SCHEDULE 14A

PROXY STATEMENT

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Notice of 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and

Proxy Statement

March 8, 2019

Dear Fellow Stockholders:

We are pleased to invite you to the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 23, 2019, at 9:30 a.m. local time, at our Global Headquarters, located at 3150 Sabre Drive, Southlake, Texas 76092.

Details about the business to be conducted at the Annual Meeting can be found in the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and proxy statement.

Your vote is important. Regardless of whether you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, we urge you to submit your proxy as soon as possible. You may submit your proxy using the proxy card by completing, signing, and dating it, then returning it by mail. Also, most of our stockholders can submit their proxy by telephone or through the Internet. If telephone or Internet voting is available to you, instructions will be included on your proxy card. Additional information about voting your shares is included in the proxy statement.

As in prior years, we are utilizing rules that allow companies to furnish proxy materials to stockholders on the Internet. We believe furnishing proxy materials in this manner allows us to continue to make this information available to our stockholders, while reducing printing and delivery costs and acting in a sustainable manner.

On behalf of your Board of Directors, thank you for your continued interest and support.

Sincerely,

Larry Kellner		Sean Menke
Chairman of the Board		President and Chief Executive Officer

SABRE CORPORATION

3150 Sabre Drive

Southlake, Texas 76092

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders (including any adjournments or postponements, the “Annual Meeting”) of Sabre Corporation, a Delaware corporation, will be held at 9:30 a.m. local time on Tuesday, April 23, 2019, at our Global Headquarters, 3150 Sabre Drive, Southlake, Texas 76092, for the following purposes:

Our Board of Directors recommends you vote (1) FOR the election of the four nominees for directors named in this proxy statement, (2) FOR ratification of the appointment of our independent auditors, (3) FOR the adoption of the Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, which eliminates the supermajority voting provisions and deletes certain obsolete provisions from our Certificate of Incorporation, (4) FOR the approval of our 2019 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan, and (5) FOR the approval of our 2019 Director Equity Compensation Plan.

Only stockholders of record at the close of business on February 25, 2019 are entitled to notice of, to attend, and to vote at the Annual Meeting and any adjournments or postponements.

Whether or not you expect to attend the Annual Meeting, we encourage you to submit your proxy promptly by using the Internet or telephone or by signing, dating and returning your proxy card.

By order of the Board of Directors.

Steve Milton

Corporate Secretary

March 8, 2019

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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PROXY STATEMENT SUMMARY

This summary represents only selected information. You should review the entire proxy statement before voting.

Matters for Stockholder Voting

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Information on Director Nominees

Information about the four nominees for director is included below. The Governance and Nominating Committee has reviewed the individual director attributes and contributions of these nominees, and the Board of Directors recommends that stockholders vote FOR the election of each of these nominees.

Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation

We are proposing to amend and restate our Certificate of Incorporation to eliminate supermajority voting provisions in favor of simple majority voting requirements contained in our Certificate of Incorporation. Currently, our Certificate of Incorporation requires the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 75% of the voting power of our common stock to remove directors, to alter, amend or repeal certain provisions of our Certificate of Incorporation and for stockholders to alter, amend or repeal the Bylaws. The Board of

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Directors has adopted resolutions approving the Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation which, if approved by stockholders, would eliminate these supermajority voting provisions. As a result of the deletion of these provisions, under Delaware law, directors may be removed by the holders of a majority in voting power of the shares of the outstanding common stock, all of the provisions of the certificate of incorporation may be amended by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of the outstanding common stock, and stockholders may amend the bylaws by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the outstanding common stock entitled to vote on such matter and present, in person or by proxy, at the meeting. In addition, the Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, if approved by stockholders, would delete certain obsolete provisions from our Certificate of Incorporation that no longer have any application. See “Proposal 3: Adoption of the Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, Which Eliminates the Supermajority Voting Requirements and Deletes Certain Obsolete Provisions from Our Certificate of Incorporation.”

The Board of Directors recommends that stockholders vote FOR the adoption of the Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.

2019 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan

We are seeking approval of our 2019 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (the “2019 Omnibus Plan”), which our Board of Directors adopted in February 2019, subject to stockholder approval. We currently have the 2016 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (the “2016 Omnibus Plan”) in place. We are proposing adoption of the 2019 Omnibus Plan to replace the 2016 Omnibus Plan, which will also increase the number of shares authorized for issuance pursuant to our equity-based compensation plans. The 2019 Omnibus Plan is a critical part of our overall compensation program and is intended to promote the interests of Sabre and our stockholders by providing our employees, who are largely responsible for the management, growth, and protection of our business, with incentives and rewards to encourage them to continue in the service of Sabre. The 2019 Omnibus Plan is designed to meet these objectives by providing these employees with a proprietary interest in pursuing the long-term growth, profitability, and financial success of Sabre.

The Board of Directors recommends that stockholders vote FOR the approval of the 2019 Omnibus Plan.

2019 Director Equity Compensation Plan

We are also seeking approval of our 2019 Director Equity Compensation Plan (the “2019 Director Plan”), which our Board of Directors adopted in February 2019, subject to stockholder approval. Currently, awards to non-employee directors are granted under the 2016 Omnibus Plan. We are proposing that awards to non-employee directors be granted under the 2019 Director Plan. The 2019 Director Plan is intended to promote the interests of Sabre and our stockholders by providing certain compensation to eligible directors to encourage the highest level of performance by providing them with a proprietary interest in Sabre’s success and progress by granting them awards under the 2019 Director Plan.

The Board of Directors recommends that stockholders vote FOR the approval of the 2019 Director Plan.

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PROXY STATEMENT

for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders

to be held on April 23, 2019

INFORMATION ABOUT OUR ANNUAL MEETING

Date, Time and Place of Meeting

Our 2019 Annual Meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 23, 2019, at 9:30 a.m. local time, at our Global Headquarters, 3150 Sabre Drive, Southlake, Texas 76092.

Only stockholders as of the record date and persons holding proxies from stockholders as of the record date may attend the Annual Meeting. If your shares are registered in your name, you must bring a form of government-issued photo identification to the Annual Meeting. If your shares are held in the name of a broker, trust, bank or other nominee, otherwise known as holding in “street name,” you must bring a proxy or letter from that broker, trust, bank or other nominee that confirms you are the beneficial owner of those shares, together with a form of government-issued photo identification, to the Annual Meeting. If you are a representative of an entity that owns shares, you must bring a form of government-issued photo identification, evidence that you are the entity’s authorized representative or proxyholder, and, if the entity holds the shares in street name, proof of the entity’s beneficial ownership to the Annual Meeting. If you are a proxyholder, you must bring a valid legal proxy and a form of government-issued photo identification to the Annual Meeting. Use of cameras and recording devices will not be permitted at the Annual Meeting.

Record Date; Mailing Date

The Board of Directors established the close of business on February 25, 2019 as the record date for determining the holders of Sabre stock entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting.

On the record date, 275,528,356 shares of common stock were outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. Each share of common stock outstanding is entitled to one vote for each director nominee and one vote for each other item to be voted on at the Annual Meeting.

We are first mailing this proxy statement and the accompanying proxy materials to holders of Sabre common stock on or about March 8, 2019.

Notice of Electronic Availability of Proxy Statement and Annual Report

As permitted by rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), we are making this proxy statement and our annual report available to our stockholders electronically via the Internet. This reduces printing and delivery costs and supports our sustainability efforts. You may have received in the mail a “Notice of Electronic Availability” explaining how to access this proxy statement and our annual report on the Internet and how to vote online. If you received this Notice but would like to receive a paper copy of the proxy materials, you should follow the instructions contained in the Notice for requesting these materials.

