Unum Group — Board/Management Information 2020

Jan 28, 2020

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): January 28, 2020

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

☐	Emerging growth company
☐	If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On January 28, 2020, Unum Group (the “Company”) issued a news release announcing that Christopher Pyne has been appointed as Executive Vice President, Group Benefits, effective February 1, 2020. In this role, Mr. Pyne will report to the Company's Chief Operating Officer.

Since joining a Unum Group predecessor company in 1992, Mr. Pyne has held positions of increasing responsibility within the Company’s U.S. distribution organization, most recently as Senior Vice President, Growth Operations and Distribution from June 2018 to February 2020 and as Senior Vice President, Core Segment from August 2012 to June 2018. A copy of the news release announcing Mr. Pyne’s appointment is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	News Release of Unum Group dated January 28, 2020, announcing the appointment of Christopher Pyne as Executive Vice President, Group Benefits.
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: January 28, 2020	By:	/s/ J. Paul Jullienne
		Name:	J. Paul Jullienne
		Title:	Vice President, Managing Counsel, and
			Corporate Secretary