AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Alphabet Inc. (Class A) (GOOGL)

Alphabet closes €9 billion euro and C$9.5 billion Canadian dollar bond sales

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 financing Written later

On May 11, 2026, Alphabet closed concurrent public offerings of €9 billion in euro-denominated senior notes and C$9.5 billion in Canadian dollar-denominated senior notes under its Form S-3 shelf registration. The filing adds new long-term debt across maturities from 2030 to 2063, with coupons from 3.200% to 5.000%. The filing does not state the use of proceeds.

Key points

  • Euro Notes: six tranches totaling €9 billion, with coupons from 3.200% (due 2030) to 4.800% (due 2063).
  • Canadian Notes: four tranches with coupons from 3.650% (due 2031) to 5.000% (due 2056), stated in the filing as C$9.5 billion in aggregate.
  • Notes were issued under an indenture dated February 12, 2016, with The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as trustee.

The filing

CompanyAlphabet Inc. (Class A) (GOOGL)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMay 11, 2026, 4:45 PM ET
Accession number0001193125-26-216986

Items reported: 8.01 Other Events

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 2:16 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on May 11, 2026.

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