MERCURY GENERAL CORP — Director's Dealing 2007

May 31, 2007

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: MERCURY GENERAL CORP (MCY)
CIK: 0000064996
Period of Report: 2007-05-29

Reporting Person: McCathron Richard (Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-05-29	Common Stock	M	3000	$51.365	Acquired	3190	Direct
2007-05-29	Common Stock	S	3000	$56.183	Disposed	190	Direct
2007-05-29	Common Stock	M	4000	$51.43	Acquired	4190	Direct
2007-05-29	Common Stock	S	4000	$56.183	Disposed	190	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-10-29	Common Stock	$51.43	A	10000	Acquired	2014-10-29	Common Stock (10000)	Direct
2007-05-29	Common Stock	$51.43	S	4000	Disposed	2014-10-29	Common Stock (4000)	Direct
2004-04-30	Common Stock	$51.365	A	5000	Acquired	2014-04-30	Common Stock (5000)	Direct
2007-05-29	Common Stock	$51.365	S	3000	Disposed	2014-04-30	Common Stock (3000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	650	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Allocations and disposition since last report

F2: 190 shares held as joint tenant with wife