8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): April 23, 2021

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THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


Ohio	001-00434	31-0411980
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

One Procter & Gamble Plaza, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, and Zip Code)

513-983-1100

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code

(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 Instruction A.2. below):

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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 Stock, without Par Value	PG	New York Stock Exchange
2.000% Notes due 2021	PG21	New York Stock Exchange
2.000% Notes due 2022	PG22B	New York Stock Exchange
1.125% Notes due 2023	PG23A	New York Stock Exchange
0.500% Notes due 2024	PG24A	New York Stock Exchange
0.625% Notes due 2024	PG24B	New York Stock Exchange
1.375% Notes due 2025	PG25	New York Stock Exchange
4.875% EUR notes due May 2027	PG27A	New York Stock Exchange
1.200% Notes due 2028	PG28	New York Stock Exchange
1.250% Notes due 2029	PG29B	New York Stock Exchange
1.800% Notes due 2029	PG29A	New York Stock Exchange
6.250% GBP notes due January 2030	PG30	New York Stock Exchange
5.250% GBP notes due January 2033	PG33	New York Stock Exchange
1.875% Notes due 2038	PG38	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 April 23, 2021, The Procter & Gamble Company (the “Company”) closed an underwritten public offering of $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 1.000% Notes due April 23, 2026 and $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 1.950% Notes due April 23, 2031 under the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-249545). Legal opinions related to these notes are attached hereto as Exhibits (5)(a) and (5)(b) and are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) The following exhibits are being filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K.


Exhibit Number		Description

(5)(a)		Opinion of Jennifer Henkel, Esq., Director and Assistant General Counsel of the Company.

(5)(b)		Opinion of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, which is referred to in the opinion filed as Exhibit (5)(a).

(23)(a)		Consent of Jennifer Henkel, Esq., which is contained in her opinion filed as Exhibit (5)(a).

(23)(b)		Consent of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, which is contained in the opinion filed as Exhibit (5)(b).

(104)		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)


THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY

BY:		/s/ Sandra T. Lane
		Sandra T. Lane Assistant Secretary
		April 23, 2021