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Filing Details

Accession Number:: 0001209191-13-054555
Form Type:: 4
Zero Holdings:: No
Publication Time:: 2013-12-02 11:11:14
Reporting Period:: 2013-11-29

Filing Date:: 2013-12-02
Accepted Time:: 2013-12-02 11:11:14
SEC Url:: Form 4 Filing

Issuer

Cik	Name	Symbol	Sector (SIC)	IRS No
101199	United Fire Group Inc	UFCS	Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance (6331)	452302834

Insiders

Cik	Name	Reported Address	Insider Title	Director	Officer	Large Shareholder	Other
1203171	A John Rife	118 Second Avenue Se P.o. Box 73909 Cedar Rapids IA 52407-3909		Yes	No	No	No

Reported Non-Derivative Transactions

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Sec. Name	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Remaning Holdings	Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock	Acquisiton	2013-11-29	4,705	$21.66	31,368	No	4	M	Direct
Common Stock	Disposition	2013-11-29	4,705	$30.00	26,663	No	4	S	Direct

Equity Swap Involved	Form Type	Code	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
No	4	M	Direct
No	4	S	Direct

Reported Derivative Transactions

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Sec. Name	Sec. Type	Acquisiton - Disposition	Date	Amount	Price	Amount - 2	Price - 2
Common Stock	Stock Option (right to buy)	Disposition	2013-11-29	4,705	$0.00	4,705	$21.66
Common Stock	Phantom Stock	Acquisiton	2013-11-29	256	$29.33	256	$0.00

Remaning Holdings	Exercise Date	Expiration Date	Equity Swap Involved	Transaction Form Type	Transaction Code	Nature of Ownership
6,000		2014-02-20	No	4	M	Direct
780			No	4	A	Direct

Reported Non-Derivative Holdings

Sec. Name	Remaning Holdings	Nature of Ownership	Explanation
Common Stock	8,114	Indirect	See footnote #4

Footnotes

This transaction represents the exercise and simultaneous sale of vested, non-qualified stock options by the Reporting Person under a preapproved 10b5-1 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 theSEC.
The number of shares (excluding fractionals) beneficially held directly by the Reporting Person after the reported transaction includes: 25,661 shares held jointly by Mr. Rife and his wife, 5,287 shares held directly by Mr. Rife; and 420 shares of restricted stock issued to Mr. Rife under the Issuer's 2005 Non-Qualified Non-Employee Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan which vest,subject to certain conditions, on May 15, 2014.
The number of shares (excluding fractionals) beneficially held directly by the Reporting Person after the reported transaction includes: 25,661 shares held jointly by Mr. Rife and his wife, 582 shares held directly by Mr. Rife; and 420 shares of restricted stock issued to Mr. Rife under the Issuer's 2005 Non-Qualified Non-Employee Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan which vest,subject to certain conditions, on May 15, 2014.
The number of shares (excluding frationals) beneficially held indirectly by the Reporting Person after the reported transaction includes: 6,373 shares held in an individual retirement account for Mr. Rife's benefit; 1,325 shares held individually by Mr. Rife's spouse; and 416 shares held in a SEP individual retirment account for Mr. Rife's benefit.
All options currently exercisable.
Each share of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock. The shares of phantom stock become payable, in cash, in one lump sum or prorated over five year, at the election of the Reporting Person, upon the Reporting Person's termination of service as a director.
Phantom stock shares acquired through participation in the Issuer's 2012 Deferred Compensation Plan for United Fire Group, Inc. Non-Employee Directors.
The price per share is the average closing price of the Issuer's common stock during the month of the reported transaction.