15. John T. Chambers, -$6.0 million
Company:
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
Cisco Systems (CSCO)
2009 salary:
$375,000* (same as 2008)
$375,000* (same as 2008)
2009 bonus, options and other comp:
$12.4 million (down $6.0 million from 2008)
$12.4 million (down $6.0 million from 2008)
Source: Equilar Inc.
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Last updated August 09 2010: 5:44 PM ET
* Pay data is based on fiscal year end of July 2009.
STOCK AWARDS: Performance shares valued by Equilar using the grant date value of the target number of shares. The Company disclosed a value of $8,712,900, which represents the grant date value of the maximum number of shares that may be earned.
Total compensation is calculated as the sum of base salary, discretionary and performance-based cash bonuses, the grant-date fair value for stock and option awards during the fiscal year, and other compensation like benefits and perks. Equilar, an executive compensation research firm, looked only at CEOs at the 100 largest public U.S. companies as measured by revenue. Pay data based on companies' fiscal year end of Dec. 2009 unless otherwise noted.
STOCK AWARDS: Performance shares valued by Equilar using the grant date value of the target number of shares. The Company disclosed a value of $8,712,900, which represents the grant date value of the maximum number of shares that may be earned.
Total compensation is calculated as the sum of base salary, discretionary and performance-based cash bonuses, the grant-date fair value for stock and option awards during the fiscal year, and other compensation like benefits and perks. Equilar, an executive compensation research firm, looked only at CEOs at the 100 largest public U.S. companies as measured by revenue. Pay data based on companies' fiscal year end of Dec. 2009 unless otherwise noted.
