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April, Amazon, the world's biggest online retailer, said in a
filing that 4% of its outstanding stock or 19.7 million shares
would be registered in MacKenzie Bezos' name after court
approval of the divorce.
The couple announced their plan to divorce in a joint Twitter
statement in January, causing some to worry that Jeff Bezos
could wind up with reduced Amazon voting power or that he or
MacKenzie would liquidate large position.
He retains a 12% stake worth $114.8 billion and remains the
world's richest person, Bloomberg said. MacKenzie Bezos has said
she would give him voting control of her shares.
MacKenzie in May pledged to give half her fortune to charity to
join the "Giving Pledge," a campaign announced by billionaire
Warren Buffett and Microsoft Corp <MSFT.O> co-founder Bill Gates
in 2010.
(Reporting by Maria Ponnezhath and Mekhla Raina in Bengaluru;
Editing by Cynthia Osterman)
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