Thompson John David 4

What Happened
John David Thompson, Chief Technology Officer of Global Business Travel Group, had a total of 96,965 shares disposed on 2026-03-01 as shares were withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations from restricted stock unit (RSU) vesting. The transactions were executed at $5.47 per share in three withholdings: 37,808 shares ($206,810), 40,188 shares ($219,828), and 18,969 shares ($103,760), totaling $530,398. These were tax-withholding dispositions (transaction code F), not open-market sell orders.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-03-01; filing date: 2026-03-03 (Form 4 accession 0001423891-26-000003). Filing appears timely (within the SEC’s 2-business-day window).
• Price per share: $5.47; shares withheld: 37,808 / 40,188 / 18,969 (total 96,965); total value ~$530,398.
• Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the provided excerpt of the filing.
• Footnote: F1 — shares were withheld to cover the reporting person's tax withholding obligations in connection with the vesting of restricted stock units.
• Transaction code: F (tax withholding). This is a routine withholding, not a discretionary sale (no 10b5-1 or other trading plan noted).

Context
This was a cashless/tax-withholding disposition tied to RSU vesting — the company retained (withheld) shares to cover tax obligations rather than the insider selling shares on the open market. Such withholdings are common and generally considered routine administrative actions rather than a direct signal of the insider’s view on the stock.