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): February 22, 2010
United Fire & Casualty Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Iowa | 001-34257 | 42-0644327 | ||
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
118 Second Avenue, S.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
52407 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (319) 399-5700
(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:
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
United Fire & Casualty Company (aka United Fire Group) will give investor presentations February 22, 2010 through February 24, 2010.
Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of slides presented at, and posted in the Investor Relations section of our website (www.unitedfiregroup.com) under Reports, for a period of 14 days, in connection with the presentation. The slides are being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01, and the information contained therein shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section. Furthermore, the information contained in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into our filings under the Securities Act of 1933.
Disclosure of forward-looking statements
This release may contain forward-looking statements about our operations, anticipated performance and other similar matters. The forward-looking statements are not historical facts and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected and/or projected. Such forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about our company, the industry in which we operate, and beliefs and assumptions made by management. Words such as expects, anticipates, intends, plans, believes, continues, seeks, estimates, predicts, should, could, may, continue, might, hope, once and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed in such forward-looking statements. Information concerning factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements is contained in Part I Item 1A Risk Factors of our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December, 31, 2008, filed with the SEC on March 2, 2009 and in our report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2009, filed with the SEC on November 9, 2009. The risks identified on Form 10-K are representative of the risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from what is expressed in forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this release or as of the date they are made.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a)
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Not applicable. | |
(b)
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Not applicable. | |
(c)
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Not applicable. | |
(d)
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Exhibits. |
The following exhibits are furnished herewith.
Exhibit 99.1
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Investor presentation slides of United Fire Group, dated February 22, 2010. |
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 & Casualty Company |
(Registrant) |
February 22, 2010 |
(Date) |
/s/ Randy A. Ramlo |
Randy A. Ramlo, President and Chief Executive Officer |
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