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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001849253-26-000031"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RYAN"
cik: "0001849253"
company_name: "RYAN SPECIALTY HOLDINGS, INC."
filed_at: "2026-05-26T11:15:13+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-26T11:21:11.581991+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ryan Specialty boosts buyback authorization by $300M to $600M total

## Summary
- Board increased share repurchase program by $300M on May 21, 2026; total authorization now $600M.
- Company repurchased $260M of Class A common stock in Q2 2026, exhausting prior $300M authorization.
- After increase, $300M of authorization remains available as of May 22, 2026.
- Founder and Executive Chairman Patrick G. Ryan cited Board's confidence in long-term strategy.
- Repurchases may be made via open market, negotiated trades, or Rule 10b5-1 plans.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001849253-26-000031
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RYAN
- cik: 0001849253
- company_name: RYAN SPECIALTY HOLDINGS, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-05-26T11:15:13+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1849253/000184925326000031/0001849253-26-000031-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1849253/000184925326000031/ryan-20260526.htm

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