Form 424B5 NVIDIA CORP
Table of Contents
Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5)
Registration Statement No. 333-287619
The information in this preliminary prospectus supplement is not complete and may be changed. This preliminary prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are not an offer to sell these securities and are not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED JUNE 15, 2026
PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
(To Prospectus dated May 28, 2025)
$
NVIDIA CORPORATION
$ % Notes due 2028
$ % Notes due 2029
$ % Notes due 2031
$ % Notes due 2033
$ % Notes due 2036
$ % Notes due 2046
$ % Notes due 2056
The % notes due 2028, which we refer to as the “2028 notes,” will mature on , 2028, the % notes due 2029, which we refer to as the “2029 notes,” will mature on , 2029, the % notes due 2031, which we refer to as the “2031 notes,” will mature on , 2031, the % notes due 2033, which we refer to as the “2033 notes,” will mature on , 2033, the % notes due 2036, which we refer to as the “2036 notes,” will mature on , 2036, the % notes due 2046, which we refer to as the “2046 notes,” will mature on , 2046, and the % notes due 2056, which we refer to as the “2056 notes,” will mature on , 2056. We refer to the 2028 notes, the 2029 notes, the 2031 notes, the 2033 notes, the 2036 notes, the 2046 notes and the 2056 notes collectively as the “notes.”
We will pay interest semi-annually on the notes on and of each year, beginning on , 2026.
We may redeem the notes of each series in whole or in part at any time or from time to time at the redemption prices described under “Description of Notes—Optional Redemption.”
The notes will be unsecured obligations of ours and rank equally with our existing and future unsecured senior indebtedness. The notes will be issued only in registered book-entry form and in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 thereafter. The notes will not be listed on any securities exchange. Currently, there are no public markets for the notes.
Investing in the notes involves risk. Please read “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-5 of this prospectus supplement and the risks described in the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
| Public Offering Price(1) |
Underwriting Discounts |
Proceeds, Before Expenses, to Us(1) |
||||||||||
| Per 2028 Note |
% | % | % | |||||||||
| 2028 Notes Total |
$ | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Per 2029 Note |
% | % | % | |||||||||
| 2029 Notes Total |
$ | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Per 2031 Note |
% | % | % | |||||||||
| 2031 Notes Total |
$ | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Per 2033 Note |
% | % | % | |||||||||
| 2033 Notes Total |
$ | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Per 2036 Note |
% | % | % | |||||||||
| 2036 Notes Total |
$ | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Per 2046 Note |
% | % | % | |||||||||
| 2046 Notes Total |
$ | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Per 2056 Note |
% | % | % | |||||||||
| 2056 Notes Total |
$ | $ | $ | |||||||||
| (1) | Plus accrued interest, if any, from June , 2026. |
The notes will be ready for delivery in book-entry form on or about June , 2026, only through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company for the accounts of its participants, which may include Clearstream Banking, société anonyme, and Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear System, against payment in New York, New York.
Joint Book Running Managers
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | J.P. Morgan | Morgan Stanley |
The date of this prospectus supplement is June , 2026.
Table of Contents
Prospectus Supplement
| Page | ||||
| S-ii | ||||
| S-iii | ||||
| S-1 | ||||
| S-5 | ||||
| S-8 | ||||
| S-9 | ||||
| S-15 | ||||
| S-18 | ||||
| S-24 | ||||
| S-24 | ||||
| S-25 | ||||
Prospectus
| Page | ||||
| 1 | ||||
| 2 | ||||
| 3 | ||||
| 4 | ||||
| 5 | ||||
| 6 | ||||
| 7 | ||||
| 11 | ||||
| 21 | ||||
| 22 | ||||
| 24 | ||||
| 24 | ||||
S-i
Table of Contents
ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
This document is in two parts. The first is this prospectus supplement, which describes the specific terms of this offering, the notes and matters relating to us and our financial performance and condition. The second part is the accompanying prospectus dated May 28, 2025, which is part of our Registration Statement on Form S-3 (SEC Registration No. 333-287619). The accompanying prospectus provides a more general description of the terms and conditions of the various securities we may offer under our registration statement, some of which do not apply to this offering. If the description of this offering and the notes varies between this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, you should rely on the information in this prospectus supplement.
In various places in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, we refer you to sections of other documents for additional information by indicating the caption heading of the other sections. All cross references in this prospectus supplement are to captions contained in this prospectus supplement and not in the accompanying prospectus, unless otherwise indicated.
You should carefully read this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference in their entirety, together with the additional information described under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information”. They contain information that you should consider when making your investment decision.
We have not, and the underwriters have not, authorized any other person, including any dealer, salesperson or other individual, to provide you with any information or to make any representations other than those contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus or in any free writing prospectus filed by us with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC. Neither we nor the underwriters take responsibility for, and can provide any assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. We are not, and the underwriters are not, making an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus, any free writing prospectus filed by us with the SEC or any document incorporated by reference is accurate only as of their respective dates. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.
This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus do not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities other than the securities to which they relate or an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy such securities in any circumstances in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful. Neither the delivery of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus nor any sale made hereunder or thereunder shall, under any circumstances, create any implication that there has been no change in our affairs since the date hereof or that the information contained in any document incorporated by reference herein or therein is correct as of any time subsequent to the date of such information.
S-ii
Table of Contents
This prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein or therein contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), which are subject to the “safe harbor” created by those sections. Forward-looking statements are based on our management’s beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to our management. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “goal,” “would,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “project,” “predict,” “potential” and similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause our actual results, performance, time frames or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance, time frames or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. We discuss many of these risks, uncertainties and other factors in this prospectus supplement and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 25, 2026 and in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 26, 2026 under the heading “Risk Factors.” Given these risks, uncertainties and other factors, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Also, these forward-looking statements represent our estimates and assumptions only as of the date of the document containing the applicable statement. You should read this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein or therein completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect. We hereby qualify our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements publicly, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future.
In addition, statements that “we believe” and similar statements reflect our beliefs and opinions on the relevant subject. These statements are based upon information available to us as of the date of this prospectus supplement, and while we believe such information forms a reasonable basis for such statements, such information may be limited or incomplete, and our statements should not be read to indicate that we have conducted an exhaustive inquiry into, or review of, all potentially available relevant information. These statements are inherently uncertain and investors are cautioned not to unduly rely upon these statements.
S-iii
Table of Contents
This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and incorporated by reference herein and therein. It does not contain all of the information that you should consider before making an investment decision. We urge you to read carefully the entire prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, including our historical financial statements and notes to those financial statements. Please read “Risk Factors” in this prospectus supplement, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 25, 2026, in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 26, 2026 and in the other documents incorporated by reference, including other documents that we subsequently file with the SEC for more information about important risks that you should consider before investing in the notes. Except as otherwise indicated, all references in this prospectus supplement to “NVIDIA,” “we,” “our” and “us” refer to NVIDIA Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries.
NVIDIA Corporation
NVIDIA pioneered accelerated computing to help solve the most challenging computational problems. Since our original focus on PC graphics, we have expanded to several other large and important computationally intensive fields. Fueled by the sustained demand for exceptional 3D graphics and the scale of the gaming market, NVIDIA has leveraged its GPU architecture to create platforms for scientific computing, artificial intelligence (“AI”), data science, autonomous vehicles, robotics, and digital twin applications. NVIDIA is now a data center-scale AI infrastructure company reshaping all industries.
Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, we were incorporated in California in April 1993 and reincorporated in Delaware in April 1998. Our principal executive offices are located at 2788 San Tomas Expressway, Santa Clara, California 95051, and our telephone number is (408) 486-2000. We maintain a website at www.nvidia.com. The information on or accessible through our website is not a part of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus, and the inclusion of our website address in this prospectus supplement is an inactive textual reference only.
S-1
Table of Contents
The Offering
| Issuer |
NVIDIA Corporation |
| Securities Offered |
$ aggregate principal amount of % notes due 2028. |
| $ aggregate principal amount of % notes due 2029. |
| $ aggregate principal amount of % notes due 2031. |
| $ aggregate principal amount of % notes due 2033. |
| $ aggregate principal amount of % notes due 2036. |
| $ aggregate principal amount of % notes due 2046. |
| $ aggregate principal amount of % notes due 2056. |
| Maturity Dates |
2028 notes— , 2028. |
| 2029 notes— , 2029. |
| 2031 notes— , 2031. |
| 2033 notes— , 2033. |
| 2036 notes— , 2036. |
| 2046 notes— , 2046. |
| 2056 notes— , 2056. |
| Interest Rates |
2028 notes— % per year. |
| 2029 notes— % per year. |
| 2031 notes— % per year. |
| 2033 notes— % per year. |
| 2036 notes— % per year. |
| 2046 notes— % per year. |
| 2056 notes— % per year. |
| Interest Payment Dates |
Interest will be paid on the notes semi-annually on and of each year, beginning on , 2026. |
| Use of Proceeds |
We estimate that the net proceeds from this offering will be approximately $ billion, after deducting underwriting |
S-2
Table of Contents
| discounts and estimated offering expenses. We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes, including the repayment and refinancing of outstanding notes. See “Use of Proceeds.” |
| Sinking Fund |
None. |
| Optional Redemption |
We may redeem the notes of each series for cash in whole, at any time, or in part, from time to time, prior to maturity, at the respective redemption prices described under “Description of Notes—Optional Redemption.” |
| Ranking |
The notes will be our unsecured senior obligations and will rank equally with all our existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness from time to time outstanding. The notes will be structurally subordinated to the liabilities of our subsidiaries and will be effectively subordinated to any secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness. All existing and future liabilities of our subsidiaries will be effectively senior to the notes. As of April 26, 2026, our subsidiaries had no secured or unsecured indebtedness outstanding, excluding trade payables and intercompany obligations. The indenture does not limit the amount of debt we may incur. |
| Additional Issues |
We may create and issue additional notes with the same terms (except for the issue date, the public offering price, the first interest payment date (under certain circumstances) and the payment of interest accruing prior to the issue date of such additional notes) as one or more series of the notes so that such additional notes shall be consolidated and form a single series with the notes of the corresponding series, provided that if such notes are not fungible with the notes of the applicable series of the notes offered hereby for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such additional notes shall have one or more separate CUSIP numbers. |
| Listing |
The notes are new issues of securities with no established trading market. The notes are not, and are not expected to be, listed on any national securities exchange or included in any automated dealer quotation system. |
| Denominations |
The notes will be issued in minimum denominations of $2,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. |
| Trustee, Registrar and Paying Agent |
Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as successor to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee. |
| Risk Factors |
You should consider carefully all the information set forth and incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and, in particular, you should evaluate the |
S-3
Table of Contents
| specific factors set forth under the heading “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-5 of this prospectus supplement and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 25, 2026, and in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 26, 2026, as well as the other information contained or incorporated herein by reference, before investing in the notes offered hereby. |
S-4
Table of Contents
Investing in the notes involves risks. Before making a decision to invest in the notes, you should carefully consider the risk factors set forth below, including the risks related to the notes, as well as the risk factors related to our business and operations described in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 25, 2026 and in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 26, 2026 under the heading “Risk Factors,” which are incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. See “Where You Can Find More Information” in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus.
Risks Related to the Notes
The notes will be effectively subordinated to the indebtedness and other liabilities of our subsidiaries.
A significant portion of our operations are conducted through our subsidiaries. None of our subsidiaries is a guarantor of the notes. As a result, our right to receive assets upon the liquidation or recapitalization of any of our subsidiaries, and your consequent right to benefit from our receipt of those assets, will be subject to the claims of such subsidiary’s creditors. Accordingly, the notes are effectively subordinated to all indebtedness and other liabilities, including trade payables, of our subsidiaries. As of April 26, 2026, our subsidiaries had no secured or unsecured indebtedness outstanding, excluding trade payables and intercompany obligations. Even if we were recognized as a creditor of one or more of our subsidiaries, our claims would still be effectively subordinated to any security interests in or other liens on the assets of any such subsidiary and to any indebtedness or other liabilities of any such subsidiary senior to our claims.
In addition, we derive a significant portion of our revenues from our subsidiaries. As a result, our cash flow and our ability to service our debt and other obligations, including the notes, will depend on the results of operations of our subsidiaries and upon the ability of our subsidiaries to provide us with cash to pay amounts due on our obligations, including the notes. Our subsidiaries are separate and distinct legal entities and have no obligation to make payments on the notes or to make funds available to us for that purpose. In addition, dividends, loans or other distributions from our subsidiaries to us are dependent upon results of operations of our subsidiaries, may be subject to contractual and other restrictions, may be subject to tax or other laws limiting our ability to repatriate funds from foreign subsidiaries and may be subject to other business considerations.
The notes will be unsecured and therefore will be effectively subordinated to any secured indebtedness that we may incur.
The notes will not be secured by any of our assets. As a result, the notes will be effectively subordinated to any secured debt we may incur to the extent of the value of the assets securing such debt. As of the date of this prospectus supplement, we had no secured indebtedness outstanding.
