Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On March 9, 2021, W. R. Berkley Corporation (the "Company") agreed to sell $400
million aggregate principal amount of its 3.550% Senior Notes due 2052 (the
"Notes"). The Notes were offered pursuant to the Prospectus Supplement dated
March 9, 2021 (the "Prospectus Supplement") to the Prospectus dated November 6,
2020, filed as part of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333- 249950)
that became effective when filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
November 6, 2020. The offering is expected to close on March 16, 2021, subject
to customary closing conditions.
On March 9, 2021, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement with BofA
Securities, Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, as underwriters, with respect to the offer and
sale of the Notes. A copy of the Underwriting Agreement is attached as Exhibit
1.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
The exhibit to this report is incorporated by reference into Registration
Statement (No. 333- 249950) filed by the Company.
(d) Exhibits
1.1 Underwriting Agreement, dated as of March 9, 2021, between the Company
and BofA Securities, Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, J.P. Morgan
Securities LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, as underwriters.
23.1 Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL
document).
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