SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

McIntyre J. Scott Jr.

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

118 SECOND AVENUE SE

P.O. BOX 73909

(Street)

CEDAR RAPIDS

52407-3909

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY CO [ UFCS ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	X	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
	Chairman of the Board

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/17/2009

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	04/17/2009		G	V	480	D	⁽¹⁾	3,584,096⁽²⁾	D
Common Stock	04/23/2009		J⁽³⁾		175	A	$19.9⁽⁴⁾	3,584,271⁽⁵⁾	I	By Employee Stock Ownership Plan for self

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Explanation of Responses:

1. This transaction represents a bona fide gift given without consideration.

2. Total number of shares beneficially held includes: 2,560,131 shares held in a revocable trust for Mr. McIntyre's benefit; 4,968 shares held in an individual retirement account for Mr. McIntyre's benefit; 6,144 shares held in a Compay Employee Stock Ownership Plan account for Mr. McIntyre's benefit; 3,852 shares held by Mr. McIntyre's wife individually; 40,086 shares held in a trust for the benefit of Mr. McIntyre's mother's heirs, for which Mr. McIntyre serves as sole trustee; 449,675 shares held in a trust for the benefit of Mr. McIntyre's wife, for which Mr. McIntyre serves as sole trustee; and 519,240 shares held by the McIntyre Foundation for which Mr. McIntyre serves as President and one of four directors.

3. This transaction represents an allocation of shares held in trust by the Company's Employee Stock Ownership Plan on behalf of the reporting person. Shares held in trust by the plan are not distributed to the reporting person until retirement.

4. The price per share is the closing price of the Company's common stock on the date of the reported transaction.

5. Total number of shares beneficially held includes: 2,560,131 shares held in a revocable trust for Mr. McIntyre's benefit; 4,968 shares held in an individual retirement account for Mr. McIntyre's benefit; 6,319 shares held in a Compay Employee Stock Ownership Plan account for Mr. McIntyre's benefit; 3,852 shares held by Mr. McIntyre's wife individually; 40,086 shares held in a trust for the benefit of Mr. McIntyre's mother's heirs, for which Mr. McIntyre serves as sole trustee; 449,675 shares held in a trust for the benefit of Mr. McIntyre's wife, for which Mr. McIntyre serves as sole trustee; and 519,240 shares held by the McIntyre Foundation for which Mr. McIntyre serves as President and one of four directors.

Remarks:

	/s/ Scott McIntyre Jr. by Dianne M. Lyons, Attorney-in-Fact	05/19/2009
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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