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Microsoft files for a ten-part US bond sale as its capital spending doubles

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Source: Microsoft (SEC filing)Also reported by The Next Web, Microsoft first-quarter results (SEC filing)

Microsoft filed a preliminary prospectus with the SEC on 29 October 2026 for a sale of notes in ten tranches, two at floating rates and eight at fixed rates, led by J.P. Morgan, UBS and Wells Fargo. The filing gives no size and says the money is for general corporate purposes, which may include capital expenditures. Bloomberg reported that Microsoft sought at least $25 billion in its first US investment-grade bond sale since 2017. Microsoft’s results for the quarter to 30 September show $39.4 billion spent on property and equipment, against $19.4 billion a year earlier.

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Microsoft is turning to the bond market after its quarterly spending on property and equipment doubled in a year.

When
29 Oct 2026
ID
WTA-N-2026-0547
Who
Microsoft, J.P. Morgan, UBS, Wells Fargo, SEC

Summary written with AI by wheresthe.ai, from Microsoft (SEC filing) and the reporting credited above. Checked against the source on 30 Oct 2026.

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Source copy: download the page as saved on 29 Oct 2026 (PDF). Also held by the Internet Archive.

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WTA-N-2026-0547: “Microsoft files for a ten-part US bond sale as its capital spending doubles.” wheresthe.ai, 29 Oct 2026. https://wheresthe.ai/d/us-microsoft-files-for-first-us-bond-sale-since-2017-2026-10/ (source: Microsoft (SEC filing)).

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