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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 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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Common stock, $0.00001 par value per share

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On June 8, 2022, Couchbase, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fiscal first quarter ended April 30, 2022. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information contained in this Item 2.02 and Item 9.01 in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the accompanying Exhibit 99.1 hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing made by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings, unless expressly incorporated by specific reference in such filing.

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

On June 2, 2022, Denis Murphy, the Company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer, decided to step down from his role as an officer, effective immediately, for personal reasons.

The Company also announced that Huw Owen, who has served as a leader of our international sales business for nearly four years in various roles, would become our Senior Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer, effective June 8, 2022. Mr. Owen has been with the Company since September 2018 and previously held roles at Veritas, Symantec, Good Technology, Lenovo and ICL Fujitsu.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit Number						Description
99.1						Press Release issued by Couchbase, Inc. dated June 8, 2022.
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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/ GREG HENRY
			By:						Greg Henry
			Title:						Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

Date: June 8, 2022

Couchbase Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and Exhibits, Leadership Update