UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 11, 2015

 

 

UNUM GROUP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware		001-11294		62-1598430
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1 Fountain Square

Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402

(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

(423) 294-1011

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On August 11, 2015, Thomas Kinser informed Unum Group (the “Company”) of his intention to retire from the Board of Directors of the Company effective December 31, 2015. A copy of the Company’s news release announcing Mr. Kinser’s retirement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)	Exhibits. The following exhibit is filed with this report:

 

99.1

News release of Unum Group dated August 14, 2015.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

						Unum Group (Registrant)
Date: August 14, 2015						By:		/s/ J. Paul Jullienne
								Name:		J. Paul Jullienne
								Title:		Vice President, Managing Counsel and Corporate Secretary

 

 

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		News release of Unum Group dated August 14, 2015.