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

FORM 10-Q

For the Transition Period From                               To                              

Commission file number 1-12175.

SABRE HOLDINGS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (682) 605-1000

Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter periods that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes ý    No o

        Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ý    No o

        Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

        Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value—143,277,617 as of May 9, 2003

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

SABRE HOLDINGS CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited) (In thousands)

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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SABRE HOLDINGS CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited) (In thousands, except per share amounts)

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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SABRE HOLDINGS CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2003
(Unaudited) (In thousands)

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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SABRE HOLDINGS CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited) (In thousands)

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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SABRE HOLDINGS CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

1.     General Information

Sabre Holdings Corporation ("Sabre Holdings") is a Delaware holding company. Sabre Inc. is the principal operating subsidiary and sole direct subsidiary of Sabre Holdings Corporation. Sabre Inc. or its direct or indirect subsidiaries conduct all of our businesses. In this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, references to the "company", "we", "our", "ours" and "us" refer to Sabre Holdings Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries unless otherwise stated or the context otherwise requires.

We are a world leader in travel commerce, retailing travel products and providing distribution and technology solutions for the travel industry. Through our Sabre® distribution system ("Sabre system" or "Sabre GDS") subscribers can access information about, and can book reservations for, airline trips, hotel stays, car rentals, cruises and tour packages, among other things. Our Sabre Travel Network business operates the Sabre GDS and markets and distributes travel-related products and services through the travel agency channel. We engage in consumer direct and business direct travel services and distribution through Travelocity and GetThere, respectively. In addition, our Sabre Airline Solutions business is a leading provider of technology and services, including development and consulting services, to airlines and other travel providers that support their businesses using technology. Disaggregated information relating to our business segments is presented in Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

2.     Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation—The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, these financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods indicated. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2003 are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the year ended December 31, 2003. Our quarterly financial data should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2002 (including the notes thereto), set forth in Sabre Holdings Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 17, 2003.

We consolidate all of our majority-owned subsidiaries and companies over which we exercise control through majority voting rights. No entities are currently consolidated due to control through operating or financing agreements.

The consolidated financial statements include our accounts after elimination of all significant intercompany balances and transactions. We account for our interests in joint ventures and investments in common stock of other companies which we do not control but over which we exert significant influence using the equity method. Investments in the common stock of other companies over which we do not exert significant influence are accounted for at cost. We

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periodically evaluate equity and debt investments in entities accounted for at cost for impairment by reviewing updated financial information provided by the investee, including valuation information from new financing transactions by the investee and information relating to competitors of investees when available. If we determine that a cost method investment is impaired, the carrying value of the investment is reduced to its estimated fair value. To date, writedowns of investments carried at cost have been insignificant to our results of operations. See "Long-Lived Assets and Goodwill" discussion below.

Reclassifications—Certain reclassifications have been made to the 2002 financial statements to conform to the 2003 presentation.

Accounts Receivable—We generate a significant portion of our revenues and corresponding accounts receivable from services provided to the commercial air travel industry. As of March 31, 2003, approximately 70% of our accounts receivable were attributable to these customers. Our other accounts receivable are generally due from other participants in the travel and transportation industry.

We evaluate the collectibility of our accounts receivable based on a combination of factors. In circumstances where we are aware of a specific customer's inability to meet its financial obligations to us (e.g., bankruptcy filings, failure to pay amounts due to us or others), we record a specific reserve for bad debts against amounts due to reduce the net recognized receivable to the amount we reasonably believe will be collected. For all other customers, we recognize reserves for bad debts based on past write-off history (average percentage of receivables written off historically) and the length of time the receivables are past due.

From 2001 through the first quarter 2003, the commercial air travel industry in particular, and the travel and transportation industry in general, was adversely affected by a decline in travel resulting from a softening economy and the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001. Our airline customers are negatively affected by the continuing lower levels of travel activity. Several major domestic air carriers are experiencing liquidity problems. Some airlines have sought bankruptcy protection and others may consider bankruptcy relief. We believe that we have appropriately considered the effects of these factors, as well as any other known customer liquidity issues, on the ability of our customers to pay amounts owed to us. However, if demand for commercial air travel softens due to economic conditions in the United States, economic and political issues in Latin America, further ongoing travel security concerns due to the war in Iraq, and the possibility of future hostilities and terrorist attacks, the resulting security measures at airports, the financial instability of many air carriers, and by the travelers' fear of exposure to contagious diseases such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), the financial condition of our customers may be adversely impacted. If we begin, or estimate that we will begin, to experience higher than expected defaults on amounts due us, our estimates of the amounts which we will ultimately collect could be reduced by a material amount. Our allowance for bad debts was $33.8 million at March 31, 2003 and $34.5 million at December 31, 2002.

