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Number of Shares Shares For Shares Against Shares Abstained Broker Non-Votes 21,341,426 636,200 38,125 1,310,798","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/101199/000010119923000042/0000101199-23-000042-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-17"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"2ad37775584338982c0ef969a182692f3ac34074","claim":"UNITED FIRE GROUP INC shareholders approved Elect four Class A Directors to serve three-year terms expiring in 2026 at the 2023-05-17 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 1: Elect four Class A Directors to serve three-year terms expiring in 2026. Director Nominee Number of Shares Name Class Shares For Shares Against Shares Abstained Broker Non-Votes Scott L. Carlton A 19,957,425 2,036,895 21,431 1,310,798 Brenda K. Clancy A 21,607,724 394,379 13,648 1,310,798 Kevin J. Leidwinger A 21,629,136 364,178 22,437 1,310,798 Susan E. Voss A 21,676,234 324,852 14,664 1,310,798","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/101199/000010119923000042/0000101199-23-000042-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"director election"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-17"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"55b34b3aa5881e0a7c765dc594366741d18d5ebf","claim":"UNITED FIRE GROUP INC shareholders approved Ratify the Audit Committee's appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2023 at the 2023-05-17 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 2: Ratify the Audit Committee's appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2023. Number of Shares Shares For Shares Against Shares Abstained Broker Non-Votes 22,704,727 606,986 14,836 —","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/101199/000010119923000042/0000101199-23-000042-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-17"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"e576a3098e8a58e9bd841c045db706979b3cce49","claim":"UNITED FIRE GROUP INC shareholders approved Shareholder advisory vote to approve the frequency of future shareholder votes on executive compensation at the 2023-05-17 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 4: Shareholder advisory vote to approve the frequency of future shareholder votes on executive compensation. Number of Shares 1 Year 2 Years 3 Years Shares Abstained Broker Non-Votes 19,321,638 873,446 1,772,033 48,634 1,310,798","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/101199/000010119923000042/0000101199-23-000042-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay frequency"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-05-17"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}