In any liquidation, dissolution, bankruptcy or other similar proceeding, the holders of any of our secured debt may assert rights against the assets pledged to secure that debt in order to receive full payment of their debt before the assets may be used to pay other creditors, including the holders of the notes. Holders of the notes will participate in our remaining assets ratably with all of our unsecured and unsubordinated creditors, including our trade creditors. If we incur any additional obligations that rank equally with the notes, including trade payables, the holders of those obligations will be entitled to share ratably with the holders of the notes in any proceeds distributed upon our insolvency, liquidation, reorganization, dissolution or other winding up. This may have the effect of reducing the amount of proceeds paid to you. If there are not sufficient assets remaining to pay all these creditors, all or a portion of the notes then outstanding would remain unpaid.
S-5
Table of Contents
The indenture governing the notes only provides limited protection against significant corporate events and other actions we may take that could adversely impact your investment in the notes.
The indenture governing the notes contains only limited protections for holders of the notes. The indenture does not contain financial covenants or restrictions on debt incurrence by us or our subsidiaries. The indenture also does not limit our or our subsidiaries’ ability to issue or repurchase securities, pay dividends or engage in, or to otherwise be a party to, a variety of corporate transactions. Our ability to use our funds for numerous purposes may limit the funds available to pay our obligations under the notes.
Our debt service obligations, including the notes being offered pursuant to this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, may adversely affect our financial condition and cash flows from operations.
As of April 26, 2026, we had $8.5 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes outstanding prior to the issuance of the notes being offered hereby. As each series of senior notes matures and the notes offered hereby mature, unless earlier redeemed or repurchased, we will have to expend significant resources to either repay or refinance such notes. If we decide to refinance the notes, we may be required to do so on different or less favorable terms or we may be unable to refinance the notes at all, both of which may adversely affect our financial condition. We also have a $25.0 billion commercial paper program with no amounts outstanding as of April 26, 2026.
Maintenance of our indebtedness, contractual restrictions, and additional issuances of indebtedness could:
| | cause us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flows from operations towards debt service obligations and principal repayments; |
| | increase our vulnerability to adverse changes in general economic, industry and competitive conditions; |
| | limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and our industry; |
| | impair our ability to obtain future financing for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, general corporate or other purposes; and |
| | due to limitations within the debt instruments, restrict our ability to grant liens on property, enter into certain mergers, dispose of all or substantially all of the assets of us and our subsidiaries, taken as a whole, materially change our business or incur subsidiary indebtedness, subject to customary exceptions. |
We are required to comply with the covenants set forth in our indenture. Our ability to comply with these covenants may be affected by events beyond our control. If we breach any of the covenants and do not obtain a waiver from the note holders, then, subject to applicable cure periods, any outstanding indebtedness may be declared immediately due and payable. In addition, changes by any rating agency to our credit rating may negatively impact the value and liquidity of our securities. Downgrades in our credit ratings could also restrict our ability to obtain additional financing in the future and could affect the terms of any such financing.
Active trading markets for the notes may not develop and you may be unable to sell the notes or to sell the notes at a price that you deem sufficient.
The notes are new issues of securities with no established trading markets. We do not intend to apply for listing of the notes on any securities exchange. We cannot assure you active trading markets for the notes will develop or be maintained or of the ability of holders of the notes to sell their notes or of the prices at which holders may be able to sell their notes. The underwriters have advised us that they currently intend to make a market in each series of the notes. However, the underwriters are not obligated to do so, and any market-making with respect to the notes may be discontinued, in their sole discretion, at any time without notice. Moreover, even if markets for the notes develop, the notes could trade at substantial discounts from their face amounts. If no active trading markets develop, or if market conditions change, you may be unable to resell the notes at any price or at their fair market value. As a result, investors may not be able to liquidate their investment readily.
S-6
Table of Contents
If trading markets do develop, changes in our ratings or the financial markets could adversely affect the market prices of the notes.
The market prices of the notes will depend on many factors, including, but not limited to, the ratings on our debt securities assigned by rating agencies, the time remaining until maturity of the notes, our results of operations, financial condition and prospects and the condition of the financial markets. The condition of the financial markets and prevailing interest rates have fluctuated in the past and are likely to fluctuate in the future, which could have an adverse effect on the market prices of the notes. In particular, if prevailing interest rates increase, the market price of the notes would be adversely affected.
Rating agencies continually review the ratings they have assigned to companies and debt securities. Negative changes in the ratings assigned to us or our debt securities could have an adverse effect on the market prices of the notes.
Our credit ratings may not reflect all risks of your investments in the notes and may be revised or withdrawn.
Our credit ratings are an assessment by rating agencies of our ability to pay our debts when due. Consequently, real or anticipated changes in our credit ratings will generally affect the market value of the notes. These credit ratings may not reflect the potential impact of risks relating to the structure or marketing of the notes. Agency ratings are not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any security, and there can be no assurance that such ratings will remain in effect for any given period of time or that such ratings will not be lowered, suspended or withdrawn entirely by the rating agencies, if, in each rating agency’s judgment, circumstances so warrant. Actual or anticipated changes or downgrades in our credit ratings, including any announcement that our ratings are under further review for a downgrade, could affect the market value and liquidity of the notes and possibly increase our corporate borrowing costs.
Optional redemption may adversely affect your return on the notes.
We have the right to redeem some or all of the notes prior to maturity. We may redeem these notes at times when prevailing interest rates may be relatively low. Accordingly, you may not be able to reinvest the amount received upon a redemption in a comparable security at an effective interest rate as high as that of the notes.
S-7
Table of Contents
We estimate that the net proceeds from this offering will be approximately $ billion, after deducting underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses. We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering for general corporate purposes, including the repayment and refinancing of outstanding notes.
S-8
Table of Contents
This description of the notes being offered hereby supplements and, to the extent it is inconsistent, replaces, the description of the general provisions of the notes and the indenture dated as of September 16, 2016 (as supplemented by an officers’ certificate with respect to the notes, the “Indenture”) between us and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as successor to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, in the accompanying prospectus. The notes will be “Senior Debt Securities,” as that term is used in the accompanying prospectus.
The following statements relating to the notes and the Indenture are summaries of certain provisions thereof and are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by reference to, the detailed provisions of the form of each series of notes, the Indenture and any supplemental indenture, officers’ certificate or similar document related to such series of notes. Certain provisions of the Indenture are summarized in the accompanying prospectus. We encourage you to read the summaries of the notes and the Indenture in both this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, as well as the form of each series of notes and the Indenture and any supplemental indenture, officers’ certificate or similar document related to such series of notes.
For purposes of this description, references to “we,” “our” and “us” refer only to NVIDIA Corporation and not to its subsidiaries.
General
The 2028 notes, the 2029 notes, the 2031 notes, the 2033 notes, the 2036 notes, the 2046 notes and the 2056 notes will each be issued as a separate series of debt securities under the Indenture.
We will issue the notes in fully registered book-entry form without coupons and in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 thereafter. We do not intend to apply for the listing of the notes on a national securities exchange or for quotation of the notes on any automated dealer quotation system. The transferor of any note shall provide or cause to be provided to the trustee all information necessary to allow the trustee to comply with any applicable tax reporting obligations, including without limitation any cost basis reporting obligations under Internal Revenue Code Section 6045. The trustee may rely on information provided to it and shall have no responsibility to verify or ensure the accuracy of such information.
We may, without the consent of any holders of the notes, create and issue additional notes with the same terms (except for the issue date, the public offering price and, under certain circumstances, the first interest payment date) as one or more series of the notes. The additional notes will form a single series with the outstanding notes of the corresponding series; provided that if such additional notes are not fungible with the notes of the applicable series offered hereby for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such additional notes will have a separate CUSIP number.
Maturity and Interest
The 2028 notes will mature on , 2028, the 2029 notes will mature on , 2029, the 2031 notes will mature on , 2031, the 2033 notes will mature on , 2033, the 2036 notes will mature on , 2036, the 2046 notes will mature on , 2046 and the 2056 notes will mature on , 2056. The 2028 notes will bear interest at % per annum, the 2029 notes will bear interest at % per annum, the 2031 notes will bear interest at % per annum, the 2033 notes will bear interest at % per annum, the 2036 notes will bear interest at % per annum, the 2046 notes will bear interest at % per annum and the 2056 notes will bear interest at % per annum. We will pay interest on the notes semi-annually in arrears on and of each year, beginning on , 2026, to the persons in whose name the notes are registered at the close of business on the immediately preceding or (whether or not such record date is a business day). Interest on the notes will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year composed of twelve 30-day months.
S-9
Table of Contents
Payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest to owners of book-entry interests (as described below) are expected to be made in accordance with the procedures of The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) and its participants in effect from time to time. If any interest payment date, the maturity date, any redemption date, or any earlier required repurchase date of a note falls on a day that is not a business day, the required payment will be made on the next succeeding business day and no interest on such payment will accrue in respect of the delay.
Ranking
The notes will be our senior unsecured and unsubordinated obligations and will rank equally in right of payment with all of our unsecured and unsubordinated obligations from time to time outstanding. However, the notes are structurally subordinated to the liabilities of our subsidiaries and will be effectively subordinated to any of our secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness. Claims of the creditors of our subsidiaries will generally have priority with respect to the assets and earnings of such subsidiaries over the claims of our creditors, including holders of the notes. Accordingly, the notes will be effectively subordinated to creditors, including trade creditors and preferred stockholders, if any, of our subsidiaries. As of April 26, 2026, our subsidiaries had no secured or unsecured indebtedness outstanding, excluding trade payables and intercompany obligations. After giving effect to this offering and the use of proceeds thereof, we would have had $ billion of consolidated indebtedness outstanding as of April 26, 2026. This amount includes the full principal amount outstanding under our 3.20% Notes due 2026, 1.55% Notes due 2028, 2.85% Notes due 2030, 2.00% Notes due 2031, 3.50% Notes due 2040, 3.50% Notes due 2050 and 3.70% Notes due 2060 as of April 26, 2026. In addition, as of April 26, 2026, we had $25.0 billion in available issuance capacity under our commercial paper program with no amounts outstanding.
Optional Redemption
Prior to the Applicable Par Call Date (or, in the case of the 2028 notes, at any time prior to maturity), we may redeem any series of notes, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, at our option, for cash, at a redemption price equal to the greater of:
| 1) | 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed; or |
| 2) | an amount determined by the Quotation Agent equal to the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon that would be due if such series of notes matured on the Applicable Par Call Date (or, in the case of the 2028 notes, the maturity date of the 2028 notes) (not including any portion of such payments of interest accrued to the date of redemption), discounted to the date of redemption on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate, plus basis points with respect to the 2028 notes, basis points with respect to the 2029 notes, basis points with respect to the 2031 notes, basis points with respect to the 2033 notes, basis points with respect to the 2036 notes, basis points with respect to the 2046 notes and basis points with respect to the 2056 notes; |
plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to, but not including, the date of redemption. Calculation of the redemption price will be made by us or on our behalf by such person as we shall designate; provided that such calculation or the correctness thereof shall not be a duty or obligation of the trustee.
In addition, on or after the Applicable Par Call Date, we may redeem the 2029 notes, the 2031 notes, the 2033 notes, the 2036 notes, the 2046 notes and the 2056 notes, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, at our option, for cash, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of such series of notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the redemption date.
The principal amount of any note remaining outstanding after a redemption in part shall be $2,000 or a higher integral multiple of $1,000.
S-10
Table of Contents
Notwithstanding the foregoing, installments of interest on notes that are due and payable on interest payment dates falling on or prior to a redemption date will be payable on the interest payment date to the registered holders as of the close of business on the relevant record date.
“Applicable Par Call Date” means (1) with respect to the 2029 notes, , ( months prior to the maturity date of the 2029 notes), (2) with respect to the 2031 notes, , ( months prior to the maturity date of the 2031 notes), (3) with respect to the 2033 notes, , ( months prior to the maturity date of the 2033 notes), (4) with respect to the 2036 notes, , ( months prior to the maturity date of the 2036 notes), (5) with respect to the 2046 notes, , ( months prior to the maturity date of the 2046 notes), and (6) with respect to the 2056 notes, , ( months prior to the maturity date of the 2056 notes).
“Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any redemption date, the yield determined by us in accordance with the following two paragraphs.
The Treasury Rate shall be determined by us after 4:15 p.m., New York City time (or after such time as yields on U.S. government securities are posted daily by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), on the third business day preceding the redemption date based upon the yield or yields for the most recent day that appear after such time on such day in the most recent statistical release published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System designated as “Selected Interest Rates (Daily)—H.15” (or any successor designation or publication) (“H.15”) under the caption “U.S. government securities–Treasury constant maturities–Nominal” (or any successor caption or heading) (“H.15 TCM”). In determining the Treasury Rate, we shall select, as applicable: (1) the yield for the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the period from the redemption date to the Applicable Par Call Date (or, in the case of the 2028 notes, the maturity date) (the “Remaining Life”); or (2) if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the Remaining Life, the two yields – one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately shorter than and one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately longer than the Remaining Life – and shall interpolate to the Applicable Par Call Date (or, in the case of the 2028 notes, the maturity date) on a straight-line basis (using the actual number of days) using such yields and rounding the result to three decimal places; or (3) if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on H.15 shorter than or longer than the Remaining Life, the yield for the single Treasury constant maturity on H.15 closest to the Remaining Life. For purposes of this paragraph, the applicable Treasury constant maturity or maturities on H.15 shall be deemed to have a maturity date equal to the relevant number of months or years, as applicable, of such Treasury constant maturity from the redemption date.
