Steve Ballmer Poised to Receive $1 Billion in Annual Dividends from Microsoft

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is on pace to earn $1 billion in dividends annually from his massive stake in the software company

Stephen Dunn/Getty ImagesSteve Ballmer is on pace to collect annual dividend payments of $1 billion from Microsoft.He is the former CEO of Microsoft and is the largest individual shareholder of the software giant.Ballmer's Microsoft stake has surged to a value of $128 billion this year following Microsoft's 55% stock rally.Microsoft is on track to pay former CEO Steve Ballmer about $1 billion in annual dividend payments.Ballmer, who is currently…