SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2018-07-20

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 <font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">RLI CORP.</font>
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 <font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">1.1.<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;;font-size: 10pt;font-family:Calibri;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font>Establishment</font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;">.&nbsp; RLI established the RLI Corp. Nonemployee Directors Deferred Compensation Plan (&#x201C;Plan&#x201D;) effective January&nbsp;1, 2005.&nbsp; Prior to that date, RLI provided similar deferred compensation opportunities to its Directors under certain Prior Agreements.&nbsp; All obligations under the Prior Agreements (including any predecessor arrangements) will be satisfied under the Prior Agreements, rather than under this Plan.&nbsp; RLI restated the Plan, effective January&nbsp;1, 2009, to comply with the requirements of the final regulations issued under Section&nbsp;409A of th