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NEW RELIC, INC.

188 Spear Street, Suite 1200

San Francisco, California 94105

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

To Be Held On August 22, 201721, 2018

Dear Stockholder:

You are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of New Relic, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). The meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 22, 201721, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. local time at the offices of our outside counsel, Cooley LLP, at 101 California Street, 5th Floor, San Francisco, California 94111 for the following purposes:

These items of business are more fully described in the Proxy Statement accompanying this Notice.

The record date for the upcoming Annual Meeting is June 23, 2017.22, 2018. Only stockholders of record at the close of business on that date may vote at the meeting or any adjournment thereof.

By Order of the Board of Directors

/s/ Robin SchulmanMark Sachleben

Robin SchulmanMark Sachleben

Vice President, General Counsel,Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary

San Francisco, California

July 7, 201711, 2018

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NEW RELIC, INC.

188 Spear Street, Suite 1200

San Francisco, California 94105

PROXY STATEMENT

FOR THE 20172018 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

August  22, 201721, 2018

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THESE PROXY MATERIALS AND VOTING

Why did I receive a notice regarding the availability of proxy materials on the Internet?

Pursuant to rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), we have elected to provide access to our proxy materials over the Internet. Accordingly, we have sent you a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Notice”) because the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of New Relic, Inc. (the “Company” or “New Relic”) is soliciting your proxy to vote at the 20172018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”), including at any adjournments or postponements of the Annual Meeting. All stockholders will have the ability to access the proxy materials on the website referred to in the Notice or request to receive a printed set of the proxy materials. Instructions on how to access the proxy materials over the Internet or to request a printed copy may be found in the Notice.

We intend to mail the Notice on or about July 7, 201711, 2018 to all stockholders of record entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.

Will I receive any other proxy materials by mail?

We may send you a proxy card, along with a second Notice, on or after July 17, 2017.21, 2018.

How do I attend the Annual Meeting?

The meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 22, 201721, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. local time at the offices of Cooley LLP, 101 California Street, 5th Floor, San Francisco, California 94111. For directions, please call the offices of Cooley LLP at (415)693-2000. Information on how to vote in person at the meeting is discussed below.

Who can vote at the Annual Meeting?

Only stockholders of record at the close of business on June 23, 201722, 2018 will be entitled to vote at the meeting. On this record date, there were 54,060,18156,493,352 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote.

Stockholder of Record: Shares Registered in Your Name

If on June 23, 201722, 2018 your shares were registered directly in your name with our transfer agent, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., then you are a stockholder of record. As a stockholder of record, you may vote in person at the meeting or vote by proxy over the telephone, through the Internet or by using a proxy card that you may request or that we may elect to deliver at a later time. Whether or not you plan to attend the meeting, we urge you to vote by proxy to ensure your vote is counted.

Beneficial Owner: Shares Registered in the Name of a Broker or Bank

If on June 23, 201722, 2018 your shares were held, not in your name, but rather in an account at a brokerage firm, bank, dealer or other similar organization, then you are the beneficial owner of shares held in “street name” and the Notice is being forwarded to you by that organization. The organization holding your account is considered to be the stockholder of record for purposes of voting at the Annual Meeting. As a beneficial owner, you have the right

to direct your broker or other agent regarding how to vote the shares in your account. You are also invited to attend the Annual Meeting. However, since you are not the stockholder of record, you may not vote your shares in person at the meeting unless you request and obtain a valid proxy from your broker or other agent.

What am I voting on?

There are three matters scheduled for a vote:

What if another matter is properly brought before the meeting?

The Board knows of no other matters that will be presented for consideration at the Annual Meeting. If any other matters are properly brought before the meeting, it is the intention of the persons named in the accompanying proxy to vote on those matters in accordance with their best judgment.

How do I vote?

You may either vote “For” all the nominees to the Board or you may “Withhold” your vote for any nominee you specify. For each of the other matters to be voted on, you may vote “For” or “Against” the proposal, or abstain from voting.“Abstain.”

The procedures for voting are as follows:

Stockholder of Record: Shares Registered in Your Name

If you are a stockholder of record, you may vote in person at the Annual Meeting or vote by proxy over the telephone, through the Internet or by using a proxy card that you may request or that we may elect to deliver at a later time. Whether or not you plan to attend the meeting, we urge you to vote by proxy to ensure your vote is counted. You may still attend the meeting and vote in person even if you have already voted by proxy.

Beneficial Owner: Shares Registered in the Name of Broker or Bank

If you are a beneficial owner of shares registered in the name of your broker, bank, or other agent, you should have received a Notice containing voting instructions from that organization rather than from New Relic. Simply follow the voting instructions in the Notice to ensure that your vote is counted. To vote in person at the Annual Meeting, you must obtain a valid proxy from your broker, bank or other agent. Follow the instructions from your broker or bank included with these proxy materials, or contact your broker or bank to request a proxy form.

How many votes do I have?

On each matter to be voted upon, you have one vote for each share of common stock you owned as of June 23, 2017.22, 2018.

Can I vote my shares by filling out and returning the Notice?

No. The Notice identifies the items to be voted on at the Annual Meeting, but you cannot vote by marking the Notice and returning it. The Notice provides instructions on how to vote by telephone or through the Internet, by requesting and returning a printed proxy card, or by submitting a ballot in person at the Annual Meeting.

What happens if I do not vote?

Stockholder of Record: Shares Registered in Your Name

If you are a stockholder of record and do not vote by telephone, through the Internet, by completing the proxy card that may be delivered to you or in person at the Annual Meeting, your shares will not be voted.

Beneficial Owner: Shares Registered in the Name of Broker or Bank

If you are a beneficial owner of shares held in street name and you do not instruct your broker, bank or other agent how to vote your shares, the question of whether your broker, bank or nominee willother agent may still be able to vote your shares depends on whetherin its discretion. In this regard, under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) deems the particular proposal, brokers, banks and other securities intermediaries that are subject to be a “routine” matter. Brokers and nominees canNYSE rules may use their discretion to vote your “uninstructed” shares with respect to matters that are considered to be “routine,”“routine” under NYSE rules, but not with respect to “non-routine”“non-routine” matters. Under theProposals 1 and 2 are considered to be“non-routine” under NYSE rules, and interpretations of the NYSE, “non-routine” matters are mattersmeaning that may substantially affect the rights or privileges of stockholders, such as mergers, stockholder proposals, elections of directors (even if not contested), executive compensation (including any advisory stockholder votes on executive compensation and on the frequency of stockholder votes on executive compensation), and certain corporate governance proposals, even if management-supported. Accordingly, your broker or nominee may not vote your shares on Proposal Nos. 1 or 2 without your instructions, but may vote your shares on Proposal No. 3 eventhose proposals in the absence of your voting instructions. However, Proposal 3 is considered to be a “routine” matter under NYSE rules meaning that if you do not return voting instructions to your broker by its deadline, your shares may be voted by your broker in its discretion on Proposal 3.

What if I return a proxy card or otherwise vote but do not make specific choices?

If you return a signed and dated proxy card or otherwise vote without marking voting selections, your shares will be voted, as applicable, “For” the election of both nomineeseach nominee for director, “For” the advisory approval of the compensation of our named executive officers, and “For” the ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2018.2019. If any other matter is properly presented at the meeting, your proxyholder (one of the individuals named on your proxy card) will vote your shares using his or her best judgment.

Who is paying for this proxy solicitation?

We will pay for the entire cost of soliciting proxies. In addition to these proxy materials, our directors and employees may also solicit proxies in person, by telephone, or by other means of communication. Directors and employees will not be paid any additional compensation for soliciting proxies. Weproxies.We may also reimburse brokerage firms, banks, and other agents for the cost of forwarding proxy materials to beneficial owners.

What does it mean if I receive more than one Notice?

If you receive more than one Notice, your shares may be registered in more than one name or in different accounts. Please follow the voting instructions on each of the Notices to ensure that all of your shares are voted.

Can I change my vote after submitting my proxy?

Stockholder of Record: Shares Registered in Your Name

Yes. You can revoke your proxy at any time before the final vote at the meeting. If you are the record holder of your shares, you may revoke your proxy in any one of the following ways:

Your most current proxy card or telephone or Internet proxy is the one that is counted.

Beneficial Owner: Shares Registered in the Name of Broker or Bank

If your shares are held by your broker or bank as a nominee or agent, you should follow the instructions provided by your broker or bank.

When are stockholder proposals and director nominations due for next year’s Annual Meeting?

To be considered for inclusion in next year’s proxy materials, your proposal must be submitted in writing by March 9, 201813, 2019 to our Corporate Secretary at 188 Spear Street, Suite 1200, San Francisco, California 94105, and must comply with all applicable requirements ofRule 14a-8 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”); provided, however, that if our 20182019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders is held before July 23, 201822, 2019 or after September 21, 2018,20, 2019, then the deadline is a reasonable amount of time prior to the date we begin to print and mail our proxy statement for the 20182019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Pursuant to our amended and restated bylaws, if you wish to bring a proposal before the stockholders or nominate a director at the 20182019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, but you are not requesting that your proposal or nomination be included in next year’s proxy materials, you must notify our Corporate Secretary, in writing, not later than the close of business on May 24, 201823, 2019 nor earlier than the close of business on April 24, 2018.23, 2019. However, if our 20182019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders is not held between July 23, 201822, 2019 and September 21, 2018,20, 2019, to be timely, notice by the stockholder must be received no earlier than the close of business on the 120th day prior to the 20182019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to the 20182019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of the 20182019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders is first made. You are also advised to review our amended and restated bylaws, which contain additional requirements about advance notice of stockholder proposals and director nominations.

The chair of the 20182019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders may determine, if the facts warrant, that a matter has not been properly brought before the meeting and, therefore, may not be considered at the meeting. In addition, the proxy solicited by the Board for the 20182019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders will confer discretionary voting authority with respect to (i) any proposal presented by a stockholder at that meeting for which we have not been

provided with timely notice and (ii) any proposal made in accordance with our amended and restated bylaws, if the 20182019 proxy statement briefly describes the matter and how management’s proxy holders intend to vote on it,

and if the stockholder does not comply with the requirements of Rule14a-4(c)(2) promulgated under the Exchange Act.

How are votes counted?

Votes will be counted by the inspector of election appointed for the meeting, who will separately count, for the proposal to elect directors, votes “For,” “Withhold,” and brokernon-votes; and, with respect to the other proposals, votes “For,” “Against,” abstentions and, if applicable, brokernon-votes. Broker non-votes have no effect and will not be counted towards the vote total for any proposal.

What are “brokernon-votes”?

As discussed above, when a beneficial owner of shares held in “street name” does not give instructions to the broker or nominee holding the shares as to how to vote on matters deemed by the NYSE to be “non-routine,“non-routine,” the broker or nominee cannot vote the shares. These unvoted shares are counted as “brokernon-votes.”

How many votes are needed to approve each proposal?

What is the quorum requirement?

A quorum of stockholders is necessary to hold a valid meeting. A quorum will be present if shares representing a majority of the common stock outstanding and entitled to vote are present at the Annual Meeting in person or represented by proxy. On the record date, there were 54,060,18156,493,352 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote. Thus, the holders of 27,030,09128,246,677 shares must be present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting to have a quorum.

Your shares will be counted towards the quorum only if you submit a valid proxy (or one is submitted on your behalf by your broker, bank, or other nominee) or if you vote in person at the meeting. Abstentions and brokernon-votes will be counted towards the quorum requirement. If there is no quorum, the holders of a majority of the shares present at the Annual Meeting in person or represented by proxy may adjourn the Annual Meeting to another date.

How can I find out the results of the voting at the Annual Meeting?

Preliminary voting results will be announced at the meeting. In addition, final voting results will be published in a current report on Form8-K that we expect to file within four business days after the meeting.Annual Meeting. If final voting results are not available to us in time to file aForm 8-K within four business days after the meeting, we intend to file aForm 8-K to publish preliminary results and, within four business days after the final results are known to us, file an amendedForm 8-K to publish the final results.

PROPOSAL NO.COMPANY OVERVIEW

We are defining a new category of enterprise software that is designed to make every aspect of modern software and infrastructure observable. Our cloud-based platform and suite of products, which we collectively call the New Relic Platform, enable organizations to collect, store, and analyze massive amounts of data in real time so they can better operate their applications and infrastructure, improve their digital customer experience, and achieve greater business success. We design all our products to be highly intuitive and frictionless; they are easy to deploy, and customers can rapidly, often within minutes, see results and realize benefits. Software developers can build better applications faster, as they can see how their software will perform and is actually performing forend-users. IT operations teams can use our products to quickly find and fix performance problems as well as prevent future issues. Business users such as product managers can get answers to how their new product launch is being received, or how a pricing change impacted customer retention, without waiting for help from IT. For each of these audiences — software developers, IT operations, and business users — the New Relic Platform can help them operate their digital business.

Our New Relic Platform is made up of our integrated suite of products, a powerful big data database, and an open and extensible cloud platform. Our products for technology users focus on software performance management and monitoring and include New Relic APM, or Application Performance Management, New Relic Mobile, New Relic Browser, New Relic Synthetics, and New Relic Infrastructure. Built into the core of our technology platform, New Relic Insights provides big data analytics to both business and technology users that enable them to easily extract actionable information from the massive quantities of data flowing through their software.

PROPOSAL NO. 1

ELECTION OF DIRECTORSELECTION OF DIRECTORS

Our Board is divided into three classes. Each class consists, as nearly as possible, ofone-third of the total number of directors, and each class has a three-year term. Vacancies on the Board may be filled only by persons elected by a majority of the remaining directors. A director elected by the Board to fill a vacancy in a class, including vacancies created by an increase in the number of directors, will serve for the remainder of the full term of that class and until the director’s successor is duly elected and qualified.

The Board presently has seven members. There are twothree directors in the class whose term of office expires in 2017.2018. If elected at the Annual Meeting, each of these nominees would serve until the 20202021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until his successor has been duly elected and qualified, or, if sooner, until his death, resignation, or removal.

The following table sets forth information with respect to our directors, including the twothree nominees for election at the Annual Meeting, as of June 1, 2017:2018:

Each of the nominees for election at the Annual Meeting was recommended for election by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Messrs. Cirne, Fenton,Regarding Ms. Cochran’s appointment, a third-party search firm provided the Board and Scholnick were initially appointedmanagement with information regarding several potential candidates, including Ms. Cochran. After reviewing the potential candidates, management recommended Ms. Cochran to the Board pursuantNominating and Corporate Governance committee for appointment. After performing further evaluation of Ms. Cochran’s particular experience, qualifications, attributes, and skills, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee recommended her appointment to the provisions of a voting agreement entered into by certain of our stockholders—including Mr. Cirne and entities affiliated with Benchmark Capital Partners and Trinity Ventures—which terminated upon the completion of our initial public offering. Each of the other members of the Board were initially appointed to the Board by the then-current members of the Board.

Directors are elected by a plurality of the votes of the holders of shares present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote generally on the election of directors. Accordingly, the twothree nominees receiving the highest number of affirmative votes will be elected. Shares represented by executed proxies will be voted, if authority to do so is not withheld, for the election of the twothree nominees named in this proxy statement. If any nominee becomes unavailable for election as a result of an unexpected occurrence, shares that would have been voted for that nominee will instead be voted for the election of a substitute nominee proposed by the Board. Each person nominated for election has agreed to serve if elected. The Company’s management has no reason to believe that any nominee will be unable to serve.

The following is a brief biography of each nominee and each director whose term will continue after the Annual Meeting. The biographies below also include information regarding the specific experience, qualifications, attributes, or skills of each nominee or director that led the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee to determine that such individual should serve as a member of the Board.

NOMINEES FORFOR ELECTIONFORA THREE-YEAR TERM EXPIRINGATTHE 2021 ANNUAL MEETING

Sohaib Abbasi has served as a member of our Board since May 2016. From 2004 to August 2015, Mr. Abbasi served as the Chief Executive Officer of Informatica Corporation, a data integration company, where he also served as Chair and a member of the board of directors from 2004 to December 2015. From 1982 to 2003, Mr. Abbasi served in various roles at Oracle Corporation, most recently as a member of Oracle’s executive committee and as senior vice president of two divisions, Oracle Tools/Middleware/BI Products and Oracle Education Services. Mr. Abbasi currently serves on the board of directors of Red Hat, Inc. Mr. Abbasi previously served on the board of Informatica Corporation from July 2004 to August 2015. Mr. Abbasi holds both a B.S. and M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. We believe Mr. Abbasi is qualified to serve as a member of our Board because of his extensive experience as an executive in the software industry.

Hope Cochran has served as a member of our Board since May 2018. Since January 2017, Ms. Cochran has served as a venture partner at Madrona Venture Group. From September 2013 to June 2016, Ms. Cochran served as the Chief Financial Officer of the gaming company King Digital Entertainment plc, which was acquired by Activision Blizzard, Inc. in February 2016. Prior to King Digital, she served as the Chief Financial Officer of Clearwire Corporation, a telecommunications operator, from February 2011 until its acquisition by Sprint, Inc. in July 2013. Previously, she has held several roles in the software industry, including at PeopleSoft, Inc., Evant Inc. and SkillsVillage Inc., a human resources software company that she founded. Ms. Cochran currently serves on the board of directors of Hasbro, Inc. and MongoDB, Inc. Ms. Cochran received a B.A. in Economics and Music from Stanford University. We believe Ms. Cochran is qualified to serve as a member of our Board based on her financial and operating background and her experience serving on the board of directors of public companies.

Adam Messinger has served as a member of our Board since April 2014. From March 2013 until December 2016, Mr. Messinger served as the Chief Technology Officer of Twitter, Inc., an online social media company, where he previously served as Vice President of Application Development from April 2012 to March 2013, and Vice President of Platform Development from November 2011 to April 2012. Prior to that, Mr. Messinger was Vice President of Development at Oracle Corporation, a computer technology company, from January 2008 to November 2011. Mr. Messinger holds a B.S. in Physics and Computer Science from Willamette University and an M.S. in Management from Stanford University. We believe Mr. Messinger is qualified to serve as a member of our Board because of his extensive experience in the software development industry, both as a developer of tools for other developers and of large online services and as an executive at a variety of software development organizations.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS

A VOTE IN FAVOR OF EACH NAMED NOMINEE.

DIRECTORS CONTINUING IN OFFICE UNTIL THE 2019 ANNUAL MEETING

Dan Scholnick has served as a member of our Board since October 2008. Mr. Scholnick served as an Associate at Trinity Ventures, a venture capital firm, since September 2007, and has served as General Partner since 2010. Prior to that, he worked at SVB Capital, the venture capital investment arm of SVB Financial Group, from 2004 to 2005, and founded Flurry, Inc., a mobile analytics software company, in 2005. Mr. Scholnick holds an A.B. in Computer Science from Dartmouth College and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. We believe Mr. Scholnick is qualified to serve as a member of our Board because of his extensive experience in the venture capital industry and his knowledge of technology companies.

James Tolonen has served as a member of our Board since May 2016. Mr. Tolonen served as the Senior Group Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Business Objects, S.A., an enterprise software solutions provider, where he was responsible for its finance and administration commencing in January 2003 until its acquisition by

SAP AG in January 2008. He remained with SAP AG until September 2008. Mr. Tolonen served as the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer and a member of the board of directors of IGN Entertainment Inc., an Internet media and service provider, from October 1999 to December 2002. He served as President and Chief Financial Officer of Cybermedia, a PC user security and performance software provider, from April 1998 to September 1998, where he also served as a member of the board of directors from August 1996 to September 1998. Mr. Tolonen served as Chief Financial Officer of Novell, Inc., an enterprise software provider, from June 1989 to April 1998. Mr. Tolonen currently serves on the boards of directors of Imperva, Inc. and MobileIron, Inc. Mr. Tolonen previously served on the boards of directors of Blue Coat Systems, Inc. and Taleo Corporation. Mr. Tolonen holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and an M.B.A. from University of Michigan. We believe Mr. Tolonen is qualified to serve as a member of our Board because of his background in accounting, his extensive experience as chief financial officer for a number of publicly-held companies, including at several software companies, as well as his involvement on numerous audit committees.

DIRECTORS CONTINUING IN OFFICE UNTIL THE2020 ANNUAL MEETING

Lewis Cirne founded our company and has served as our Chief Executive Officer since February 2008 and as a member of our Board since February 2008. From 1998 to 2001, Mr. Cirne was founder and Chief Executive Officer, and from 2001 to 2006, he was Chief Technology Officer, of Wily Technology, Inc. Prior to Wily Technology, Inc., Mr. Cirne held engineering positions at Apple Inc. and Hummingbird Ltd. Mr. Cirne holds an A.B. in Computer Science from Dartmouth College. We believe that Mr. Cirne is qualified to serve as a member of our Board because of his operational and historical expertise gained from serving as our Chief Executive Officer. As our founder and the longest serving member of our Board, we also value his deep understanding of our business as it has evolved over time.

Peter Fentonhas served as a member of our Board since February 2008 and has served as our ChairmanChair since November 2008. Since September 2006, Mr. Fenton has served as a General Partner at Benchmark, a venture capital firm. From October 1999 to May 2006, Mr. Fenton served as a Managing Partner at Accel Partners, a venture capital firm. Mr. Fenton currently serves on the boards of directors of Yelp Inc., Zendesk,Hortonworks Inc., Hortonworksand Zuora Inc., and a number of privately-heldprivately held companies. Mr. Fenton served on the board of directors of Twitter, Inc. from February 2009 until May 2017 and on the board of Zendesk, Inc. from July 2009 until October 2017. Mr. Fenton holds a B.A. in Philosophy and an M.B.A. from Stanford University. We believe Mr. Fenton is qualified to serve as a member of our Board because of his extensive experience in the venture capital industry and his knowledge of technology companies.

THE BOARDOF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS

A VOTE IN FAVOR OF EACH NAMED NOMINEE.

DIRECTORS CONTINUING IN OFFICE UNTIL THE 2018 ANNUAL MEETING

Sohaib Abbasi has served as a member of our Board since May 2016. From 2004 to August 2015, Mr. Abbasi served as the Chief Executive Officer of Informatica Corporation, a data integration company, where he also served as Chairman and a member of the board of directors from 2004 to December 2015. From 1982 to 2003, Mr. Abbasi served in various roles at Oracle Corporation, most recently as a member of Oracle’s executive committee and as senior vice president of two divisions, Oracle Tools/Middleware/BI Products and Oracle Education Services. Mr. Abbasi currently serves on the board of directors of Red Hat, Inc. Mr. Abbasi holds both a B.S. and M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. We believe Mr. Abbasi is qualified to serve as a member of our Board because of his extensive experience as an executive in the software industry.

Sarah Friar has served as a member of our Board since December 2013. Since July 2012, Ms. Friar has served as the Chief Financial Officer of Square, Inc., a provider of commerce solutions, including payment processing and point-of-sale systems for businesses and mobile payment offerings for consumers. From April 2011 to July 2012, she served as the Senior Vice President of Finance & Strategy at salesforce.com, inc. From July 2000 to April 2011, Ms. Friar served in various positions at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., an investment banking company, including as a Managing Director in the Equity Research Division. Ms. Friar also served as a member of the board of directors of Model N, Inc. from September 2012 until May 2015. Ms. Friar holds a M.Eng. in Metallurgy, Economics, and Management from the University of Oxford and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. We believe Ms. Friar is qualified to serve as a member of our Board because of her strong financial and operational expertise and her knowledge of technology companies.

Adam Messinger has served as a member of our Board since April 2014. From March 2013 until December 2016, Mr. Messinger served as the Chief Technology Officer of Twitter, Inc., an online social media company, where he previously served as Vice President of Application Development from April 2012 to March 2013, and Vice President of Platform Development from November 2011 to April 2012. Prior to that, Mr. Messinger was Vice President of Development at Oracle Corporation, a computer technology company, from January 2008 toNovember 2011. Mr. Messinger holds a B.S. in Physics and Computer Science from Willamette University and

an M.S. in Management from Stanford University. We believe Mr. Messinger is qualified to serve as a member of our Board because of his extensive experience in the software development industry, both as a developer of tools for other developers and of large online services and as an executive at a variety of software development organizations.

DIRECTORS CONTINUING IN OFFICE UNTIL THE 2019 ANNUAL MEETING

Dan Scholnick has served as a member of our Board since October 2008. Mr. Scholnick served as an Associate at Trinity Ventures, a venture capital firm, since September 2007, and has served as General Partner since 2010. Prior to that, he worked at SVB Capital, the venture capital investment arm of SVB Financial Group, from 2004 to 2005, and founded Flurry, Inc., a mobile analytics software company, in 2005. Mr. Scholnick holds an A.B. in Computer Science from Dartmouth College and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. We believe Mr. Scholnick is qualified to serve as a member of our Board because of his extensive experience in the venture capital industry and his knowledge of technology companies.

James Tolonen has served as a member of our Board since May 2016. Mr. Tolonen served as the Senior Group Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Business Objects, S.A., an enterprise software solutions provider, where he was responsible for its finance and administration commencing in January 2003 until its acquisition by SAP AG in January 2008. He remained with SAP AG until September 2008. Mr. Tolonen served as the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer and a member of the board of directors of IGN Entertainment Inc., an Internet media and service provider, from October 1999 to December 2002. He served as President and Chief Financial Officer of Cybermedia, a PC user security and performance software provider, from April 1998 to September 1998, where he also served as a member of the board of directors from August 1996 to September 1998. Mr. Tolonen served as Chief Financial Officer of Novell, Inc., an enterprise software provider, from June 1989 to April 1998. Mr. Tolonen currently serves on the boards of directors of Imperva, Inc. and MobileIron, Inc. Mr. Tolonen previously served on the boards of directors of Blue Coat Systems, Inc. and Taleo Corporation. Mr. Tolonen holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and an M.B.A. from University of Michigan. We believe Mr. Tolonen is qualified to serve as a member of our Board because of his background in accounting, his extensive experience as chief financial officer for a number of publicly-held companies, including at several software companies, as well as his involvement on numerous audit committees.

INFORMATION REGARDING THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCEINFORMATION REGARDING THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Director Independence

Our Board has undertaken a review of its composition, the composition of its committees, and the independence of each director. Our Board has determined that, other than Mr. Cirne, none of our current directors has, and Sarah Friar did not have, a relationship that would interfere withbear on the exercisemateriality of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a directorhis or her relationship to us and that each is “independent” as that term is defined under the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and the listing requirements and rules of the NYSE. Accordingly, a majority of our directors are independent, as required under applicable NYSE rules. In making this determination, our Board considered the current and prior relationships that eachnon-employee director has with our company and all other facts and circumstances our Board deemed relevant in determining their independence, including the beneficial ownership of our capital stock by eachnon-employee director. director and other transactions, relationships, and arrangements that are not required to be disclosed in this Proxy Statement.

Board Leadership Structure

The Board has an independent Chairman,Chair, Mr. Fenton, who has authority, among other things, to call and preside over Board meetings, including meetings of the independent directors, to set meeting agendas, and to determine

materials to be distributed to the Board. Accordingly, the ChairmanChair has substantial ability to shape the work of the Board. The Company believes that separation of the positions of ChairmanChair and Chief Executive Officer

reinforces the independence of the Board in its oversight of the business and affairs of the Company. In addition, the Company believes that having an independent ChairmanChair creates an environment that is more conducive to objective evaluation and oversight of management’s performance, increasing management accountability, and improving the ability of the Board to monitor whether management’s actions are in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders. As a result, the Company believes that having an independent ChairmanChair can enhance the effectiveness of the Board as a whole.

Role of the Board in Risk Oversight

One of the Board’s key functions is informed oversight of the Company’s risk management process. The Board does not have a standing risk management committee, but rather administers this oversight function directly through the Board as a whole, as well as through various Board standing committees that address risks inherent in their respective areas of oversight. In particular, our Board is responsible for monitoring and assessing strategic risk exposure, including a determination of the nature and level of risk appropriate for the Company. Our Audit Committee has the responsibility to consider and discuss our major financial risk exposures and the steps our management has taken to monitor and control these exposures, including guidelines and policies to govern the process by which risk assessment and management is undertaken. The Audit Committee also assesses the company’s cybersecurity risk exposure and monitors compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, in addition to oversight of the performance of our internal audit function. Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee monitors the effectiveness of our Corporate Governance Guidelines, including whether they are successful in preventing illegal or improper liability-creating conduct. Our Compensation Committee assesses and monitors whether any of our compensation programs, policies and programspractices has the potential to encourage excessive risk-taking. Typically, the entire Board meets periodically with senior management responsible for the Company’s risk management, and the applicable Board committees meet periodically with the employees responsible for risk management in the committees’ respective areas of oversight. The Board as a whole and the various standing committees receive periodic reports from the head of the Company’s legal and operations groups, as well as incidental reports as matters may arise. It is the responsibility of the committee chairs to report findings regarding material risk exposures to the Board as quickly as possible.

Meetings of the Board of Directors

The Board met fivefour times during the last fiscal year. Each Board member attended 75% or more of the aggregate number of meetings of the Board and of the committees on which he or she served, held during the portion of the last fiscal year for which he or she was a director or committee member at the time of such meetings. In addition, as required under applicable NYSE listing standards, in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017,2018, the Company’snon-management directors met threefour times in regularly scheduled executive sessions at which onlynon-management directors were present. In addition, as required under applicable NYSE listing standards, in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017,2018, the Company’s independent directors met threefour times in executive sessions at which only independent directors were present. Mr. Fenton, the ChairmanChair of our Board, presided over the executive sessions.

Under our Corporate Governance Guidelines, directors are expected to attend each Annual Meeting of Stockholders. FiveThree directors attended the 20162017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

Stockholder Communications with the Board of Directors

Our Board has adopted a formal process by which stockholders may communicate with the Board or any of its directors. This information is available on the Company’s website at http://ir.newrelic.com. In addition, any interested person may communicate directly with the presiding director or the independent ornon-management directors. Persons interested in communicating directly with the independent ornon-management directors

regarding their concerns or issues are referred to the procedures for such communications on the Company’s website at http://ir.newrelic.com.

During fiscal 2018, we engaged constructively with certain of our stockholders and incorporated their feedback into our disclosure.

Code of Conduct

Our Board has adopted a Code of Conduct, which applies to all officers, directors, and employees, in order to maintain the highest standards of business conduct and ethics. The Code of Conduct is available on the Company’s website at http://ir.newrelic.com. We intend to disclose any amendments to this code, or any waivers of its requirements, on our website to the extent required by the applicable rules and exchange requirements.

Corporate Governance Guidelines

In June 2014, the Board documented the governance practices followed by the Company by adopting Corporate Governance Guidelines to assure that the Board will have the necessary authority and practices in place to review and evaluate the Company’s business operations as needed and to make decisions that are independent of the Company’s management. The guidelines are also intended to align the interests of directors and management with those of the Company’s stockholders. The Corporate Governance Guidelines set forth the practices the Board intends to follow with respect to board composition and selection, board meetings and involvement of senior management, Chief Executive Officer performance evaluation and succession planning, and board committees and compensation. The Corporate Governance Guidelines are available on the Company’s website at http://ir.newrelic.com.

Insider Trading Policies; Hedging and Pledging Prohibitions

Our insider trading policy prohibits our employees, including our executive officers, and directorsthe members of the Board of Directors from engaging in transactions in publicly-traded options, such as puts and calls, and other derivative securities with respect to the Company’s securities. This prohibition extends to any hedging, inherently speculative transaction, or similar transaction designed to decrease the risks associated with holding Company securities. In addition, our executive officers, directors, and any person required to comply with the blackout periods orpre-clearance requirements under our insider trading policy are prohibited from pledging Company securities as collateral for loans, and may not hold Company securities in a margin accounts.account.

INFORMATION REGARDING COMMITTEES OF THE BOARDINFORMATION REGARDING COMMITTEES OF DIRECTORS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Our Board has three standing committees: an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee, and a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The following table below provides membership and meeting information for the fiscal year ended March 31, 20172018 for each of the standing committees. Subsequent to fiscal 2018, Sarah Friar resigned from our Board committees:and all committees thereof effective April 30, 2018, and Hope Cochran was appointed to our Board and to the Audit Committee effective May 1, 2018.

Our Board may establish other committees to facilitate the management of our business. The composition and functions of each standing committee are described below. Members serve on these committees until their resignation or until otherwise determined by our Board. The Board has adopted a written charter for each of the committees below that is available to stockholders on the Company’s website at http://ir.newrelic.com.

Audit Committee

Our Audit Committee consists of Dan Scholnick, Sarah Friar,Hope Cochran, and James Tolonen, each of whom satisfies the independence requirements under the NYSE listing standards and Rule10A-3(b)(1) of the Exchange Act. Sarah Friar, a former director who served on the Audit Committee for all of fiscal 2018, also satisfied the independence requirements under the NYSE listing standards and Rule10A-3(b)(1) of the Exchange Act during her tenure on the Audit Committee. Her resignation from the Board, including all of its committees, was effective April 30, 2018. The chair of our Audit Committee is Mr. Tolonen. Our Board has determined that each member of the Audit Committee is an “audit committee financial expert” within the meaning of SEC regulations and has the requisite financial expertise required under the applicable requirements of the NYSE. In arriving at this determination, our Board has examined each Audit Committee member’s scope of experience and the nature of their employment in the corporate finance sector.

The primary functions of this committee include:

Compensation Committee

Our Compensation Committee consists of Sohaib Abbasi, Peter Fenton, and James Tolonen, each of whom our Board has determined to be “independent” under the NYSE listing standards and the rules and regulations of the SEC, a “non-employee“non-employee director” as defined in Rule16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, and an “outside director” as that term is defined in Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). The chair of our Compensation Committee is Mr. Fenton.

The primary functions of this committee include:

Compensation Committee Processes and Procedures

Our Compensation Committee meets periodically during each fiscal year, with such frequency as it determines to be appropriate under the circumstances.circumstances, but at least quarterly. Typically, the agenda for each meeting is developed by the chair of the Compensation Committee, in consultation with management. The charter of the Compensation Committee grants the Compensation Committeecommittee full access to all books, records, facilities, and personnel of the Company. In addition, under its charter, the Compensation Committee has the authority to obtain, at the expense of the Company, advice and assistance from internal and external legal, accounting or other advisors and other external resources that the Compensation Committee considers necessary or appropriate in the performance of its duties. Our Compensation Committee has direct responsibility for the oversight of the work of any advisors engaged for the purpose of advising the Committee.committee. In particular, the Compensation Committee has the sole authority to retain compensation consultants to assist in its evaluation of executive and director compensation, including the authority to approve the consultant’s reasonable fees and other retention terms.terms for such consultants. Under its charter, the Compensation Committee may select, or receive advice from, a compensation consultant, legal counsel, or other advisor to the Compensation Committee, other thanin-house legal counsel and certain other types of advisors, only after taking into consideration the various factors prescribed by the SEC and NYSE that bear upon the advisor’s independence; however, there is no requirement that any advisorsuch external advisors to the Compensation Committee be independent.

Since January 2014, our Board or Compensation Committee has engaged Compensia, Inc. (“Compensia”) to serve the Compensation Committee in the discharge of its responsibilities. In June 2017,2018, our Compensation Committee, taking into account the various factors prescribed by the SEC and NYSE described above, reaffirmed the independence of Compensia as a compensation advisor and determined that its work did not give rise to any

conflict of interest. A description of the services provided by Compensia is included in “Executive Compensation—Compensation — Compensation Discussion and Analysis—Analysis — Governance of Executive Management Program” below.

Historically, our Compensation Committee has determined bonus awardsaward targets and established new performance objectives for our compensation plans and arrangements at one or more meetings held during the first quarter of the fiscal year and has made adjustments to the design of our annual compensation and equity awards periodically, as the Compensation Committee determines that circumstances warrant. The Compensation Committee also considers matters related to individual compensation, high-level strategic issues, such as the efficacy of the Company’s compensation strategy, potential modifications to that strategy and new trends, plans, or approaches to compensation, periodically throughout the fiscal year. Our executive officers mayoften attend meetings of the Compensation Committee to present information and answer questions or make recommendations to the Compensation Committee regarding compensation for officers other than for themselves. No executive officer participates directly in the final deliberations or determinations regarding his or her own compensation or is present when the relevant executive compensation decisions are made.

Under its charter, our Compensation Committee may form and delegate authority to subcommittees as appropriate.appropriate, including but not limited to (i) a committee composed solely of employees of the Company to serve as an administrative and/or investment committee, with fiduciary responsibilities under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), with respect to one or more Company plans that are subject to ERISA and (ii), if an exemption from Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act under Rule16b-3 is desired, a subcommittee composed solely of at least two members of the committee who are“non-employee directors” under Rule16b-3 to grant awards of equity securities and to take such other actions as may be necessary or appropriate to qualify transactions in the Company’s equity securities under the Rule16b-3 exemption. The Compensation Committee does not currently delegate any of its functions to others in determining or recommending executive or director compensation.

For additional information regarding our processes and procedures for the consideration and determination of executive compensation, including the role of Compensia as the advisor to the Compensation Committee, see “Executive Compensation—Compensation — Compensation Discussion and Analysis—Analysis — Governance of Executive Compensation Program” below.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

As noted above, the Compensation Committee consists of Messrs. Abbasi, Fenton, and Tolonen. None of the members of the Compensation Committee is currently or has been at any time one of our officers or employees. None of our executive officers currently serves, or has served during the last year, as a member of the Board or Compensation Committee of any entity that has one or more executive officers serving as a member of our Compensation Committee.

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee consists of Adam Messinger and Dan Scholnick, each of whom our Board has determined to be independent“independent” under the NYSE listing standards. The chair of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is Mr. Scholnick. The primary functions of this committee include:

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee believes that candidates for director should have certain minimum qualifications, including the ability to read and understand basic financial statements, being over 21 years of age, and having the highest personal integrity and ethics. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee also intends to consider such factors as possessing relevant expertise upon which to be able to offer

advice and guidance to management, having sufficient time to devote to the affairs of the Company, demonstrated excellence in his or her field, having the ability to exercise sound business judgment, and having the commitment to rigorously represent the long-term interests of the Company’s stockholders. However, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee retains the right to modify these qualifications from time to time. Candidates for director nominees are reviewed in the context of the current composition of the Board, the operating requirements of the Company, and the long-term interests of stockholders. In conducting this assessment, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee typically considers diversity, age, skills, and such other factors as it deems appropriate, given the current needs of the Board and the Company, to maintain a balance of knowledge, experience, and capability.

In the case of incumbent directors whose terms of office are set to expire, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee reviews these directors’ overall service to the Company during their terms, including the number of meetings attended, level of participation, quality of performance, and any other relationships and transactions that might impair the directors’ independence. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will also take into account the results of the Board’s self-evaluation, which will be conducted annually on a group and individual basis. In the case of new director candidates, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee also determines whether the nominee is independent for NYSE purposes, which determination is based upon applicable NYSE listing standards, applicable SEC rules and regulations, and the advice of counsel, if necessary. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee may use its network of contacts to compile a list of potential candidates, but may also engage, if it deems appropriate, a professional search firm. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee conducts any appropriate and necessary inquiries into the backgrounds and qualifications of possible candidates after considering the function and needs of the Board. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee meets to discuss and consider the candidates’ qualifications and then selects a nominee for recommendation to the Board.

At this time, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee does not have a policy with regard to the consideration of director candidates recommended by stockholders.stockholders and will evaluate such candidates on acase-by-case basis. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee believes that it is in the best position to identify, review, evaluate, and select qualified candidates for Board membership, based on the comprehensive criteria for Board membership approved by the Board.

PROPOSAL NO.PROPOSAL NO. 2

ADVISORY VOTEADVISORY VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICER COMPENSATION

Under Section 14A of the Exchange Act, the Company’s stockholders are entitled to vote to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in this proxy statement in accordance with SEC rules, commonly referred to as a “say-on-pay“say-on-pay vote.” At the 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the stockholders indicated their preference that the Company conduct asay-on-pay vote every year. Our Board has adopted a policy that is consistent with this preference.

This vote is not intended to address any specific item of compensation, but rather the overall compensation of the Company’s named executive officers and the philosophy, policies, and practices described in this proxy statement. The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers subject to the vote is disclosed in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the compensation tables, and the related narrative disclosure contained in this proxy statement. As discussed in those disclosures, the Company believes that its compensation policies and decisions are based on principles that reflect a “pay-for-performance”“pay-for-performance” philosophy and are strongly aligned with our stockholders’ interests. Meanwhile, compensation of the Company’s named executive officers is designed to enable the Company to attract and retain talented and experienced executives to lead the Company successfully in a competitive environment.

Accordingly, our Board is asking the stockholders to indicate their support for the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as described in this proxy statement by casting anon-binding advisory vote “FOR” the following resolution:

“RESOLVED, that the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed pursuant to Item 402 of RegulationS-K, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, compensation tables and narrative discussion is hereby APPROVED.”

Because the vote is advisory, it is not binding on our Board, the Compensation Committee, or the Company. Nevertheless, the views expressed by the stockholders, whether through this vote or otherwise, are important to management and the Board and, accordingly, the Board and the Compensation Committee intend to consider the results of this vote in making determinations in the future regarding our executive compensation arrangements.

Advisory approval of this proposal requires the vote of the holders of a majority of the shares present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote generally on the subject matter at the Annual Meeting. Unless the Board decides to modify its policy regarding the frequency of solicitingsay-on-pay votes, the next scheduledsay-on-pay vote will be at the 20182019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS

A VOTE IN FAVOR OF PROPOSAL NO. 2.

PROPOSAL NO.PROPOSAL NO. 3

RATIFICATIONRATIFICATION OF SELECTION SELECTION OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Audit Committee has selected Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 20182019 and has further directed that management submit the selection of its independent registered public accounting firm for ratification by the stockholders at the Annual Meeting. Deloitte & Touche LLP has audited our financial statements since the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011. Representatives of Deloitte & Touche LLP are expected to be present at the Annual Meeting. They will have an opportunity to make a statement if they so desire and will be available to respond to appropriate questions.

Neither our amended and restated bylaws nor other governing documents or law require stockholder ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm. However, the Audit Committee is submitting the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP to the stockholders for ratification as a matter of good corporate practice. If the stockholders fail to ratify the selection, the Audit Committee will reconsider whether or not to retain that firm.firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019. Even if the selection is ratified, the Audit Committee in its discretion may direct the appointment of different independent auditors at any time during the year if they determine that such a change would be in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders.

The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting will be required to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEESAND SERVICES

The following table represents aggregate fees billed to the Company for the fiscal years ended March 31, 20172018 and March 31, 2016,2017, by Deloitte & Touche LLP, the Company’s principal accountant.

All fees described above werepre-approved by the Board or the Audit Committee.

In connection with the audit of our fiscal 20172018 financial statements, the Company entered into an engagement agreement with Deloitte & Touche LLP that sets forth the terms by which Deloitte & Touche LLP will perform audit services for the Company. That agreement is subject to alternative dispute resolution procedures and an exclusion of punitive damages.

PRE--AAPPROVALPPROVAL POLICIESAND PROCEDURES

TheIn February 2018, the Audit Committee adopted a revisedpre-approval policy pursuant to which the Audit Committee has the authority topre-approve audit andnon-audit services rendered by our independent registered

public accounting firm, Deloitte & Touche LLP. The committee canpre-approve, among other things, specified services in the defined categories of audit services, audit-related services, and tax services up to specified amounts.Pre-approval may be given as part of the Audit Committee’s approval of the scope of the engagement of the independent auditor on a collective basis, or on an individual, explicit,case-by-case basis before the independent auditor is engaged to provide each service. Pursuant to the revisedpre-approval policy, delegated concurrentpre-approval authority to the chair of the Audit Committee.

The Audit Committee has determined that the rendering of services other than audit services by Deloitte & Touche LLP is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares present in person or represented by proxy and entitled to vote generally on the subject matter will be required to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS

A VOTE IINN FAVOR OF PROPOSAL NO. 3.

REPORTREPORT OFTHE AUDIT COMMITTEE AUDIT COMMITTEE OFTHE BOARD BOARD OF DIRECTORS⁽¹⁾ DIRECTORS(1)

The Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed the audited financial statements of the Company for the fiscal year ended March 31, 20172018 with management of the Company. The Audit Committee has discussed with the independent registered public accounting firm the matters required to be discussed by Auditing Standard No. 1301,Communications with Audit Committees, as adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”). The Audit Committee has also received the written disclosures and the letter from the independent registered public accounting firm required by applicable requirements of the PCAOB regarding the independent accountants’ communications with the Audit Committee concerning independence, and has discussed with the independent registered public accounting firm the accounting firm’s independence. Based on the foregoing, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the audited financial statements be included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017.2018.

James Tolonen

Sarah FriarHope Cochran

Dan Scholnick

SECURITY OWNERSHIPOF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERSAND MANAGEMENT

The following table sets forth, as of June 1, 2017,2018, information regarding beneficial ownership of our capital stock by:

Beneficial ownership is determined according to the rules of the SEC and generally means that a person has beneficial ownership of a security if he, she or it possesses sole or shared voting or investment power of that security, or has the right to acquire beneficial ownership of that security within 60 days. Unless otherwise indicated below, to our knowledge, the persons and entities named in the table have sole voting and sole investment power with respect to all shares that they beneficially owned, subject to community property laws where applicable.

Our calculation of the percentage of beneficial ownership is based on 53,920,82756,301,564 shares of our common stock outstanding as of June 1, 2017.2018. Common stock subject to stock options currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of June 1, 20172018 or restricted stock unit (“RSU”) awards scheduled to vest within 60 days of June 1, 20172018 is deemed to be outstanding for computing the percentage ownership of the person holding these options and RSU awards and the percentage ownership of any group of which the holder is a member but is not deemed outstanding for computing the percentage of any other person.

The table is based upon information supplied by officers and directors and Schedules 13D and 13G filed with the SEC. The address of each executive officer and director, unless otherwise indicated by footnote, is c/o New Relic, Inc., 188 Spear Street, Suite 1200, San Francisco, California 94105.

Family Revocable Trust UAD March 20, 2012, 1,888,0001,802,000 held by the Beloved in Christ Foundation at which he is an officer and may be deemed to hold voting and dispositive power over the shares, and 464,750607,750 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to stock options exercisable within 60 days of June 1, 2017.2018.

(2)

Consists of 731,165467,163 shares held by trusts for which Mr. Sachleben and his spouse are the trustees, 320,480370,847 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to stock options exercisable within 60 days after June 1, 2017,2018, and 2,203 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to RSU awards vesting within 60 days after June 1, 2017.2018.

(3)

Consists of 360,906323,257 shares of common stock held by Mr. Gochee, 129,844120,186 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to stock options exercisable within 60 days after June 1, 2017,2018, and 829995 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to RSU awards vesting within 60 days after June 1, 2017.2018.

(4)

Consists of 5773,169 shares of common stock held by Ms. Schulman, 10,720Mr. Abbasi and 7,423 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to stock options exercisable within 60 days after June 1, 2017, and 788 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to RSU awards vesting within 60 days after June 1, 2017.2018.

(5)	Consists of 904 shares of common stock held by Mr. Abbasi and 2,219 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to stock options exercisable within 60 days after June 1, 2017.

(6)	Consists of 368,414 shares of common stock held by Mr. Fenton as Trustee of the Fenton Family Trust UA November 7, 2007.

(7)(6)

Consists of 103,0203,169 shares of common stock held by Mr. Tolonen and 7,423 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to stock options exercisable within 60 days after June 1, 2017.2018.

(8)(7)

Consists of 40,000(i) 10,538,375 shares of common stock, held by Mr. Messinger, of which 7,500 shares would be subject to repurchase by us as of 60 days after June 1, 2017.

(9)	Consists of 904 shares of common stock held by Mr. Tolonen and 2,219 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to stock options exercisable within 60 days after June 1, 2017.

(10)

Consists of (i) 11,636,316 shares of common stock, of which 7,500 shares would be subject to repurchase by us as of 60 days after June 1, 2017, (ii) 1,033,2521,210,630 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to options exercisable within 60 days after June 1, 2017,2018, and (iii) 3,8204,996 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to RSU awards vesting within 60 days after June 1, 2017.2018.

(11)

Consists of 2,682 shares of common stock held by Ms. Koplow-McAdams and 416,006 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to stock options exercisable within 60 days after June 1, 2017. Reflects the terms of her separation agreement with us as set forth in “Separation Agreement with Ms. Koplow-McAdams” below.

(12)(8)

This information is based on a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 14, 2017.13, 2018. According to the Schedule 13G/A, FMR LLC has the sole power to vote or direct the vote of 318,2111,397,317 shares of common stock and the sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 7,818,4047,422,429 shares of common stock, and Abigail P. Johnson has the sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 7,818,4047,422,429 shares of common stock. FMR LLC is acting as a parent holding company for a number of its relevant entities that beneficially own the shares being reported, including FIAM LLC, Fidelity (Canada) Asset Management ULC, Fidelity Institutional Asset Management Trust Company, Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Limited, and FMR Co., Inc., which is reported as beneficially owning 5% or more of our shares.shares, and Strategic Advisers, Inc. Ms. Johnson is a Director, the Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer of FMR LLC. Members of the Johnson family, including Ms.Abigail P. Johnson, are the predominant owners, directly or through trusts, of Series B voting common shares of FMR LLC, representing 49% of the voting power of FMR LLC. The Johnson family group and all other Series B shareholders have entered into a shareholders’ voting agreement under which all Series B voting common shares will be voted in accordance with the majority vote of Series B voting common shares. Accordingly, through their ownership of voting common shares and the execution of the shareholders’ voting agreement, members of the Johnson family may be deemed, under the Investment Company Act of 1940, to form a controlling group with respect to FMR LLC. Neither FMR LLC nor Abigail P. Johnson has the sole power to vote or direct the voting of the shares owned directly by the various investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act (“Fidelity Funds”) advised by Fidelity Management & Research Company (“FMR Co”), a wholly owned subsidiary of FMR LLC, which power resides with the Fidelity Funds’ Boards of Trustees. Fidelity Management & Research Company carries out the voting of the shares under written guidelines established by the Fidelity Funds’ Boards of Trustees. The address for this entity is 245 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02210. The Schedule 13G/A provides information only as of December 29, 2017 and, consequently, the beneficial ownership of the above-mentioned entities may have changed between December 29, 2017 and June 1, 2018.

(13)(9)

This information is based solely on information contained in the Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 9, 2018 by The Vanguard Group, Inc. (“Vanguard”). Vanguard may be deemed to beneficially own the indicated shares and has sole dispositive power over 3,369,874 shares, shared dispositive power over 62,261 shares, sole voting power over 62,486 shares and shared voting power over 2,300 shares. Vanguard reported its beneficial ownership on behalf of itself and the following: Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company and Vanguard Investments Australia, Ltd., each a wholly owned subsidiary of Vanguard. The

SECTION 16(A) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires the Company’s directors and executive officers, and persons who beneficially own more than ten percent of a registered class of the Company’s equity securities, to file with the SEC initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership of common stock and other equity securities of the Company. Officers, directors, and greater than ten percent stockholders are required by SEC regulation to furnish the Company with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file.

To the Company’s knowledge, based solely on a review of the copies of such reports furnished to the Company and written representations that no other reports were required, during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017,2018, all Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to its officers, directors, and greater than ten percent beneficial owners were complied with.with, except that one Form 4 was filed late by Mr. Sachleben with respect to one transaction due to an administrative error.

EXECUTIVE OFFICERSAND OTHER EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT

The following table sets forth certain information with respect to our executive officers as of June 1, 2017.2018.

There are no family relationships between any of our directors and any of our executive officers.

Lewis Cirne. Biographical information with regard to Mr. Cirne is presented under “Proposal No. 1— 1 — Election of Directors” in this proxy statement.

Mark Sachleben has served as our Chief Financial Officer since April 2008.2008 and our Corporate Secretary since February 2018. From December 1999 to March 2006, Mr. Sachleben served as Vice President of Finance at Wily Technology, Inc., an application performance company. Mr. Sachleben holds an M.B.A. from Stanford University and an A.B. in Engineering Science and B.S. in Fluid and Mechanical Engineering from Dartmouth College.

James Gochee has served as our Chief Product Officer since August 2015. Mr. Gochee served as our Senior Vice President of Product Strategy and Chief Technology Officer from July 2014 to August 2015, our Senior Vice President of Product from January 2011 to July 2014, and our Vice President of Engineering from May 2008 to January 2011. From 2007 to 2008, Mr. Gochee was the Lead Architect for Introscope at Wily Technology, Inc., an application performance company. Mr. Gochee also served as Chief Technology Officer of FoodUSA.com, an internet-based trading system for the wholesale food industry, from 1999 to 2000. Mr. Gochee holds an A.B. in Computer Science from Dartmouth College.

Robin J. SchulmanErica Schultz has served as our Chief Revenue Officer since April 2018. Ms. Schultz served as our EVP of Sales and Customer Success from April 2017 to April 2018, EVP of Commercial and Enterprise from August 2015 to April 2017, and SVP of Global Enterprise Sales from June 2014 to August 2015. From February 2012 to March 2014, she served as Executive Vice President General Counsel,of Global Sales and Corporate Secretary since December 2013,Customer Success at LivePerson, Inc., a digital engagement company, where she led the global field operations, which also has included her role as our Chief Compliancesales, customer success, services, support, and Privacy Officer. Prioralliances. From November 1995 to that,January 2012, Ms. Schulman was Legal CounselSchultz served in various roles at Oracle Corporation, where she founded and led numerous teams within the sales organization, including pioneering the company’s cloud business, and leading teams for Adobe Systems Incorporated, a computer software company, from May 2010 to December 2013. Ms. Schulman was an associate at Fenwick & West LLP, a law firm, from 2006 to 2010. Ms. SchulmanNorth American and Latin American markets. She holds a B.F.A. in dramatic writingB.A. from New York University andDartmouth College where she also currently serves as a J.D. from Rutgers Schoolmember of Law.the Board of Trustees.

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

COMPENSATION DISCUSSIONAND ANALYSIS

General

This Compensation Discussion and Analysis provides an overview of our executive compensation philosophy and objectives, describes the material elements of our executive compensation program during fiscal 2017,2018, and analyzes how and why the Compensation Committee arrived at the compensation decisions for our named executive officers for fiscal 20172018 (the “Named Executive Officers”), including the key factors that the Compensation Committee considered in determining the compensation of our Named Executive Officers. Our Named Executive Officers for fiscal 20172018 were:

Management Changes in Fiscal 2018

Ms. Schulman resigned from her position as our Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary; and

Program Design

Our executive compensation program is designed to reflect our compensation philosophy and currently consists of three components: a base salary, an annual cash bonus opportunity, and long-term incentive compensation opportunities delivered in the form of options to purchase shares of our common stock and RSU awards that may be settled for shares of our common stock. As a result, a significant portion of our executive officers’ target total direct compensation opportunities areis at risk and dependent upon our performance or anand the market price of our common stock. Accordingly, our executive officers are financially incentivized to increase in the market price of our common stock.

To reward results and to provide parity and consistency within functions, our executive officers participate in the same annual cash bonus plan as our other employees and are eligible to receive cash bonuses if ourpre-established quarterly corporate financial and operational performance objectives are achieved. The Compensation Committee believes that such annual bonus opportunities appropriately reward our executive officers for delivering financial and operational results that meet or exceed these quarterlypre-established goals for each fiscal year.

Our executive compensation program is also heavily weighted towards long-term incentive compensation in the form of equity awards. The Compensation Committee believes that compensation in the form of equity awards enables us to closely align the decision-making of our executive officers with the long-term interests of our stockholders by driving achievement of our financial and strategic goals. To ensure that we remain faithful to our compensation philosophy, from time to time the Compensation Committee evaluates, with the assistance of analysis and data from Compensia, the Compensation Committee’s compensation consultant, the relationship between the reported values of the equity awards granted to our executive officers, the amount of compensation realizable (and, ultimately, realized) from such awards in subsequent years, and our total stockholder return over this period.

As our needs evolve, the Compensation Committee intends to continue to evaluate our compensation philosophy, policies, and practices as circumstances require.require to best reflect our overall compensation philosophy.

Fiscal 20172018 Executive Compensation Program Overview

Fiscal 20172018 Business Highlights

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Meanwhile, we continued

Fiscal 20172018 Executive Compensation Highlights

The following key compensation actions were taken with respect to the Named Executive Officers for fiscal 2017:2018:

Pay-for-Performance Alignment

We believe our executive compensation program is reasonable and competitive, and appropriately balances the goals of attracting, motivating, rewarding,retaining, and retainingrewarding our executive officers. To ensure our executive officers’ interests are aligned with those of our stockholders and to motivate and reward individual initiative and effort, a substantial portion of their target total direct compensation opportunity each year is “at-risk”“at-risk” and will vary above or below target levels commensurate with our corporate and financial performance.

We emphasize variable compensation that appropriately rewards our executive officers for delivering financial, operational, and strategic results that meettied topre-established goals, with more significant rewards for meeting or exceed pre-establishedexceeding such goals, through our annual cash bonus plan, as well as the options to purchase shares of our common stock and RSU awards that may be settled for shares of our common stock that we use to deliver long-term incentive compensation opportunities.

The target total direct compensation opportunities for the Named Executive Officers (other than our CEO), on average, during fiscal 20162017 and for the Named Executive Officers, on average, during fiscal 20172018 reflect this philosophy:

The target total direct compensation over this period for our CEO is not included in the foregoing graphic because, as of March 31, 2017, he had not received any long-term incentive compensation opportunities since our IPO. Prior to March 31, 2017, his last long-term incentive compensation opportunity in the form of equity was granted prior to our IPO and is subject to vesting over afive-year period.

As illustrated by the foregoing graphics, for fiscal 20172018 variable compensation (consisting of annual cash incentive and long-term incentive compensation opportunities) made up 76%90% of the target total direct compensation opportunity of our CEO and 80%, on average, of the target total direct compensation opportunities of the other Named Executive Officers (other than our CEO).Officers. In addition, 62%80% of the target total direct compensation opportunity of our CEO and 70%, on average, of the target total direct compensation opportunities of the other Named Executive Officers (other than our CEO) consisted of long-term incentive compensation in the form of equity awards to further align their interests with those of our stockholders and motivate them to create long-term stock price appreciation.

Executive Compensation Policies and Practices

During fiscal 2017,2018, we either adopted or maintained the following executive compensation policies and practices, which include policies and practices that we have implemented to drive performance as well as policies and

practices that either prohibit or minimize behaviors that we do not believe serve our stockholders’ long-term interests:

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Executive Compensation Practices.Our compensation philosophy and related corporate governance policies and practices are complemented by several specific compensation practices that are designed to align our executive compensation with long-term stockholder interests, including the following:

Governance of Executive Compensation Program

Role of the Compensation Committee

The Compensation Committee discharges the responsibilities of our Board relating to the compensation of our executive officers, including the Named Executive Officers. The Compensation Committee has overall

responsibility for overseeing our compensation and benefits policies generally, overseeing, evaluating, and approving the compensation policies, practices, and plans applicable to our executive officers, determining the compensation of our CEO and other executive officers, determining and overseeing the process of evaluating our CEO’s performance, and overseeing the preparation of, reviewing, and approving this Compensation Discussion and Analysis.

The Compensation Committee reviews the base salary levels, annual cash bonus opportunities, and long-term incentive compensation opportunities of our executive officers, including the Named Executive Officers, each fiscal year, or more frequently as warranted. Adjustments are generally effective at the beginning of the fiscal year. Each fiscal quarter, the Compensation Committee reviews our financial and operational performance and the corresponding projected payments under theour annual bonus plan and the equity awards previously granted to our executive officers.

When selecting and setting the amount of each compensation element, the Compensation Committee generally considers the following factors:

In addition, in determining the amount of long-term incentive compensation for our executive officers as part of its annual compensation review, the Compensation Committee also considers the outstanding equity holdings of each executive officer, the projected impact of the proposed awards on our earnings, the proportion of our total shares outstanding used for annual employee long-term incentive compensation awards (our “burn rate”) in relation to the median proportions of the companies in our compensation peer group, and the potential voting power dilution to our stockholders (our “overhang”) in relation to the median practice of the companies in our compensation peer group.

These factors provide the framework for compensation decision-making and final decisions regarding the compensation opportunity for each executive officer. No single factor is determinative in setting pay levels, nor is the impact of any factor on the determination of pay levels quantifiable. Our Compensation Committee retains significant authority to adjust compensation levels of our executive officers based on these and other factors that they deem appropriate to achieve our overall compensation goals.

Role of Management

In discharging its responsibilities, the Compensation Committee works with members of our management team, including our CEO. The management team (with the assistance of our compensation consultant) assists the

Compensation Committee by providing information on Companyour performance and the individual performance of our executive officers, as well as market and industry data, and management’s perspective and recommendations on compensation matters. The Compensation Committee solicits and reviews our CEO’smanagement team’s (including our CEO’s) recommendations and proposals with respect to adjustments to annual cash bonus opportunities, long-term incentive compensation opportunities, program structures, and other compensation-related matters for our executive officers (other than with respect to hissuch officer’s own compensation). The Compensation Committee reviews and discusses these recommendations and proposals with our CEOmanagement (including our CEO) and uses them as one factor in determining and approving the compensation for our executive officers, other than our CEO. In setting the compensation of our CEO, he recuses himself from all discussionsrecommendations and recommendationsdeliberations regarding his own compensation.

Role of Compensation Consultant

Pursuant to its charter, the Compensation Committee has the authority to retain the services of external advisors, including compensation consultants, legal counsel, and other advisors, to assist in the performance of its responsibilities. In fiscal 2017,2018, the Compensation Committee again retained Compensia, a national compensation consulting firm, to serve as its compensation advisor. Compensia serves at the discretion of the Compensation Committee.

During fiscal 2017,2018, Compensia attended the meetings of the Compensation Committee (both with and without management present) and provided the following services:

In fiscal 2017,2018, Compensia provided no services to us other than the consulting services to the Compensation Committee.

Competitive Positioning

For purposes of comparing our executive compensation against the competitive market,the Compensation Committee reviews and considers the compensation levels and practices of a group of comparable technology companies. In November 2015,2016, the Compensation Committee, with the assistance of its compensation consultant, developed and approved the following compensation peer group for purposes of understanding the competitive market:

The companies in this compensation peer group were selected on the basis of their similarity to us in size, as determined using the following criteria:

This compensation peer group was used by the Compensation Committee during fiscal 20172018 as a reference for understanding the compensation practices of companies in our industry sector.

To analyze the compensation practices of the companies in our compensation peer group, the Compensation Committee’s compensation consultant gathered data for the peer group companies from public filings (primarily proxy statements) and also used information drawn from the Radford’s Global Technology Survey & Global Sales Survey. This market data was then used as a reference point for the Compensation Committee to assess our current compensation levels in the course of its deliberations on compensation forms and amounts.

The Compensation Committee reviews our compensation peer group at least annually and makes adjustments to its composition as necessary or appropriate, taking into account changes in both our business and the businesses of the companies in the compensation peer group.

Compensation Elements

During fiscal 2017,2018, the principal elements of our compensation program for our executive officers, including the Named Executive Officers, consisted of base salary, an annual cash bonus opportunity, and a long-term incentive

compensation opportunity delivered in the form of options to purchase shares of our common stock and RSU awards that may be settled for shares of our common stock. While the pay mix may vary from year to year, the ultimate goal is to achieve our compensation objectives as described above. In the following chart, we provide an overview of each material element of our fiscal 20172018 executive compensation program and describe how each such element is tied to our compensation objectives.