If on the third business day preceding the redemption date H.15 TCM is no longer published, we shall calculate the Treasury Rate based on the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the second business day preceding such redemption date of the United States Treasury security maturing on, or with a maturity that is closest to, the Applicable Par Call Date (or maturity date in the case of the 2028 notes), as applicable. If there is no United States Treasury security maturing on the Applicable Par Call Date (or maturity date in the case of the 2028 notes) but there are two or more United States Treasury securities with a maturity date equally distant from the Applicable Par Call Date (or maturity date in the case of the 2028 notes), one with a maturity date preceding the Applicable Par Call Date (or maturity date in the case of the 2028 notes) and one with a maturity date following the Applicable Par Call Date (or maturity date in the case of the 2028 notes), we shall select the United States Treasury security with a maturity date preceding the Applicable Par Call Date (or maturity date in the case of the 2028 notes). If there are two or more United States Treasury securities maturing on the Applicable Par Call Date (or maturity date in the case of the 2028 notes) or two or more United States Treasury securities meeting the criteria of the preceding sentence, we shall select from among these two or more United States Treasury securities the United States Treasury security that is trading closest to par based upon the average of the bid and asked prices for such United States Treasury securities at 11:00 a.m., New York City time. In determining the Treasury Rate in accordance with the terms of this paragraph, the semi-annual yield to maturity of the applicable United States Treasury security shall be based
S-11
Table of Contents
upon the average of the bid and asked prices (expressed as a percentage of principal amount) at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, of such United States Treasury security, and rounded to three decimal places.
Our actions and determinations in determining the redemption price shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.
If less than all of the notes of an applicable series are to be redeemed or purchased at any time, the trustee shall select the notes or portions thereof to be redeemed or purchased, in the case of global notes, by lot or in accordance with the applicable procedures of DTC or, in the case of certificated notes, on a pro rata basis, by lot or such other selection as the trustee deems fair and appropriate. No notes of less than $2,000 may be redeemed or repurchased in part. Notes in denominations larger than $2,000 may be redeemed or purchased in part, but only in integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof, unless all of the notes held by a holder are to be redeemed or purchased.
Notice of any redemption will be mailed (or, in the case of notes held in book-entry form, be transmitted electronically) at least 10 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each registered holder of the notes to be redeemed, except that redemption notices may be delivered more than 60 days prior to a redemption if the notice is issued in connection with a legal or covenant defeasance of the notes or a satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture as described under “Description of Debt Securities—Discharge, Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance” in the accompanying prospectus. Unless we default in payment of the redemption price, on and after the redemption date, interest will cease to accrue on the notes or portions thereof called for redemption.
Covenants
The Indenture will contain one principal covenant (described below under “—Consolidation, Merger or Sale”), but will not otherwise contain covenants designed to afford holders of the notes any protections in the event of a transaction (including a highly leveraged transaction) involving us that may adversely affect holders of the notes.
Consolidation, Merger or Sale
We cannot consolidate with or merge into any other person, or transfer or lease our properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any person and we shall not permit any other person to consolidate with or merge into us, unless (a) either we shall be the continuing corporation or (b) the successor corporation or person (if other than us) formed by such consolidation or into which we are merged or to which our properties and assets substantially as an entirety are transferred or leased is a person organized or formed under the laws of the United States, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia and, if such entity is not a corporation, a co-obligor of the debt securities is a corporation organized or existing under any such laws, and such successor corporation or person, including such co-obligor, if any, shall expressly assume all our obligations under the debt securities and the indenture. In addition, we cannot effect such a transaction unless immediately after giving effect to such transaction and treating any indebtedness which becomes our obligation or an obligation of our subsidiary as a result of such transaction as having been incurred by us or such subsidiary at the time of such transaction, no Event of Default (as defined below) or event, which after notice or lapse of time or both would become an Event of Default, shall have occurred and be continuing. The trustee shall be provided with an officer’s certificate and an opinion of counsel as conclusive evidence that any such consolidation, merger, lease or transfer complies with the Indenture.
S-12
Table of Contents
Events of Default
Under the Indenture, an “Event of Default” with respect to each series of notes occurs if:
| | we fail to pay interest for 30 days after the date payment on such series of notes is due and payable; provided that an extension of an interest payment period by us in accordance with the terms of the notes shall not constitute a failure to pay interest; |
| | we fail to pay principal or premium, if any, on such series of notes when due, either at maturity, upon any redemption, by declaration or otherwise; |
| | we fail to perform any other covenant or agreement in the Indenture or such series of notes for 90 days after written notice that performance was required, which notice must be sent by either the trustee or holders of not less than 25% of the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding series of notes; or |
| | certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of us. |
If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default relating to events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of us) involving such series of notes has occurred and is continuing, the trustee or the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of each such affected series of notes then outstanding may declare the entire principal amount of all such affected series of notes, and the interest accrued thereon, if any, to be due and payable immediately. The holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of such series of notes of an affected series may, after satisfying conditions, rescind and annul any of the above-described declarations and consequences involving such series.
If an Event of Default relating to events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of us occurs and is continuing, then the entire principal amount of all the notes, and the interest accrued thereon, if any, will automatically become due and payable immediately, without any declaration or other act by the trustee or any holder.
The Indenture imposes limitations on suits brought by holders of the notes against us with respect to an Event of Default. Except as provided below, no holder of any such series of notes may institute any action against us under the Indenture unless:
| | an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and such holder has previously given to the trustee written notice of such continuing Event of Default; |
| | the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the affected series of notes have requested that the trustee institute the action or proceeding in respect of such Event of Default; |
| | the requesting holders have offered the trustee security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it for the costs, expenses (including attorneys’ fees and expenses), losses, fees and liabilities that may be incurred by bringing the action; |
| | the trustee has not instituted the action within 60 days of the request; and |
| | the trustee has not received inconsistent direction by the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of the affected series of notes. |
Notwithstanding the foregoing, each holder of any series of notes has the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the principal of, and premium and interest, if any, on, such series of notes when due and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment, and such rights may not be impaired without the consent of that holder of such series of notes.
We will be required to file annually with the trustee a certificate, signed by one of our officers, stating whether or not the officer knows of any default by us in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any condition or covenant of the Indenture.
S-13
Table of Contents
Book-Entry System
The certificates representing the notes of each series will be issued in the form of one or more fully registered global notes without coupons (the “Global Note”) and will be deposited with, or on behalf of, DTC and registered in the name of Cede & Co., as the nominee of DTC. Except in limited circumstances, the notes will not be issuable in definitive form. Unless and until they are exchanged in whole or in part for the individual notes represented thereby, any interests in the Global Note may not be transferred except as a whole by DTC to a nominee of DTC or by a nominee of DTC to DTC or another nominee of DTC or by DTC or any nominee of DTC to a successor depository or any nominee of such successor. See “Description of Debt Securities—Registered Global Securities” in the accompanying prospectus. In connection with any proposed exchange of a Global Note for a certificated note, there shall be provided to the trustee all information necessary to allow the trustee to comply with any applicable tax reporting obligations, including without limitation any cost basis reporting obligations under Internal Revenue Code Section 6045. The trustee may rely on information provided to it and shall have no responsibility to verify or ensure the accuracy of such information.
DTC has advised us that DTC is a limited-purpose trust company organized under the New York Banking Law, a “banking organization” within the meaning of the New York Banking Law, a member of the Federal Reserve System, a “clearing corporation” within the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code, and a “clearing agency” registered pursuant to the provisions of Section 17A of the Exchange Act. DTC holds securities that its participants (“Direct Participants”) deposit with DTC. DTC also facilitates the post-trade settlement among Direct Participants of sales and other securities transactions in deposited securities, through electronic computerized book-entry transfers and pledges between Direct Participants’ accounts. This eliminates the need for physical movement of securities certificates. Direct Participants include both U.S. and non-U.S. securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations, and certain other organizations. DTC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (“DTCC”). DTCC is the holding company for DTC, National Securities Clearing Corporation and Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, all of which are registered clearing agencies. DTCC is owned by the users of its regulated subsidiaries. Access to the DTC system is also available to others such as both U.S. and non-U.S. securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies and clearing corporations that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a Direct Participant, either directly or indirectly. The rules applicable to DTC and its Participants are on file with the SEC.
The information in this section concerning DTC and DTC’s book-entry system has been obtained from sources that we believe to be reliable, but neither we nor the trustee take any responsibility for the accuracy thereof.
Concerning the Trustee
Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as successor to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, is the trustee under the Indenture with respect to the notes of each series offered hereby. The trustee assumes (and will have) no responsibility or liability for the accuracy, correctness, or completeness of the information concerning us or our affiliates or any other party contained in this document or the related documents or for any failure by us or any other party to disclose events that may have occurred and may affect the significance or accuracy of such information. We maintain and may maintain banking relationships with the trustee and its affiliates in the ordinary course of business. The trustee shall not be responsible or liable for monitoring our rating status or making any request upon any Rating Agency.
S-14
Table of Contents
U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS
The following discussion is a summary of U.S. federal income tax considerations generally applicable to the ownership and disposition of the notes for Non-U.S. Holders (as defined below) that acquire the notes for cash at their original issue price pursuant to this offering. The summary is based on the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), U.S. Treasury Regulations, judicial decisions, published positions of the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) and other applicable authorities, all as in effect as of the date hereof and all of which are subject to change or differing interpretations (possibly with retroactive effect). The discussion does not address all of the tax consequences that may be relevant to a particular person or to persons subject to special treatment under U.S. federal income tax laws (such as banks or other financial institutions, broker dealers, insurance companies, expatriates, tax-exempt organizations, persons who are required to accelerate the recognition of any item of income as a result of such income being recognized on an applicable financial statement, real estate investment trusts, regulated investment companies or persons that are, or hold their notes through, partnerships or other pass-through entities) or to persons that hold their notes as part of a straddle, hedge, conversion, synthetic security or constructive sale transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes, all of whom may be subject to tax rules that differ from those summarized below. Moreover, this discussion does not address any U.S. federal estate, gift, Medicare, alternative or other minimum tax or other non-income tax consequences or any state, local or foreign tax consequences. This summary deals only with persons who hold the notes as capital assets within the meaning of the Code (generally, property held for investment). No assurance can be given that the IRS would not assert, or that a court would not sustain, a position contrary to any of those set forth below.
Prospective holders should consult their tax advisors as to the particular U.S. federal income tax consequences to them of owning and disposing of the notes, as well as the effects of other U.S. federal tax laws or state, local and non-U.S. tax laws.
A “Non-U.S. Holder” means any beneficial owner of a note (other than a partnership or other pass-through entity) that is not a “U.S. Holder.” For this purpose, a “U.S. Holder” means a beneficial owner of a note (as determined for U.S. federal income tax purposes) that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes is, or is treated as, a citizen or individual resident of the United States, a corporation (including any entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) created or organized in or under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia, an estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source, or a trust if (i) a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (ii) the trust has a valid election in effect under applicable U.S. Treasury Regulations to be treated as a U.S. person.
If any entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes is a holder of a note, the U.S. federal income tax treatment of a partner in the partnership will generally depend on the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. Partners and partnerships should consult their tax advisors as to the particular U.S. federal income tax consequences applicable to them.
Payments of Interest
Subject to the discussion below regarding FATCA, a Non-U.S. Holder will generally not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on interest paid or accrued on a note if: (1) the interest is not effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business (or, in the case of certain tax treaties, is also not attributable to a permanent establishment or fixed base within the United States); and (2) the Non-U.S. Holder satisfies the following requirements:
(1) it does not actually or constructively, directly or indirectly, own 10% or more of our voting stock;
S-15
Table of Contents
(2) it is not a controlled foreign corporation that is related to us (directly or indirectly) through stock ownership; and
(3) it certifies to its non-U.S. status and that no withholding is required under FATCA (see discussion below) on an applicable IRS Form W-8.
Alternatively, a Non-U.S. Holder that cannot satisfy the above requirements will generally be exempt from U.S. federal withholding tax with respect to interest paid or accrued on the notes if the holder establishes that such interest is not subject to withholding tax because it is effectively connected with the Non-U.S. Holder’s conduct of a trade or business in the United States and, in the case of certain tax treaties, is attributable to a permanent establishment or fixed base within the United States (generally, by providing an IRS Form W-8ECI). However, to the extent that such interest is effectively connected with the Non-U.S. Holder’s conduct of a trade or business (and, in the case of certain tax treaties, is attributable to a permanent establishment or fixed base within the United States), the Non-U.S. Holder will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on a net basis and, if it is a foreign corporation, may be subject to a 30% U.S. branch profits tax (or lower applicable treaty rate).
