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DIS · Current Report (Form 8-K) · Filed February 12, 2026

Walt Disney Co — Current Report (Form 8-K)

Form
8-K
Filed
February 12, 2026
Period
Feb 10, 2026
Ticker
DIS
Accession
0001193125-26-048674
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Disney enters underwriting agreement to issue four note series under an existing indenture; notes registered under the Securities Act.

About Walt Disney Co
Market cap
$176.1B
1Y TSR
−10.4%
3Y TSR
+5.6%
Board grade
C-
Sector
Communication Services
CEO
Joshua W Damaro
Last annual meeting: Mar 18, 2026 · View full Walt Disney Co profile →
8-K
 
 

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 10, 2026

 

 

THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-38842   83-0940635
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

500 South Buena Vista Street

Burbank, California 91521

(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)

(818) 560-1000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable

(Former name or 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:

 

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

Common Stock, $0.01 par value   DIS   New York 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. ☐

 

 
 


Item 8.01.

Other Events.

On February 10, 2026, The Walt Disney Company (the “Company”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement with Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, with respect to the offer and sale of $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its Floating Rate Notes due 2029 (the “Floating Rate Notes”), $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 3.750% Notes due 2029 (the “2029 Notes”), $1,500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.000% Notes due 2031 (the “2031 Notes”) and $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 4.625% Notes due 2036 (the “2036 Notes” and, collectively with the Floating Rate Notes, the 2029 Notes and the 2031 Notes, the “Notes”).

The Notes will be issued pursuant to that certain Indenture, dated as of March 20, 2019, between the Company, TWDC Enterprises 18 Corp., as guarantor, and Citibank, N.A., as Trustee. The Notes have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”) pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-289917) previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Act.

Copies of the Underwriting Agreement, the officer’s certificates of the Company establishing the terms of the Notes, the forms of Notes and the opinion of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP as to the validity of the Notes and related guarantees are filed as exhibits hereto and incorporated herein by reference. The Company is filing this Current Report on Form 8-K so as to file with the Commission certain items that are to be incorporated by reference into its Registration Statement.

 


Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

 1.1    Underwriting Agreement, dated February 10, 2026, among The Walt Disney Company, TWDC Enterprises 18 Corp., Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein.
 4.1    Indenture (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 to The Walt Disney Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 20, 2019).
 4.2    Officer’s Certificate, dated as of February 12, 2026, establishing the Floating Rate Notes and their terms.
 4.3    Officer’s Certificate, dated as of February 12, 2026, establishing the 2029 Notes and their terms.
 4.4    Officer’s Certificate, dated as of February 12, 2026, establishing the 2031 Notes and their terms.
 4.5    Officer’s Certificate, dated as of February 12, 2026, establishing the 2036 Notes and their terms.
 4.6    Form of Floating Rate Notes (included as Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.2).
 4.7    Form of 2029 Notes (included as Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.3).
 4.8    Form of 2031 Notes (included as Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.4).
 4.9    Form of 2036 Notes (included as Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.5).
 5.1    Opinion of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP.
23.1    Consent of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1).
104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL Document)

 


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.

 

THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY
By:  

/s/ Jolene E. Negre

Name:   Jolene E. Negre
Title:   Deputy General Counsel – Securities Regulation, Governance & Secretary

Date: February 12, 2026

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When did Walt Disney Co file this 8-K?
Walt Disney Co (DIS) filed this Current Report (Form 8-K) with the SEC on February 12, 2026. The accession number assigned by EDGAR is 0001193125-26-048674.
What does an 8-K disclose?
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Disney enters underwriting agreement to issue four note series under an existing indenture; notes registered under the Securities Act. This is Boardroom Alpha's one-line summary of the current report; see the full filing text above for the formal disclosure.
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