Booking Fee Cancellation Reserve—We record revenue for airline travel reservations processed through the Sabre system at the time of the booking of the reservation. However, if the booking is canceled in a later month, the booking fee must be refunded to the customer (less a small cancellation fee). Therefore we record revenue net of an estimated amount reserved to account for future cancellations. This reserve is calculated based on historical cancellation rates. In estimating the amount of future cancellations that will require us to refund a booking fee, we assume that a significant percentage of cancellations are followed by an immediate re-booking, without loss of revenue. This assumption is based on historical rates of cancellations/re-bookings and has a significant impact on the amount reserved. If circumstances change, such as higher than expected cancellation rates or changes in booking behavior, our estimates of future cancellations could be

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increased by a material amount and our revenue decreased by a corresponding amount. At March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002 our booking fee cancellation reserves were approximately $17.6 million and $18.4 million, respectively. During the first quarter of 2003, the cancellation reserve declined by $0.8 million due to declining booking levels. This reserve is sensitive to changes in booking levels. For example, if first quarter 2003 booking volumes had been 10% lower, the reserve balance would have been reduced by an additional $1.8 million.

Business Combinations—During the past several years we completed a number of acquisitions of other companies using the purchase method of accounting. The amounts assigned to the identifiable assets and liabilities acquired in connection with these acquisitions were based on estimated fair values as of the date of the acquisition, with the remainder recorded as goodwill. The fair values were determined by our management, generally based upon information supplied by the management of the acquired entities and valuations prepared by independent appraisal experts. The valuations have been based primarily upon future cash flow projections for the acquired assets, discounted to present value using a risk-adjusted discount rate. For certain classes of intangible assets, the valuations have been based upon estimated cost of replacement. In connection with these acquisitions, we have recorded a significant amount of intangible assets, including goodwill.

Long-Lived Assets and Goodwill—We evaluate our goodwill for impairment on an annual basis or whenever indicators of impairment exist. The evaluation is based upon a comparison of the estimated fair value of the unit of our business to which the goodwill has been assigned to the sum of the carrying value of the assets and liabilities of that unit. The fair values used in this evaluation are estimated based upon discounted future cash flow projections for the unit. These cash flow projections are based upon a number of assumptions including growth rates, discount rates and price-to-earnings multiples. To date, we have not recorded a significant impairment of our goodwill. Intangible assets deemed to have indefinite lives are subject to impairment tests annually or when changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. If the carrying value of an indefinite lived intangible asset exceeds its fair value, as generally estimated using a discounted future net cash flow projection, the carrying value of the asset is reduced to its fair value.

We believe that assumptions we have made in projecting future cash flows for the evaluations described above are reasonable. However, if future actual results do not meet our expectations, we may be required to record an impairment charge, the amount of which could be material to our results of operations.

Amortization expense relating to intangible assets subject to amortization totaled approximately $12.5 million and $13.6 million during the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively. Amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2002 includes a charge of $2.7 million incurred during the first quarter of 2002 for the write-down of a non-compete agreement that was determined to be unrecoverable. Amortization expense for the first quarter 2003 includes approximately $2.0 million of additional amortization incurred as a result of our April 2002 purchase of the publicly-held common shares of Travelocity.com that we did not own. The goodwill balance was approximately $820 million at both March 31, 2003 and December 31, 2002. Of this balance, approximately $94 million of goodwill resulted from our investments in joint ventures, which is included in investments in joint ventures in the accompanying balance sheet.

Earnings Per Share—Basic earnings per share excludes any dilutive effect of any stock options. The number of shares used in the diluted earnings per share calculations includes the dilutive effect of stock options.

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The following table reconciles weighted average shares used in computing basic and diluted earnings per common share (in thousands):

Stock Awards and Options—We account for stock awards and options using the intrinsic value method set forth in Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees ("APB 25") and related interpretations. Generally, no compensation expense is recognized for stock option grants to employees if the exercise price is at or above the fair market value of the underlying stock on the date of grant. Compensation expense relating to other stock awards is recognized over the period during which the employee renders service to us necessary to earn the award.

The total charge for stock compensation expense recorded in accordance with APB 25 and included in wages, salaries and benefits expense was $4.6 million, and $2.7 million for the three-month period ending March 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively. Of this expense, $3.2 million and $0.5 million for the three-month period ending March 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively, relates to the recognition of compensation expense for unvested employee stock options converted to options to purchase Sabre Holdings' common stock in connection with acquisitions of other companies. At March 31, 2003 and 2002, unamortized deferred stock compensation relating to acquisitions which we have made totaled approximately $29.6 million and $12.5 million, respectively, and is recorded as a reduction of additional paid-in capital.

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On a pro forma basis, if we had accounted for our employee stock compensation at fair value, our net earnings and net earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2003 and 2002 would be as follows (in thousands, except per share data).

Recent Accounting Pronouncements—In July 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued SFAS No. 146, Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities. This statement nullifies Emerging Issues Task Force, or EITF Issue No. 94-3, Liability Recognition for Certain Employee Termination Benefits and Other Costs to Exit an Activity (including Certain Costs Incurred in a Restructuring). The standard requires companies to recognize costs associated with exit or disposal activities when they are incurred rather than at the date of commitment to an exit or disposal plan. This statement is applicable to exit or disposal activities initiated after December 31, 2002. The adoption of this standard did not have a significant effect on our financial position or results of operations.

