8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

February 16, 2018

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Commission File No. 1-13300

 

Delaware   54-1719854
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1680 Capital One Drive, McLean, Virginia   22102
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(703) 720-1000

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

(Not applicable)

 

 

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On February 16, 2018, Capital One Financial Corporation (the “Company”) closed the public offering of $250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2021 (the “Notes”), pursuant to an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC as underwriter. The Notes were issued pursuant to a Senior Indenture dated as of November 1, 1996 between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., formerly known as The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. (as successor to Harris Trust and Savings Bank), as Indenture Trustee. The Notes have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, by a registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-203125).

The foregoing description of the Underwriting Agreement, Notes and other documents relating to this transaction does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of these securities and documents, forms or copies of which are attached as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
No.
  

Description of Exhibit

  1.1    Underwriting Agreement dated February 13, 2018
  4.1    Senior Indenture dated as of November  1, 1996 between Capital One Financial Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., formerly known as The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. (as successor to Harris Trust and Savings Bank), as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Company’s Report on Form 8-K, filed on November 13, 1996)
  4.2    Form of Floating Rate Senior Note due 2021
  5.1    Opinion of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
23.1    Consent of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Dated: February 16, 2018   By:  

/s/ Matthew W. Cooper

      Matthew W. Cooper
      General Counsel


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
No.
  

Description of Exhibit

  1.1    Underwriting Agreement dated February 13, 2018
  4.1    Senior Indenture dated as of November  1, 1996 between Capital One Financial Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., formerly known as The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. (as successor to Harris Trust and Savings Bank), as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Company’s Report on Form 8-K, filed on November 13, 1996)
  4.2    Form of Floating Rate Senior Note due 2021
  5.1    Opinion of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
23.1    Consent of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)