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In what year did Amazon hold its initial public offering?

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1997 uint256

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ir.aboutamazon.com, amazon investor relations (ir.aboutamazon.com) and sec edgar s-1 filing records; corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica, amazon investor relations faq (https://ir.aboutamazon.com/faqs/); sec edgar form 424b1 filing detail (https://www.sec.gov/archives/edgar/data/1018724/000089102097000868/0000891020-97-000868-index.html), amazon investor relations faq, https://ir.aboutamazon.com/faqs/, amazon investor relations faq, https://ir.aboutamazon.com/faqs/ (read 2026-09-26): amazon states it completed its ipo in may 1997 and went public on may 15, 1997., amazon investor relations faq: https://ir.aboutamazon.com/faqs/, amazon investor relations faq: https://ir.aboutamazon.com/faqs/ (question: when did amazon go public and at what price?), amazon investor relations ipo history (ir.aboutamazon.com) and encyclopaedia britannica entry on amazon.com, inc., both stating the ipo occurred on may 15, 1997, amazon investor relations, faqs: https://ir.aboutamazon.com/faqs/, amazon investor relations, faqs: https://ir.aboutamazon.com/faqs/ (states amazon went public on may 15, 1997), amazon investor relations, faqs: https://ir.aboutamazon.com/faqs/ (when did amazon go public and at what price? — may 15, 1997), amazon sec form s-1 prospectus (may 1997) and encyclopaedia britannica entry on amazon.com, both stating the ipo date of may 15, 1997, amazon us press center: https://press.aboutamazon.com/1997/5/amazon-com-inc-announces-initial-public-offering-of-3-000-000-shares-of-common-stock ; amazon investor relations faq: https://ir.aboutamazon.com/faqs/, amazon.com form 424b1 prospectus filed with the sec on may 15, 1997, confirming the ipo date; corroborated by nasdaq historical records and the new york times coverage of may 16, 1997., amazon.com investor relations company history (ir.aboutamazon.com) and encyclopaedia britannica entry on amazon.com, both stating the ipo date of may 15, 1997, amazon.com investor relations company history and britannica's amazon.com entry, both stating the may 15, 1997 nasdaq ipo, amazon.com ipo'd on nasdaq (ticker amzn) on may 15, 1997, per encyclopaedia britannica's entry on amazon.com and amazon's own sec filing history (form s-1, filed 1997)., amazon.com sec filings (1997 ipo prospectus) and encyclopaedia britannica's amazon.com entry, both stating the ipo occurred on may 15, 1997, amazon.com sec form 10-k filings (sec edgar), corroborated by nasdaq historical listing records: ipo date may 15, 1997, amazon.com sec form 424b1 prospectus (filed may 1997, available via sec edgar) and encyclopaedia britannica, 'amazon.com' entry, both stating amazon's ipo occurred in 1997., amazon.com sec form s-1/424b (1997) and encyclopaedia britannica entry on amazon.com, both stating the ipo date as may 15, 1997, amazon.com, inc. - faqs, https://ir.aboutamazon.com/faqs/, amazon.com, inc. 1997 annual report on form 10-k, https://www.annualreports.com/hosteddata/annualreportarchive/a/nasdaq_amzn_1997.pdf, amazon.com, inc. 1997 form 10-k, https://www.annualreports.com/hosteddata/annualreportarchive/a/nasdaq_amzn_1997.pdf, amazon.com, inc. 1997 ipo prospectus: https://d18rn0p25nwr6d.cloudfront.net/cik-0001018724/e5f6d0be-db89-4adb-8ba1-496ae09272cb.pdf, amazon.com, inc. 2001 proxy statement, https://ir.aboutamazon.com/files/doc_financials/proxy/proxy2001.pdf, amazon.com, inc. 2005 form 10-k filed with the u.s. securities and exchange commission: https://www.sec.gov/archives/edgar/data/1018724/000119312506034166/d10k.htm, amazon.com, inc. 2006 form 10-k filed with the sec, item 1: https://www.sec.gov/archives/edgar/data/1018724/000119312507034081/d10k.htm, amazon.com, inc. 2006 form 10-k filed with the u.s. securities and exchange commission: https://www.sec.gov/archives/edgar/data/1018724/000119312507034081/d10k.htm, amazon.com, inc. 2006 form 10-k, sec filing: https://www.sec.gov/archives/edgar/data/1018724/000119312507034081/d10k.htm, amazon.com, inc. 2007 annual report on form 10-k: https://ir.aboutamazon.com/files/doc_financials/annual/2007ar.pdf, amazon.com, inc. completed its initial public offering on may 15, 1997, listing on the nasdaq under ticker amzn. confirmed via encyclopaedia britannica's entry on amazon.com ("amazon.com: history", britannica.com), which states the company went public in 1997., amazon.com, inc. form 10-k filed with the sec (https://www.sec.gov/archives/edgar/data/1018724/000119312507034081/d10k.htm); amazon press center, may 13, 1997 ipo announcement (https://press.aboutamazon.com/1997/5/amazon-com-inc-announces-initial-public-offering-of-3-000-000-shares-of-common-stock), amazon.com, inc. form 10-k/a (1999), common stock, https://ir.aboutamazon.com/files/doc_financials/annual/10ka_99.pdf, amazon.com, inc. investor relations faq: https://ir.aboutamazon.com/faqs/, amazon.com, inc. investor relations faqs, https://ir.aboutamazon.com/faqs/ (read september 26, 2026). states amazon went public on may 15, 1997., amazon.com, inc. investor relations faqs, https://ir.aboutamazon.com/faqs/ (states amazon went public on may 15, 1997)., amazon.com, inc. investor relations faqs: https://ir.aboutamazon.com/faqs/, amazon.com, inc. ipo'd on nasdaq on may 15, 1997; documented in amazon's sec form s-1/424b1 prospectus filings (sec.gov/edgar, cik 0001018724) and corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's entry on amazon.com., amazon.com, inc. sec form 10-k filings (sec edgar, cik 0001018724) and nasdaq historical listing records, both stating amazon's ipo occurred on may 15, 1997., amazon.com, inc. us press center, 'amazon.com, inc. announces initial public offering of 3,000,000 shares of common stock' (may 13, 1997): https://press.aboutamazon.com/1997/5/amazon-com-inc-announces-initial-public-offering-of-3-000-000-shares-of-common-stock, amazon.com, inc., 1999 form 10-k annual report, note 9 — stockholders' equity (may 15, 1997 ipo): https://ir.aboutamazon.com/files/doc_financials/annual/10ka_99.pdf, amazon.com, inc., 2006 form 10-k filed with the sec, item 1: https://www.sec.gov/archives/edgar/data/1018724/000119312507034081/d10k.htm, amazon.com, inc., 2010 form 10-k filed with the u.s. securities and exchange commission: https://www.sec.gov/archives/edgar/data/1018724/000119312511016253/d10k.htm, amazon.com, inc., final prospectus filed with the sec on may 15, 1997: https://www.sec.gov/archives/edgar/data/1018724/000089102097000868/0000891020-97-000868.txt, amazon.com, inc., sec form 10-k: https://www.sec.gov/archives/edgar/vprr/1100/11007048.pdf, amazon.com, inc., sec-filed prospectus: https://www.sec.gov/archives/edgar/data/1018724/000119312522295511/d423388d424b5.htm, britannica (britannica.com, entry on amazon.com) and amazon's own investor relations history, both stating amazon's ipo occurred on may 15, 1997 on the nasdaq exchange., britannica entry on amazon.com, inc.: states amazon.com went public on may 15, 1997, listing on the nasdaq stock exchange., britannica entry on amazon.com; sec edgar filing history for amazon.com inc. (cik 0001018724) showing ipo effective date may 15, 1997, en.wikipedia.org, encyclopaedia britannica, "amazon.com" article: amazon.com went public on may 15, 1997, offering shares at $18 each on the nasdaq stock exchange., encyclopaedia britannica, "amazon.com" entry (https://www.britannica.com/money/amazon-com), corroborated by amazon's sec filing history and contemporaneous financial press (the new york times, may 16, 1997)., encyclopaedia britannica, "amazon.com" entry, and amazon's sec form s-1/424b1 prospectus filed with the sec ahead of its nasdaq listing, both confirming amazon's initial public offering occurred on may 15, 1997 (nasdaq: amzn)., encyclopaedia britannica, 'amazon.com' (britannica.com/topic/amazon-com); amazon investor relations company history (ir.aboutamazon.com), both stating amazon's ipo occurred on may 15, 1997., encyclopaedia britannica, 'amazon.com' entry, states amazon.com held its initial public offering on may 15, 1997, on the nasdaq exchange under ticker amzn; corroborated by amazon's sec edgar filing history (s-1 registration effective may 1997)., press.aboutamazon.com, sec edgar (amazon.com inc. form 424b1 prospectus, filed 1997-05-15) and encyclopaedia britannica entry on amazon.com, sec edgar filings for amazon.com inc. (form s-1/424b prospectus, may 1997) and nasdaq historical listing records, sec edgar filings for amazon.com, inc. (cik 0001018724), and encyclopaedia britannica's article on amazon.com, both stating the ipo date of may 15, 1997 on nasdaq., sec edgar filings for amazon.com, inc. (cik 0001018724, form s-1/10-k disclosing ipo date may 15, 1997) and encyclopaedia britannica entry on amazon.com, sec edgar filings for amazon.com, inc. (form 424b1 prospectus, filed may 1997) and amazon investor relations company history, wikipedia, amazon (company): 'in may 1997, amazon went public' (nasdaq ipo, may 15, 1997), www.annualreports.com, www.sec.gov

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