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

~~January~~February 218, 2026

Date of Report (Date of the earliest event reported)

Bausch + Lomb Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Canada	~~001-41380~~	001-41380	~~98-1613662~~	98-1613662
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
(State or Other Jurisdiction ofIncorporation or Organization)		(CommissionFile Number)		(I.R.S. EmployerIdentification Number)

520 Applewood Crescent

Vaughan, Ontario

Canada L4K 4B4

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)

(905) 695-7700

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, 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 Common Shares, No Par Value BLCO New York Stock Exchange, Toronto 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).

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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 12.0102 Results ~~Entry~~of ~~into~~Operations aand ~~Material~~Financial ~~Definitive Agreement~~Condition.

On ~~January 2~~February 18, 2026, Bausch + Lomb Corporation (the “Company”) ~~entered~~issued ~~into~~a anpress ~~amendment~~release ~~(the~~announcing ~~“Fourth~~results ~~Amendment”) to the Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as~~ of ~~May~~operations ~~10,~~for ~~2022 (as amended by~~ the ~~First~~quarter ~~Incremental~~and ~~Amendment, dated as of September 29, 2023, by~~ the ~~Second~~year ~~Incremental~~ended ~~Amendment~~December 31, ~~dated~~ as2025 ofand ~~November~~certain 1,other ~~2024,~~financial byinformation ~~the Third Amendment, dated~~ as of ~~June 26, 2025,~~ and asfor ~~further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, refinanced or replaced from time to time,~~ the ~~“Credit~~quarter ~~Agreement”), by~~ and ~~among~~ the ~~Company,~~year ~~certain~~ended ~~subsidiaries of~~December 31, ~~the~~2025. ~~Company~~A ascopy ~~subsidiary~~of ~~guarantors,~~ the ~~lenders~~press ~~and~~release ~~other~~is ~~persons~~attached ~~party~~as ~~thereto,~~Exhibit ~~and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N~~99.~~A.,~~1 asto ~~administrative agent,~~this ~~collateral~~report ~~agent, swingline lender~~ and anis ~~issuing~~incorporated ~~bank. Terms used~~ herein, ~~but not otherwise defined herein are as defined in the Credit Agreement as amended~~ by ~~the~~this ~~Fourth Amendment~~reference.

The ~~Fourth~~information ~~Amendment~~in ~~provides~~this ~~for~~Item ~~a new $~~2.02,~~802,125,000 tranche~~ ofincluding ~~term~~Exhibit ~~loans maturing in 2031 (the “Replacement Term Loans”)~~99.1, ~~the~~is ~~proceeds~~being offurnished ~~which were used to refinance all of the Company’s outstanding term B loans due 2031 (the “Third Amendment Term Loans”)~~ and ~~term~~shall Bnot ~~loans~~be ~~due~~deemed ~~2028 (the~~ “~~First Incremental Term Loans~~filed”). ~~The amortization rate~~ for the ~~Replacement~~purposes ~~Term~~of ~~Loans~~Section is18 ~~1.00%~~of ~~per annum and~~ the ~~first~~Securities ~~installment~~Exchange ~~shall be~~Act ~~payable~~of ~~on June 30~~1934, ~~2026.~~as ~~Pursuant to the Fourth Amendment~~amended, ~~the~~or ~~applicable~~otherwise ~~margin~~subject ~~is (i) 3.75% per annum for Replacement Term Loans with an interest rate determined by reference~~ to ~~term~~the ~~SOFR~~liabilities ~~and~~of ~~(ii)~~that 2Section.~~75%~~ ~~per annum for Replacement Term Loans with an interest rate determined by reference to the alternate base rate.~~ The ~~margin~~information ~~applicable~~in tothis ~~the~~Item ~~Replacement Term Loans represents a 0~~2.~~50%~~02 ~~per annum reduction from the applicable margin that applied to the Third Amendment Term Loans~~ and aExhibit 099.~~25%~~1 ~~per~~shall ~~annum~~not ~~reduction~~be ~~from~~incorporated ~~the~~by ~~applicable margin~~reference ~~that~~into ~~applied~~any toregistration ~~the~~statement ~~First~~or ~~Incremental~~other ~~Term~~document ~~Loans.~~pursuant ~~The Replacement Term Loans will mature on January 15, 2031, which is the same maturity date that applied~~ to the ~~Third~~Securities ~~Amendment~~Act ~~Term Loans and which represents an effective maturity extension~~ of ~~the First Incremental Term Loans from September 29~~1933, ~~2028~~as amended.

~~The~~Item foregoing description of the Fourth Amendment is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Credit Agreement, as amended by the Fourth Amendment, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 109.101. Financial toStatements ~~this Current Report on Form 8-K~~ and ~~incorporated herein by reference~~Exhibits.

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information included in Item 1.01 above is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On January 2, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing the closing of the Credit Agreement refinancing, consisting of the Replacement Term Loans. A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Description
Exhibit No.		Description
10.1	Fourth Amendment to Credit and Guaranty Agreement by and among Bausch + Lomb Corporation, certain subsidiaries of Bausch + Lomb Corporation as subsidiary guarantors, the lenders party thereto and other persons party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., dated as of January 2, 2026.
99.1*		Press Release of Bausch + Lomb Corporation, respecting financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025, dated February 18, 2026
99.1	Press Release of Bausch + Lomb Corporation, announcing the closing of the Credit Agreement refinancing, dated January 2, 2026.
104*		Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL)
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL).

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* Filed herewith.

Signatures

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



BAUSCH + LOMB CORPORATION

By:			/s/ Sam Eldessouky
Name:			Sam Eldessouky
Title:			Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

Date: ~~January 2~~February 18, 2026

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