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  25 Years of Creating Value

Issue Date Title 08/17/17 White Mountains To Commence Self-Tender Offer To Purchase Up To 500,000 Of Its Common Shares 08/04/17 White Mountains Reports Second Quarter Results 05/02/17 Reid Campbell to Become CFO of White Mountains 05/02/17 White Mountains to Vote in Favor of Intact's Acquisition of OneBeacon 05/02/17 White Mountains Reports First Quarter Results 03/02/17 White Mountains Declares Annual Dividend 03/02/17 White Mountains Announces Election of Manning Rountree as CEO 02/07/17 White Mountains Reports Fourth Quarter Results 11/18/16 White Mountains Announces Additional Share Repurchase Authorisation 11/02/16 White Mountains Reports Third Quarter Results 08/03/16 White Mountains Reports Second Quarter Results 05/02/16 White Mountains Reports Adjusted Book Value Per Share Of $704 04/18/16 White Mountains Completes Sale of Sirius Group 02/26/16 White Mountains Announces Additional Share Repurchase Authorisation 02/26/16 White Mountains Declares Annual Dividend 02/05/16 White Mountains Reports Adjusted Book Value Per Share Of $699 11/18/15 Sirius Group Declares Semi-Annual Preference Share Dividend 11/02/15 White Mountains Reports Adjusted Book Value Per Share Of $655 08/27/15 White Mountains Announces Additional Share Repurchase Authorisation 07/27/15 White Mountains Reports Adjusted Book Value Per Share Of $671 07/27/15 White Mountains to Sell Sirius to CMI 06/08/15 Gary Tolman Elected Director Of White Mountains Insurance Group 05/28/15 Sirius Group Declares Semi-Annual Preference Share Dividend 05/04/15 White Mountains Reports Adjusted Book Value Per Share Of $664 04/16/15 White Mountains to Hold 2015 Annual Investor Information Meeting on June 12, 2015 02/27/15 White Mountains Declares Annual Dividend 02/10/15 White Mountains Reports Adjusted Book Value Per Share Of $665 11/19/14 Sirius Group Declares Semi-Annual Preference Share Dividend 10/29/14 White Mountains Reports Adjusted Book Value Per Share Of $666 10/13/14 TRANZACT Receives Majority Investment From White Mountains 07/29/14 White Mountains Reports Adjusted Book Value Per Share Of $667, Up 1.7% For The Quarter 06/09/14 White Mountains and DavidShield Establish an International Travel Insurance Joint Venture 05/28/14 White Mountains To Hold 2014 Annual Investor Information Meeting On June 10 05/21/14 Sirius Group Declares Semi-Annual Preference Share Dividend 04/28/14 White Mountains Reports Adjusted Book Value Per Share Of $656, Up 2.2% For The Quarter 02/27/14 White Mountains Declares Annual Dividend 02/07/14 White Mountains Reports Adjusted Book Value Per Share Of $642, Up 9.5% For 2013 01/31/14 White Mountains Completes Acquisition of Attorney-in-Fact of Star & Shield Insurance Exchange 12/23/13 White Mountains To Acquire Attorney-In-Fact Of Star & Shield Insurance Exchange 11/19/13 Sirius Group Declares Semi-Annual Preference Share Dividend 10/28/13 White Mountains Reports Adjusted Book Value Per Share Of $622 09/04/13 Sirius Group Announces Appointment of Monica Cramer-Manhem as Chief Executive Officer of Sirius International Insurance Corporation Effective March 1, 2014; Goran Thorstensson Intends to Retire as Chairman At The End of 2014 07/30/13 White Mountains Reports Adjusted Book Value Per Share Of $605 05/22/13 Sirius Group Declares Semi-Annual Preference Share Dividend 05/14/13 Sirius Group Announces Capital Markets Strategic Initiative 05/06/13 White Mountains To Hold 2013 Annual Investor Information Meeting On June 7 