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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K/A
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 15, 2017
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Markel Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Virginia
 
001-15811
 
54-1959284
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

4521 Highwoods Parkway
Glen Allen, Virginia 23060-6148
(804) 747-0136
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
 
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Explanatory Note
This current report on Form 8-K/A (the “Amendment”) amends the current report on Form 8-K filed by Markel Corporation (“the Company”) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 17, 2017 (the “Original Form 8-K”). The Original Form 8-K reported the final voting results of the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 15, 2017 (the “Annual Meeting”). The sole purpose of this Amendment is to disclose the Company’s decision regarding how frequently it will conduct future shareholder advisory votes approving executive compensation (“say on pay”). No other changes have been made to the Original Form 8-K.
Item 5.07    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the Annual Meeting, shareholders cast over a majority of votes in favor of holding future say on pay votes every year. At a meeting of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) held on August 16, 2017, the Board determined that the Company will include a say on pay vote in its proxy materials every year until the next advisory vote on the frequency of say on pay votes occurs. The next advisory vote regarding the frequency of say on pay votes is required to occur no later than the Company’s 2023 annual meeting of shareholders.




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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 
 
MARKEL CORPORATION
 
 
 
 
Date: August 25, 2017
 
By:
 
/s/ Richard R. Grinnan
 
 
Name:
 
Richard R. Grinnan
 
 
Title:
 
General Counsel and Secretary


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