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Bezos Files to Sell $4 B Amazon Stock, Shares Slip 2%

8/5/2026

Summary

Bezos Sells Shares

Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and executive chairman, filed a Form 144 to sell 15 million shares valued at about $4.07 billion.
The sale, through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney under a Rule 10b5-1 plan adopted on 14 November 2025, would leave Bezos with about 869 million shares (?8.1% of 10.79 billion) worth $244 billion.
After the filing, Amazon shares fell about 2% in pre-market trading and roughly 1% overnight.
CNBC host Jim Cramer described the transaction as a “buzzkill.”

Summary

Bezos Offloads

Jeff Bezos will sell 15 million founder shares acquired on July 5 1994, Amazon’s founding day.
Amazon trades at $279.13, 12.6% above its 20-day SMA and 18.2% above its 200-day SMA.
A May golden cross moved the 50-day average above the 200-day, reinforcing bullish bias.
Key support sits at $225, with the next floor at the 0.786 Fibonacci near $266 and a drop to $220 requiring a market crash.

History

Historical Context

Amazon was founded in July 1994, launched its website in July 1995, and went public on May 15 1997, raising $54 million at $18 per share with Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse handling the offering. The IPO gave founder Jeff Bezos early liquidity, a pattern echoed by his 2025 Rule 10b5-1 plan to sell 15 million shares, a move regulators watch for short-term price pressure but limited long-term impact.

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Bezos Sells Shares

Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and executive chairman, filed a Form 144 to sell 15 million shares valued at about $4.07 billion.
The sale, through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney under a Rule 10b5-1 plan adopted on 14 November 2025, would leave Bezos with about 869 million shares (?8.1% of 10.79 billion) worth $244 billion.
After the filing, Amazon shares fell about 2% in pre-market trading and roughly 1% overnight.
CNBC host Jim Cramer described the transaction as a “buzzkill.”

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