04/29/13 White Mountains Reports Adjusted Book Value Per Share of $606, Up 3.3% for the Quarter 04/01/13 White Mountains Solutions Completes American Fuji Runoff Acquisition 03/01/13 White Mountains Declares Annual Dividend 02/19/13 White Mountains Solutions to Acquire Empire Insurance from Leucadia National 02/05/13 White Mountains Reports Adjusted Book Value Per Share of $588, Up 8.6% for the Full Year 2012 12/11/12 White Mountains Solutions to Acquire American Fuji from AIG 12/03/12 White Mountains Solutions Completes Runoff Acquisitions 11/14/12 Sirius Group Declares Semi-annual Preference Share Dividend 10/30/12 White Mountains Reports Adjusted Book Value Per Share Of $574 10/18/12 Chairman’s Letter to Shareholders 07/27/12 White Mountains Reports Adjusted Book Value Per Share Of $565 07/23/12 White Mountains Funds a New Municipal Bond Insurance Platform, Build America Mutual and HG Re 06/26/12 White Mountains Solutions to Acquire Two Subsidiaries of American General 06/20/12 White Mountains Solutions to Acquire Two Runoff Subsidiaries of PICO Holdings, Inc. 05/25/12 White Mountains Announces Additional Share Repurchase Authorisation 05/22/12 Sirius Group Declares Semi-Annual Preference Share Dividend 05/01/12 White Mountains To Hold 2012 Annual Investor Information Meeting On June 13 04/27/12 White Mountains Reports Adjusted Book Value Per Share Of $565, Up 4.5% In The Quarter 03/28/12 White Mountains Announces Final Results of its Tender Offer 03/23/12 White Mountains Announces Preliminary Results of Its Tender Offer 02/24/12 White Mountains Declares Annual Dividend 02/23/12 White Mountains Repurchases From Berkshire Hathaway all its Remaining WTM Shares for $500 Per Share and Announces Self-Tender Offer to Purchase up to 1,000,000 of its Common Shares at $500 Per Share 02/03/12 White Mountains Reports Adjusted Book Value Per Share of $542, a 23% Increase for the Year 01/06/12 Sirius Group Acquires Old Lyme Runoff Portfolio 12/19/11 Dan Wilson Named President and CEO of Sirius America, Dwight Evans to Retire and Remain on as Advisor 11/17/11 White Mountains Announces Final Results of Its Tender Offer 11/15/11 White Mountains Announces Preliminary Results of Its Tender Offer 11/15/11 Sirius Group Declares Semi-Annual Preference Share Dividend 10/28/11 White Mountains Reports Adjusted Book Value Per Share of $436 10/14/11 White Mountains to Commence Self-Tender Offer to Purchase Up to 300,000 of its Common Shares 10/12/11 White Mountains Completes Reorganization and Rebranding of Reinsurance Business 10/07/11 White Mountains Completes Sale of Esurance and Answer Financial 09/21/11 White Mountains Announces Final Results of Its Tender Offer 09/16/11 White Mountains Announces Preliminary Results of Its Tender Offer 09/10/11 White Mountains Reorganizes Reinsurance Business 08/17/11 White Mountains to Commence Self-Tender Offer to Purchase up to 300,000 of Its Common Shares 07/29/11 White Mountains Reports Adjusted Book Value Per Share of $448 05/25/11 White Mountains Re Declares Semi-Annual Preference Share Dividend 05/23/11 White Mountains Re Announces New Syndicate at Lloyd's 05/18/11 White Mountains to Sell Esurance and Answer Financial to Allstate 04/29/11 White Mountains Reports Adjusted Book Value Per Share of $447, Up 1.6% in the Quarter 04/27/11 White Mountains to Hold 2011 Annual Investor Information Meeting on June 22 02/25/11 White Mountains Declares Annual Dividend 02/04/11 White Mountains Reports Adjusted Book Value Per Share of $441 11/16/10 White Mountains Re Declares Semi-Annual