Bill Gates transferred $120million in Coca Cola stock into his wife s name on Thursday
He also gave her $365million in shares of Grupo Televisa, a Mexican TV company
On Monday, his investment company, Cascade, transferred $1.8bn in stocks to Melinda
$1.5billion was in Canadian National Railway Stock and $300million was in AutoNation stock
It s a drop in the bucket of what she is likely to receive in total from their $130bn fortune
When the pair got married in 1994, there was no prenup and Bill was already a billionaire
They have said they will continue to work together at their foundation
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation faces uncertain governance after split
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There are questions being raised of the financial impact of Bill Gates Foundation following the divorce of Bill and Melinda Gates.
Bill, the fourth richest man in the world with a fortune valued by Forbes at $130 billion, and Melinda have pledged to continue working together for the foundation following the 27 years into their marriage.
It could create new questions about their wealth, most of which has yet to be donated to the foundation, despite co-creating the Giving Pledge.