Company:  MARKEL CORP (MKL)
Form Type:  10-Q
Filing Date:  11/4/2009 
CIK:  0001096343 
Address:  4521 HIGHWOODS PARKWAY 
City, State, Zip:  GLEN ALLEN, Virginia 23060-3382 
Telephone:  (804) 747-0136 
Fiscal Year:  12/31 
Last Trade
Last Trade: 
$335.82  
Change: 
3.77 (1.14%)  
Trade Time: 
04:01 PM EST  
Market Cap: 
$3.30B
Description of Business
Markel Holdings, Inc. was incorporated as a Virginia corporation on August 25, 1999. As of the date of this report it is a wholly owned subsidiary of Markel Corporation and has conducted no operations. Markel Holdings was formed to facilitate an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Scheme of Arrangement dated August 15, 1999, as amended, among Markel Corporation and Terra Nova (Bermuda) Holdings, Ltd. which, when consummated, will result in both Markel Corporation and Terra Nova being wholly owned subsidiaries of Markel Holdings. After the transaction Markel Holdings will change its name to Markel Corporation and its common shares will trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "MKL." Under the agreement, Terra Nova shareholders will be entitled to receive, for each ordinary share, $13.00 in cash, 0.07027 of a common share of Markel Holdings and 0.07027 of a contingent value right ("CVR") of Markel Holdings.
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  FORM 10-Q
    PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
      Item 1. Financial Statements
        BALANCE SHEET
        INCOME STATEMENT
        STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
        CASH FLOW
        NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
      Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial ...
      Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About ...
      Item 4. Controls and Procedures
    PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
      Item 6. Exhibits
    Signatures
    Exhibit Index
  EXHIBIT 31.1
    CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
  EXHIBIT 31.2
    CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
  EXHIBIT 32.1
    CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
  EXHIBIT 32.2
    CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
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