If a Non-U.S. Holder does not satisfy the requirements described above, and does not establish that the interest is effectively connected with the Non-U.S. Holder’s conduct of a trade or business in the United States (and, in the case of certain tax treaties, is attributable to a permanent establishment or fixed base within the United States), the Non-U.S. Holder will generally be subject to U.S. withholding tax on payments of stated interest, currently imposed at 30%. Under certain income tax treaties, the U.S. withholding rate on payments of interest may be reduced or eliminated, provided the Non-U.S. Holder complies with the applicable certification requirements (generally, by providing a properly completed applicable IRS Form W-8).
Sale, Exchange or Other Taxable Disposition of the Notes
Subject to the discussion below regarding FATCA, a Non-U.S. Holder will generally not be subject to U.S. federal income taxation with respect to gain realized on the sale, exchange, redemption or other disposition of a note, unless:
(1) the Non-U.S. Holder holds the note in connection with the conduct of a U.S. trade or business (and, in the case of certain tax treaties, the gain is attributable to a permanent establishment or fixed base within the United States); or
(2) in the case of an individual, such individual is present in the United States for 183 days or more during the taxable year in which gain is realized and certain other conditions are met.
If the first exception applies, the Non-U.S. Holder will generally be subject to U.S. federal income tax on a net basis and, if it is a foreign corporation, may be subject to a 30% U.S. branch profits tax (or lower applicable treaty rate). If the second exception applies, the Non-U.S. Holder will generally be subject to U.S. federal income tax at a rate of 30% (or at a reduced rate under an applicable income tax treaty) on the amount by which capital gains allocable to U.S. sources (including gains from the sale, exchange or other disposition of the notes) exceed capital losses allocable to U.S. source. Any amounts which a Non-U.S. Holder receives on a sale, exchange, redemption, or other taxable disposition of a note which are attributable to accrued interest will be taxable as interest subject to the rules described above under “Payments of Interest.”
FATCA
Provisions under Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code and applicable U.S. Treasury Regulations commonly referred to as “FATCA” generally impose withholding at a rate of 30% in certain circumstances on interest paid on the notes that are held by or through (i) a “foreign financial institution” (within the meaning of the Code), whether such entity is the beneficial owner or an intermediary, unless such entity enters into, and
S-16
Table of Contents
complies with, an agreement with the IRS to report on an annual basis its “United States account” holders (within the meaning of the Code) and meets certain other specified requirements; or (ii) a “non-financial foreign entity” (within the meaning of the Code), unless such entity provides a certification that the beneficial owner of the payment does not have any “substantial United States owners” (within the meaning of the Code) or provides certain information with respect to each substantial U.S. owner and complies with certain other requirements. Accordingly, the entity through which the notes are held will affect the determination of whether withholding under FATCA is required. An intergovernmental agreement between the United States and an applicable foreign country may modify these requirements. We will not pay any additional amounts to Non-U.S. Holders in respect of any amounts withheld. Investors should consult with their own tax advisors regarding these rules in their particular situations.
S-17
Table of Contents
Subject to the terms and conditions stated in the underwriting agreement dated the date of this prospectus supplement, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, as representatives of the underwriters, have agreed to purchase, and we have agreed to sell to the underwriters, the principal amount of the notes set forth opposite each underwriter’s name.
| Underwriter |
Principal Amount of 2028 Notes |
Principal Amount of 2029 Notes |
Principal Amount of 2031 Notes |
Principal Amount of 2033 Notes |
Principal Amount of 2036 Notes |
Principal Amount of 2046 Notes |
Principal Amount of 2056 Notes |
|||||||||||||||||||||
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC |
$ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||
| Total |
$ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||
The underwriting agreement provides that the obligations of the underwriters to purchase the notes are subject to approval of legal matters by counsel and to other conditions. The underwriters are committed to take and pay for all of the notes being offered, if any are taken.
The underwriters initially propose to offer the notes to the public at the public offering prices that appear on the cover page of this prospectus supplement. The underwriters may offer the notes to selected dealers at the public offering price minus a concession of up to % of the principal amount of the 2028 notes, % of the principal amount of the 2029 notes, % of the principal amount of the 2031 notes, % of the principal amount of the 2033 notes, % of the principal amount of the 2036 notes, % of the principal amount of the 2046 notes and % of the principal amount of the 2056 notes. In addition, the underwriters may allow, and those selected dealers may reallow, a concession of up to % of the principal amount of the 2028 notes, % of the principal amount of the 2029 notes, % of the principal amount of the 2031 notes, % of the principal amount of the 2033 notes, % of the principal amount of the 2036 notes, % of the principal amount of the 2046 notes and % of the principal amount of the 2056 notes to certain other dealers. After the initial offering of the notes, the underwriters may change the public offering prices and any other selling terms. The offering of the notes by the underwriters is subject to their receipt and acceptance of the notes being offered and subject to the underwriters’ right to reject any order in whole or in part.
The following table shows the underwriting discounts that we will pay to the underwriters in connection with this offering (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount of the notes).
| Paid by Us | ||||
| Per 2028 Note |
% | |||
| Per 2029 Note |
% | |||
| Per 2031 Note |
% | |||
| Per 2033 Note |
% | |||
| Per 2036 Note |
% | |||
| Per 2046 Note |
% | |||
| Per 2056 Note |
% | |||
We estimate that our total expenses for this offering, other than the underwriting discounts, will be approximately $ million. The underwriters have agreed to reimburse us for certain expenses in connection with this offering.
The notes are new issues of securities with no established trading markets. We do not intend to apply for the notes to be listed on any securities exchange or to arrange for the notes to be quoted on any quotation system.
S-18
Table of Contents
The underwriters have informed us that they intend to make a market in the notes but are not obligated to do so and may discontinue market making at any time without notice. No assurance can be given as to the liquidity of the trading market for the notes.
In connection with the offering, the underwriters may purchase and sell notes in the open market. These transactions may include over-allotment, covering transactions and stabilizing transactions. Over-allotment involves sales of notes in excess of the principal amount of notes to be purchased by the underwriters in the offering, which creates a short position. Covering transactions involve purchases of the notes in the open market after the distribution has been completed in order to cover short positions. Stabilizing transactions consist of certain bids or purchases of notes made for the purpose of preventing or retarding a decline in the market prices of the notes while the offering is in progress.
Any of these activities, as well as other purchases by the underwriters for their own account, may have the effect of preventing or retarding a decline in the market prices of the notes. They may also cause the prices of the notes to be higher than the price that would otherwise exist in the open market in the absence of these transactions. The underwriters may conduct these transactions in the over-the-counter market or otherwise. If the underwriters commence any of these transactions, they may discontinue them at any time.
The underwriters are full service financial institutions engaged in various activities, which may include securities trading, commercial and investment banking, financial advisory, investment management, principal investment, hedging, financing and brokerage activities. The underwriters and their affiliates have in the past performed commercial banking, investment banking and advisory services for us from time to time for which they have received customary fees and reimbursement of expenses and may, from time to time, engage in transactions with and perform services for us in the ordinary course of their business for which they may receive customary fees and reimbursement of expenses. The underwriters and their affiliates routinely hedge their credit exposure to us consistent with their customary risk management policies. Typically, the underwriters and their respective affiliates would hedge such exposure by entering into transactions which consist of either the purchase of credit default swaps or the creation of short positions in our securities, including potentially the notes offered hereby. Any such credit default swaps or short positions could adversely affect future trading prices of the notes offered hereby.
In the ordinary course of their various business activities, the underwriters and their affiliates may make or hold a broad array of investments and actively trade debt and equity securities (or related derivative securities) and financial instruments (which may include bank loans or credit default swaps) for their own account and for the accounts of their customers and may at any time hold long and short positions in such securities and instruments. Such investment and securities activities may involve our securities and instruments. The underwriters and their affiliates may also make investment recommendations or publish or express independent research views in respect of such securities or instruments and may at any time hold, or recommend to clients that they acquire, long or short positions in such securities and instruments.
We have agreed to indemnify the underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribute to payments that the underwriters may be required to make because of any of those liabilities.
Extended Settlement
We expect that delivery of the notes will be made to investors on or about June , 2026, which will be the third business day following the date of this prospectus supplement (such settlement being referred to as “T+3”).
Pursuant to Rule 15c6-1 under the Exchange Act, trades in the secondary market generally are required to settle in one business day unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers
S-19
Table of Contents
of the notes who wish to trade the notes prior to the first business day preceding the settlement date will be required, by virtue of the fact that the notes initially will settle in T+3, to specify an alternative settlement cycle at the time of any such trade to prevent failed settlement and should consult their own advisors.
Selling Restrictions
Prohibition on Sales to European Economic Area
The notes are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the European Economic Area (the “EEA”). For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended, the “MiFID II”); (ii) a customer within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97 (as amended or superseded, the “Insurance Distribution Directive”), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or (iii) not a qualified investor as defined in Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (as amended or superseded, the “Prospectus Regulation”). Consequently, no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 (as amended or superseded, the “PRIIPs Regulation”) for offering or selling the notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the EEA has been prepared, and therefore offering or selling the notes or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the EEA may be unlawful under the PRIIPs Regulation. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus have been prepared on the basis that any offer of the notes in any member state of the EEA will be made pursuant to an exemption under the Prospectus Regulation from the requirement to publish a prospectus for offers of notes. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are not a prospectus for the purposes of the Prospectus Regulation.
Notice to Prospective Investors in the United Kingdom
The notes are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the United Kingdom (the “UK”). For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is neither: (i) a professional client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (the “EUWA”); nor (ii) a qualified investor as defined in paragraph 15 of Schedule 1 to the Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regulations 2024 (“POATRs”). Consequently, no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA (the “UK PRIIPs Regulation”) for offering or selling the notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the UK has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the notes or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the UK may be unlawful under the UK PRIIPs Regulation.
This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus have been prepared on the basis that the offering of the notes falls within one of the exceptions specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1 of the POATRs. Accordingly, there will not be a prospectus prepared or published for the purposes of the POATRs. Neither this prospectus supplement nor the accompanying prospectus is a prospectus for the purposes of the POATRs or the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the “FSMA”), and any offer of the notes in the UK is made pursuant to an exemption under the POATRs or the FSMA.
This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus have not been approved by an authorized person for the purposes of section 21 of the FSMA and accordingly, are only being distributed to, and must not be passed on to, the general public in the UK. In the UK, such documents are only directed at, persons who are (i) investment professionals falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the “Order”), (ii) high net worth entities or other persons falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order, or (iii) other persons to whom they may otherwise lawfully be communicated (each such person being referred to as a “relevant person”). This prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and their contents are confidential and should not be distributed, published or reproduced (in whole or
S-20
Table of Contents
in part) or disclosed by recipients to any other persons in the UK. Any investment or investment activity to which this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus relate is available only to and will be engaged in only with relevant persons. Any person in the UK who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus or any of their contents.
Notice to Prospective Investors in Switzerland
This prospectus supplement is not intended to constitute an offer or solicitation to purchase or invest in the notes. The notes may not be publicly offered, directly or indirectly, in Switzerland within the meaning of the Swiss Financial Services Act (“FinSA”) and no application has or will be made to admit the notes to trading on any trading venue (exchange or multilateral trading facility) in Switzerland. Neither this prospectus supplement nor any other offering or marketing material relating to the notes constitutes a prospectus pursuant to the FinSA, and neither this prospectus supplement nor any other offering or marketing material relating to the notes may be publicly distributed or otherwise made publicly available in Switzerland.
Notice to Prospective Investors in the Dubai International Financial Centre
This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus relate to an Exempt Offer in accordance with the Offered Securities Rules of the Dubai Financial Services Authority (“DFSA”). This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are intended for distribution only to persons of a type specified in the Offered Securities Rules of the DFSA. It must not be delivered to, or relied on by, any other person. The DFSA has no responsibility for reviewing or verifying any documents in connection with Exempt Offers. The DFSA has not approved this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus nor taken steps to verify the information set forth herein and has no responsibility for the prospectus. The notes to which this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus relate may be illiquid and/or subject to restrictions on their resale. Prospective purchasers of the notes offered should conduct their own due diligence on the notes. If you do not understand the contents of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus you should consult an authorized financial advisor.
Notice to Prospective Investors in Canada
The notes may be sold only to purchasers purchasing, or deemed to be purchasing, as principal that are accredited investors, as defined in National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus Exemptions or subsection 73.3(1) of the Securities Act (Ontario), and are permitted clients, as defined in National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations. Any resale of the notes must be made in accordance with an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the prospectus requirements of applicable securities laws.
Securities legislation in certain provinces or territories of Canada may provide a purchaser with remedies for rescission or damages if this prospectus supplement (including any amendment thereto) contains a misrepresentation, provided that the remedies for rescission or damages are exercised by the purchaser within the time limit prescribed by the securities legislation of the purchaser’s province or territory. The purchaser should refer to any applicable provisions of the securities legislation of the purchaser’s province or territory for particulars of these rights or consult with a legal advisor.
Pursuant to section 3A.3 of National Instrument 33-105 Underwriting Conflicts (“NI 33-105”), the underwriters are not required to comply with the disclosure requirements of NI 33-105 regarding underwriter conflicts of interest in connection with this offering.
