UNITED FIRE GROUP INC — Director's Dealing 2012

Apr 16, 2012

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: UNITED FIRE GROUP INC (UFCS)
CIK: 0000101199
Period of Report: 2012-04-13

Reporting Person: Wilkins Michael T (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-04-13	Common Stock	J	2334	$16.26	Disposed	224041	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	202058	Indirect
Common Stock	2140	Indirect
Common Stock	9579	Direct

Footnotes

F1: This transaction represents a distribution of shares from the Issuer's Employee Stock Ownership Plan to someone other than the Reporting Person.

F2: The price per share is the closing price of the Issuer's common stock on the date of the reported transaction.

F3: The Reporting Person serves as co-trustee of this employee benefit plan and disclaims beneficial ownership of any Issuer securities held by this plan that are not allocated for his individual benefit, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or for any other purpose. Only 1,752 shares held in this plan are allocated specifically for the Reporting Person's individual benefit.

F4: The Reporting Person serves as co-trustee of this employee benefit plan and disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities. None of the shares held by this plan are allocated to the Reporting Person's individual benefit. The Reporting Person will recieve a pension benefit from the plan upon retirement. This report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or for any other purpose.

F5: The number of securities shown as being held in or acquired by the Issuer's 401(k) account for the Reporting Persons' benefit are the approximate number of shares of common stock for which 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.

F6: The total number of securities beneficially held directly by the Reporting Person following the reported transaction includes: 3,894 shares of restricted stock issued under the Issuer's 2008 Stock Plan which vest, subject to certain conditions, on 02/18/2016; 2,313 shares of resticted stock issued under the Issuer's 2008 Stock Plan which vest, subject to certain conditions, on 05/21/2013; and 3,372 shares held by the Reporting Person individually.