 

(3) For the fiscal years 2001 through 2010, the maximum number of shares issuable pursuant to the 1997 Plan is increased as of the first day of each fiscal year of the Company by an amount equal to (a) the lesser of (i) 4% of the outstanding common stock as of the end of the immediately preceding fiscal year, and (ii) 15 million shares, or (b) a lesser amount as determined by the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee.

 

(4) Excludes 26,048 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options having a weighted average exercise price of $2.56 that are outstanding under stock option plans assumed by the Company as a result of acquisitions.

Equity Compensation Plans Not Approved By Security Holders.    The Board adopted the 1999 Nonofficer Employee Stock Option Plan (the “1999 Plan”) to enable the grant of nonqualified stock options to employees, consultants, agents, advisors and independent contractors of the Company and its subsidiaries who are not officers or Directors of the Company. The 1999 Plan has not been approved by the Company’s shareholders. The Leadership Development and Compensation Committee is the administrator of the 1999 Plan, and as such determines all matters relating to options granted under the 1999 Plan, including the selection of the recipients, the size of the grants and the conditions to vesting and exercisability. The Leadership Development and Compensation Committee has delegated authority to make grants under the 1999 Plan to another committee of the Board and to certain officers of the Company, subject to specified limitations on the size and terms of such grants. A maximum of 40 million shares of common stock were reserved for issuance under the 1999 Plan. The 1997 Plan is the only plan that allows the Company to issue restricted stock units, the Company’s primary form of equity compensation since 2002.

 

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This excerpt taken from the AMZN DEF 14A filed Apr 5, 2005.

SECURITIES AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE UNDER EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS

 

The following table sets forth information concerning the Company’s equity compensation plans as of December 31, 2004:

 

Plan Category

    Number of Securities
to be Issued Upon
Exercise of
Outstanding
Options, Warrants
and Rights
     Weighted-average
Exercise Price of
Outstanding
Options,
Warrants and
Rights
     Number of Securities
Remaining Available
for Future Issuance
Under Equity
Compensation Plans
  

Equity compensation plans approved by shareholders

    16,454,944 (1)   $ 14.06 (2)   95,458,400 (3)

Equity compensation plans not approved by shareholders

    8,246,805       11.75     18,141,362  
    
         

Total

    24,701,749 (4)     13.02     113,599,762  
    
         
(1) Includes 6,426,550 shares issuable pursuant to restricted stock unit awards, which awards may only be granted under the Company’s shareholder-approved 1997 Stock Incentive Plan (the “1997 Plan”). There is no exercise price associated with a restricted stock unit award.
(2) Calculation excludes shares subject to restricted stock unit awards.
(3) For the fiscal years 2001 through 2010, the maximum number of shares issuable pursuant to the 1997 Plan is increased as of the first day of each fiscal year of the Company by an amount equal to (a) the lesser of (i) 4% of the outstanding Common Stock as of the end of the immediately preceding fiscal year, and (ii) 15 million shares, or (b) a lesser amount as determined by the Leadership Development and Compensation Committee.
(4) Excludes 65,541 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of stock options having a weighted average exercise price of $2.9279 that are outstanding under stock option plans assumed by the Company as a result of acquisitions.

 

Equity Compensation Plans Not Approved By Security Holders.    The Board adopted the 1999 Nonofficer Employee Stock Option Plan (the “1999 Plan”) to enable the grant of nonqualified stock options to employees, consultants, agents, advisors and independent contractors of the Company and its subsidiaries who are not officers or Directors of the Company. The 1999 Plan has not been approved by the Company’s shareholders. The Leadership Development and Compensation Committee is the administrator of the 1999 Plan, and as such determines all matters relating to options granted under the 1999 Plan, including the selection of the recipients, the size of the grants and the conditions to vesting and exercisability. The Leadership Development and Compensation Committee has delegated authority to make grants under the 1999 Plan to another committee of the Board and to certain officers of the Company, subject to specified limitations on the size and terms of such grants. A maximum of 40 million shares of Common Stock were reserved for issuance under the 1999 Plan. The 1997 Plan is the only plan that allows the Company to issue restricted stock units, the Company’s primary form of equity compensation since 2002.

 

 

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DEF 14A
Apr 17, 2009
DEF 14A
Apr 18, 2008
DEF 14A
Apr 27, 2007
DEF 14A
Apr 20, 2006
DEF 14A
Apr 5, 2005

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