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How to Vote

You may direct how your shares are voted by proxy, without attending the Annual Meeting. The manner in which your shares may be voted by proxy depends on whether you are a:

You may vote your shares by proxy in any of the following three ways:

Please note that if you received a Notice of Electronic Availability, you cannot vote your shares by filling out and returning the Notice. Instead, you should follow the instructions contained in the Notice on how to submit a proxy by using the Internet or telephone.

All proxies properly submitted and not revoked will be voted at the Annual Meeting in accordance with the instructions indicated on the proxies. If you are a stockholder of record and submit your signed proxy voting instructions but do not direct how to vote on each item, the persons named as proxies will vote your shares as follows:

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You may also vote in person at the Annual Meeting. Votes in person will replace any previous votes you have made by mail, telephone or the Internet. We will provide a ballot to registered stockholders who request one at the meeting. Shares held in your name as the stockholder of record may be voted on that ballot. Shares held beneficially in street name may be voted on a ballot only if you bring a legal proxy from the broker, trust, bank or other nominee that holds your shares giving you the right to vote the shares. Attendance at the Annual Meeting without voting or revoking a previous proxy in accordance with the voting procedures will not in and of itself revoke a previously submitted proxy.

How to Revoke Your Vote

Any stockholder of record submitting a proxy has the power to revoke the proxy at any time prior to its exercise by (1) submitting a new proxy with a later date or time, including a proxy given over the Internet or by telephone, (2) notifying our Corporate Secretary at 3150 Sabre Drive, Southlake, Texas 76092 in writing, which notice must be received by the Corporate Secretary before the meeting or (3) voting in person at the meeting.

If you are a beneficial stockholder, you may revoke your proxy or change your vote only by following the separate instructions provided by your broker, trust, bank or other nominee.

Quorum

Transaction of business at the Annual Meeting may occur if a quorum is present. The presence at the Annual Meeting, in person or by proxy, of the holders of a majority in voting power of the outstanding shares of capital stock entitled to be voted at the meeting, present in person or by proxy, constitutes a quorum. If a quorum is not reached, the Annual Meeting will be adjourned until a later time.

Votes Required

Item 1: Election of Directors. The election of each director will be determined by the vote of a majority of the votes cast with respect to that director’s election, requiring the number of votes cast “for” a director’s election to exceed the number of votes cast “against” that director.

Item 2: Ratification of Appointment of Our Independent Auditors. The affirmative vote of the holders of not less than a majority of the outstanding common stock entitled to vote and present, in person or by proxy, at the meeting is required.

Item 3: Adoption of the Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. The affirmative vote of the holders of at least 75% of the voting power of the outstanding shares of common stock entitled to vote at the meeting is required.

Item 4: Approval of the 2019 Omnibus Plan. The affirmative vote of the holders of not less than a majority of the voting power of the outstanding common stock entitled to vote and present, in person or by proxy, at the meeting is required.

Item 5: Approval of the 2019 Director Plan. The affirmative vote of the holders of not less than a majority of the voting power of the outstanding common stock entitled to vote and present, in person or by proxy, at the meeting is required.

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Abstentions and Broker Non-Votes

Abstentions and broker non-votes are counted as present and entitled to vote for purposes of determining a quorum. For Item 1, because the election of each director requires a majority of votes cast, abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect on the outcome of the vote. For Items 2, 4 and 5, because the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares present and entitled to vote is required for approval, abstentions will be counted as votes against these proposals and, for Items 4 and 5, broker non-votes will have no effect on the outcome of the vote (and there will be no broker non-votes with respect to Item 2). For Item 3, because the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 75% of the shares entitled to vote at the meeting is required, abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted as votes against this proposal.

If you hold Sabre shares in street name, you must provide your broker, bank or other holder of record with instructions in order to vote these shares. If you do not provide these voting instructions, whether your shares can be voted by your bank, broker or other nominee depends on the type of item being considered for a vote.

Solicitation of Proxies

This solicitation is being made by our Board of Directors. We will bear all costs of this proxy solicitation, including the cost of preparing, printing and delivering materials, the cost of the proxy solicitation and the expenses of brokers, fiduciaries and other nominees who forward proxy materials to stockholders. In addition to mail and electronic means, our employees may solicit proxies by telephone or otherwise. In addition, we may enlist the help of banks, brokers, broker-dealers and similar organizations in soliciting proxies from their customers (i.e., beneficial stockholders). We have retained Alliance Advisors, LLC to aid in the solicitation at a cost of approximately $11,000 plus reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses.

Other Business

The Board of Directors does not presently intend to bring any business before the Annual Meeting other than the proposals discussed in this proxy statement and specified in the Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders. If any other matters should properly come before the Annual Meeting, the persons designated in the proxy will vote on them according to their best judgment.

Your vote is very important. Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, please take the time to submit your proxy via the Internet, by telephone or by returning your marked, signed and dated proxy card so that your shares will be represented at the Annual Meeting.

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Corporate Governance Guidelines

The Board of Directors has adopted Corporate Governance Guidelines, which govern the Board of Directors’ structure and proceedings and contain its position on many governance issues. These Guidelines are available on the investors section of our website at www.sabre.com.

Board Leadership Structure

Our Corporate Governance Guidelines provide that our Board of Directors has the right to exercise its discretion to either separate or combine the offices of the Chairman of the Board and the CEO. This decision is based upon the Board of Directors’ determination of what is in the best interests of Sabre and its stockholders, in light of the circumstances and taking into consideration succession planning, skills and experience of the individuals filling those positions and other relevant factors.

Mr. Kellner currently serves as non-executive Chairman of the Board. As Chairman of the Board, his duties include:

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Mr. Menke was elected as President and CEO effective December 31, 2016. The current leadership structure is based on the leadership provided by a non-executive Chairman of the Board (currently Mr. Kellner) and a full-time CEO (currently Mr. Menke), with both positions being subject to oversight and review by Sabre’s Board of Directors. The Board of Directors recognizes that, if circumstances change in the future, other leadership structures might also be appropriate, and it has the discretion to revisit this determination of Sabre’s leadership structure.

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Overview of Board Composition

The following charts provide a snapshot of the Board’s composition.

Board Composition and Director Independence

Our Board of Directors is currently comprised of ten directors, and will be comprised of eleven directors if Mr. Siciliano is elected. Our Certificate of Incorporation provides that the number of directors on our Board of Directors shall be not less than five directors nor more than thirteen directors, as determined by the affirmative vote of the majority of the Board of Directors then in office.

Our Board of Directors has determined that George Bravante, Jr., Hervé Couturier, Renée James, Lawrence W. Kellner, Gary Kusin, Judy Odom, Joseph Osnoss, Karl Peterson, Zane Rowe and John Siciliano are independent as defined under the corporate governance rules of NASDAQ. The Board also determined that Greg Mondre was independent as defined under the corporate governance rules of NASDAQ during the period in 2018 in which he served as a director. In making these determinations, the Board of Directors considered the applicable legal standards and any relevant transactions, relationships or arrangements, including that we do business with other companies affiliated with the Principal Stockholders. See “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions.”

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Director Nominee Criteria and Process

The Board of Directors is responsible for approving candidates for membership to the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors has delegated the screening and recruitment process to the Governance and Nominating Committee, in consultation with our Chairman of the Board and our President and CEO. The Governance and Nominating Committee believes that the criteria for director nominees should support Sabre’s strategies and business, ensure effective governance, account for individual director attributes and the overall mix of those attributes and support the successful recruitment of qualified candidates for the Board of Directors.

