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
2016:
Fourth Quarter	$	66.91	$	55.55	$	0.63	(1)
Third Quarter	60.08		56.12		0.63		(2)
Second Quarter	59.93		54.56		0.13
First Quarter	56.53		47.57		0.12
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

(1) Includes a special dividend of $0.50 per share paid in November 2016.

(2) Includes a special dividend of $0.50 per share paid in October 2016.

The closing price of the common stock on February 22, 2017 as reported on the New York Stock Exchange was $71.15 per share. The approximate number of record holders of the common stock on February 22, 2017 was 355.

Set forth below is a summary of the shares repurchased by the Company during the fourth quarter of 2016 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 2016	204,326	57.30	204,326	7,221,312
November 2016	370,226	56.22	370,226	6,851,086
December 2016	—	—	—	6,851,086

For equity compensation plan information, see Item 12 of this annual report on Form 10-K.

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