Preference Share Dividend 10/29/10 White Mountains Reports Adjusted Book Value Per Share of $429 10/27/10 25 Years Of Creating Value 10/22/10 White Mountains Re Announces Accident & Health Organizational Changes 08/26/10 White Mountains Announces Additional Share Repurchase Authorisation 07/30/10 White Mountains Reports Adjusted Book Value Per Share of $406 05/27/10 White Mountains Reports Results of Shareholder Vote 05/27/10 White Mountains Re Declares Semi-Annual Preference Share Dividend 04/29/10 White Mountains Reports Adjusted Book Value Per Share of $411 04/16/10 White Mountains to Hold 2010 Annual Investor Information Meeting On May 18 03/24/10 White Mountains Releases Preliminary Estimates of Losses Caused By Chilean Earthquake and European Windstorm Xynthia 02/26/10 White Mountains Declares Annual Dividend 02/03/10 White Mountains Reports Adjusted Book Value Per Share of $417, Up 18% in 2009 01/22/10 White Mountains Re to Acquire Central National 11/17/09 White Mountains Re Declares Semi-Annual Preference Share Dividend 10/30/09 White Mountains Reports Adjusted Book Value Per Share of $406, Up 7% in the Quarter 07/31/09 White Mountains Reorganizes Bermuda Reinsurance Unit 07/31/09 White Mountains Reports Adjusted Book Value Per Share of $378 06/05/09 White Mountains Reports Results of Shareholder Vote 06/05/09 White Mountains Re Declares Semi-Annual Preference Share Dividend 05/01/09 White Mountains Reports Flat Adjusted Book Value Per Share of $352 04/29/09 White Mountains to Hold 2009 Annual Investor Information Meeting on May 20 04/24/09 White Mountains Announces Change of Address 02/27/09 White Mountains Declares Annual Dividend 02/06/09 White Mountains Reports Adjusted Book Value Per Share of $353 12/16/08 White Mountains Re Announces Management Changes -- Chokel to Retire and Remain Risk Advisor at WTM 11/21/08 White Mountains Re Declares Semi-Annual Preference Share Dividend 10/31/08 White Mountains Reports Adjusted Book Value per Share of $405 10/13/08 White Mountains Expects Third Quarter Adjusted Book Value Per Share Between $400 and $420 09/08/08 Jeff Davis to Join White Mountains as Chief Actuary 08/28/08 White Mountains Adopts $1 Per Share Annual Dividend Policy 08/01/08 White Mountains Reports Adjusted Book Value Per Share of $444 06/09/08 Reminder: White Mountains Holds 2008 Annual Investor Information Meeting on June 17 05/30/08 White Mountains Reports Results of Shareholder Vote 05/30/08 White Mountains Declares Second Quarter Dividend 05/30/08 WHITE MOUNTAINS RE DECLARES SEMI-ANNUAL PREFERENCE SHARE DIVIDEND 05/22/08 White Mountains to Hold 2008 Annual Investor Information Meeting on June 17 05/02/08 White Mountains Reports Tangible Book Value Per Share of $443 04/23/08 Folksamerica Re Announces Three Promotions 04/23/08 Neal Wasserman Becomes President of Folks Re Solutions 03/10/08 White Mountains Enters Exchange Agreement for Substantially All 1,724,200 WTM Common Shares Held by Berkshire Hathaway 02/29/08 White Mountains Declares First Quarter Dividend 02/28/08 White Mountains Re Announces Appointment Dwight Evans as CEO of Folksamerica Re and of Warren Trace as President of White Mountains Re Bermuda 02/04/08 White Mountains Reports Tangible Book Value Per Share of $444 01/22/08 White Mountains Acquires 42% Stake in Answer Financial 01/07/08 White Mountains Acquires Helicon Re Holdings 11/15/07 White Mountains Declares Fourth Quarter Dividend 11/05/07 White Mountains Reports Tangible Book Value Per Share of $435 10/26/07 White Mountains Repurchases 