8-K
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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): April 23, 2025

 

 

SABRE CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-36422   20-8647322
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

3150 Sabre Drive

Southlake, TX

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

76092

(Zip Code)

(682) 605-1000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading

Symbol

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, $.01 par value   SABR   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 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).

Emerging growth company

If emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 
 


Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

As described in Item 5.07 below, Sabre Corporation (“Sabre”) held its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2025 Annual Meeting”) on April 23, 2025. At the 2025 Annual Meeting, Sabre’s stockholders approved the 2025 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (the “2025 Omnibus Plan”) which was adopted by Sabre’s Board of Directors on February 28, 2025, subject to stockholder approval at the 2025 Annual Meeting. The effective date of the Plan is April 23, 2025.

Under the 2025 Omnibus Plan, eligible participants may be granted certain awards, including cash incentive awards, incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, and restricted stock unit awards. A description of the material terms and conditions of the 2025 Omnibus Plan is provided under the heading “Proposal 3: Approval of the Sabre Corporation 2025 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan” of Sabre’s Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 13, 2025, which description is incorporated by reference.

The foregoing description of the Plan is qualified in its entirety the text of the 2025 Omnibus Plan, which is included as Exhibit 10.1, and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

(a) - (b) On February 24, 2025, the record date for the 2025 Annual Meeting, 386,069,567 shares of common stock were outstanding and entitled to vote at the 2025 Annual Meeting. The final results of voting on each of the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders at the 2025 Annual Meeting are as follows:

1. Stockholders elected each of George Bravante, Jr., Hervé Couturier, Kurt Ekert, Eric Kelly, Gail Mandel, Phyllis Newhouse, Elaine Paul, John Scott, Wendi Sturgis and Ashan Willy to Sabre’s Board of Directors, each to serve a one-year term to expire at Sabre’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified, as set forth below.

 

     Votes For      Votes Against      Abstentions      Broker Non-Votes  

George Bravante

     306,548,812        2,994,853        542,328        33,052,099  

Hervé Couturier

     307,195,779        2,339,729        550,485        33,052,099  

Kurt Ekert

     307,257,098        2,570,752        258,143        33,052,099  

Eric Kelly

     308,268,124        1,264,305        553,564        33,052,099  

Gail Mandel

     305,230,471        4,305,541        549,981        33,052,099  

Phyllis Newhouse

     304,714,894        4,819,544        551,555        33,052,099  

Elaine Paul

     307,170,153        2,365,768        550,072        33,052,099  

John Scott

     304,748,959        4,784,601        552,433        33,052,099  

Wendi Sturgis

     305,969,128        3,468,340        648,525        33,052,099  

Ashan Willy

     307,594,011        1,286,580        1,205,402        33,052,099  

2. Stockholders ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as Sabre’s independent auditor for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, as set forth below.

 

Votes For

  

Votes Against

  

Abstentions

334,818,113    8,051,170    268,809

3. Stockholders approved the 2025 Omnibus Plan, as set forth below.

 

Votes For

  

Votes Against

  

Abstentions

  

Broker Non-Votes

233,580,687    75,458,939    1,046,367    33,052,099

4. Stockholders approved the advisory and non-binding resolution to approve Sabre’s compensation of its named executive officers, as set forth below.

 

Votes For

  

Votes Against

  

Abstentions

  

Broker Non-Votes

299,749,243    8,954,285    1,382,465    33,052,099

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

10.1    Sabre Corporation 2025 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan.
104    Cover Page Interactive Data File—formatted as Inline XBRL.


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.

 

    Sabre Corporation
Dated: April 25, 2025     By:  

/s/ Rochelle Boas

    Name:   Rochelle Boas
    Title:   Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer