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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 2, 2024

Booking Holdings Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

1-36691

06-1528493

(State or other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

800 Connecticut Avenue

Norwalk

Connecticut

06854

(Address of principal executive offices)

(zip code)

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

(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))

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

Title of Each Class:

Trading Symbol

Name of Each Exchange on which Registered:

Common Stock par value $0.008 per share

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The NASDAQ Global Select Market

2.375% Senior Notes Due 2024

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The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

0.100% Senior Notes Due 2025

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The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

4.000% Senior Notes Due 2026

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The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

1.800% Senior Notes Due 2027

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The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

0.500% Senior Notes Due 2028

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The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

3.625% Senior Notes Due 2028

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The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

4.250% Senior Notes Due 2029

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The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

3.500% Senior Notes Due 2029

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The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

4.500% Senior Notes Due 2031

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The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

3.625% Senior Notes Due 2032

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The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

4.125% Senior Notes Due 2033

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The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

4.750% Senior Notes Due 2034

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The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

3.750% Senior Notes Due 2036

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The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

4.000% Senior Notes Due 2044

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The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

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. ☐

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On May 2, 2024, Booking Holdings Inc. announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. Copies of Booking Holdings' consolidated balance sheet at March 31, 2024, consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2024, and consolidated statement of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2024, are included in the financial and statistical supplement attached to the press release.

The information in this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit
Number

Description

99.1

Press release (which includes a financial and statistical supplement and related information) issued by Booking Holdings Inc. on May 2, 2024 relating to, among other things, its first quarter 2024 earnings.

104

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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.


BOOKING HOLDINGS INC.


By:	/s/ Ewout L. Steenbergen
	Name:	Ewout L. Steenbergen
	Title:	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer