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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):
October 29, 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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Charter)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 32%; padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center">001-12257&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 32%; padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center">95-221-1612&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 100%; padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">4484 Wilshire Boulevard</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: center">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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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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since last report)</P>

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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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    <TD STYLE="width: 98%; padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 2.02.&#9;Results of Operations and Financial Condition</B></P>

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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: justify; text-indent: 0.25in">On October 29, 2012,
the Company issued a press release announcing its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 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"><B>Item 9.01.&#9;Financial Statements and Exhibits</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 95%; padding: 3pt 3pt 2pt">Press Release, dated October 29, 2012, issued by Mercury General Corporation, furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K.</TD></TR>
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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-indent: 0.25in">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 STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt">Date: October 29, 2012</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; width: 45%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 3pt; padding-left: 3pt">/s/ Theodore Stalick</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):
October 29, 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 October 29, 2012,
the Company issued a press release announcing its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 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 October 29, 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: October 29, 2012
By:
/s/ Theodore Stalick
Name:
Theodore Stalick
Its:
Chief Financial Officer