Current Report Filing (8-k)

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) August 3, 2022

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

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)

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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

BKNG

The NASDAQ Global Select Market

2.150% Senior Notes Due 2022

BKNG 22

The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

2.375% Senior Notes Due 2024

BKNG 24

The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

0.100% Senior Notes Due 2025

BKNG 25

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

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 August 3, 2022, Booking Holdings Inc. announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2022. 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' unaudited consolidated balance sheet at June 30, 2022, unaudited consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, and unaudited consolidated statement of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2022, are included in the financial and statistical supplement attached to the press release. The unaudited consolidated balance sheet at June 30, 2022, unaudited consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, and unaudited consolidated statement of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2022 shall be treated as "filed" for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, but all other information in the press release shall be treated as "furnished."

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit
Number

Description

99.1

Press release (which includes a financial and statistical supplement and related information) issued by Booking Holdings Inc. on August 3, 2022 relating to, among other things, its second quarter 2022 earnings. The unaudited consolidated balance sheet at June 30, 2022, unaudited consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, and unaudited consolidated statement of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2022 shall be treated as "filed" for the purposes of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the remaining information shall be treated as "furnished."

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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.