Jeff Bezos Filed To Sell Billions Worth Of Amazon Stock. Its Shares Are Falling
The filing under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan follows Amazon’s record-high stock price after stronger-than-expected quarterly results.
- On Tuesday, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos filed to sell approximately 15 million shares worth roughly $4.1 billion, causing AMZN stock to fall more than 2% in early trading.
- Amazon shares reached an all-time high on Monday, pushing the company's market value above $3 trillion after last week's second-quarter earnings report beat Wall Street expectations.
- Earnings of $1.97 per share surpassed the $1.82 expectation, driven by Amazon Web Services growth that generated $42.2 billion in revenue during the quarter.
- The planned sale occurred Monday through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on Nov. 14, 2025, while Bezos remains among the company's largest shareholders.
- CEO Andy Jassy announced Amazon is raising its capital expenditure forecast to $220 billion for the year, reflecting rising memory prices tied to the company's AI infrastructure buildout.
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Jeff Bezos sold almost $350 million in Amazon.com shares after the company's roles reached a record level yesterday, marking his first sale of the company's shares this year. The transaction, released in a form 4 published after the closing of the market today, represented only a small portion of the up to $15 million of shares — valued at over $4 billion — that the billionaire reported he intended to sell, in a separate document released two da…
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Jeff Bezos files to sell $4 billion in Amazon stock
Jeff Bezos filed plans to sell nearly $4.1 billion in Amazon stock on Monday as shares hit a new all-time high.
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