Booking CEO sells 669 BKNG shares under 10b5-1 plan
Booking Holdings Inc. CEO and President Glenn D. Fogel reported open-market sales of 669 shares of common stock on March 16, 2026, executed in multiple small trades.
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Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Booking Holdings Inc. CEO and President Glenn D. Fogel reported open-market sales of 669 shares of common stock on March 16, 2026, executed in multiple small trades. The transactions were classified as sales and made pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1(c) trading plan adopted on December 9, 2024.
Following these sales, Fogel directly holds 12,596 shares of Booking Holdings common stock. In addition, a grantor retained annuity trust for which he is trustee holds 13,820 shares, reported as indirect ownership. Several price entries reflect weighted average sales prices over narrow intraday ranges.
Insights
Pre-planned, modest CEO stock sale under 10b5-1 plan; routine in scale.
The reporting shows CEO Glenn Fogel selling 669 shares of Booking Holdings common stock in multiple small open-market trades on March 16, 2026. The filing classifies all as sales, with no associated option exercises or derivative activity.
A key detail is the footnote that these trades occurred under a Rule 10b5-1(c) sales plan adopted on December 9, 2024. Such plans are pre-arranged, reducing the informational value of transaction timing because trades are scheduled in advance rather than based on real-time views.
After the sales, Fogel still directly holds 12,596 shares, and a grantor retained annuity trust he serves as trustee holds another 13,820 shares indirectly. Given the modest share count and pre-planned nature, this looks like routine portfolio management rather than a thesis-changing event.
Insider Trade Summary 10b5-1
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sale | Common Stock | 14 | $4,262.06 | $60K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 10 | $4,267.29 | $43K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 28 | $4,269.8914 | $120K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 20 | $4,274.43 | $85K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 24 | $4,280.3108 | $103K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 40 | $4,282.3825 | $171K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 38 | $4,284.8305 | $163K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 30 | $4,285.7667 | $129K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 42 | $4,288.0381 | $180K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 21 | $4,289.1981 | $90K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 78 | $4,291.2769 | $335K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 42 | $4,292.7214 | $180K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 66 | $4,294.183 | $283K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 20 | $4,295.42 | $86K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 28 | $4,296.9993 | $120K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 24 | $4,298.05 | $103K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 24 | $4,299.59 | $103K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 24 | $4,300.1917 | $103K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 4 | $4,303.35 | $17K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 20 | $4,306.785 | $86K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 10 | $4,308.38 | $43K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 14 | $4,312.3914 | $60K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 14 | $4,313.3914 | $60K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 10 | $4,314.73 | $43K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 4 | $4,322.08 | $17K |
| Sale | Common Stock | 20 | $4,330.205 | $87K |
| Holding | Common Stock | -- | -- | -- |
Footnotes (22)
- F1. The 10b5-1(c) sales plan was adopted on December 9, 2024.
- F2. Represents the weighted average sales price. The range of prices received for the reported transactions was $4,269.58 - $4,270.21. Upon request by the Commission staff, Booking Holdings will provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- F3. Represents the weighted average sales price. The range of prices received for the reported transactions was $4,274.15 - $4,274.71. Upon request by the Commission staff, Booking Holdings will provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- F4. Represents the weighted average sales price. The range of prices received for the reported transactions was $4,279.88 - $4,280.81. Upon request by the Commission staff, Booking Holdings will provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- F5. Represents the weighted average sales price. The range of prices received for the reported transactions was $4,282.13 - $4,282.74. Upon request by the Commission staff, Booking Holdings will provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- F6. Represents the weighted average sales price. The range of prices received for the reported transactions was $4,284.36 - $4,285.19. Upon request by the Commission staff, Booking Holdings will provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- F7. Represents the weighted average sales price. The range of prices received for the reported transactions was $4,285.62 - $4,286.03. Upon request by the Commission staff, Booking Holdings will provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- F8. Represents the weighted average sales price. The range of prices received for the reported transactions was $4,287.45 - $4,288.36. Upon request by the Commission staff, Booking Holdings will provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- F9. Represents the weighted average sales price. The range of prices received for the reported transactions was $4,288.46 - $4,289.28. Upon request by the Commission staff, Booking Holdings will provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- F10. Represents the weighted average sales price. The range of prices received for the reported transactions was $4,290.87 - $4,291.81. Upon request by the Commission staff, Booking Holdings will provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- F11. Represents the weighted average sales price. The range of prices received for the reported transactions was $4,292.31 - $4,293.23. Upon request by the Commission staff, Booking Holdings will provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- F12. Represents the weighted average sales price. The range of prices received for the reported transactions was $4,293.61 - $4,294.58. Upon request by the Commission staff, Booking Holdings will provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- F13. Represents the weighted average sales price. The range of prices received for the reported transactions was $4,295.25 - $4,295.59. Upon request by the Commission staff, Booking Holdings will provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- F14. Represents the weighted average sales price. The range of prices received for the reported transactions was $4,296.61 - $4,297.52. Upon request by the Commission staff, Booking Holdings will provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- F15. Represents the weighted average sales price. The range of prices received for the reported transactions was $4,297.65 - $4,298.17. Upon request by the Commission staff, Booking Holdings will provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- F16. Represents the weighted average sales price. The range of prices received for the reported transactions was $4,299.17 - $4,299.89. Upon request by the Commission staff, Booking Holdings will provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- F17. Represents the weighted average sales price. The range of prices received for the reported transactions was $4,300.17 - $4,300.21. Upon request by the Commission staff, Booking Holdings will provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- F18. Represents the weighted average sales price. The range of prices received for the reported transactions was $4,306.29 - $4,307.28. Upon request by the Commission staff, Booking Holdings will provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- F19. Represents the weighted average sales price. The range of prices received for the reported transactions was $4,312.37 - $4,312.40. Upon request by the Commission staff, Booking Holdings will provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- F20. Represents the weighted average sales price. The range of prices received for the reported transactions was $4,313.38 - $4,313.42. Upon request by the Commission staff, Booking Holdings will provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- F21. Represents the weighted average sales price. The range of prices received for the reported transactions was $4,330.19 - $4,330.22. Upon request by the Commission staff, Booking Holdings will provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- F22. Shares held by a grantor retained annuity trust of which the Reporting Person is trustee.
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