| Amazon.Com, Inc. | |||
| (www.amazon.com) | |||
| Ticker: | AMZN | 1516 Second Avenue, 4th Floor | |
| Exchange: | NASDAQ-National Market | Seattle, WA 98101 | |
| Industry: | High-Tech (SIC Code 7375) | (206) 622-2335 | |
| Type of Shares: | Common Shares | Filing Date: | 3/24/97 | |
| U.S. Shares: | 3,000,000 | Offer Date: | 5/15/97 | |
| Non-U.S. Shares: | 0 | Filing Range: | $14.00 - $16.00 | |
| Primary Shares: | 3,000,000 | Offer Price: | $18.00 | |
| Secondary Shares: | 0 | Gross Spread: | $1.26 | |
| Offering Amount: | $45,000,000 | Selling: | $0.75 | |
| Expenses: | $850,000 | Reallowance: | $0.10 | |
| Shares Out After: | 22,954,534 |
| Manager | Tier | Phone |
| Deutsche Morgan Grenfell | Lead Manager | (212) 469-5600 |
| Alex. Brown & Sons Incorporated | Co-manager | (410) 895-2700 |
| Hambrecht & Quist Incorporated | Co-manager | (415) 439-3626 |
| Issuer's Law Firm: | Perkins Coie |
| Bank's Law Firm: | Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati |
| Auditor: | Ernst & Young |
| Registrar/Transfer Agent: | ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C. |
Dollar amounts in U.S. millions except for per share data | |||||
| Full Year Audited Income | Latest Unaudited Income | Prior Unaudited Income | Balance Sheet | ||
| 12/31/96 | 12/31/96 | ||||
| Revenue: | $2.23 | Assets: | $8.27 | ||
| Net Income: | -$0.77 | Curr Assets: | |||
| EPS: | -$0.04 | Liabilities: | $4.87 | ||
| Prior EPS: | -$0.02 | Curr Liabilities: | |||
| Cash Flow/Oper: | -$1.74 | Equity: | $3.40 | ||
| Cash Flow/Fin: | Cash: | ||||
| Cash Flow/Inv: | |||||
| Business Description |
| The company is the leading online retailer of books. Since opening for business as "Earth's Biggest Bookstore" IN July 1995, the Amazon.com bookstore has quickly become one of the most widely known, used and cited commerce sites on the World Wide Web. Amazon.com strives to offer its customers compelling value through innovative use of technology, broad selection, high-quality content, a high level of customer service, competitive pricing and personalized services. As an online bookseller, Amazon.com has virtually unlimited online shelf space and can offer customers a vast selection through an efficient search and retrieval interface. The company offers more than 2.5 million titles, including most of the estimated 1.5 million English-language books believed to be in print, more than one-million out-of-print titles believed likely to be in circulation and a smaller number of CDs, videotapes and audiotapes. |
| Use of Proceeds |
| The proceeds from the proposed offering will be used for working capital and general corporate purposes. |