W. R. BERKLEY CORPORATION (NYSE:WRB) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 5.07>Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
of Stockholders on May 16, 2017. The meeting involved: (i) the
election of three directors for terms to expire (a) in the case
of nominee Mara Luisa Ferr, at the Companys Annual Meeting of
Stockholders to be held in 2018 and until her successor is duly
elected and qualified, and (b) in the case of nominees Jack H.
Nusbaum and Mark L. Shapiro, at the Annual Meeting of
Stockholders to be held in 2020 and until their respective
successors are duly elected and qualified; (ii) a resolution
approving, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of
the Companys named executive officers as disclosed in the
Companys proxy statement for this Annual Meeting of Stockholders
to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and
Exchange Commission, or say-on-pay vote; (iii) the frequency with
which say-on-pay votes should be held in the future, on a
non-binding advisory basis; and (iv) the ratification of the
appointment of KPMG LLP as the Companys independent registered
public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31,
2017.
follows:
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Nominee
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non Vote
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Mara Luisa Ferr
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111,149,601
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345,061
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66,824
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6,896,237
|
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Jack H. Nusbaum
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84,201,738
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27,299,931
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59,817
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6,896,237
|
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Mark L. Shapiro
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83,830,657
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27,670,876
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59,953
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6,896,237
|
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(ii)
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Non-Binding Advisory Vote on the Compensation of the
Companys Named Executive Officers (Say-on-Pay Vote): |
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker Non Vote
|
||||
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84,002,547
|
27,446,557
|
112,382
|
6,896,237
|
|
(iii)
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Non-Binding Advisory Vote on the Frequency with Which
Say-on-Pay Votes should be held in |
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Every Year
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Every Two Years
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Every Three Years
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Abstain
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Broker Non Vote
|
||||
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108,402,150
|
740,825
|
2,374,059
|
44,452
|
6,896,237
|
votes every year until the next advisory vote on the frequency of
such votes which, in accordance with applicable law, will occur
no later than the Companys Annual Meeting in 2023.
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(iv)
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Ratification of the Appointment of KPMG LLP:
|
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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|||||
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117,934,694
|
486,790
|
36,239
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W. R. Berkley Corporation is an insurance holding company. It operates through two segments: Insurance and Reinsurance-Global. The Insurance segment consists of its commercial insurance business operations, comprising excess and surplus lines, and admitted lines, throughout the United States, as well as its insurance business operations in the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, South America, Canada, Mexico, Scandinavia, Asia and Australia. Its Insurance segment comprises business units, such as Acadia Insurance, American Mining Insurance Group, Berkley Accident and Health, Berkley Agribusiness Risk Specialists, Berkley Aviation and Berkley Canada. Reinsurance consists of its reinsurance business on a facultative and treaty basis, in the United States, the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, Australia, the Asia-Pacific region and South Africa. Its Reinsurance segment comprises business units, such as Berkley Re America, Berkley Re Asia Pacific, Berkley Re Direct and Berkley Re UK. W. R. BERKLEY CORPORATION>>>>>> (NYSE:WRB) Recent Trading Information
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