Seattle, WA – Amazon.com Inc
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In April, Amazon, the world’s biggest online retailer, said in a filing that 4% of its outstanding stock or 19.7 million shares would be registered in MacKenzie Bezos’ name after court approval of the divorce.
The couple announced their plan to divorce in a joint Twitter statement in January, causing some to worry that Jeff Bezos could wind up with reduced Amazon voting power or that he or MacKenzie would liquidate large position.
He retains a 12% stake worth $114.8 billion and remains the world’s richest person, Bloomberg said. MacKenzie Bezos has said she would give him voting control of her shares.
MacKenzie in May pledged to give half her fortune to charity to join the “Giving Pledge,” a campaign announced by billionaire Warren Buffett and Microsoft Corp
I can’t understand why she didn’t receive 50% of their joint Amazon stock, since there was no pre-nuptial signed, when they first got married? She should have received 65 billion dollars of the Amazon stock.
After 25 yrs they couldn’t work things out ?
I guess money doesn’t buy happiness