Filing Details

Accession Number:
0000011544-12-000016
Form Type:
4
Zero Holdings:
No
Publication Time:
2012-02-03 16:38:36
Reporting Period:
2012-02-02
Filing Date:
2012-02-03
Accepted Time:
2012-02-03 16:38:36
SEC Url:
Form 4 Filing
Issuer
Cik Name Symbol Sector (SIC) IRS No
11544 Berkley W R Corp WRB Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance (6331) 221867895
Insiders
Cik Name Reported Address Insider Title Director Officer Large Shareholder Other
1236243 G Eugene Ballard W. R. Berkley Corporation
475 Steamboat Road
Greenwich CT 06830
Sr.v.p.- Cfo No Yes No No
Reported Non-Derivative Transactions
Sec. Name Acquisiton - Disposition Date Amount Price Remaning Holdings Equity Swap Involved Form Type Code Nature of Ownership Explanation
Common Stock Acquisiton 2012-02-02 75,940 $11.39 274,486 No 4 M Direct
Common Stock Disposition 2012-02-02 43,000 $36.04 231,486 No 4 S Direct
Equity Swap Involved Form Type Code Nature of Ownership Explanation
No 4 M Direct
No 4 S Direct
Reported Derivative Transactions
Sec. Name Sec. Type Acquisiton - Disposition Date Amount Price Amount - 2 Price - 2
Common Stock Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) Disposition 2012-02-02 75,940 $0.00 75,940 $11.39
Remaning Holdings Exercise Date Expiration Date Equity Swap Involved Transaction Form Type Transaction Code Nature of Ownership
0 2012-04-03 No 4 M Direct
Footnotes
  1. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $35.90 to $36.23, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to W. R. Berkley Corporation, any security holder of W. R. Berkley Corporation, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote to this Form 4.
  2. Includes 128,750 restricted stock units, 78,750 of which have vested (the receipt of which has been deferred), and the balance of which are scheduled to vest as follows: 25,000 on December 17, 2012; and 25,000 on March 2, 2015.
  3. This stock option grant, dated April 3, 2002, was originally reported as covering 15,000 shares with an exercise price of $57.67 per share and has been adjusted to reflect the 3-for-2 stock splits of July 2002, August 2003, April 2005 and April 2006.
  4. Stock option grant vested in four equal installments on April 3, 2005, April 3, 2006, April 3, 2007 and April 3, 2008.