UNITED FIRE GROUP INC — Director's Dealing 2012

May 18, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: UNITED FIRE GROUP INC (UFCS)
CIK: 0000101199
Period of Report: 2012-05-16

Reporting Person: Skogman Kyle D. (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-05-16	Common Stock	A	582	$20.90	Acquired	12212	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2012-05-16	Stock Option (right to buy)	$21.095	A	2145	Acquired	2022-05-16	Common Stock (2145)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	3520	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Represents the grant of restricted stock to the Reporting Person under the Issuer's 2005 Non-Qualified Non-Employee Director Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan. These shares vest, subject to certain conditions, on May 16, 2013.

F2: The total number of securities beneficially held directly by the reporting person following the reported transaction includes: 10,900 shares held in a trust account for which Mr. Skogman serves as trustee; 730 shares held jointly in a brokerage account by Mr. Skogman and his wife; and 582 shares of restricted stock which vest, subject to certain conditions, on May 16, 2013.

F3: The total number of securities beneficially held indirectly by the reporting person following the reported transaction includes: 670 shares held in a simplified employee pension (SEP) account for Mr. Skogman's benefit; 200 shares held in an individual retirement account for Mr. Skogman's benefit; 1,000 shares held individually by Mr. Skogman's wife; 1,500 shares held in a trust account for the benefit of Mr. Skogman's wife; and 150 shares held in an individual retirement account for the benefit of Mr. Skogman's wife.

F4: 2,145 options become exercisable in five equal installments of 429 options each on 05/16/2013, 05/16/2014, 05/16/2015, 05/16/2016 and 05/16/2017.