August A. Busch III

Between 2008 and 2012 he made
$850,429
as a director, more than 42% of all directors

Paid CEOs an average of
$27,341,628
in the last year of his directorship, more than 85% of all directors

Increased CEO pay by an average of
$11,556,797
between 2008 and 2012, more than 91% of all directors

Shares of his companies decreased by
37.2%
between 2008 and 2012, better performance than 32% of all directors

The August A. Busch III Stock Index

From January 2008 to April 2010, if you bought shares in companies when August A. Busch III joined the board, and sold them when he left, you would have a -37.2 percent return on your investment, compared to a -19.2 percent return from the S&P 500.

His Yearly Compensation

Yearly Payments to CEOs

MEDIAN

Stock Performance is the difference between a director's stock index and the S&P 500.
A director's stock index is an unweighted index of company stock performances while they sat on the board.
CEO pay includes salary, bonuses, stock sales, and other payments.
Average CEO Pay is calculated using the last year a director sat on the board of each company.
Stock returns do not include dividends.
All directors refers to people who sat on the board of at least one Fortune 100 company between 2008 and 2012.

The Pay Pals project relies on financial research conducted by the Center for Economic Policy and Research.

Sources: Google Finance, Yahoo Finance, AT&T SEC filings (2008, 2009, 2010).

By Shane Shifflett, Jay Boice, Hilary Fung and Aaron Bycoffe