282,341 Shares for $500 Per Share 08/24/07 White Mountains Declares Third Quarter Dividend 08/24/07 Yves Brouillette Elected to White Mountains Insurance Board 08/06/07 Dwight Evans to Join White Mountains Re Team 08/02/07 White Mountains Reports Tangible Book Value Per Share of $422 06/18/07 White Mountains Re Declares Semi-Annual Preference Share Dividend 06/01/07 Reminder: White Mountains Holds 2007 Annual Investor Information Meeting On June 8 05/25/07 White Mountains Reports Results of Shareholder Vote 05/25/07 White Mountains Declares Second Quarter Dividend 05/17/07 White Mountains Re Group, Ltd. Prices $250 Million of its Fixed/Floating Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preference Shares 05/16/07 White Mountains Re Group, Ltd. to Offer $250 Million of its Fixed/Floating Perpetual Non-Cumulative Preference Shares 05/14/07 White Mountains to Hold 2007 Annual Investor Information Meeting on June 8 05/02/07 White Mountains Reports Tangible Book Value Per Share of $415 04/26/07 NATIXIS and White Mountains Create Pentelia Capital Management and Close Pentelia Limited, Its First Fund, at $600 Million 04/02/07 White Mountains' 2006 Management Report Now Available 03/14/07 White Mountains Re Group, Ltd. Prices $400 Million Of 6.375% Senior Notes Due 2017 03/13/07 White Mountains Re Group, Ltd. to Offer $400 Million of its Senior Notes Due 2017 03/06/07 Allan Waters Elected President & CEO of White Mountains Reinsurance 02/23/07 White Mountains Declares Fourth Quarter Dividend 02/02/07 White Mountains Grows Book Value per Share by 21% to $406 in 2006 01/22/07 Ray Barrette Elected Chairman and CEO of White Mountains 12/22/06 White Mountains Re Completes Acquisition of Mutual Service Casualty Insurance Company 11/17/06 White Mountains Announces Authorisation to Repurchase Shares 11/17/06 White Mountains Declares Fourth Quarter Dividend 11/17/06 Morgan Davis Elected to White Mountains' Board 11/08/06 White Mountains Announces the Pricing of OneBeacon's Initial Public Offering 11/02/06 White Mountains Reports Book Value Per Share of $373 in the Third Quarter 10/03/06 Russ Fletcher to Join White Mountain's RE Team 08/07/06 White Mountains Re Announces Senior Management Changes 08/04/06 White Mountains Announces OneBeacon Initial Public Offering 08/03/06 White Mountains Declares Third Quarter Dividend 08/03/06 Ray Barrette Elected to White Mountains' Board 08/03/06 White Mountains Re Completes Sale of Sirius America to Investor Group Led by Lightyear Capital 07/28/06 White Mountains Reports Book Value Per Share of $355 in the Second Quarter 07/24/06 White Mountains Announces Second Quarter Earnings Release Schedule 06/19/06 White Mountains to Host Investor Conference Call 06/16/06 White Mountains Increases its Loss Estimates from 2005 Storms 06/02/06 Reminder: White Mountains Holds 2006 Annual Investor Information Meeting On June 9 05/26/06 White Mountains Declares Second Quarter Dividend 05/26/06 White Mountains Reports Results of Shareholder Vote 05/26/06 Jack Byrne Elected Chairman of White Mountains 05/15/06 White Mountains to Hold 2006 Annual Investor Information Meeting on June 9 04/27/06 White Mountains Reports Book Value Per Share of $352 04/12/06 White Mountains Re Agrees to Sell Sirius America to Investor Group Led by Lightyear Capital 02/24/06 White Mountains Declares First Quarter Dividend 02/24/06 White Mountains Announces the Retirement of Director Frank Olson 02/06/06 Tom Hutton Joins White Mountains' Management Team 02/02/06 White Mountains Reports Book Value Per Share