Wayfair (NYSE: W) repurchases $56M of 2028 convertible notes using 2032 debt

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Wayfair Inc. repurchased approximately $56 million in aggregate principal amount of its 3.50% convertible senior notes due 2028, paying about $99 million plus accrued interest in open market transactions.

The company funded these repurchases using a portion of the net proceeds from its 6.75% senior secured notes due 2032. After the transactions, about $533 million principal of the 2028 notes remains outstanding. Wayfair describes this as part of an ongoing liability management strategy aimed at reducing upcoming debt maturities and managing potential equity dilution from its convertible debt.

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Wayfair swaps nearer-term convertible debt for longer-dated secured debt while managing dilution.

Wayfair used proceeds from 6.75% senior secured notes due 2032 to repurchase about $56 million principal of 3.50% convertible notes due 2028 for roughly $99 million. This extends part of its debt profile while reducing the outstanding convertible balance.

The move aligns with the stated goals of lowering upcoming maturities and managing potential equity dilution from conversion. The company also notes it may pursue additional repurchases, exchanges, redemptions or stock buybacks related to its convertible debt, and that such actions could affect trading liquidity of the notes and the market price of its common stock.

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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

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): March 4, 2026

WAYFAIR INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware			001-36666						36-4791999
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)			(Commission File Number)						(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
4 Copley Place			Boston			MA			02116
(Address of principal executive offices)									(Zip Code)

(617) 532-6100

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 N/A

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

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class			Trading symbol(s)			Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share			W			The New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

Between February 25, 2026 and March 4, 2026, Wayfair Inc. (“Wayfair” or the “Company”) used a portion of the net proceeds from the 6.75% senior secured notes due 2032 to repurchase approximately $56 million in aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 3.50% convertible senior notes due 2028 (the “2028 Notes”), for approximately $99 million, plus accrued but unpaid interest, in open market transactions (the “Repurchases”). The Repurchases all settled by March 5, 2026. Following the Repurchases, approximately $533 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2028 Notes remains outstanding. This transaction continues Wayfair's ongoing liability management strategy, and furthers the Company’s dual goals of reducing upcoming maturities and managing potential dilution.

The Company may, from time to time, seek to retire, restructure, repurchase or redeem, or otherwise mitigate the equity dilution associated with its outstanding convertible debt through cash purchases, stock buybacks of some or all of the shares underlying convertible notes and/or exchanges for equity or debt in open-market purchases, open market transactions or otherwise. Such repurchases, exchanges or other liability management exercises, if any, will be upon such terms and at such prices and sizes as the Company may determine, and will depend on prevailing market conditions, the Company’s liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors. The amounts involved may be material. Further, any such repurchases, exchanges or other liability management exercises may result in the Company acquiring and retiring a substantial amount of its convertible debt, which could impact the trading liquidity of the outstanding convertible notes, and any such repurchases, exchanges or other liability management exercises may also affect the market price of the Company’s common stock.

Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include, but are not limited to, the potential impact of convertible note repurchases or exchanges for equity or debt on the market price of the Company’s common stock and any future convertible note repurchases and other equity dilution mitigation exercises the Company may undertake. These statements are based on the Company’s current plans and expectations and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual future activities and results of operations to be materially different from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements are: changes in the price of the Company’s common stock and convertible notes, and changes in the convertible note and the capital markets, generally. The forward-looking statements in this Form 8-K represent the Company’s view as of March 6, 2026. The Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. For further information, please refer to the Company’s reports and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The information in this Item 7.01 is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

			WAYFAIR INC.
Date: March 6, 2026						/s/ ANDREW OLIVER
						Andrew Oliver
						Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Secretary

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FAQ

What debt transaction did Wayfair (W) disclose in this Form 8-K?

Wayfair disclosed that it repurchased approximately $56 million in aggregate principal amount of its 3.50% convertible senior notes due 2028 for about $99 million plus accrued interest, using open market transactions as part of a broader liability management strategy.

How did Wayfair fund the repurchase of its 2028 convertible notes?

Wayfair funded the repurchase using a portion of the net proceeds from its 6.75% senior secured notes due 2032. This shifts part of its capital structure from nearer-term convertible debt toward longer-dated secured debt while pursuing its goals of managing maturities and potential dilution.

How much of Wayfair’s 3.50% convertible notes due 2028 remain outstanding?

Following the repurchases, approximately $533 million in aggregate principal amount of Wayfair’s 3.50% convertible senior notes due 2028 remains outstanding. The company notes that it may continue liability management actions involving its convertible debt in the future, depending on market conditions and other factors.

What are Wayfair’s stated goals for these convertible note repurchases?

Wayfair states that the repurchases are part of an ongoing liability management strategy. The dual goals are reducing upcoming debt maturities and managing potential equity dilution associated with its outstanding convertible debt, which could otherwise convert into Class A common stock under certain conditions.

What future actions related to convertible debt does Wayfair say it may take?

Wayfair indicates it may retire, restructure, repurchase, redeem or mitigate dilution from its convertible debt through cash purchases, stock buybacks of shares underlying the notes, or exchanges for equity or other debt, via open-market transactions or other methods, subject to market conditions and internal requirements.

How could Wayfair’s liability management exercises affect investors and noteholders?

Wayfair notes that future repurchases, exchanges or similar actions could result in a substantial amount of convertible debt being acquired and retired. This may impact trading liquidity of the outstanding convertible notes and may also affect the market price of Wayfair’s common stock, depending on transaction size and structure.

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