Markel shareholders approve lowering voting threshold to majority for key corporate actions

At the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Markel Group Inc. (the Company) held on May 20, 2026 (the 2026 Annual Meeting), upon the recommendation of the Company's Board of Directors (the Board), the Company's shareholders approved an amendment to the Company's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (Amended and Restated Articles) that, subject to the terms of any preferred stock designations or the terms of any provision of the Virginia Stock Corporation Act that cannot be altered by the Articles of Incorporation or the Company's Bylaws, reduces the default voting requirement applicable under Virginia law to a majority of all votes entitled to be cast for the following matters: • Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation, • Dissolution of the Company, • Approval of certain mergers or share exchanges, • Approval of certain dispositions of the Company's assets, • Approval of re-domestication into a foreign jurisdiction, and • Approval of a plan of conversion.