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
2015:
Fourth Quarter	$	57.27	$	52.36	$0.12
Third Quarter	58.46		51.91		0.12
Second Quarter	53.40		48.72		0.12
First Quarter	51.78		47.45		0.11
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

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

The closing price of the common stock on February 18, 2016 as reported on the New York Stock Exchange was $52.17 per share. The approximate number of record holders of the common stock on February 17, 2016 was 364.

The Company did not repurchase any of its shares during the fourth quarter of 2015. The maximum number of shares the Company is authorized to repurchase as of December 31, 2015 under its current share repurchase program is 9,246,978.

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