Overview

• Jeff Bezos plans to sell up to 25 million Amazon shares, valued at approximately $4.75 billion based on current stock prices, according to a regulatory filing on May 2, 2025.
• The sales will occur under a pre-planned Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement adopted on March 4, 2025, ensuring compliance with insider trading regulations.
• This divestment follows previous large-scale sales, including 50 million shares sold in February 2024, as part of Bezos' ongoing wealth management strategy.
• Bezos has historically used proceeds from Amazon stock sales to fund ventures such as Blue Origin, The Washington Post, and philanthropic initiatives.
• Despite the planned sale, Bezos remains Amazon's largest shareholder, directly owning over 909 million shares as of March 2025.