Amazon.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) to Ring The Nasdaq Stock Market Opening Bell

ADVISORY, May 12, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

What: 

Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN will visit the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square, in celebration of its 20 year listing anniversary.  

In honor of the occasion, Brian Olsavsky, Chief Financial Officer, will ring the Opening Bell along with several Amazon employees and customers, including a participant in the company's Career Choice Program, a former U.S. Army Captain who now leads military recruiting efforts at Amazon, a small business owner who sells on Amazon Marketplace, an author who publishes on Kindle Direct Publishing, and one of the first ever Amazon Web Services customers.

Where:

Nasdaq MarketSite – 4 Times Square – 43^rd & Broadway – Broadcast Studio

When:

Monday, May 15, 2017 – 9:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. ET        

Amazon Media Contact:

Ty Rogers

206-508-7565

amazon-pr@amazon.com

Nasdaq MarketSite:

Emily Pan

(646) 441-5120

emily.pan@nasdaq.com

Feed Information:

Fiber Line (Encompass Waterfront): 4463

Gal 3C/06C 95.05 degrees West

18 mhz Lower

DL 3811 Vertical

FEC 3/4

SR 13.235

DR 18.295411

MOD 4:2:0

DVBS QPSK

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Webcast:

A live stream of the Nasdaq Opening Bell will be available at:

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Photos:

To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Open, please go to http://business.nasdaq.com/discover/market-bell-ceremonies and click on the market open of your choice.

About Amazon

Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit www.amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.

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