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Simon Property directors sued over CEO’s pay

The board of the largest U.S. shopping-mall owner wrongfully authorized a compensation package for CEO David Simon that included $120 million in special stock awards, a Louisiana pension fund claimed in the lawsuit filed Wednesday.

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SPECIAL REPORT: Stock-based pay builds wealth for Indiana execs

IBJ's annual review of proxy statements for Indiana public companies found senior executives' median compensation rose 14 percent in 2011. But that analysis uses the fair market value of stock and options awards on the date they were granted. If a company's stock price surges, executives can make out far better. (with searchable database)

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Simon CEO lands $137 million in compensation

David Simon must remain CEO of Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group for at least six years to see any of the $120 million in special stock awards the company’s board of directors awarded him last year, and must stay on eight years to reap the full amount.

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Simon Property Group signs CEO to long-term contract

Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group Inc. signed an employment agreement with CEO David Simon that will keep him as head of the largest U.S. mall owner for the next eight years—and give him a one-time award worth $120 million.

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New Jersey project enriched Simons

The battle over the estate of Melvin Simon has thrown a spotlight on a New Jersey development project that, by itself, has
made many Simon family members multi-millionaires.

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Attorneys finish arguments on Simon estate issue

Lawyers for Bren Simon’s stepchildren contend she’s incapable of serving as trustee of her late husband’s estate and should
be removed. A Hamilton Superior Court judge took the matter under advisement and will rule at a later date.

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CIB deal won’t fix all of Pacers’ woes

The $33.5 million the Capital Improvement Board is providing the Indiana Pacers is merely a Band-Aid that will do little to
solve serious short-term and long-term issues facing the team.

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Simon biding its time after failed bid for rival

Analysts predict Simon Property Group Inc. will pay off debt and wait patiently for its next opportunity after withdrawing
separate offers to either acquire General Growth Properties or finance its exit from bankruptcy. A New York judge had endorsed
a rival plan that allows General Growth to stay independent.

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