MERCURY GENERAL CORP — Director's Dealing 2006

Jun 16, 2006

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: MERCURY GENERAL CORP (MCY)
CIK: 0000064996
Period of Report: 2006-06-15

Reporting Person: NORMAN BRUCE E (Senior Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2006-06-15	Common Stock	G	200	—	Disposed	41237	Indirect
2006-06-15	Common Stock	G	200	—	Acquired	200	Indirect
2006-06-16	Common Stock	S	200	$55.73	Disposed	0	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	41237	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Includes ESOP allocation for disposition since last report

F2: This transaction involved a gift of securities by the reporting person to his son, who shares reporting person's household. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by his son, and this report should not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of his son's shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

F3: Sale by son