Qualified candidates for director are those who, in the judgment of the Governance and Nominating Committee, possess all of the general attributes and a sufficient mix of the specific attributes listed below to ensure effective service on the Board of Directors.

The Governance and Nominating Committee may receive recommendations for candidates for the Board of Directors from various sources, including our directors, management and stockholders. In addition, the Governance and Nominating Committee may periodically retain a search firm to assist it in identifying and recruiting director candidates meeting the criteria specified by the Governance and Nominating Committee.

The Governance and Nominating Committee recommends nominees to the Board of Directors to fill any vacancies. As provided in our Certificate of Incorporation, the Board of Directors elects a new director when a vacancy occurs between annual meetings of stockholders. The Governance and Nominating Committee also recommends to the Board of Directors any new appointments and nominees for election as directors at our Annual Meetings.

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Attributes of Current Directors

The Governance and Nominating Committee believes that each of our current director possesses all of the general attributes described above. The following chart provides an overview of the specific attributes described above we believe are applicable to our current directors.

See “Certain Information Regarding Nominees for Director” for additional information regarding director qualifications.

Board Tenure

The Governance and Nominating Committee believes that Board tenure is important, as we seek to achieve the appropriate balance in years of service. New directors provide fresh perspectives, while longer serving directors provide a deep knowledge of the company. Our current Board has an average tenure of 6 years.

Our Corporate Governance Guidelines provide that directors will not stand for re-election after reaching age 74. This guideline may be waived in individual cases by the Governance and Nominating Committee.

Board Evaluations

The Governance and Nominating Committee oversees annual performance evaluations of the Board and its committees, and the Board and each committee conducts an annual evaluation. The Governance and Nominating Committee further assesses the individual contributions of directors recommended for re-election, as well as considers the overall composition of the Board and its committees, including whether the directors have an appropriate mix of the attributes described above in order to function effectively and taking into account any anticipated future needs of the Board.

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Diversity of Directors

As noted above, the Governance and Nominating Committee believes that diversity of backgrounds and viewpoints is a key attribute for directors. As a result, the Governance and Nominating Committee considers specific attributes for director candidates, including whether the individual brings an appropriate level of diversity, which may be, among others, geographical, industry, function, gender, race or ethnicity. While the Governance and Nominating Committee considers this diversity when reviewing nominees for director, the Governance and Nominating Committee has not established a formal policy regarding diversity in identifying director nominees.

Stockholder Nominations for Directors

The Governance and Nominating Committee considers nominees recommended by stockholders as candidates for election to the Board of Directors. Under our Bylaws, a stockholder wishing to nominate a candidate for election to the Board of Directors at an annual meeting is required to give timely notice in writing to Sabre’s Corporate Secretary, which notice must also fulfill the requirements of the Bylaws as described below. The stockholder must be a stockholder of record of Sabre at the time the notice is delivered to the Corporation and must be entitled to vote at the meeting. The notice must be received by Sabre’s Corporate Secretary at Sabre’s principal executive offices not earlier than the opening of business 120 days before, and not later than the close of business 90 days before, the first anniversary of the date of the preceding year’s Annual Meeting. The notice of nomination is required to contain certain information, as set forth in our Bylaws, about both the nominee and the stockholder making the nomination, the nominee’s consent to being named in the proxy statement, and a description of certain agreements, arrangements or understandings in connection with the making of the nomination. The Bylaws provide that the notice must also contain information about certain stock holdings of the stockholder making the nomination, including derivative holdings, dividend rights that are separated from or separable from the underlying shares and certain performance-related fees, as well as information that would be required to be disclosed in connection with a proxy solicitation (and whether a proxy solicitation will be conducted). We may require that the proposed nominee furnish other information to determine that person’s eligibility to serve as a director.

A nomination that does not comply with the requirements set forth in our Bylaws will not be considered for presentation at the annual meeting, but may be considered by the Governance and Nominating Committee for any vacancies arising on the Board of Directors between annual meetings in accordance with the process described in “Director Nominee Criteria and Process.”

Board Meetings and Annual Meeting Attendance

The Board of Directors met six times in 2018. All of the directors attended in excess of 75% of the total number of meetings of the Board of Directors and the committees on which they served.

Our Corporate Governance Guidelines provide that directors are expected to attend all or substantially all Board meetings and meetings of the committees of the Board on which they serve, as well as our annual meeting. Our 2018 Annual Meeting was attended by all of our directors then in office.

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Board Committees

The Board of Directors has established five standing committees to assist it in carrying out its responsibilities: the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee, the Governance and Nominating Committee, the Technology Committee and the Executive Committee. The table below provides current membership for each committee.

Mr. Siciliano is expected to serve on the Audit Committee, if elected.

Each of the committees operates under its own written charter adopted by the Board of Directors, each of which is available on the investors section of our website at www.sabre.com.

Ad hoc committees may also be designated under the direction of our Board of Directors when necessary to address specific issues.

Audit Committee

The Audit Committee assists the Board of Directors in the oversight of, among other things, the following items:

The members of the Audit Committee are Judy Odom (Chairman), George Bravante, Jr. and Renée James, and Mr. Siciliano is expected to serve on the Audit Committee if elected. Each of these individuals is

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“independent,” as defined under NASDAQ rules and Rule 10A-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Our Board of Directors has determined that each director appointed to the Audit Committee is financially literate and meets the criteria of the rules and regulations set forth by the SEC for an “audit committee financial expert.”

The Audit Committee met six times in 2018.

Compensation Committee

The Compensation Committee assists the Board of Directors in the oversight of, among other things, the following items:

The members of the Compensation Committee are Gary Kusin (Chairman), Joseph Osnoss, Karl Peterson and Zane Rowe, each of whom is “independent,” as defined under NASDAQ rules. The Compensation Committee met six times in 2018.

Committee Consultant

The Compensation Committee’s charter provides that the Compensation Committee has the authority to retain advisors, including compensation consultants, to assist in its work. The Compensation Committee believes that a compensation consultant can provide important market information and perspectives that can help it determine compensation programs that best meet the objectives of our compensation philosophy and policies. Pursuant to its charter, prior to selecting a compensation consultant the Compensation Committee considers factors relevant to the independence of the individual advisors, as well as the independence of the advisors’ organization.

The Compensation Committee has engaged Compensia, Inc., a national compensation consulting firm, to assist it with compensation matters. Compensia has no other business relationship with Sabre and receives no payments from us other than fees for services to the Compensation Committee. Compensia reports directly to the Compensation Committee, and the Compensation Committee may replace Compensia or hire additional consultants at any time. A representative of Compensia attends Compensation Committee meetings and communicates with the Chairman of the Compensation Committee between meetings from time to time.

The Compensation Committee has assessed the independence of Compensia taking into account, among other things, the factors set forth in Exchange Act Rule 10C-1 and the listing standards of NASDAQ, and has

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concluded that no conflict of interest exists with respect to the work that Compensia performs for the Compensation Committee.

Compensation Policies and Practices Risk Assessment

At the request of the Compensation Committee, Compensia has assessed the risk profile of Sabre’s compensation programs. Based on this review, management and the Compensation Committee have concluded that Sabre’s compensation policies and practices, taken as a whole, are not reasonably likely to have a material adverse impact on Sabre.

