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): May 20, 2026

Avis Budget Group, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(973) 496-4700

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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 (see General Instruction A.2.):

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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).

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On May 20, 2026, Avis Budget Group, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. The following matters were submitted to a vote of shareholders and the voting results were as follows:

Proposal No. 1. Election of Directors. The six nominees named in the Company’s 2026 proxy statement were elected as directors to serve a one-year term expiring in 2027 and until their successors are duly elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal, based upon the following votes:

Proposal No. 2. Ratification of Appointment of Auditors. The proposal to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2026 was approved by the following votes:

Proposal No. 3. Advisory Approval of the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers. The proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as described in the Company’s 2026 proxy statement, was approved by the following votes:

Proposal No. 4. Shareholder Proposal Regarding Governance by Majority Voting and Meeting Adjournment. The shareholder proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, a request that the Company’s Board of Directors take each step necessary so that each voting requirement in the Company’s charter and bylaws that calls for a greater than simple majority vote be replaced by the applicable majority vote standard and to adjourn the applicable shareholder meeting, for up to 2 weeks, if the proposal fails to obtain the required 80% shareholder approval vote on the date of such meeting, was not approved, and received the following votes:

SIGNATURE

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.

Date: May 21, 2026