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At COUCHBASE INC.'s shareholder meeting held May 30, 2024, in the 2023-2024 proxy season, 64 asset managers reported how they voted on 5 ballot items in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 798 separate fund positions. On the most widely held item on that ballot — APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO OUR AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO REFLECT… — COUCHBASE INC.'s filing reports the proposal as approved, with 92% support of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side). Source: COUCHBASE INC.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 5, 2024.
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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and COUCHBASE INC.’s Form 8-K, filed June 5, 2024 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated November 8, 2026.
Meeting of May 30, 2024: 5 items on COUCHBASE INC.’s Form 8-K, filed June 5, 2024: 3 elected · 2 approved.
Material dissent: a director nominee under 80% of the votes cast, say-on-pay under 70%, any other item the board put forward under 80%, or a shareholder proposal with more than 50%, on the company’s own Form 8-K tally. How this is decided
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These tallies are COUCHBASE INC.’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed June 5, 2024 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.
| Ballot item | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Broker non-votes | Support (of votes cast) | Reported outcome | Voting standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elect Director: Alvina Y. Antar | 33,208,094 | -- | -- | 7,461,288 | 4,421,562 | 82% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: David C. Scott | 26,588,652 | -- | -- | 14,080,730 | 4,421,562 | 65% | Elected | — |
| Elect Director: Richard A. Simonson | 32,716,419 | -- | -- | 7,952,963 | 4,421,562 | 80% | Elected | — |
| 2. Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | 44,860,349 | 220,304 | 10,291 | -- | -- | 99.5% | Approved | — |
| 3. Amendment to our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to Reflect Delaware Law Provisions Regarding Officer Exculpation | 37,154,825 | 3,392,834 | 121,723 | -- | 4,421,562 | 92% | Approved | — |
Source: COUCHBASE INC., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 5, 2024 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 64 asset managers that disclosed a COUCHBASE INC. vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report.
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
82% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Class III Directors: Alvina Y. Antar
COUCHBASE INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Alvina Y. Antar”): 33,208,094 for, 7,461,288 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 5, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Election of Directors The Company's stockholders elected each of the following nominees as Class III directors to serve on the Company's board of directors until the Company's 2027 annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, by the following v…”
Support: 82% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 64 asset managers below reported 10,922,600 for, 3,115,054 withheld.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 3,942,455 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BARON INVESTMENT FUNDS TRUST (f/k/a BARON ASSET FUND) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,444,900 | Withhold |
| BlackRock | 1,367,634 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 1,169,135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 563,022 | 0 | 0 | 297,712 | Mixed |
| Manager Directed Portfolios | 849,474 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Loomis Sayles | 521,465 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 510,763 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Voya | 501,298 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 386,775 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 0 | 0 | 0 | 309,480 | Withhold |
| Charles Schwab | 257,314 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 238,400 | Withhold |
| Invesco | 164,578 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 93,150 | 0 | 0 | 34,682 | Mixed |
| Brighthouse | 105,554 | 0 | 0 | 18,650 | Mixed |
| DRIEHAUS MUTUAL FUNDS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110,826 | Withhold |
| Prudential/PGIM | 99,262 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 94,714 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Royce | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93,000 | Withhold |
| OBERWEIS FUNDS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87,800 | Withhold |
| Lord Abbett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87,637 | Withhold |
| UBS | 74,998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MoA Funds Corp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74,806 | Withhold |
| Lincoln Financial | 28,700 | 0 | 0 | 33,047 | Mixed |
Showing the 25 largest of 64 asset managers. All 64 are in the interactive database (link above).
