---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000101199-25-000032"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "UFCS"
cik: "0000101199"
company_name: "UNITED FIRE GROUP INC"
filed_at: "2025-05-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-20T22:01:59.776766+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.15
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# United Fire Group shareholders elect three Class B directors, ratify auditor, approve say-on-pay

## Summary
- Elected John-Paul Besong, Matthew R. Foran, and James W. Noyce as Class B directors for three-year terms expiring in 2028.
- Ratified Ernst & Young as independent auditor for 2025 with 20.3M votes for, 710K against.
- Advisory say-on-pay proposal approved with 18.5M votes for, 640K against, 12K abstentions.
- Broker non-votes of 1.89M on director elections and say-on-pay proposals.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000101199-25-000032
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: UFCS
- cik: 0000101199
- company_name: UNITED FIRE GROUP INC
- filed_at: 2025-05-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.15
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/101199/000010119925000032/0000101199-25-000032-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/101199/000010119925000032/ufcs-20250521.htm

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