Governance and Nominating Committee

The Governance and Nominating Committee assists the Board of Directors in the oversight of, among other things, the following items:

The members of the Governance and Nominating Committee are Lawrence W. Kellner (Chairman), Gary Kusin, Joseph Osnoss and Karl Peterson, each of whom is “independent,” as defined under NASDAQ rules. The Governance and Nominating Committee met five times in 2018.

Technology Committee

The Technology Committee assists the Board of Directors in the oversight of, among other things, the following items:

The members of the Technology Committee are Hervé Couturier (Chairman), Renée James, Joseph Osnoss, Sean Menke and Zane Rowe. The Technology Committee met four times in 2018.

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee’s principal function is to exercise, when necessary between meetings of the Board of Directors, certain of the Board of Directors’ powers and authority in the management of our business and affairs and to act on behalf of the Board of Directors.

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The members of the Executive Committee are Lawrence W. Kellner (Chairman), Sean Menke, Joseph Osnoss and Karl Peterson. The Executive Committee did not meet in 2018.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

None of our executive officers currently serves, or in the past year has served, as a member of the Board of Directors or compensation committee of any entity that has one or more executive officers serving on our Board of Directors or Compensation Committee.

Other Corporate Governance Practices and Matters

Annual Election of Directors

In 2018, stockholders approved an amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation to provide that directors will be elected on an annual basis instead of for staggered terms of three years each. Under the amendment, directors continue to serve the remainder of their elected terms, and beginning with this year’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the directors up for election at the Annual Meeting will be elected annually so that, by the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, all directors will be elected annually.

Majority Voting for Directors in Uncontested Elections

In 2017, the Board of Directors and our stockholders approved an amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation to facilitate the implementation of a majority vote standard in uncontested director elections. As a result, our Bylaws now provide for a majority vote standard in these elections.

Simple Majority Voting Provisions

The Board of Directors has recommended that stockholders adopt the Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, which eliminates the supermajority voting provisions contained in our Certificate of Incorporation. To effect this change, the holders of 75% of the outstanding shares of common stock must vote in favor of this proposal. See “Proposal 3: Adoption of the Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, Which Eliminates Supermajority Voting Provisions and Deletes Certain Obsolete Provisions from Our Certificate of Incorporation.”

Communicating with Directors

Stockholders and other interested parties may communicate with our Board of Directors by writing to the Board of Directors, c/o Corporate Secretary, Sabre Corporation, 3150 Sabre Drive, Southlake, Texas 76092. You may also find information on communicating with the Board of Directors on the investors section of our website at www.sabre.com.

Code of Business Ethics

We have adopted a Code of Business Ethics, which is the code of conduct applicable to all of our directors, officers and employees. The Code of Business Ethics is available on the investors section of our website at www.sabre.com. Any change or amendment to the Code of Business Ethics, and any waivers of the Code of Business Ethics for our directors, CEO or senior financial officers, will be available on our website at the above location. As of the date of this proxy statement, no such waivers had been posted at this location.

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Board and Management Roles in Risk Oversight

Our Board of Directors has the primary responsibility for risk oversight of Sabre as a whole. The Audit Committee is responsible for overseeing risks associated with financial and accounting matters, including compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and internal control over financial reporting. In addition, the Audit Committee has oversight responsibility relating to the evaluation of enterprise risk issues, as well as for reviewing Sabre’s procedures with respect to risk management. The Audit Committee further has oversight authority to review our plans to mitigate cybersecurity risks.

The Board of Directors has also charged the Compensation Committee with evaluating Sabre’s compensation program, taking into account Sabre’s business strategy and risks to Sabre and its business implied by the compensation program. See “Compensation Policies and Practices Risk Assessment.” The Governance and Nominating Committee oversees risks associated with corporate governance, including Board leadership structure, succession planning and other matters. The Technology Committee, in coordination with the Audit Committee, is responsible for periodically reviewing, appraising and discussing with management the quality and effectiveness of Sabre’s information technology security, data privacy and disaster recovery capabilities.

We believe that the current leadership structure of the Board of Directors is designed to support effective oversight of our risk management processes described above by providing independent leadership at the Board committee level, with ultimate oversight by the full Board of Directors as led by both the Chairman of the Board and the President and CEO.

Whistleblower Procedures

The Audit Committee has established procedures for receiving, recording and addressing any complaints we receive regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters, and for the confidential and anonymous submission, by our employees or others, of any concerns about our accounting or auditing practices. We also maintain a toll-free Sabre Global Integrity Hotline telephone line and a website, each allowing our employees and others to voice their concerns anonymously.

Stockholders’ Agreement

We were previously a party to a second amended and restated Stockholders’ Agreement (the “Stockholders’ Agreement”) with the Silver Lake Funds, the TPG Funds and Sovereign Co-Invest II (as defined below). The Stockholders’ Agreement provided that the Silver Lake Funds and the TPG Funds had certain nomination rights to designate candidates for nomination to our Board of Directors and the ability to appoint members to each Board committee. In accordance with the Stockholders’ Agreement, the TPG Funds previously appointed Messrs. Peterson and Bravante, the Silver Lake Funds previously appointed Messrs. Mondre and Osnoss to our Board of Directors, and Ms. James was designated as the independent Joint Designee (as defined in the Stockholders’ Agreement). Notwithstanding these prior designation rights under the Stockholders’ Agreement, neither Mr. Bravante nor Ms. James are employees of, or otherwise affiliated with TPG or Silver Lake. The Principal Stockholders (as defined below) no longer own any shares of our common stock, and the Stockholders’ Agreement has terminated pursuant to its terms in November 2018.

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“TPG” refers to TPG Global, LLC and its affiliates, the “TPG Funds” refer to one or more of TPG Partners IV, L.P., TPG Partners V, L.P., TPG FOF V-A, L.P. and TPG FOF V-B, L.P., “Silver Lake” refers to Silver Lake Management Company, L.L.C. and its affiliates and “Silver Lake Funds” refer to either or both of Silver Lake Partners II, L.P. and Silver Lake Technology Investors II, L.P. “Sovereign Co-Invest II” refers to Sovereign Co-Invest II, LLC, an entity co-managed by TPG and Silver Lake. “Principal Stockholders” refer to the TPG Funds, the Silver Lake Funds and Sovereign Co-Invest II.

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PROPOSAL 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

General Information

Our business and affairs are managed under the direction of our Board of Directors. Our Certificate of Incorporation provides that our Board of Directors shall consist of at least five directors but no more than thirteen directors. The Board of Directors, upon the recommendation of the Governance and Nominating Committee, has recommended John Siciliano for election to the Board of Directors.

The Board of Directors is currently divided into three classes, as required by our Certificate of Incorporation. Directors of one class are elected each year for a term of three years. As of the date of this proxy statement, the Board of Directors consists of ten members, and will be comprised of eleven directors if Mr. Siciliano is elected. Three of the current directors have terms that expire at this year’s Annual Meeting, three have terms that expire at the 2020 Annual Meeting and four have terms that expire at the 2021 Annual Meeting. Any additional directorships resulting from an increase in the number of directors or a vacancy will be filled by the directors then in office.

On May 23, 2018, stockholders approved an amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation to declassify the Board of Directors. Under the amendment, directors continue to serve the remainder of their elected terms, and beginning with this year’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders, directors up for election at the Annual Meeting will be elected annually so that, by the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, all directors will be elected annually.

As a result, beginning with this year’s Annual Meeting, new directors, and incumbent directors whose terms are expiring, will be elected annually for one-year terms instead of for three-year terms. The four nominees for director set forth on the following pages are proposed to be elected at this year’s Annual Meeting to serve for a term to expire at the 2020 Annual Meeting and until their successors are elected and have qualified. Should any nominee become unable to serve, proxies may be voted for another person designated by management. All nominees have advised us that they will serve if elected. The remaining seven directors will continue to serve as directors for the terms set forth on the following pages, in accordance with their previous election.

