Jeff Bezos sells almost 12 million Amazon shares price a minimum of $2 billion, with extra to come back


SEATTLE (AP) — Jeff Bezos filed an announcement with federal regulators indicating his sale of almost 12 million shares of Amazon inventory price greater than $2 billion.

The Amazon government chairman notified the U.S. Securities and Alternate Fee of the sale of 11,997,698 shares of widespread inventory on Feb. 7 and Feb. 8.

The collective worth of the shares of Amazon, which is predicated in Seattle the place he based the corporate in a storage about three a long time in the past, was greater than $2.04 billion, in accordance with the listed value totals.

The shares had been grouped in 5 blocks between 1 million and greater than 3.2 million.

In a separate SEC submitting, Bezos listed the proposed sale of fifty million Amazon shares round Feb. 7 with an estimated market worth of $8.4 billion.

Bezos stepped down as Amazon’s CEO in 2021 to spend extra time on his different tasks, together with the rocket firm, Blue Origin, and his philanthropy. His tackle on the inventory filings is listed as Seattle, though he reportedly has relocated to Miami.