The founder of Amazon and billionaire Jeff Bezos announced his intention to sell 25 million shares of the company as part of the plan, which will end on May 29, 2026.
The company notified the US Securities and Exchange Commission (Eng. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC) – the US government agency is the main body that carries out the functions of supervising and regulating the American securities market.
at the current market price of Amazon shares, the sale amount is approximately $ 4.8 billion. Despite the fact that Bezos left the post of general director of the company in 2021, he continues to be its largest shareholder.
Sale of shares is a continuation of the previous transaction, when the Bezos sold paper Amazon in the amount of about 13.5 billion dollars last year. This was his first similar decision since the company’s leading post in the company.