Certain Information Regarding Nominees for Director

The names of the nominees and of the other directors continuing in office, their ages as of February 28, 2019, the year they first became directors, their principal occupations during at least the past five years, information regarding director qualifications and certain other biographical information are set forth below by class, in the order of the next class to stand for election. Information is also provided on public company boards with a class of securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act or subject to the requirements of Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act or registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 on which they have served on since January 1, 2014. All of the nominees, other than Mr. Siciliano, are current directors standing for reelection.

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NOMINEES FOR ELECTION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

For a One-Year Term Expiring at the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

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The Board of Directors unanimously recommends a vote FOR the election of the four nominees for director.

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MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONTINUING IN OFFICE

Term Expiring at the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

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MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONTINUING IN OFFICE

Term Expiring at the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

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Director Compensation Program

2018 Compensation

Our Board of Directors, based on recommendations by the Compensation Committee, has adopted a formal compensation program for the non-employee members of our Board of Directors (other than our Chairman). This compensation program is designed to pay directors an appropriate amount for their services required as a director, while also seeking to align their interests with the long-term interests of our stockholders. When assessing the director compensation program, the Compensation Committee, with the assistance of Compensia, compares the design and the compensation elements of the program to that of our compensation peer group. For information regarding our compensation peer group, see “Compensation Discussion and Analysis—Competitive Positioning” below.

For 2018, this compensation program consisted of the following elements:

In addition, the non-employee members of our Board of Directors are also eligible to receive a one-time restricted stock unit award with a grant date value of $400,000 in connection with their appointment to the Board of Directors, which vests ratably on a quarterly basis over four years from the date of grant.

Our Chairman of the Board is compensated under a separate program. For 2018, he received an annual cash retainer of $250,000, payable quarterly in arrears and received no additional fees for being a committee chairman or member, and he received an annual restricted stock unit award with a grant date value of $350,000, which vests in full on the first anniversary of the date of grant.

Approval of 2018 Compensation

In February 2018, the Compensation Committee, with the assistance of Compensia, reviewed the compensation program for the non-employee members of our Board of Directors who are also not employees of TPG or Silver Lake. In its assessment, the Compensation Committee compared the design and the compensation elements of the program to that of the directors’ compensation programs of our

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compensation peer group. Based on its review, the Compensation Committee recommended to our Board of Directors, and the Board approved, changes to our director compensation program.

Accordingly, effective April 1, 2018, the annual cash retainer was increased from $75,000 to $90,000, payable quarterly, and effective March 15, 2018, the annual grant of restricted stock unit awards was increased from $150,000 to $160,000. The Compensation Committee recommended these changes based on its review of the compensation peer data and anticipated trends in non-employee director compensation. Also effective April 1, 2018, the annual retainers for the Technology Committee chairman and its members were set at $15,000 and $10,000, respectively, paid quarterly. The Compensation Committee recommended this change in order to provide compensation for members of the Technology Committee, who were previously not compensated for their service, in recognition of the increasing importance of this committee’s role with respect to Sabre’s strategy and operations.

Also in February 2018, with the assistance of Compensia, the Compensation Committee reviewed the compensation of the non-executive Chairman of the Board, including a review of compensation peer group data. Based on this review, the Compensation Committee recommended to our Board of Directors, and the members of the Board (other than Mr. Kellner) approved, effective March 15, 2018, an annual restricted stock unit award to the non-executive Chairman of the Board with a grant date value of $350,000, which vests in full on the first anniversary of the date of grant. The non-executive Chairman did not receive the $150,000 annual restricted stock unit award in addition to this award. The non-executive Chairman also received an annual cash retainer of $250,000, payable quarterly in arrears, and received no additional fees for being a committee chairman or member. The Compensation Committee recommended this in recognition of the critical role that our Chairman plays, as well as the significant time he spends engaging in matters relating to his position on the Board. In addition, the Compensation Committee noted that our Chairman provides regular valuable strategic guidance to management and our Board of Directors that the Board believes contributes materially to Sabre’s success, including with respect to the recent management transitions at Sabre.

Non-Employee Directors Compensation Deferral Plan

We maintain the Sabre Corporation Non-Employee Directors Compensation Deferral Plan, a non-qualified deferred compensation plan that allows non-employee directors to defer receipt of all or a portion of the shares of our common stock subject to their restricted stock unit awards. Each participating non-employee director has a notional account established to reflect the vesting of his or her restricted stock unit awards and associated notional dividend equivalents. Non-employee directors are fully vested in their accounts. Deferrals are distributed in the form of Sabre common stock after the director terminates his or her service on the Board of Directors or in the event of a change in control of Sabre.

2018 Director Compensation Table

The following table presents the total compensation for each person who served as a non-employee member of our Board of Directors during 2018. Other than as set forth in the table and described more fully below, in 2018 we did not pay any compensation to any person who served as a non-employee member of our Board of Directors who is affiliated with our Principal Stockholders or pay any fees to, reimburse any expense of, make any equity awards or non-equity awards to, or pay any other compensation to any of the other non-employee members of our Board of Directors. Mr. Menke, who is our President and CEO, does not receive any compensation for his service as a director and is not included

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in this table. The compensation received by Mr. Menke as an employee is presented in the “2018 Summary Compensation Table” below.

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The non-employee members of our Board of Directors are reimbursed for their actual travel and other out-of-pocket expenses in connection with their service on our Board of Directors and Board committees. Non-employee directors are not otherwise provided perquisites or retirement benefits.

2019 Compensation

In November 2018, the Principal Stockholders divested all of their remaining shares in Sabre. In light of this divestiture, and given Messrs. Osnoss’ and Peterson’s continuing Board service, the Compensation Committee reviewed the compensation program for the non-employee members of the Board of Directors, with the assistance of Compensia. Based on this review, in February 2019, a sub-committee of the Compensation Committee (which excluded Messrs. Osnoss and Peterson) recommended to our Board of Directors, and the members of the Board (other than Messrs. Osnoss and Peterson) approved, Messrs. Osnoss’ and Peterson’s eligibility to participate in the non-employee director compensation program, effective January 1, 2019. As a result of this determination, beginning January 1, 2019, Messrs. Osnoss and Peterson will receive the annual cash retainer and annual restricted stock unit award, as well as the retainers for their Board committee service, as described above. Messrs. Osnoss and Peterson did not receive the initial one-time restricted stock unit award granted to new directors. In addition, they will be subject to the director stock ownership guidelines and will be required to meet these ownership requirements within five years.

In February 2019, with the assistance of Compensia, the Compensation Committee reviewed the compensation of the non-executive Chairman of the Board, including a review of compensation peer group data. Based on this review, the Compensation Committee recommended to our Board of Directors, and the members of the Board (other than Mr. Kellner) approved, effective March 15, 2019, that the non-executive Chairman will receive the same compensation as other non-employee directors ($90,000 annual cash retainer and $160,000 value annual restricted stock unit award) plus an annual cash retainer equal to $160,000, payable quarterly in arrears, for service as Chairman of the Board. The Chairman of the Board will continue to receive no additional fees for being a committee chairman or member. The Compensation Committee recommended this reduction in compensation in recognition of the evolution of the role that our Chairman plays. See “Corporate Governance—Board Leadership Structure.”

