UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: June 30, 2004 Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: This Amendment (Check only one): [ ] is a restatement. [ ] adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager: Name: United Fire & Casualty Company Address: 118 Second Ave., S.E. Cedar Rapids, IA 52407 Form 13F File Number: 28-6427 The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form. Person Signing this Report on Behalf of the Reporting Manager: Name: Dianne M. Lyons Title: Controller Phone: 319-399-5723 Signature, Place and Date of Signing: /s/ Dianne M. Lyons Cedar Rapids, IA 07/27/04 --------------------------------- Dianne M. Lyons Report Type (Check only one.): [X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.) [ ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).) [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).) FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 71 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $133,055 (in thousands) List of Other Included Managers: NONE FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMNT OTHER --VOTING AUTHORITY-- NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x $1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ==================================================================================================================================== Abbott Laboratories Common 002824100 6,522 160,000 SH Sole 160,000 Agilysys Inc Common 00847J105 3,188 231,187 SH Sole 231,187 Agilysys Inc Common 00847J105 667 48,384 SH Sole 48,384 Alderwoods Group Inc Common 014383103 469 38,421 SH Sole 38,421 Alliant Energy Corporation Common 018802108 1,043 40,000 SH Sole 40,000 Alliant Energy Corporation Common 018802108 2,144 82,200 SH Sole 82,200 ALLTEL Corporation Common 020039103 506 10,000 SH Sole 10,000 ALLTEL Corporation Common 020039103 127 2,518 SH Sole 2,518 American Strategic Inc Port II Common 030099105 324 25,420 SH Sole 25,420 Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc Common 035229103 216 4,000 SH Sole 4,000 BCE Inc Common 05534B109 325 16,200 SH Sole 16,200 BRE Properties Inc Common 05564E106 626 18,000 SH Sole 18,000 Bank of America Corporation Common 060505104 5,923 70,000 SH Sole 70,000 Bank One Corporation Common 06423A103 2,231 43,740 SH Sole 43,740 Bell South Corporation Common 079860102 420 16,000 SH Sole 16,000 Bemis Company Inc Common 081437105 887 31,400 SH Sole 31,400 Boeing Company Common 097023105 1,533 30,000 SH Sole 30,000 Boeing Company Common 097023105 255 5,000 SH Sole 5,000 Burlington Northern Santa Fe Common 12189T104 567 16,158 SH Sole 16,158 Burlington Resources Inc Common 122014103 504 13,944 SH Sole 13,944 Cincinnati Financial Corp Common 172062101 12,643 290,500 SH Sole 290,500 Cummins Inc Common 231021106 313 5,000 SH Sole 5,000 Cummins Inc Common 231021106 909 14,545 SH Sole 14,545 Dean Foods Company Common 242370104 1,801 48,261 SH Sole 48,261 Del Monte Foods Co Common 24522P103 204 20,097 SH Sole 20,097 Dow Chemical Company Common 260543103 2,442 60,000 SH Sole 60,000 Duke Energy Corporation Common 264399106 1,995 98,344 SH Sole 98,344 Duquesne Light Holdings Inc Common 266233105 966 50,000 SH Sole 50,000 Emerson Electric Co Common 291011104 400 6,300 SH Sole 6,300 Exxon Mobil Corporation Common 30231G102 1,776 40,000 SH Sole 40,000 Federal Signal Corporation Common 313855108 1,393 74,864 SH Sole 74,864 Fidelity National Financial In Common 316326107 678 18,158 SH Sole 18,158 Arthur J Gallagher & Co Common 363576109 314 10,321 SH Sole 10,321 General Electric Company Common 369604103 6,804 210,000 SH Sole 210,000 Greater Bay Bancorp Common 391648102 578 20,000 SH Sole 20,000 H J Heinz Company Common 423074103 1,764 45,000 SH Sole 45,000 Honeywell International Inc Common 438516106 916 25,000 SH Sole 25,000 Hospira Inc Common 441060100 442 16,000 SH Sole 16,000 Intel Corporation Common 458140100 276 10,000 SH Sole 10,000 Johnson & Johnson Common 478160104 1,671 30,000 SH Sole 30,000 Keycorp Common 493267108 747 25,000 SH Sole 25,000 Newell Rubbermaid Inc Common 651229106 841 35,766 SH Sole 35,766 Nicor Inc Common 654086107 1,359 40,000 SH Sole 40,000 Ohio Casualty Corporation Common 677240103 201 10,000 SH Sole 10,000 Old Republic International Cor Common 680223104 4,027 169,752 SH Sole 169,752 Penford Corporation Common 707051108 351 20,000 SH Sole 20,000 Penwest Pharmaceuticals Co. Common 709754105 384 30,000 SH Sole 30,000 PepsiCo Inc Common 713448108 1,078 20,000 SH Sole 20,000 Piper Jaffray Cos Common 724078100 349 7,722 SH Sole 7,722 Piper Jaffray Cos Common 724078100 27 607 SH Sole 607 Procter & Gamble Company Common 742718109 3,049 56,000 SH Sole 56,000 Progress Energy Inc Common 743263105 843 19,131 SH Sole 19,131 Progress Energy Inc Common 743263AA3 5 15,000 SH Sole 15,000 QCR Holdings Inc Common 74727A104 831 45,454 SH Sole 45,454 Royal Dutch Petroleum Company Common 780257804 1,033 20,000 SH Sole 20,000 SBC Communications Inc Common 78387G103 1,915 78,960 SH Sole 78,960 SAFECO Corporation Common 786429100 1,760 40,000 SH Sole 40,000 SAFECO Corporation Common 786429100 288 6,550 SH Sole 6,550 Schering-Plough Corporation Common 806605101 185 10,000 SH Sole 10,000 Shopko Stores Inc Common 824911101 283 20,000 SH Sole 20,000 TXU Corporation Common 873168108 1,215 30,000 SH Sole 30,000 TPG NV Common 892339102 93 4,034 SH Sole 4,034 U S Bancorp Common 902973304 20,904 758,500 SH Sole 758,500 U S Bancorp Common 902973304 1,675 60,784 SH Sole 60,784 Vectren Corporation Common 92240G101 669 26,658 SH Sole 26,658 Verizon Communications Inc Common 92343V104 579 16,000 SH Sole 16,000 Verizon Communications Inc Common 92343V104 747 20,648 SH Sole 20,648 Wachovia Corporation Common 929903102 1,335 30,008 SH Sole 30,008 Wells Fargo & Company Common 949746101 6,706 117,176 SH Sole 117,176 Wintrust Financial Corporation Common 97650W108 11,644 230,523 SH Sole 230,523 Xcel Energy, Inc. Common 98389B100 1,170 70,000 SH Sole 70,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Report Summary 71 Data Records $133,055 0 other managers on whose behalf report is filed