secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Groupon, Inc. (GRPN)
CIK:        0001490281
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-03-31T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001490281-23-000028
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 1.01, 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Groupon appoints Dusan Senkypl as interim CEO; ex-CEO Deshpande steps down
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- Dusan Senkypl named interim CEO effective March 30, 2023, replacing Kedar Deshpande; Deshpande will advise for 60 days.
- Senkypl receives 3.5M nonqualified stock options at $6.00 exercise price and ~$19,000 annual base salary.
- Standstill agreement with Pale Fire Capital limits ownership to <25% with exceptions; prohibits proxy solicitation and stockholder proposals.
- Groupon has 14M active local customers and millions of visitor sessions; transformation plan targets operational excellence.
- Senkypl remains on Board; CEO role is interim for one year or until permanent successor appointed.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1490281/000149028123000028/0001490281-23-000028-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1490281/000149028123000028/grpn-20230330.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001490281-23-000028

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