---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001726978-25-000008"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GSHD"
cik: "0001726978"
company_name: "Goosehead Insurance, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-01-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-28T05:20:06.536248+00:00"
event_type: "dividend"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Goosehead Insurance declares $5.91 special dividend, closes $300M term loan

## Summary
- One-time special cash dividend of $5.91 per share payable Jan 31, 2025 to holders of record Jan 21, 2025.
- $1.22 per share funded from excess tax distributions; $4.69 from distribution by Goosehead Financial, LLC.
- Subsidiary closed $300M term loan B (SOFR+3.50%) and $75M revolver, maturing 2032/2030.
- Proceeds used to retire existing $93M term loan and fund the special dividend.
- Goosehead Financial, LLC declared $175M special distribution to LLC unit holders.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001726978-25-000008
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GSHD
- cik: 0001726978
- company_name: Goosehead Insurance, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-01-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: dividend
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 8.01, 2.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1726978/000172697825000008/0001726978-25-000008-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1726978/000172697825000008/gshd-20250108.htm

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