COIN: Leadership change

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. (d) On September 1, 2026, following a recommendation by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Coinbase Global, Inc. (the “Company”), the Board increased its size from nine to ten directors and appointed Anthony Armstrong to serve as a director of the Company, effective immediately. Mr. Armstrong will serve until the earliest to occur of the Company’s 2027 annual meeting of shareholders and until his successor is elected and qualified, or until his earlier death, resignation, disqualification, or removal. Mr. Armstrong will serve on the Board’s Audit and Compliance Committee. Mr. Armstrong’s compensation will be as provided under the Company’s non-employee director compensation program (the “Non-Employee Director Compensation Program”). The Non-Employee Director Compensation Program is described under the heading “Non-Employee Director Compensation Arrangements” in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on April 24, 2026. In addition, the Company has entered into its standard form of indemnification agreement with Mr. Armstrong. The form of the indemnification agreement was previously filed by the Company as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 12, 2026 (File No. 001-40289) and is incorporated by reference herein. Similar to certain of the Company’s executive officers, other directors, and holders of more than 5% of the Company’s capital stock, Mr. Armstrong and his immediate family members have acco