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PROPOSAL 2: RATIFICATION OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors has selected Ernst & Young LLP (“Ernst & Young”) as the independent registered public accounting firm to audit our financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019, and is requesting ratification by our stockholders. If our stockholders do not approve the selection of Ernst & Young, the selection of other independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020 will be considered by the Audit Committee.

Representatives of Ernst & Young are expected to be present at the Annual Meeting with the opportunity to make a statement if they desire to do so and to respond to questions.

Principal Accounting Firm Fees

Our aggregate fees (excluding value added taxes) with respect to the fiscal years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 to our principal accounting firm, Ernst & Young, were as follows (in thousands):

Audit Committee Approval of Audit and Non-Audit Services

All audit and non-audit services provided by Ernst & Young to Sabre are pre-approved by the Audit Committee using the following procedures. At the first in-person meeting of the Audit Committee each year, the Audit Committee reviews a proposal, together with the related fees, to engage Ernst & Young for audit services. In addition, also at the first in-person meeting of the year, our Audit Committee reviews non-audit services to be provided by Ernst & Young during the year. At each subsequent in-person meeting, the Audit Committee reviews, if applicable, updated information regarding approved services and highlights any new audit and non-audit services to be provided by Ernst & Young. All new non-audit services to be provided are described in individual requests for services. The Audit Committee reviews the individual requests for non-audit services and approves the services if acceptable to the Audit Committee.

Predictable and recurring covered services and their related fee estimates or fee arrangements are considered for general pre-approval by the full Audit Committee on an annual basis at the first in-person meeting of the year, based on information that is sufficiently detailed to identify the scope of the services

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to be provided. General pre-approval of any covered services is effective for the applicable fiscal year. A covered service and its related fee estimate or fee arrangement that has not received general pre-approval must be pre-approved by the Audit Committee or the Chairman of the Audit Committee.

In considering whether to pre-approve a covered service, the Audit Committee considers the nature and scope of the proposed service in light of applicable law, as well as the principles and other guidance enunciated by the SEC and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) with respect to auditor independence, including that an auditor cannot (1) function in the role of management, (2) audit his or her own work, or (3) serve in an advocacy role for his or her client. The Audit Committee also considers whether the independent auditors are best positioned to provide the most effective and efficient service, for reasons such as its familiarity with our business, people, culture, accounting systems, risk profile and other factors, and whether the service might enhance our ability to manage or control risk, or improve audit quality. All these factors are considered as a whole, and no one factor is necessarily determinative. The Audit Committee is also mindful of the ratio of fees for audit to non-audit services in determining whether to grant pre-approval for any service, and considers whether the level of non-audit services, even if permissible under applicable law, is appropriate in light of the independence of the auditor.

To ensure prompt handling of unexpected matters, the Audit Committee has delegated to the Chairman of the Audit Committee the authority to pre-approve any individual covered services that are not the subject of general pre-approval and for which the aggregate estimated fees do not exceed $250,000. Actions taken are reported to the Audit Committee at its next Committee meeting. All services and fees in 2018 were pre-approved by the Audit Committee or the Chairman of the Audit Committee.

The Board of Directors unanimously recommends a vote FOR ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019.

Audit Committee Report

The Audit Committee operates under a written charter adopted by the Board of Directors. In accordance with this charter, the Audit Committee assists the Board in fulfilling its oversight responsibility relating to the integrity of Sabre’s financial statements and internal control system. Management and the independent auditors are responsible for the planning and conduct of audits, as well as for any determination that Sabre’s financial statements are complete, accurate and in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The Audit Committee is responsible for the oversight of management and the independent auditors in connection with this process.

In addition, the Audit Committee is responsible for monitoring the independence of and the risk assessment procedures used by the independent auditors, selecting and retaining the independent auditors, and overseeing compliance with various laws and regulations.

In discharging its oversight responsibilities, the Audit Committee reviewed and discussed Sabre’s audited financial statements with management and Ernst & Young, Sabre’s independent auditors. The Audit Committee also discussed with Ernst & Young all communications required by the auditing standards of the PCAOB, including those required by PCAOB AS 1301, “Communications with Audit Committees.”

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The Audit Committee received the written disclosures and letter from Ernst & Young required by applicable requirements of the PCAOB regarding Ernst & Young’s communications with the Audit Committee concerning independence and has discussed Ernst & Young’s independence with them.

The Audit Committee has relied on management’s representation that the financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and on the opinion of Ernst & Young included in their report on Sabre’s financial statements.

Based on the above-mentioned review and discussions with management and the auditors, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the audited financial statements be included in Sabre’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, for filing with the SEC.

AUDIT COMMITTEE OF

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Judy Odom, Chair

George Bravante, Jr.

Renée James

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PROPOSAL 3: ADOPTION OF THE FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION, WHICH ELIMINATES THE SUPERMAJORITY VOTING REQUIREMENTS AND DELETES CERTAIN OBSOLETE PROVISIONS FROM OUR CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

On February 6, 2019, our Board of Directors declared advisable and voted to approve, and to recommend that our stockholders adopt, the Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, which eliminates the supermajority voting requirements in our Certificate of Incorporation, as well as deletes certain obsolete provisions from our Certificate of Incorporation, as set forth in Appendix A and incorporated by reference.

Current Supermajority Voting Requirements in Our Certificate of Incorporation

Our Certificate of Incorporation currently provides that (i) directors may be removed only upon the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 75% of the voting power of our outstanding common stock, (ii) certain provisions of our Certificate of Incorporation may not be amended, unless the amendment is approved by the holders of at least 75% of the voting power of our outstanding common stock and (iii) the provisions of the Bylaws may not be amended by the stockholders unless the amendment is approved by the holders of at least 75% of the voting power of our outstanding common stock.

Rationale for Eliminating the Supermajority Voting Requirements

The Board has periodically considered the advantages and disadvantages of maintaining the supermajority voting provisions and concluded that this structure was in the best interests of Sabre and its stockholders. While the protections afforded by supermajority voting provisions can be beneficial to stockholders, the Board is aware that stockholders generally oppose supermajority voting provisions such as the provisions in our Certificate of Incorporation and now believes that these provisions in certain circumstances can limit the ability of stockholders to effectively participate in corporate governance. As a result, the Board has declared advisable and approved, and recommends that stockholders adopt, the Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, which eliminates the supermajority voting requirements.

Provisions in Proposed Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws to Eliminate Supermajority Voting Requirements

Eliminating the supermajority voting requirements in favor of simple majority voting requirements in our Certificate of Incorporation requires changes to our governing documents. If the Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation is adopted by our stockholders and is filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, Section 3 of Article VI of our Certificate of Incorporation would be amended to provide that any director may be removed from office at any time, with or without cause, by the

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affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of the outstanding common stock. The last sentence of Article X of our Certificate of Incorporation, which provides that certain provisions of our Certificate of Incorporation may only be amended upon approval of the holders of at least 75% of the voting power of our outstanding common stock, would be deleted. The last sentence of Article XI of our Certificate of Incorporation, which restricts stockholders’ ability to adopt, amend or repeal Bylaw provisions unless approved by the holders of at least 75% of the voting power of our outstanding common stock, would also be deleted. As a result of the deletion of these provisions, under Delaware law, all of the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation may be amended by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of the outstanding common stock, and stockholders may amend the bylaws by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the outstanding common stock entitled to vote on such matter and present, in person or by proxy, at the meeting.

The Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, which includes the text of revised Article VI, Article X and Article XI of our Certificate of Incorporation, marked to show the proposed changes, is attached as Appendix A to this proxy statement. The Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation is subject to adoption by stockholders.

