# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001075531
**File Stem:** 0001075531-26-000012
**Filing Date:** 2026-4
**Character Count:** 11520
**Document Hash:** 22d2fe6360d342b783489ba921ab1921
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001075531-26-000012.hdr.sgml**: 20260401

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001075531-26-000012

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 13

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260401

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Regulation FD Disclosure

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260401

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260401

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Booking Holdings Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001075531
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** TRANSPORTATION SERVICES [4700]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 01 Energy & Transportation
- **EIN:** 061528493
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-36691
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26828247

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 800 CONNECTICUT AVE
- **CITY:** NORWALK
- **STATE:** CT
- **ZIP:** 06854
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 203-299-8000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 800 CONNECTICUT AVE
- **CITY:** NORWALK
- **STATE:** CT
- **ZIP:** 06854

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** Priceline Group Inc.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20140328

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** PRICELINE COM INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19981221

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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 1, 2026

**Booking Holdings Inc.** 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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| **Delaware** | **1-36691** | **06-1528493** |
| (State or other Jurisdiction of<br>Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |

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| **800 Connecticut Avenue** | **Norwalk** | **Connecticut** | **06854** |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Address of principal executive offices) | (Address of principal executive offices) | (zip code) |

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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: **(203) 299-8000** 

**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:

☐ 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))

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Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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| **Title of Each Class:** | **Trading Symbol** | **Name of Each Exchange on which Registered:** |
| Common Stock par value $0.008 per share | BKNG | The NASDAQ Global Select Market |
| 4.000% Senior Notes Due 2026 | BKNG 26 | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |
| 1.800% Senior Notes Due 2027 | BKNG 27 | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |
| 0.500% Senior Notes Due 2028 | BKNG 28 | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |
| 3.625% Senior Notes Due 2028 | BKNG 28A | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |
| 3.500% Senior Notes Due 2029 | BKNG 29A | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |
| 4.250% Senior Notes Due 2029 | BKNG 29 | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |
| 3.000% Senior Notes Due 2030 | BKNG 30 | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |
| 3.125% Senior Notes Due 2031 | BKNG 31A | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |
| 4.500% Senior Notes Due 2031 | BKNG 31 | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |
| 3.625% Senior Notes Due 2032 | BKNG 32 | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |
| 3.250% Senior Notes Due 2032 | BKNG 32A | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |
| 4.125% Senior Notes Due 2033 | BKNG 33 | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |
| 4.750% Senior Notes Due 2034 | BKNG 34 | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |
| 3.625% Senior Notes Due 2035 | BKNG 35 | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |
| 3.750% Senior Notes Due 2036 | BKNG 36 | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |
| 3.750% Senior Notes Due 2037 | BKNG 37 | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |
| 4.125% Senior Notes Due 2038 | BKNG 38 | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |
| 4.000% Senior Notes Due 2044 | BKNG 44 | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |
| 3.875% Senior Notes Due 2045 | BKNG 45 | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |
| 4.500% Senior Notes Due 2046 | BKNG 46 | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |

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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).

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. ☐

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**Item 5.02.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment** 

**of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.**

<u>Appointment of Director</u>

On April 1, 2026, Mr. Kurt Sievers was appointed to the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Booking Holdings Inc. (the "Company") and will be joining the Board's Corporate Governance Committee.

Mr. Sievers served as President and Chief Executive Officer of NXP Semiconductors N.V., a Netherlands-based semiconductor company ("NXP"), from 2020 until his retirement in 2025. He previously served as President beginning in 2018 and joined NXP's Executive Management Team in 2009. Mr. Sievers currently serves on the board of directors of Capgemini SE, a multinational information technology services and consulting company, and is a member of its Strategy & CSR and Compensation Committees. He also serves on the supervisory board of Daimler Truck Holding AG, a commercial vehicle manufacturer.

In consideration of his services as a member of the Company's Board and any Board committees, Mr. Sievers will be compensated in accordance with the Company's non-employee director compensation program as in effect from time to time.

<u>Retirement of Director</u>

Ms. Lynn Radakovich has informed the Company that she has decided to retire from the Board, effective at the Company's Annual Meeting in June 2026 (the "Annual Meeting"), and therefore is not standing for re-election at the Annual Meeting. The Company and the Board express their appreciation to Ms. Radakovich for her dedicated service.

**Item 7.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Regulation FD Disclosure.**

A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Sievers's appointment and Ms. Radakovich's retirement is furnished with this Current Report as Exhibit 99.1.

The information furnished herewith pursuant to this Item 7.01 of this Current Report shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

**Item 9.01.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Financial Statements and Exhibits.**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibits**

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| **Exhibit<br>Number** | **Description** |
| <u>[99.1](newdirectorpressrelease4126.htm)</u> | Press Release, dated April 1, 2026. |
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**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.

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| BOOKING HOLDINGS INC. | BOOKING HOLDINGS INC. | BOOKING HOLDINGS INC. |
| By: | /s/ Peter J. Millones | /s/ Peter J. Millones |
|  | Name: | Peter J. Millones |
|  | Title: | Executive Vice President and General Counsel |

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Date: April 1, 2026

## Exhibit 99.1

**Exhibit 99.1**

**Kurt Sievers, Retired CEO of NXP Semiconductors, Appointed to Booking Holdings Board of Directors**

NORWALK, Conn., April 1, 2026 - Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: BKNG) announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Kurt Sievers, former Chief Executive Officer of NXP Semiconductors, to the Board effective today.

Mr. Sievers served as President and Chief Executive Officer of NXP Semiconductors N.V. from 2020 until his retirement in 2025. He previously served as President beginning in 2018 and joined NXP's Executive Management Team in 2009. During his tenure, he helped shape the company's long-term strategy and led major initiatives including the acquisition of Marvell's Wi-Fi Connectivity Business Unit in 2019 and the 2015 merger of NXP and Freescale Semiconductor. Mr. Sievers currently serves on the board of directors of Capgemini SE and is a member of its Strategy & CSR and Compensation Committees. He also serves on the supervisory board of Daimler Truck Holding AG, a commercial vehicle manufacturer.

"Kurt's decades-long global experience at the intersection of technology, mobility, and global consumer markets will bring valuable perspective to the Booking Holdings management team and Board of Directors. We are delighted to welcome him and look forward to the impact he can contribute to the company's long-term ambitions," said Robert J. Mylod, Jr., Chair of the Booking Holdings Board.

"It is an honor to join the Booking Holdings Board of Directors. I look forward to contributing to a global technology company that continues to push the boundaries of innovation for travelers and partners worldwide," said Sievers.

Booking Holdings also announced that Director Lynn Radakovich has decided to retire from the Booking Holdings Board, effective at the Company's Annual Meeting in June.

"We would like to thank Lynn for her decade of remarkable service to the Booking Holdings Board and stockholders," said Mr. Mylod. "Lynn brought extensive leadership, global business, technology, sales and marketing experience and counsel to the Board, which has been of great benefit to our stockholders. We wish her every success in the future."

Source: Booking Holdings

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**About Booking Holdings Inc.**

Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG) is the world's leading provider of online travel and related services, provided to consumers and local partners in more than 220 countries and territories through five primary consumer-facing brands: Booking.com, Priceline, Agoda, KAYAK and OpenTable. The mission of Booking Holdings is to make it easier for everyone to experience the world. For more information, visit BookingHoldings.com and follow us on X @BookingHoldings.

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