Michael T. Fries
2016 - Liberty Global
In 2016, Michael T. Fries earned a total compensation of $40.1M as Chief Executive Officer & President at Liberty Global, a 45% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings | $113,402 |
|---|---|
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $5,550,000 |
| Option Awards | $7,383,811 |
| Salary | $2,050,000 |
| Stock Awards | $24,025,898 |
| Other | $962,272 |
| Total | $40,085,383 |
Fries received $24M in stock awards, accounting for 60% of the total pay in 2016.
Fries also received $113.4K of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, $5.6M in non-equity incentive plan, $7.4M in option awards, $2.1M in salary and $962.3K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2016, Michael T. Fries' compensation ranked 22nd out of 14,075 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Fries earned more than 99.8% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 22 out of 14,075 | 100th |
Division Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services | 7 out of 970 | 99th |
Major group Communications | 7 out of 307 | 98th |
Industry group Cable And Other Pay Television Services | 6 out of 74 | 92nd |
Industry Cable and Other Pay Television Services | 6 out of 74 | 92nd |
Source: SEC filing on April 28, 2017.
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