Goldman Sachs Chief Blankfein Gets $6.1 Million From Options
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Lloyd C. Blankfein, Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s chairman and chief executive officer, made $6.1 million by exercising options granted to him in 2000 that were due to expire in November.
The options allowed Blankfein, 55, to buy 90,681 shares for $82.875 apiece and sell them at prices ranging from $148.97 to $152 each on Aug. 11, according to a filing yesterday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Gary D. Cohn, Goldman Sachs’s president, made a $4.95 million profit by exercising 73,653 options and David A. Viniar, the chief financial officer, reaped $4.52 million by exercising 67,326 options, separate filings showed.