Unum Group — Board/Management Information 2019

Oct 21, 2019

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): October 21, 2019

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)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $0.10 par value	UNM	New York Stock Exchange
6.250% Junior Subordinated Notes due 2058	UNMA	New York Stock Exchange

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On October 21, 2019, Unum Group (the “Company”), announced that Martha D. Leiper, formerly Senior Vice President, Corporate Finance and Enterprise Money Movement at USAA Life Insurance Company, has been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of the Company effective October 21, 2019. A copy of the news release issued by the Company on October 21, 2019 announcing Ms. Leiper’s appointment 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 October 21, 2019, concerning the appointment of Ms. Leiper.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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: October 21, 2019	By:	/s/ J. Paul Jullienne
		Name:	J. Paul Jullienne
		Title:	Vice President, Managing Counsel, and
			Corporate Secretary