HLT: Material agreement · New financial obligation · Other company developments

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. Indenture with respect to 5.500% Senior Notes due 2031 On May 11, 2026, Hilton Domestic Operating Company Inc. (the “Issuer”), an indirect subsidiary of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (the “Company”), issued and sold $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.500% Senior Notes due 2031 (the “Notes”) under an Indenture, dated as of May 11, 2026 (the “Indenture”), by and among the Issuer, the Company, as a guarantor, the other guarantors party thereto and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”). The Notes were sold only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and to non-U.S. persons outside the United States in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Notes were issued at 100% of their par value and bear interest at a rate of 5.500% per annum. Interest on the Notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on May 15 and November 15, beginning on November 15, 2026. The Notes mature on September 15, 2031. The net proceeds of the offering of the Notes were used to repay $450 million of borrowings under the Issuer’s senior secured revolving credit facility, and the remainder for general corporate purposes. Ranking; Guarantees The Notes are the Issuer’s senior unsecured obligations, ranking equally in right of payment with all of the Issuer’s existing and future senior indebtedness and senior in right of payment to all of the Issuer’s existing and future subordinated indebtedness. The Notes are guaranteed, on a senior unsecured basis, by (i) Hilton Worldwide Parent LLC (“HWP”), the Issuer’s direct parent comp