Form 8-K Booking Holdings Inc. For: Apr 01
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
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment
of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Appointment of Director
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.
Retirement of Director
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 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. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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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.
| BOOKING HOLDINGS INC. | |||||||||||
| By: | /s/ Peter J. Millones | ||||||||||
| Name: | Peter J. Millones | ||||||||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President and General Counsel | ||||||||||
Date: April 1, 2026
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