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): March 5, 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)

 

 

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On March 5, 2013, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Mercury General Corporation (the “Company”) established base salaries for the 12-month period beginning March 3, 2013 for George Joseph, the Company’s Chairman of the Board, and Gabriel Tirador, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer. Pursuant to a standing resolution of the Board of Directors, which grants authority to Messrs. Joseph and Tirador to establish the compensation for executive officers of the Company other than the Chairman of the Board and President and Chief Executive Officer, Messrs. Joseph and Tirador established base salaries for the Company’s other named executive officers for the same period.

The annual base salaries for the Company’s named executive officers, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, effective March 3, 2013 are set forth in the following table:

 

Name

  

Title

   Annual
Base Salary
George Joseph    Chairman of the Board    $932,000
Gabriel Tirador    President and Chief Executive Officer    $862,000
Theodore Stalick    Vice President and Chief Financial Officer    $540,241
Allan Lubitz    Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer    $405,999
Christopher Graves    Vice President and Chief Investment Officer    $382,150


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.

 

Date: March 8, 2013     MERCURY GENERAL CORPORATION
    By:  

 /s/ THEODORE STALICK

    Name: Theodore Stalick
    Its: Chief Financial Officer