0001209191-11-020277.txt : 20110331 0001209191-11-020277.hdr.sgml : 20110331 20110331145433 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001209191-11-020277 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110328 FILED AS OF DATE: 20110331 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110331 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ERNST BARRIE W CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001451189 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-34257 FILM NUMBER: 11725539 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 118 SECOND AVENUE SE CITY: CEDAR RAPIDS STATE: IA ZIP: 52401 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000101199 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE [6331] IRS NUMBER: 420644327 STATE OF INCORPORATION: IA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 118 SECOND AVE SE CITY: CEDAR RAPIDS STATE: IA ZIP: 52407 BUSINESS PHONE: 3193995700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: P O BOX 73909 CITY: CEDAR RAPIDS STATE: IA ZIP: 52407 4 1 doc4.xml FORM 4 SUBMISSION X0303 4 2011-03-28 0 0000101199 UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY CO UFCS 0001451189 ERNST BARRIE W 118 SECOND AVENUE SE P.O. BOX 73909 CEDAR RAPIDS IA 52407-3909 0 1 0 0 VP/Chief Investment Officer Common Stock 2011-03-28 2011-03-29 4 J 0 41 19.09 A 340 I By Issuer's Employee Stock Ownership Plan for self Common Stock 4460 I By 401(k) Account for Self Common Stock 500 I By spouse Common Stock 4658 D The deemed execution date of this transaction is based on a report of the Company's Employee Stock Ownership Plan custodian. This transaction represents a distribution of shares from the Company's Employee Stock Ownership Plan to someone other than the reporting person. The price per share is the closing price of the Company's common stock on the date of the reported transaction. The number of securities shown as being held in or acquired by the Company 401(k) account for Mr. Ernst's benefit are the approximate number of shares of common stock for which Mr. Ernst has the right to direct the vote under the 401(k) plan. Such shares are not directly allocated to plan participants, but are instead held in a unitized fund consisting primarily of common stock, together with a small percentage of short-term investments. Participants acquire units of this fund. The total number of securities beneficially held directly by the reporting person following the reported transaction includes: 2,714 share of restricted stock issued under the Company's 2008 Stock Plan which vest, subject to certain conditions, on 02/18/201 and 1,944 shares of restricted stock issued under the Company's 2008 Stock Plan which vest, subject to certain conditions, on 05/21/2013. /s/ Barrie W. Ernst by Dianne M. Lyons, Attorney-in-Fact 2011-03-31