Notice to Prospective Investors in Hong Kong
The notes may not be offered or sold in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (“Hong Kong”) by means of any document other than (i) in circumstances which do not constitute an
S-21
Table of Contents
offer to the public within the meaning of the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 32, Laws of Hong Kong), or (ii) to “professional investors” within the meaning of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571, Laws of Hong Kong) and any rules made thereunder; or (iii) in other circumstances which do not result in the document being a “prospectus” within the meaning of the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 32, Laws of Hong Kong) and no advertisement, invitation, or document relating to the notes may be issued or may be in the possession of any person for the purpose of issue (in each case whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere), which is directed at, or the contents of which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public in Hong Kong (except if permitted to do so under the laws of Hong Kong) other than with respect to notes which are or are intended to be disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to “professional investors” within the meaning of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571, Laws of Hong Kong) and any rules made thereunder.
The contents of this document have not been reviewed by any regulatory authority in Hong Kong. You are advised to exercise caution in relation to the offering. If you are in any doubt about any of the contents of this document, you should obtain independent professional advice.
Notice to Prospective Investors in Japan
The notes have not been and will not be registered pursuant to Article 4, Paragraph 1 of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act of Japan (the “Financial Instruments and Exchange Act”) and each underwriter has agreed that it will not offer or sell any notes, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to, or for the benefit of, any “resident” of Japan (which term as used herein means any person resident in Japan, including any corporation or other entity organized under the laws of Japan), or to others for re-offering or resale, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to or for the benefit of a resident of Japan, except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of, and otherwise in compliance with, the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act and any other applicable laws, regulations and ministerial guidelines of Japan in effect at the relevant time.
Notice to Prospective Investors in Singapore
This prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus have not been registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Accordingly, the underwriters have not offered or sold the Notes or caused the Notes to be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase and will not offer or sell the Notes or cause the Notes to be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, and have not circulated or distributed, nor will they circulate or distribute, this prospectus supplement or any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the Notes, whether directly or indirectly, to any person in Singapore other than (i) to an institutional investor (as defined in Section 4A of the Securities and Futures Act 2001 of Singapore, as modified or amended from time to time (the “SFA”)) pursuant to Section 274 of the SFA or (ii) to an accredited investor (as defined in Section 4A of the SFA) pursuant to and in accordance with the conditions specified in Section 275 of the SFA.
Notice to Prospective Investors in Taiwan
The notes have not been, and will not be, registered with the Financial Supervisory Commission of Taiwan, the Republic of China (“Taiwan”) pursuant to applicable securities laws and regulations. No person or entity in Taiwan is authorized to distribute or otherwise intermediate the offering of the notes or the provision of information relating to the offering of the notes, including, but not limited to, this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. The notes may be made available for purchase outside Taiwan by investors residing in Taiwan (either directly or through properly licensed Taiwan intermediaries acting on behalf of such investors), but may not be issued, offered, or sold in Taiwan.
Notice to Prospective Investors in the United Arab Emirates
The notes have not been, and are not being, publicly offered, sold, promoted or advertised in the United Arab Emirates (including the Dubai International Financial Centre) other than in compliance with the laws of the
S-22
Table of Contents
United Arab Emirates (and the Dubai International Financial Centre) governing the issue, offering and sale of securities. Further, this prospectus does not constitute a public offer of securities in the United Arab Emirates (including the Dubai International Financial Centre) and is not intended to be a public offer. This prospectus has not been approved by or filed with the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates, the Securities and Commodities Authority, Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) or the Dubai Financial Services Authority.
Notice to Prospective Investors in Australia
No placement document, prospectus, product disclosure statement or other disclosure document (including as defined in the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (“Corporations Act”)) has been or will be lodged with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (“ASIC”) or any other governmental agency, in relation to the offering. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus does not constitute a prospectus, product disclosure statement or other disclosure document for the purposes of Corporations Act, and does not purport to include the information required for a prospectus, product disclosure statement or other disclosure document under the Corporations Act. No action has been taken which would permit an offering of the notes in circumstances that would require disclosure under Parts 6D.2 or 7.9 of the Corporations Act.
The notes may not be offered for sale, nor may application for the sale or purchase or any notes be invited in Australia (including an offer or invitation which is received by a person in Australia) and neither this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus nor any other offering material or advertisement relating to the notes may be distributed or published in Australia unless, in each case:
| | the aggregate consideration payable on acceptance of the offer or invitation by each offeree or invitee is at least A$500,000 (or its equivalent in another currency, in either case, disregarding moneys lent by the person offering the notes or making the invitation or its associates) or the offer or invitation otherwise does not require disclosure to investors in accordance with Part 6D.2 or 7.9 of the Corporations Act; |
| | the offer, invitation or distribution complied with the conditions of the Australian financial services license of the person making the offer, invitation or distribution or an applicable exemption from the requirement to hold such license; |
| | the offer, invitation or distribution complies with all applicable Australian laws, regulations and directives (including, without limitation, the licensing requirements set out in Chapter 7 of the Corporations Act); |
| | the offer or invitation does not constitute an offer or invitation to a person in Australia who is a “retail client” as defined for the purposes of Section 761G of the Corporations Act; and such action does not require any document to be lodged with ASIC or the ASX. |
Notice to Prospective Investors in Brazil
The offer and sale of the notes have not been and will not be registered with the Brazilian Securities Commission (Comissão de Valores Mobiliários, or “CVM”) and, therefore, will not be carried out by any means that would constitute a public offering in Brazil under CVM Resolution No. 160, dated 13 July 2022, as amended, or unauthorized distribution under Brazilian laws and regulations. The notes may only be offered to Brazilian Professional Investors (as defined by applicable CVM regulation), who may only acquire the notes through a non-Brazilian account, with settlement outside Brazil in non-Brazilian currency. The trading of these notes on regulated securities markets in Brazil is prohibited.
S-23
Table of Contents
The validity of the notes offered hereby will be passed upon for us by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Palo Alto, California. Certain legal matters will be passed upon for the underwriters by Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, Redwood City, California.
The financial statements and management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting (which is included in Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting) incorporated in this prospectus supplement by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 25, 2026 have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
S-24
Table of Contents
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” into this prospectus supplement the information we file with the SEC, which means:
| | incorporated documents are considered part of this prospectus supplement; |
| | we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents; and |
| | information we file with the SEC will automatically update and supersede the information in this prospectus supplement and any information that was previously incorporated. |
We incorporate by reference the documents listed below and any future documents we file with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, until we terminate this offering (excluding any information furnished and not filed pursuant to Items 2.02 or 7.01 and any related Item 9.01 on any Current Report on Form 8-K):
| | our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 25, 2026, including the portions of the Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on May 12, 2026 that are incorporated by reference into Part III of such Annual Report on Form 10-K; |
| | our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 26, 2026; and |
| | our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on March 6, 2026, April 27, 2026 and May 8, 2026. |
You can obtain any of the filings incorporated by reference in this document through us, or from the SEC through the SEC’s web site at http://www.sec.gov. We will provide without charge upon written or oral request a copy of any or all of the documents that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement, other than exhibits which are not specifically incorporated by reference into such documents. Requests should be directed to our Investor Relations department at NVIDIA Corporation, 2788 San Tomas Expressway, Santa Clara, California 95051. Our telephone number is (408) 486-2000.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of the prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document that is incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such earlier statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of the prospectus supplement.
S-25
Table of Contents
PROSPECTUS
NVIDIA CORPORATION
COMMON STOCK
PREFERRED STOCK
DEPOSITARY SHARES
DEBT SECURITIES
WARRANTS
STOCK PURCHASE CONTRACTS
STOCK PURCHASE UNITS
We may offer and sell from time to time, in one or more offerings, in amounts, at prices, and on terms determined at the time of any such offering, (1) shares of our common stock, (2) shares of our preferred stock, which we may issue in one or more series, (3) depositary shares representing preferred stock, (4) debt securities, which may be senior debt securities or subordinated debt securities, (5) warrants, (6) stock purchase contracts or (7) stock purchase units.
We may offer and sell these securities to or through one or more underwriters, dealers and agents, or directly to purchasers, on a continuous or delayed basis. This prospectus describes some of the general terms that may apply to these securities and the general manner in which they may be offered. The specific terms of any securities to be offered, and the specific manner in which they may be offered, will be described in a supplement to this prospectus. You should read this prospectus and each applicable prospectus supplement carefully before you invest. This prospectus may not be used to sell securities unless accompanied by a prospectus supplement.
Our common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “NVDA.” The applicable prospectus supplement will contain information, where applicable, as to other listings, if any, on the Nasdaq Global Select Market or other securities exchange of the securities covered by the prospectus supplement. We urge you to read carefully this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement, which will describe the specific terms of the securities being offered to you, before you make your investment decision.
Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should review carefully the risks and uncertainties described under “Risk Factors” in this prospectus, the applicable prospectus supplement and in any free writing prospectuses we have authorized for use in connection with a specific offering, and under similar headings in the other documents that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus.
NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR DETERMINED IF THIS PROSPECTUS OR THE ACCOMPANYING PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT IS TRUTHFUL OR COMPLETE. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
This prospectus may not be used to sell securities unless accompanied by a prospectus supplement.
The date of this prospectus is May 28, 2025.
Table of Contents
| Page | ||||
| 1 | ||||
| 2 | ||||
| 3 | ||||
| 4 | ||||
| 5 | ||||
| 6 | ||||
| 7 | ||||
| 11 | ||||
| 21 | ||||
| 22 | ||||
| 24 | ||||
| 24 | ||||
i
Table of Contents
Unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, all references in this prospectus to “NVIDIA,” “the company,” “we,” “ours,” “us” or similar terms refer to NVIDIA Corporation, together with its subsidiaries.
This prospectus is part of a “shelf” registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission” or “SEC”). By using a shelf registration statement, we may sell, from time to time, in one or more offerings, any combination of the securities described in this prospectus.
This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer. Each time we sell securities, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of that offering. The accompanying prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. References to the “applicable prospectus supplement” are to the prospectus supplement to this prospectus that describes the specific terms and conditions of the applicable security. You should read both this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement together with additional information described under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information.”
We may include agreements as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. In reviewing such agreements, please remember that they are included to provide you with information regarding their terms and are not intended to provide any other factual or disclosure information about us or the other parties to the agreements. The agreements may contain representations and warranties by each of the parties to the applicable agreement. These representations and warranties have been made solely for the benefit of the other parties to the applicable agreement and:
| | should not in all instances be treated as categorical statements of fact, but rather as a way of allocating the risk to one of the parties if those statements prove to be inaccurate; |
| | may have been qualified by disclosures that were made to the other party in connection with the negotiation of the applicable agreement, which disclosures would not necessarily be reflected in the agreement; |
| | may apply standards of materiality in a way that is different from what may be viewed as material to you or other investors; and |
| | were made only as of the date of the applicable agreement or such other date or dates as may be specified in the agreement and are subject to more recent developments. |
Accordingly, these representations and warranties may not describe the actual state of affairs as of the date they were made or at any other time. Additional information about us may be found elsewhere in the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part and our other public filings, which are available without charge through the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
We have not authorized any other person, including any dealer, salesperson or other individual, to provide you with any information or to make any representations other than those contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. We take no responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. We are not making an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information in this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference is accurate only as of their respective dates.
1
Table of Contents
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We file reports, proxy statements, and other information with the SEC. Such reports, proxy statements, and other information concerning us can be read on the Internet at the SEC’s website http://www.sec.gov.
This prospectus is part of a registration statement filed with the SEC by us. The full registration statement can be obtained from the SEC as indicated above, or from us.
The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” the information we file with the SEC. This permits us to disclose important information to you by referring to these filed documents. Any information referred to in this way is considered part of this prospectus, and any information filed with the SEC by us after the date of this prospectus will automatically be deemed to update and supersede this information. We incorporate by reference the following documents that have been filed with the SEC (other than information in such documents that is not deemed to be filed):
| | Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 26, 2025; |
| | the description of securities contained in Exhibit 4.6 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 26, 2025, including any amendments thereto or reports filed for the purposes of updating this description; |
| | portions of the Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A for the 2025 annual meeting of stockholders incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 26, 2025; |
| | Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended April 27, 2025; and |
| | Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 7, 2025 and April 15, 2025. |
We also incorporate by reference any future filings (other than information in such documents that is not deemed to be filed) made with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), until we file a post-effective amendment which indicates the termination of the offering of the securities made by this prospectus.
Our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, including any amendments to those reports, and other information that we file with or furnish to the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act can also be accessed free of charge on the Investor Relations section of our website, which is located at investor.nvidia.com. These filings will be available as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the SEC. Our website address is www.nvidia.com. Information contained on or accessible through our website is not a part of this prospectus and is not incorporated by reference herein, and the inclusion of our website address in this prospectus is an inactive textual reference only.
