UNITED FIRE GROUP INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Dec 5, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: UNITED FIRE GROUP INC (UFCS)
CIK: 0000101199
Period of Report: 2012-11-30

Reporting Person: Sheeley Michael J. (VP/COO - United Life Ins. Co.)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-11-30	Common Stock	P	2	$20.974	Acquired	1090	Direct
2012-12-03	Common Stock	D	310	$20.47	Disposed	780	Direct
2012-12-03	Common Stock	M	400	$15.85	Acquired	1180	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-12-03	Stock Option (right to buy)	$15.85	M	400	Disposed	2013-02-21	Common Stock (400)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	1367	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The deemed execution date of this transaction is based on a report of the Issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan administor and transfer agent.

F2: Shares acquired through payroll deduction and participation in Issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

F3: Represents the approximate number of shares acquired by the administrator of the Issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan for the Reporting Person, based on a statement of the administrator.

F4: The price per share is based on a statement provided by the Issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan administrator.

F5: This transaction represents the exercise of vested, in-the-money stock options.

F6: The price per share is the closing price of the Issuer's common stock on the date of the reported transaction.

F7: This tranaction represents the exempt transfer of securities held longer than six months by Reporting Person to the Issuer to pay the exercise price of vested, in-the-money stock options.

F8: All options currently exercisable.