Subject to stockholder approval and the effectiveness of the Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Board has also unanimously approved an amendment to our Bylaws that would delete the last sentence of Section 8.5 of the Bylaws, which provides that any amendment to the Bylaws by the stockholders requires approval of the holders of at least 75% of the voting power of our outstanding common stock. As a result of the deletion of this provision, stockholders may amend the Bylaws by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the outstanding common stock entitled to vote on such matter and present, in person or by proxy, at the meeting. The text of the amended Bylaws, marked to show the proposed changes is attached as Appendix B to this proxy statement. The amendment to our Bylaws is not subject to stockholder approval.

If adopted by our stockholders, the Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation will become effective upon the filing of the Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of Delaware (which the Company anticipates would occur promptly following the 2019 Annual Meeting), whereupon the change to the Bylaws described above would also become effective.

Removal of Obsolete Provisions

Our Certificate of Incorporation currently refers to Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock (“Series A Preferred Stock”). There are currently no shares of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding, and we do not currently have any plans or intentions to issue any shares of Series A Preferred Stock. In addition, our Certificate of Incorporation includes provisions regarding the “Trigger Date” (as defined in the Certificate of Incorporation), as well as certain references to the Stockholders’ Agreement, which are no longer relevant. The Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation is also intended to remove these obsolete provisions, as well as to incorporate previously approved amendments to our Certificate of Incorporation and to make other minor clarifying changes. See Appendix A.

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The foregoing description of the amendments to the Certificate of Incorporation as set forth in the Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation is a summary of the amendments and is qualified in its entirety by the Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation as set forth in Appendix A.

The Board of Directors unanimously recommends a vote FOR the adoption of the Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, which eliminates the supermajority voting requirements and deletes certain obsolete provisions from our Certificate of Incorporation.

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PROPOSAL 4: APPROVAL OF THE SABRE CORPORATION 2019 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN

In February 2019, our Board of Directors adopted the Sabre Corporation 2019 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (the “2019 Omnibus Plan”), subject to approval by our stockholders at the 2019 Annual Meeting.

We currently have the 2016 Omnibus Plan in place, and as of December 31, 2018, there were 10,357,631 shares of our common stock available for issuance under the 2016 Omnibus Plan. We expect to utilize an additional approximately 5,400,000 shares of common stock under the 2016 Omnibus Plan through the date of the 2019 Annual Meeting, which will result in approximately 4,957,631 shares of common stock available for issuance as the date of the 2019 Annual Meeting. Subject to approval of the 2019 Omnibus Plan by stockholders, the 2019 Omnibus Plan will replace the 2016 Omnibus Plan for grants made after the 2019 Annual Meeting, which will also increase the number of shares authorized for issuance pursuant to our equity-based compensation plans.

The 2019 Omnibus Plan is a critical part of Sabre’s overall compensation program and is intended to promote the interests of Sabre and its stockholders by providing Sabre’s employees, who are largely responsible for the management, growth, and protection of Sabre’s business, with incentives and rewards to encourage them to continue in the service of Sabre. The 2019 Omnibus Plan is designed to meet these objectives by providing these employees with a proprietary interest in pursuing the long-term growth, profitability, and financial success of Sabre.

Under the 2016 Omnibus Plan, eligible non-employee directors are eligible to participate in the plan; however, these directors will not be eligible to participate under the 2019 Omnibus Plan. Instead, they would participate in the 2019 Director Plan. See “Proposal 5: Approval of the Sabre Corporation 2019 Director Equity Compensation Plan.”

Alignment of 2019 Omnibus Plan with Stockholders’ Interests

The 2019 Omnibus Plan is designed to reinforce the alignment of our equity compensation opportunities for officers and employees with stockholders’ interests and, as highlighted below, includes a number of provisions that we believe are consistent with good compensation practices.

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Key Data

The following table includes information regarding outstanding equity awards, shares available for grants of future equity awards and total shares outstanding under the Prior Plans as of December 31, 2018 (and without giving effect to approval of this Proposal 4):

Based on our historical practice, the Board of Directors believes the shares available for grant under the 2019 Omnibus Plan will be sufficient to cover awards for at least the next two to three years, depending on circumstances such as significant market value fluctuations, vesting levels of performance-based restricted stock unit awards, or acquisitions. Since our initial public offering in April 2014, we granted equity awards (gross equity grants, which do not reflect the impact of cancellations) representing a total of approximately 4,996,677 shares in 2014, 2,824,579 shares in 2015, 4,777,809 shares in 2016, 5,681,376 shares in 2017

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and 5,679,715 shares in 2018. These awards reflect a five-year average utilization rate of 1.73%. We expect to grant equity awards representing a total of approximately 5,700,000 shares in 2019. Absent circumstances not currently accounted for in our projections, such as the factors described above, the Board of Directors expects to grant awards under the 2019 Omnibus Plan generally consistent with our 2019 share utilization rates.

Summary of Terms of the 2019 Omnibus Plan

The principal features of the 2019 Omnibus Plan are described below. This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the 2019 Omnibus Plan, a copy of which is attached as Appendix C to this proxy statement and incorporated in this proxy statement by reference. Please refer to Appendix C for more information.

Term

Awards under the 2019 Omnibus Plan may be granted for a term of ten years following the date that stockholders approve the 2019 Omnibus Plan at the 2019 Annual Meeting.

Administration

The 2019 Omnibus Plan is administered by our Board of Directors, the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors or such other committee as designated by our Board of Directors (the “Committee”). Among the Committee’s powers under the 2019 Omnibus Plan is the power to determine those employees who will be granted awards and the amount, type and other terms and conditions of awards. The Committee may also prescribe agreements evidencing or settling the terms of any awards, and any amendments thereto; grant awards alone or in addition to, in tandem with, or in substitution or exchange for, any other award, any award granted under the Prior Plans (as defined below) or that of any business entity we are acquiring, or any other right of the plan participant to receive payment from us.

“Prior Plans” means, with respect to the 2016 Omnibus Plan, the Sabre Corporation 2014 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (the “2014 Omnibus Plan”), the Sovereign Holdings, Inc. 2012 Management Equity Incentive Plan (the “Sovereign 2012 MEIP”), the Sovereign Holdings, Inc. 2007 Management Equity Incentive Plan (as amended in 2010), and the Sovereign Holdings, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan (the “Sovereign MEIP”), and with respect to the 2019 Omnibus Plan, each of the foregoing plans plus the 2016 Omnibus Plan.

The Committee may delegate its powers and responsibilities under the 2019 Omnibus Plan, in writing, to a sub-committee of our Board of Directors, or delegate certain administration powers (not including the grant of awards) over the plan to one or more of our officers or employees.

The Committee has discretionary authority to interpret and construe any and all provisions of the 2019 Omnibus Plan and the terms of any award (or award agreement) granted thereunder and to adopt and amend such rules and regulations for the administration of the 2019 Omnibus Plan as it deems appropriate. Decisions of the Committee will be final, binding and conclusive on all parties.

On or after the date of grant of any award, the Committee may accelerate the date on which any award becomes vested, exercisable, or transferable, provided that 95% of the shares underlying any stock-settled

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award must have a vesting period of at least one year from the date of grant. The Committee may also extend the term of any such award (including the period following a termination of a participant’s employment during which any such award may remain outstanding); waive any conditions to the vesting, exercisability or transferability of any such award; grant other awards in addition to, in tandem with or in substitution or exchange for any award granted under the 2019 Omnibus Plan, any Prior Plan or any equity compensation plan of any business entity we are acquiring; or provide for the payment of dividends or dividend equivalents with respect to any such award. The Committee does not have the authority and may not take any such action described in this section to the extent that the grant of such authority or the taking of such action would cause any tax to become due under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).

