MERCURY GENERAL CORP — Director's Dealing 2005

Dec 30, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: MERCURY GENERAL CORP (MCY)
CIK: 0000064996
Period of Report: 2005-10-28

Reporting Person: Sutton John (Vice President)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2005-10-28	Common Stock	$58.8312	A	10000	Acquired	2015-10-28	Common Stock (10000)	Direct
2001-01-26	Common Stock	$37.06	A	5000	Acquired	2011-01-26	Common Stock (5000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: 5000 options originally granted on 01/26/2001. 4000 have already been exercised leaving 1000