BERKLEY W R CORP

8-K · wrb-20260609.htm iXBRL

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 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 FORM 8-K

 CURRENT REPORT
 Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 9, 2026

 Commission File Number
 1-15202

       W. R. BERKLEY CORP ORATION     
 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 Delaware 22-1867895
 (State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
    
 475 Steamboat Road Greenwich Connecticut 06830
 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 (203) 629-3000

 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 None
 Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report .

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 Title of Each Class   Trading Symbol   Name of Each Exchange
on Which Registered
 Common Stock, par value $.20 per share   WRB   New York Stock Exchange
 5.700% Subordinated Debentures due 2058   WRB-PE   New York Stock Exchange
 5.100% Subordinated Debentures due 2059 WRB-PF New York Stock Exchange
 4.250% Subordinated Debentures due 2060 WRB-PG New York Stock Exchange
 4.125% Subordinated Debentures due 2061 WRB-PH New York Stock Exchange

          

 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).    Emerging growth company      ☐     
 If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.      ☐     

          

 Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
 On June 9, 2026, W. R. Berkley Corporation (the “Company”) entered into the First Amendment (the “Amendment”) to that certain Credit Agreement, dated April 1, 2022 (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among the Company, as borrower, each lender from time to time party to the Credit Agreement, each of M&T Bank, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Syndication Agents, and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Several L/C Agent and Fronting L/C Issuer. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement.
 The Amendment, among other things, extends the maturity date of the revolving credit facility under the Credit Agreement from April 1, 2027 to June 9, 2031, subject to the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement. The foregoing description of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

 Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation Under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
 The information set forth in Item 1.01 of this report is incorporated herein by reference.

 Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 (d) Exhibits

 Exhibit 10.1 First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of June 9, 2026, by and among the Company, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and the lenders party thereto.*

 Exhibit 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 * Schedules have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. The Company hereby undertakes to furnish supplementally copies of any of the omitted schedules upon request by the SEC.

          

 SIGNATURES

 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.
 W. R. BERKLEY CORPORATION

 By: /s/ Richard M. Baio
 Name: Richard M. Baio
 Title: Executive Vice President-
 Chief Financial Officer

 Date: June 11, 2026