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Beneficial Ownership Report · SCHEDULE 13D/A

Global Business Travel Group, Inc.

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Beneficial Ownership Report

Filed Oct 1, 2026Accepted Oct 1, 2026, 9:01 AM EDTFiling CIK 1820872Accession 0000004962-26-000356
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Structured filing — SCHEDULE 13D/A

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Amendment · This filing reports the amendment as submitted.

Subject company

Company
Global Business Travel Group, Inc.
Company CIK
0001820872
Street
666 Third Avenue
Street (continued)
4th Floor
City
New York
State / country code
NY
Postal code
10017

Statement details

Amendment number
4
Security class
Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share
Event date
09/29/2026
Previously filed indication
false

Authorized notification person 1

Name
Laureen E. Seeger, Esq.
Phone
212-640-2000
Street
American Express Company
Street (continued)
200 Vesey Street
City
New York
State / country code
NY
Postal code
10285

Reporting person 1

Name
American Express Company
Reporting person CIK
0000004962
No reporting person CIK indication
N
Citizenship / organization
NY
Reporting person type
CO
Group designation
b
Source of funds code
OO
Legal proceedings indication
N
Aggregate amount owned
0.00
Percent of class
0.0
Sole voting power
0.00
Shared voting power
0.00
Sole dispositive power
0.00
Shared dispositive power
0.00
Aggregate excludes certain shares
N

Item 1

Issuer

Global Business Travel Group, Inc.

Security title

Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share

Principal address

Comment

This Amendment No. 4 (the "Amendment") amends and supplements the Schedule 13D filed by the Reporting Person on June 6, 2022, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto filed on July 11, 2023, Amendment No. 2 thereto filed on January 16, 2024 and Amendment No. 3 thereto filed on May 4, 2026, with respect to the Common Stock (the "Schedule 13D"). Capitalized terms used in this Amendment and not defined herein shall have the same meanings ascribed to them in the Schedule 13D. This Amendment is being filed to report that, as a result of the Merger described below, the Reporting Person ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the Common Stock. This Amendment is the final amendment to the Schedule 13D and constitutes an "exit filing" for the Reporting Person.

Item 4

Purpose of transaction

Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended by adding the following: On September 29, 2026, the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement were consummated (the "Closing"), and Merger Sub merged with and into the Issuer (the "Merger"), with the Issuer surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent. At the effective time of the Merger (the "Effective Time"), each share of Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, other than shares excluded pursuant to the Merger Agreement, was automatically cancelled, extinguished and converted into the right to receive cash in an amount equal to $9.50 per share. Accordingly, at the Effective Time, 157,786,199 shares of Common Stock held of record by Amex HoldCo. were automatically cancelled, extinguished and converted into the right to receive $9.50 per share. As a result of the Merger, the Reporting Person no longer beneficially owns any shares of Common Stock. At the Effective Time, the Voting and Support Agreement terminated in accordance with its terms, other than provisions that expressly survive termination. In accordance with the Voting and Support Agreement, effective upon the Closing, the Shareholders Agreement was terminated as among the Issuer, GBT JerseyCo Limited and Amex HoldCo., other than the provisions that expressly survive termination.

Item 5

Number of shares

Item 5(b) of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as set forth below: See rows (7) through (10) of the cover page to this Schedule 13D for the number of shares of Common Stock as to which the Reporting Person has the sole or shared power to vote or direct the vote and sole or shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition.

Transactions

Item 5(c) of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as set forth below: Except as set forth in Item 4 of this Amendment, the Reporting Person has not effected any transaction in shares of Common Stock during the past sixty days.

Other persons with an interest

Not applicable.

Date ownership ceased to exceed 5%

Item 5(e) of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as set forth below: As a result of the Merger, on September 29, 2026, the Reporting Person ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the Common Stock.

Percentage of class

Item 5(a) of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as set forth below: See rows (11) and (13) of the cover page to this Schedule 13D for the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock and percentage of the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Reporting Person.

Item 6

Contracts and arrangements

Item 6 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended by adding the following: Item 4 of this Amendment is incorporated herein by reference.

Signature 1

Reporting person
American Express Company
Signed
/s/ James J. Killerlane III
Title
James J. Killerlane III, Corporate Secretary
Date
10/01/2026

Company context

Current securities

Historical securities (4)

Recent company filings

  1. 4 filingOct 1, 2026
  2. 4 filingSep 29, 2026
  3. 4 filingSep 29, 2026
  4. 4 filingSep 29, 2026
  5. 4 filingSep 29, 2026

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