0000011544-12-000002.txt : 20120103 0000011544-12-000002.hdr.sgml : 20120102 20120103170117 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000011544-12-000002 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20111230 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120103 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120103 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: 12502776 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 X0304 4 2011-12-30 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 2011-12-30 4 M 0 100000 11.39 A 6209994 D Common Stock 2011-12-30 4 F 0 61939 34.46 D 6148055 D Common Stock 8913016 I By William R. Berkley LLC Common Stock 8724542 I By Berkley Peninsula LLC Common Stock 346145 I By William R. Berkley 2009 GRAT No. 2 Common Stock 658366 I By Wlliam R. Berkley 2009 GRAT No. 3 Common Stock 773115 I By William R. Berkley 2010 GRAT Common Stock 250000 I By William R. Berkley 2011 GST Trust Common Stock 60553 I By spouse Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 11.39 2011-12-30 4 M 0 100000 0 D 2012-04-03 Common Stock 100000 179688 D This stock option grant, dated April 3, 2002, was originally reported as covering 75,000 shares with an exercise price of $57.67 and has been adjusted to reflect the 3-for-2 stock splits of July 2002, August 2003, April 2005 and April 2006. Represents payment of exercise price and tax liability by delivering or withholding such shares incident to the exercise of the stock option grant. 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. Stock option grant vested in four equal installments on April, 3, 2005, April 3, 2006, April 3, 2007 and April 3, 2008. William R. Berkley 2012-01-03