Mercury General (MCY) Eliminates 360 Positions from Workforce
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In a Form 8-K, Mercury General Corp. (NYSE: MCY) announced that on March 9, 2009, the Company took action to eliminate approximately 360 employee positions or 7% of the Company’s workforce in an ongoing effort to improve its cost structure. The Company expects to record a charge, in the first quarter of 2009, of approximately $8 million for severance and other employee termination costs in connection with the reduction in workforce, all of which will result in future cash expenditures. The total annualized pre-tax cost savings that are expected to result from the employee reductions is estimated to be approximately $22 million.
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ELIMINATE/SUSPEND MCY DIVIDEND
SPARKY WHIPPLE on Mar 11, 2009 01:56 PMMERCURY SHOULD HAVE CUT OR RESCIND ITS 58 CENT PER SHARE DIVIDEND. BASED ON ITS OUTSTANDING SHARES THAT WOULD SAVE THE COMPANY AT LEAST 80 TO 100 MILLION PER YEAR.