Douglas Herrington, chief executive of Worldwide Amazon Stores, filed 25 transactions with the SEC between May 4 and August 21, 2026, all in Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) stock. The filings show a consistent pattern of selling: 16 open-market sales totaling $44.85 million, with no open-market purchases during the period. The largest single sale occurred on May 4, valued at $7.56 million, followed by a $1.1 million sale on May 21. Other sales ranged from roughly $106,000 to $627,900, spread across dates including May 15, June 1, July 1, August 3, August 17, and August 21.
The remaining nine filings were non-monetary transactions with a value of zero, coded as "M" (option exercise) or "G" (gift). These included three option exercises on May 21, three on August 21, and one each on May 15 and August 15, plus a gift on August 6. The option exercises typically accompany the sales, suggesting shares were acquired through exercise and then sold, though the filings do not specify the exercise prices or share counts. The sales are all coded "S" for open-market sales, indicating they were executed on the exchange rather than returned to the company.
Herrington’s selling has been steady and substantial, with at least one sale in every month from May through August. The total value of $44.85 million across 16 sales averages about $2.8 million per transaction, though the distribution is uneven: the May 4 sale alone accounts for nearly 17% of the total. The absence of any open-market purchases over the four-month window points to a clear divestment posture, even as the option exercises and gift suggest ongoing equity compensation activity.
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