MARKEL GROUP INC. — Director's Dealing 2010

Feb 3, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: MARKEL CORP (MKL)
CIK: 0001096343
Period of Report: 2009-02-04

Reporting Person: MARKEL ANTHONY F (Director, Vice Chairman)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-02-04	Common Stock	G	6220	—	Disposed	4552	Indirect
2009-02-04	Common Stock	G	4552	—	Disposed	0	Indirect
2009-02-04	Common Stock	G	6220	—	Acquired	6220	Indirect
2009-02-04	Common Stock	G	4552	—	Acquired	4552	Indirect
2009-08-17	Common Stock	G	2000	—	Disposed	104381	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	33665	Indirect
Common Stock	3366	Indirect
Common Stock	2850	Indirect
Common Stock	1961	Indirect
Common Stock	2443	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Mr. Markel is the Trustee of an inter vivos trust created by his spouse, now deceased, and in which Mr. Markel and his children retain a partial interest. Mr. Markel disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held in the trust except to the extent of his partial interest.

F2: Mr. Markel is the Trustee under trusts for the benefit of himself and his children.

F3: Mr. Markel is Trustee under a charitable lead unitrust in which his children have remainder interests. Beneficial ownership of securities is expressly disclaimed.

F4: End of period holdings reflect change in form of beneficial ownership by reason of distribution of 3904 shares from Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts to Mr. Markel.

F5: Mr. Markel is a Trustee and partial beneficiary of a series of Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts. The total reported herein reflects the aggregate of all such trusts. End of period holdings reflect change in form of beneficial ownership by reason of distribution of 3904 shares from GRATS to Mr. Markel.

F6: Mr. Markel is Trustee of irrevocable trusts for the benefit of his children. Beneficial ownership of securities is expressly disclaimed.

F7: Mr. Markel is the Trustee of a trust for the benefit of his children and their descendants and in which Mr. Markel retains a partial interest. Mr. Markel disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held in the trust except to the extent of his partial interest.