Article: Morgan Stanley chief executive's bonus cut by 26%.

Byline: Shanny Basar

Philip Purcell, chief executive and chairman of Morgan Stanley has been paid a reduced bonus but has has stopped short of the example set by Citigroup's Sandy Weill, who gave up his bonus entirely due to the decline in the bank's share price.Weill, who received a $17m ([euro]15.8m) bonus and made $15.9m on his share options in 2001, declined to accept a bonus for 2002 after Citigroup's profits slumped by 37% in the fourth quarter of 2002.

At Morgan Stanley Purcell's total compensation package for 2002 was $11m, down over 26% compared with last year and down 56% compared with 2000. Morgan Stanley said in its proxy filing with the US ...

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