Warren Buffett donates another $ 6 billion in the shares of Hathaway

The CEO is close to the institution Berkshire Hathaway She donated 12.36 million Berkshire category, at a value of $ 6 billion, for the Gates Foundation and four charities for the family. Gates got the majority of shares, with a 9.43 million gift.

Among nearly 3 million shares, 943384 went to the Suzanne Timeson Buffett Foundation. 660,366 shares were granted to three charities led by his children: Howard J. Pavite, Sherwood Foundation (run by Susie’s daughter) and Novo Foundation (run by his son Peter).

Buffett, 94, donated $ 5.3 billion in shares last June Last 1.14 billion dollars last NovemberIn what has become the tradition of Thanksgiving Day for him.

He wrote in November: “My father always wins.” “But it can be volatile – in fact unfair and even harsh – sometimes it ends life at birth or shortly, at other times, waiting for a century or so before a visit. So far, I was very lucky, but a long time before, it will roam me.”

Buffett announced, last month, that he will step down as CEO of Hathaway at the end of the year. in Review his willHe pointed out that the donations of the Gates Foundation will end after his death, as most of his wealth has been transformed into new charitable confidence that his children will be supervised – and the three must decide unanimously on how to distribute money.

Pavite is currently the eighth rank in the world, the richest person in the world Bloomberg is a billionaire index$ 152 billion.