8-K

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): May 11, 2023

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)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐	Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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.  ☐

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

On May 11, 2023, the Board of Directors of MariaDB plc (the “Company”) appointed Conor McCarthy, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, to serve as the Company’s Principal Accounting Officer as well as its Principal Financial Officer under the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for purposes of consolidating those two roles with the Chief Financial Officer. Will Sanchez, who previously served as the Company’s Principal Accounting Officer, remains with the Company.

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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: May 17, 2023
	By:	/s/ Michael Howard
		Michael Howard
		Chief Executive Officer

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Document Period End Date	May 11, 2023
Entity Registrant Name	MariaDB plc
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	L2
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Entity Tax Identification Number	00-0000000
Entity Address, Address Line One	699 Veterans Blvd
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Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	94063
City Area Code	855
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Document Information [Line Items]
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Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Warrants
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one Ordinary Share at an exercise price of $11.50 per share
Trading Symbol	MRDBW
Security Exchange Name	NYSE