Walt Disney gives CEO Bob Iger $36.3 mn pay before big 2018 package

Walt Disney Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger got $36.3 million in compensation last year as the company announced plans to acquire a majority of 21st Century Fox Inc. His pay will probably more than double in fiscal 2018.

Iger, 66, received a $15.2 million cash bonus tied to results including segment operating income and return on invested capital, the Burbank, California-based company said in a filing Friday. Total compensation fell 17 percent from a year earlier.

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