UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report: August 16, 2007
(Date of earliest event reported)
Markel Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Virginia | 001-15811 | 54-1959284 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
4521 Highwoods Parkway
Glen Allen, Virginia 23060-6148
(804) 747-0136
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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| Item 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
On August 16, 2007, the Board of Directors of Markel Corporation amended and restated the corporation’s bylaws. Among the changes effected by the amendment and restatement of the bylaws were permitting direct registration of the corporation’s common stock, in accordance with requirements of the New York Stock Exchange (Article V, Section 1); revising the bylaws to conform with, or take into account, amendments to the Virginia Stock Corporation Act (for example, Article I, Section 10); adding provisions to regulate the bringing of matters before the annual meeting of shareholders (Article I, Section 11); conforming the description of duties of officers in Article IV to current corporate practice; and miscellaneous changes for consistency and clarity of drafting. A copy of the amended and restated bylaws is attached as Exhibit 3.1.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| No. | Description | |
| 3.1 | Amended and Restated Bylaws. |
SIGNATURE
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| MARKEL CORPORATION | ||||
Date: August 20, 2007 | By: | /s/ D. Michael Jones | ||
| Name: | D. Michael Jones | |||
| Title: | Senior Vice President and General Counsel | |||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| No. | Description | |
| 3.1 | Amended and Restated Bylaws. |