Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Benton Patrick M.
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/01/2014
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
UNIVERSAL FOREST PRODUCTS INC [UFPI]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
2801 EAST BELTLINE NE
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
XVP UFP Eastern Div - North
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49525
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 3,024
D
 
Common Stock 12,113
I
401(k) Plan
Common Stock 2,476 (1)
I
Def Comp Interest

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Phantom Stock Units   (2)   (2) Common Stock 712 $ 54.77 D  
Conditional Share Award   (3)   (3) Common Stock 500 $ (4) D  
Conditional Share Award   (5)   (5) Common Stock 500 $ (4) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Benton Patrick M.
2801 EAST BELTLINE NE
GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49525
      XVP UFP Eastern Div - North  

Signatures

/s/ Christina A. Holderman, Attorney-in-Fact for Patrick M. Benton 07/09/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Represents grant of shares of restricted stock. The shares vest on the fifth anniversary of the grant date, subject to earlier vesting upon death, disability or retirement. Half of the shares are deliverable to the reporting person upon vesting; the balance of the shares are not issuable to the reporting person until subsequent retirement, death or disability.
(2) The phantom stock units were accrued under the Company's Deferred Compensation Plan and are payable in shares of the Company's Common Stock until the reporting person's death, disability or retirement.
(3) Each conditional share grant vests on the tenth anniversary of the grant date (January 16, 2017), conditioned upon the recipient's continued employment through that date.
(4) Each conditional share grant represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company's common stock.
(5) Each conditional share grant vests on the tenth anniversary of the grant date (January 15, 2018), conditioned upon the recipient's continued employment through that date.

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