UNITED FIRE GROUP INC — Director's Dealing 2013

Jan 8, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: UNITED FIRE GROUP INC (UFCS)
CIK: 0000101199
Period of Report: 2012-12-31

Reporting Person: RIFE JOHN A (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2012-12-31	Common Stock	P	54	$18.8419	Acquired	7961	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	25643	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Shares acquired through participation in the Issuer's Dividend Reinvestment Plan.

F2: This transaction is exempt under Rule 16a-11 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is voluntarily reported.

F3: Represents the approximate number of shares acquired through the Issuer's Dividend Reinvestment Plan by the Reporting Person, based on a statement of the Reporting Person's broker.

F4: The price per share is the closing price of the Company's common stock on the date of the reported transaction.

F5: The number of securities beneficially held indirectly by the Reporting Person after the reported transaction includes: 6,252 shares held in an individual retirement account for Mr. Rife's benefit; 1,301 shares held individually by Mr. Rife's spouse; and 408 shares held in a SEP individual retirment account for Mr. Rife's benefit.

F6: The number of securities beneficially held directly by the Reporting Person after the reported transaction includes: 25,061 shares held jointly by Mr. Rife and his wife and 582 shares of restricted stock which vest, subject to certain conditions, on May 16, 2013.