X0306 5 2016-12-31 0 0 1 0000101199 UNITED FIRE GROUP INC ufcs 0001474590 McIntyre Dee Ann 2007 FIRST AVENUE SE CEDAR RAPIDS IA 52406-2804 0 0 1 0 Common Stock 2016-12-16 4 P 0 L 7500 49.15 A 47634 D Common Stock 2016-12-19 4 P 0 L 7500 49.99 A 47634 D Common Stock 50802 I J. Scott McIntyre Marital Election Trust Common Stock 499675 I Dee Ann McIntyre Irrevocable Trust Common Stock 2426533 I Dee Ann McIntyre Marital Election Trust Common Stock 486863 I McIntyre Foundation The number of securities directly owned by the Reporting Person at the end of the issuer's fiscal year includes: 168 certificated shares, 16,500 shares in an individual retirement account, and 30,966 shares held in a revocable trust for the Reporting Person's benefit (of which 10,966 shares are held in one revocable trust account, and 20,000 shares are held in an another revocable trust account). Form 4s for the transactions dated 12/16/2016 and 12/19/2016 were not filed at the time of the transactions, but have been filed prior to the filing of this Form 5. The Reporting Person is a lifetime beneficiary of the Dee Ann McIntyre Irrevocable Trust. The McIntyre Foundation is a private foundation, for which the Reporting Person serves as one of three directors. The Reporting Person hereby expressly declares that, pursuant to 17 CFR 240.13d-4, this filing shall not be construed as an admission that such person is a beneficial owner of any securities covered by this statement. Dee Ann McIntyre, by Mark R. Van Heukelom, Attorney-in-Fact 2017-02-14