Kirshner Alan I Form 4/A MARKEL / ALAN I KIRSHNER ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

KIRSHNER ALAN I

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O MARKEL CORPORATION

4521 HIGHWOODS PARKWAY

(Street)

GLEN ALLEN VA 23060

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MARKEL CORP [ MKL ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Chairman and CEO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/23/2015

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
02/25/2015

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	02/23/2015		A(1)		1,522(2)	A	$0.00	30,704(3)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. This amendment is being filed to correct an administrative error in the vesting date reported in the Reporting Person's original Form 4.

2. Restricted stock units awarded pursuant to the Markel Corporation 2012 Equity Incentive Compensation Plan that will vest, subject to certain conditions, on December 31, 2017.

3. In addition to the award of 1,522 restricted stock units reported on this Form 4, the total includes 3,805 and 1,973 restricted stock units granted pursuant to the Markel Corporation 2012 Equity Incentive Compensation Plan that will vest, subject to certain conditions, on May 13, 2016 and December 31, 2018, respectively, and 1,417 restricted stock units granted pursuant to the Markel Corporation 2012 Equity Incentive Compensation Plan and the Markel Corporation Omnibus Incentive Plan, as applicable, that will vest, subject to certain conditions, on December 31, 2017.

Remarks:

	/s/ Donna L. Strauss, Attorney-in-fact for Alan I. Kirshner	04/13/2015
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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