Correction: Massey Resigns Blankenship
A corrected version of the story follows.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- Coal mine operator Massey Energy Co. said Monday that Chief Executive Don Blankenship has signed a new two-year employment agreement.
The deal, which runs through 2009, leaves Blankenship's salary unchanged from his current one-year agreement, according to documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Massey will pay Blankenship $1 million and up to $900,000 in performance bonuses in both 2008 and 2009.
The deal also includes stock options, other bonuses and other perks.
Separately, Massey gave Chief Administrative Officer Baxter Phillips Jr. a raise to $588,000 from $560,000, Chief Operating Officer Christopher Adkins a raise to $378,000 from $360,000, and Chief Financial Officer Eric Tolbert a raise to $228,800 from $220,000.
Massey operates 19 mining complexes in West Virginia, Kentucky and Virginia. The company is the fourth largest coal producer by revenue in the United States.
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