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 1, 2017

The Walt Disney Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

500 South Buena Vista Street

Burbank, California  91521

(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (818) 560-1000

Not applicable

(Former name or address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 8.01.                                        Other Events.

On March 1, 2017, The Walt Disney Company (the “Company”) entered into a Terms Agreement with Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representatives of the underwriters named therein, with respect to the offer and sale of $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its Floating Rate Notes Due 2020 (the “2020 Floating Rate Notes”), $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its Floating Rate Notes Due 2022 (the “2022 Floating Rate Notes”), $600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 1.950% Notes Due 2020 (the “2020 Notes”) and $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 2.450% Notes Due 2022 (the “2022 Notes” and, together with the 2020 Floating Rate Notes, the 2022 Floating Rate Notes and the 2020 Notes, the “Notes”).  The 2020 Floating Rate Notes were offered to the public at 100.000% of par and proceeds to the Company with respect to the 2020 Floating Rate Notes net of underwriting discounts and commissions of 0.200%, before expenses, was 99.800% of par. The 2022 Floating Rate Notes were offered to the public at 100.000% of par and proceeds to the Company with respect to the 2022 Floating Rate Notes net of underwriting discounts and commissions of 0.350%, before expenses, was 99.650% of par. The 2020 Notes were offered to the public at 99.974% of par and proceeds to the Company with respect to the 2020 Notes net of underwriting discounts and commissions of 0.200%, before expenses, was 99.774% of par.  The 2022 Notes were offered to the public at 99.832% of par and proceeds to the Company with respect to the 2022 Notes net of underwriting discounts and commissions of 0.350%, before expenses, was 99.482% of par. The Notes were registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to the shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-212597) of the Company.  The Notes are being issued pursuant to a Senior Debt Securities Indenture, dated as of September 24, 2001, between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee.

Item 9.01.                                        Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

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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.

Dated:   March 3, 2017

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