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Netflix shareholders voted on Thursday to reject the lucrative pay packages of the company\u2019s leaders, including the co-chief executives Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters. The vote is nonbinding and can be overruled by the company\u2019s board of directors the next time it meets.<\/p>\n

But the result was notable just days after the Writers Guild of America, which represents writers taking part in a strike, sent a public letter urging the streaming giant\u2019s shareholders to reject the compensation plans.<\/p>\n

Mr. Sarandos\u2019s proposed pay package for 2023 would be worth up to $40 million through a combination of base salary, a performance bonus and stock options. Mr. Peters, who was named co-chief executive in January after Reed Hastings stepped down from the role, is set to receive up to $34.6 million. And Mr. Hastings, who became executive chairman, is on track to earn $3 million for the year.<\/p>\n

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Why It Matters: Striking writers have been especially critical of Netflix.<\/span><\/h3>\n

The shareholders voted during their annual meeting, as the guild\u2019s strike entered its fifth week. They did not make any public comments at the brief meeting. Earlier this week, Meredith Stiehm, the president of the Western branch of the Writers Guild of America, wrote in the letter to shareholders, \u201cWhile investors have long taken issue with Netflix\u2019s executive pay, the compensation structure is even more egregious against the backdrop of the strike.\u201d<\/p>\n

She argued that if Netflix was willing to pay its executives such large sums, it should also be willing to pay its writers what she said they\u2019re worth, a sum she estimated to be $68 million annually. (Ms. Stiehm sent a similar letter to Comcast shareholders, who will meet next week.)<\/p>\n

Netflix largely ushered in the streaming era, which upended the entertainment industry, including its compensation structures. The result has been a sharp increase in the number of TV shows and movies in production, but writers say that their wages have stagnated and that their working conditions have worsened.<\/p>\n

Background: Shareholders have voted against executive pay packages before.<\/span><\/h3>\n

Last year, according to Netflix\u2019s proxy statement, shareholders also rejected a \u201cSay on Pay\u201d proposal, prompting the company to invite 26 shareholders, representing 57 percent of shares outstanding, to participate in additional calls to discuss executive compensation. At that time, the company had already made changes to its 2023 compensation program for its top three executives, which in part capped each one\u2019s salary at $3 million, required a minimum of 50 percent of compensation to be tied to stock options and introduced a performance-based cash bonus.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s Next: A board meeting awaits.<\/span><\/h3>\n

Netflix declined to comment on when its board would meet to discuss the pay packages. In the meantime, the writers\u2019 strike continues.<\/p>\n

Nicole Sperling is a media and entertainment reporter, covering Hollywood and the burgeoning streaming business. She joined The Times in 2019. She previously worked for Vanity Fair, Entertainment Weekly and The Los Angeles Times. @<\/span>nicsperling <\/span><\/p>\n

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