UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

January 5, 2004

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

SABRE HOLDINGS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Item 9.    Regulation FD Disclosure

 

On December 31, 2003 the U.S. Department of Transportation announced changes to the rules governing computer reservation systems (“CRS”) such as the Sabre GDS.

 

Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 is a document containing scripted Questions and Answers that Sabre Holdings Corporation (the Company”) intends to use when discussing this development with representatives of the financial community.

 

Exhibit(s)

 

Exhibit		Description
99.1		Scripted Questions and Answers (Q&A) dated January 5, 2004, to be used by Sabre Holdings Corporation when discussing the deregulation of the CRS industry with representatives of the financial community.

 

 

All of the information furnished in Item 9 of this report and the accompanying exhibit shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and shall not be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

 

Cautionary Notice

 

Statements in this report or the accompanying Questions and Answers which are not purely historical facts, including statements about the potential effects on the Company’s businesses due to changes to the computer reservation system rules announced by the Department of Transportation, or other statements about anticipations, beliefs, expectations, hopes, intentions or strategies for the future, may be forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.  All forward-looking statements are based upon information available to the Company on the date this report was submitted.  The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.  Any forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from the events or results described in the forward-looking statements, including risks or uncertainties related to the Company’s revenues being highly dependent on the travel and transportation industries.  The Company may not succeed in addressing these and other risks.  Further information regarding factors that could affect our financial and other results can be found in the risk factors section of the Company’s most recent filing on Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

	SABRE HOLDINGS CORPORATION
		By:	/s/ James F. Brashear
		Name:	James F. Brashear
		Title:	Corporate Secretary

 

 

Date: January 5, 2004

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit 99.1:

Scripted Questions and Answers (Q&A) dated January 5, 2004, to be used by Sabre Holdings Corporation when discussing the deregulation of the CRS industry with representatives of the financial community.