Where Are The CEOs On AP's 2007 Top-paid List?

RACHEL BECK

Six of the 10 best-paid CEOs in 2007 in The Associated Press survey of Standard & Poor's 500 companies made less money last year. Two left their posts altogether. One saw their compensation rise. Here's a rundown of how they fared. CEOs are listed with the companies they headed in 2007.

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1. Larry Ellison, Oracle Corp.

— 2008 (fiscal year) pay: $84.6 million.

— Status: Still CEO.

The software magnate's fiscal 2008 pay included $71 million in stock and options, a $10.7 million cash performance bonus and $1.4 million worth of personal security. Oracle hasn't yet reported his pay for its latest 2009 fiscal year, which ends in May.

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2. John Thain, Merrill Lynch

— 2007 pay: $83 million.