MariaDB plc

26/08/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 26/08/2024 20:16

Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership - Form 4

Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16, Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Meridian BidCo LLC
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MariaDB plc [MRDB] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last) (First) (Middle)
875 MANHATTAN BEACH BLVD.
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
(Street)
MANHATTAN BEACH CA 90266
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Join/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security 8. Price of Derivative Security 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expriation Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Meridian BidCo LLC
875 MANHATTAN BEACH BLVD.

MANHATTAN BEACH, CA90266


K1 INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC
875 MANHATTAN BEACH BLVD.

MANHATTAN BEACH, CA90266


Signatures

Meridian BidCo LLC By: Sujit Banerjee Its: President By: /s/ Sujit Banerjee 2024-08-26
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
K1 Investment Management, LLC By: R. Neil Malik Its: Managing Member By: /s/ R. Neil Malik 2024-08-26
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

(*) If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
(**) Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Pursuant to the terms of the Amended and Restated Offer Document, dated June 24, 2024 (as amended, restated or supplemented, the "Offer Document"), Meridian BidCo LLC ("Bidco") conducted a tender offer (the "Offer") for all issued and to be issued ordinary shares of MariaDB plc ("MariaDB"), par value $0.01 per share (the "MariaDB Shares"), in exchange for $0.55 in cash per MariaDB Share. At 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on July 23, 2024, the Offer expired and Bidco accepted for purchase a total of 61,263,283 MariaDB Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn prior to such time, representing approximately 88.7% of the issued share capital of MariaDB as of July 22, 2024.
(2) On July 26, 2024, Bidco sent compulsory acquisition notices (the "Notices") to those MariaDB shareholders who did not accept the Offer (the "Non-Assenting Shareholders"). Following the expiration of 30 calendar days from the date of such Notices, on August 26, 2024 the MariaDB Shares held by the Non-Assenting Shareholders were acquired compulsorily by Bidco on the same terms as the Offer (such acquisition, the "Buy Out" and, together with the Offer, the "Transactions").
(3) K1 Investment Management, LLC ("K1") indirectly controls Bidco. Each of K1 and Bidco disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purposes. Following the closing of the Transactions, MariaDB became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bidco.
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