iW.
R. BERKLEY CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
iDelaware
i22-1867895
(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
i475 Steamboat Road
iGreenwich
iConnecticut
i06830
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
i(203)
i629-3000
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
None
Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report.
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction
A.2. below):
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Title
of Each Class
Trading Symbol
Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
iCommon Stock, par value $.20 per share
iWRB
iNew
York Stock Exchange
i5.75% Subordinated Debentures due 2056
iWRB-PD
iNew
York Stock Exchange
i5.70% Subordinated Debentures due 2058
iWRB-PE
iNew
York Stock Exchange
i5.10% Subordinated Debentures due 2059
iWRB-PF
iNew
York Stock Exchange
i4.25% Subordinated Debentures due 2060
iWRB-PG
iNew
York Stock Exchange
i4.125% Subordinated Debentures due 2061
iWRB-PH
iNew
York Stock Exchange
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company i☐
If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
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Item 2.02Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
The information contained herein shall not be deemed “filed”
for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.