Cerner awards millions worth of stock and options to its new CEO

Cerner Corp. ’s new CEO is one of its newer stockholders. Brent Shafer received 60,000 shares of restricted stock units, valued at approximately $3.75 million, on Feb. 8. He also was awarded 182,005 in stock options with an exercise price of $61.22. Shafer's two awards matched the compensation plan outlined in his employment agreement when he joined Cerner (Nasdaq: CERN) on Feb. 1. In addition to a base salary of $800,000, Shafer’s agreement included a $1.2 million annual cash bonus opportunity,…
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