By Dow Jones

NEW YORK (Dow Jones) -- The chief executive of Simon Property Group was paid $3.1 million in 2008, including a base salary of $1 million, and a bonus of $810,000, according to a regulatory filing.

CEO David Simon's total compensation package in 2007 had amounted to $3.5 million, the company said in filing Friday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Simon Property Group , a real estate investment trust, saw its shares fall about 40% in 2008.

In the filing, the company said its CEO received $1.3 million in stock awards during 2008, as well as $15,697 described as "all other compensation." This included $12,650 in company matches to a 401(k) plan and $3,047 in life-insurance premiums.