We will provide to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom a copy of this prospectus is delivered, upon written or oral request and at no cost to such person, a copy of any or all of the information that has been incorporated by reference in this prospectus but not delivered with this prospectus. You may request a copy of such information by writing or telephoning us at:
NVIDIA Corporation
32788 San Tomas Expressway
Santa Clara, California 95051
Attn: Corporate Secretary
Tel: (408) 486-2000
2
Table of Contents
Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. Before deciding whether to invest in our securities, you should consider carefully the risks and uncertainties described under the heading “Risk Factors” contained in the applicable prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus, and discussed under the section titled “Risk Factors” contained in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, as may be updated by our subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other filings we make with the SEC, which are incorporated by reference into this prospectus in their entirety, together with other information in this prospectus, the documents incorporated by reference and any free writing prospectus that we may authorize for use in connection with a specific offering. The risks described in these documents are not the only ones we face, but those that we consider to be material. There may be other unknown or unpredictable economic, business, competitive, regulatory or other factors that could have material adverse effects on our future results. Past financial performance may not be a reliable indicator of future performance, and historical trends should not be used to anticipate results or trends in future periods. If any of these risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flow could be seriously harmed. This could cause the trading price of our securities to decline, resulting in a loss of all or part of your investment. Please also read carefully the section below titled “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”
3
Table of Contents
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Exchange Act, which are subject to the “safe harbor” created by those sections. Forward-looking statements are based on our management’s beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to our management. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “goal,” “would,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “project,” “predict,” “potential” and similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause our actual results, performance, time frames or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance, time frames or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. We discuss many of these risks, uncertainties and other factors in our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, in any prospectus supplement related hereto and in any free writing prospectuses we have authorized for use in connection with a specific offering in greater detail under the heading “Risk Factors.” Given these risks, uncertainties and other factors, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Also, these forward-looking statements represent our estimates and assumptions only as of the date of the document containing the applicable statement. You should read this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect. We hereby qualify our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements publicly, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future.
In addition, statements that “we believe” and similar statements reflect our beliefs and opinions on the relevant subject. These statements are based upon information available to us as of the date such statements were made, and while we believe such information forms a reasonable basis for such statements, such information may be limited or incomplete, and our statements should not be read to indicate that we have conducted an exhaustive inquiry into, or review of, all potentially available relevant information. These statements are inherently uncertain and investors are cautioned not to unduly rely upon these statements.
4
Table of Contents
We pioneered accelerated computing to help solve the most challenging computational problems. NVIDIA is now a full-stack computing infrastructure company with data-center-scale offerings that are reshaping industry.
Our principal executive offices are located at 2788 San Tomas Expressway, Santa Clara, California 95051, and our telephone number is (408) 486-2000.
5
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
The following description of our capital stock, certain provisions of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws and certain provisions of Delaware law is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by reference to our certificate of incorporation, bylaws and the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”). Copies of our certificate of incorporation and our bylaws have been filed with the SEC and are filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.
Our authorized capital stock consists of 80,000,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value, and 2,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.001 par value. As of April 27, 2025, there were 24,387,557,065 shares of common stock outstanding and no shares of preferred stock outstanding.
Common Stock
The holders of common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders. The holders of common stock are not entitled to cumulative voting rights with respect to the election of directors, and as a consequence, minority stockholders are not able to elect directors on the basis of their votes alone. Subject to preferences that may be applicable to any shares of preferred stock currently outstanding or issued in the future, holders of common stock are entitled to receive ratably such dividends as may be declared by our board of directors out of funds legally available therefor. In the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, holders of our common stock are entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining after payment of liabilities and the liquidation preference of any then outstanding preferred stock. Holders of common stock have no preemptive rights and no right to convert their common stock into any other securities. There are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to the common stock.
Preferred Stock
Our board of directors has the authority, without further action by the stockholders, to issue up to 2,000,000 shares of preferred stock in one or more series and to fix the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions thereof, including dividend rights, conversion rights, voting rights, terms of redemption, liquidation preferences, sinking fund terms and the number of shares constituting any series or the designation of such series.
The particular terms of any series of preferred stock will be described in the prospectus supplement relating to that series of preferred stock. Those terms may include:
| | the title and stated value; |
| | the number of shares we are offering; |
| | the liquidation preference per share; |
| | the purchase price; |
| | the dividend rate, period and payment date and method of calculation for dividends; |
| | whether dividends will be cumulative or non-cumulative and, if cumulative, the date from which dividends will accumulate; |
| | the procedures for any auction and remarketing, if any; |
| | the provisions for a sinking fund, if any; |
| | the provisions for redemption or repurchase, if applicable, and any restrictions on our ability to exercise those redemption and repurchase rights; |
7
Table of Contents
| | any listing of the preferred stock on any securities exchange or market; |
| | whether the preferred stock will be convertible into our common stock, and, if applicable, the conversion price, or how it will be calculated, and the conversion period; |
| | whether the preferred stock will be exchangeable into debt securities, and, if applicable, the exchange price, or how it will be calculated, and the exchange period; |
| | voting rights, if any, of the preferred stock; |
| | preemption rights, if any; |
| | restrictions on transfer, sale or other assignment, if any; |
| | whether interests in the preferred stock will be represented by depositary shares; |
| | a discussion of any material or special United States federal income tax considerations applicable to the preferred stock; |
| | the relative ranking and preferences of the preferred stock as to dividend rights and rights if we liquidate, dissolve or wind up our affairs; |
| | any limitations on issuance of any class or series of preferred stock ranking senior to or on a parity with the series of preferred stock as to dividend rights and rights if we liquidate, dissolve or wind up our affairs; and |
| | any other specific terms, preferences, rights or limitations of, or restrictions on, the preferred stock. |
The DGCL provides that the holders of preferred stock will have the right to vote separately as a class on any proposal involving fundamental changes in the rights of holders of that preferred stock. This right is in addition to any voting rights that may be provided for in the applicable certificate of designation.
The issuance of preferred stock could adversely affect the voting power, conversion or other rights of holders of common stock. Preferred stock could be issued quickly with terms calculated to delay or prevent a change in control of our company or make removal of management more difficult. Additionally, the issuance of preferred stock may have the effect of decreasing the market price of our common stock.
Anti-Takeover Effects of Provisions of Delaware Law and Our Charter Documents
Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws
Stockholders have no cumulative voting rights.
Our certificate of incorporation also requires that any action required or permitted to be taken by our stockholders must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of the stockholders and may not be effected by a consent in writing and that the stockholders may amend our bylaws or adopt new bylaws only by the affirmative vote of 66 2/3% of the outstanding voting securities in addition to any vote of the holders of any class or series of stock of the corporation required by law or by our certificate of incorporation.
A special meeting of the stockholders may be called by:
| | our Chairman, if any; |
| | our Chief Executive Officer; |
8
Table of Contents
| | a resolution adopted by a majority of the total number of authorized directors; or |
| | stockholders of record “owning” (as defined in the Bylaws) at least 15% of the voting power of all the then-outstanding shares of voting stock of the Company who have owned such shares continuously for at least one year, provided that the stockholders satisfy the disclosure, timing and other requirements intended to ensure that stockholders receive adequate, timely and accurate information in connection with a special meeting and avoid the unnecessary use of resources that would result from holding multiple stockholder meetings in a short time period. |
These provisions may have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control.
The lack of cumulative voting could make it more difficult for our existing stockholders to replace our board of directors as well as for another party to obtain control of us by replacing our board of directors. Since our board of directors has the power to retain and discharge our officers, these provisions could also make it more difficult for existing stockholders or another party to effect a change in management.
These and other provisions may have the effect of deterring hostile takeovers or delaying changes in control or management. These provisions are intended to enhance the likelihood of continued stability in the composition of our board of directors and in the policies of our board of directors and to discourage certain types of transactions that may involve an actual or threatened change in control. These provisions are designed to reduce our vulnerability to an unsolicited acquisition proposal. The provisions are also intended to discourage certain tactics that may be used in proxy fights. However, such provisions could have the effect of discouraging others from making tender offers for our shares and, as a consequence, such provisions may also inhibit fluctuations in the market price of our shares that could result from actual or rumored takeover attempts. Such provisions may also have the effect of preventing changes in our management.
Section 203 of the DGCL
We are subject to Section 203 of the DGCL, which, subject to certain exceptions, prohibits a Delaware corporation from engaging in a “business combination” with any “interested stockholder” for a period of three years following the time that such stockholder became an “interested stockholder,” unless:
| | prior to such time, the board of directors of the corporation approved either the business combination or the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder; |
| | upon consummation of the transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock of the corporation outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, excluding for purposes of determining the voting stock outstanding those shares owned (a) by persons who are directors and also officers and (b) by employee stock plans in which employee participants do not have the right to determine confidentially whether shares held subject to the plan will be tendered in a tender or exchange offer; or |
| | at or subsequent to such time, the business combination is approved by the board of directors and authorized at an annual or special meeting of stockholders, and not by written consent, by the affirmative vote of at least 66 2/3% of the outstanding voting stock which is not owned by the interested stockholder. |
In general, Section 203 of the DGCL defines “business combination” to include the following:
| | any merger or consolidation involving the corporation and the interested stockholder; |
| | any sale, transfer, pledge or other disposition of 10% or more of the assets of the corporation involving the interested stockholder; |
| | subject to certain exceptions, any transaction that results in the issuance or transfer by the corporation of any stock of the corporation to the interested stockholder; |
9
Table of Contents
| | any transaction involving the corporation that has the effect of increasing the proportionate share of the stock of any class or series of the corporation beneficially owned by the interested stockholder; or |
| | the receipt by the interested stockholder of the benefit of any loans, advances, guarantees, pledges or other financial benefits provided by or through the corporation. |
In general, Section 203 of the DGCL defines “interested stockholder” as an entity or person who beneficially owns (or within three years did own) 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the corporation and any entity or person affiliated with, controlling, controlled by or is under common control with such entity or person.
Certain Transactions
Our bylaws provide that we indemnify our directors and executive officers to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL and any other applicable law. We are also empowered under our bylaws to indemnify other officers, employees and other agents as set forth in the DGCL or any other applicable law, to enter into indemnification contracts with our directors and executive officers and to purchase insurance on behalf of any person whom we are required or permitted to indemnify.
In addition, our certificate of incorporation provides that the liability of our directors for monetary damages shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permissible under the DGCL. Pursuant to the DGCL, our directors shall not be liable for monetary damages for breach of the directors’ fiduciary duty of care to us and our stockholders. However, this provision does not eliminate the duty of care, and in appropriate circumstances, equitable remedies such as injunctive or other forms of non-monetary relief that will remain available under the DGCL. In addition, each director will continue to be subject to liability for (1) breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to us or our stockholders, (2) acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (3) violating Section 174 of the DGCL, or (4) any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. The provision also does not affect a director’s responsibilities under any other law, such as the federal securities laws or state or federal environmental laws.
Transfer Agent and Registrar
Computershare is the transfer agent and registrar for our common stock. Computershare’s address is 150 Royall Street, Canton, Massachusetts 02021.
Listing
Our common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “NVDA.”
10
Table of Contents
DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES
The following description briefly sets forth certain general terms and provisions of the debt securities. The particular terms of the debt securities offered by any prospectus supplement and the extent, if any, to which the following general terms and provisions may apply to the debt securities, will be described in an accompanying prospectus supplement. Unless otherwise specified in an accompanying prospectus supplement, our debt securities will be issued in one or more series under an indenture, dated as of September 16, 2016, between us and Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as successor to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee. The indenture is incorporated by reference as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. The terms of the debt securities will include those set forth in the indenture and those made a part of the indenture by the Trust Indenture Act of 1939. You should read the summary below, any accompanying prospectus supplement and the provisions of the indenture in their entirety before investing in our debt securities. All capitalized terms have the meanings specified in the indenture.
For purposes of this section of this prospectus, references to “we,” “us” and “our” are to NVIDIA Corporation and not to any of its subsidiaries.
General
We may issue, from time to time, debt securities, in one or more series, that will consist of either senior debt (“Senior Debt Securities”), senior subordinated debt (“Senior Subordinated Debt Securities”), subordinated debt (“Subordinated Debt Securities”) or junior subordinated debt (“Junior Subordinated Debt Securities” and, together with the Senior Subordinated Debt Securities and the Subordinated Debt Securities, the “Subordinated Securities”). Debt securities, whether senior, senior subordinated, subordinated or junior subordinated, may be issued as convertible debt securities or exchangeable debt securities.
The indenture does not limit the amount of debt securities that we may issue. We may, without the consent of the holders of the debt securities of any series, issue additional debt securities ranking equally with, and otherwise similar in all respects to, the debt securities of the series (except for any differences in the issue price and, if applicable, the initial interest accrual date and interest payment date) so that those additional debt securities will be consolidated and form a single series with the debt securities of the series previously offered and sold; provided that if the additional debt securities are not fungible with the debt securities of the series previously offered or sold for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the additional debt securities will have a separate CUSIP or other identifying number.
The indenture provides that we may issue debt securities up to the principal amount that we may authorize and may be in any currency or currency unit designated by us. Except for the limitations on consolidation, merger and sale of all or substantially all of our assets contained in the indenture, the terms of the indenture do not contain any covenants or other provisions designed to afford holders of any debt securities protection with respect to our operations, financial condition or transactions involving us.
