Following Sale To Bezos, The Washington Post Company Undergoes Name Change

An American flag, left, and a District of Columbia fly outside the Washington Post building in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013. Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos bought the Washington Post for $250 million.
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The Washington Post Company announced Monday that it will be renamed Graham Holdings Company.

The name change follows the Graham family’s sale of the Washington Post to Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos.

Beginning November 29, the company’s ticker symbol on the New York Stock Exchange will be GHC. 

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