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Get filing alertsMercury General raises $525M in 10-year senior notes at 6.25% to fund operations
Filed June 12, 2026 · Period ending June 9, 2026 · ~1 min read
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Completed $525 million senior notes offering at 6.25% interest, maturing June 2036. Notes sold at 99.764% of face value, slightly below par. Interest payable semi-annually starting December 2026.
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Notes are unsecured and rank equally with existing senior debt. Cross-default provision triggers if company defaults on more than $35 million of other debt and fails to cure within 30 days.
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Amended existing Bank of America credit agreement to permit the new debt issuance. Original credit agreement dated March 2021 had restrictions on additional borrowing.
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Offering conducted via shelf registration filed May 12, 2026, with underwriters BofA Securities, Wells Fargo Securities, and Raymond James. Three-day timeline from underwriting agreement to closing.
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Summary
Mercury General completed a $525 million debt offering on June 12, 2026, issuing 10-year senior notes with a 6.25% annual interest rate. The insurance company sold the notes at a slight discount (99.764% of face value) through major underwriters including BofA Securities and Wells Fargo Securities.
The notes are unsecured obligations that rank equally with the company's other senior debt and require semi-annual interest payments starting in December 2026. Retail investors should note that this debt issuance increases Mercury General's leverage and creates fixed interest obligations of approximately $33 million annually.
The 6.25% rate reflects current market conditions for a company of Mercury General's credit profile. The company had to amend its existing Bank of America credit facility to permit this new borrowing, suggesting the original agreement had debt limits in place. Watch for the company's next quarterly earnings report to see how management deploys these proceeds and whether the additional debt impacts financial flexibility. The cross-default provision means any significant problems with other Mercury General debt could trigger acceleration of these notes as well.
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Event · Item 8.01 — Other Events
Mercury General completed sale of debt notes via underwritten offering on June 12, 2026.
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On June 9, 2026, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with BofA Securities, Inc., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and Raymond James & Associates, Inc. with respect to the offering of the Notes. The closing of the sale of the Notes occurred on June 12, 2026.
Mercury General closed an underwritten debt offering on June 12, 2026, three days after signing the underwriting agreement with BofA Securities, Wells Fargo Securities, and Raymond James.
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The Notes were offered pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on May 12, 2026 (Registration No. 333-295812), a base prospectus, dated May 12, 2026, and a prospectus supplement, dated June 9, 2026, filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
The Notes were issued under a shelf registration statement filed one month prior on May 12, 2026. The prospectus supplement dated June 9, 2026 would contain the specific terms of the offering, but those details are not included in this 8-K.
Event · Item 1.01 — Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Item 1.01 — Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement filed; see Key Changes for terms.
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Interest on the Notes accrues at a rate of 6.250% per annum and is payable semi-annually in arrears on June 15 and December 15 of each year commencing on December 15, 2026. The Notes will mature on June 15, 2036.
The notes pay 6.250% interest twice per year on June 15 and December 15, starting December 15, 2026. The principal is due in full on June 15, 2036, giving the company a 10-year maturity.
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if any event of default under a mortgage, indenture or instrument under which the Company may issue, or by which the Company may secure or evidence, any indebtedness, including an event of default under any other series of the Company’s debt securities, whether the indebtedness now exists or is later created or incurred, happens and consists of default in the payment of more than $35,000,000 in principal amount of indebtedness at the maturity of the indebtedness, after giving effect to any applicable grace period, or results in the indebtedness in principal amount in excess of $35,000,000 becoming or being declared due and payable prior to the date on which it would otherwise become due and payable, and this default is not cured or the acceleration is not rescinded or annulled within a period of 30 days after the Company receives written notice
If Mercury General defaults on more than $35 million of other debt, or if more than $35 million of other debt is accelerated due to default, the noteholders can declare these notes immediately due unless the company cures the problem within 30 days. This cross-default provision links the notes to the company's other borrowings.
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On June 12, 2026, the Company entered into a Fourth Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Amendment”) with Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto. The Amendment amends the Company’s existing Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2021 (as amended from time to time, including pursuant to the Amendment, the “Credit Agreement”). The Amendment permits the Company to incur the Notes as permitted indebtedness under the Credit Agreement.
Mercury General amended its existing credit agreement with Bank of America to allow the issuance of the new $525 million notes. This was necessary because the credit agreement likely had restrictions on how much additional debt the company could take on.
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