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Top U.S. Ceos Reaped Billions from Stock Gains in Recent Years, Reuters Analysis Shows BOSTON | by TIM MCLAUGHLIN and ROSS KERBER EDITION: U.S. SIGN IN REGISTER Search Reuters HOME BUSINESS MARKETS WORLD POLITICS TECH OPINION BREAKINGVIEWS MONEY LIFE PICTURES VIDEO Personal | Wed Mar 25, 2015 2:53am EDT Related: MONEY Top U.S. CEOs reaped billions from stock gains in recent years, Reuters analysis shows BOSTON | BY TIM MCLAUGHLIN AND ROSS KERBER TRENDING ON REUTERS Iran's Khamenei breaks silence in nuclear deal, says sanctions must go | 1 Rand Paul up, Clinton down in 2016 presidential poll 2 Judge in ex-NFL star's murder trial warns of mistrial risk 3 Oil rallies on German economic data, Iran deal uncertainty 4 Dr. John Martin, C.E.O. of Gilead, speaks at the Reuters Health Summit in New York, November 19, 2008. REUTERS/BRENDAN MCDERMID Iran's leader says Saudi air strikes causing genocide 5 (Reuters) ­ 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. The reason for the windfall: the soaring value of their stock awards. About 300 CEOs who served throughout the 2009­2013 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. That compares to about $16 billion initially reported in annual company summary compensation tables, which include estimates for the value of stock grants based on the price of shares at the time of awards. The comparison does not include pensions and perks such as country club memberships RECOMMENDED VIDEO and use of corporate jets for private use. The study also excludes rewards reaped by other Up to 20 bodies stolen from Peruvian cemetery top executives, such as chief financial officers and chief operating officers, and compensation for CEOs who did not serve the full five years. White South Carolina cop charged with murdering a black man Further gains in share prices in 2014 and so far this year will only have increased the gap Tsarnaev guilty on all counts in Boston bombing trial between the annual disclosures and the amount actually derived from the awards, with the full picture for last year only becoming clear over the next couple of months. The S&P Death penalty option in U.S. Muslim killing 500’s total return, including dividends, was 166 percent from the end of 2008 through Monday of this week, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices. Sponsored Financial Content (?) 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That upside is largely the result of the cafe chain’s shares climbing 931 percent since the end of 2008 as earnings surged. “When the company performs well and the stock price increases, our executives, partners (employees) and shareholders are all rewarded,” a Starbucks spokeswoman said. The equity­oriented pay structure is good for CEOs of high­growth companies, but also bites those who don’t show big growth. Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle Corp, realized $282 million during the five­year period analyzed by Reuters. That was $100 million below the value reported in Oracle's summary compensation tables. The software giant's total stock return since 2008 has been several percentage points better than the S&P 500 Index, according to FactSet. But off a large base, profit growth has been relatively slow. Operating income has increased by 8 percent to $14.8 billion over its past three fiscal years. Oracle declined comment. GE CEO LAGS Another CEO who realized less pay than originally estimated was Jeff Immelt of General Electric Co. His $52 million in realized pay was less than the $69.2 million reported in summary compensation tables for 2009­2013. With a total return of about 96 percent since the end of 2008, GE shares badly lag the S&P 500 index. GE declined to comment. Companies began introducing bigger stock and options awards in executive pay packages in the 1990s as a means of reducing tax liability on cash bonuses and as part of a push to encourage CEOs to act in the interests of shareholders. But with stock markets breaking records, some worry the awards will only underscore the widening gulf between the compensation of top executives and average workers. "The numbers can be obscene, particularly when you look at the general challenges we face as an economy and society," said Matthew Benkendorf, a portfolio manager at Vontobel Asset Management, which oversees about $50 billion. In 2013, CEOs made 331 times the average worker's income, the largest such gulf in American history and a gap that is set to rise further, according to a study by the AFL­CIO, the largest U.S. federation of unions. "The executive has received a windfall based on the bull market, which isn’t always attributable to their own performance, and that’s wrong," said Brandon Rees, deputy director of the AFL­CIO’s Office of Investment, which advises union­sponsored pension plans managing $560 billion. Big investors can influence the size of company pay plans but have mostly backed management, largely because the value of their shares has also been climbing. In each year since 2011 when most Russell 3000 companies began holding advisory votes on executive compensation, more than 90 percent of companies have gotten more than 70 percent approval for their executive compensation plans, according to pay consultant firm Semler Brossy. For example, Michael Cuggino, president and portfolio manager of the $5.3 billion Permanent Portfolio Family of Funds in San Francisco, supported the pay of Gilead CEO Martin. His funds own Gilead shares and Cuggino said Martin deserves credit for managing the company in a risky industry, where failed drug trials are common and can wreck a company’s share price. "As long as we're happy with the company, and it's making investors money, we don't begrudge the executives getting their money," he said. (Editing by Richard Valdmanis and Martin Howell) More From Reuters Sponsored Financial Content (?) 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