Philip S Welt Form 3 BERKLEY W R / Philip S Welt ownership change

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

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

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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^*

Welt Philip S

(Last) (First) (Middle)

W. R. BERKLEY CORPORATION

475 STEAMBOAT ROAD

(Street)

GREENWICH CT 06830

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/02/2019

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BERKLEY W R CORP [ WRB ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
EVP & General Counsel

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

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 Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	40,192(1)	D
Common Stock	5,713.1835	I	By ESPP

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents shares of common stock underlying restricted stock units, 22,010 of which have vested (the receipt of 5,374 of which have been deferred); 2,000 which are scheduled to vest on August 5, 2019; 3,189 of which are scheduled to vest in two equal installments on August 5, 2019 and August 5, 2020; 4,695 of which are scheduled to vest in three equal installments on August 5, 2019, August 5, 2020 and August 5, 2021; and 4,369 of which are scheduled to vest in three equal installments on August 15, 2020, August 15, 2021 and August 15, 2022; and 3,929 of which are scheduled to vest in three equal installments on August 15, 2021, August 15, 2022 and August 15, 2023.

Remarks:

	Philip S. Welt	01/14/2019
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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