MKL - FORM 8KA 05.01.13


 
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K/A
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CURRENT REPORT
 
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 1, 2013
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Markel Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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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
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (804) 747-0136

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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This Current Report on Form 8-K/A amends and supplements Item 9.01 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Markel Corporation (the Company) on May 1, 2013 to include pro forma financial information required by Part (b) of Item 9.01 relating to the Company's May 1, 2013 acquisition of 100% of the issued and outstanding common stock of Alterra Capital Holdings Limited (Alterra), pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger between Alterra, the Company and Commonwealth Merger Subsidiary Limited, a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, dated December 18, 2012.
  
Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(b) Pro forma financial information.
By amendment to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company on May 1, 2013, the Company's preliminary unaudited pro forma consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2013 and the Company's preliminary unaudited pro forma consolidated statements of income for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and the year ended December 31, 2012, and the notes related thereto, are filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated into this Item 9.01(b) by reference.

(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Preliminary Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Information







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 hereunto duly authorized.

 
MARKEL CORPORATION
 
 
 
 
July 9, 2013
By:
 
/s/ Anne G. Waleski
 
Name:
 
Anne G. Waleski
 
Title:
 
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer







Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Preliminary Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Information