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CEO pay
Goldman Sachs filed its annual proxy statement April 7. According to an Associated Press calculation of the compensation data in the filing, CEO Lloyd Blankfein received pay valued at $9.86 million for 2009, including a restricted stock bonus worth $9 million on the day it was granted, a $600,000 salary and $262,657 in other compensation and perks including car service and retirement benefits.
While Blankfein's stock-based award was to reward his work in 2009, the award was not included in the calculation of total compensation that Goldman presented in its proxy statement since it was approved 2010. The pay amount included in the proxy only reflects what was granted and paid in the fiscal year 2009. Blankfein's latest stock award will be included in calculations of his total pay for 2010.
The AP's executive-pay calculation aims to isolate the value the company's board placed on the CEO's total compensation package. The figure includes salary, bonus, incentives, perks and the estimated value of stock options and awards.