Bezos CEO Ex-Wife Sells Amazon Shares Worth 460 Billion Won
[Asia Economy New York=Correspondent Baek Jong-min] MacKenzie Bezos, the ex-wife of Jeff Bezos, CEO of the e-commerce giant Amazon, is reported to have sold Amazon shares worth approximately $400 million (about 467.2 billion KRW).
On the 27th (local time), US CNBC cited a stock ownership report filed by Bezos with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), reporting that MacKenzie's Amazon holdings decreased by about $400 million.
When MacKenzie and Bezos agreed to divorce in April last year, she received about 19.7 million Amazon shares, roughly 25% of Bezos's Amazon stake. The amount sold this time is estimated to be about 200,000 shares.
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At the time of the final divorce agreement with MacKenzie in April last year, Bezos transferred 25% of his Amazon shares. The shares MacKenzie received account for about 4% of Amazon's total shares. However, the voting rights of the shares owned by MacKenzie remain with CEO Bezos.
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