The divorce between Jeff Bezos and MacKenzie Bezos is regarded as the split of the century. Jeff Bezos used to be one of the richest men in the world, and he still is the richest man in the world, sorry Bill Gates. However, Jeff is not at the center of the focus as one of the wealthiest people in the world.
MacKenzie Bezos is the third richest woman in the entire world after L’Oreal’s Françoise Bettencourt Meyers and Walmart’s Alice Walton. According to sources, the divorce settlement is regarded as the wealthiest divorce settlement in human history.
How much did Jeff have to give to MacKenzie to settle for divorce?
According to the regulatory filings, the CEO of Amazon made a transfer of around 19.7 million shares of Amazon to his ex-wife. The report comes straight from the media outlet Bloomberg. After Jeff Bezos made the transfer, his ownership stake of Amazon came tumbling down to 12%.
Previously, Jeff owner 16% stake in Amazon. USA Today recently reported that 4% of the stakes of Amazon would go straight to MacKenzie. The details of the filling revolved around the stock sales that Jezz Bezos make from 29th to 31 July. During this period, Jeff Bezos did sell around 965,000 shares of Amazon. According to sources, the 965,000 shares of Amazon has a value of $1.8 billion.
How much stake does MacKenzie Bezos have in Amazon?
Much after the divorce settlement, MacKenzie has around 4% of the total stake in Amazon concerning the stock prices of the company. After putting the 4% undervaluation, MacKenzie has approximately $37 billion. Furthermore, this makes her the second-largest shareholder of the Amazon. The divorce agreement between MacKenzie and Bezos came into being in April 2019.
Both MacKenzie and Bezos concluded that Jeff would keep 75% of the total holding of Amazon. It is also important to note that the divorce might be very expensive, but MacKenzie and Bezos are still in talking terms. The split between MacKenzie & Jeff Bezos is the perfect example of an amicable divorce.
