---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001133311-26-000007"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TZOO"
cik: "0001133311"
company_name: "TRAVELZOO"
filed_at: "2026-04-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T05:16:55.090542+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Travelzoo stockholders approve option grant of 600,000 shares to CEO Holger Bartel at $5.05 exercise price

## Summary
- CEO Holger Bartel granted option for 600,000 shares at $5.05; vests 25% semi-annually over 2 years, 5-year term.
- Stockholders also approved option grants to General Manager U.S. and Head of Engineering.
- Five directors elected: Ralph Bartel, Christina Sindoni Ciocca, Volodymyr Cherevko, Michael Karg, Sharry Sun.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved with 6,216,201 votes for, 170,683 against.
- CEO option grant received 4,478,737 votes for, 1,908,524 against, and 10,568 abstentions.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001133311-26-000007
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TZOO
- cik: 0001133311
- company_name: TRAVELZOO
- filed_at: 2026-04-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1133311/000113331126000007/0001133311-26-000007-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1133311/000113331126000007/tzoo-20260420.htm

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