Coinbase Global, Inc. — Capital/Financing Update 2021

Sep 15, 2021

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): September 14, 2021

Coinbase Global, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-40289	46-4707224
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

Address Not Applicable	Address Not Applicable
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Not Applicable

(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:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A common stock, $0.00001 par value	COIN	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 8.01 Other Events.

On September 14, 2021, Coinbase Global, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the upsize and pricing of its offering of $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of its 3.375% Senior Notes due 2028 and $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of its 3.625% Senior Notes due 2031 (together, the “Notes”) in a private placement to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and outside the United States to non-U.S. persons pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Coinbase, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.

A copy of the press release announcing the upsize and pricing of the offering of the Notes is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit	Description
99.1	Press Release dated September 14 , 2021 announcing the upsize and pr icing of the Notes.
104	The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

/s/ Alesia J. Haas
Alesia J. Haas
Chief Financial Officer