Shareholder Vote

UNITED STATES 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): June 1, 2023 __________________________________ NETFLIX, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) __________________________________ Delaware 001-35727 77-0467272 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 121 Albright Way , 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) __________________________________ Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: ☐      Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) ☐     Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ☐     Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ☐     Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) 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. ☐ Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. On June 1, 2023, Netflix, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2023 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). As of April 6, 2023, the Company’s record date, there were a total of 444,541,116 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, 379,773,197 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 21, 2023. The number of votes cast for and against, and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes, as applicable, with respect to each matter voted upon are set forth below. 1. The following individuals were elected at the Annual Meeting to serve until the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders, by the following votes:   Nominee For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Mathias Döpfner 279,701,165 60,015,011 466,150 39,590,871 Reed Hastings 327,038,972 12,718,911 424,443 39,590,871 Jay Hoag 260,540,603 79,173,573 468,150 39,590,871 Ted Sarandos 331,457,251 8,283,160 441,915 39,590,871 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, 2023 was approved by the following votes:   For Against Abstain 374,412,957 4,875,513 484,727 3. The proposal to approve the Company's named executive officer compensation on a non-binding advisory basis was not approved by the following votes:   For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 97,785,298 241,711,147 685,881 39,590,871 4. A majority of stockholders voted for 1 Year on an advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on named executive officer compensation ("Say-on-Frequency") by the following votes:   1 Year 2 Years 3 Years Abstain Broker Non-Votes 335,650,172 1,307,993 2,807,171 416,990 39,590,871 In accordance with the original recommendation of the Company’s board of directors and consistent with the stockholder vote results, the Company's board of directors has determined that the Company will conduct future non-binding advisory votes on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers every year until the next required Say-on-Frequency vote. 5. The non-binding stockholder proposal entitled, “Proposal 5 - Reform the Current Impossible Special Shareholder Meeting Requirements,” was not approved and received the following votes: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 147,107,356 192,117,643 957,327 39,590,871 6. The non-binding stockholder proposal entitled, “Netflix-Exclusive Board of Directors,” was not approved and received the following votes: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 1,137,921 338,043,095 1,001,310 39,590,871 7. The non-binding stockholder proposal requesting a report on the Company’s 401(K) Plan was not approved and received the following votes: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 28,405,822 293,484,007 18,292,497 39,590,871 8. The non-binding stockholder proposal entitled, “Policy on Freedom of Association,” was not approved and received the following votes: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 119,485,690 209,314,242 11,382,394 39,590,871 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: June 6, 2023 /s/ David Hyman David Hyman Chief Legal Officer and Secretary