We may issue the debt securities issued under the indenture as “discount securities,” which means they may be sold at a discount below their stated principal amount. These debt securities, as well as other debt securities that are not issued at a discount, may, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, be treated as if they were issued with “original issue discount,” because of interest payment and other characteristics. Special U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to debt securities issued with original issue discount will be described in more detail in any applicable prospectus supplement.
Provisions of the Indenture
The applicable prospectus supplement for a series of debt securities that we issue will describe, among other things, the following terms of the offered debt securities:
| | the title and series designation; |
| | any limit on the aggregate principal amount of debt securities of such series; |
11
Table of Contents
| | if other than U.S. dollars, the foreign currency or foreign currencies in which the debt securities are denominated; |
| | the price or prices at which the debt securities will be issued; |
| | the date or dates on which principal is payable or the method of determination thereof; |
| | the place or places where and the manner in which principal, premium or interest will be payable and the place or places where the debt securities may be presented for transfer and, if applicable, conversion or exchange; |
| | interest rates, and the dates from which interest, if any, will accrue, and the dates when interest is payable; |
| | the terms and conditions of any deferral of interest and the additional interest, if any, thereon, and the right, if any, to extend the interest payment periods and the duration of the extensions; |
| | the dates on which a record shall be taken for the determination of holders to whom interest is payable and/or the method by which such interest rates shall be determined; |
| | our right, if any, to redeem the debt securities, in whole or in part, at our option and the period or periods within which, or the date or dates on which, the price or prices at which and any terms and conditions upon which the debt securities may be so redeemed, pursuant to any sinking fund or otherwise; |
| | our obligations, if any, to redeem, purchase or repay the debt securities pursuant to any mandatory redemption, sinking fund or analogous provisions or at the option of the holder thereof, and the price or prices at which and the period or periods within which or the date or dates on which, and any terms and conditions upon which the debt securities shall be redeemed, purchased or repaid, in whole or in part, pursuant to such obligation; |
| | conversion or exchange provisions, if any, including conversion or exchange prices or rates and adjustments thereto; |
| | if other than the coin, currency or currencies in which the debt securities are denominated, the coin, currency or currencies of payment of principal or interest; |
| | if the principal of or interest on the debt securities are to be payable, at the election of us or a holder thereof, in a coin or currency other than that in which the debt securities are denominated, the period or periods within which, and the terms and conditions upon which, such election may be made; |
| | the terms applicable to any debt securities issued at a discount from their stated principal amount; |
| | the terms, if any, pursuant to which any debt securities will be subordinate to any of our other debt; |
| | if other than denominations of $2,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof, the denominations in which the debt securities shall be issuable; |
| | if the amount of payments of principal or interest is to be determined by reference to an index or formula, or based on a coin or currency other than that in which the debt securities are stated to be payable, the manner in which these amounts are determined and the calculation agent, if any, with respect thereto; |
| | if other than the entire principal amount of the debt securities when issued, the portion of the principal amount payable upon acceleration of maturity as a result of an Event of Default; |
| | whether and under what circumstances we will pay additional amounts on the debt securities held by a person who is not a U.S. person in respect of any tax, assessment or governmental charge withheld or deducted and, if so, whether we will have the option to redeem the debt securities rather than pay such additional amounts; |
12
Table of Contents
| | if the debt securities are to be issuable in definitive form only upon receipt of certain certificates or other documents or satisfaction of other conditions, the form and terms of such certificates, documents or conditions; |
| | any trustees, depositaries, authenticating or paying agents, transfer agents or registrars of any other agents with respect to the debt securities; |
| | any deletion from, modification of or addition to the Events of Default or covenants with respect to the debt securities; and |
| | any other terms of the debt securities. |
The applicable prospectus supplement will set forth certain material U.S. federal income tax considerations for holders of any debt securities and the securities exchange or quotation system on which any debt securities are listed or quoted, if any.
Debt securities issued by us will be structurally subordinated to all indebtedness and other liabilities of our subsidiaries, except to the extent any such subsidiary guarantees or is otherwise obligated to make payment on such debt securities.
Senior Debt Securities
Payment of the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on, Senior Debt Securities will rank on a parity with all of our other unsecured and unsubordinated debt.
Senior Subordinated Debt Securities
Payment of the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on, Senior Subordinated Debt Securities will be junior in right of payment to the prior payment in full of all of our unsubordinated debt. We will set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement relating to any Senior Subordinated Debt Securities the subordination terms of such securities as well as the aggregate amount of outstanding debt, as of the most recent practicable date, that by its terms would be senior to the Senior Subordinated Debt Securities. We will also set forth in such prospectus supplement limitations, if any, on issuance of additional debt ranking senior to the Senior Subordinated Debt Securities.
Subordinated Debt Securities
Payment of the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on, Subordinated Debt Securities will be subordinated and junior in right of payment to the prior payment in full of all of our unsubordinated and senior subordinated debt. We will set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement relating to any Subordinated Debt Securities the subordination terms of such securities as well as the aggregate amount of outstanding indebtedness, as of the most recent practicable date, that by its terms would be senior to the Subordinated Debt Securities. We will also set forth in such prospectus supplement limitations, if any, on issuance of additional debt ranking senior to the Subordinated Debt Securities.
Junior Subordinated Debt Securities
Payment of the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on, Junior Subordinated Debt Securities will be subordinated and junior in right of payment to the prior payment in full of all of our unsubordinated, senior subordinated and subordinated debt. We will set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement relating to any Junior Subordinated Debt Securities the subordination terms of such securities as well as the aggregate amount of outstanding debt, as of the most recent practicable date, that by its terms would be senior to the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities. We will also set forth in such prospectus supplement limitations, if any, on issuance of additional debt ranking senior to the Junior Subordinated Debt Securities.
13
Table of Contents
Conversion or Exchange Rights
Debt securities may be convertible into or exchangeable for other securities or property of us. The terms and conditions of conversion or exchange will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. The terms will include, among others, the following:
| | the conversion or exchange price; |
| | the conversion or exchange period; |
| | provisions regarding the ability of us or the holder to convert or exchange the debt securities; |
| | events requiring adjustment to the conversion or exchange price; and |
| | provisions affecting conversion or exchange in the event of our redemption of the debt securities. |
Consolidation, Merger or Sale
We cannot consolidate with or merge into any other person, or transfer or lease our properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any person and we shall not permit any other person to consolidate with or merge into us, unless (a) either we shall be the continuing corporation or (b) the successor corporation or person (if other than us) formed by such consolidation or into which we are merged or to which our properties and assets substantially as an entirety are transferred or leased is a person organized or formed under the laws of the United States, any state of the United States or the District of Columbia and, if such entity is not a corporation, a co-obligor of the debt securities is a corporation organized or existing under any such laws, and such successor corporation or person, including such co-obligor, if any, shall expressly assume all our obligations under the debt securities and the indenture. In addition, we cannot effect such a transaction unless immediately after giving effect to such transaction and treating any indebtedness which becomes our obligation or an obligation of our subsidiary as a result of such transaction as having been incurred by us or such subsidiary at the time of such transaction, no Event of Default or event, which after notice or lapse of time or both would become an Event of Default, shall have occurred and be continuing.
Events of Default
Unless otherwise indicated, the term “Event of Default,” when used in the indenture with respect to the debt securities of any series, means any of the following:
| | failure to pay interest for 30 days after the date payment on any debt security of such series is due and payable; provided that an extension of an interest payment period by us in accordance with the terms of the debt securities shall not constitute a failure to pay interest; |
| | failure to pay principal or premium, if any, on any debt security of such series when due, either at maturity, upon any redemption, by declaration or otherwise; |
| | failure to perform any other covenant or agreement in the indenture or the debt securities of such series for 90 days after written notice that performance was required, which notice must be sent by either the trustee or holders of not less than 25% of the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of such series; |
| | certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of us; or |
| | any other Event of Default provided in the applicable resolution of our board of directors or the officers’ certificate or supplemental indenture under which we issue such series of debt securities. |
An Event of Default for a particular series of debt securities does not necessarily constitute an Event of Default for any other series of debt securities issued under the indenture.
14
Table of Contents
If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default relating to events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of us) involving any series of debt securities has occurred and is continuing, the trustee or the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the debt securities of each affected series then outstanding may declare the entire principal amount of all the debt securities of such affected series, and the interest accrued thereon, if any, to be due and payable immediately. The holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the debt securities of an affected series may, after satisfying conditions, rescind and annul any of the above-described declarations and consequences involving such series.
If an Event of Default relating to events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization of us occurs and is continuing, then the entire principal amount of all of the debt securities outstanding, and the interest accrued thereon, if any, will automatically become due and payable immediately, without any declaration or other act by the trustee or any holder.
The indenture imposes limitations on suits brought by holders of debt securities against us with respect to an Event of Default. Except as provided below, no holder of debt securities of any series may institute any action against us under the indenture unless:
| | an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and such holder has previously given to the trustee written notice of such continuing Event of Default; |
| | the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of the affected series have requested that the trustee institute the action or proceeding in respect of such Event of Default; |
| | the requesting holders have offered the trustee security or indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it for the costs, expenses and liabilities that may be incurred by bringing the action; |
| | the trustee has not instituted the action within 60 days of the request; and |
| | the trustee has not received inconsistent direction by the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of the affected series. |
Notwithstanding the foregoing, each holder of debt securities of any series has the right, which is absolute and unconditional, to receive payment of the principal of, and premium and interest, if any, on, such debt securities when due and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment, and such rights may not be impaired without the consent of that holder of debt securities.
We will be required to file annually with the trustee a certificate, signed by one of our officers, stating whether or not the officer knows of any default by us in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any condition or covenant of the indenture.
Registered Global Securities
We may issue the debt securities of a series in whole or in part in the form of one or more fully registered global securities that we will deposit with a depositary or with a nominee for a depositary identified in the applicable prospectus supplement and registered in the name of such depositary or nominee. In such case, we will issue one or more registered global securities denominated in an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of all of the debt securities of the series to be issued and represented by such registered global security or securities.
Unless and until it is exchanged in whole or in part for debt securities in definitive registered form, a registered global security may not be transferred except as a whole:
| | by the depositary for such registered global security to its nominee, |
| | by a nominee of the depositary to the depositary or another nominee of the depositary, or |
| | by the depositary or its nominee to a successor of the depositary or a nominee of the successor. |
15
Table of Contents
The prospectus supplement relating to a series of debt securities will describe the specific terms of the depositary arrangement with respect to any portion of such series represented by a registered global security. We currently anticipate that the following provisions will apply to all depositary arrangements for debt securities:
| | ownership of beneficial interests in a registered global security will be limited to persons that have accounts with the depositary for the registered global security, those persons being referred to as “participants,” or persons that may hold interests through participants; |
| | upon the issuance of a registered global security, the depositary for the registered global security will credit, on its book-entry registration and transfer system, the participants’ accounts with the respective principal amounts of the debt securities represented by the registered global security beneficially owned by the participants; |
| | any dealers, underwriters, or agents participating in the distribution of the debt securities will designate the accounts to be credited; and |
| | ownership of any beneficial interest in the registered global security will be shown on, and the transfer of any ownership interest will be effected only through, records maintained by the depositary for the registered global security (with respect to interests of participants) and on the records of participants (with respect to interests of persons holding through participants). |
The laws of some jurisdictions may require that certain purchasers of securities take physical delivery of the securities in definitive form. These laws may limit the ability of those persons to own, transfer or pledge beneficial interests in registered global securities.
So long as the depositary for a registered global security, or its nominee, is the registered owner of the registered global security, the depositary or the nominee, as the case may be, will be considered the sole owner or holder of the debt securities represented by the registered global security for all purposes under the indenture. Except as set forth below, owners of beneficial interests in a registered global security:
| | will not be entitled to have the debt securities represented by a registered global security registered in their names; |
| | will not receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of the debt securities in the definitive form; and |
| | will not be considered the owners or holders of the debt securities under the indenture. |
Accordingly, each person owning a beneficial interest in a registered global security must rely on the procedures of the depositary for the registered global security and, if the person is not a participant, on the procedures of a participant through which the person owns its interest, to exercise any rights of a holder under the indenture.
We understand that under currently existing industry practices, if we request any action of holders or if an owner of a beneficial interest in a registered global security desires to give or take any action that a holder is entitled to give or take under the indenture, the depositary for the registered global security would authorize the participants holding the relevant beneficial interests to give or take the action, and those participants would authorize beneficial owners owning through those participants to give or take the action or would otherwise act upon the instructions of beneficial owners holding through them.
We will make payments of principal and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on debt securities represented by a registered global security registered in the name of a depositary or its nominee to the depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, as the registered owners of the registered global security. None of us, the trustee or any other agent of us or the trustee will be responsible or liable for any aspect of the records relating to, or payments made on account of, beneficial ownership interests in the registered global security or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to the beneficial ownership interests.
16
Table of Contents
We expect that the depositary for any debt securities represented by a registered global security, upon receipt of any payments of principal and premium, if any, and interest, if any, in respect of the registered global security, will immediately credit participants’ accounts with payments in amounts proportionate to their respective beneficial interests in the registered global security as shown on the records of the depositary. We also expect that standing customer instructions and customary practices will govern payments by participants to owners of beneficial interests in the registered global security held through the participants, as is now the case with the securities held for the accounts of customers in bearer form or registered in “street name.” We also expect that any of these payments will be the responsibility of the participants.
