MERCURY GENERAL CORP — Director's Dealing 2013

May 10, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: MERCURY GENERAL CORP (MCY)
CIK: 0000064996
Period of Report: 2013-05-09

Reporting Person: TIRADOR GABRIEL (Director, President, Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-05-09	Common Stock	M	38100	$33.6091	Acquired	69157	Direct
2013-05-09	Common Stock	F	32835	$45.10	Disposed	36322	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2013-05-09	Common Stock	$33.6091	M	38100	Disposed	2019-05-01	Common Stock (47025)	Direct
2013-04-26	Common Stock	$42.4580	A	50000	Acquired	2023-04-26	Common Stock (50000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	1344	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Options granted on 04/26/2013 with 25% vesting per year for four years