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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 23, 2025
Commission File Number: 1-35335 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Groupon, Inc. |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
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| Delaware | | 27-0903295 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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| 35 West Wacker Drive | | 60601 |
| 25th Floor | | (Zip Code) |
| Chicago | | |
| Illinois | | (773) | 945-6801 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) |
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share | | GRPN | | NASDAQ Global Select Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 406 of the Securities Act of 1933 (230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (240.12b-2 of this chapter)
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Item 1.01 — Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
As previously reported in the Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Annual Reports on Form 10-K of Groupon, Inc. (the “Company”), an Italian subsidiary of the Company, Groupon S.r.l. (“Groupon Italy”), has been party to various disputed matters with the Italian tax authorities relating to tax years beginning as early as 2012. In connection with these matters, the Italian tax authorities had collectively asserted claims totaling approximately $170 million (€144 million).
As reported in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, on August 5, 2025, Groupon Italy and the Italian tax authorities reached a non-binding agreement in principle to resolve these matters for approximately $25.3 million (€21.6 million), of which approximately $10.1 million (€8.6 million) had been previously paid by Groupon Italy through provisional installment payments. As of September 30, 2025, the Company recorded foreign income tax expense of approximately $25.3 million (€21.6 million) related to these assessments, with approximately $15.2 million (€13.0 million) reflected in accrued expenses and other current liabilities.
On December 29, 2025, Groupon Italy and the Italian tax authorities entered into a binding framework agreement that definitively resolves all outstanding tax disputes involving Groupon Italy. Pursuant to the framework agreement, Groupon Italy paid approximately $25.2 million (€21.5 million) on or before December 31, 2025, inclusive of amounts previously paid, and will pay an additional approximately $33,000 (€28,000) in the first quarter of 2026. Following these payments, the Company expects the matters covered by the Italian tax assessments to be formally closed in the first quarter of 2026, and the Company does not expect any further material obligations relating to these assessments.
The Company does not expect any material changes to its accrued expenses related to these matters in the fourth quarter of 2025, and the settlement payments are expected to reduce the Company’s free cash flow by approximately $15 million.
The foregoing description of the framework agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the framework agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.02 — Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
(e) Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On December 22, 2025, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors the Company approved an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Company’s previously disclosed Performance Share Unit (“PSU”) award agreement with Dušan Šenkypl, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, which was executed by Mr. Šenkypl and the Company on December 23, 2025.
The Amendment was approved and entered into to facilitate the correction of an administrative error relating to the tax treatment of PSUs that vested on August 11, 2025, in light of applicable foreign tax requirements. The Compensation Committee determined that the Amendment is administrative in nature, does not increase the number of PSUs or shares deliverable to Mr. Šenkypl, does not modify any performance- or service-based vesting conditions, except as necessary to effect the administrative correction, and does not confer any additional economic benefit or constitute a new compensatory arrangement.
The foregoing description of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibit Number | | Description |
| 10.1 | | |
| 10.2 | | |
104 | | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded as Inline XBRL document) |
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.
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| | GROUPON, INC. |
| Date: December 31, 2025 | |
| | By: /s/ Rana Kashyap Name: Rana Kashyap Title: Chief Financial Officer |
AMENDMENT TO PERFORMANCE SHARE UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT (ADMINISTRATIVE CORRECTION)
This Amendment No. 1 (this “Amendment”) to the Performance Share Unit Award Agreement, together with the Notice of Performance Share Unit Award and Exhibit A thereto (collectively, the “PSU Agreement”), is entered into as of Dec 23, 2025, by and between Groupon, Inc. (the “Company”) and Dušan Šenkypl (the “Participant”).
RECITALS
A. WHEREAS, the Participant was granted a Performance Share Unit award on May 1, 2024 covering 1,393,948 PSUs pursuant to the Groupon, Inc. 2011 Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Plan”), as set forth in the PSU Agreement;
B. WHEREAS, in August 2025, a tranche of PSUs satisfied the applicable vesting conditions under the PSU Agreement and 109,250 corresponding shares of the Company’s common stock were delivered to the Participant (the “Delivered Shares”) at a vesting price of $31.67 per share (the “August Vesting Price”);
C. WHEREAS, due to an administrative error, the Company and the Participant mutually desire to reverse the August 2025 delivery and to re-grant the identical number of shares to the Participant with no additional vesting, service, performance, or economic benefit, solely to remedy the administrative error;
D. WHEREAS, there is no intention on the part of the Company or the Participant to change anything about the economic value of the award or the amount of any tax liability owed by Participant;
WHEREAS, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Committee”) has determined that this Amendment is administrative in nature, does not increase the number of PSUs or shares deliverable to the Participant, does not modify the economic value of the award, and is appropriate and in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
1. Clawback of Delivered Shares.
(a) The Participant agrees that the Delivered Shares previously issued in August 2025 shall be returned and canceled through Fidelity in a manner determined by the Company (the “Clawback”).
(b) The Participant authorizes the Company, its transfer agent, and Fidelity to take any actions necessary to effectuate the Clawback, including share cancellation and any associated administrative steps.
(c) For clarity, the Clawback is not a forfeiture for cause, performance, or service-based reasons. It is solely effectuated to correct an administrative tax election error.
2. Administrative Re-Grant of Fully Vested Shares
(a) Upon completion of the Clawback, the Company shall grant to the Participant, effective Dec 23, 2025 (the “Re-Grant Date”), a new award under the Plan consisting of the same number of shares previously delivered (109,250 shares) and clawed back (the “Re-Granted Shares”).
(b) The Re-Granted Shares shall be treated as fully vested and not subject to any additional service conditions, stock-price hurdles, or other performance-vesting conditions.
(c) Except as expressly provided in this Amendment, the Re-Granted Shares shall be subject to the general terms of the Plan.
3. Tax Value Fixed as of Original August Vesting Date
Notwithstanding the Re-Grant Date or any subsequent change in the Company’s stock price, the parties agree—and the Committee hereby determines—that:
•For purposes of all applicable tax reporting requirements, withholding, and compliance,
•The value of the Re-Granted Shares shall be deemed as $31.67, per share, which is to equal the fair market value of the shares on the original vesting date in August 2025,
•As if such shares had been delivered on that date.
This provision reflects the parties’ intention not to confer any additional economic value beyond that originally determined in August 2025 and not to reduce Participant’s tax liability.
4. No Other Amendments.
Except as expressly amended by this Amendment, all terms, conditions, and provisions of the PSU Agreement shall remain unmodified and in full force and effect. No other vesting terms, definitions, rights, or obligations under the Plan or the PSU Agreement are amended.
5. Administrative Nature; No Additional Benefits
The parties acknowledge and agree that:
•this Amendment is not a discretionary enhancement of compensation;
•it does not increase the potential economic value of the award; and
•it is executed solely to effectuate the correction of an administrative error.
6. Governing Law.
This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, consistent with the governing-law clause of the PSU Agreement.
7. Counterparts; Electronic Signatures.
This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one instrument. Execution and delivery by facsimile, .pdf, or other electronic means shall be deemed effective for all purposes.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment as of the date first written above.
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| GROUPON, INC. | | OPTIONEE |
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| /s/ Jiri Ponrt | | /s/ Dusan Senkypl |
| Name: Jiri Ponrt | | Name: Dusan Senkypl |
| Title: Chief Operating Officer | | |
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