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You misunderstand.

By the time the company goes bankrupt, the exec has already lost 75% of their comp for several years, since vesting schedules are four years long.

The bonuses they get at bankruptcy do not amount to that lost comp. They are only meant to convert what their expected normal comp was - ie replacing stock options with salary.

So they have still lost money - lots of it.




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