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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
April 30, 2012</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>MERCURY GENERAL CORPORATION</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in
Charter)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 34%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;California&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;001-12257&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;95-221-1612&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 6pt; text-align: center">(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 6pt; text-align: center">(Commission <BR> File Number)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 6pt; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">(I.R.S. Employer<BR> Identification No.)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 100%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; font-weight: bold">4484 Wilshire Boulevard</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; font-weight: bold">Los Angeles, California 90010</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>(323) 937-1060</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Registrant&rsquo;s telephone number, including
area code)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Not applicable</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Former name or former address, if changed
since last report)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Check the appropriate box below if the
Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</P>

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Act (17 CFR 230.425)</TD>
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Act (17 CFR 240.14.a-12)</TD>
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under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</TD>
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under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: left; text-indent: -1in"><B>Item 2.02.&#9;Results
of Operations and Financial Condition</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 1in">The following information
is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02, &ldquo;Results of Operations and Financial Condition,&rdquo; and shall not be deemed &ldquo;filed&rdquo;
for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
section. Such information, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing of Mercury General Corporation
(the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;), whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in
such filing.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 1in">On April 30, 2012, the Company
issued a press release announcing its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012. A copy of the press release
is attached hereto as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 1in; text-align: left; text-indent: -1in"><B>Item 9.01.&#9;Financial
Statements and Exhibits</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 1in">(d)&#9;<U>Exhibits</U>.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 1.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">99.1</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: left">Press Release, dated April 30, 2012, issued by Mercury General Corporation, furnished pursuant to
Item 2.02 of Form 8-K.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 1in">Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><B>MERCURY GENERAL CORPORATION</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">&nbsp;Date: April 30, 2012</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 4%">By:&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 46%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ <FONT STYLE="font-variant: small-caps">Theodore Stalick</font></TD></TR>
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    <TD>Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">Theodore Stalick&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>Its:&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top">Chief Financial Officer&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
____________________
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
April 30, 2012
MERCURY GENERAL CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in
Charter)
California
001-12257
95-221-1612
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
4484 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90010
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
____________________
(323) 937-1060
(Registrant's telephone number, including
area code)
____________________
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed
since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the
Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
¨
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities
Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.14.a-12)
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 2.02.	Results
of Operations and Financial Condition
The following information
is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02, "Results of Operations and Financial Condition," and shall not be deemed "filed"
for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
section. Such information, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing of Mercury General Corporation
(the "Company"), whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in
such filing.
On April 30, 2012, the Company
issued a press release announcing its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012. A copy of the press release
is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01.	Financial
Statements and Exhibits
(d)
Exhibits
.
99.1
Press Release, dated April 30, 2012, issued by Mercury General Corporation, furnished pursuant to
Item 2.02 of Form 8-K.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.
MERCURY GENERAL CORPORATION
Date: April 30, 2012
By:
/s/
Theodore Stalick
Name:
Theodore Stalick
Its:
Chief Financial Officer