UNITED FIRE GROUP INC — Director's Dealing 2015

Mar 20, 2015

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: UNITED FIRE GROUP INC (UFCS)
CIK: 0000101199
Period of Report: 2015-03-13

Reporting Person: SCHARMER NEAL R (VP/General Counsel/Corp Sec)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2015-03-13	Common Stock	J	6	$29.64	Acquired	958	Indirect
2015-03-16	Common Stock	J	22	$30.21	Acquired	11296	Direct

Footnotes

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

F2: 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.

F3: The number of securities shown as being held in or acquired by the Issuer's 401(k) account for the Reporting Person's benefit are the approximate number of shares of Issuer 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.

F4: Shares acquired through participation in the Issuer's Dividend Reinvestment Plan.

F5: Represents the approximate number of shares (excluding fractionals) acquired by the Reporting Person through the Issuer's Dividend Reinvestment Plan.

F6: The total number of securities beneficially held directly by the Reporting Person (excluding fractionals) following the reported transaction includes: 3,309 shares held by Mr. Scharmer; 1,974 shares of restricted stock issued under the Issuer's Stock Plan which vest, subject to certain conditions, on 02/18/2016; 1,446 shares of restricted stock issued under the Issuer's Stock Plan which vest, subject to certain conditions, on 02/15/2018; and 2,484 shares of restricted stock issued under the Issuer's Stock Plan which vest, subject to certain conditions, on 02/21/2019; and 2,083 shares of restricted stock issued under the Issuer's Stock Plan which vest, subject to certain conditions, on 02/20/2020.