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Published in TZ Latest News 24 March, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff

Top U.S. CEOs reaped billions from stock gains in recent years, Reuters analysis shows

CEOs at large U.S. companies collectively realized at least $6 billion more in compensation than initially estimated in annual disclosures in the five years after the financial crisis first hit, according to a Reuters analysis. About 300 CEOs who served throughout the 2009-2013 period at S&P 500 companies together realized about $22 billion in compensation in the form of pay, bonuses and share and option grants, or an average of $73 million each, figures provided by executive compensation data firm Equilar show.

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