MERCURY GENERAL CORP — Director's Dealing 2004

Dec 9, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: MERCURY GENERAL CORP (MCY)
CIK: 0000064996
Period of Report: 2004-12-09

Reporting Person: TIRADOR GABRIEL (President, Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2004-12-09	Common Stock	M	2150	$22.0625	Acquired	2150	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-12-09	Common Stock	$22.0625	M	2150	Disposed	2009-12-10	Common Stock (2150)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	752	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	$41.56	2011-10-26	Common Stock (50000)	50000	Direct
Common Stock	$23.5938	2010-01-28	Common Stock (10000)	10000	Direct
Common Stock	$42.3091	2008-08-07	Common Stock (10000)	10000	Direct