0000011544-12-000014.txt : 20120203 0000011544-12-000014.hdr.sgml : 20120203 20120203163343 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000011544-12-000014 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120202 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120203 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120203 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BERKLEY WILLIAM R JR CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001236253 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-15202 FILM NUMBER: 12570420 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O W R BERKLEY CORP STREET 2: 475 STEAMBOAT RD 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 2012-02-02 0000011544 BERKLEY W R CORP WRB 0001236253 BERKLEY WILLIAM R JR W. R. BERKLEY CORPORATION 475 STEAMBOAT ROAD GREENWICH CT 06830 1 1 0 0 President and COO Common Stock 2012-02-02 4 M 0 102502 11.39 A 880835 D Common Stock 2012-02-02 4 F 0 59840 36.11 D 820995 D Common Stock 250000 I By William R. Berkley 2011 GST Trust Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 11.39 2012-02-02 4 M 0 102502 0 D 2012-04-03 Common Stock 102502 0 D This stock option grant, dated April 3, 2002, was originally reported as covering 40,000 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 446,250 RSUs, 146,250 of which have vested (the receipt of which have been deferred) and the balance of which are scheduled to vest as follows: 150,000 on December 17, 2012; and 150,000 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, Jr. 2012-02-02