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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-330742"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TRIP"
cik: "0001526520"
company_name: "TripAdvisor, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-08-03T20:51:38+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-03T20:53:11.166353+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Tripadvisor sells TheFork to American Express for $700M cash; expects close by end of 2026

## Summary
- Transaction valued at $700M in cash, subject to customary adjustments; buyer to pay from cash on hand.
- Sale includes TheFork online restaurant reservation and management platform in Europe.
- Closing expected by end of 2026, subject to antitrust clearances in European jurisdictions.
- Reverse termination fee of $35M payable to Tripadvisor if deal fails due to regulatory hurdles.
- Exclusivity undertaking until closing; no solicitation of alternative proposals.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-330742
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TRIP
- cik: 0001526520
- company_name: TripAdvisor, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-08-03T20:51:38+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1526520/000119312526330742/0001193125-26-330742-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1526520/000119312526330742/trip-20260802.htm

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