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Alphabet launches seven tranche euro note offering

Rates Monday, November 2, 2026 - Updated Nov 2, 2026 07:12

Alphabet filed a preliminary prospectus supplement on Monday for a seven tranche euro denominated senior note offering, one floating rate series and six fixed rate series, with pricing terms left blank pending the bookbuild.

Why it matters: A borrower of Alphabet's scale choosing euros for a seven part deal adds depth to the euro corporate market and gives rates investors a fresh read on how much term funding big technology issuers will raise offshore while US long yields sit near 5 percent.

Data as of Preliminary prospectus supplement dated November 2, 2026, read in full from the SEC filings lane copy in this run (accession 0001193125-26-442515). The document is marked subject to completion: principal amounts, coupons and maturities are blank and will be set at pricing. No story in the previous three days carries this accession.

Alphabet is offering seven series of euro denominated senior unsecured notes, the company said in a preliminary prospectus supplement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday. The deal comprises one floating rate series, priced off three month EURIBOR and reset quarterly, and six fixed rate series. The notes will rank equally with Alphabet’s other unsecured and unsubordinated debt and will be structurally subordinated to the obligations of its subsidiaries.

The filing is a launch document, not a priced deal. Aggregate principal amounts, coupons, maturities and the offering prices are blank throughout, to be completed at pricing, and the supplement is marked subject to completion and dated November 2, 2026. Net proceeds are likewise unstated at this stage. Alphabet says it intends to use the proceeds for general corporate purposes, which may include repayment of outstanding debt.

Barclays, BNP Paribas and Deutsche Bank are joint book running managers. Alphabet intends to apply to list each series on the Nasdaq Bond Exchange, with trading expected to begin within 30 days of the issue date if the listing is approved, and notes will be delivered through Clearstream and Euroclear on a T plus 3 settlement cycle, the third London business day after pricing.

The final terms, when the priced supplement follows, will show how much term funding Alphabet chose to raise in euros and at what maturities, the part of the transaction that matters for the broader corporate supply calendar. Until then the material facts are the structure itself: seven tranches, a floating rate leg, and a euro market venue for one of the largest US issuers.

Sources

  1. Alphabet Inc. Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, Form 424B5 (accession 0001193125-26-442515) - Alphabet Inc. via SEC EDGAR - 2026-11-02