Maybe Melinda wasn’t as forgiving as Hillary. If so, good for her. If, on the other hand, this is a tactic to be able to dump a lot of stock without SEC approval, shame on her.
AS a side note, we keep pushing the acceptable border of deviant behavior further and further out.
The amount of cash/stock that will change hands is small relative to the size of Bill's total net worth.
Local news sources say the wife got around $1.5 billion. No word about any division of their 4 homes or massive farm land holdings.
The wife just purchased a modestly priced home (less than $2 million) that is almost straight west across Lake Washington from Bill's mansion.
Her new house is quite close to the Gates Foundation HQ and within walking distance of the University of Washington.
Unknown if she plans to live there full time, or just stay there when she is doing Foundation related work.