Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife shrinks her Amazon stake by $400 million
Ever since his 2019 divorce, Jeff Bezos has rarely been out of the spotlight, whether it be for his phone hack or the hosting of a glitzy party in Washington attended by Ivanka Trump and Bill Gates.
His ex-wife MacKenzie Bezos on the other hand has kept a far lower profile. She’s tweeted just once -- in April to confirm the split -- even as her 4% stake in Amazon.com Inc. propelled her to a $37 billion fortune and made her the 25th richest person on the planet.
While her stake isn’t disclosed on an ongoing basis, a regulatory filing for Jeff Bezos, 56, indicates she still owns 19.5 million shares in the e-commerce retailer.
As part of the couple’s divorce agreement, the Amazon chief executive officer retains voting rights over her shares. The latest proxy holding shows 19.5 million shares at year-end, or about 200,000 less than the 19.7 million she’s calculated to have received as part of the divorce.
It’s not clear whether MacKenzie Bezos, 49, sold the shares, gifted them or otherwise transferred them. The timing of any transaction also isn’t clear.
She signed the Giving Pledge in May, promising to donate more than half of her fortune to philanthropy. The disposed shares would have a value of nearly $400 million today. Her remaining stake is valued at $36.3 billion, while Jeff Bezos still owns $107 billion worth of stock in the retailer.
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