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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

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 4, 2013

 

MERCURY GENERAL CORPORATION

 

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

California 001-12257 95-221-1612

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number) 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.) 

 

 

4484 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90010

 

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

 

 

(323) 937-1060

 

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

 

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:

 

 

  ¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

  

  ¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14.a-12)

  

  ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

  

  ¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 
 

 

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

 

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. Such information, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing of Mercury General Corporation (the “Company”), whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

 

On February 4, 2013, the Company issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2012. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)Exhibits.

 

 

99.1   Press Release, dated February 4, 2013, issued by Mercury General Corporation, furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K.

 

 
 

 

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. 

 

 

  MERCURY GENERAL CORPORATION
Date: February 4, 2013  
  By:  /s/ Theodore Stalick
  Name:    Theodore Stalick 
  Its:  Chief Financial Officer