SCHEDULE 14A

INFORMATION

PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(A) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

(AMENDMENT NO.                )

 

 

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☐		Definitive Proxy Statement
☒		Definitive Additional Materials
☐		Soliciting Material Pursuant to Section 240.14a-12

W. R. BERKLEY CORPORATION

(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)

 

(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than Registrant)

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W. R. BERKLEY CORPORATION

475 Steamboat Road

Greenwich, Connecticut 06830

 

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE 2020 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD

ON FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 2020

The following press release relates to the Notice of 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy Statement, dated April 27, 2020 (the “Proxy Statement”), of W. R. Berkley Corporation (the “Company”) distributed or made available to stockholders of the Company in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors of the Company for use at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders scheduled to be held on June 12, 2020.

PLEASE READ THE PRESS RELEASE CAREFULLY IN CONJUNCTION WITH

THE PROXY STATEMENT AND OTHER PROXY MATERIALS.

 

 

 

W. R. Berkley Corporation 475 Steamboat Road Greenwich, Connecticut 06830 (203) 629-3000				NEWS RELEASE

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE		CONTACT:		Karen A. Horvath
				Vice President - External
				Financial Communications
				(203) 629-3000

W. R. BERKLEY CORPORATION TO HOST VIRTUAL ONLY ANNUAL MEETING OF

STOCKHOLDERS ON JUNE 12, 2020

Greenwich, CT, May 26, 2020 — W. R. Berkley Corporation (NYSE: WRB) today announced that in lieu of its previously announced in-person Annual Meeting of Stockholders it will host a virtual only Annual Meeting of Stockholders at 1:30 p.m. ET on Friday, June 12, 2020. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and in an effort to protect the health and safety of the Company’s stockholders, employees and communities, the Annual Meeting will be held solely by remote communication in the form of an audio webcast rather than an in-person event.

Stockholders of record at the close of business on April 15, 2020, or their legal proxy holders are invited to participate in the meeting, vote shares and submit questions at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/WRB2020. To be admitted, stockholders must enter the 16-digit control number found on the proxy card, voter instruction form or notice that they previously received. Please log on at least ten minutes early to register and download and install any necessary software.

A copy of the 2020 proxy statement and additional information regarding the annual meeting are available on the investor relations section of the Company’s website at www. berkley.com. For questions, please contact InvestorRelations@investors.berkley.com.

Stockholders are encouraged to vote and submit their proxies in advance of the Annual Meeting using one of the methods described in the proxy materials regardless of their plans to attend the virtual-only meeting. Stockholders may continue to use the voting instruction form or proxy card provided, and no additional action is required to be taken by stockholders who have already submitted their proxy.

Founded in 1967, W. R. Berkley Corporation is an insurance holding company that is among the largest commercial lines writers in the United States and operates worldwide in two segments of the property casualty insurance business: Insurance and Reinsurance & Monoline Excess.

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