MacKenzie Bezos Just Sold $400 Million Worth of Her Amazon Shares

MacKenzie Bezos, the ex-wife of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, has sold off some of her shares in the company for a nice pay day of about $400 million.

According to a recent SEC filing, she reduced her stake in the company but still holds 19.5 million shares.

Following the very public divorce of the couple, Jeff Bezos retained sole voting control of MacKenzie Bezos’ stake. The drop in her stake was reported in the Friday filing, under Jeff Bezos’ name.

Jeff Bezos retains sole voting control of MacKenzie Bezos’ stake, which now stands at 19.5 million shares, or about 200,000 fewer shares than the 19.7 million she received as part of their divorce.

As part of the divorce, MacKenzie had received a 4% stake in Amazon, which handed her a $37 billion fortune.

Last May, she signed the Giving Pledge in which she pledged to give away half of her wealth to charitable causes. Jeff
Bezos hasn’t signed the pledge himself, but applauded his ex-wife’s decision.

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