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      of
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      GENERAL CORPORATION</strong></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Direct
      General Corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) maintains a revolving credit facility (the
&#8220;Credit Facility&#8221;) with a consortium of banks, of which First Tennessee Bank
      National Association (&#8220;FTBNA&#8221;) serves as &#8220;Agent,&#8221; to fund the working capital of
      the Company&#8217;s premium finance operations. On November 22, 2006, the Company
      entered into (1) the Ninth Amendment to the Eighth Amended and Restated Loan
      Agreement (the &#8220;Credit Agreement&#8221;) among Direct General Financial Services, Inc.
      and Direct General Premium Finance Company, as borrowers (the &#8220;Borrowers&#8221;), the
      Company and certain of its subsidiaries, and a consortium of banks of which
      FTBNA serves as &#8220;Agent,&#8221; (2) the Eighth Amendment to the Seventh Amended and
      Restated Security Agreement (the &#8220;Security Agreement&#8221;) by and among Direct
      General Financial Services, Inc. and Direct General Premium Finance Company
      as
      Grantors and a consortium of banks of which FTBNA serves as &#8220;Agent,&#8221; and (3) the
      Eighth Amendment to the Seventh Amended and Restated Pledge and Security
      Agreement (the &#8220;Pledge Agreement&#8221;) by and among the Company as Pledgor and a
      consortium of banks of which FTBNA serves as &#8220;Agent&#8221; (such agreements,
      collectively, the &#8220;Amendments to the Credit Facility&#8221;). The Security Agreement
      and Pledge Agreement secure the Company&#8217;s and the Borrowers&#8217; obligations to the
      banks under the Credit Agreement. </font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
      Company and certain of its subsidiaries have entered into the Amendments to
      the
      Credit Facility in connection with a proposed merger transaction in which Elara
      Merger Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Elara Holdings, Inc., would
      merge with and into the Company in exchange for $21.25 per share of outstanding
      common stock of the Company (the &#8220;Merger&#8221;). The proposed Merger was announced on
      December 5, 2006. Consummation of the Merger is subject to various conditions,
      including approval of the Merger by the company&#8217;s shareholders, expiration or
      termination of applicable waiting periods under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust
      Improvements Act of 1976, receipt of all authorizations, consents, and approvals
      required by any state insurance department or financing department, and other
      customary closing conditions.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt"></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Under
      the
      terms of the Amendments to the Credit Facility, effective as of November 22,
      2006, the Credit Facility commitment of the banks that are parties to the Credit
      Agreement was reduced from $190,000,000 to $165,000,000, and effective as of
      January 1, 2007, the commitment of the banks will increase to $185,000,000.
      The
      amendments as to the amount of the Credit Facility commitment are hereinafter
      referred to as &#8220;Facility Commitment Amendments.&#8221;</font></div>
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      addition, the Amendments to the Credit Facility will permit the Company to
      enter
      into a term loan facility in an aggregate original principal amount of
      $75,000,000, a revolving credit facility in an amount of $20,000,000, and any
      incremental facility borrowings up to $20,000,000 with a group of lenders led
      by
      Bear Stearns Corporate Lending Inc. as &#8220;Agent&#8221; (the &#8220;Bear Stearns Facility&#8221;).
      The Company expects to enter into the Bear Stearns Facility simultaneously
      with
      the consummation of the Merger. </font></div>
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Direct Genreal 8-K 12/07/06
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):
November
      22, 2006
DIRECT
      GENERAL CORPORATION
(Exact
      Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Tennessee
000-50360
62-1564496
(State
                or other jurisdiction
(Commission
(I.
                R. S. Employer
of
                incorporation)
File
                Number)
Identification
                No.)
1281
      Murfreesboro Road Nashville, Tennessee
37217
(Address
      of
      Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's
      telephone number, including area code:
(615)
      399-4700
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
      1.01
Entry
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Direct
      General Corporation (the "Company") maintains a revolving credit facility (the
"Credit Facility") with a consortium of banks, of which First Tennessee Bank
      National Association ("FTBNA") serves as "Agent," to fund the working capital of
      the Company's premium finance operations. On November 22, 2006, the Company
      entered into (1) the Ninth Amendment to the Eighth Amended and Restated Loan
      Agreement (the "Credit Agreement") among Direct General Financial Services, Inc.
      and Direct General Premium Finance Company, as borrowers (the "Borrowers"), the
      Company and certain of its subsidiaries, and a consortium of banks of which
      FTBNA serves as "Agent," (2) the Eighth Amendment to the Seventh Amended and
      Restated Security Agreement (the "Security Agreement") by and among Direct
      General Financial Services, Inc. and Direct General Premium Finance Company
      as
      Grantors and a consortium of banks of which FTBNA serves as "Agent," and (3) the
      Eighth Amendment to the Seventh Amended and Restated Pledge and Security
      Agreement (the "Pledge Agreement") by and among the Company as Pledgor and a
      consortium of banks of which FTBNA serves as "Agent" (such agreements,
      collectively, the "Amendments to the Credit Facility"). The Security Agreement
      and Pledge Agreement secure the Company's and the Borrowers' obligations to the
      banks under the Credit Agreement.
