UNITED FIRE GROUP INC — Director's Dealing 2014

Mar 31, 2014

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: UNITED FIRE GROUP INC (UFCS)
CIK: 0000101199
Period of Report: 2014-03-14

Reporting Person: CONNER DAVID E (VP/Chief Claims Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2014-03-14	Common Stock	P	6	$29.48	Acquired	1758	Indirect
2014-03-27	Common Stock	J	11	$28.74	Acquired	408	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	6029	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Shares acquired through payroll deduction and participation in Issuer's 401(k) Plan.

F2: This transaction qualifies as a non-discretionary transaction from a tax-qualified plan and is voluntarily reported on Form 4.

F3: Represents the approximate number of shares acquired (excluding fractionals) by the trustee/administrator of the Issuer's 401(k) Plan for the Reporting Person's benefit, based on a statement of the trustee/administrator.

F4: The price per share is based on a statement provided by the Issuer's 401(k) Plan trustee/administrator.

F5: Th number of securities shown as being held in or acquired or disposed of by the Issuer's 401(k) account for the Reporting Person's benefit is the approximate number of shares of common stock for which the Reporting Person has the right to direct the vote under the 401(k) plan. Such shares are not directly allocated to plan participants, but are instead held in a unitized fund consisting primarily of common stock, together with a small percentage of short-term investments. Participants acquire units of this fund.

F6: This transaction represents an allocation of shares held in trust by the Issuer's Employee Stock Ownership Plan on behalf of the Reporting Person. Shares held in trust by the plan are not distributed to the Reporting Person until retirement.

F7: Represents the approximate number of shares (excluding fractionals) allocated by the trustee/administrator of the Issuer's Employee Stock Ownership Plan for the Reporting Person's benefit.

F8: The price per share is the closing price of the Issuer's common stock on the date of the reported transaction.

F9: The total number of securities beneficially held directly by the Reporting Person following the reported transaction includes: 796 shares held by Mr. Conner directly; 1,875 shares of restricted stock issued under the Issuer's 2008 Stock Plan which vest, subject to certain conditions, on 02/18/2016; 1,334 shares of restricted stock issued under the Issuer's 2008 Stock Plan which vest, subject to certain conditions, on 02/15/2018; and 2024 shares of restricted stock issued under the Issuer's 2008 Stock Plan which vest, subject to certain conditions, on 02/21/2019.