We will not reprice any stock option or stock appreciation right without the approval of our stockholders.

Shares Available for Issuance

In general, if awards under the 2019 Omnibus Plan expire or are forfeited, cancelled or terminated without the issuance of shares, or are settled for cash in lieu of shares, or are exchanged for an award not involving shares, the shares covered by such awards will again become available for the grant of awards under the 2019 Omnibus Plan. However, if the exercise price or tax withholding requirements related to any award under the 2019 Omnibus Plan are satisfied through our withholding of shares otherwise then deliverable in respect of an award or through actual or constructive transfer to us of shares already owned, the number of shares equal to such withheld or transferred shares, as applicable, will no longer be available for issuance under the 2019 Omnibus Plan.

Shares covered by awards granted pursuant to the 2019 Omnibus Plan in connection with the assumption, replacement, conversion or adjustment of outstanding equity-based awards in the context of a corporate acquisition or merger will not count as issued under the 2019 Omnibus Plan.

Individual Employee Share Limits Per Fiscal Year under the 2019 Omnibus Plan

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Individual Limits on Cash Incentive Awards

Eligibility for Participation

The individuals eligible to receive awards under the 2019 Omnibus Plan are our employees (including prospective employees who have been offered employment) or other individual service providers and those of our subsidiaries, as selected by the Committee.

As of December 31, 2018, approximately 9,250 individuals, consisting of approximately 8,500 employees and approximately 750 other service providers, would be eligible to participate in the 2019 Omnibus Plan. During 2018, a total of approximately 2,250 individuals received awards under the 2016 Omnibus Plan.

Cash Incentive Awards

The Committee may grant cash incentive awards. Cash incentive awards may be settled in cash or in other property, including shares of our common stock.

Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights

The Committee may grant non-qualified stock options and incentive stock options to purchase shares of our common stock. The Committee will determine the number of shares of our common stock subject to each option, the vesting schedule (provided that no option may be exercisable after the expiration of ten years after the date of grant), the method and procedure to exercise vested options, restrictions on transfer of options and any shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of an option, and the other terms of each option. The exercise price per share of common stock covered by any option may not be less than 100% of the fair market value of a share of common stock on the date of grant.

Additionally, with respect to “incentive stock options” (within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code), the aggregate fair market value of shares with respect to incentive stock options that are exercisable for the first time by a participant during any calendar year under the 2019 Omnibus Plan or any of our other stock option plans may not exceed $100,000. To the extent the fair market value of such shares exceeds $100,000, the incentive stock options granted to such participant, to the extent and in the order required by regulations, automatically will be deemed to be non-qualified stock options, but all other terms and provisions of such option will remain unchanged. No incentive stock option may be granted to a 10% stockholder unless the exercise price of the option is at least 110% of the fair market value of a share of common stock at the time such incentive stock option is granted and such incentive stock option is not exercisable after the expiration of five years from the date such incentive stock option is granted.

Other Stock-Based Awards

The Committee may grant other stock, stock-based or stock-related awards in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as determined by the Committee. Each such other stock-based award may (i) involve the transfer of actual shares of our common stock to the participant, either at the time of grant or thereafter, or payment in cash or otherwise of amounts based on the value of shares of common stock, (ii) be subject to performance-based and/or service-based conditions, (iii) be in the form of stock

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appreciation rights, phantom stock, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance shares, deferred share units, or share-denominated performance units, and (iv) be designed to comply with applicable laws of jurisdictions other than the United States; provided, that each award must be denominated in, or must have a value determined by reference to, a number of shares of our common stock that is specified at the time of the grant of such award.

Performance-Based Compensation, Performance Goals and Measures

The Committee may grant performance-based compensation to a participant payable upon the attainment of specific performance goals. The performance goals may include: adjusted net earnings, appreciation in and/or maintenance of the price of common stock (including, without limitation, comparisons with various stock market indices), attainment of strategic and operational initiatives, budget, cash flow (including, without limitation, free cash flow), cost of capital, cost reduction, earnings and earnings growth (including, without limitation, earnings per share, earnings before taxes, earnings before interest and taxes, and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization), market share, market value added, net income, net sales, net revenue, operating profit and operating income, pretax income before allocation of corporate overhead and bonus, reductions in costs, return on assets and return on net assets, return on equity, return on invested capital, revenues, sales and sales growth, successful acquisition/divestiture, total stockholder return and improvement of stockholder return, gross margin, measures of liquidity or credit metrics, cash flow per share, improvements or attainments of expense levels, improvements or attainment of working capital levels or debt reduction, or such other measures as the Committee may determine from time to time.

Performance goals may relate to individual performance, company performance or business unit performance.

In addition, any performance measure may be used to measure the performance of Sabre or a subsidiary as a whole or any business unit of Sabre or a subsidiary or any combination thereof, as the Committee may deem appropriate, or any of the above performance measures as compared to the performance of a group of comparator companies, or a published or special index that the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate.

The Committee may, subject to the terms of the 2019 Omnibus Plan, amend previously granted awards whose grant, vesting or payment is subject to performance-based measures.

Stockholder Rights

No person will have any rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares of our common stock covered by or relating to any award granted pursuant to the 2019 Omnibus Plan until the date of the issuance of such shares on our books and records.

Amendment and Termination

Notwithstanding any other provision of the 2019 Omnibus Plan, our Board of Directors may at any time suspend or discontinue the plan or revise or amend it in any respect whatsoever; provided, however, that to the extent that any applicable law, regulation, or rule of a national securities exchange requires stockholder approval for any such revision or amendment to be effective, such revision or amendment will not be effective without such approval.

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Transferability

Awards granted under the 2019 Omnibus Plan are generally nontransferable (other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution), except that the Committee may provide for the transferability of non-qualified stock options subject to conditions and limitations as determined by the Committee; however, awards (other than incentive stock options and tandem stock appreciation rights) may be transferred during the lifetime of the participant, and may be exercised by these transferees during the lifetime of the participant, but only to the extent the transfers are permitted by the Committee.

Change in Control

Except as otherwise set forth in a participant’s award agreement, in the event (i) a participant has a qualifying termination of employment following a change in control of Sabre or (ii) of a change in control of Sabre in which outstanding awards are not assumed, continued, or substituted by the surviving corporation:

For purposes of this provision, a “qualifying termination of employment” means with respect to a participant, (i) a termination of such participant’s employment by Sabre (or any of its then-affiliated entities) without cause or by the participant for good reason, or (ii) a termination of such participant’s employment in the event of the participant’s death or disability, in each case, following a change in control of Sabre.

New Plan Benefits

All awards made under the 2019 Omnibus Plan are discretionary. Therefore, the benefits and amounts that will be received or allocated under the 2019 Omnibus Plan are not determinable at this time. The closing price of our common stock, as reported on the NASDAQ Stock Market, on February 20, 2019 was $21.97 per share. See “Executive Compensation—2018 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” table, which provides information on the equity awards granted to the named executive officers in 2018.

U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences

The following is a summary of certain federal income tax consequences of the awards to be made under the 2019 Omnibus Plan based upon the laws in effect on the date hereof. The discussion is general in nature and does not take into account a number of considerations which may apply in light of the circumstances of a particular participant under the 2019 Omnibus Plan. The income tax consequences under applicable state and local tax laws may not be the same as under federal income tax laws.

Non-Qualified Stock Options