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Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and Couchbase, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed September 10, 2025 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 14, 2026.
Meeting of September 9, 2025: 2 items on Couchbase, Inc.’s Form 8-K, filed September 10, 2025: 2 without a stated outcome.
None.
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
Proxy season: 2024-2025 2025-2026
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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 September 10, 2025 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. To adopt the Merger Agreement | 46,126,854 | 52,010 | 86,059 | -- | -- | 99.8% | Not verified | — |
| 2. To approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation that will or may become payable by Couchbase to its named executive officers in connection with the Merger | 45,485,223 | 686,006 | 93,694 | -- | -- | 99% | Not verified | — |
Source: Couchbase, Inc., Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on September 10, 2025 — read the filing on EDGAR.
Each item below shows how the 168 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. These are reported items, not a count of the ballot: fund filings describe one ballot item in different words. Two descriptions are shown as one item only on evidence — the same text (or one cut short of the other), the same director nominee, or a match to the same row of Couchbase, Inc.’s own Form 8-K tally — never because they merely read alike. A description that could not be joined that way is listed on its own, so one ballot item can appear more than once.
Combines 3 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.8% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger (as it may be amended from time to time), dated as of June 20, 2025, by and among Cascade Parent Inc., Cascade Merger Sub Inc., and Couchbase, Inc. (the "merger agreement").
Couchbase, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“1. To adopt the Merger Agreement”): 46,126,854 for, 52,010 against, per its Form 8-K filed September 10, 2025 (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: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99.8% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
The 49 asset managers below reported 10,863,861 for, 34,210 abstained.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 4,080,357 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES | 1,541,634 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,435,761 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,123,970 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NEXPOINT FUNDS I | 969,560 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ARBITRAGE FUNDS | 396,432 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 359,489 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 241,311 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 77,540 | 0 | 34,210 | 0 | Mixed |
| TIAA | 80,198 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 63,082 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 58,156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III | 47,643 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 43,599 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GDL FUND | 40,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Morningstar Funds Trust | 29,128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 28,498 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ProShares | 25,340 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 22,163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 21,914 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 21,004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 15,725 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 15,597 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 12,930 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 11,770 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 49 asset managers. See all 49 in the interactive database.
Combines 2 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99.5% of fund votes cast · no official result
Description as filed by funds: To postpone or adjourn the special meeting, from time to time, to a later date or dates, if necessary or appropriate, including to solicit additional proxies if there are insufficient votes to adopt the merger agreement at the time of the special meeting
The 48 asset managers below reported 10,817,868 for, 45,850 against, 34,210 abstained. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 4,080,357 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES | 1,541,634 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,435,761 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,123,970 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NEXPOINT FUNDS I | 969,560 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ARBITRAGE FUNDS | 396,432 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 359,489 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 241,311 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 77,540 | 0 | 34,210 | 0 | Mixed |
| TIAA | 80,198 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| First Trust | 63,082 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 24,356 | 33,800 | 0 | 0 | Mixed |
| Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III | 47,643 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Goldman Sachs | 43,599 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GDL FUND | 40,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Morningstar Funds Trust | 29,128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 28,498 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ProShares | 25,340 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 22,163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 21,914 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 21,004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 15,725 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 15,597 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 12,930 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 11,770 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Showing the 25 largest of 48 asset managers. See all 48 in the interactive database.
Combines 6 wordings of this item as funds reported it.
99% Majority: yes · of votes cast
Description as filed by funds: To approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation that will or may become payable by Couchbase, Inc. to its named executive officers in connection with the merger.
Couchbase, Inc.’s own tally for this item (“2. To approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation that will or may become payable by Couchbase to its named executive officers in connection with the Merger”): 45,485,223 for, 686,006 against, per its Form 8-K filed September 10, 2025 (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: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.
Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 4,080,357 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES | 1,541,634 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,435,761 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 1,123,970 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| NEXPOINT FUNDS I | 969,560 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ARBITRAGE FUNDS | 396,432 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 359,489 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Jackson National | 241,311 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Equitable | 111,750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| TIAA | 0 | 80,198 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| First Trust | 63,082 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Lincoln Financial | 58,156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III | 0 | 47,643 | 0 | 0 | Against |
| Goldman Sachs | 43,599 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GDL FUND | 40,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Morningstar Funds Trust | 29,128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| QUANTITATIVE MASTER SERIES LLC | 28,498 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ProShares | 25,340 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Global X | 22,163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AIG/SunAmerica | 21,914 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 21,004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Brighthouse | 15,725 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| John Hancock | 15,597 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Pacific Life | 12,930 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Nationwide | 11,770 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Fund voting reports, all 48 managers: 10,757,940 for, 139,988 against. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
| Asset manager | For | Against | Abstain | Withheld | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solel Partners LP | 2,375,367 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Fidelity | 2,264,023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Kite Lake Capital Management (UK) LLP | 1,747,406 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| FRANKLIN ADVISERS INC | 1,654,674 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| BlackRock | 1,504,191 | 233 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Sand Grove Capital Management LLP | 1,481,188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 1,070,688 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Irenic Capital Management LP | 802,134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| State Street | 710,225 | 652 | 0 | 0 | For |
| WATER ISLAND CAPITAL LLC | 426,560 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Magnetar Financial LLC | 363,081 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Charles Schwab | 359,514 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| GLAZER CAPITAL, LLC | 350,890 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO | 303,077 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Woodline Partners LP | 298,411 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Gabelli | 292,367 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Northern Trust | 238,176 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HERALD INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Ltd | 200,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| CREDIT INDUSTRIEL ET COMMERCIAL | 195,461 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| AQR | 191,188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Vanguard | 190,334 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Verition Fund Management LLC | 180,015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| HARVEST MANAGEMENT LLC | 110,100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| ALPINE ASSOCIATES MANAGEMENT INC. | 106,997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
| Centiva Capital, LP | 100,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | For |
Institutional-manager reports, all 130 managers: 18,536,705 for, 186,783 against. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.
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 | 7.38% |
| 2 | FRANKLIN STRATEGIC SERIES | 2.79% |
| 3 | BlackRock | 2.60% |
| 4 | Fidelity | 2.03% |
| 5 | NEXPOINT FUNDS I | 1.75% |
| 6 | ARBITRAGE FUNDS | 0.72% |
| 7 | Charles Schwab | 0.65% |
| 8 | Jackson National | 0.44% |
| 9 | Equitable | 0.20% |
| 10 | TIAA | 0.15% |
| # | Asset manager | % of shares outstanding |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solel Partners LP | 4.30% |
| 2 | Fidelity | 4.10% |
| 3 | Kite Lake Capital Management (UK) LLP | 3.16% |
| 4 | FRANKLIN ADVISERS INC | 2.99% |
| 5 | BlackRock | 2.72% |
| 6 | Sand Grove Capital Management LLP | 2.68% |
| 7 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 1.94% |
| 8 | Irenic Capital Management LP | 1.45% |
| 9 | State Street | 1.29% |
| 10 | WATER ISLAND CAPITAL LLC | 0.77% |
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 2025-2026 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 October 14, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.
At Couchbase, Inc.'s shareholder meeting held September 9, 2025, in the 2025-2026 proxy season, 168 asset managers reported how they voted in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 570 separate fund positions. Their filings are grouped here into 3 reported items; because filers word the same ballot item differently, that can be more than the number of items on the ballot. On the most widely held item on that ballot — To approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation that will or may become payable… — FOR was 99% 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), which is more than half. Whether the item was approved is for the filing to say; that statement has not been read for this item. Source: Couchbase, Inc.'s Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 10, 2025.
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