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Old 12-03-2018, 08:45 AM   #157
Enoch Root
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Originally Posted by pseudoreality View Post
I agree. The contract he signed is for $45MM/7 years. The fact that he doesn't get all of the first year cash because he signed late is irrelavent for comparables.
But it's not $45M. He gets $41.77M

They inflated the stated salary for this year, so that he would still get $6.77M. That inflated number doesn't mean anything, other than being a conversation piece.

When he files his taxes, he won't be bragging that the number was pro-rated to $10M.
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