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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001564590-22-030654"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EXPD"
cik: "0000746515"
company_name: "EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON INC"
filed_at: "2022-08-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-23T19:01:16.226505+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "medium"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Expeditors discusses post-cyber-attack recovery, capital returns, and strategic plan

## Summary
- Q2 volumes soft partly due to cyber-attack; many customer EDI connections re-established but business not yet normal.
- Headcount increased to protect customer relationships; productivity review underway to balance staffing with workload.
- Capital allocation unchanged: $659M returned to shareholders via buybacks and dividends in Q2.
- Semi-annual dividend raised 15.5% to $0.67/share, marking 29th consecutive year of increases.
- Strategic plan under review, considering post-pandemic supply chain shifts; finalization expected by year-end.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001564590-22-030654
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EXPD
- cik: 0000746515
- company_name: EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON INC
- filed_at: 2022-08-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: medium
- sec_items: 7.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/746515/000156459022030654/0001564590-22-030654-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/746515/000156459022030654/expd-8k_20220831.htm

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