Form 6-K - Report of foreign issuer [Rules 13a-16 and 15d-16]

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report: December, 2023

Commission File Number: 001-37959

trivago N.V.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Kesselstraße 5 - 7

40221 Düsseldorf

Federal Republic of Germany

+49 211 54065110

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F x Form 40-F ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ☐

Explanatory Note

As previously announced, on September 29, 2023, trivago N.V. (the "Company") received the resignation of Matthias Tillmann as managing director and chief financial officer of the Company, effective as of December 31, 2023. On December 4, 2023, the Supervisory Board designated Robin Harries, with an effective date of April 1, 2024, as a temporary member of the management board and chief financial officer, pending his appointment at our general meeting of shareholders in 2024. Upon his designation as temporary member of the management board, Mr. Harries will have all powers and responsibilities of a management board member, as if he had been appointed at the general meeting of shareholders. From January 1 to March 31, 2024, the Supervisory Board appointed Kevin Hu, Head of Finance of the Company, as interim chief financial officer.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.