X0306 4/A 2015-04-27 2015-04-28 0000775368 ALLEGHANY CORP /DE Y 0001401851 Chippendale Ian H C/O ALLEGHANY CORPORATION 7 TIMES SQUARE TOWER, 17TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10036 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 2015-04-27 4 A 0 289 0 A 1196 D This amendment is being filed to correct an error in the number of restricted stock units reported as acquired in the original Form 4. Grant of 289 restricted stock units for no cash consideration under the Alleghany Corporation 2015 Directors' Stock Plan, reflecting such number of restricted stock units equal to $140,000 (as determined by the Board of Directors in accordance with the plan) divided by the average of the closing sales prices of the common stock on the 30 consecutive trading days preceding the grant date as reported by the NYSE. /s/ Stela Burghart, Attorney-in-Fact 2015-05-13