UNITED FIRE GROUP INC — Director's Dealing 2014

Feb 5, 2014

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: UNITED FIRE GROUP INC (UFCS)
CIK: 0000101199
Period of Report: 2014-01-15

Reporting Person: ERNST BARRIE W (VP/Chief Investment Officer)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2014-01-15	Common Stock	P	14	$27.83	Acquired	5662	Indirect
2014-01-31	Common Stock	P	15	$25.10	Acquired	5690	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	1086	Indirect
Common Stock	435	Indirect
Common Stock	5959	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The deemed execution date of this transaction is the settlement date as provided by the Issuer's 401(k)Plan trustee/administrator.

F2: Shares acquired through payroll deduction and participation in the Issuer's 401(k) Plan.

F3: This transaction qualifies as a non-discretionary transaction from a tax-qualified plan and is voluntarily reported on Form 4.

F4: Represents the approximate number of shares (excluding fractionals) acquired by the trustee/administrator of the Issuer's 401(k)Plan for the reporting person's benefit, based on a statement of the plan trustee/administrator.

F5: The price per share is based on a statement provided by the Issuer's 401(k) Plan trustee/administrator.

F6: The number of securities shown as being held in, acquired by or disposed of by the Issuer's 401(k) Plan for the Reporting Person's benefit are the approximate number of shares of common stock (excluding fractionals) for which the 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 Issuer common stock, together with a small percentage of short-term investments. 401(k) Plan participants acquire units of this fund.

F7: The total number of securities beneficially held directly by the Reporting Person following the reported transaction includes: 1,312 shares of stock held individually by Mr. Ernst; 2,714 shares of restricted stock issued under the Issuer's 2008 Stock Plan which vest, subject to certain conditions, on 02/18/2016; and 1,933 shares of restricted stock issued under the Issuer's 2008 Stock Plan which vest, subject to certain conditions, on 02/15/2018.