8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 16, 2024

 United Fire Group Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Iowa	001-34257	45-2302834
(State of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

118 Second Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids	Iowa	52401
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (319) 399-5700

_______________________N/A________________________

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value	UFCS	The NASDAQ Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 15, 2024, United Fire Group, Inc. (the "Company") held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting").

Each of the director nominees were elected and all the other proposals submitted to the Company's shareholders were approved. The following are the final voting results for each proposal presented at the Annual Meeting.

Proposal 1: Elect four Class C Directors to serve three-year terms expiring in 2027.

Director Nominee		Number of Shares
Name	Class	Shares For	Shares Against	Shares Abstained	Broker Non-Votes
Christopher R. Drahozal	C	20,366,882	791,016	72,575	1,281,312
Lura E. McBride	C	20,545,450	605,454	79,569	1,281,312
George D. Milligan	C	20,566,988	589,980	73,504	1,281,312
Mark A. Green	C	18,432,956	2,720,303	77,213	1,281,312

Proposal 2: Ratify the Audit Committee's appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2024.

Number of Shares
Shares For	Shares Against	Shares Abstained	Broker Non-Votes
21,717,739	723,855	70,190	—

Proposal 3: Shareholder advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.

Number of Shares
Shares For	Shares Against	Shares Abstained	Broker Non-Votes
20,644,827	565,004	20,642	1,281,312

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

A copy of the Company’s press release announcing the voting results of the Annual Meeting is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The information in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)     Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1	Press release of United Fire Group, Inc. dated May 16, 2024
Exhibit 104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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SIGNATURES

          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		United Fire Group, Inc.
		(Registrant)
Dated:	May 16, 2024	/s/ Kevin J. Leidwinger
		Kevin J. Leidwinger, Chief Executive Officer

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

United Fire Group, Inc. Reports on Annual Meeting of Shareholders

•Director Elections to the Board of Directors Announced

Director Elections to the Board of Directors

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA, May 16, 2024 – United Fire Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: UFCS) (the "Company" or "UFG") announced today that its shareholders elected four Class C Directors to our 11-member board of directors at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 15, 2024.

The following individuals were each elected as Class C Directors to serve three-year terms expiring in 2027.

•Mark A. Green, Operating Partner at Vistria Group;

•Christopher R. Drahozal, Professor of Law at the University of Kansas Law School;

•Lura E. McBride, President and Chief Executive Officer of Van Meter Inc.; and

•George D. Milligan, President of The Graham Group, Inc.

In other official business, our shareholders:

•ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2024; and

•approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers..

About UFG

Founded in 1946 as United Fire & Casualty Company, UFG, through its insurance company subsidiaries, is engaged in the business of writing property and casualty insurance.

Through our subsidiaries, we are licensed as a property and casualty insurer in 50 states, plus the District of Columbia, and we are represented by approximately 1,000 independent agencies.

For more information about UFG visit www.ufginsurance.com.

Contact: Investor Relations at IR@unitedfiregroup.com

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