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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000057515-26-000014"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MZTI"
cik: "0000057515"
company_name: "MARZETTI CO"
filed_at: "2026-08-19T18:35:34+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-19T18:36:04.371742+00:00"
event_type: "dividend"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Marzetti declares $1.00 quarterly dividend; sets virtual annual meeting for Nov 11, 2026

## Summary
- Quarterly cash dividend of $1.00/share payable Sept 30, 2026 to holders of record Sept 8, 2026.
- Marks 63rd consecutive year of dividend increases; one of 12 U.S. companies with that streak.
- CEO David A. Ciesinski notes this will be the 253rd consecutive quarterly dividend since Sept 1963.
- Annual meeting virtual-only on Nov 11, 2026; record date Sept 14, 2026; ~27.291M shares outstanding.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000057515-26-000014
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MZTI
- cik: 0000057515
- company_name: MARZETTI CO
- filed_at: 2026-08-19T18:35:34+00:00
- event_type: dividend
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/57515/000005751526000014/0000057515-26-000014-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/57515/000005751526000014/mzti-20260819.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000057515-26-000014.txt

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