Melrose Industries , the British engineering firm , has awarded its four top executives a shared bonus of £ ##40 m ( $ 206 m ) , one of the largest in the country 's history . The bonus will be awarded to the three co - founders of the company and its finance director as part of a five - year incentive plan approved by investors in 2012 . The four directors , who will receive £ 40 m each in shares , already own 2.25 % of the company collectively , and this figure will rise to 3.1 % following the deal .
Melrose Industries, the UK engineering firm, has awarded its four top directors a shared bonus of £160m ($206m), one of the largest in the country's history. The bonuses will be awarded to the three co-founders of the company and its finance chief as part of a five-year incentive plan approved by investors in 2012. The four directors, who will receive £40m each in shares, already own 2.25% of the company collectively, and this figure will rise to 3.1% following the award.