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): March 12, 2024

MariaDB plc

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Ireland		001-41571		N/A
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

699 Veterans Blvd

Redwood City, CA 94063

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(855) 562-7423

(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
Ordinary Shares, nominal value $0.01 per share	MRDB	New York Stock Exchange
Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Ordinary Share at an exercise price of $11.50 per share	MRDBW	New York Stock Exchange

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

On March 12, 2024, MariaDB plc, an Irish public limited corporation (the “Company”) elected to not renew the terms of its current Chief Executive Officer’s, Paul O’Brien, Employment Agreement dated as of May 26, 2023 (the “CEO Agreement”). Accordingly, the CEO Agreement expires by its terms on May 26, 2024 (the “Expiration Date”) and Mr. O’Brien’s employment as Chief Executive Officer of the Company will terminate as of the Expiration Date.

Furthermore, on March 12, 2024, Mr. O’Brien resigned from the Board of Directors of the Company, effective immediately. This decision was not the result of any disagreement with Mr. O’Brien regarding the Company’s operations, policies, or financial performance.

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.

	MariaDB plc
Dated: March 18, 2024
	By:	/s/ Conor McCarthy
		Name:	Conor McCarthy
		Title:	Chief Financial Officer

MariaDB plc filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update