| FORM
4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of
1940
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5
obligations may continue.
See
Instruction 1(b).
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
*
(Street)
| CEDAR RAPIDS |
IA |
52401-1212 |
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2. Issuer Name
and
Ticker or Trading Symbol
UNITED FIRE GROUP INC
[
UFCS
]
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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Director |
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10% Owner |
| X |
Officer (give title below) |
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Other (specify below) |
| VP/General Counsel/Corp Sec |
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year)
02/23/2018
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year)
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6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check
Applicable Line)
| X |
Form filed by One Reporting Person |
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Form filed by More than One Reporting
Person |
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or
Beneficially Owned |
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| 1.
Title of Security (Instr.
3)
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2.
Transaction Date
(Month/Day/Year) |
2A.
Deemed Execution Date, if any
(Month/Day/Year) |
3.
Transaction Code (Instr.
8)
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4.
Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr.
3, 4 and 5)
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5.
Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported
Transaction(s) (Instr.
3 and 4)
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6.
Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr.
4)
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7.
Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr.
4)
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| Code |
V |
Amount |
(A) or (D) |
Price |
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Common Stock
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02/23/2018 |
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A |
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837
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A
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$
0
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15,285.992
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D
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr.
3)
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2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security
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3. Transaction Date
(Month/Day/Year) |
3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any
(Month/Day/Year) |
4. Transaction Code (Instr.
8)
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5.
Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr.
3, 4 and 5)
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6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year) |
7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr.
3 and 4)
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8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr.
5)
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9.
Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr.
4)
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10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr.
4)
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11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr.
4)
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| Code |
V |
(A) |
(D) |
Date Exercisable |
Expiration Date |
Title |
Amount or Number of Shares |
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Stock Option (right to buy)
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$
44.80
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02/23/2018 |
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A |
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4,248
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02/23/2028 |
Common Stock
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4,248.00
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$
0
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4,248
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D
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| Explanation of Responses: |
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/s/ Neal R. Scharmer by Michael T. Wilkins, Attorney-in-Fact |
02/27/2018 |
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** Signature of Reporting Person |
Date |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. |
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person,
see
Instruction
4
(b)(v). |
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations
See
18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). |
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Randy A.
Ramlo, Michael T. Wilkins and Barrie W. Ernst, or any of them
acting individually, the undersigneds true and lawful
attorney-in-fact to:
(1) Execute for and on behalf of the undersigned Forms 3, 4, and
5 with respect to the securities of United Fire Group, Inc. in
accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 and the rules thereunder;
(2) Execute for and on behalf of the undersigned filing with
respect to the securities of United Fire Group, Inc. in
accordance with Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 and the rules thereunder;
(3) Do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned that may be necessary or desirable to complete and
execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, any such Section 13 filings,
complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and
timely file such form with the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority;
(4) Execute for and on behalf of the undersigned Form ID; and
(5) Take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection
with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such
attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of,
or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood
that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf
of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be
in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such
attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-facts
discretion.
The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full
power and authority to do and per-form any and every act and
thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in
the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as
fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution
or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-facts substitute or
substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of
this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein
granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of
the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is United Fire Group,
Inc. assuming, any of the undersigneds responsibilities to
comply with Section 13 or Section 16 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect
until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4,
and 5, or Section 13 filings with respect to the undersigneds
holdings of, and transactions in, securities issued by United
Fire Group, Inc., unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a
signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of
Attorney to be executed as of this August day of 19, 2016.
Signature
/s/ Neal Scharmer
Print Name
Neal Scharmer
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