Booking Holdings Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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UNITED STATES
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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) December 18, 2024
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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.
As previously reported by Booking Holdings Inc. (the "Company"), the Company entered into a letter agreement dated February 23, 2023 with David I. Goulden, the Company’s previous chief financial officer, as amended by the letter agreement amendment dated April 4, 2024 (together, the "Letter Agreement"), which set forth the terms and conditions of Mr. Goulden's continued service to the Company.
On December 18, 2024, the Company and Mr. Goulden entered into an additional letter agreement, which supplements the Letter Agreement (the "Additional Letter Agreement") and provides that Mr. Goulden’s part-time employment as Executive Vice President of Finance will extend from January 1, 2025 to March 31, 2025 (the "Additional Period").
The Additional Letter Agreement further provides that Mr. Goulden will receive a base salary of $315,000 (on an annualized basis) during the Additional Period and that Mr. Goulden’s outstanding equity awards will not be eligible to vest following the Additional Period.
The above summary is qualified by reference to the Additional Letter Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and which is incorporated by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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| Additional Letter Agreement, dated December 18, 2024, by and between the Company and David I. Goulden. | |||||
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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: December 18, 2024