Executive Change

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): March 2, 2018   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 5.02    Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers On March 2, 2018, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Mercury General Corporation (the “Company”) approved one-time bonus awards to the Company’s named executive officers in the following amounts: Gabriel Tirador: $294,000; Theodore Stalick: $152,008; Robert Houlihan: $104,235; and Allan Lubitz: $92,729. Per his request to the Compensation Committee that he not be considered for an award, George Joseph, the Company’s Chairman of the Board, did not receive an award.   -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: March 8, 2018       MERCURY GENERAL CORPORATION                 By:   /s/ T HEODORE  S TALICK         Name:   Theodore Stalick         Its:     Chief Financial Officer -3-