Anthony J. Best
2009
In 2009, Anthony J. Best earned a total compensation of $3.2M as Chief Executive Officer and President (principal executive officer at SM Energy Company, a 23% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Bonus | $287,280 |
|---|---|
| Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings | $100,606 |
| Salary | $513,000 |
| Stock Awards | $2,286,268 |
| Other | $34,416 |
| Total | $3,221,570 |
Best received $2.3M in stock awards, accounting for 71% of the total pay in 2009.
Best also received $287.3K in bonus, $100.6K of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, $513K in salary and $34.4K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2009, Anthony J. Best's compensation ranked 1,394th out of 9,885 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Best earned more than 85.9% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 1,394 out of 9,885 | 86th |
Division Mining | 84 out of 426 | 80th |
Major group Oil And Gas Extraction | 70 out of 319 | 78th |
Industry group Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas | 43 out of 210 | 80th |
Industry Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas | 43 out of 210 | 80th |
Source: SEC filing on April 13, 2012.
Best's colleagues
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