Mercury General shareholders re-elect all nine directors, approve say-on-pay and auditor

MERCURY GENERAL CORP

All nine director nominees received between 39.1M and 40.7M votes for, with no withhold exceeding 1.8M shares.
Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation passed with 40.3M for, 0.6M against, 28K abstain.
Ratification of KPMG as independent auditor for 2026 passed with 43.0M for, 0.5M against, no broker non-votes.
Broker non-votes of 2.6M shares were recorded on all director elections and the say-on-pay proposal.
Annual meeting held May 13, 2026; all proposals recommended by the board were approved.

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

MERCURY GENERAL CORP shareholders approved Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation at the 2026-05-13 meeting.

Proposal: say on pay
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2026-05-13

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Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation 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 40,328,913 568,701 28,086 2,584,625

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

MERCURY GENERAL CORP shareholders approved Ratification of the Selection of KPMG LLP as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm at the 2026-05-13 meeting.

Proposal: auditor ratification
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2026-05-13

Exact text from the filing

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, 2026 as described in its Proxy Statement, by the following votes: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 42,985,321 511,025 13,979 N/A

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Shareholder Votes SEC 8-K Item 5.07 confidence 0.9

MERCURY GENERAL CORP shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2026-05-13 meeting.

Proposal: director election
Outcome: passed
Meeting: 2026-05-13

Exact text from the filing

Election of Directors Nominee Number of Shares Voted For Number of Shares Withheld Broker Non-Votes George G. Braunegg 40,720,444 205,256 2,584,625 Ramona L. Cappello 40,606,069 319,631 2,584,625 James G. Ellis 40,366,864 558,836 2,584,625 George Joseph 40,351,775 573,925 2,584,625 Vicky Wai Yee Joseph 40,449,833 475,867 2,584,625 Victor G. Joseph 40,247,583 678,117 2,584,625 Joshua E. Little 40,418,151 507,549 2,584,625 Martha E. Marcon 39,115,597 1,810,103 2,584,625 Gabriel Tirador 40,674,471 251,229 2,584,625

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