UNITED STATES
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CURRENT REPORT
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| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On July 30, 2024, Global Business Travel Group, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Company expects its proposed acquisition of CWT to close in the first quarter of 2025 and that the Company continues to work collaboratively with regulatory authorities in their review of the transaction, including the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority which intends to continue its review in a Phase 2 investigation and the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01.
The information in this Item 7.01 is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Item 7.01 shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit Number |
Description |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated July 30, 2024, issued by Global Business Travel Group, Inc. |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
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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 | ||
Date: July 30, 2024
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