MacKenzie Bezos To Keep 25 Percent Of The Bezos’ Amazon Stock After Finalizing Divorce Settlement
On Thursday, Jeff Bezos and MacKenzie Bezos announced that they have agreed to divorce terms.
MacKenzie tweeted that she will keep 25 percent of the Amazon Stock of the couple, this will give her a 4 percent stake in the company.
Jeff will still retain the voting control over all her shares and he will also maintain all his interests in Blue Origin and the Washington Post.
On Thursday, Amazon confirmed the filing that MacKenzie will be holding 4 percent of the company’s stock after a court approves their divorce decree.
If we convert 4 percent into its current worth, the amount will be around $35 Billion USD.
According to the Securities and Exchange Commission, if MacKenzie decides to sell her shares, the buyer of the shares will have to enter into an agreement with Jeff to grant him all the rights to vote those shares.
MacKenzie tweeted that she was happy to give Jeff the voting control and the financial interests in the Washington Post and Blue Origin.
— MacKenzie Bezos (@mackenziebezos) April 4, 2019
She said she did this in order to “support his continued contributions with the teams of these incredible companies.”
Jeff also tweeted about the settlement, he said, “he is grateful for her support and for her kindness in this process.”
— Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos) April 4, 2019
Jeff and MacKenzie announced their divorce plans earlier this year, they are ending their 25-year long marriage.
Many claim to have evidence that Jeff was “whisking his mistress off to exotic destinations on his $65 million private jet.”
Jeff and MacKenzie got married in the early 1990s while they were both working at the D.E. Shaw, a hedge fund that was based in New York.
The couple moved to Seattle where Jeff launched Amazon.
Jeff and MacKenzie are parents of 4 kids.
Amazon turned Jeff into the World’s Richest Man, the current net worth of Jeff is around $150 Billion USD.