PROASSURANCE CORP — Director's Dealing 2013

Feb 22, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: PROASSURANCE CORP (PRA)
CIK: 0001127703
Period of Report: 2013-02-21

Reporting Person: STARNES WILLIAM STANCIL (Director, Chairman, CEO & President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-02-21	Common Stock	A	15200	$46.87	Acquired	214462	Direct
2012-12-03	Common Stock	F	17124	$46.87	Acquired	199262	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Restricted Stock Units	$		Common Stock (116)	116	Direct
Restricted Stock Units	$		Common Stock (82)	82	Direct

Footnotes

F1: These shares are exempt under Rule 16b-3. Bonus shares awarded to the reporting person under the terms of the ProAssurance 2008 Equity Incentive Plan by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. The Compensation Committee is comprised solely of independent, non-employee directors

F2: On December 27, 2012, the common stock of ProAssurance Corporation split 2-for-1, resulting in the reporting person's ownership of 91,069 additional shares of common stock.

F3: Payout of Performance Shares awarded to the reporting person upon completion of a three year performance period at year-end 2012. The Compensation Committee of the ProAssurance Corporation Board of Directors reviewed the company's performance against the defined criteria and approved this award. The Compensation Committee is comprised solely of independent, non-employee directors.

F4: RSU's are equal in value to one share of Common Stock, are issued under the 2008 Equity Plan and acquired under terms of the ProAssurance Corporation 2011 Employee Stock Ownership Plan. The RSUs will vest upon the sooner of three years of continuous employment, termination of employment by reason of death or disability or for ''good reason," or a change of control of the Company. If a participant terminates employment more than twelve months but less than three years from the date of grant, the RSUs will partially vest based on the number of days that the participant was employed in the vesting period. Any RSUs that are unvested on termination of employment will be forfeited. In addition, if a participant withdraws shares purchased for his or her account, matching unvested RSUs will be forfeited. Upon vesting, we will pay the RSUs in shares of our Common Stock from those shares reserved for issuance under the 2008 Equity Plan. Value to be established upon vesting.

F5: This Restricted Stock Unit was previously reported as covering 55 shares, but was adjusted to reflect the 2-for-1 stock split that was effective December 27, 2012, and special dividend that was paid on that same date.

F6: This Restricted Stock Unit was previously reported as covering 39 shares, but was adjusted to reflect the 2-for-1 stock split that was effective December 27, 2012, and special dividend that was paid on that same date.