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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): August 1, 2024

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:

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Trading

Symbol(s)

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Common stock, $0.00001 par value per share

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Nasdaq Global Select Market

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).

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On August 1, 2024, Couchbase, Inc. (the “Company”) and SR Winchester, LLC (the “Landlord”) entered into an office lease (the “Lease”) pursuant to which the Company will lease space located at 3155 Olsen Drive in San Jose, California (the “Leased Space”) as the Company’s new corporate headquarters.

The Leased Space consists of approximately 24,000 square feet on a single floor. The Lease term is anticipated to commence on February 1, 2025 or such earlier date as the Company begins occupancy of the Leased Space for its business operations.

The term of the Lease is 91 months from the commencement date. The Company has the right to extend the term of the Lease for an additional seven years at the then-prevailing market rate. The Lease provides that minimum rent will abate during the seven-month period following the commencement date. The annual minimum rent, to be paid in equal monthly installments, will consist of approximately $850,000 for the full initial lease year and increase to approximately $1.2 million for the following full lease year. Thereafter, minimum rent will increase by approximately 3.0% per annum over the rest of the initial Lease term. The Company is also responsible for paying its share of operating expenses, taxes and utilities.

Pursuant to the Lease, the Company provided the Landlord an irrevocable letter of credit in the amount of approximately $867,000 in lieu of a cash security deposit. Further, the Landlord is required to provide a tenant work allowance of approximately $4 million for costs relating to the design and construction of improvements to the Leased Space. The Lease includes various covenants, acceleration, recapture, insurance, indemnities, remedies, termination rights, sublease and transfer rights and other provisions customary for lease transactions of this nature.

The foregoing summary of the Lease is only a summary of the material terms of the Lease, does not purport to be a complete description of the rights and obligations of the parties thereunder, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Lease, a copy of which will be filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2024.

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information set forth under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03

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)

Date: August 7, 2024

Couchbase Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation