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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ( Mark One ) ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended April 30 , 2021 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM Commission File Number 001-38675 The Netherlands Elastic N.V. ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter ) ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer ( Title of each class ) Ordinary shares , Par Value € 0.01 Per Share ΤΟ Not Applicable ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 800 West El Camino Real , Suite 350 Mountain View , California 94040 ( Address of principal executive offices , including zip code ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 650 ) 458-2620 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol ( s ) ( Name of each exchange on which registered ) New York Stock Exchange ESTC Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes > No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports suant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant : ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company 0 Emerging growth company If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes No The aggregate market value of the ordinary shares held by non - affiliates of the registrant , based on the closing price of the shares of ordinary shares on the New York Stock Exchange on October 31 , 2020 ( the last business day of the registrant's second fiscal quarter ) , was approximately $ 6.8 billion . The number of registrant's ordinary shares outstanding as of June 21 , 2021 was 91,502,880 . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the registrant's definitive proxy statement relating to the registrant's 2021 annual general meeting of shareholders ( the " 2021 Proxy Statement " ) are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10 - K where indicated . The 2021 Proxy Statement will be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the end of the registrant's fiscal year ended April 30 , 2021 .