Shareholder Vote

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 10, 2017   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:   c Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)   c Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14.a-12)   c Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))   c Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company     c If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. c Item 5.07     Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. Mercury General Corporation (the "Company") held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 10, 2017. The matters voted upon at the meeting included the election of all nine directors, an advisory vote on executive compensation and an advisory vote on the frequency of the advisory vote on executive compensation. The votes cast with respect to these matters were as follows: Election of Directors   Nominee   Number of  Shares Voted For   Number of  Shares Withheld   Broker Non-Votes     Michael D. Curtius   50,428,163   115,053   0   James G. Ellis   50,466,362   76,854   0   George Joseph   50,448,830   94,386   0   Joshua E. Little   50,472,876   70,340   0   Martha E. Marcon   49,746,076   797,140   0   John G. Nackel   50,344,635   198,581   0   Glenn S. Schafer   50,461,657   81,559   0   Donald R. Spuehler   50,283,742   259,474   0   Gabriel Tirador   50,459,074   84,142   0 Advisory Vote on the Compensation of Named Executive Officers The shareholders approved, on an advisory, non-binding basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as described in its Proxy Statement, by the following votes: For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-Votes 50,213,927   249,555   79,734   0 Advisory Vote on the Frequency of the Advisory Vote on the Compensation of Named Executive Officers The shareholders voted, on an advisory, non-binding basis, that the frequency of the advisory vote on compensation of the Company's named executive officers should be as follows: 3 Years   2 Years   1 Year   Abstain 6,345,798   100,548   44,025,157   71,713 Consistent with the votes cast with respect to this matter, the Company’s board of directors has determined to hold an advisory vote on compensation of its named executive officers every one year.   -2- 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.                 Date: May 12, 2017       MERCURY GENERAL CORPORATION                 By:   /s/ T HEODORE  S TALICK         Name:   Theodore Stalick         Its:     Chief Financial Officer -3-