of $343 11/18/05 White Mountains Declares Fourth Quarter Dividend 11/18/05 Allan Waters Elected to White Mountains' Board 11/01/05 White Mountains Reports Book Value Per Share Of $345 10/17/05 Steve Fass Elected President and CEO of White Mountains 09/30/05 White Mountains Estimates Impact of Hurricane Rita 09/09/05 White Mountains Releases Early Estimates of Losses Caused By Hurricane Katrina 08/26/05 White Mountains Declares Third Quarter Dividend 07/29/05 White Mountains' Tangible Book Value Per Share Increases 4% to $359 in the Second Quarter 07/27/05 OneBeacon Agrees to Sell National Farmers Union Company to QBE Insurance 07/01/05 Mike Miller Appointed CEO of OneBeacon 06/20/05 Michael Frinquelli Elected to White Mountains' Board 06/20/05 White Mountains Restructures Prospector Partners Relationship 05/19/05 White Mountains Declares Second Quarter Dividend 05/19/05 White Mountains Reports Results of Shareholder Vote 05/17/05 Reminder: White Mountains Holds 2005 Annual Investor Information Meeting on May 26 04/29/05 White Mountains Tangible Book Value Per Share at $348 04/25/05 White Mountains to Hold 2005 Annual Investor Information Meeting on May 26 04/11/05 Miller to Join OneBeacon as Chief Operating Officer 03/08/05 Jack Byrne Adopts 10b5-1 Plan 03/01/05 David Foy, CFO, to Speak at AIFA Midwinter Insurance Conference 02/25/05 White Mountains Increases Annual Dividend to $8 02/10/05 Rob Lusardi Joins White Mountains' Management Team 02/02/05 White Mountains' Book Value Per Share at $343 11/11/04 Sirius Completes Acquisition of Tryg-Baltica International 10/29/04 White Mountains Book Value Per Share Increases to $320 10/22/04 White Mountains Reports Results of Shareholder Vote 09/28/04 White Mountains Comments on Impact of Hurricane Ivan 09/14/04 White Mountains Comments on Impact of Hurricane Frances 08/26/04 Edith Holiday Elected to White Mountains' Board 08/23/04 White Mountains Comments on Impact of Hurricane Charley 08/02/04 Investor Group Led by White Mountains and Berkshire Hathaway Completes Acquisition of Safeco Life And Investments 07/28/04 White Mountains Book Value Per Share Increases to $313 06/30/04 Berkshire Hathaway Completes Exercise of Warrants to Acquire White Mountains Common Shares 05/26/04 Berkshire Hathaway to Exercise Warrants to Acquire White Mountains Common Shares 05/21/04 Bruce Berkowitz Elected to White Mountains' Board 04/30/04 White Mountains Book Value Per Share Rises to $309 04/21/04 White Mountains to Hold 2004 Annual Investor Information Meeting on May 27 04/19/04 White Mountains Forms White Mountains Re to Manage Global Reinsurance Operations 04/16/04 White Mountains Completes Acquisition of Sirius Insurance Group 03/31/04 OneBeacon Purchases Atlantic Mutual's Commercial Insurance Business 03/31/04 Folksamerica Completes Acquisition of Sierra Insurance Group from Sierra Health Services, Inc. 03/31/04 White Mountains Announces the Retirement of Tom Kemp as Director 03/15/04 White Mountains, Berkshire Hathaway and Other Investors to Acquire Safeco Life and Investments 03/12/04 White Mountains Announces Block Trade of Common Shares of Montpelier Re Holdings, Ltd. 03/11/04 White Mountains Withdraws Proposed Secondary Offering of Montpelier Re Shares 02/26/04 White Mountains Announces The Retirement Of Mark Byrne As Director 02/26/04 White Mountains Declares 2004 Dividend 02/03/04 White Mountains Reports 13% Growth In Book Value For 2003 12/09/03 White Mountains to Acquire Sirius Insurance Group 12/05/03 OneBeacon to Purchase Atlantic Mutual's Commercial Insurance Business 11/25/03 Folksamerica Acquires Sierra Insurance Group from Sierra Health Services, Inc. 11/20/03 Lon Smith and Allan Waters Elected Directors 10/30/03 White Mountains Book Value Per Share up Slightly to $282 10/08/03 BSX Approves Secondary Listing of Common Shares of White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. 