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| EX-10.1 - EX-10.1 - MERCURY GENERAL CORP | d578833dex101.htm |
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): July 31, 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:
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| Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
On July 31, 2013, Mercury General Corporation and Mercury Casualty Company entered into a Third Amendment Agreement (the “Amendment”) with Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and the other lenders party thereto, which amends the existing Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) by and among the parties, dated as of January 2, 2009 (as amended to date). The Amendment, among other things, extends the maturity date of the loan that is the subject of the Credit Agreement to July 31, 2016, and modifies the Borrower Statutory Surplus requirement contained in the Credit Agreement. The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by this reference.
| Item 2.03. | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of Registrant |
The information set forth in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated into this Item 2.03 by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 10.1 | Third Amendment Agreement among Mercury Casualty Corporation, Mercury General Corporation, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and the other lenders party thereto |
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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.
| Date: August 2, 2013 | MERCURY GENERAL CORPORATION | |||||
| By: | /s/ THEODORE STALICK | |||||
| Name: | Theodore Stalick | |||||
| Its: | Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||||
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