Global Business Travel merger cancels 856,752 shares
The merger's $9.50 per-share price also fed into cash settlements for RSUs and PSUs, with PSU value tied to the greater target or performance-earned share count.
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Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Global Business Travel Group, Inc. Chief People Officer Patricia Anne Huska reported that, when the merger became effective on September 29, 2026, 856,752 Class A common shares were canceled for the right to receive $9.50 per share. This total includes shares acquired under the issuer’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan on August 14, 2026. Another 413,146 shares subject to RSUs were converted into cash rights based on the same per-share price, subject to withholding taxes and without interest. Huska also reported a deemed acquisition of 206,941 shares underlying unvested PSUs, based on the greater of target shares or shares earned from actual performance; the PSU awards were then converted into cash based on that measure, subject to withholding taxes and without interest.
Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disposition | Class A Common Stock F1, F2 | 856,752 | -- | -- |
| Disposition | Class A Common Stock F3 | 413,146 | -- | -- |
| Grant/Award | Class A Common Stock F4 | 206,941 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Disposition | Class A Common Stock F5 | 206,941 | -- | -- |
Footnotes (5)
- F1. Includes shares acquired under the Issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan on August 14, 2026.
- F2. On September 29, 2026, pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated May 2, 2026, by and among the Issuer, Gaia Purchaser, Inc. ("Parent") and Gaia Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, the Issuer became a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (the "Merger"). At the effective time of the Merger (the "Effective Time"), pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each share of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Issuer ("Company Common Stock") held by the reporting person as of immediately prior to the Effective Time was automatically cancelled and converted into the right to receive cash in an amount equal to $9.50, without interest thereon (the "Per Share Price").
- F3. As of immediately prior to the Effective Time, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each award of restricted stock units of the Issuer (a "Company RSU") that was outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time was automatically cancelled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash, without interest and subject to applicable withholding taxes, equal to the product of (i) the Per Share Price and (ii) the total number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Company RSU as of immediately prior to the Effective Time.
- F4. Represents a deemed acquisition of shares of Company Common Stock underlying each award of performance stock units of the Issuer (a "Company PSU") held by the reporting person that was unvested and outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time based on the attainment of the applicable performance metrics at the greater of (i) the target number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Company PSU as of immediately prior to the Effective Time and (ii) the number of shares of Company Common Stock to be earned based on actual achievement of the performance criteria set forth in the applicable award agreement as of immediately prior to the Effective Time.
- F5. As of immediately prior to the Effective Time, each Company PSU that was outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time was automatically cancelled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash, without interest and subject to applicable withholding taxes, equal to the product of (A) the Per Share Price and (B) the greater of (i) the target number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Company PSU as of immediately prior to the Effective Time and (ii) the number of shares of Company Common Stock to be earned based on actual achievement of the performance criteria set forth in the applicable award agreement as of immediately prior to the Effective Time.
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