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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

February 13, 2026

 

 

ALPHABET INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-37580   61-1767919

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1600 Amphitheatre Parkway

Mountain View, CA 94043

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(650) 253-0000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading
Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value   GOOGL   Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
    (Nasdaq Global Select Market)
Class C Capital Stock, $0.001 par value   GOOG   Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
    (Nasdaq Global Select Market)
2.375% Senior Notes due 2028     Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
2.500% Senior Notes due 2029     Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
2.875% Senior Notes due 2031     Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
3.000% Senior Notes due 2033     Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
3.125% Senior Notes due 2034     Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
3.375% Senior Notes due 2037     Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
3.500% Senior Notes due 2038     Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
4.000% Senior Notes due 2044     Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
3.875% Senior Notes due 2045     Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
4.000% Senior Notes due 2054     Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
4.375% Senior Notes due 2064     Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 
 


Item 8.01. Other Events.

Alphabet Inc. Sterling and U.S. Dollar Senior Notes Offering

On February 13, 2026, Alphabet Inc. (“Alphabet”) closed its concurrent underwritten public offerings of $20 billion aggregate principal amount of U.S. dollar-denominated senior notes (the “U.S. Notes”) and £5.5 billion aggregate principal amount of Sterling-denominated senior notes (the “Sterling Notes” and, collectively with the U.S. Notes, the “Notes”) pursuant to Alphabet’s registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-286752). The Notes were issued pursuant to an Indenture (the “Indenture”), dated as of February 12, 2016, between Alphabet and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee.

The Sterling Notes consist of £750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.125% notes due 2029, £1,250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.625% notes due 2032, £1,250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.500% notes due 2041, £1,250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.875% notes due 2058 and £1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.125% notes due 2126.

The U.S. Notes consist of $2,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.700% notes due 2029, $3,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.100% notes due 2031, $3,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.400% notes due 2033, $4,250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.800% notes due 2036, $1,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.500% notes due 2046, $4,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.650% notes due 2056 and $1,750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.750% notes due 2066.

The foregoing description of the Indenture is qualified in its entirety by the terms of such agreement, which is filed hereto as Exhibit 4.1 and incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing descriptions of the Notes is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the respective forms of the Notes filed as Exhibits 4.2-4.13 hereto and each is incorporated herein by reference.

 


Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)Exhibits

 

Exhibit
No.
  

Description

4.1    Indenture, dated February 12, 2016, between Alphabet Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of Alphabet Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed on February 12, 2016 (File No. 333-209510)
4.2    Form of Global Note representing the Registrant’s 4.125% notes due 2029
4.3    Form of Global Note representing the Registrant’s 4.625% notes due 2032
4.4    Form of Global Note representing the Registrant’s 5.500% notes due 2041
4.5    Form of Global Note representing the Registrant’s 5.875% notes due 2058
4.6    Form of Global Note representing the Registrant’s 6.125% notes due 2126
4.7    Form of Global Note representing the Registrant’s 3.700% notes due 2029
4.8    Form of Global Note representing the Registrant’s 4.100% notes due 2031
4.9    Form of Global Note representing the Registrant’s 4.400% notes due 2033
4.10    Form of Global Note representing the Registrant’s 4.800% notes due 2036
4.11    Form of Global Note representing the Registrant’s 5.500% notes due 2046
4.12    Form of Global Note representing the Registrant’s 5.650% notes due 2056
4.13    Form of Global Note representing the Registrant’s 5.750% notes due 2066
5.1    Opinion of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP with respect to the Sterling Notes
5.2    Opinion of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP with respect to the U.S Notes
23.1    Consent of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2    Consent of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP (included in Exhibit 5.2)
104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL)


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

      ALPHABET INC.
 Date: February 13, 2026      

/s/ Anat Ashkenazi

      Anat Ashkenazi
      Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer