UNITED FIRE GROUP INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Dec 14, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: UNITED FIRE GROUP INC (UFCS)
CIK: 0000101199
Period of Report: 2012-12-14

Reporting Person: Lyons Dianne M (VP/Chief Financial Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-12-14	Common Stock	M	1600	$15.85	Acquired	8238	Direct
2012-12-14	Common Stock	S	1600	$21.36	Disposed	6638	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-12-14	Stock Option (right to buy)	$15.85	M	1600	Disposed	2013-02-21	Common Stock (1600)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	3645	Indirect
Common Stock	1328	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: This transaction represents the exercise and sale of vested, non-qualified stock options under a preapproved 10b-5 trading plan.

F2: The total number of securities beneficially held directly by the Reporting Person following the reported transaction includes: 3,580 shares of restricted stock issued under the Issuer's 2008 Stock Plan which vest, subject to certain conditions, on 02/18/2016; 2,151 shares of restricted stock issued under the Issuer's 2008 Stock Plan which vest, subject to certain conditions, on 05/21/2013; and 2,507 shares held of record by the Reporting Person.

F3: The total number of securities beneficially held directly by the Reporting Person following the reported transaction includes: 3,580 shares of restricted stock issued under the Issuer's 2008 Stock Plan which vest, subject to certain conditions, on 02/18/2016; 2,151 shares of restricted stock issued under the Issuer's 2008 Stock Plan which vest, subject to certain conditions, on 05/21/2013; and 907 shares held of record by the Reporting Person.

F4: The number of securities shown as being held in or acquired by the Issuer's 401(k) Plan for the Reporting Person's benefit are the approximate number of shares of common stock for which the Reporting Person has the right to direct the vote under the Issuer's 401(k) Plan. Such shares are not directly allocated to 401(k) Plan participants, but are instead held in a unitized fund consisting primarily of common stock, together with a small percentage of short-term investments. 401(k) Plan participants acquire units of this fund.

F5: All options currently exercisable.