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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

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 2, 2022

Couchbase, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-40601

26-3576987

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

3250 Olcott Street Santa Clara, California 95054

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(650) 417-7500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(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, $0.00001 par value per share

BASE

Nasdaq Global Select Market

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Explanatory Note

This Amendment No. 1 to Current Report on Form 8-K/A (the “Amendment”) is being filed to amend the Current Report on Form 8-K of Couchbase, Inc. (the “Company”) filed on June 8, 2022 (the “Original 8-K”), regarding Denis Murphy’s decision to step down as the Company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer, effective June 2, 2022. The Amendment updates certain disclosures in the Original 8-K to provide information relating to Mr. Murphy’s separation agreement, which was finalized and executed after the filing of the Original 8-K. The disclosure contained in Item 5.02 of the Original 8-K is hereby supplemented and amended by the disclosure contained in Item 5.02 of this Amendment.

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

Separation Agreement

On June 21, 2022, Mr. Murphy signed a mutual separation agreement with the Company (the “Separation Agreement”) pursuant to which Mr. Murphy will receive a cash payment of $141,667 less applicable taxes, Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) benefits for up to one year from his separation date and an extension of the post-termination exercise period for his vested stock options for one year from his separation date. The agreement also includes a release of claims.

The above summary is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by the Separation Agreement, a copy of which is expected to be filed as an exhibit to our next Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

SIGNATURE

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.


			Couchbase, Inc.

			/s/ Margaret Chow
			By:						Margaret Chow
			Title:						Chief Legal Officer

Date: June 24, 2022

Couchbase Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update (Amendment)