[Bezos Plans to Sell $4.1 Billion Worth of Amazon Stock, Shares Close Down Over 2%] BlockBeats reports that on August 5, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos submitted a filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), planning to sell approximately 15 million shares of Amazon stock, with a total value of about $4.1 billion based on Monday's closing price. The filing indicates that this sale is part of a 10b5-1 prearranged trading plan adopted by Bezos on November 14, 2025, and will be executed through Morgan Stanley. The shares in question were originally acquired in 1994 as founder's stock. The announcement of this sale plan comes shortly after Amazon's stock hit an all-time high on Monday. Driven by last week's quarterly earnings report, the company's market capitalization surpassed $3 trillion, with strong performance in its cloud computing business during the second quarter. The market views its AI investments as translating into higher growth momentum. Following the news of Bezos' planned stock sale, Amazon's stock closed down more than 2% on Tuesday. Year-to-date, Amazon's stock has risen approximately 20%, outperforming the S&P 500 index, which has gained about 12% over the same period. In recent years, Bezos has consistently sold Amazon shares through prearranged trading plans but remains one of the company's major shareholders. The filing also reveals that in May of this year, Bezos donated 220,200 shares of Amazon stock to a nonprofit organization. [Original Link]