We also offer our executive officers severance payments and benefits upon certain terminations of employment, including a termination of employment following a change in control of the Company.

In addition, all of our Named Executive Officers are eligible to participate in our 2014 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”) if they meet the requirements for participation in the ESPP, as described below. Further, all of our Named Executive Officers are eligible to receive the other benefits generally available to all employees, which include being eligible to participate in our 401(k) plan. Each compensation element is evaluated based on the factors discussed below.

Base Salary

Base salary represents the fixed portion of the compensation of our executive officers, including the Named Executive Officers, and is an important element of compensation intended to attract and retain highly-talented individuals. We provide base salaries to our executive officers to compensate them for their daily services rendered during the year and to provide them with a level of stable fixed compensation.

Generally, the initial base salary of an executive officer is established through anarm’s-length negotiation with us at the time we hire the executive officer, taking into account his or her position, qualifications, experience, prior salary level, and the base salaries of our existing executive officers in establishing such initial base salary.officers. The Compensation Committee reviews the base salaries of our executive officers annually and makes adjustments to base salaries as it determines to be necessary or appropriate.

In May 2016,2017, in connection with its annual review of our executive compensation program, the Compensation Committee evaluated the base salaries of our executive officers, including the Named Executive Officers, taking into consideration the competitive market analysis prepared by its compensation consultant, the recommendations of our CEOmanagement (including our CEO) (except with respect to histheir own base salary)salaries), and the other factors described above in “Governance of Executive Compensation Program.” Following this review, the Compensation Committee determined to increase the base salaries of our executive officers, other than our CEO, to better position their compensation against the competitive market. Following a detailed compensation review and consultation with Compensia, the Compensation Committee determined to maintain Mr. Cirne’s annual base salary at its fiscal 2017 level.

The base salaries of the Named Executive Officers for fiscal 20162017 and 20172018 were as follows:

Corporate Performance Objectives and Bonus Formula

In May 2016,2017, the Compensation Committee, after receiving input from our CEO and Chief Financial Officer, selected annual recurring revenue (“ARR”) and adjustednon-GAAP operating income as the corporate performance measures for purposes of determining potential quarterly bonus payouts under the Fiscal 20172018 Bonus Opportunity. The Compensation Committee believed that these were appropriate corporate performance measures to use because, in its view, they would be clear indicators of our successful operation of our business. For purposes of these potential bonus payouts:

In previous years, potential bonus payouts were also basedemployer payroll tax expense on average monthly downgrade rate, but the Compensation Committee ceased to use that metric as a performance measure in fiscal 2017 because it determined that it was largely captured by ARR and it was not material to the business alone.

The target levels established for each of these performance measures were intended to require significant effort on the part of our executive officers and, therefore, were set at levels the Compensation Committee believed would be difficult to achieve and for which average or below-average performance would result in smaller or no bonus payments. The aggregate target levels for these performance measures represented a significant increase from fiscal 2016. The target levels were adjusted for the second, third and fourth quarters of fiscal 2017 by the Compensation Committee during fiscal 2017 to reflect business expectations, but remained at levels the Compensation Committee believed would be difficult to achieve.2017.

Using these aggregate target levels, the Compensation Committee established quarterly target levels for each corporate performance measure that were consistent with our past experience, our existing new business pipeline, and its understanding of our current business environment.environment and competitive factors. During fiscal 2018, the Compensation Committee recommended, and the Board approved, adjustments for the second, third and fourth quarters of fiscal 2018 to reflect business expectations, but the targets remained at levels the Compensation Committee believed would be difficult to achieve.

The amount that each executive officer, including our Named Executive Officers, was eligible to actually earn was based on our actual achievement with respect to each of these performance measures. The actual amount of the quarterly bonuses awarded to each executive officer for fiscal 20172018 could have been more or less than his or her target annual cash bonus opportunity depending on whether and what extent we achieved our corporate objectives. In addition, the Compensation Committee retains the ability, in its sole discretion, to increase or decrease the amounts actually paid to any executive officer regardless of the actual performance against these measures. Accordingly, whether or not a performance bonus is paid for any year, and the amount of any such bonus, is within the discretion of the Compensation Committee.

Fiscal 20172018 Bonus Decisions

Our actual performance against the relevant target level for each corporate performance measure for each fiscal quarter, as well as the determination of the amount to be received by each executive officer, were determined by the Compensation Committee after taking into consideration the recommendations of our CEO and Chief Financial Officer (other than with respect to histheir own quarterly bonus)bonuses) and subject to the discretion of the Compensation Committee to adjust any payment based on corporate financial or other considerations. The Compensation Committee did not make any discretionary adjustments to the quarterly bonuses paid to the Named Executive Officers in fiscal 2017.2018.

The following table provides information regarding the quarterly bonus awards earned by the Named Executive Officers during fiscal 2017:2018:

The aboveaggregate cash bonusesbonus payments earned by the Named Executive Officers for fiscal 20172018 are also reflectedreported in the Fiscal 20172018 Summary Compensation Table below.

Long-Term Incentive Compensation

The Compensation Committee believes that long-term incentive compensation is an effective means for incentivizing our executive officers, including the Named Executive Officers, to increase stockholder value over a multi-year period, provides a meaningful reward for appreciation in our stock price and long-term value creation, and motivates them to remain employed with us. Currently, the Compensation Committee uses equity awards to deliver the annual long-term incentive compensation opportunities to our executive officers and to address special situations as they may arise from time-to-time. Ourus.Our equity award grant practices are designed to reflect a balance between:

We use equity awards in the form of options to purchase shares of our common stock and RSU awards that may be settled for shares of our common stock to deliver the annual long-term incentive compensation opportunities to our executive officers, including the Named Executive Officers, and to address special situations as they may

arise from time-to-time.time to time. The Compensation Committee believes that stock options, when granted with exercise prices equal to the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant, provide an appropriate long-term incentive for our executive officers, since the options reward them only to the extent that our stock price growsincreases and stockholders realize value following their grant date. The Compensation Committee believes that RSU awards help us to retain our executive officers and reward them for long-term stock price appreciation while

at the same time providing some value to the recipient even if the market price of our common stock declines. The Compensation Committee also believes that RSU awards helps us to manage dilution to existing stockholders and provide greater transparency and predictability to our executive officers regarding the ultimate value of their compensation opportunities.

In determining the appropriate mix of stock options and RSU awards, the Compensation Committee considers the current stock and other equity holdings of each executive officer and competitive market data of the types of equity compensation provided to executive officers by the companies in our compensation peer group, with a goal of reaching a mix that would provide the appropriate incentives while staying competitive in our market.

As discussed above, the Compensation Committee determines the amount of long-term incentive compensation for our executive officers as part of its annual compensation review and after taking into consideration the competitive market analysis prepared by its compensation consultant, the recommendations of our CEO (except with respect to his own long-term incentive compensation), the outstanding equity holdings of each executive officer, the projected impact of the proposed awards on our earnings, our “burn rate” in relation to the median proportionspractice of the companies in our compensation peer group, our “overhang” in relation to the median practice of the companies in our compensation peer group, and the other factors described above in “Governance of Executive Compensation Program.”

In May 2016,2017, after considering the factors described above, the Compensation Committee granted our executive officers, including the Named Executive Officers, other than Mr. Cirne, options to purchase shares of our common stock and, with the exception of our CEO, RSU awards that may be settled for shares of our common stock. Following a discussion with Compensia regarding review of Mr. Cirne did not receive any additional equity awards because the Compensation Committee believed that additional grants would be unnecessary to appropriately incentivize him given the option grant he received in fiscal 2015, a substantial portion of which remained subject toCirne’s target total direct compensation, including certain vesting and future compensation assumptions, as well as in lightan analysis against the compensation arrangements of his substantial existing equity ownershipthe chief executive officers at the companies in the Company.compensation peer group and a detailed equity and other compensation analysis, Mr. Cirne received an option grant that will begin vesting when his fiscal 2015 option grant is fully vested to bring his total compensation more in line with market practices.

The equity awards granted to the other Named Executive Officers for fiscal 2017,2018, which were effective as of May 16, 2016,15, 2017, were as follows:

The shares of our common stock subject to the stock options for our Named Executive Officers other than Mr. Cirne vest and become exercisable with respect to 1/48^th of the total number of shares subject to the options vesting in equal increments each month following the vesting commencement date of April 1, 2016,2017, subject to the Named Executive Officer’s continued employment through each such vesting date. The shares of our

common stock subject to the RSU awards vest with respect to 1/16^th of the total number of shares subject to the award vesting in equal increments each fiscal quarter following the vesting commencement date of May 15, 2016,2017, subject to the Named Executive Officer’s continued employment through each such vesting date. The shares subject to Mr. Cirne’s option vest and become exercisable in 12 equal monthly installments beginning on April 1, 2019.

The above equity awards granted to the Named Executive Officers in fiscal 20172018 are also reflectedreported in the Fiscal 20172018 Summary Compensation Table and the Fiscal 20172018 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table below.

401(k) Plan, ESPP, Welfare, and Health Benefits

We maintain a 401(k) plan, which is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code, with the 401(k) plan’s related trust intended to be tax exempt under Section 501(a) of the Code. Our 401(k) plan provides eligible U.S. employees with an opportunity to save for retirement on atax-advantaged basis. Under our 401(k) plan, eligible employees may defer eligible compensation subject to applicable annual contribution limits imposed by the Code. As atax-qualified retirement plan, contributions to the 401(k) plan and earnings on those contributions are not taxable to the employees until distributed from the plan. Employees are immediately and fully vested in their contributions. We initiated an employer matching contribution program on employee contributions in the second quarter of fiscal 2015. We match 50% of employee contributions, up to $2,000$4,000 in matching contributions per calendar year for each employee and such matching contributions are immediately and fully vested.

We also offer our employees, including our executive officers, the opportunity to purchase shares of our common stock at a discount under our ESPP. Pursuant to the ESPP, all eligible employees, including the Named Executive Officers, may allocate up to 15% of their base salary to purchase our stock at a 15% discount to the market price, subject to specified limits.

In addition, we provide other benefits to our executive officers, including the Named Executive Officers, on the same basis as all of our full-time employees. These benefits include, but are not limited to, medical, dental, and vision benefits, group life, and accidental death and dismemberment insurance plans.

We design our employee benefits programs to be affordable and competitive in relation to the market, as well as compliant with applicable laws and practices. We adjust our employee benefits programs as needed based upon regular monitoring of applicable laws and practices and the competitive market.

