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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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 * Sheeley Michael J.   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) VP/COO - United Life Ins. Co. (Last) (First) (Middle) 118 SECOND AVENUE SE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/30/2012 (Street) CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52407-3909 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) 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 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 11/30/2012 12/05/2012(1) P(2)   2 (3) A $ 20.974 (4) 1,090 D   Common Stock 12/03/2012   D(5)   310 D $ 20.47 (6) 780 D   Common Stock 12/03/2012   M(7)   400 A $ 15.85 1,180 D   Common Stock               1,367 I By Issuer's Employee Stock Ownership Plan for self

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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 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: Direct (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)

$ 15.85

12/03/2012

M(5)

400

(8)

02/21/2013

Common Stock

400

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Sheeley Michael J. 118 SECOND AVENUE SE CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52407-3909			VP/COO - United Life Ins. Co.

Signatures

/s/ Michael J. Sheeley by Dianne M. Lyons, Attorney-in-Fact		12/05/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The deemed execution date of this transaction is based on a report of the Issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan administor and transfer agent.
(2)	Shares acquired through payroll deduction and participation in Issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
(3)	Represents the approximate number of shares acquired by the administrator of the Issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan for the Reporting Person, based on a statement of the administrator.
(4)	The price per share is based on a statement provided by the Issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan administrator.
(5)	This transaction represents the exercise of vested, in-the-money stock options.
(6)	The price per share is the closing price of the Issuer's common stock on the date of the reported transaction.
(7)	This tranaction represents the exempt transfer of securities held longer than six months by Reporting Person to the Issuer to pay the exercise price of vested, in-the-money stock options.
(8)	All options currently exercisable.

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