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
65% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Class III Directors: David C. Scott
COUCHBASE INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: David C. Scott”): 26,588,652 for, 14,080,730 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 5, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Election of Directors The Company's stockholders elected each of the following nominees as Class III directors to serve on the Company's board of directors until the Company's 2027 annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, by the following v…”
Support: 65% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 64 asset managers below reported 6,453,146 for, 7,584,508 withheld.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 3,942,455 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BARON INVESTMENT FUNDS TRUST (f/k/a BARON ASSET FUND) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,444,900 | Withhold |
| BlackRock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,367,634 | Withhold |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,169,135 | Withhold |
| Fidelity | 0 | 0 | 0 | 860,734 | Withhold |
| Manager Directed Portfolios | 849,474 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Loomis Sayles | 521,465 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 510,763 | Withhold |
| Voya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 501,298 | Withhold |
| Federated Hermes | 386,775 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 0 | 0 | 0 | 309,480 | Withhold |
| Charles Schwab | 257,314 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 238,400 | Withhold |
| Invesco | 164,578 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127,832 | Withhold |
| Brighthouse | 105,554 | 0 | 0 | 18,650 | Mixed |
| DRIEHAUS MUTUAL FUNDS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110,826 | Withhold |
| Prudential/PGIM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99,262 | Withhold |
| SEI | 94,714 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Royce | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93,000 | Withhold |
| OBERWEIS FUNDS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87,800 | Withhold |
| Lord Abbett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87,637 | Withhold |
| UBS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74,998 | Withhold |
| MoA Funds Corp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74,806 | Withhold |
| Lincoln Financial | 28,700 | 0 | 0 | 33,047 | Mixed |
Showing the 25 largest of 64 asset managers. All 64 are in the interactive database (link above).
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
80% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Election of Class III Directors: Richard A. Simonson
COUCHBASE INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Richard A. Simonson”): 32,716,419 for, 7,952,963 withheld, per its Form 8-K filed June 5, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.
Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “Election of Directors The Company's stockholders elected each of the following nominees as Class III directors to serve on the Company's board of directors until the Company's 2027 annual meeting of stockholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, by the following v…”
Support: 80% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + WITHHELD); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 64 asset managers below reported 10,489,621 for, 3,548,033 withheld.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 3,942,455 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BARON INVESTMENT FUNDS TRUST (f/k/a BARON ASSET FUND) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,444,900 | Withhold |
| BlackRock | 1,367,634 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 1,169,135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 563,022 | 0 | 0 | 297,712 | Mixed |
| Manager Directed Portfolios | 849,474 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Loomis Sayles | 521,465 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 510,763 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Voya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 501,298 | Withhold |
| Federated Hermes | 386,775 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 0 | 0 | 0 | 309,480 | Withhold |
| Charles Schwab | 257,314 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 238,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164,578 | Withhold |
| Equitable | 60,210 | 0 | 0 | 67,622 | Mixed |
| Brighthouse | 105,554 | 0 | 0 | 18,650 | Mixed |
| DRIEHAUS MUTUAL FUNDS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110,826 | Withhold |
| Prudential/PGIM | 99,262 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 94,714 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Royce | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93,000 | Withhold |
| OBERWEIS FUNDS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87,800 | Withhold |
| Lord Abbett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87,637 | Withhold |
| UBS | 74,998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MoA Funds Corp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74,806 | Withhold |
| Lincoln Financial | 50,290 | 0 | 0 | 11,457 | Mixed |
Showing the 25 largest of 64 asset managers. All 64 are in the interactive database (link above).
Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
92% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO OUR AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION TO REFLECT DELAWARE LAW PROVISIONS REGARDING OFFICER EXCULPATION.
