Item 5. MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

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Item 5. MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

The common stock of the Company is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “WRB”.



	Price Range
	High		Low		Dividends Declared Per Share
2013:
Fourth Quarter	$	45.00	$	41.89	$	0.10
Third Quarter	44.88		40.42		0.10
Second Quarter	45.59		39.62		0.10
First Quarter	44.40		38.03		0.09
2012:
Fourth Quarter	$	40.39	$	36.82	$	1.09
Third Quarter	39.58		36.08		0.09
Second Quarter	39.29		35.88		0.09
First Quarter	36.80		33.34		0.08

The closing price of the common stock on February 25, 2014 as reported on the New York Stock Exchange was $40.57 per share. The approximate number of record holders of the common stock on February 25, 2014 was 407.

Set forth below is a summary of the shares repurchased by the Company during the fourth quarter of 2013 and the remaining number of shares authorized for purchase by the Company during such period.



	Total Number of Shares Purchased	Average Price Paid per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs	Maximum Number of Shares that may yet be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs(1)
October 2013	120,000	$	43.66	120,000	7,977,018
November 2013	1,246,639	43.52		1,246,639	6,730,379
December 2013	1,586,641	42.61		1,586,641	9,884,737

(1) The Company's repurchase authorization was increased to 10,000,000 shares on December 18, 2013.

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