Amazon closes £4.242 billion sale of notes due 2029 to 2045
On September 14, 2026, Amazon closed the sale of four series of notes with a total public offering price of £4.242 billion and estimated net proceeds of about £4.235 billion before offering expenses. The notes carry coupons from 5.200% to 6.650% and mature between 2029 and 2045, so the filing shows new long-term debt that Amazon will need to repay and service.
Key points
- Four series: 5.200% notes due 2029 (£1.25 billion), 5.550% due 2032 (£1 billion), 6.250% due 2038 (£1 billion), 6.650% due 2045 (£1 billion)
- Aggregate public offering price of £4.242 billion; estimated net proceeds of about £4.235 billion before offering expenses
- Sold under an Underwriting Agreement dated September 9, 2026, and registered on a Form S-3 filed February 6, 2026
The filing
Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 2:16 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on September 14, 2026.
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