Erik Dahl Thompson - 21 Feb 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for MERCURY GENERAL CORP (MCY)

Reporting relationship: VP/Chief Marketing Officer
Issuer ticker: MCY
Reported as of: 21 Feb 2026
Net transaction value: -$46,301
SEC form: 4
Accepted by SEC: 24 Feb 2026, 21:01:50 UTC
Prior SEC filing: 25 Feb 2025
Source filing: View source filing
Reporting owner signature: /s/ Judy Walters, Attorney-in-Fact

Key filing fact

Erik Dahl Thompson filed Form 4 for MERCURY GENERAL CORP (MCY) on 24 Feb 2026.

Key facts

This page summarizes Erik Dahl Thompson's Form 4 filing for MERCURY GENERAL CORP (MCY).
3 reported transactions and 1 derivative row are listed below.
Accepted by SEC: 24 Feb 2026, 21:01.

Change

Previous filing in this sequence was filed on 25 Feb 2025.
Current net transaction value: -$46,301.

Research use

This tells you what this filing adds before you inspect full transaction and derivative tables.
You can trace every row back to the original SEC filing document.

Evidence

Filed on Form 4

Ownership activity is grounded in SEC Form 4 disclosures.

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Reporting Owners (1)

CIK 0001732634 Primary reporting owner

Thompson Erik Dahl

Relationship: VP/Chief Marketing Officer
Address: C/O MERCURY GENERAL CORP., 4484 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, LOS ANGELES
Signature: /s/ Judy Walters, Attorney-in-Fact
Signature date: 24 Feb 2026

Reported non-derivative transactions

Shares, units, or other non-derivative securities reported in this filing.

MCY transaction

Common Stock

Options Exercise

Transaction value
Shares: +536
Change %
Price
Shares after: 536
Date: 21 Feb 2026
Ownership: Direct
Footnotes: F1

MCY transaction

Common Stock

Disposed to Issuer

Transaction value: $46,301
Shares: -536
Change %: -100%
Price: $86.44
Shares after: 0
Date: 21 Feb 2026
Ownership: Direct

MCY holding

Common Stock

No transaction description listed

Transaction value
Shares
Change %
Price
Shares after: 220
Date: 21 Feb 2026
Ownership: By Spouse IRA

MCY holding

Common Stock

No transaction description listed

Transaction value
Shares
Change %
Price
Shares after: 120
Date: 21 Feb 2026
Ownership: By ESOP

Reported derivative securities

Options, warrants, convertible securities, or similar derivative positions disclosed in the filing.

MCY transaction Derivative

Restricted Stock Unit

Options Exercise

Transaction value: $0
Shares: -536
Change %: -33%
Price: $0.000000
Shares after: 1,071
Date: 21 Feb 2026
Ownership: Direct
Underlying class: Common Stock
Underlying amount: 536
Exercise price
Footnotes: F1

^* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.

Additional SEC filing notes

Filing notes and footnotes

Explanation of responses 1 footnote

Footnote F1

Each restricted stock unit is the economic equivalent of one share of the Issuer's Common Stock. The restricted stock units will vest in three equal annual installments beginning on February 21, 2026, and will be settled in cash upon vesting.