Stephenson Julie A 4

What Happened

• Julie A. Stephenson, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of United Fire Group (UFCS), was granted 9,109 restricted stock units (RSUs) on 2026-02-20. The grant is reported at $38.53 per share for a total value of approximately $350,970. This is an award/compensation grant (transaction code A), not an open-market purchase.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-20; filing date (Form 4): 2026-02-24.
• Grant details: 9,109 RSUs granted at $38.53 per share; total reported value ≈ $350,970.
• Vesting: Grant vests in three equal installments, each on the annual anniversary of the grant date (per footnote).
• Shares owned after the transaction: not specified in the provided data.
• Filing timeliness: the form was filed four days after the transaction date; timeliness status was not indicated in the provided data.

Context

• RSU grants are a form of compensation that typically vest over time; they represent future deliveries of shares if vesting conditions are met and are not the same as an open-market purchase (so they do not necessarily signal immediate insider buying pressure).
• Because this is a standard LTIP RSU award with multi-year vesting, it primarily reflects compensation/retention practices rather than a direct market sentiment indicator.