secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG)
CIK:        0000354190
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-01-25T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-24-015499
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Gallagher posts Q4 adjusted EPS of $1.85, up 24% YoY; revenue up 20%
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- Q4 adjusted diluted EPS $1.85, up 24% YoY ($1.49); full year adjusted EPS $8.76 vs $7.54.
- Brokerage segment Q4 revenue $2.05B, up 20% with 8.1% organic growth; Risk Management revenue $340M, up 17%.
- Closed 14 new mergers in Q4 with ~$410M annualized revenue; full year 51 acquisitions totaling ~$885M.
- Issued $1B senior notes in Nov (6.5% due 2034, 6.75% due 2054); total debt $7.74B at Dec 31, 2023.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/354190/000119312524015499/0001193125-24-015499-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/354190/000119312524015499/d721955d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-015499

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