SHAREHOLDERPROPOSALS In response to warehouse workers’ recent organization efforts and unionization votes, former Chairman Jeff Bezos admitted 11 that Amazon needs “to do a better job” for its employees. As Amazonshareholders, we agree, which is why we are calling for an independent audit and report of the working conditions and treatment that Amazon warehouse workers face. 1 https://www.aboutamazon.com/about-us 2 https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/20787752/amazon-dupont-citation-and-notice-may-2021.pdf 3 Id. 4 Id. 5 Id. 6 https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/11/amazon-warehouse-reports-show-worker-injuries/602530/ 7 https://www.seattletimes.com/business/amazons-dupont-washington-warehouse-has-highest-injury-rates-of-any-fulfillment-center-in-the-u-s-report- shows/ 8 https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2021/06/08/amazon-warehouse-injuries-significantly-higher-than-competitors- infographic/?sh=45fc34436854 9 https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/06/15/us/amazon-workers.html 10 https://builtin.com/recruiting/cost-of-turnover 11 https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/2020-letter-to-shareholders? utm_source=social&utm_medium=tw&utm_term=amznnews&utm_ content=2020shareholderletter&linkId=116261313 EndofShareholderProposalandStatementofSupport RECOMMENDATIONOFTHEBOARDOFDIRECTORSONITEM16 WhyWeRecommendYouVoteAgainstThisProposal • Safety is integral to everything we do at Amazon, as demonstrated by our relentless focus on health and safety training, engagement with employees, and refinement of our processes to improve working conditions. • Wearetransparent about our commitment to and efforts to improve workplace safety, discussing our initiatives in detail in our “Delivered with Care” safety report and on our website. We have incurred more than $15 billion in COVID-19-related costs to help keep our employees safe and deliver for our customers. • Wehavedisclosedourworkforceincident rates along with a comparison to a variety of industries. Our Lost Time Incident Rate was 2.3 globally and 2.6 in the United States in 2020, a 43% and 49% improvement from 2019, respectively. In addition, our Recordable Incident Rate was 5.1 globally and 6.5 in the United States in 2020, a 24% and25%improvementfrom2019,respectively. • Ourcommitmenttosupportingouremployees’well-beingandsuccessisdemonstratedthroughourcompetitive compensation and employee benefits. • OurBoardhasdirectoversight of employee well-being and workplace safety, and regularly reviews these matters. Safety is Integral to Everything We Do at Amazon TheBoardrecognizes the importance of workplace safety and the right to a safe work environment. As reinforced in our report, “Delivered with Care: Safety, Health, and Well-Being at Amazon,” “safety is integral to everything that we do at Amazon—everyday,inevery operation, across every country,” and “we strive to be safer, every day for our employees, partners, and communities.”60 Our founder and Executive Chair emphasized our commitment to safety in his 2020 Letter 61 to Shareholders, stating that Amazon would strive to be “Earth’s Best Employer and Earth’s Safest Place to Work.” Additionally, as we reaffirmed in our Amazon Global Human Rights Principles, we strive to be the most safety-centric organization in the world.62 This includes providing a clean, safe, and healthy work environment where the health and safety 60 Available at https://safety.aboutamazon.com/delivered-with-care. 61 Seehttps://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/2020-letter-to-shareholders. 62 Seehttps://sustainability.aboutamazon.com/people/human-rights/principles. 2022ProxyStatement 67