UNITED STATES


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Washington, D.C. 20549





FORM 10-K/A


(Amendment No. 1)


ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THESECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017ORTRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THESECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934For the transition period from ________________ to ________________





Commission file number: 1-35335





GROUPON, INC.


(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware(State or otherjurisdictionof incorporation)1-35335(CommissionFile Number)27-0903295(I.R.S. EmployerIdentification No.)





600 West Chicago Avenue, Suite 400Chicago, Illinois(Address of principal executive offices)60654(Zip Code)





312-334-1579


(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)





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


Title of each className of each exchange on which registeredCommon Stock, par value $0.0001Nasdaq 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.





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





Yes                 No x








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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.





Yes x No





Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted 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 and post such files).


Yes x No





Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§ 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  ̈





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 x Accelerated filer





Non-accelerated filer  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    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 is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).                                    Yes         No x





As of June 30, 2017, the aggregate market value of shares held by non-affiliates of the registrant was $1,597,986,820 based on the number of shares of common stock held by non-affiliates as of June 30, 2017 and based on the last reported sale price of the registrant's common stock on June 30, 2017.





As of February 12, 2018, there were 561,532,375 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 2018, which definitive proxy statement shall be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year to which this Report relates.








EXPLANATORY NOTE





This amendment No. 1 to Form 10-K (this "Amendment") amends the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, originally filed on February 14, 2018 (the "Original 10-K"), of Groupon, Inc. ("Groupon"). Groupon is filing this Amendment to include in Item 15 the separate financial statements of Monster Holdings LP ("Monster LP") as required by Regulation S-X Rule 3-09 (the "Rule 3-09 financial statements"), which were not included in the Original 10-K and are due within 90 days of our fiscal year end. The Rule 3-09 financial statements include Monster LP's unaudited consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2017, and its related unaudited consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive loss, changes in partners' capital, and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2017.


This Amendment should be read in conjunction with the Original 10-K. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Amendment does not modify or update Groupon’s financial position, results of operations, cash flows, disclosures or other information in the Original 10-K and does not reflect events occurring after February 14, 2018.





ITEM 15: EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES


(1) Consolidated Financial Statements:








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The consolidated financial statements of Groupon, as listed in Item 15 of the Original 10-K, are included in Item 8 of the Original 10-K.





The consolidated financial statements of Monster LP required by Rule 3-09 of Regulation S-X are provided as Exhibit 99.1 to this Amendment.





(2) Financial Statement Schedules :





The financial statement schedule of Groupon is included in Item 15 of the Original 10-K.





(3) Exhibits :





The exhibits listed in Item 15 of the Original 10-K and this Amendment are filed with, or incorporated by reference in, this report.

















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SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on this 23rd day of March 2018.


GROUPON, INC.By:/s/ Michael RandolfiName:Michael RandolfiTitle:Chief Financial Officer








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INDEX TO EXHIBITS


Exhibit No.Description31.3Certificate of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated March 23, 2018.31.4Certificate of  Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated March 23, 2018.32.2Certificate of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated March 23, 2018.99.1Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements of Monster Holdings LP as of and for the year ended December 31, 2017 and the related notes thereto.