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): January 28, 2022
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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.
Retirement of Mary K. Quass from the Board of Directors
On January 28, 2022, Mary K. Quass, member of the Board of Directors of United Fire Group, Inc. (the "Company" or "UFG"), submitted her resignation as a director effective immediately following the Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 18, 2022. Ms. Quass' resignation is in compliance with the Company's bylaws, which state that "every director shall submit his or her resignation not later than the first day of February after the director attains age 72" and is not the result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company's operations, policies or practices. In addition to serving as a member of the Board, Ms. Quass is a member of the Compensation Committee, Nominating and Governance Committee and the Risk Committee.
Ms. Quass has served on the Company's Board of Directors since 1998.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On January 31, 2022, the Company issued a press release announcing the retirement of Ms. Quass from the Board, a copy of which is furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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| 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. | ||||||||
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| Dated: | January 31, 2022 | /s/ Randy A. Ramlo | ||||||
| Randy A. Ramlo, Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
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