UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
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FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
Date
of
Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 11, 2008
MERCURY
GENERAL CORPORATION
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
California
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001-12257
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95-221-1612
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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4484
Wilshire Boulevard
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Los
Angeles, California 90010
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(323)
937-1060
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
____________________
Not
applicable
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item
2.02. |
Results
of Operations and Financial
Condition
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The
following information is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02, “Results of Operations
and Financial Condition,” and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of that section.
On
February 11, 2008, Mercury General Corporation issued a press release announcing
its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December
31,
2007. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit
99.1.
The
information contained in this Current Report, including the exhibit, shall
not
be incorporated by reference into any filing of Mercury General Corporation,
whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general
incorporation language in such filing.
Item
9.01. |
Financial
Statements and Exhibits
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99.1
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Press
Release, dated February
11,
2008 issued by Mercury General Corporation, furnished pursuant to
Item
2.02 of Form 8-K.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
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Date: February 11, 2008 |
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MERCURY GENERAL CORPORATION |
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By: /s/ Theodore
Stalick |
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Name:
Theodore Stalick |
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Its:
Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit
Index
Exhibit
99.1. |
Press
Release, dated February 11, 2008, issued by Mercury General Corporation.
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