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Visa Inc — Current Report (Form 8-K)

Form
8-K
Filed
May 12, 2026
Period
May 11, 2026
Ticker
V
Accession
0001193125-26-219432
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Visa settles the exchange offer and implements Makewhole Agreements; unresolved interchange claims total about $17.4B.

About Visa Inc
Market cap
$577.7B
1Y TSR
−8.6%
3Y TSR
+13.5%
Board grade
C+
Sector
Financial Services
CEO
Ryan McInerney
Last annual meeting: Jan 27, 2026 · View full Visa Inc 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): May 11, 2026

 

 

 

LOGO

VISA INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-33977   26-0267673

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation or Organization)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

P.O. Box 8999

San Francisco, California

  94128-8999
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (650) 432-3200

N/A

(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 Instructions 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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading

Symbol

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share   V   New York Stock Exchange
1.500% Senior Notes due 2026   V26   New York Stock Exchange
2.250% Senior Notes due 2028   V28   New York Stock Exchange
2.000% Senior Notes due 2029   V29   New York Stock Exchange
3.125% Senior Notes due 2033   V33   New York Stock Exchange
2.375% Senior Notes due 2034   V34   New York Stock Exchange
3.500% Senior Notes due 2037   V37   New York Stock Exchange
3.875% Senior Notes due 2044   V44   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 1.01  Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On May 12, 2026, Visa Inc. (“Visa”) settled its previously announced exchange offer (the “Exchange Offer”) for any and all outstanding shares of its Class B-1 and Class B-2 common stock, the terms of which were described in the prospectus, dated April 13, 2026, constituting part of Visa’s registration statement on Form S-4, as amended (File No. 333-294062).

In connection with the Exchange Offer, Visa entered into makewhole agreements (collectively, the “Makewhole Agreements”), effective May 11, 2026, with the holders of the Class B-1 common stock and Class B-2 common stock accepted in the Exchange Offer and, where applicable, such holders’ respective parent guarantors.

Under the Makewhole Agreements, each participating holder is obligated, after the value of the Class B-3 common stock it received in the Exchange Offer has been depleted through downward conversion rate adjustments, to reimburse Visa in cash for the portion of any future deposit into the U.S. covered litigation escrow account that, but for the holder’s participation in the Exchange Offer, would have been absorbed by such holder through downward adjustments to the conversion rate of the Class B-1 common stock or Class B-2 common stock, as applicable, it tendered in the Exchange Offer.

The Makewhole Agreements also provide for the staged transfer of the Class C common stock that participating holders received in the Exchange Offer. A participating holder may only transfer up to one-third of the Class C common stock it received in the Exchange Offer prior to June 25, 2026, and only up to two-thirds of the Class C common stock it received in the Exchange Offer prior to August 9, 2026.

The foregoing description of the Makewhole Agreements does not purport to be complete and is qualified entirely by reference to the Form of the Makewhole Agreement, filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 8.01  Other Events.

The information set forth in the first paragraph under Item 1.01 concerning the settlement of the Exchange Offer is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.

The estimated interchange reimbursement fees at issue in unresolved claims for damages in the U.S. covered litigation was $17.4 billion as of May 11, 2026.1

 
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This figure is estimated and approximated. The estimated interchange reimbursement fees at issue does not include interchange reimbursement fees attributable to claims in certain purported indirect purchaser class actions or any opt outs that have not asserted a claim for damages. The interchange at issue for unresolved claims will continue to increase. See U.S. Covered Litigation in Note 20—Legal Matters to our consolidated financial statements included in Item 8 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2025 and any subsequent reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K for more information on the Interchange Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) - Individual Merchant Actions.

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Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

10.1    Form of Makewhole Agreement.
104    The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K (formatted as Inline XBRL).

 

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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.

 

  VISA INC.
Date: May 12, 2026     By:  

/s/ Chris Suh

    Name:  

Chris Suh

  Title:  

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

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When did Visa Inc file this 8-K?
Visa Inc (V) filed this Current Report (Form 8-K) with the SEC on May 12, 2026. The accession number assigned by EDGAR is 0001193125-26-219432.
What does an 8-K disclose?
Form 8-K is the SEC's current-report form, used to disclose material events between periodic reports (10-K / 10-Q). Triggers include CEO/CFO departures, acquisitions, bankruptcies, earnings releases, auditor changes, changes in fiscal year, and amendments to corporate governance. Each 8-K is keyed to one or more Item numbers (1.01 through 9.01).
What is the key takeaway from this filing?
Visa settles the exchange offer and implements Makewhole Agreements; unresolved interchange claims total about $17.4B. This is Boardroom Alpha's one-line summary of the current report; see the full filing text above for the formal disclosure.
What Item codes does an 8-K cover?
An 8-K's Item codes (1.01 through 9.01) specify what kind of event is being disclosed — e.g. Item 1.01 for entering a material agreement, Item 5.02 for departure/election of directors and executive officers, Item 8.01 for other events. The Item codes for this 8-K appear in the filing text above.
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