Fidelity National CEO 2008 Compensation Rose 1 Pct

IEVA M. AUGSTUMS

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Fidelity National Information Services Inc.'s president and chief executive, Lee A. Kennedy, received compensation valued at roughly $10.1 million in 2008, up 1 percent from the previous year, according to an analysis of figures disclosed Wednesday in a regulatory filing.

Kennedy's base salary was $1.03 million in 2008, up 7 percent from the $958,333 he received in 2007. He received a performance-related cash bonus of $2.3 million in 2008, compared with the $989,176 he received in 2007.

His 2008 compensation also included stock options and restricted stock valued at $6.7 million on the day they were awarded. That was 17 percent less than the amount Kennedy received in 2007. ...