Item 8.01 Other Events.

On August 26, 2009, First Mercury Financial Corporation (the "Company") announced that it had declared a dividend of $0.025 per share on August 20, 2009 to be paid on September 30, 2009 to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 15, 2009. In addition, the Board of Directors has approved a Share Repurchase Program and authorized the repurchase of up to 1.0 million shares of outstanding common stock. Purchases under the share repurchase program may be made at the Company's discretion, subject to market conditions, in the open market, in privately-negotiated transactions or otherwise, including pursuant to one or more plans adopted under Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The share repurchase program has a term of one year and may be modified or discontinued at any time. A copy of the press release describing these events is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Exhibits

99.1 Press Release issued by the Company dated August 26, 2009.

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