COUCHBASE INC.’s own tally for this item (“3. Amendment to our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to Reflect Delaware Law Provisions Regarding Officer Exculpation”): 37,154,825 for, 3,392,834 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 5, 2024 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Amendment to our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to Reflect Delaware Law Provisions Regarding Officer Exculpation The Company's stockholders approved an amendment to the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to reflect Delaware law provisions regarding office…”
Support: 92% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 64 asset managers below reported 12,142,629 for, 1,895,025 against.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 3,942,455 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BARON INVESTMENT FUNDS TRUST (f/k/a BARON ASSET FUND) | 1,444,900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,367,634 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 1,169,135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 860,734 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Manager Directed Portfolios | 0 | 849,474 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Loomis Sayles | 0 | 521,465 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| TIAA | 510,763 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Voya | 501,298 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 386,775 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 309,480 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 257,314 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 0 | 238,400 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Invesco | 164,578 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 127,832 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 18,650 | 105,554 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| DRIEHAUS MUTUAL FUNDS | 110,826 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 99,262 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 0 | 94,714 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Royce | 93,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| OBERWEIS FUNDS | 87,800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lord Abbett | 87,637 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| UBS | 74,998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MoA Funds Corp | 74,806 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 40,157 | 21,590 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
Showing the 25 largest of 64 asset managers. All 64 are in the interactive database (link above).
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.5% Approved · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending January 31, 2025.
COUCHBASE INC.’s own tally for this item (“2. Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm”): 44,860,349 for, 220,304 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed June 5, 2024 (Item 5.07).
Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm The Company's stockholders ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2025 by the following vote:”
Support: 99.5% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 64 asset managers below reported 14,037,654 for.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 3,942,455 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BARON INVESTMENT FUNDS TRUST (f/k/a BARON ASSET FUND) | 1,444,900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,367,634 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Columbia Threadneedle | 1,169,135 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 860,734 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Manager Directed Portfolios | 849,474 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Loomis Sayles | 521,465 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 510,763 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Voya | 501,298 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Federated Hermes | 386,775 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 309,480 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 257,314 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| JPMorgan | 238,400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Invesco | 164,578 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 127,832 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 124,204 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| DRIEHAUS MUTUAL FUNDS | 110,826 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Prudential/PGIM | 99,262 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| SEI | 94,714 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Royce | 93,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| OBERWEIS FUNDS | 87,800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lord Abbett | 87,637 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| UBS | 74,998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| MoA Funds Corp | 74,806 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 61,747 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 64 asset managers. All 64 are in the interactive database (link above).
Ranked separately for each type of Form N-PX report. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two tables can list the same shares and are never added together. Each is ranked by the shares voted on the item that the most managers of that type reported, shown as a share of the 55,254,037 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard | 7.14% |
| 2 | BARON INVESTMENT FUNDS TRUST (f/k/a BARON ASSET FUND) | 2.62% |
| 3 | BlackRock | 2.48% |
| 4 | Columbia Threadneedle | 2.12% |
| 5 | Fidelity | 1.56% |
| 6 | Manager Directed Portfolios | 1.54% |
| 7 | Loomis Sayles | 0.94% |
| 8 | TIAA | 0.92% |
| 9 | Voya | 0.91% |
| 10 | Federated Hermes | 0.70% |
As disclosed to the SEC in Form 13F (quarter-end holdings of 30 large managers), Schedules 13D and 13G (beneficial ownership above 5%) and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A). Each row names its form.
| Holder | % outstanding | Disclosure |
|---|---|---|
| Haveli Investments, L.P. | 9.40% | 13D |
| Edward T. Anderson | 8.55% | DEF14A |
| Entities affiliated with North Bridge | 8.46% | DEF14A |
| The Vanguard Group | 6.88% | 13G |
| GPI Capital Gemini HoldCo LP | 5.65% | 13G |
| Entities affiliated with Accel | 5.49% | DEF14A |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 5.15% | DEF14A |
| EVR Research LP | 4.75% | 13G |
| Solel Partners LP | 4.54% | DEF14A |
| North Bridge Venture Management VI, L.P. | 3.60% | 13G |
Percentages above are of 55,254,037 shares outstanding, as reported by COUCHBASE INC. on its Form 10-Q dated August 29, 2025 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2023-2024 meeting, not today’s. Each holding is as of its own filing, which may be dated before or after the meeting.
Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered funds disclose how they voted every proxy and institutional managers disclose their votes on executive pay (say-on-pay, say-on-frequency and golden parachutes), and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from COUCHBASE INC.’s 10-Q dated August 29, 2025. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on November 8, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
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