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The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS): Current price $52.67

The company’s Chief Executive Robert Iger saw a 20 percent boost to his 2012 compensation which totaled $40.2 million, according to regulatory filings. In a breakdown, his base salary was $2.5 million, then stock awards of $9.5 million, and finally a cash-and-stock bonus of around $24.3 million. Disney said that 92 percent of Iger’s total package was based on its  financial results and stock performance and that, “In our meetings with shareholders, there was broad agreement that Mr. Iger’s performance as chief executive officer has been excellent.”