Amazon Shareholder Engagement Presentation Deck
Item 10-Shareholder Proposal Requesting Additional Reporting on Risks
Associated with the Use of Certain Contract Clauses
Why We Recommend You Vote Against This Proposal
We have already prepared the requested report and disclosed the information sought by this proposal. As discussed in more detail in
the report:
We do not include the types of confidentiality clauses mentioned in the proposal in the agreements our employees sign when hired
We do not impose those restrictions through our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics or any other policies applicable to our employees
We use these types of confidentiality clauses when entering into a mutually agreed separation or severance agreement with an employee
or when resolving claims made by an employee or former employee through a settlement agreement
We do not prohibit the individual from reporting concerns about allegedly unlawful conduct to appropriate law enforcement bodies or
government regulators
We do not require employees to sign arbitration agreements
We support every employee's right to speak freely about their work environment regardless of whether they have positive or critical
perspectives or experiences, and our external communications policy affirmatively states that "employees (including hourly fulfillment
center employees) may freely communicate about their personal work experiences at Amazon without PR approval, including posting
on social media"
We take any allegations of unlawful conduct, including discrimination and harassment, very seriously
We carefully review and investigate allegations of conduct that is unlawful or violates our policies, regardless of the position of the
individual involved and regardless of whether we enter into a settlement agreement with the person making the claims
Our Leadership Development and Compensation Committee receives detailed quarterly updates on any allegations of unlawful
discrimination and harassment against employees in vice-president-level positions or above or employees investigated on behalf of
Amazon by an external investigator
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Proponents: Whistle Stop Capital on behalf of James C Manolis, Eliana Fishman, and Handlery Hotels Inc.
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