10/03/03 Folksamerica Acquires Renewal Rights from CNA Re 09/11/03 Cavoores Elected CEO of Onebeacon 07/31/03 White Mountains Continues Strong Growth In Book Value 06/27/03 White Mountains Files $2 Billion Shelf Registration Statement 05/20/03 White Mountains Reports Results of Shareholder Vote 05/14/03 White Mountains Prices $700 Million Senior Notes Offering 05/12/03 White Mountains Announces Offering of Senior Notes 04/29/03 White Mountains Reports First Quarter 2003 Results 04/22/03 White Mountains Announces 2003 Annual Investor Information Meeting 02/27/03 David Foy to Join White Mountains as CFO 02/27/03 White Mountains Declares 2003 Dividend 02/24/03 White Mountains Announces the Retirement of Patrick Byrne as Director 02/18/03 White Mountains Reports Improved 2002 Results 01/08/03 White Mountains Announces the Relocation of its Principal Executive Office 11/21/02 White Mountains Announces Election of Ray Barrette as President and CEO 11/01/02 White Mountains Reports Third Quarter 2002 Results 10/24/02 White Mountains Closes Private Placement Of Equity 10/18/02 White Mountains Announces Private Placement Of Equity 08/06/02 New Jersey Skylands Targets Local Auto Market 07/30/02 White Mountains Reports Second Quarter 2002 Results 07/30/02 White Mountains Announces New Date for 2002 Annual Investor Meeting 07/22/02 OneBeacon Names Paul LaPerriere Senior Vice President of Marketing 05/24/02 White Mountains Reports Results of Shareholder Vote 05/15/02 White Mountains Announces Public Offering of Common Shares 05/15/02 White Mountains Postpones 2002 Annual Investor Meeting 05/14/02 White Mountains Reports First Quarter 2002 Results 05/13/02 OneBeacon Names Drew Carnase Senior Vice President Commercial Lines 05/07/02 Benson Named President & CEO of AutoOne Insurance 03/29/02 OneBeacon Names Chuck Chokel a Managing Director 03/01/02 Jack Byrne Returns to White Mountains as Chief Executive Officer 03/01/02 White Mountains Declares 2002 Dividend 02/20/02 White Mountains Reports 2001 Results 12/19/01 OneBeacon Management Team Members Take on New Roles 12/14/01 Montpelier Re Commences Operations 12/11/01 White Mountains' Affiliate Acquires Folksam's International Reinsurance Operations 12/04/01 White Mountains Names Mark Byrne to the Board of Directors 12/03/01 OneBeacon Elects Barrette Chairman; Cavoores Becomes President and COO 11/02/01 White Mountains to Form Bermuda Reinsurer 10/31/01 Letter to Shareholders 10/31/01 Liberty Mutual and OneBeacon Reach Definitive Agreement on Business Transfer 10/29/01 Folksamerica Boosts Capital 10/25/01 New LAD Servicing Carrier Joins New York Auto Insurance Fray 09/20/01 OneBeacon Creating New LAD Servicing Carrier in New York 09/14/01 OneBeacon Loss From Tuesday's Events Could Reach $175 Million 09/13/01 OneBeacon Announces Partnership with Liberty Mutual; A.M. Best Rating Remains Unaffected 09/05/01 Liberty Mutual and OneBeacon Partner on Independent Agency Insurance Business 08/23/01 White Mountains Reports Results of Shareholder Vote 08/20/01 2001 Annual Investor Meeting Information 07/25/01 White Mountains Reports Preliminary Underwriting Results of OneBeacon 06/12/01 White Mountains Corporate Governance