AMERICAN EXPRESS CO - 29 Sep 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for Global Business Travel Group, Inc. (GBTG)

Reporting relationship: Director, 10%+ Owner
Issuer ticker: GBTG
Reported as of: 29 Sep 2026
Net transaction value: $0
SEC form: 4
Accepted by SEC: 01 Oct 2026, 09:06:00 UTC
Prior SEC filing: 11 Jul 2023
Source filing: View source filing
Reporting owner signature: /s/ James J. Killerlane III, Corporate Secretary

Key filing fact

AMERICAN EXPRESS CO filed Form 4 for Global Business Travel Group, Inc. (GBTG) on 01 Oct 2026.

Key facts

This page summarizes AMERICAN EXPRESS CO's Form 4 filing for Global Business Travel Group, Inc. (GBTG).
2 reported transactions and 1 derivative row are listed below.
Accepted by SEC: 01 Oct 2026, 09:06.

Change

Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 11 Jul 2023.
Current net transaction value: $0.

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Evidence

Filed on Form 4

Ownership activity is grounded in SEC Form 4 disclosures.

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Reporting Owners (1)

CIK 0000004962 Primary reporting owner

AMERICAN EXPRESS CO

Relationship: Director, 10%+ Owner
Address: 200 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK
Signature: /s/ James J. Killerlane III, Corporate Secretary
Signature date: 01 Oct 2026

Reported non-derivative transactions

Shares, units, or other non-derivative securities reported in this filing.

GBTG transaction

Class A Common Stock

Disposed to Issuer

Transaction value
Shares: -157,786,199
Change %: -100%
Price
Shares after: 0
Date: 29 Sep 2026
Ownership: By Amex HoldCo
Footnotes: F1, F2

Reported derivative securities

Options, warrants, convertible securities, or similar derivative positions disclosed in the filing.

GBTG transaction Derivative

C Ordinary Shares of JerseyCo

Disposed to Issuer

Transaction value
Shares: -5,637,394
Change %: -100%
Price
Shares after: 0
Date: 29 Sep 2026
Ownership: By Amex HoldCo.
Underlying class: Class A Common Stock
Underlying amount: 5,637,394
Exercise price
Footnotes: F1, F3

^* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.

Additional SEC filing notes

Filing notes and footnotes

Section 16 status

AMERICAN EXPRESS CO is no longer subject to Section 16 filing requirements. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may still apply in specific circumstances.

Explanation of responses 3 footnotes

Footnote F1

Transactions exempt from Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act").

Footnote F2

On September 29, 2026, the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 2, 2026, by and among Global Business Travel Group, Inc. (the Issuer) and the other parties thereto (the Merger Agreement), were consummated (the Merger). At the effective time of the Merger (the Effective Time), each share of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Issuer (the Class A Common Stock) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, other than shares excluded under the Merger Agreement, was automatically cancelled, extinguished and converted into the right to receive $9.50 in cash. Accordingly, the 157,786,199 shares of Class A Common Stock held by American Express International, Inc. (Amex HoldCo.), an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of the Reporting Person, were disposed of as described above. Following the Effective Time, the Reporting Person no longer beneficially owned any Class A Common Stock.

Footnote F3

In connection with the Merger, at the Effective Time, Amex HoldCo. ceased to hold 5,637,394 C ordinary shares of GBT JerseyCo Limited (the "C Ordinary Shares"). Following the Effective Time, the Reporting Person no longer beneficially owned any C Ordinary Shares.

SEC remarks

Prior to the Effective Time, the Reporting Person may have been deemed a director by deputization of the Issuer for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act.