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0001516908
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001075531
BOOKING HOLDINGS INC
001-36691
800 Connecticut Ave,
Norwalk
CT
06854
2032998000
GLENN D FOGEL & AMY J ROBERTS JT TEN
Director
Officer
COMMON
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
38th Fl.
New York
NY
10004
750
2398170.00
35692156
09/15/2023
NASDAQ
Common
03/03/2017
Restricted and Performance Stock Units
Issuer
N
750
03/03/2017
N/A
N
10b5-1 Sales Plan for GLENN D FOGEL & AMY J ROBERTS JT TEN
800 Connecticut Ave,
Norwalk
CT
06854
Common
08/15/2023
750
2407528.28
10b5-1 Sales Plan for GLENN D FOGEL & AMY J ROBERTS JT TEN
800 Connecticut Ave,
Norwalk
CT
06854
Common
07/17/2023
750
2187757.95
The securities to be sold were acquired upon the vesting of restricted and performance stock units during the period of 03/03/2017 through 12/18/2022.
09/15/2023
03/10/2022
/s/ Glenn D Fogel