Sec Form 4 Filing - RAMLO RANDY A. @ UNITED FIRE GROUP INC - 2013-09-24

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person RAMLO RANDY A. 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol UNITED FIRE GROUP INC [ UFCS] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President/CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) 118 SECOND AVENUE SE, P.O. BOX 73909 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 09/24/2013 (Street) CEDAR RAPIDS, IA52407-3909 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 09/24/2013 M( 1 ) 4,000 A $ 21.66 26,680 ( 2 ) D Common Stock 09/24/2013 S( 1 ) 3,469 D $ 31 23,211 ( 3 ) D Common Stock 1,741 I By Issuer's Employee Stock Ownership Plan for self Common Stock 350 I By spouse

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: Direc t (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Stock Option (right to buy) $ 21.66 09/24/2013 M( 1 ) 4,000 ( 4 ) 02/20/2014 Common Stock 4,000 $ 0 0 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other RAMLO RANDY A. 118 SECOND AVENUE SE P.O. BOX 73909 CEDAR RAPIDS, IA52407-3909 X President/CEO Signatures Randy A. Ramlo by Dianne M. Lyons, Attorney-in-Fact 09/25/2013 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )This transaction represents the exercise and simultaneous sale of vested, non-qualified stock options by the Reporting Person under a preapproved 10b-5 trading plan. The shares received by the Reporting Person upon exercise of these options were issued from the reserve account established with the Issuer's transfer agent for such purpose and were previously registered with the SEC. ( 2 )The total number of shares (excluding fractionals) beneficially held directly by the Reporting Person following the reported transaction includes: 7,322 shares of restricted stock issued under the Issuer's 2008 Stock Plan which vest, subject to certain conditions, on 02/18/2016; 5,304 shares of restricted stock issued under the Issuer's 2008 Stock Plan which vest, subject to certainconditions, on 02/15/2018; 13,154 shares held of record by the Reporting Person; and 900 shares held jointly by the Reporting Person and his wife. ( 3 )The total number of shares (excluding fractionals) beneficially held directly by the Reporting Person following the reported transaction includes: 7,322 shares of restricted stock issued under the Issuer's 2008 Stock Plan which vest, subject to certain conditions, on 02/18/2016; 5,304 shares of restricted stock issued under the Issuer's 2008 Stock Plan which vest, subject to certainconditions, on 02/15/2018; 9,685 shares held of record by the Reporting Person; and 900 shares held jointly by the Reporting Person and his wife. ( 4 )All options currently exercisable.

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