United Fire Group, Inc. |
(Name of Issuer) |
Common Stock $.001 par value |
(Title of Class of Securities) |
910340 108 |
(CUSIP Number) |
February 13, 2014 |
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) |
Rule 13d-1(b) | ||
X | Rule 13d-1(c) | |
Rule 13d-1(d) | ||
1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Dee Ann McIntyre | ||
2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) Not Applicable | ||
3 | SEC USE ONLY | ||
4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States of America | ||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 5 | SOLE VOTING POWER | |
2,504,999 | |||
6 | SHARED VOTING POWER | ||
491,863 | |||
7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER | ||
2,504,999 | |||
8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER | ||
491,863 | |||
9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON | ||
2,996,862 | |||
10 | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) Not Applicable | ||
11 | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) | ||
11.82% | |||
12 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) IN | ||
1 | NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS Dee Ann McIntyre Marital Election Trust dated 10/06/2009 | ||
2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) Not Applicable | ||
3 | SEC USE ONLY | ||
4 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION State of Iowa | ||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH | 5 | SOLE VOTING POWER | |
2,421,533 | |||
6 | SHARED VOTING POWER | ||
— | |||
7 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER | ||
2,421,533 | |||
8 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER | ||
— | |||
9 | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON | ||
2,421,533 | |||
10 | CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) Not Applicable | ||
11 | Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9) | ||
9.55% | |||
12 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) OO | ||
(1) | Dee Ann McIntyre |
(2) | Dee Ann McIntyre Marital Election Trust dated October 6, 2009 |
* | Attached to this Schedule 13G as Exhibit A is a Joint Filing Agreement between the persons specified above that this Schedule 13G is being filing on behalf of each of them. |
(2) | The Dee Ann McIntyre Marital Election Trust dated October 6, 2009 was formed under the laws of the State of Iowa. |
Item 3 | If this statement is filed pursuant to §§ 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: Not applicable. |
(a) | o A broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o). |
(b) | o A bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c). |
(c) | o An insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c). |
(d) | o An investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8). |
(e) | o An investment adviser in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E). |
(f) | o An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with |
(g) | o § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F). |
(h) | o A parent holding company or control person in accordance with |
(i) | o § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G). |
(j) | o A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813). |
(k) | o A church plan that is excluded from the definitions of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3). |
(l) | o A group, in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). |
(a) | Amount beneficially owned. |
(1) | Dee Ann McIntyre is the beneficial owner of 2,996,862 shares of $.001 par value common stock of the Company, consisting of: |
i. | 168 shares held by Mrs. McIntyre individually; |
ii. | 2,421,533 shares held by the Dee Ann McIntyre Marital Election Trust dated October 6, 2009 for which Mrs. McIntyre serves as trustee; |
iii. | 50,802 shares held by the J. Scott McIntyre Marital Election Trust dated October 6, 2009 for which Mrs. McIntyre serves as trustee: |
iv. | 491,863 shares held by the McIntyre Foundation, an Iowa charitable foundation, for which Mrs. McIntyre serves as one of three directors; |
v. | 16,500 shares held in an individual retirement account; and |
vi. | 10,996 shares held in a revocable trust account for which Mrs. McIntyre serves as Trustee. |
vii. | 5,000 shares held in the brokerage account of the Dee Ann McIntyre Marital Election Trust. |
(2) | The Dee Ann McIntyre Marital Election Trust dated October 6, 2009 is the direct owner of and thus is beneficial owner of 2,421,533 shares of $.001 par value common stock of the Company. |
(b) | Percent of class |
(1) | The 2,996,862 shares reported as beneficially owned by Dee Ann McIntyre represented 11.82% of the issued and outstanding shares of $.001 par value common stock of the Company on December 31, 2011. |
(2) | The 2,421,533 shares held by the Dee Ann McIntyre Marital Election Trust dated October 6, 2009 represented 9.55% of the issued and outstanding shares of $.001 par value common stock of the Company on December 31, 2011. |
(c) | Number of shares to which the person has: |
(1) | Dee Ann McIntyre |
i. | Sole Power to vote or to direct the vote: | 2,504,999 | |
ii. | Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: | 491,863 | |
iii. | Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: | 2,504,999 | |
iv. | Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: | 491,863 | |
(2) | The Dee Ann McIntyre Marital Election Trust dated October 6, 2009 |
i. | Sole Power to vote or to direct the vote: | 2,421,533 | |
ii. | Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: | — | |
iii. | Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: | 2,421,533 | |
iv. | Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: | — | |
Item 5 | Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class |
Item 6 | Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person |
Item 7 | Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person |
Item 8 | Identification and Classification of Members of the Group |
Item 9 | Notice of Dissolution of a Group |
Item 10 | Certification |
February 13, 2014 | /s/ Dianne M. Lyons | |
Dated | Dee Ann McIntyre by Dianne M. Lyons, Attorney-in-Fact | |
Dee Ann McIntyre Marital Election Trust dated October 6, 2009 | ||
February 13, 2014 | /s/ Dianne M. Lyons | |
Dated | Dee Ann McIntyre, Trustee by Dianne M. Lyons, Attorney-in-Fact | |
February 13, 2014 | /s/ Dianne M. Lyons | |
Dated | Dee Ann McIntyre by Dianne M. Lyons, Attorney-in-Fact | |
Dee Ann McIntyre Marital Election Trust dated October 6, 2009 | ||
February 13, 2014 | /s/ Dianne M. Lyons | |
Dated | Dee Ann McIntyre, Trustee by Dianne M. Lyons, Attorney-in-Fact | |
EXHIBIT C | |||||||||||||||
Dee Ann McIntyre Registered Account | Dee Ann McIntyre Marital Election Trust Dated 10/06/2009 | McIntyre Foundation | J. Scott McIntyre Marital Election Trust Dated 10/06/2009 | ||||||||||||
Transaction Date | Transaction Description | Transaction Amount | Shares Held | Transaction Amount | Shares Held | Transaction Amount | Shares Held | Transaction Amount | Shares Held | ||||||
12/31/2012 | 168 | 2,383,533 | 511,863 | 50,802 | |||||||||||
2/4/2013 | Arranged Purchase/Sale | 20,000 | 2,403,533 | (20,000 | ) | 491,863 | |||||||||
9/11/2013 | Stock Option Exercise | 18,000 | 2,421,533 | ||||||||||||
TOTAL | 168 | 2,421,533 | 491,863 | 50,802 | |||||||||||
EXHIBIT C CONTINUED | |||||||||||||||
Dee Ann McIntyre IRA Account | Dee Ann McIntyre Revocable Trust | Dee Ann McIntyre Marital Election Trust Dated 10/06/2009 (brokerage acct) | |||||||||||||
Transaction Date | Transaction Description | Transaction Amount | Shares Held | Transaction Amount | Shares Held | Transaction Amount | Shares Held | ||||||||
12/31/2012 | 16,500 | 10,996 | 5,000 | ||||||||||||
2/4/2013 | Arranged Purchase/Sale | ||||||||||||||
9/11/2013 | Stock Option Exercise | ||||||||||||||
TOTAL | 16,500 | 10,996 | 5,000 | ||||||||||||