Global Business Travel Group Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Transportation Services
Consumer Discretionary
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): June 7, 2024 (June 5, 2024 )
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Global Business Travel Group, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders on June 5, 2024 (the “Annual Meeting”). The following proposals were submitted to the stockholders at the Annual Meeting:
To elect four Class II directors to serve for a three-year term of office expiring at the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor has been elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal; and
To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024;
The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 24, 2024.
The number of shares of common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting was 472,617,208, shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class A Common Stock”). Each share of common stock was entitled to one vote.
The number of shares of common stock present or represented by valid proxy at the Annual Meeting was 404,153,004. The following proposals were submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting, and the voting results were as follows:
(1)Election of Directors: The four nominees named in the Company’s 2024 proxy statement were elected to serve a three-year term expiring at the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor has been elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal:
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | BROKER NON-VOTE | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mohammed Saif S.S. Al-Sowaidi | 394,115,029 | 893,174 | 29,005 | 9,115,796 | |||||||||||||||||||
James Bush | 393,244,552 | 1,778,084 | 14,572 | 9,115,796 | |||||||||||||||||||
Alexander Drummond | 394,435,250 | 588,922 | 13,036 | 9,115,796 | |||||||||||||||||||
Susan Ward | 394,939,498 | 87,483 | 10,227 | 9,115,796 | |||||||||||||||||||
(2)Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Accounting Firm: The appointment of KPMG LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered accounting firm for fiscal year 2024 was ratified as follows:
| FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | ||||||||||||
| 403,490,391 | 652,743 | 9,870 | ||||||||||||
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
Name: Eric J. Bock
Title: Chief Legal Officer, Global Head of M&A and Compliance and Corporate Secretary
Date: June 7, 2024