In Microsoft Corporation there were troublemakers who insist on the displacement of Bill Gates from its post as chairman of directors board . The logic of the activists who control a little more than 5% of the company with respect to rational: Gates gradually reduces its stake, and by 2018, can get rid of them completely.
As reported associate Gates and Ballmer claim to seats on the board of Microsoft directors - re-election will be held on 19 November this year at the next shareholders' meeting. Gates currently owns about 4.5% of the shares, and Ballmer has concentrated in the hands about 4% of the shares, and at a recent meeting with investors, he made it clear that he was going to remain a shareholder of the company after stepping down as CEO. By the way, next spring Ballmer may even overtake Gates's largest stakes in Microsoft, if the founder of the corporation will continue to sell 20 million shares on a quarterly basis.
Microsoft trims Ballmer annual bonus - is reduced to 79% of the agreed contract wages, although it could be twice as high as the basic salary. In absolute terms this is about $ 550,000, and the basic salary of the general director of the corporation was $ 697,500. Last year, Ballmer received a bonus of $ 620,000.