SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 22, 2011
NETFLIX, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-49802 | 77-0467272 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
100 Winchester Circle
Los Gatos, CA
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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| Item 5.02 | (e) Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
Annual Salaries and Equity Compensation for Named Executive Officers
The Board of Directors of the Registrant established the annual salaries and monthly stock option allowances for 2012 for the Registrant’s Named Executive Officers as follows:
| NAME AND POSITION |
ANNUAL SALARY |
ANNUAL STOCK OPTION ALLOWANCE |
MONTHLY STOCK OPTION ALLOWANCE |
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| Reed Hastings, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board |
$ | 500,000 | $ | 1,500,000 | $ | 125,000 | ||||||
| David Wells, Chief Financial Officer |
490,000 | 510,000 | 42,500 | |||||||||
| Leslie Kilgore, Chief Marketing Officer |
575,000 | 1,325,000 | 110,417 | |||||||||
| Neil Hunt, Chief Product Officer |
1,000,000 | 1,500,000 | 125,000 | |||||||||
| Ted Sarandos, Chief Content Officer |
1,000,000 | 1,800,000 | 150,000 | |||||||||
Each Named Executive Officer, like all of Registrant’s employees who receive stock options as part of his or her compensation package, may request that a portion of their annual salary be awarded in equity. The number of options to be granted is determined by the following formula: the monthly dollar amount of the stock option allowance / ([Fair Market Value on the date of grant] * 0.20). Each monthly grant shall be made on the first trading day of the month, shall be fully vested upon grant and shall be exercisable at a strike price equal to the Fair Market Value (as defined in the Registrant’s 2011 Stock Plan) on the date of grant. The options will be subject to the terms and conditions of the 2011 Stock Plan and will be administered on a non-discretionary basis without further action by the Registrant’s Board of Directors, provided that only the Board may change the amount or terms of future grants. These stock options are granted fully vested and can be exercised up to ten (10) years following the date of grant regardless of employment status. In addition, each Named Executive Officer, like all of the Registrant’s employees, receives an additional $10 thousand in annual compensation not reflected above that may be used to defray the cost of health benefits previously paid by the Registrant. Any portion of this allowance not utilized towards the cost of health care benefits will be paid as salary. Registrant does not currently provide a program of performance bonuses for its Named Executive Officers.
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.
| NETFLIX, INC. | ||
| Date: December 22, 2011 | ||
| /s/ DAVID HYMAN | ||
| David Hyman | ||
| General Counsel and Secretary |