World's Richest' Jeff Bezos Agrees to $35bn divorce
Image credit: Jörg Carstensen | Getty Images On Thursday, Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos announced thier agreement to divorce terms, with MacKenzie Bezos set to hold on to a large chunk of the Amazon stock. MacKenzie Bezos, revealed in her tweet that she would be keeping 25% of the Amazon stock, which should give her a 4% stake in the company. Jeff Bezos will retain voting control over all her shares and will also maintain all his interests in the Washington Post and Blue Origin, a private space company. Pending a court approval of their divorce decree, Amazon confirmed in a filing on Thursday that MacKenzie Bezos is expected to hold 4% of the companys outstanding common stock. Roughly, that amount would be worth $35 billion based on Amazons current market value. If MacKenzie Bezos ever decides to sell her shares, the buyer would have to enter into an agreement with Jeff Bezos to grant him the rights to vote those shares, according to the filing with the Securities and Exchange C