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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): May 19, 2021

 United Fire Group Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Iowa001-3425745-2302834
(State of incorporation)(Commission File Number)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
118 Second Avenue SE
Cedar RapidsIowa52401
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (319399-5700
_______________________N/A________________________
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
  
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Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
Title of each classTrading SymbolName of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par valueUFCSThe NASDAQ Global Select Market
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Approval of Amendment to the United Fire Group, Inc. 2021 Stock and Incentive Plan
As described in Item 5.07 below, at the 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") of United Fire Group, Inc. (the "Company") held on May 19, 2021 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the Company’s shareholders approved amendments to the United Fire Group, Inc. 2021 Stock and Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), which replaced the United Fire Group, Inc. Stock Plan (as amended, the “Prior Plan”). The Company’s Board of Directors had previously approved the Plan, subject to shareholder approval. A full description of the Plan was provided in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 6, 2021 (the “Proxy Statement”). The number of shares initially reserved for issuance under the Plan is (i) 650,000 shares of Company common stock plus (ii) any shares of Company common stock that are available for awards under the Prior Plan as of May 19, 2021. Subject to the adjustment provisions included in the Plan, no more than 650,000 shares of Company common stock in the aggregate may be issued under the Plan in connection with incentive stock options. This description of the Plan is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Plan, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 19, 2021, the Company held its Annual Meeting.
Each of the director nominees were elected and all of the other proposals submitted to the Company's shareholders were approved. The following are the final voting results for each proposal presented at the Annual Meeting.
Proposal 1: Elect three Class C Directors to serve three-year terms expiring in 2024.
Director NomineeNumber of Shares
NameClassShares ForShares AgainstShares AbstainedBroker Non-Votes
Christopher R. DrahozalC20,314,334 1,512,919 3,963 1,187,587 
Lura E. McBrideC20,955,568 868,074 7,574 1,187,587 
George D. MilliganC20,057,274 1,769,379 4,563 1,187,587 
Proposal 2: Ratify the Audit Committee's appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2021.
Number of Shares
Shares ForShares AgainstShares AbstainedBroker Non-Votes
22,712,806 297,780 8,216 — 
Proposal 3: Approval of the Amendment to the United Fire Group, Inc. 2021 Stock and Incentive Plan.
Number of Shares
Shares ForShares AgainstShares AbstainedBroker Non-Votes
16,065,493 5,272,940 492,782 1,187,587 
Proposal 4: Shareholder advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
Number of Shares
Shares ForShares AgainstShares AbstainedBroker Non-Votes
21,414,791 378,728 37,696 1,187,587 
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
Effective May 19, 2021, the Company announced the election of officers for its subsidiary United Fire & Casualty Company. A copy of the Company’s press release announcing the voting results of the Annual Meeting and election of new officers is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The information in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)     Exhibits.
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Exhibit 10.1
Exhibit 99.1
Exhibit 104
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 Group, Inc.
 (Registrant)
  
Dated:May 21, 2021/s/ Dawn M. Jaffray
 Dawn M. Jaffray, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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