Here are some other notable perks from 2012, spotted with help from GMI Ratings, which ranks companies on corporate governance metrics, and Footnoted.com, which scans SEC filings for institutional investors:

- AN EXCLUSIVE CLUB: Diebold, an ATM security company, got rid of country club benefits for all its executives except CEO Thomas Swidarski, who was Equilar calculated would earn $6.1 million for 2012. The company said that "he, more so than our other executives, would benefit from the business development and networking opportunities." The company spent $72,280 on memberships for Swidarski, who stepped down in January under pressure from a board unhappy with the company's financial results.

- A PLACE TO CALL HOME: Insurer Axis Capital Holdings gave Albert Benchimol a housing allowance of $25,000 when he became CEO last year. That was included as part of a pay package, mostly in stock awards, that could be worth $22.7 million. Axis says it gives housing allowances to certain executives to help them pay for second homes in Bermuda, where the company is based, so that "talented executives" won't be deterred from joining the company. Shareholders earlier this month voted against the pay packages for Benchimol and other executives. The company didn't comment at the time.

- HOME, SAFE HOME: Las Vegas Sands spent $2.8 million to provide security for CEO Sheldon Adelson and his family. The company said it was acting on the advice of an independent security consultant for Adelson, a major donor to the Republican Party whose total pay for 2012 was about $10.7 million. That blew away the $1.6 million spent on a home security system by Amazon Relevant Products/Services for Jeff Bezos, who is No. 2 in that category so far, according to GMI Ratings.

- A DRINK WITH YOUR BENEFITS?: Constellation Brands, maker of Svedka vodka and Black Velvet whiskey, gave its CEO a $10,000 "product allowance," so he could enhance his "knowledge and appreciation of our products." CEO Robert Sands, who made $7.7 million in fiscal 2012, used up $5,532 last year.