Bezos Sells $2 Billion of Amazon Shares in First Major Stock Sale Since 2021
Bezos Sells $2 Billion of Amazon Shares in First Major Stock Sale Since 2021
(Bloomberg) -- Jeff Bezos unloaded 12 million shares of $Amazon (AMZN.US)$ this week, the first time the billionaire has sold the company's stock since 2021.
（彭博社）——杰夫·贝佐斯抛售了1200万股股票 $亚马逊 (AMZN.US)$ 本周，这位亿万富翁自2021年以来首次出售该公司的股票。
The sales took place on Wednesday and Thursday and netted just over $2 billion, according to a filing.
一份文件显示，销售发生在周三和周四，净销售额刚刚超过20亿美元。
Amazon disclosed on Feb. 2 that Bezos plans to sell as many as 50 million shares of Amazon over the next 12 months, potentially cashing in on a stock surge that's put him within reach of becoming the world's richest person. His fortune has climbed $22.6 billion this year to $199.5 billion as of Friday, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
亚马逊在2月2日透露，贝索斯计划在未来12个月内出售多达5000万股亚马逊股票，这有可能从股价飙升中获利，这使他有望成为世界首富。根据彭博亿万富翁指数，截至周五，他今年的财富已攀升226亿美元，至1995亿美元。
The Amazon founder has sold over $30 billion in shares since records going back to 2002, including about $20 billion combined in 2020 and 2021. He has primarily been gifting stock, including shares worth roughly $230 million that were given to nonprofit organizations in November.
自2002年创纪录以来，这位亚马逊创始人已经出售了超过300亿美元的股票，其中包括2020年和2021年的总共约200亿美元的股票。他主要赠送股票，包括11月份向非营利组织赠送的价值约2.3亿美元的股票。
Amazon, through a spokesperson, declined to comment.
亚马逊通过发言人拒绝置评。
--With assistance from Spencer Soper.
——在 Spencer Soper 的协助下。
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