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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

☒ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022

OR

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission File Number 0-24000

ERIE INDEMNITY COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Pennsylvania25-0466020
(State or other jurisdiction of(IRS Employer
incorporation or organization)Identification No.)
100 Erie Insurance Place,Erie,Pennsylvania16530
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
814870-2000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Class A common stock,stated value $0.0292 per shareERIENASDAQ Stock Market, LLC
(Title of each class)(Trading Symbol)(Name of each exchange on which registered)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐ No ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer☒Accelerated filer☐Non-accelerated filer☐
Smaller reporting company☐Emerging growth company☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

Aggregate market value of voting and non-voting common stock held by non-affiliates as of the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter: $4.9 billion of Class A non-voting common stock as of June 30, 2022. There is no active market for the Class B voting common stock. The Class B common stock is closely held by few shareholders.

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:

46,189,068 shares of Class A common stock and 2,542 shares of Class B common stock outstanding on February 17, 2023.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of Part III of this Form 10-K (Items 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14) are incorporated by reference to the information statement on Schedule 14C to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission no later than 120 days after December 31, 2022.

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INDEX

PARTITEM NUMBER AND CAPTIONPAGE
IItem 1.Business3
Item 1A.Risk Factors6
Item 1B.Unresolved Staff Comments12
Item 2.Properties13
Item 3.Legal Proceedings14
Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures15
IIItem 5.Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities15
Item 6.Selected Financial Data16
Item 7.Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations16
Item 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk37
Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data40
Item 9.Changes In and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure74
Item 9A.Controls and Procedures74
Item 9B.Other Information74
IIIItem 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance76
Item 11.Executive Compensation77
Item 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters77
Item 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence77
Item 14.Principal Accountant Fees and Services77
IVItem 15.Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules78
Item 16.Form 10-K Summary78
Signatures84

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PART I

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