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).

Jeff Bezos, Amazon CEO, and his partner Lauren Sanchez
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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.

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.