Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
June 3, 2021
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NETFLIX, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
001-35727
77-0467272
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
100 Winchester Circle, Los Gatos, California
95032
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(408) 540-3700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.001 per share
NFLX
NASDAQ Global Select Market
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
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Item 5.07
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 3, 2021, Netflix, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders via the internet (“Annual Meeting”). As of April 8, 2021, the Company’s record date, there were a total of 443,402,736 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, 382,582,309 shares of common stock were represented in person or by proxy and, therefore, a quorum was present. For more information about the following proposals, see the Company's definitive proxy statement dated April 23, 2021.
The number of votes cast, as applicable, for, against and withheld, and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each matter voted upon are set forth below:
1. The following individuals were elected as Class I directors at the Annual Meeting to serve until the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders, by the following votes:
Nominee
For
Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Richard N. Barton
93,420,662
250,304,183
38,857,464
Nominee
For
Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Rodolphe Belmer
194,634,880
149,089,965
38,857,464
Nominee
For
Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Bradford L. Smith
141,411,983
202,312,862
38,857,464
Nominee
For
Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Anne M. Sweeney
182,768,593
160,956,252
38,857,464
2. The proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2021 was approved by the following votes:
For
Against
Abstain
374,139,480
7,966,132
476,697
3. The proposal to approve the Company's executive officer compensation on a non-binding advisory basis was approved by the following votes:
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
173,891,929
169,241,589
591,327
38,857,464
4. The non-binding stockholder proposal entitled, "Proposal 4 - Political Disclosures" was approved by the following votes:
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
275,897,576
66,167,998
1,659,271
38,857,464
5. The non-binding stockholder proposal entitled, "Proposal 5 - Simple Majority Vote" was approved by the following votes:
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
309,083,100
33,823,622
818,123
38,857,464
6. The non-binding stockholder proposal entitled, "Stockholder Proposal to Improve the Executive Compensation Philosophy" was not approved and received the following votes:
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
12,271,599
329,057,740
2,395,506
38,857,464
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
