NOYCE JAMES 4

What Happened

• James Noyce (listed in the filing as NOYCE JAMES), a director of United Fire Group, was granted/received 2,082 shares on 2026-05-20. The reported acquisition price is $48.04 per share, for a total reported value of $100,019. The transaction is coded as an award/grant (A), which typically reflects compensation rather than an open-market purchase or sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-05-20; Price per share: $48.04; Total value: $100,019.
• Transaction type: A (award/grant/other acquisition).
• Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the Form 4 filing.
• Footnotes/plan details: none reported in the filing (no 10b5-1, tax-withholding, or sale-while-vesting notes included).
• Filing date: 2026-05-22 — filed within two business days of the transaction (timely per Form 4 rules).

Context

• Awards to directors are commonly part of regular compensation (e.g., restricted stock or director equity grants) and may vest over time; the filing does not indicate immediate sale or vesting terms.
• Such grants are acquisitions of equity but do not necessarily signal the director’s short-term view of the stock; they do increase insider ownership and align interests with shareholders.