X0306 5 2014-12-31 0 0 0 0001096343 MARKEL CORP MKL 0001184575 MARKEL STEVEN A C/O MARKEL CORPORATION 4521 HIGHWOODS PARKWAY GLEN ALLEN VA 23060 1 1 0 0 Vice Chairman Common Stock 2013-12-11 5 G 0 1000 0.00 D 125805 D Common Stock 2014-11-18 5 G 0 1450 0.00 D 124355 D Common Stock 2014-12-11 5 G 0 1450 0.00 D 122905 D Common Stock 19700 I By Trust Common Stock 15000 I By Spouse Common Stock 3875 I By Trust Common Stock 2000.408 I 401(K) Plan This gift of 1,000 shares was inadvertently excluded from Mr. Markel's Form 4 filings made since the date of the gift. Mr. Markel is a Trustee and partial beneficiary of several Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts. The total reported represents the aggregate of the trusts. Beneficial ownership of securities is expressly disclaimed. Mr. Markel is trustee and retains a partial interest in the trust. The amount reported reflects all the securities held by the trust, but Mr. Markel disclaims beneficial ownership except with respect to his interest in the trust. Update of year-end 401(K) Plan holdings. Holdings under the Markel Corporation 401(K) Plan are reported in units. The information reported herein is based on a plan statement dated as of December 31, 2014 and utilizes the closing stock price on that date of $682.84 per share. As of December 31, 2014, a unit under the Plan represented one share of Common Stock. /s/ Donna L. Strauss, Attorney-in-fact for Steven A. Markel 2015-02-13