The
      Company and certain of its subsidiaries have entered into the Amendments to
      the
      Credit Facility in connection with a proposed merger transaction in which Elara
      Merger Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Elara Holdings, Inc., would
      merge with and into the Company in exchange for $21.25 per share of outstanding
      common stock of the Company (the "Merger"). The proposed Merger was announced on
      December 5, 2006. Consummation of the Merger is subject to various conditions,
      including approval of the Merger by the company's shareholders, expiration or
      termination of applicable waiting periods under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust
      Improvements Act of 1976, receipt of all authorizations, consents, and approvals
      required by any state insurance department or financing department, and other
      customary closing conditions.
Under
      the
      terms of the Amendments to the Credit Facility, effective as of November 22,
      2006, the Credit Facility commitment of the banks that are parties to the Credit
      Agreement was reduced from $190,000,000 to $165,000,000, and effective as of
      January 1, 2007, the commitment of the banks will increase to $185,000,000.
      The
      amendments as to the amount of the Credit Facility commitment are hereinafter
      referred to as "Facility Commitment Amendments."
In
      addition, the Amendments to the Credit Facility will permit the Company to
      enter
      into a term loan facility in an aggregate original principal amount of
      $75,000,000, a revolving credit facility in an amount of $20,000,000, and any
      incremental facility borrowings up to $20,000,000 with a group of lenders led
      by
      Bear Stearns Corporate Lending Inc. as "Agent" (the "Bear Stearns Facility").
      The Company expects to enter into the Bear Stearns Facility simultaneously
      with
      the consummation of the Merger.
The
      Amendments to the Credit Facility, excluding the Facility Commitment Amendments,
      will not become effective unless and until various conditions are met, including
      that the (i) the Merger is consummated, (ii) the Bear Stearns Facility is closed
      in material compliance with the terms set forth in a term sheet received by
      the
      Company from Bear Stearns Corporate Lending Inc., dated November 22, 2006,
      which
      summarizes terms of the Bear Stearns Facility, (iii) FTBNA and the collateral
      agent, in respect of the Bear Stearns Facility, enter into an intercreditor
      agreement, and (iv) the banks that are parties to the Credit Agreement receive
      payment of a transaction fee of 0.25% of the total amount of loans outstanding
      upon the consummation of the Merger (the date as of which all such conditions
      are met, the "Effective Date").
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In
      addition, as of the Effective Date, the Amendments to the Credit Facility modify
      certain terms of the existing Credit Facility that would otherwise be breached
      if the Company were to consummate the Merger or enter into the Bear Stearns
      Facility, including modification of the Credit Agreement, Security Agreement
      and
      Pledge Agreement terms, as appropriate, to permit the Merger as an exception
      to
      the prohibition on mergers and similar transactions in those agreements, and
      to
      permit the Company to enter into and incur indebtedness under the Bear Stearns
      Facility, and cause certain of its subsidiaries to guarantee, obligations under
      the Bear Stearns Facility.
Borrowings
      under the Credit Facility are, and will remain after the Effective Date,
      principally secured by a first priority lien in the finance receivables of
      our
      premium finance subsidiaries and a second lien security interest in the capital
      stock of each of the Company's directly owned subsidiaries. Under the terms of
      the Amendments to the Credit Facility, as of the Effective Date, the Company's
      premium finance subsidiaries may grant a second lien in their finance
      receivables to secure borrowings under the Bear Stearns Facility, and the
      Company may pledge the common stock of its subsidiaries as a first priority
      lien
      to secure borrowings under the Bear Stearns Facility.
Item
      9.01
Financial
      Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits:
Exhibit
                Number
Description
10.1
Ninth
                Amendment to Eighth Amended and Restated Loan Agreement
10.2
Eighth
                Amendment to Seventh Amended and Restated Security
                Agreement
10.3
Eighth
                Amendment to Seventh Amended and Restated Pledge and Security
                Agreement
SIGNATURE
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 thereunto
      duly authorized.
Date:
      December 13, 2006
DIRECT
                  GENERAL CORPORATION
(Registrant)
By:
/s/
                Ronald F. Wilson
Name:
Ronald
                  F. Wilson
Title:
Secretary
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INDEX
      TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
                Number
Description
10.1
Ninth
                Amendment to Eighth Amended and Restated Loan Agreement
10.2
Eighth
                Amendment to Seventh Amended and Restated Security
                Agreement
10.3
Eighth
                Amendment to Seventh Amended and Restated Pledge and Security
                Agreement