Amazon.com Announces Partial Redemption of 4.75% Convertible Subordinated Notes.SEATTLE -- Amazon.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMZN AMZN Amazon.com (NASDAQ symbol) ) announced that on June 9, 2008, it will redeem $500,000,000 in principal amount of its outstanding 4.75% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2009 ("Notes") with CUSIP numbers 023135AD8 and 023135AF3. The Notes will be redeemed at a redemption price of 100.475% of the principal amount at maturity, plus accrued and unpaid interest from February 1, 2008 through June 8, 2008. The Notes to be redeemed will be selected by lot in accordance with the procedures of The Depository Trust Company Depository Trust Company (DTC) DTC is the world's largest central securities depository. It accepts deposits of over 2 million equity and debt securities issues (valued at $23 trillion) from over 65 countries for custody, executes book-entry deliveries (valued at over $116 trillion , the registered holder of the Notes. After completion of the redemption of $500,000,000 in principal amount of the Notes, there will be approximately $399,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding. The right to convert the Notes to be redeemed into common stock of Amazon.com will expire on June 6, 2008. The current conversion price of the Notes is $78.0275. Copies of the notice of redemption may be obtained from The Bank of New York The Bank of New York, abbrieviated to BNY, was a global financial services company that existed until its merger with the Mellon Financial Corporation on July 2, 2007.[1] The bank now continues under the new name of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation. , the trustee and paying agent for the Notes, by calling Bondholder Relations at 1-800-254-2826. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc., (NASDAQ:AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as books, movies, music & games, digital downloads, electronics & computers, home & garden, toys, kids & baby, grocery, apparel, shoes & jewelry, health & beauty, sports & outdoors, and tools, auto & industrial. Amazon Web Services  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . provides Amazon's developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. 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As used herein, "Amazon.com," "we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, significant amount of indebtedness, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, and subsequent filings. |
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