0000011544-12-000025.txt : 20120320 0000011544-12-000025.hdr.sgml : 20120320 20120320121133 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000011544-12-000025 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120319 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120320 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120320 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 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LEDERMAN IRA S CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001225185 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-15202 FILM NUMBER: 12702718 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 475 STEAMBOAT ROAD CITY: GREENWICH STATE: CT ZIP: 06830 4 1 edgar.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0304 4 2012-03-19 0000011544 BERKLEY W R CORP WRB 0001225185 LEDERMAN IRA S W. R. BERKLEY CORPORATION 475 STEAMBOAT ROAD GREENWICH CT 06830 0 1 0 0 SVP, General Counsel & Sec. Common Stock 2012-03-19 4 M 0 46954 11.39 A 189495 D Common Stock 2012-03-19 4 F 0 3791 36.28 D 185704 D Common Stock 2012-03-19 4 S 0 20660 35.8243 D 165044 D Common Stock 66702 I By The Ira S. Lederman Living Trust Common Stock 73797 I By The Carol J. Lederman Living Trust Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) 11.39 2012-03-19 4 M 0 46954 0 D 2012-04-03 Common Stock 46954 0 D This stock option grant, dated April 3, 2002, was originally reported as covering 15,000 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 by delivering such shares incident to the exercise of the stock option grant. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $35.78 to $35.88, 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 sepaerate price within the range set forth in this footnote to this Form 4. 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. Also reflects the distribution of 3,791 shares of common stock from the Ira S. Lederman Living Trust to the Reporting Person since the date of the Reporting Person's last report. Stock option grant vested in four equal installments on April 3, 2005, April 3, 2006, April 3, 2007 and April 3, 2008. Ira S. Lederman 2012-03-20