Dusan Senkypl - Aug 21, 2023 Form 4 Insider Report for Groupon, Inc. (GRPN)

Signature
/s/ Meagan LeGear, by Power of Attorney
Stock symbol
GRPN
Transactions as of
Aug 21, 2023
Transactions value $
$2,625,000
Form type
4
Date filed
8/23/2023, 05:08 PM
Previous filing
Apr 3, 2023
Next filing
Sep 1, 2023

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction GRPN Common Stock Options Exercise $2.63M +438K +3767.65% $6.00 449K Aug 21, 2023 Direct F1
holding GRPN Common Stock 100 Aug 21, 2023 By Pale Fire Capital SE F2
holding GRPN Common Stock 6.72M Aug 21, 2023 By Pale Fire Capital SICAV a.s. F3

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Underlying Class Amount Exercise Price Ownership Footnotes
transaction GRPN Nonqualified Stock Options (right to buy) Options Exercise -438K -12.5% 3.06M Aug 21, 2023 Common Stock 438K $6.00 Direct F4, F5
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 Mr. Senkypl may be deemed to be a member of a Section 13(d) group that collectively beneficially owns more than 10% of the Issuer's outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the "Shares"). Mr. Senkypl is also a director and interim Chief Executive Officer of the Issuer.
F2 Represents securities directly owned by Pale Fire Capital SE ("Pale Fire Capital"). Mr. Senkypl, as a control person and Chairman of the board of Pale Fire Capital, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities directly owned by Pale Fire Capital.
F3 Represents securities directly owned by Pale Fire Capital SICAV a.s. ("PFC SICAV"). Mr. Senkypl, as a control person and Chairman of the board of Pale Fire Capital, which is the controlling person and sole shareholder of PFC SICAV, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities directly owned by PFC SICAV.
F4 In connection with Mr. Senkypl's appointment as Interim Chief Executive Officer, on March 30, 2023 (the "Grant Date"), the Issuer granted Mr. Senkypl nonqualified stock options (the "Stock Options") to purchase Shares at a per Share exercise price of $6.00 under the Issuer's 2011 Incentive Plan, as amended (the "Plan"). At the Issuer's 2023 annual meeting of stockholders, a majority vote of the Issuer's stockholders approved an amendment to the Plan (the "Plan Amendment"), pursuant to which the Stock Options will vest and may be exercised prior to the first anniversary of the Grant Date.
F5 1/8 of the Stock Options vested on June 30, 2023 and the remainder will vest in substantially equal quarterly installments over the next 7 quarters. The Stock Options will expire 3 years from the Grant Date.