When shareholders narrowly voted to approve a possible €99m bonus for Ryanair Holdings CEO Michael O’Leary in September, it seemed unlikely they’d actually have to pay him the money.

The terms of the reward plan require O’Leary to get the stock price back above €21, and at the time of the AGM it was languishing at less than €10. (Alternatively he needs to double net profit.)..

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