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( Mark one ) X UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - Q QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30 , 2021 OR O TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Ohio ( State of Incorporation ) For the transition period from to P & G THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) 1-434 ( Commission File Number ) 31-0411980 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification Number ) One Procter & Gamble Plaza , Cincinnati , Ohio ( Address of principal executive offices ) ( 513 ) 983-1100 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) 45202 ( Zip Code ) Title of each class Common Stock , without Par Value Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol Name of each exchange on which registered PG NYSE 2.000 % Notes due 2021 2.000 % Notes due 2022 1.125 % Notes due 2023 0.500 % Notes due 2024 0.625 % Notes due 2024 PG21 NYSE PG22B NYSE PG23A NYSE PG24A NYSE PG24B NYSE 1.375 % Notes due 2025 PG25 NYSE 4.875 % EUR notes due May 2027 PG27A NYSE 1.200 % Notes due 2028 PG28 NYSE 1.250 % Notes due 2029 PG29B NYSE 1.800 % Notes due 2029 6.250 % GBP notes due January 2030 PG29A NYSE PG30 NYSE 5.250 % GBP notes due January 2033 1.875 % Notes due 2038 PG33 NYSE PG38 NYSE Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes þ No O Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( $ 232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes þ No o Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer р Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company 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 . " Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes o No p There were 2,419,947,819 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of September 30 , 2021 .