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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Goosehead Insurance (GSHD)

Goosehead closes $300 million term loan and declares $5.91 per share special dividend

Mixed Impact 4 of 5 financing Written later

Goosehead's subsidiary entered a $300 million term loan and $75 million revolving credit facility with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent, replacing a 2021 credit agreement. The company's holding entity declared a $175 million distribution and the board declared a one-time special cash dividend of $5.91 per share, both payable January 31, 2025 to holders of record on January 21, 2025. Shareholders receive cash, but the company takes on new secured debt that matures in 2032 and 2030.

Key points

  • The $300 million term loan matures January 8, 2032, and the $75 million revolving credit facility matures January 8, 2030.
  • The special dividend is $5.91 per share, payable January 31, 2025 to Class A shareholders of record as of January 21, 2025.
  • Per the press release, $1.22 of the dividend comes from prior tax distributions and $4.69 from the Goosehead Financial, LLC distribution.
  • Per the press release, loan proceeds will also retire the company's existing $93 million term loan.

The filing

CompanyGoosehead Insurance (GSHD)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJan 10, 2025, 9:03 AM ET
Accession number0001726978-25-000008

Items reported: 1.01 Material Definitive Agreement2.03 New Direct Financial Obligation8.01 Other Events

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:54 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on January 10, 2025.

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