SEC FORM 4 SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
 
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
BOONE SAM R JR

(Last) (First) (Middle)
220 S. RIDGEWOOD AVE

(Street)
DAYTONA BEACH FL 32114

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BROWN & BROWN INC [ BRO ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Regional Executive VP
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2010
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, $.10 par value 12/31/2010 F(1) 21,870 D $24.12 98,291 D(2)
Common Stock, $.10 par value 105,567 D(3)
Common Stock, $.10 par value 3,320 D(4)
Common Stock, $.10 par value 5,549 I Spouse(5)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. Shares were withheld by the Company solely to cover the income tax withholding requirements associated with the vesting of 60,000 shares of restricted stock under the Company's Performance Stock Plan ("PSP").
2. These securities were granted at various dates pursuant to the Company's Performance Stock Plan. Based on the satisfaction of certain performance-based conditions contained in that Plan, the recipient may have voting rights and dividend entitlements with respect to a portion of these shares, but full ownership will not vest until the satisfaction of additional conditions.
3. A total of 390 of these shares were acquired through the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan in August 2010. Number of shares may reflect reinvested dividends.
4. Owned jointly with spouse.
5. The Reporting Person's spouse is employed by a subsidiary of the Company. The Reporting Person's spouse's remaining shares consist of 3,017 shares owned directly, of which 390 shares were acquired through the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan in August 2010, and 2,499 granted Performance Stock Plan shares. Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership in shares owned by Reporting Person's spouse.
JENNIFER A. HAYES FOR SAM R. BOONE JR PER POWER OF ATTORNEY 01/04/2011
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

            This Statement confirms that the undersigned, Samuel R. Boone, Jr. (the "Insider"), has authorized and designated Laurel L. Grammig and Jennifer Hayes, and each of them (each of the foregoing is referred to as an "Authorized Signer") to execute and file on the Insider's behalf any and all Forms 3, 4 and 5 (including any amendments thereto) that the Insider may be required to file with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission as a result of the Insider's ownership of, and transaction in, securities of Brown & Brown, Inc. (the "Company").

 

            The authority of the Authorized Signers under this Confirming Statement shall continue until the Insider is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with regard to the Insider's ownership of, or transactions in, securities of the Company, unless revoked in writing.  The Insider acknowledges that none of the Authorized Signers is assuming any of the Insider's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

 

Date:   2/12/2010                                                                                                           /s/SAMUEL R. BOONE, JR.

Samuel R. Boone, Jr.