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Groupon Inc

For the period ended Dec 31, 2023. Filed Mar 15, 2024.

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FY2023 · Filed Mar 15, 2024

GRPN$15.49-0.6%Stored close · as of Nov 6, 2026
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

☒ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023

OR

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _______ to _______

Commission File Number:1-35335

Groupon, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware27-0903295
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
35 West Wacker Drive60601
25th Floor(Zip Code)
Chicago
Illinois(773)945-6801
(Address of principal executive offices)(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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

Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per shareGRPNNASDAQ Global Select Market

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.

Yes☐ No ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer☐ Accelerated filer ☒

Non-accelerated filer☐ Smaller reporting company☒

Emerging growth company☐

If an 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. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C.7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.☒

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.☐

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant's executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to § 240.10D-1(b).☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes☐ No☒

As of June 30, 2023, the aggregate market value of shares held by non-affiliates of the registrant was $128,952,000 based on the number of shares of Common Stock held by non-affiliates as of June 30, 2023 and based on the last reported sale price of the registrant's Common Stock on June 30, 2023.

As of March 12, 2024, there were 38,970,320 shares of the registrant's Common Stock outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

The information required by Part III of this Report, to the extent not set forth herein, is incorporated herein by reference from the registrant's definitive proxy statement relating to the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held in 2024 or, if not filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year to which this Report relates, from an amended report on Form 10-K/A filed in the same time period.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART IPage
Forward-Looking Statements4
Item 1. Business5
Item 1A. Risk Factors11
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments34
Item 1C. Cybersecurity34
Item 2. Properties35
Item 3. Legal Proceedings35
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures35
PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities36
Item 6. [Reserved]38
Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations39
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk55
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data56
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure106
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures106
Item 9B. Other Information110
Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdiction that Prevent Inspections110
PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance111
Item 11. Executive Compensation111
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters111
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence111
Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services111
Part IV
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules112

PART I

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