SEC FORM 5

SEC Form 5

FORM 5

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

ANNUAL 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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Form 3 Holdings Reported.

Form 4 Transactions Reported.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Wilkins Michael T

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

118 SECOND AVENUE SE

P.O. BOX 73909

(Street)

CEDAR RAPIDS

52407-3909

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
UNITED FIRE GROUP INC [ UFCS ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Executive Vice President & COO

3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2014

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)	4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock							18,963⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock							2,334⁽²⁾	I	By 401(k) Plan for self
Common Stock							214,637⁽³⁾	I	By self as co-trustee of Issuer's Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)	5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Stock Option (right to buy)	$32.39						⁽⁴⁾	02/18/2015	Common Stock	5,000		5,000	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$39.13						⁽⁴⁾	02/17/2016	Common Stock	5,000		5,000	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$35.23						⁽⁴⁾	02/16/2017	Common Stock	10,000		10,000	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$33.43						⁽⁴⁾	05/21/2018	Common Stock	8,463		8,463	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$22.42						⁽⁵⁾	05/19/2020	Common Stock	3,000		3,000	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$20.54						⁽⁶⁾	02/18/2021	Common Stock	9,467		9,467	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$23.96						⁽⁷⁾	02/15/2023	Common Stock	9,998		9,998	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$29.61						⁽⁸⁾	02/21/2024	Common Stock	15,971		15,971	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The total number of securities beneficially held directly by the Reporting Person includes: 3,894 shares of restricted stock issued under the Issuer's Stock Plan which vest, subject to certain conditions, on 02/18/2016; 2,850 shares of restricted stock issued under the Issuer's Stock Plan which vest, subject to certain conditions, on 02/15/2018; 4,934 shares of restricted stock issued under the Issuer's Stock Plan which vest, subject to certain conditions, on 02/21/2019; and 7,285 shares held by the Reporting Person individually.

2. 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.

3. The Reporting Person serves as Co-Trustee of this employee benefit plan and disclaims beneficial ownership of any Issuer securities held by this plan that are not allocated for his individual benefit. This report shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or for any other purpose. Currently only 1,871 shares held in this plan are allocated specifically for the Reporting Person's individual benefit.

4. All options currently exercisable.

5. 2,400 options currently exercisable. Remaining options vest and become exercisable on 05/19/2015.

6. 5,681 options currently exercisable. Remaining options vest and become exercisable in equal installments on 02/18/2015 and 02/18/2016, respectively.

7. 2,000 options currently exercisable. Remaining options vest and become exercisable in equal installments on 02/15/2015, 02/15/2016, 02/15/2017 and 02/15/2018, respectively.

8. Options vest and become exercisable in equal installments on 02/21/2015, 02/21/2016, 02/21/2017, 02/21/2018 and 02/21/2019, respectively.

Remarks:

	/s/ Michael T. Wilkins	02/13/2015
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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