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NYSE's Thain awarded $9.4 million for 2006

Thu Mar 22, 2007 7:52pm EDT

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NEW YORK, March 22 (Reuters) - NYSE Group Inc. (NYX.N) Chief Executive John Thain received a $9.35 million compensation package for 2006, a year in which profit quintupled and the company became publicly traded.

Thain's compensation included a $1.8 million salary, a $3.25 million cash bonus, and restricted shares and options worth $4 million at the time of grant.

Thain also received nearly $200,000 for the personal use of a car service.

Thain earned substantially more at Goldman Sachs, where he was president until 2004. At the time he left, his Goldman shares were worth around $200 million, and in 2003, his bonus alone was greater than his entire NYSE package for 2006.

NYSE Group, the parent of the New York Stock Exchange, posted net income of $205 million for 2006, up from $40.8 million a year earlier. (Additional reporting by Megan Davies)



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