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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000064996-26-000017"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MCY"
cik: "0000064996"
company_name: "MERCURY GENERAL CORP"
filed_at: "2026-05-13T22:29:26+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T10:09:01.011110+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

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

## Summary
- 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.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000064996-26-000017
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MCY
- cik: 0000064996
- company_name: MERCURY GENERAL CORP
- filed_at: 2026-05-13T22:29:26+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- 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/64996/000006499626000017/0000064996-26-000017-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/64996/000006499626000017/mcy-20260513.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000064996-26-000017.txt

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