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
2014:
Fourth Quarter	$	54.14	$	46.79	$1.11 (1)
Third Quarter	48.94		44.30		0.11
Second Quarter	46.36		40.56		0.11
First Quarter	43.35		37.82		0.10
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

(1) Includes a special dividend of $1.00 per share paid in December 2014.

The closing price of the common stock on February 23, 2015 as reported on the New York Stock Exchange was $50.16 per share. The approximate number of record holders of the common stock on February 23, 2015 was 390.

Set forth below is a summary of the shares repurchased by the Company during the fourth quarter of 2014 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
October 2014	—	$	—	—	7,355,582
November 2014	148,605	50.96		148,605	7,206,977
December 2014	120,860	49.92		120,860	7,186,117

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