Kelvin Bryce Sederburg Form 4/A EMC INSURANCE / KELVIN BRYCE SEDERBURG ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

SEDERBURG KELVIN BRYCE

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

300 33RD STREET

(Street)

WEST DES MOINES

50265

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
EMC INSURANCE GROUP INC [ EMCI ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Vice Pres. & Appointed Actuary

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/23/2015

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
01/12/2016

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
EMCI-Common Stock	06/23/2015⁽¹⁾		J⁽¹⁾		2,125⁽¹⁾	A	$0	6,375⁽¹⁾	D
EMCI-Common Stock	01/08/2016		M		563	A	$16.4	6,938	D
EMCI-Common Stock	01/08/2016		M		203	A	$16.97	7,141	D
EMCI-Common Stock	01/08/2016		M		563	A	$15.6447	7,704	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
ISO Right To Buy	$16.4⁽¹⁾	06/23/2015⁽¹⁾		J⁽¹⁾		188⁽¹⁾		03/01/2007	03/01/2016	Common Stock	188⁽¹⁾	$0	563⁽¹⁾	D
ISO Right To Buy	$16.97⁽¹⁾	06/23/2015⁽¹⁾		J⁽¹⁾		188⁽¹⁾		03/09/2008	03/09/2017	Common Stock	188⁽¹⁾	$0	563⁽¹⁾	D
ISO Right To Buy	$15.6446⁽¹⁾	06/23/2015⁽¹⁾		J⁽¹⁾		188⁽¹⁾		03/05/2009	03/05/2018	Common Stock	188⁽¹⁾	$0	563⁽¹⁾	D
NQO Right To Buy	$13.7833⁽¹⁾	06/23/2015⁽¹⁾		J⁽¹⁾		1,825⁽¹⁾		03/01/2011	03/01/2020	Common Stock	1,825⁽¹⁾	$0	2,190⁽¹⁾	D
NQO Right To Buy	$16.27⁽¹⁾	06/23/2015⁽¹⁾		J⁽¹⁾		1,500⁽¹⁾		03/01/2012	02/06/2016	Common Stock	1,500⁽¹⁾	$0	2,700⁽¹⁾	D
NQO Right To Buy	$13.9867⁽¹⁾	06/23/2015⁽¹⁾		J⁽¹⁾		1,500⁽¹⁾		03/01/2013	03/01/2022	Common Stock	1,500⁽¹⁾	$0	3,600⁽¹⁾	D
ISO Right To Buy	$16.4	01/08/2016		M			563	03/01/2007⁽²⁾	03/01/2016	Common Stock	563	$16.4	0	D
ISO Right To Buy	$16.97	01/08/2016		M			203	03/09/2008⁽²⁾	03/09/2017	Common Stock	203	$16.97	360	D
ISO Right To Buy	$15.6446	01/08/2016		M			563	03/05/2009⁽²⁾	03/05/2018	Common Stock	563	$15.6447	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Holdings adjusted to reflect 3 for 2 stock split effected by a stock dividend paid on June 23, 2015

2. Options vest in five equal annual installments (20%)beginning one year after date of grant.

Remarks:

	KELVIN B. SEDERBURG	02/06/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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Kelvin Bryce Sederburg Form 4/AEMC INSURANCE / KELVIN BRYCE SEDERBURG ownership change