Form SCHEDULE 13D/A Global Business Travel Filed by: Expedia Group, Inc.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549 |
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 3)*
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Global Business Travel Group, Inc. (Name of Issuer) |
Class A Common Stock, Par Value $0.0001 Per Share (Title of Class of Securities) |
(CUSIP Number) |
Michael Marron, Esq. 1111 Expedia Group Way W., Seattle, WA, 98119 (206) 481-4252 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) |
05/02/2026 (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement) |
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§ 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other
provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
SCHEDULE 13D
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| CUSIP No. |
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Name of reporting person
Expedia Group, Inc. | ||||||||
| 2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
(b) | ||||||||
| 3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
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Source of funds (See Instructions)
OO | ||||||||
| 5 |
Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
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| 6 | Citizenship or place of organization
DELAWARE
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| Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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| 11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
74,849,607.00 | ||||||||
| 12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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| 13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
14.3 % | ||||||||
| 14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
CO |
Comment for Type of Reporting Person:
(1) Percent of Class reported in Row (13) is based on 523,999,668 shares of Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding as of March 5, 2026.
SCHEDULE 13D
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| Item 1. | Security and Issuer | |
| (a) | Title of Class of Securities:
Class A Common Stock, Par Value $0.0001 Per Share | |
| (b) | Name of Issuer:
Global Business Travel Group, Inc. | |
| (c) | Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
666 THIRD AVENUE, 666 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK,
NEW YORK
, 10017. | |
Item 1 Comment:
Item 1 of the Schedule 13D is not amended. | ||
| Item 2. | Identity and Background | |
| (a) | Item 2 of the Schedule 13D is not amended hereby. The information set forth in Item 2 of the Schedule 13D, as previously amended, is incorporated herein by reference. | |
| Item 3. | Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration | |
Item 3 of the Schedule 13D is not amended hereby. | ||
| Item 4. | Purpose of Transaction | |
EXPLANATORY NOTE:
This Amendment No. 3 (the "Amendment") amends and supplements the Schedule 13D filed by the Reporting Person on June 6, 2022, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto filed on July 12, 2023 and Amendment No. 2 thereto filed on January 16, 2024, with respect to the Class A common stock (the "Schedule 13D"). Capitalized terms used in this Amendment and not defined herein shall have the same meanings ascribed to them in the Schedule 13D.
Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended by adding the following:
Voting Agreement
On May 2, 2026, the Issuer entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") with Gaia Purchaser, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Parent"), and Gaia Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Sub"), pursuant to which the Issuer is to be acquired by Long Lake Management Holdings Inc. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Issuer (the "Merger"), with the Issuer surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent.
In connection with the Merger Agreement, Expedia HoldCo entered into a voting and support agreement with the Issuer, Parent and Merger Sub (the "Voting Agreement"), pursuant to which Expedia HoldCo agreed to, among other things, vote or execute consents with respect to all of its shares of Class A Common Stock in favor of the adoption of the Merger Agreement and approval of the Merger and against any Acquisition Proposal (as defined in the Voting Agreement), and not to transfer any of its shares of Class A Common Stock until the termination of the Voting Agreement, subject to certain exceptions, in each case subject to certain terms and conditions contained therein.
The Voting Agreement will terminate upon the earliest to occur, among other events, of (i) the termination of the Merger Agreement, (ii) the effective time of the Merger, (iii) the adoption or execution of an Adverse Amendment (as defined in the Voting Agreement) to the Merger Agreement and (iv) November 2, 2026, subject to extension under certain circumstances to February 2, 2027.
The foregoing summary does not purport to be complete, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Voting Agreement, filed herewith as Exhibit 1 incorporated herein by reference. | ||
| Item 5. | Interest in Securities of the Issuer | |
| (a) | Item 5 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as set forth in this Item 5.
The response to Item 6 of this Amendment and to Items 2, 3, 4 and 6 of the Schedule 13D are incorporated into this Item 5 by reference.
The aggregate number and percentage of the Class A Common Stock beneficially owned by the Reporting Person is calculated in accordance with Rule 13d-3.
Reporting Person: Expedia Group, Inc. - 74,849,607 shares - 14.3% of Class A Common Stock outstanding.
(1) Based on 523,999,668 shares of Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding as of March 5, 2026.
(2) Consists of securities held of record by Expedia HoldCo.
By virtue of the Amended and Restated Shareholders Agreement (as defined in Item 6) and the obligations and rights thereunder, the Reporting Person may be deemed to be in a "group" with QIA (as defined in Item 6) and Amex HoldCo. for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). This filing shall not be deemed an admission that such persons constitute a "group" for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the Reporting Person expressly disclaims such group membership. | |
| (b) | Sole power to vote: 74,849,607
Shared power to vote: 0
Sole power to dispose: 74,849,607
Shared power to dispose: 0 | |
| (c) | The Reporting Person has not effected any transaction in shares of Class A Common Stock during the past sixty (60) days. | |
| (d) | To the best knowledge of the Reporting Person, no person other than the Reporting Person has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the securities beneficially owned by the Reporting Person. | |
| (e) | Not applicable. | |
| Item 6. | Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect to Securities of the Issuer | |
Item 6 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended by adding the following:
Item 4 above summarizes certain provisions of the Voting Agreement and is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of such agreement is attached as an exhibit to this Schedule 13D and is incorporated herein by reference. | ||
| Item 7. | Material to be Filed as Exhibits. | |
Exhibit 1: Voting and Support Agreement, dated as of May 2, 2026, by and among Global Business Travel Group, Inc., Gaia Purchaser, Inc., Gaia Merger Sub, Inc. and EG Corporate Travel Holdings LLC. | ||
| SIGNATURE | |
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
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