---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000064996-24-000022"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MCY"
cik: "0000064996"
company_name: "MERCURY GENERAL CORP"
filed_at: "2024-05-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-02T07:29:48.521050+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Mercury General shareholders elect all nine directors, approve say-on-pay, ratify KPMG at 2024 annual meeting

## Summary
- All nine director nominees elected; George Joseph received 47.6M for, 1.7M withheld.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved with 47.5M for, 1.8M against, 59K abstain.
- Ratification of KPMG as independent auditor for FY2024 passed with 52.2M for, 435K against.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000064996-24-000022
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MCY
- cik: 0000064996
- company_name: MERCURY GENERAL CORP
- filed_at: 2024-05-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/64996/000006499624000022/0000064996-24-000022-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/64996/000006499624000022/mcy-20240508.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000064996-24-000022
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000064996-24-000022.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000064996-24-000022.txt

## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  MERCURY GENERAL CORP shareholders approved Election of all nine directors at the 2024-05-08 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-05-08
  source text: Election of Directors Nominee Number of Shares Voted For Number of Shares Withheld Broker Non-Votes George G. Braunegg 49,091,596 281,570 3,271,517 Ramona L. Cappello 49,024,969 348,197 3,271,517 James G. Ellis 48,718,465 654,701 3,271,517 George Joseph 47,625,985 1,747,181 3,271,517 Vicky Wai Yee Joseph 47,867,919 1,505,247 3,271,517 Victor G. Joseph 47,664,046 1,709,120 3,271,517 Joshua E. Little 48,749,986 623,180 3,271,517 Martha E. Marcon 48,361,182 1,011,984 3,271,517 Gabriel Tirador 48,946,274 426,892 3,271,517
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/64996/000006499624000022/0000064996-24-000022-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  MERCURY GENERAL CORP shareholders approved Advisory vote on executive compensation at the 2024-05-08 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-05-08
  source text: 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 47,505,355 1,808,666 59,145 3,271,517
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/64996/000006499624000022/0000064996-24-000022-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  MERCURY GENERAL CORP shareholders approved Ratification of KPMG LLP as independent registered public accounting firm at the 2024-05-08 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2024-05-08
  source text: Ratification of the Selection of KPMG LLP as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm The shareholders ratified the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 as described in its Proxy Statement, by the following votes: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 52,158,983 435,337 50,363 N/A
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/64996/000006499624000022/0000064996-24-000022-index.htm

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