UNITED FIRE GROUP INC — Director's Dealing 2013

Sep 25, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: UNITED FIRE GROUP INC (UFCS)
CIK: 0000101199
Period of Report: 2013-09-24

Reporting Person: RAMLO RANDY A. (Director, President/CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-09-24	Common Stock	M	4000	$21.66	Acquired	26680	Direct
2013-09-24	Common Stock	S	3469	$31.00	Disposed	23211	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2013-09-24	Stock Option (right to buy)	$21.66	M	4000	Disposed	2014-02-20	Common Stock (4000)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	1741	Indirect
Common Stock	350	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: This transaction represents the exercise and simultaneous sale of vested, non-qualified stock options by the Reporting Person under a preapproved 10b-5 trading plan. The shares received by the Reporting Person upon exercise of these options were issued from the reserve account established with the Issuer's transfer agent for such purpose and were previously registered with the SEC.

F2: The total number of shares (excluding fractionals) beneficially held directly by the Reporting Person following the reported transaction includes: 7,322 shares of restricted stock issued under the Issuer's 2008 Stock Plan which vest, subject to certain conditions, on 02/18/2016; 5,304 shares of restricted stock issued under the Issuer's 2008 Stock Plan which vest, subject to certain
conditions, on 02/15/2018; 13,154 shares held of record by the Reporting Person; and 900 shares held jointly by the Reporting Person and his wife.

F3: The total number of shares (excluding fractionals) beneficially held directly by the Reporting Person following the reported transaction includes: 7,322 shares of restricted stock issued under the Issuer's 2008 Stock Plan which vest, subject to certain conditions, on 02/18/2016; 5,304 shares of restricted stock issued under the Issuer's 2008 Stock Plan which vest, subject to certain
conditions, on 02/15/2018; 9,685 shares held of record by the Reporting Person; and 900 shares held jointly by the Reporting Person and his wife.

F4: All options currently exercisable.