In January 2003, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, an interpretation of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51, Consolidated Financial Statements ("FIN 46"). FIN 46 will significantly change current practice by requiring the consolidation of certain variable interest entities in which an enterprise absorbs a majority of the entity's expected losses, receives a majority of the entity's expected residual returns, or both, as a result of ownership, contractual or other pecuniary interests in the entity. Currently, entities are generally consolidated by an enterprise which has a controlling financial interest through ownership of a majority voting interest in the entity. This statement is to be applied to all new variable interest entities entered into after January 31, 2003. The statement will apply to all existing variable interest entities for periods beginning after June 15, 2003. As a result of the issuance of FIN 46, we will begin consolidating a special purpose entity ("SPE") used in connection with the syndicated lease arrangement discussed below, with which we are affiliated, that qualifies as a variable interest entity, effective July 1, 2003 unless the proposed lease refinancing discussed below is consummated. We are in the process of evaluating the impact of this statement on our other unconsolidated investees and other financial relationships.

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Syndicated Lease Financing—As part of a syndicated lease arrangement, we are affiliated with an SPE that qualifies for off-balance sheet treatment. In 1999, we arranged a syndicated lease financing facility of approximately $310 million through this entity for the use of land, an existing office building and the construction of a new corporate headquarters facility in Southlake, Texas, as well as the construction of a new data center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The data center in Tulsa was sold during the third quarter of 2002. The balance of the lease facility is now approximately $207 million. We account for the financing facility as an operating lease. As a result, neither the asset nor the related debt are recorded on our balance sheet.

All capitalization of the SPE has been provided by a consortium of independent banking institutions. The banks have invested capital at risk exceeding 3.3% of the capital of the SPE. This, and certain other criteria, have allowed the SPE to not be consolidated in our financial statements. If the invested capital at risk of the lenders declines below 3.3%, or if certain other criteria are not met, we would be required to consolidate the SPE. Had we consolidated the SPE at March 31, 2003 (after taking into consideration the sale of the data center), our reported assets would have been increased by approximately $195 million, and liabilities would have been increased by approximately $202 million, net of deferred taxes. Additionally, instead of lease expense of $1 million, we would have recorded depreciation expense of $2 million and interest expense of $1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2003. For the three months ended March 31, 2002, instead of lease expense of $0.4 million, we would have recorded depreciation expense of $2 million and interest expense of $0.4 million.

The SPE leases the properties to us under a master lease agreement. The initial lease term expires September 2004, with two one-year renewal periods thereafter, subject to certain lessor and lessee approvals. At any time during the lease term, including the renewal periods, we have the option to purchase the properties or cause the properties to be sold. If the sell option is exercised, we have guaranteed to the lessor that proceeds on a sale will be at least 84% of the original fair value of the leased facilities, and we are responsible for the first dollar loss on a devaluation of the property of up to 84% of the total funded value of the SPE. At March 31, 2003 (taking into consideration the sale of the data center), the total guarantee approximated $174 million.

We periodically evaluate whether any accrual is required related to this residual value guarantee. Based on a preliminary appraisal received in May 2003, a payment of approximately $25 million to $30 million would be required at the termination of the lease under the guarantee. This amount would be recorded as expense over the remaining lease term, beginning at the end of the second quarter of 2003 if the lease is not refinanced.

Sabre Inc. is currently engaged in negotiations to pay off the existing syndicated lease facility and enter into a new lease on its corporate headquarters, to be guaranteed by Sabre Holdings Corporation. If the proposed lease facility were to be consummated, we anticipate that we would record approximately $25 million to $30 million as expense in connection with paying off the existing syndicated lease facility. We also expect that the proposed lease facility would be accounted for as a capital lease, which will result in approximately $170 million of assets under a capital lease and an approximately $170 million capital lease obligation being recorded on our balance sheet at the inception of the lease. Specific details of the proposed lease facility are to be determined in negotiations with providers of the proposed lease facility.

3.     Significant Events

Tender Offer for Travelocity.com Common Stock—On April 8, 2002 we completed a $28 per share cash tender offer for all of the approximately 16.7 million outstanding publicly-held common shares of Travelocity.com that we did not own. Prior to the tender offer, we had an approximate 70% ownership stake in Travelocity.com. We then effected a short-form merger, whereby

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Travelocity.com became our indirect 100% owned subsidiary, on April 11, 2002. The transaction supports our continuing strategy to deliver value to suppliers and travelers across multiple distribution channels. We believe it makes sense to combine the strengths of our segments to pursue new revenue opportunities, while optimizing investment decisions across segments.

The aggregate cost of the tender offer and the ensuing merger was approximately $474 million. We used available balances of cash and marketable securities to complete the acquisition, of which we estimate $8 million remains to be paid at March 31, 2003. Approximately $10 million was paid during the three months ended March 31, 2003. The results of operations of the acquired interest in Travelocity.com have been included in our consolidated statement of income and the results of operations from the date of the acquisition. The acquisition has been accounted for as a purchase. The proportionate share of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed from the minority interest have been recorded at their fair values and the excess of cost over the estimated fair value of the net assets has been recorded as goodwill. The fair values were determined by management based on an independent valuation of the net assets acquired, including intangible assets. The following table summarizes the allocation of the purchase price and amounts allocated to goodwill (in thousands):