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Booking Holdings Inc. 8-K Report, Financial Results (Feb 17, 2016)

Filed February 17, 2016For Securities:BKNG

Summary

This 8-K filing from The Priceline Group Inc. (now Booking Holdings Inc.) on February 17, 2016, announces its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2015. The report primarily serves to furnish these earnings details, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements, to the public and the SEC. Investors can access the comprehensive financial data through the attached press release, which is incorporated by reference and treated as filed for key financial statements. The filing's core value for investors lies in understanding the company's performance at the close of fiscal year 2015. While the 8-K itself is a procedural filing, the attached financial and statistical supplement within the press release contains the critical numbers and operational metrics that would have informed investor decisions regarding the company's health, profitability, and financial standing heading into 2016.

Key Highlights

  • 1Announcement of Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2015 Financial Results.
  • 2Filing includes consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2015.
  • 3Filing includes consolidated statements of operations for Q4 and Full Year 2015.
  • 4Filing includes consolidated statement of cash flows for Full Year 2015.
  • 5Financial statements attached as Exhibit 99.1 via press release.
  • 6Key financial statements are treated as 'filed' for SEC purposes.
  • 7Other information in the press release is treated as 'furnished'.

Frequently Asked Questions

The main purpose of this 8-K filing is to officially announce and provide access to The Priceline Group Inc.'s (now Booking Holdings Inc.) financial results for the fourth quarter and the full year ended December 31, 2015. It incorporates by reference a press release that contains the detailed financial statements.

The filing includes The Priceline Group's consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2015, consolidated statements of operations for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2015, and the consolidated statement of cash flows for the twelve months ended December 31, 2015. These are provided within the attached press release.

The consolidated balance sheet, consolidated statements of operations, and consolidated statement of cash flows from the press release are treated as 'filed' with the SEC. Other information within the press release is treated as 'furnished,' meaning it's provided to the SEC but doesn't carry the same legal implications as 'filed' information.

While the press release attached to this 8-K contains the financial results, the 8-K filing itself is primarily procedural. The press release would likely contain management commentary and potentially forward-looking guidance, but the 8-K document focuses on the reporting of historical financial data. Investors would need to review the press release (Exhibit 99.1) for such details.