Hilton HR chief exercises 12,824 options, sells 7,289

Hilton’s HR chief exercised stock options and sold shares primarily to fund the exercise price and related taxes.

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (HLT) reported that Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer Laura Fuentes exercised employee stock options for a total of 12,824 shares of common stock on September 14, 2026, at exercise prices of $58.02 and $79.35 per share, and acquired those shares as common stock.

On the same date she sold a total of 7,289 shares of common stock at weighted average prices of about $309.80 per share in transactions described as open-market or private sales, with footnotes stating that the shares were sold to cover the option exercise price and related tax liability. No Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is reported.

Insider Trade Summary

Exercise and sale activity reported; no spread calculated

Exercise and Sale 6 txns

Insider Fuentes Laura

Role See Remarks

Sold 7,289 shs ($2.26M)

Approx. gross sale proceeds $2.26M

Approx. exercise cost $848K

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Exercise	Employee Stock Option (right to buy) F3	7,936	$0.00	$0.00
Exercise	Employee Stock Option (right to buy) F4	4,888	$0.00	$0.00
Exercise	Common Stock	7,936	$58.02	$460K
Exercise	Common Stock	4,888	$79.35	$388K
Sale	Common Stock F1, F2	4,396	$309.803	$1.36M
Sale	Common Stock F1	2,893	$309.825	$896K

Holdings After Transaction: Employee Stock Option (right to buy) — 0 contracts (Direct); Common Stock — 33,458 shares (Direct)

Footnotes (4)

1. F1. Shares sold to cover payment of option exercise price and payment of tax liability incident to exercise of options granted in 2017 and 2018.
2. F2. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions ranging from $309.76 to $309.87, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above.
3. F3. The option vested in three equal annual installments beginning on February 27, 2018.
4. F4. The option vested in three equal annual installments beginning on March 1, 2019.

Key Figures

Options exercised: 12,824 shares Exercise price: $58.02 per share Exercise price: $79.35 per share +5 more

8 metrics

Options exercised 12,824 shares Employee stock options exercised by Laura Fuentes on September 14, 2026

Exercise price $58.02 per share One employee stock option series exercised into 7,936 common shares

Exercise price $79.35 per share Second employee stock option series exercised into 4,888 common shares

Shares sold 7,289 shares Common stock sold by Laura Fuentes on September 14, 2026

Weighted average sale price $309.803 per share Sale of 4,396 common shares, with trades from $309.76 to $309.87

Additional sale price $309.825 per share Sale of 2,893 common shares

Options vesting start February 27, 2018 One option grant vested in three equal annual installments beginning on this date

Options vesting start March 1, 2019 Another option grant vested in three equal annual installments beginning on this date

Key Terms

weighted average price, tax liability, option exercise price

3 terms

weighted average price financial

"The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price."

Weighted average price is the average price of a security where each trade or component is counted according to its size, so bigger trades pull the average more than smaller ones. Think of it like calculating the average cost of a grocery haul where items you bought more of have greater influence on the final per-item cost. Investors use it to understand the true average price paid or received, judge execution quality, and compare trading performance against market movement.

tax liability financial

"payment of tax liability incident to exercise of options granted in 2017 and 2018."

option exercise price financial

"Shares sold to cover payment of option exercise price and payment of tax liability"

FAQ

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What stock option exercises did HLT executive Laura Fuentes report on this Form 4?

Laura Fuentes exercised employee stock options for 12,824 shares of Hilton common stock on September 14, 2026, at exercise prices of $58.02 and $79.35 per share. The underlying common shares were acquired upon exercise.

How many HLT shares did the executive sell and at what prices?

On September 14, 2026, Laura Fuentes sold a total of 7,289 Hilton shares in two transactions at weighted average prices of approximately $309.80 per share, with one block at $309.803 and another at $309.825, as disclosed.

Why were some of the HLT shares sold by the executive?

A footnote states that the shares were sold to cover payment of the option exercise price and payment of tax liability related to options granted in 2017 and 2018. This links the sales directly to funding the reported option exercises.

Were the Hilton (HLT) transactions made under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan?

The filing indicates no Rule 10b5-1 trading plan for these transactions. The document-level checkbox for such a plan is not marked, and the footnotes do not describe any pre-arranged trading plan.

What types of securities were involved in this HLT Form 4 filing?

The filing reports employee stock options, each representing the right to buy Hilton common stock, and the resulting common stock acquired upon exercise. It also reports subsequent sales of common stock in open-market or private transactions.

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SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Fuentes Laura

(Last) (First) (Middle)

7930 JONES BRANCH DRIVE

(Street)

MCLEAN VIRGINIA 22102

(City) (State) (Zip)

UNITED STATES

(Country)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. [ HLT ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director		10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
	See Remarks

2a. Foreign Trading Symbol

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/14/2026

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	09/14/2026		M		7,936	A	$58.02	35,859	D
Common Stock	09/14/2026		M		4,888	A	$79.35	40,747	D
Common Stock	09/14/2026		S		4,396(1)	D	$309.803(2)	36,351	D
Common Stock	09/14/2026		S		2,893(1)	D	$309.825	33,458	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$58.02	09/14/2026		M			7,936	(3)	02/27/2027	Common Stock	7,936	$0	0	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$79.35	09/14/2026		M			4,888	(4)	03/01/2028	Common Stock	4,888	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Shares sold to cover payment of option exercise price and payment of tax liability incident to exercise of options granted in 2017 and 2018.

2. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions ranging from $309.76 to $309.87, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth above.

3. The option vested in three equal annual installments beginning on February 27, 2018.

4. The option vested in three equal annual installments beginning on March 1, 2019.

Remarks:

Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer

	/s/ James O. Smith, Attorney-in-Fact	09/15/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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