MERCURY GENERAL CORP — Director's Dealing 2004

Dec 16, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: MERCURY GENERAL CORP (MCY)
CIK: 0000064996
Period of Report: 2004-12-15

Reporting Person: CURTIUS MIKE (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-12-15	Common Stock	S	10000	$57.8056	Disposed	9584	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	1365	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	$35.4120	2013-02-08	Common Stock (5000)	5000	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes ESOP allocations and dispositions since last report