The filing did not assign a value to the private investments. Paulson disclosed in public filings that his net worth was more than $700 million. With Goldman's stock regularly setting new highs, the value of Paulson's Goldman stock holdings is truly eye-catching. Paulson's 3.23 million-share stake was worth $492 million at the time it was registered for sale last week. Also, he had $75.2 million in restricted stock and more than 680,000 options. The Securities and Exchange Commission filing said that "certain officers" of Goldman were authorized to decide whether to offer him cash for his restricted stock, options and private investments. A call to Goldman was not returned. Despite the $38.2 million compensation deal that made him the highest-paid chief executive on Wall Street, Goldman's staggering earnings enabled Paulson to avoid being tarred as overpaid.