UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): February 18, 2025 (February 18, 2025)

Global Business Travel Group, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		001-39576		98-0598290
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

666 3rd Avenue, 4th Floor

New York, New York 10017
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(480) 909-1740
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A common stock, par value of $0.0001 per share		GBTG		The New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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. ¨

Item 7.01.

Regulation FD Disclosure.

On February 18, 2025, Global Business Travel Group, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority (the “CMA”) has provisionally concluded that it has not identified any competition concerns with GBT’s proposed acquisition of CWT Holding, LLC. The CMA’s final decision is required to be made by March 9, 2025. The Company continues to defend itself against a lawsuit filed in January 2025 by the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, seeking a permanent injunction to prevent the proposed transaction.

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01.

The information in this Item 7.01 is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Item 7.01 shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits.

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated February 18, 2025, issued by Global Business Travel Group, Inc.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	Global Business Travel Group, Inc.

	By:	/s/ Eric J. Bock
		Name:	Eric J. Bock
		Title:	Chief Legal Officer, Global Head of M&A and Compliance and Corporate Secretary

Date: February 18, 2025

Global Business Travel Group Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits