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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · TripAdvisor (TRIP)

Tripadvisor to sell TheFork to American Express for $700 million in all-cash deal

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 m&a Written later

Tripadvisor entered into a put option agreement on June 14, 2026, under which American Express Travel Related Services has irrevocably committed to buy TheFork, its European restaurant reservation platform, for $700 million in cash, subject to adjustments. The equity purchase agreement cannot be signed until the French Works Council consultation is complete, and closing is expected by the end of 2026 after regulatory approvals. The company said potential uses of the proceeds include share repurchases, debt paydown, or inorganic investment in its Experiences category.

Key points

  • Buyer is American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.; the put option agreement is dated June 14, 2026
  • Purchase price is $700 million, all cash, subject to certain adjustments, to be paid from the buyer's cash on hand
  • TheFork's last twelve-month revenue was $232 million and segment adjusted EBITDA was $28 million as of Q1 2026
  • Transaction is expected to close before the end of 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and customary conditions

The filing

CompanyTripAdvisor (TRIP)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJun 15, 2026, 8:40 AM ET
Accession number0001193125-26-270351

Items reported: 1.01 Material Definitive Agreement7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 6:59 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on June 15, 2026.

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