Perquisites and Other Personal Benefits

Currently, we do not view perquisites or other personal benefits as a significant component of our executive compensation program. Accordingly, we do not provide perquisites or other personal benefits to our executive officers, including the Named Executive Officers, except in situations where we believe it is appropriate to assist an individual in the performance of his or her duties, to make our executive officers more efficient and effective, and for recruitment and retention purposes. During fiscal 2017,2018, none of the Named Executive Officers received perquisites or other personal benefits that were, in the aggregate, $10,000 or more for each individual.

In the future, we may provide perquisites or other personal benefits in limited circumstances, such as those described in the preceding paragraph. All future practices with respect to perquisites or other personal benefits will be approved and subject to periodic review by the Compensation Committee.

Pension Benefits

Other than with respect to our 401(k) plan, our U.S. employees, including the Named Executive Officers, do not participate in any plan that provides for retirement payments and benefits, or payments and benefits that will be provided primarily following retirement.

Nonqualified Deferred Compensation

During fiscal 2018, our U.S. employees, including the Named Executive Officers, did not contribute to, or earn any amounts with respect to, any defined contribution or other plan sponsored by us that provides for the deferral of compensation on a basis that is nottax-qualified.

Severance andChange-in-Control Benefits Arrangements

We have entered into post-employment compensation arrangements with each of our Named Executive Officers as described in more detail in “Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control” below.

We believe that having in place reasonable and competitive post-employment compensation arrangements are essential to attracting and retaining highly-qualified executive officers. Our post-employment compensation arrangements are designed to provide reasonable compensation to executive officers who leave the Company under certain circumstances to facilitate their transition to new employment. Further, we seek to mitigate any potential employer liability and avoid future disputes or litigation by requiring a departing executive officer to sign a separation and release agreement acceptable to us as a condition to receiving post-employment compensation payments or benefits.

In determining payment and benefit levels under the various circumstances covered by such post-employment compensation arrangements, the Compensation Committee has drawn a distinction between voluntary terminations of employment, terminations of employment for cause, and involuntary terminations of employment both in connection with or not involving a change in control of the Company. Payment in the latter circumstances has been deemed appropriate in light of the benefits to us described above, as well as the likelihood that the executive officer’s departure is due, at least in part, to circumstances not within his or her control. In contrast, we believe that payments are generally not appropriate in the event of a voluntary resignation or a termination of employment for cause because such events often reflect either an affirmative decision by the executive officer to end his or her relationship with us or inadequate performance.

Other than our separation arrangement with Ms. Koplow-McAdams, theThe post-employment compensation arrangements with our Named Executive Officers also contain certain specified benefits in the event of an involuntary termination of employment in connection with a change in control of the Company. We believe that these arrangements are designed to align the interests of management and stockholders when considering the long-term future for the Company. The primary purpose of these arrangements is to keep our most senior executive officers focused on pursuing all corporate transaction activity that is in the best interests of stockholders regardless of whether those transactions may result in their own job loss. Reasonable post-acquisition payments and benefits should serve the interests of both the executive officer and our stockholders.

All payments and benefits in the event of a change in control of the Company are payable only if there is a concurrent or subsequent loss of employment by an executive officer (aso-called “double-trigger” arrangement). In the case of the acceleration of vesting of outstanding equity awards, we use this double-trigger arrangement to protect against the loss of retention power following a change in control of the Company and to avoid windfalls, both of which could occur if vesting accelerated automatically as a result of the transaction.

We did not provide any executive officer, including any Named Executive Officer, with a “gross-up”“gross-up” or other reimbursement payment for any tax liability that the executive officer may owe as a result of the application of Sections 280G or 4999 during fiscal 2017,2018, and we have not agreed and are not otherwise obligated to provide any executive officer with such a “gross-up”“gross-up” or other reimbursement.

The Compensation Committee does not consider specific amounts payable under these post-employment compensation arrangements when establishing annual compensation. It does believe, however, that these arrangements are necessary to offer compensation packages that are competitive.

For information on the estimate of the potential payments and benefits payable under our post-employment compensation arrangements with our Named Executive Officers as of the end of fiscal 2017,2018, see “Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control” below.

Other Compensation Policies and Practices

Equity Awards Grant Policy

The Compensation Committee has delegated authority to our CEO and Chief Financial Officer to grant equity awards to our employees (other than our executive officers) and consultants, subject to the terms and conditions

of the policy. Such awards may be granted on a monthly basis to newly-hired employees and consultants, to existing employees and consultants in connection with a promotion or in recognition of their contributions to the Company, to existing employees and consultants as part of our annual equity “merit” program, and to existing employees and consultants as spot awards. In each instance, the policy provides for a limitation on the maximum size of any such awards. In the case of options to purchase shares of our common stock, the exercise price of such options must be at least equal to the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant.

Stock Ownership Policy

At this time, we have not adopted a stock ownership policy with respect to our executive officers or otherwise, in part due to the significant existing equity holdings of our CEO. As detailed in “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management,” the beneficial ownership of our current executive officers was approximately 19.9% of our stock as of June 1, 2018.

Compensation Recovery Policy

At this time, we have not adopted a compensation recovery, or “clawback,” policy for our executive officers or otherwise. We will comply with the requirements of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and will adopt a compensation recovery policy to the extent required by law once the SEC adopts final regulations on the subject.

Policy Prohibiting Hedging and Pledging of Our Equity Securities

Our Insider Trading Policy, among other things, prohibits our employees, including our executive officers, and the members of our Board from engaging in short sales, hedging of stock ownership positions, and transactions involving derivative securities relating to our common stock. In addition, our directorsexecutive officers and executive officersthe members of our Board and any person required to comply with the blackout periods orpre-clearance requirements under our insider trading policyInsider Trading Policy are prohibited from pledging Company securities as collateral for loans, and may not hold Company securities in margin accounts.

Tax and Accounting Considerations

Deductibility of Executive Compensation

Generally, Section 162(m) of the Code disallows public companies a federal income tax deduction for federal income tax purposespublic corporations of remuneration in excess of $1 million paid for any fiscal year to certain executive officers.

Companies that recently completed an initial offering of their chief executive officer and each of the three other most highly-compensated executive officers (other than the chief executive officer and chief financial officer) whose compensation is required to be disclosed to stockholders under the Exchange Act in any taxable year. Remuneration in excess of $1 million may only be deducted if it is “qualified performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Section 162(m) or qualifies for one of the other exemptions from the deductibility limit. In making compensation decisions, the Compensation Committee considers the potential effects of Section 162(m) on the compensation paidequity securities to the Named Executive Officers.

As we have only recently becomepublic, generally are permitted a publicly traded company,transition period before the Compensation Committee has not in past years taken the deductibilitydeduction limit of Section 162(m) into considerationbecomes applicable to compensation paid in setting compensation foraccordance with plans and arrangements that were in effect at the Named Executive Officers. In approvingtime of their initial public offering, subject to certain exceptions. This transition period may extend until the amount and form of compensation forAnnual Meeting, unless it is terminated earlier under the Named Executive Officers inSection 162(m) post-initial public offering rules or under the future, however, the Compensation Committee will consider all elementsamendments to Section 162(m) that were part of the cost to usTax Cuts and Jobs Act of providing such compensation, including the potential impact of Section 162(m). Further, as a newly public company, we intend to rely upon certain transition relief under Section 162(m) with respect to awards or payments that are made under a compensation plan or agreement that existed before we became a publicly traded company.2017 effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

Taxation of “Parachute” Payments and Deferred Compensation

Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code provide that executive officers and members of our Board who hold significant equity interests and certain other service providers may be subject to an excise tax if they receive payments or benefits in connection with a change in control of the Company that exceeds certain prescribed limits, and that the Company, or a successor, may forfeit a deduction on the amounts subject to this additional tax. Section 409A of the Code imposes additional significant taxes on the individual in the event that an executive officer, member of our Board, or other service provider receives “deferred compensation” that does not meet the requirements of Section 409A.

We did not provide any executive officer, including any Named Executive Officer, with a “gross-up”“gross-up” or other reimbursement payment for any tax liability that he or she might owe as a result of the application of Sections 280G, 4999, or 409A of the Code during fiscal 2017,2018, and we have not agreed and are not otherwise obligated to provide any executive officer with such a “gross-up”“gross-up” or other reimbursement.

Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation

We follow the Financial Accounting Standard Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718 (“FASB ASC Topic 718”) for our stock-based compensation awards. FASB ASC Topic 718 requires us to measure the compensation expense for all share-based payment awards made to our employees and members of our Board, including options to purchase shares of our common stock and other stock awards, based on the grant date “fair value” of these awards. This calculation is performed for accounting purposes and reported in the executive compensation tables required by the federal securities laws, even though the recipients may never realize any value from their awards.

FASB ASC Topic 718 also requires us to recognize the compensation cost of our stock-based compensation awards in our income statements over the period that a recipient is required to render service in exchange for the stock option or other award.

COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORT(1)

The Compensation Committee has reviewed and discussed with management the Compensation Discussion and Analysis (the “CD&A”) contained in this proxy statement. Based on this review and discussion, the Compensation Committee has recommended to the Board that the CD&A be included in this proxy statement and incorporated into the Company’s Annual Report on Form10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017.2018.

Peter Fenton

Sohaib Abbasi

James Tolonen

ANALYSISOF RISKS PRESENTEDBYOUR COMPENSATION POLICIESAND PROGRAMS

Our compensation programs consist of both fixed and variable compensation. The fixed (or salary) portion is designed to provide a steady income regardless of our stock price performance so that our employees, including our executive officers, do not focus exclusively on stock price performance to the detriment of other important business measures and objectives. The variable (annual cash bonus and equity) portions are designed to reward both short-term and long-term corporate performance.

We have reviewed our compensation policies and practices for employees generally, as well as for our executive officers, and concluded that these policies and practices do not create risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on us. In reaching this conclusion, we assessed our executive and broad-based compensation and benefits programs to determine if any of them created undesired or excessive risks of a material nature. This assessment included:

In reaching this conclusion, we note the following factors that we believe may reduce the likelihood of undesired or excessive risk-taking:

We believe that the variable elements of compensation represent a sufficient percentage of overall compensation to motivate employees, including our executive officers, to produce positive short-term and long-term corporate results, while the fixed element is sufficient to ensure that our employees are not encouraged to take unnecessary or excessive risks in doing so.

The Compensation Committee intends to conduct anconductsan annual review of our compensation-related risk profile to ensure that our compensation programs do not encourage excessive or inappropriate risk-taking and that the level of risk that they do encourage is not reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on us.

SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE

The following table sets forth certain summary information for the year indicated with respect to the compensation earned by each of our Named Executive Officers.

Fiscal 20172018 Summary Compensation Table

GRANTSOF PLAN BASED AWARDS

The following table provides information with regard to each grant of plan-based award made to a Named Executive Officer under any plan during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017.2018.

Fiscal 20172018 Grants of Plan Based Awards Table