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<P style="font-size: 14pt" align="center"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
<FONT style="font-size: 12pt">Washington, D.C. 20549
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<P style="font-size: 18pt" align="center"><B>FORM 8-K</B>

<P style="font-size: 12pt" align="center"><B>CURRENT REPORT<BR>
Pursuant to
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B>

<P style="font-size: 10pt" align="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest
event reported): May 13, 2009</B>


<P style="font-size: 24pt" align="center"><B>FIRST MERCURY FINANCIAL
CORPORATION<BR>
</B><FONT style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter) </FONT>
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  <TD style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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  <TD style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid"><B>001-33077</B></TD>
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  <TD style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid"><B>38-3164336</B></TD>
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  <TD>(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)</TD>
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  <TD>(Commission File Number)</TD>
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  <TD>(IRS Employer Identification No.)</TD>
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  <TD style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid"><B>29110 Inkster Road<BR>
Suite
100<BR>
Southfield, Michigan<BR>
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<P style="font-size: 10pt" align="center">Registrant&#8217;s telephone number,
including area code: <B>(800) 762-6837</B>
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  <TD nowrap>(Former name or former address if changed since last report.)</TD>
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<P style="font-size: 10pt" align="left">Check the appropriate box below if the
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the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)<BR>
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<P style="font-size: 10pt" align="left"><B>Item&nbsp;5.02 Departure of
Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</B>

<P style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 2%" align="left">On May&nbsp;13, 2009,
the Board of Directors (the &#8220;Board&#8221;) of First Mercury Financial
Corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) expanded its Board of Directors to nine
members with the nominations and appointments of George R. Boyer III and
Bradley J. Pickard to serve on its Board of Directors. Mr.&nbsp;Boyer&#8217;s
initial term will be two years, and he has been appointed to the Board&#8217;s
Audit Committee. Mr.&nbsp;Pickard&#8217;s initial term will be one year, and he
has been appointed to the Board&#8217;s Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee.

<P style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 2%" align="left">Mr.&nbsp;Boyer, 57,
recently retired from MGM Mirage where he served in various positions since
1995, including most recently as President and COO of MGM Grand Detroit. While
at MGM Mirage, Mr.&nbsp;Boyer also served as President and COO of Primm Valley
Resorts and as Senior Vice President for National Marketing. He joined MGM
Mirage from Caesars World, where he served as director of financial planning
and budgeting, director of administration and director of internal audit. Prior
to working in the gaming industry, Mr.&nbsp;Boyer held various audit positions
with the Philadelphia Stock Exchange and worked in the United States General
Accounting Office.

<P style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 2%" align="left">Mr.&nbsp;Pickard, 46,
has extensive experience in the investment banking and private equity
industries. Mr.&nbsp;Pickard is currently a partner at Access Value Investors
(&#8220;AVI&#8221;), a private equity fund focused on buying distressed,
domestic, middle market companies across a variety of industries. Prior to
joining AVI, Mr.&nbsp;Pickard was a partner at Blue Diamond Capital, an
investment firm focused on investments in secured&nbsp;bank&nbsp;loans of
distressed, asset intensive companies.&nbsp;&nbsp; Mr.&nbsp;Pickard has also
served as a Managing Director at both Houlihan Lokey Howard &amp; Zukin and at
Wasserstein Perella &amp; Co., where his practice focused on mergers and
acquisitions of public and private industrial and consumer products companies.

<P style="font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 2%" align="left">There are no
arrangements or understandings between either Mr.&nbsp;Boyer or Mr.&nbsp;Pickard and the
Company or any other persons pursuant to which they were selected as
directors. There are no transactions or proposed transactions to which the
Company was or is a party in which either Mr.&nbsp;Boyer or Mr.&nbsp;Pickard has a direct
or indirect material interest. Messrs.&nbsp;Boyer and Pickard will be
compensated as directors pursuant to the Company&#8217;s compensation policy
for non-employee directors and neither is receiving any compensation in
connection with their appointment to the Board.

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  <TD><B>Financial Statements and Exhibits</B></TD>
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  <TD>Exhibits</TD>
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<P style="font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 2%" align="left">99.1 Press Release
dated May&nbsp;15, 2009.

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<P style="font-size: 10pt" align="center"><B>SIGNATURE</B>

<P style="font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 2%; text-indent: 2%"
align="left">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange act of
1934, as amended, the company has duly caused this Report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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<DIV style="margin-left: 0px; text-indent: 0px"><BR><B>DATE:</B> May&nbsp;15, 2009
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Description</TD>
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<DIV style="margin-left: 0px; text-indent: 0px">99.1 </DIV>
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Form 8-K
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): May 13, 2009
FIRST MERCURY FINANCIAL
CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-33077
38-3164336
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
29110 Inkster Road
Suite
100
Southfield, Michigan
48034
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number,
including area code:
(800) 762-6837
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:
o
Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
o
Soliciting material pursuant
to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule
14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule
13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 5.02 Departure of
Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On May 13, 2009,
the Board of Directors (the "Board") of First Mercury Financial
Corporation (the "Company") expanded its Board of Directors to nine
members with the nominations and appointments of George R. Boyer III and
Bradley J. Pickard to serve on its Board of Directors. Mr. Boyer's
initial term will be two years, and he has been appointed to the Board's
Audit Committee. Mr. Pickard's initial term will be one year, and he
has been appointed to the Board's Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee.
Mr. Boyer, 57,
recently retired from MGM Mirage where he served in various positions since
1995, including most recently as President and COO of MGM Grand Detroit. While
at MGM Mirage, Mr. Boyer also served as President and COO of Primm Valley
Resorts and as Senior Vice President for National Marketing. He joined MGM
Mirage from Caesars World, where he served as director of financial planning
and budgeting, director of administration and director of internal audit. Prior
to working in the gaming industry, Mr. Boyer held various audit positions
with the Philadelphia Stock Exchange and worked in the United States General
Accounting Office.
Mr. Pickard, 46,
has extensive experience in the investment banking and private equity
industries. Mr. Pickard is currently a partner at Access Value Investors
("AVI"), a private equity fund focused on buying distressed,
domestic, middle market companies across a variety of industries. Prior to
joining AVI, Mr. Pickard was a partner at Blue Diamond Capital, an
investment firm focused on investments in secured bank loans of
distressed, asset intensive companies.   Mr. Pickard has also
served as a Managing Director at both Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin and at
Wasserstein Perella & Co., where his practice focused on mergers and
acquisitions of public and private industrial and consumer products companies.
There are no
arrangements or understandings between either Mr. Boyer or Mr. Pickard and the
Company or any other persons pursuant to which they were selected as
directors. There are no transactions or proposed transactions to which the
Company was or is a party in which either Mr. Boyer or Mr. Pickard has a direct
or indirect material interest. Messrs. Boyer and Pickard will be
compensated as directors pursuant to the Company's compensation policy
for non-employee directors and neither is receiving any compensation in
connection with their appointment to the Board.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)
Exhibits
99.1 Press Release
dated May 15, 2009.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange act of
1934, as amended, the company has duly caused this Report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
FIRST
MERCURY FINANCIAL CORPORATION
DATE:
May 15, 2009
BY:
/s/ John A. Marazza
John A. Marazza
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
No.
Description
99.1
Press Release dated May 15, 2009.