# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001667919
**File Stem:** 0001445546-26-001459
**Filing Date:** 2026-2
**Character Count:** 3061
**Document Hash:** d55813efbd1aa34446dc421223732896
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001445546-26-001459.hdr.sgml**: 20260223

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001445546-26-001459

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 497

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260223

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260220

**EFFECTIVENESS DATE**: 20260223

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND VIII
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001667919

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 000000000

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 497
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-210186
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26661689

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400
- **CITY:** WHEATON
- **STATE:** IL
- **ZIP:** 60187
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 630-765-8000

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400
- **CITY:** WHEATON
- **STATE:** IL
- **ZIP:** 60187

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - February (Series ID: S000088211)

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|  |  |  |
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| Class Name                                    | Ticker Symbol | Class ID   |
| FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - February | FEBM          | C000254275 |

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## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - February (Series ID: S000088211)

| Class ID   | Class Name                                    | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000254275 | FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF - February | FEBM            |

Rule 497(e)

Registration Nos. 333-210186 and 811-23147

First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII

(the "*Trust*")

FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF – February

(the *"Fund"*)

Supplement To the Fund's Prospectus

Dated February 23, 2026

As described in the Fund's prospectus, Fund shareholders are subject to an upside return cap that represents the maximum percentage return an investor can achieve from an investment in the Fund for a given buffer and Target Outcome Period. On February 20, 2026, the Fund's previous Target Outcome Period ended, and a new Target Outcome Period began as of February 23, 2026. The new Target Outcome Period will end on February 19, 2027. The cap and buffer for the Fund for the Target Outcome Period beginning on February 23, 2026 is set forth below.

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| &nbsp;&nbsp;**Fund** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **Cap**<br> **(before fees and expenses)** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **Cap**<br> **(after fees and expenses, excluding brokerage commissions, trading fees, taxes and extraordinary expenses not included in the Fund's management fee)** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **Buffer**<br> **(before fees and expenses)** | &nbsp;&nbsp; **Buffer**<br> **(after fees and expenses, excluding brokerage commissions, trading fees, taxes and extraordinary expenses not included in the Fund's management fee)** |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;FT Vest U.S. Equity Max Buffer ETF – February (FEBM) | &nbsp;&nbsp;**7.00%** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**6.15%** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**47.28%** | &nbsp;&nbsp;**46.43%** |

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Please Keep this Supplement with your Fund Prospectus for Future Reference