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Litigation

Mar. 17, 2010

A Windfall for Ex-KLA Chief

In an unusual exchange of money tucked away in a stock options backdating settlement between former executives at KLA-Tencor Corp. and the company's shareholders, the company's former chief executive, who was fired over the backdating in 2006, will actually net $13.5 million.

By Rebecca Beyer and Gabe Friedman

Daily Journal Staff Writers

In an unusual exchange of money tucked away in a stock options backdating settlement between former executives at KLA-Tencor Corp. and the company's shareholders, former chief executive Kenneth L. Schroeder, who was fired over the backdating in 2006, will actually net $13.5 million.

The details of the settlement were set forth in a motion for preliminary approva...

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