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It has only been a few days since Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates announced their separation and since then all kinds of issues have started to arise around their relationship.
If it happens with a common partner, with much more reason with a marriage that was united 27 years and who will have to distribute an important fortune that amounts to over $ 130, 000 millions of dollars .
Just a day after the couple announced their divorce, Forbes posted that Bill transferred $ 1 stock to Melinda, 800 millions of dollars.
According to SEC documents, Cascade Investment, Bill Gates’ investment company, transferred that sum the same day the couple announced their surprise and mediatic divorce.
The transfer in shares was hardly noticed in the net worth of the founder of Microsoft , which dropped to $ 128, 600 millions from $ 130, 400 million dollars and that continues to keep him in the fourth place of the richest men in the world.
According to Forbes, Melinda received 2. million shares of AutoNation and 14. 1 million shares of Canadian National Railway Co., with a value of $ 309 million and $ 1, 500 million dollars , respectively.
The billionaire couple announced their divorce this week, which opened the question of how they would manage their wealth.
It is estimated that by the separation should be distributed around $ 130, did not have a prenuptial agreement , They were supposed to be on good terms, so there would be no problems due to the division of goods.
The Gates have a very particular view on money, according to Bill and Melinda Gates years ago, that their children will only receive $ 09 million dollars each as inheritance . The rest would be donated to charitable causes and scientific research .
“Everyone has tools to get ahead. They had a great education and money. There is no reason to think they will be poor so the money will be used to help people in need, ”said the couple said at some point while they were united .
Bill Gates once owned a significant portion of Microsoft, but ceded to the Gates Foundation or sold most of its stake over the years and now has less than 1% .
While Melinda held in 2020 fifth place on the list of 100 Most powerful women in the world, from Forbes.
With information from Forbes and Yahoo! News
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