# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000101199
**File Stem:** 0000101199-26-000037
**Filing Date:** 2026-5
**Character Count:** 6159
**Document Hash:** ca99ee26e28e9bdb97328de715607a6e
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000101199-26-000037.hdr.sgml**: 20260526

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000101199-26-000037

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 12

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260520

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260526

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260526

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** UNITED FIRE GROUP INC
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000101199
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE [6331]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 02 Finance
- **EIN:** 452302834
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-34257
- **FILM NUMBER:** 261019280

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 118 SECOND AVE SE
- **CITY:** CEDAR RAPIDS
- **STATE:** IA
- **ZIP:** 52401
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 3193995700

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** P O BOX 73909
- **CITY:** CEDAR RAPIDS
- **STATE:** IA
- **ZIP:** 52407

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** UNITED FIRE GROUP, INC.
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20120202

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY CO
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920703

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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 20, 2026**

![ufglogo2017color600.gif](ufcs-20260520_g1.gif)

**United Fire Group Inc.**

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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| **<u>Iowa</u>** | **001-34257** | **<u>45-2302834</u>** |
| **(State of incorporation)** | **(Commission File Number)** | **(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)** |

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **118 Second Avenue SE** | **118 Second Avenue SE** | **118 Second Avenue SE** |
| **<u>Cedar Rapids</u>** | **<u>Iowa</u>** | **<u>52401</u>** |
| **(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)** | **(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)** | **(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)** |

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**Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (319) 399-5700** 

_______________________N/A________________________

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

**Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:**

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| **Title of each class** | **Trading Symbol** | **Name of each exchange on which registered** |
| Common Stock, $0.001 par value | UFCS | The NASDAQ Global Select Market |

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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).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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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.**

At the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of United Fire Group, Inc. (the "Company") held on May 20, 2026, the Company's shareholders approved amendments to the United Fire Group, Inc. Non-Employee Director Stock Plan, as amended (the "Plan"). The Company's Board of Directors had previously approved the amendments to the Plan, subject to shareholder approval. As described in the Company's definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 7, 2026 (the "Proxy Statement"), the amendments to the Plan increased the number of shares available for future awards under the Plan from 450,000 to 865,114 and extended the expiration date of the Plan from December 31, 2029 to December 31, 2034. This description of the amendments to the Plan are qualified in their 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 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.**

(d) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibits.

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| Exhibit 10.1 | <u>[First Amendment to the United Fire Group, Inc. Non-Employee Director Stock Plan (Incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the SEC on April 7, 2026)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/101199/000010119926000020/ufcs-20260407.htm)</u> |
| Exhibit 104 | <u>[Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document.)](#ide4eea59688640e18a300e751fa093c5_1)</u> |

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**SIGNATURES**

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 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.

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| | | **United Fire Group, Inc.** |
| | | (Registrant) |
| Dated: | May 26, 2026 | /s/ Kevin Leidwinger |
| | | Kevin Leidwinger, Chief Executive Officer |

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