0000011544-11-000020.txt : 20110518 0000011544-11-000020.hdr.sgml : 20110518 20110518112905 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000011544-11-000020 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110517 FILED AS OF DATE: 20110518 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110518 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BERKLEY WILLIAM R CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000918186 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CT FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-15202 FILM NUMBER: 11853894 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 165 MASON STREET CITY: GREENWICH STATE: CT ZIP: 06830 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BERKLEY W R CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000011544 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE [6331] IRS NUMBER: 221867895 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 475 STEAMBOAT ROAD STREET 2: . CITY: GREENWICH STATE: CT ZIP: 06830 BUSINESS PHONE: 2036293000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 475 STEAMBOAT ROAD STREET 2: . CITY: GREENWICH STATE: CT ZIP: 06830 4 1 edgar.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0303 4 2011-05-17 0000011544 BERKLEY W R CORP WRB 0000918186 BERKLEY WILLIAM R W. R. BERKLEY CORPORATION 475 STEAMBOAT ROAD GREENWICH CT 06830 1 1 1 0 Chairman and CEO Common Stock 2011-05-17 4 A 0 3000 0 A 5910915 D Common Stock 8913016 I By William R. Berkley LLC Common Stock 8724542 I By Berkley Peninsula LLC Common Stock 530510 I By William R. Berkley 2009 GRAT No. 2 Common Stock 658366 I By William R. Berkley 2009 GRAT No. 3 Common Stock 1000000 I By William R. Berkley 2010 GRAT Common Stock 60553 I By Spouse Represents award granted pursuant to the terms of the W. R. Berkley Corporation 2009 Directors Stock Plan. Includes 1,573,125 restricted stock units, 973,125 of which have vested (the receipt of which have been deferred) and the balance of which are scheduled to vest as follows: 300,000 on December 17, 2012; and 300,000 on March 2, 2015. Also reflects the distribution of 356,295 shares from William R. Berkley 2009 GRAT to the Reporting Person, the distribution of 341,634 shares from William R. Berkley 2009 GRAT No. 3 to the Reporting Person, and the distribution of 300,028 shares from William R. Berkley 2009 GRAT to its beneficiary, all of which distributions were made since the date of the Reporting Person's last report. William R. Berkley 2011-05-17