SEC Form 4 · accession 0000101199-15-000087

UNITED FIRE GROUP INC · UFCS

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗

Reporting owner

Officer — VP/General Counsel/Corp Sec

Period of report

Feb 20, 2015

Accepted (ET)

Feb 23, 2015 · 4:38 pm EST

Rule 10b5-1 plan

unknown — predates the checkbox

Issuer CIK

0000101199

Table I — non-derivative securities

Security	Date	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Owned after	D/I	Nature of ownership
Common Stock^F2,F3	Feb 20, 2015	A	2,083	$29.12	A	11,274	D

Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	Owned after	D/I
Stock Option (right to buy)^F4	$29.12	Feb 20, 2015	A	12,211	A	—	Feb 20, 2025	Common	12,211	12,211	D

F1This transaction represents a grant of restricted stock shares to the Reporting Person under the Issuer's Stock Plan.
F2The price per share is the closing price of the Issuer's common stock on the date of the reported transaction.
F3The total number of securities beneficially held directly by the Reporting Person (excluding fractionals) following the reported transaction includes: 3,287 shares held by Mr. Scharmer; 1,974 shares of restricted stock issued under the Issuer's Stock Plan which vest, subject to certain conditions, on 02/18/2016; 1,446 shares of restricted stock issued under the Issuer's Stock Plan which vest, subject to certain conditions, on 02/15/2018; 2,484 shares of restricted stock issued under the Issuer's Stock Plan which vest, subject to certain conditions, on 02/21/2019; and 2,083 shares of restricted stock issued under the Issuer's Stock Plan which vest, subject to certain conditions, on 02/20/2020.
F4Options become vested and exercisable in equal installments on 02/20/2016, 02/20/2017, 02/20/2018, 02/20/2019 and 02/20/2020, respectively.