EMCI EMC Insurance Group Inc

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

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES                                                                                   
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * LINK ROBERT LYNN	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) Sr. VP & Asst. Secretary
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY COMPANY, 717 MULBERRY STREET	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 9/19/2019
(Street) DES MOINES, IA 50309 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	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. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
EMCI Common Stock	9/19/2019		D(1)		9228	D	$36	563	D
EMCI Common Stock	9/19/2019		D(2)		563	D	$36	0	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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		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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
NQO Right To Buy	$13.7833	9/19/2019		D			6750	3/1/2011	3/1/2020	Common Stock	6750.0 (3)	$0	0	D
NQO Right To Buy	$16.27	9/19/2019		D			6750	3/1/2012	3/1/2021	Common Stock	6750.0 (4)	$0	0	D
NQO Right To Buy	$13.9867	9/19/2019		D			6750	3/1/2013	3/1/2022	Common Stock	6750.0 (5)	$0	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	$0.0	9/19/2019		D			1126	3/1/2018	3/1/2021	Common Stock	1126.0 (6)	$0	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	$0.0	9/19/2019		D			1689	3/1/2019	3/1/2022	Common Stock	1689.0 (7)	$0	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	$0.0	9/19/2019		D			2252	3/1/2020	3/1/2023	Common Stock	2252.0 (8)	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	In connection with the merger of EMC Insurance Group Inc. and a subsidiary of Employers Mutual Casualty Company, pursuant to an agreement and plan of merger dated May 8, 2019 (the "Merger Agreement"), all shares of EMC Insurance Group Inc. common stock were cancelled and automatically converted into the right to receive $36.00 per share, without interest.
(2)	This restricted stock award which provided for vesting in four equal annual installments beginning March 1, 2017, was cancelled and converted into the right to receive the cash payment from Employers Mutual Casualty Company as specified in the Merger Agreement, if and when the applicable vesting conditions in the original award are met (the product of the merger consideration of $36.00 per share multiplied by the total number of shares of common stock underlying each RSA).
(3)	This option which provided for vesting in five equal annual installments beginning March 1, 2011, was cancelled and converted into the right to receive the cash payment from Employers Mutual Casualty Company as specified in the Merger Agreement (the difference between the exercise price of the option and the merger consideration of $36.00 per share).
(4)	This option which provided for vesting in five equal annual installments beginning March 1, 2012, was cancelled and converted into the right to receive the cash payment from Employers Mutual Casualty Company as specified in the Merger Agreement (the difference between the exercise price of the option and the merger consideration of $36.00 per share).
(5)	This option which provided for vesting in five equal annual installments beginning March 1, 2013, was cancelled and converted into the right to receive the cash payment from Employers Mutual Casualty Company as specified in the Merger Agreement (the difference between the exercise price of the option and the merger consideration of $36.00 per share).
(6)	This restricted stock unit award which provided for vesting in four equal annual installments beginning March 1, 2018, was cancelled and converted into the right to receive from Employers Mutual Casualty Company the cash payment specified in the Merger Agreement if and when the applicable vesting conditions in the original award are met (the product of the merger consideration of $36.00 per share multiplied by the total number of shares of common stock underlying each RSU).
(7)	This restricted stock unit award which provided for vesting in four equal annual installments beginning March 1, 2019, was cancelled and converted into the right to receive from Employers Mutual Casualty Company the cash payment specified in the Merger Agreement if and when the applicable vesting conditions in the original award are met (the product of the merger consideration of $36.00 per share multiplied by the total number of shares of common stock underlying each RSU).
(8)	This restricted stock unit award which provided for vesting in four equal annual installments beginning March 1, 2020, was cancelled and converted into the right to receive from Employers Mutual Casualty Company the cash payment specified in the Merger Agreement if and when the applicable vesting conditions in the original award are met (the product of the merger consideration of $36.00 per share multiplied by the total number of shares of common stock underlying each RSU).

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
LINK ROBERT LYNN EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY COMPANY 717 MULBERRY STREET DES MOINES, IA 50309			Sr. VP & Asst. Secretary

Signatures
Robert L. Link		9/20/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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