MARKEL GROUP INC. — Director's Dealing 2010

May 12, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: MARKEL CORP (MKL)
CIK: 0001096343
Period of Report: 2010-05-10

Reporting Person: KASEN STEWART M (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2010-05-10	Common Stock	A	223	—	Acquired	2723	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	3028	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Restricted stock granted pursuant to the Markel Corporation Omnibus Incentive Plan. Shares will vest on May 9, 2011.

F2: Beneficial ownership of securities is expressly disclaimed.