Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Business
Niloy Chakrabarti

Bezos Offloads £47M in Amazon Shares to Charities—A Generous Gesture or Smart Tax Strategy?

According to the latest filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Amazon founder Jeff Bezos gifted 296,182 shares of the tech giant worth £47.02 million ($60.71 million) to non-profit organisations.

The trades were executed over two days, starting on 3rd March, 2024. The filing revealed that after the donation, Bezos now owns over 909.41 million shares of Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN). The latest donation adds to Bezos' billions of dollars worth of philanthropic contributions over the past years.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.