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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
May 8, 2026
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)
BlackBerry Limited
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Canada | 001-38232 | 98-0164408 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2200 University Ave East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Waterloo | Ontario | Canada | N2K 0A7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
(519) 888-7465
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||
| Common Shares | BB | New York Stock Exchange | ||||||
| Common Shares | BB | Toronto Stock Exchange | ||||||
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.
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On May 8, 2026, BlackBerry Limited (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Toronto Stock Exchange has accepted the Company’s notice to implement a normal course issuer bid to repurchase for cancellation up to 26,785,714 of the Company’s common shares, representing approximately 4.58% of the outstanding public float as of April 30, 2026. The program is scheduled to commence on May 12, 2026 and will expire no later than May 11, 2027. A copy of the press release discussing the announcement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit | Description | |||||||
| 99.1 | ||||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL). | |||||||
SIGNATURES
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.
BlackBerry Limited | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date: | May 8, 2026 | By: | /s/ Tim Foote | |||||||||||||||||
| Name: | Tim Foote | |||||||||||||||||||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||||||||||||||||||