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09-26-2013, 07:00 PM
http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/QgV1th9e1Qa1Y.3rEbdcjA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-09-26T225920Z_1_CBRE98P1RVM00_RTROPTP_2_CTECH-US-BLACKBERRY-OFFER-COMPENSATION.JPG (http://news.yahoo.com/blackberrys-heins-fairfaxs-watsa-55-million-handshake-225920540--finance.html)By Alastair Sharp TORONTO (Reuters) - Months before Fairfax Financial Holdings Inc bid $4.7 billion for BlackBerry Ltd, Fairfax boss Prem Watsa played a role in securing a golden parachute worth as much as $55 million for the smartphone maker's chief executive, according to company filings. Watsa, Fairfax's chief executive, joined BlackBerry's board in January 2012 and was one of three directors charged in March with reviewing the compensation of the Canadian company's chief executive, Thorsten Heins. ...



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