If the depositary for any debt securities represented by a registered global security is at any time unwilling or unable to continue as depositary or ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act, we will appoint an eligible successor depositary. If we fail to appoint an eligible successor depositary within 90 days, we will issue the debt securities in definitive form in exchange for the registered global security. In addition, we may at any time and in our sole discretion decide not to have any of the debt securities of a series represented by one or more registered global securities. In such event, we will issue debt securities of that series in a definitive form in exchange for all of the registered global securities representing the debt securities. The trustee will register any debt securities issued in definitive form in exchange for a registered global security in such name or names as the depositary, based upon instructions from its participants, shall instruct the trustee.
Discharge, Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance
We can discharge or defease our obligations under the indenture as set forth below. Unless otherwise set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement, the subordination provisions applicable to any Subordinated Securities will be expressly made subject to the discharge and defeasance provisions of the indenture.
We may discharge our obligations to holders of any series of debt securities that have not already been delivered to the trustee for cancellation and that have either become due and payable or are by their terms to become due and payable within one year (or to be called for redemption within one year). We may effect a discharge by irrevocably depositing or causing to be delivered with the trustee cash or, in the case of series of debt securities, the payment on which may only be made in U.S. Dollars, U.S. government obligations, as trust funds, in an amount certified to be sufficient to pay when due, whether at maturity, upon redemption or otherwise, the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on, the debt securities and any mandatory sinking fund payments.
Unless otherwise provided in the applicable prospectus supplement, we may also discharge any and all of our obligations to holders of any series of debt securities at any time (“legal defeasance”). We also may be released from the obligations imposed by any covenants of any outstanding series of debt securities and provisions of the indenture, and we may omit to comply with those covenants without creating an Event of Default (“covenant defeasance”). We may effect legal defeasance and covenant defeasance only if, among other things:
| | we irrevocably deposit with the trustee cash or, in the case of series of debt securities, the payment on which may only be made in U.S. Dollars, U.S. government obligations, as trust funds, in an amount certified to be sufficient to pay when due (whether at maturity, upon redemption, or otherwise) the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on all outstanding debt securities of the series; and |
| | we deliver to the trustee an opinion of counsel from a nationally recognized law firm to the effect that the beneficial owners of the series of debt securities will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of the legal defeasance or covenant defeasance, as applicable, and that legal defeasance or covenant defeasance, as applicable, will not otherwise alter the beneficial owners’ U.S. federal income tax treatment of principal, premium, if any, and interest payments on the series of debt securities, which opinion, in the case of legal defeasance, must be based on a ruling of the Internal Revenue Service, or a change in U.S. federal income tax law. |
Although we may discharge or defease our obligations under the indenture as described in the two preceding paragraphs, we may not avoid, among other things, our duty to register the transfer or exchange of any series of debt securities, to replace any temporary, mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen series of debt securities or to maintain an office or agency in respect of any series of debt securities.
17
Table of Contents
We may exercise our legal defeasance option notwithstanding our prior exercise of our covenant defeasance option.
Modifications of the Indenture
The indenture provides that we and the trustee may enter into supplemental indentures without the consent of the holders of debt securities to:
| | secure any debt securities; |
| | evidence the assumption by another person of our obligations, as permitted by the indenture; |
| | add covenants for the protection of the holders of debt securities of all or any series or to surrender any right or power conferred upon us; |
| | add any additional events of default for the benefit of holders of the debt securities of all or any series; |
| | add one or more guarantees for the benefit of holders of the debt securities; |
| | provide for the issuance of additional debt securities of any series; |
| | comply with the rules of any applicable securities depository; |
| | provide for uncertificated debt securities in addition to or in place of certificated debt securities; |
| | add to, change or eliminate any of the provisions of the indenture in respect of one or more series of debt securities; provided that any such addition, change or elimination (a) shall neither (1) apply to any debt security of any series created prior to the execution of such supplemental indenture and entitled to the benefit of such provision nor (2) modify the rights of the holder of any such debt security with respect to such provision or (b) shall become effective only when there is no debt security described in clause (a)(1) outstanding; |
| | supplement any of the provisions of the indenture to such extent as shall be necessary to permit or facilitate the defeasance and discharge of any series of debt securities pursuant to the indenture; provided that any such action shall not adversely affect the interests of the holders of debt securities of such series or any other series of debt securities in any material respect; |
| | comply with the rules or regulations of any securities exchange or automated quotation system on which any of the debt securities may be listed or traded; |
| | add to, change or eliminate any of the provisions of the indenture as shall be necessary or desirable in accordance with any amendments to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, provided that such action does not adversely affect the rights or interests of any holder of debt securities in any material respect; |
| | cure or correct any ambiguity, defect, omission or inconsistency in the indenture; provided that such action does not adversely affect the interests of the holders of debt securities of any series in any material respect; |
| | establish the forms or terms of debt securities of any series; |
| | evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee; and |
| | add to, change or eliminate any other provision of the indenture; provided that such addition, change or elimination does not adversely affect the interests of the holders of debt securities of any series in any material respect. |
18
Table of Contents
The indenture also provides that we and the trustee may, with the consent of the holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of all series of Senior Debt Securities or Subordinated Securities, as the case may be, then outstanding and affected thereby (voting as one class), add any provisions to, or change in any manner, eliminate or modify in any way the provisions of, the indenture or modify in any manner the rights of the holders of the debt securities. We and the trustee may not, however, without the consent of the holder of each outstanding debt security affected thereby:
| | extend the final maturity of any debt security; |
| | reduce the principal amount of, or premium, if any, on any debt security; |
| | reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest on any debt security; |
| | reduce any amount payable on redemption of any debt security; |
| | change the currency in which the principal (other than as may be provided otherwise with respect to a series), premium, if any, or interest is payable on any debt security; |
| | reduce the amount of the principal of any debt security issued with an original issue discount that is payable upon acceleration or provable in bankruptcy; |
| | modify any of the subordination provisions or the definition of senior indebtedness applicable to any Subordinated Securities in a manner adverse to the holders of those securities; |
| | alter provisions of the indenture relating to the debt securities not denominated in U.S. dollars; |
| | impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on any debt security when due; or |
| | reduce the percentage of holders of debt securities of any series whose consent is required for any modification of the indenture. |
Concerning the Trustee
Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as successor to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, serves as trustee under the indenture. The trustee assumes (and will have) no responsibility or liability for the accuracy, correctness, or completeness of the information (including such information concerning us or our affiliates or any other party) contained in the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part or for any failure by us or any other party to disclose events that may have occurred and may affect the significance or accuracy of such information.
The indenture provides that there may be more than one trustee under the indenture, each with respect to one or more series of debt securities. If there are different trustees for different series of debt securities, each trustee will be a trustee of a trust under the indenture separate and apart from the trust administered by any other trustee under the indenture. Except as otherwise indicated in this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement, any action permitted to be taken by a trustee may be taken by such trustee only with respect to the one or more series of debt securities for which it is the trustee under the indenture. Any trustee under the indenture may resign or be removed with respect to one or more series of debt securities. All payments of principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on, and all registration, transfer, exchange, authentication and delivery (including authentication and delivery on original issuance of the debt securities) of, the debt securities of a series will be effected by the trustee with respect to such series at the corporate trust office designated by the trustee in St. Paul, Minnesota.
The indenture contains limitations on the right of the trustee, should it become a creditor of us, to obtain payment of claims in some cases or to realize on certain property received in respect of any such claim as security or otherwise. The trustee may engage in other transactions. If it acquires any conflicting interest relating to any duties with respect to the debt securities, however, it must eliminate the conflict or resign as trustee.
19
Table of Contents
The holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of any series of debt securities then outstanding will have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy available to the trustee with respect to such series of debt securities, provided that the direction would not conflict with any rule of law or with the indenture, would not be unduly prejudicial to the rights of another holder of the debt securities, and would not involve any trustee in personal liability. The indenture provides that in case an Event of Default shall occur and be known to any trustee and not be cured, the trustee must use the same degree of care as a prudent person would use in the conduct of his or her own affairs in the exercise of the trustee’s power. Subject to these provisions, the trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under the indenture at the request of any of the holders of the debt securities, unless they shall have offered to the trustee security and indemnity satisfactory to the trustee.
The registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part does not provide a comprehensive description of the rights, benefits, protections, immunities, indemnities, and privileges of the trustee. Rather, the indenture sets forth the trustee’s rights, benefits, protections, immunities, indemnities, and privileges.
No Individual Liability of Incorporators, Stockholders, Officers or Directors
The indenture provides that no incorporator and no past, present or future stockholder, officer or director of us or any successor corporation in their capacity as such shall have any individual liability for any of our obligations, covenants or agreements under the debt securities or the indenture.
Governing Law
The indenture and the debt securities will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
20
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
We may sell common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares, debt securities, warrants, stock purchase contracts or stock purchase units in one or more of the following ways from time to time:
| | to or through underwriters or dealers; |
| | directly to one or more purchasers; |
| | through agents or dealers; or |
| | through a combination of any of these methods of sale. |
The prospectus supplements relating to an offering of offered securities will set forth the terms of such offering, including:
| | the name or names of any underwriters, dealers or agents; |
| | the purchase price of the offered securities and the proceeds to us from the sale; |
| | any underwriting discounts and commissions or agency fees and other items constituting underwriters’ or agents’ compensation; and |
| | any initial public offering price, any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers and any securities exchanges on which such offered securities may be listed. |
Any initial public offering prices, discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers may be changed from time to time.
If underwriters are used in the sale, the underwriters will acquire the offered securities for their own account and may resell them from time to time in one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions, at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale. The offered securities may be offered either to the public through underwriting syndicates represented by one or more managing underwriters or by one or more underwriters without a syndicate. Unless otherwise set forth in a prospectus supplement, the obligations of the underwriters to purchase any series of securities will be subject to certain conditions precedent, and the underwriters will be obligated to purchase all of such series of securities if any are purchased.
In connection with underwritten offerings of the offered securities and in accordance with applicable law and industry practice, underwriters may over-allot or effect transactions that stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the market price of the offered securities at levels above those that might otherwise prevail in the open market, including by entering stabilizing bids, effecting syndicate covering transactions or imposing penalty bids, each of which is described below.
| | A stabilizing bid means the placing of any bid, or the effecting of any purchase, for the purpose of pegging, fixing or maintaining the price of a security. |
| | A syndicate covering transaction means the placing of any bid on behalf of the underwriting syndicate or the effecting of any purchase to reduce a short position created in connection with the offering. |
| | A penalty bid means an arrangement that permits the managing underwriter to reclaim a selling concession from a syndicate member in connection with the offering when offered securities originally sold by the syndicate member are purchased in syndicate covering transactions. |
These transactions may be effected on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, in the over-the-counter market, or otherwise. Underwriters are not required to engage in any of these activities, or to continue such activities if commenced.
22
Table of Contents
If a dealer is used in the sale, we will sell such offered securities to the dealer, as principal. The dealer may then resell the offered securities to the public at varying prices to be determined by that dealer at the time for resale. The names of the dealers and the terms of the transaction will be set forth in the prospectus supplement relating to that transaction.
Offered securities may be sold directly by us to one or more institutional purchasers, or through agents designated by us from time to time, at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed, or at varying prices determined at the time of sale. Any agent involved in the offer or sale of the offered securities in respect of which this prospectus is delivered will be named, and any commissions payable by us to such agent will be set forth, in the prospectus supplement relating to that offering. Unless otherwise indicated in such prospectus supplement, any such agent will be acting on a best efforts basis for the period of its appointment.
Underwriters, dealers and agents may be entitled under agreements entered into with us to indemnification by us against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or to contribution with respect to payments that the underwriters, dealers or agents may be required to make in respect thereof. Underwriters, dealers and agents may be customers of, engage in transactions with, or perform services for us and our affiliates in the ordinary course of business.
Other than our common stock, which is listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, each of the securities issued hereunder will be a new issue of securities, will have no prior trading market, and may or may not be listed on a national securities exchange. Any common stock sold pursuant to a prospectus supplement will be listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, subject to official notice of issuance. Any underwriters to whom we sell securities for public offering and sale may make a market in the securities, but such underwriters will not be obligated to do so and may discontinue any market making at any time without notice. We cannot assure you that there will be a market for the offered securities.
23
Table of Contents
The validity of the securities being offered hereby is being passed upon for us by Cooley LLP, Palo Alto, California. Any underwriters will also be advised about the validity of the securities and other legal matters by their own counsel, which will be named in the applicable prospectus supplement.
The financial statements and management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting (which is included in Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting) incorporated in this prospectus by reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 26, 2025 have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
24
Table of Contents
$
NVIDIA Corporation
$ % Notes due 2028
$ % Notes due 2029
$ % Notes due 2031
$ % Notes due 2033
$ % Notes due 2036
$ % Notes due 2046
$ % Notes due 2056
Preliminary Prospectus Supplement
Joint Book Running Managers
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | J.P. Morgan | Morgan Stanley |
June , 2026
