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This excerpt taken from the NFLX DEF 14A filed Apr 6, 2009.

Compensation of Directors

 

The Company’s directors do not currently receive cash for services they provide as directors or members of Board committees but may be reimbursed for their reasonable expenses for attending Board and Board committee meetings. Each non-employee Director receives stock options pursuant to the Director Equity Compensation Plan. The Director Equity Compensation Plan provides for a monthly grant of stock options to each non-employee Director of the Company in consideration for services provided to the Company and subject to the terms and conditions of the Company’s 2002 Stock Plan. The actual number of options to be granted is determined by the following formula: $10,000 / ([fair market value on the date of grant] x 0.25). Each monthly grant is made on the first trading day of the month, is fully vested upon grant and is exercisable at a strike price equal to the fair market value on the date of grant. Mr. Barton received options to purchase 100,000 shares of the Company’s common stock upon joining the Board in May 2002, but no other current director was granted options upon joining the Board other than the regular monthly grants.

 

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The following table sets forth information concerning the compensation of the Company’s non-employee directors during 2008.

 

Names


  Option
Awards
($) (1)


   Total ($)

 

Richard N. Barton

  $ 214,762    $ 214,762 (2)

A. George (Skip) Battle

    214,762      214,762 (3)

Charles H. Giancarlo

    214,762      214,762 (4)

Timothy M. Haley

    214,762      214,762 (5)

Jay C. Hoag

    214,762      214,762 (6)

Michael N. Schuh

    214,762      214,762 (7)

Gregory S. Stanger

    214,762      214,762 (8)

(1)   Option awards reflect the monthly grant of stock options to each non-employee director on the dates and at the aggregate grant date fair values, computed in accordance with SFAS 123R, as shown below.

 

Grant Date


   Fair Value

1/2/2008

   $ 18,724

2/1/2008

     18,732

3/3/2008

     18,723

4/1/2008

     17,564

5/1/2008

     17,569

6/2/2008

     17,574

7/1/2008

     17,392

8/1/2008

     17,392

9/2/2008

     17,404

10/1/2008

     17,900

11/3/2008

     17,891

12/1/2008

     17,895

 

(2)   Aggregate number of option awards outstanding held by Mr. Barton at 12/31/08 is 130,234.

 

(3)   Aggregate number of option awards outstanding held by Mr. Battle at 12/31/08 is 68,650.

 

(4)   Aggregate number of option awards outstanding held by Mr. Giancarlo at 12/31/08 is 32,396.

 

(5)   Aggregate number of option awards outstanding held by Mr. Haley at 12/31/08 is 68,650.

 

(6)   Aggregate number of option awards outstanding held by Mr. Hoag at 12/31/08 is 59,635.

 

(7)   Aggregate number of option awards outstanding held by Mr. Schuh at 12/31/08 is 68,650.

 

(8)   Aggregate number of option awards outstanding held by Mr. Stanger at 12/31/08 is 68,650.

 

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This excerpt taken from the NFLX DEF 14A filed Apr 2, 2008.

Compensation of Directors

 

The Company’s directors do not currently receive cash for services they provide as directors or members of Board committees but may be reimbursed for their reasonable expenses for attending Board and Board committee meetings. Each non-employee Director receives stock options pursuant to the Director Equity Compensation Plan. The Director Equity Compensation Plan provides for a monthly grant of stock options to each non-employee Director of the Company in consideration for services provided to the Company and subject to the terms and conditions of the Company’s 2002 Stock Plan. The actual number of options to be granted is determined by the following formula: $10,000 / ([fair market value on the date of grant] x 0.25). Each monthly grant is made on the first trading day of the month, is fully vested upon grant and is exercisable at a strike price equal to the fair market value on the date of grant. Mr. Barton received options to purchase 100,000 shares of the Company’s common stock upon joining the Board in May 2002, but no other current director was granted options upon joining the Board other than the regular monthly grants.

 

The following table sets forth information concerning the compensation of the Company’s non-employee directors during 2007.

 

Names


     Option
Awards
($) (1)


     Total
($)

 

Richard N. Barton

     $ 221,411      $ 221,411 (2)

A. George (Skip) Battle

     $ 221,411      $ 221,411 (3)

Charles H. Giancarlo

     $ 148,342      $ 148,342 (4)

Timothy M. Haley

     $ 221,411      $ 221,411 (5)

Jay C. Hoag

     $ 221,411      $ 221,411 (6)

Michael N. Schuh

     $ 221,411      $ 221,411 (7)

Gregory S. Stanger

     $ 221,411      $ 221,411 (8)

(1)   Option awards reflect the monthly grant of stock options to each non-employee director on the dates and at the aggregate grant date fair values, computed in accordance with SFAS 123R, as shown below.

 

Grant Date


   Fair Value ($)

01/03/07

   18,412

02/01/07

   18,415

03/01/07

   18,391

04/02/07

   17,852

05/01/07

   17,839

06/01/07

   17,853

07/02/07

   18,614

08/01/07

   18,617

09/04/07

   18,600

10/01/07

   18,928

11/01/07

   18,955

12/03/07

   18,936

 

(2)   Aggregate number of option awards outstanding held by Mr. Barton at 12/31/07 is 113,171.

 

(3)   Aggregate number of option awards outstanding held by Mr. Battle at 12/31/07 is 51,587.

 

(4)   Aggregate number of option awards outstanding held by Mr. Giancarlo at 12/31/07 is 15,333.

 

(5)   Aggregate number of option awards outstanding held by Mr. Haley at 12/31/07 is 51,587.

 

(6)   Aggregate number of option awards outstanding held by Mr. Hoag at 12/31/07 is 51,587.

 

(7)   Aggregate number of option awards outstanding held by Mr. Schuh at 12/31/07 is 51,587.

 

(8)   Aggregate number of option awards outstanding held by Mr. Stanger at 12/31/07 is 51,587.

 

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