UNITED STATES
 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
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FORM 8-K
 
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CURRENT REPORT

 PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
 THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 23, 2014

The Phoenix Companies, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
         
Delaware
 
001-16517
 
06-1599088
(State or other jurisdiction
 of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
 Identification No.)

One American Row, Hartford, CT
 
06102-5056
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (860) 403-5000

NOT APPLICABLE
 (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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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 April 23, 2014, Mr. Gordon J. Davis retired from the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of The Phoenix Companies, Inc., effective Thursday, May 22, 2014, in keeping with the Board’s retirement guidelines.
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
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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.
 
 
THE PHOENIX COMPANIES, INC.
 
       
Date:  April 23, 2014 
By:
 /s/ John T. Mulrain    
 
     Name: John T. Mulrain   
     Title:  Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary  
       
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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