SEC Form 3 
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
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 	  
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Benton Patrick M.	

(Last)	(First)	(Middle)	
2801 EAST BELTLINE NE	

(Street) 
GRAND RAPIDS	MI	49525	

(City)	(State)	(Zip)	
	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 ] 		
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer 
(Check all applicable) 
	Director		10% Owner	
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)	
XVP UFP Eastern Div - North 	
	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)				
			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 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	
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: 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		
Explanation of Responses:	
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.	
Remarks:	
	
	/s/ Christina A. Holderman, Attorney-in-Fact for Patrick M. Benton	07/09/2014	
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date	
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