Disney Cuts Iger's Future Pay by Millions Before Annual Meeting

  • Board slashes planned pay increases tied to Fox deal closing
  • Proxy advisers said investors should nix the compensation plan
Bloomberg’s Palmeri explains why Disney cut tens of millions of dollars of future potential earnings for CEO Iger. (Source: Bloomberg)

Walt Disney Co., facing criticism over excessive pay packages, cut tens of millions of dollars of future potential earnings for Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger.

The move, disclosed in a regulatory filing Monday, comes days before the company’s annual meeting, where investors are set to vote on the entertainment giant’s executive compensation program. Disney didn’t provide a reason for the planned reduction, the second change to Iger’s pay in four months.