MERCURY GENERAL CORP — Director's Dealing 2007

May 7, 2007

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: MERCURY GENERAL CORP (MCY)
CIK: 0000064996
Period of Report: 2007-05-04

Reporting Person: GRAVES CHRISTOPHER (Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-05-04	Common Stock	A	12000	$54.9308	Acquired	17400	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2007-05-04	Common Stock	$54.9308	A	12000	Acquired	2017-05-04	Common Stock (12000)	Direct
2001-04-27	Common Stock	$35.0493	A	8000	Acquired	2011-04-27	Common Stock (8000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	841	Indirect