--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0001104659-23-069936" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "GBTG" cik: "0001820872" company_name: "Global Business Travel Group, Inc." filed_at: "2023-06-09T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-14T04:11:28.910362+00:00" event_type: "other" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.2 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # GBTG stockholders elect three Class I directors; advisory vote favors triennial say-on-pay ## Summary - Paul Abbott, Eric Hart, Kathleen Winters elected as Class I directors for three-year term expiring 2026. - KPMG LLP ratified as independent auditor for FY2023 (430,692,978 votes for, 14,898 against). - Advisory vote on NEO compensation approved (427,131,862 for, 1,024,200 against). - Stockholders recommended triennial advisory vote on executive compensation (421,326,327 votes for 3 years). - Company will hold say-on-pay vote every three years until next required frequency vote. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0001104659-23-069936 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: GBTG - cik: 0001820872 - company_name: Global Business Travel Group, Inc. - filed_at: 2023-06-09T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.2 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.07 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1820872/000110465923069936/0001104659-23-069936-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1820872/000110465923069936/tm2318356d1_8k.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-069936 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-069936.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-23-069936.txt ## Key facts - Shareholder Votes Global Business Travel Group, Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2023 at the 2023-06-06 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-06-06 source text: (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 2023 was ratified as follows: FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN 430,692,978 14,898 220 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1820872/000110465923069936/0001104659-23-069936-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Global Business Travel Group, Inc. shareholders approved Advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of named executive officers at the 2023-06-06 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay frequency - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-06-06 source text: (4) Advisory Vote on the Frequency of the Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation: A majority of the Company’s shareholders recommended, on a non-binding advisory basis, to hold an advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers on a three-year basis, by the votes set forth in the table below: 1 YEAR 2 YEARS 3 YEARS ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTE 6,830,238 10,713 421,326,327 7,498 2,533,320 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1820872/000110465923069936/0001104659-23-069936-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Global Business Travel Group, Inc. shareholders approved Advisory approval of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers at the 2023-06-06 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-06-06 source text: (3) Advisory Approval of the Compensation of our Named Executive Officers: The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as described in the Company’s 2023 proxy statement, was approved by the following votes: FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTE 427,131,862 1,024,200 18,714 2,533,320 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1820872/000110465923069936/0001104659-23-069936-index.htm - Shareholder Votes Global Business Travel Group, Inc. shareholders approved Election of three Class I directors to serve for a three-year term expiring at the 2026 annual meeting at the 2023-06-06 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-06-06 source text: Election of Directors: The three nominees named in the Company’s 2023 proxy statement were elected to serve a three-year term expiring at the 2026 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 Paul Abbott 427,108,435 1,064,731 1,610 2,533,320 Eric Hart 427,040,903 1,129,472 4,401 2,533,320 Kathleen Winters 427,106,792 1,062,604 5,380 2,533,320 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1820872/000110465923069936/0001104659-23-069936-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. 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