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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): August 2, 2010
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)
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Not
applicable
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14.a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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Item
2.02.
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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 August
2, 2010, Mercury General Corporation issued a press release announcing its
financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010. 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.
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Financial
Statements and Exhibits
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99.1
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Press
Release, dated August 2, 2010, 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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MERCURY GENERAL
CORPORATION |
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Date: August
2, 2010
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By:
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/s/ Theodore
Stalick |
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Name: Theodore
Stalick |
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Its: Chief
Financial Officer |
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Exhibit
Index
Exhibit
99.1. Press Release, dated August 2, 2010, issued by Mercury General
Corporation.