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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-065934"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MDB"
cik: "0001441816"
company_name: "MongoDB, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-10-15T10:35:23+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-15T10:40:06.425415+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# MongoDB grants interim CEO Ittycheria $15M RSUs and $1M cash; CFO Berry gets $10M retention award

## Summary
- Interim President and CEO Dev Ittycheria receives a $500,000 base salary, a one-time $500,000 sign-on bonus, and a 70% target bonus ($350,000) prorated for fiscal 2027-2028.
- Ittycheria's $15,000,000 RSU grant vests in four equal quarterly installments on January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1, 2027, fully vested October 1, 2027.
- CFO Michael Berry received a one-time $10,000,000 retention RSU award vesting in three equal installments on April 1, 2027, October 1, 2027 and April 1, 2028.
- Severance terms: 12 months of base salary plus up to 18 months of COBRA; a change-in-control termination adds 12 months target bonus and full equity acceleration.
- Ittycheria agreed to serve at least 12 months after a new CEO starts, not ending before April 1, 2028; the deal replaces his October 29, 2025 advisory agreement, and he takes no extra Board pay.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-065934
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MDB
- cik: 0001441816
- company_name: MongoDB, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-10-15T10:35:23+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1441816/000162828026065934/0001628280-26-065934-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1441816/000162828026065934/mdb-20261012.htm

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