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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): February 21, 2018 | ||||
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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Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On February 21, 2018, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Unum Group (the “Company”) elected Susan D. Devore as a director of the Company, effective February 22, 2018. Ms. Devore also was appointed to serve on the Audit Committee of the Board. The Board has affirmatively determined that Ms. Devore is an independent director. Ms. Devore was elected to fill a newly created position on the Board and will serve a term of office expiring at the Company’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Ms. Devore has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Premier, Inc. since May 2013, and before that served in the same position at Premier Healthcare Solutions, Inc. from 2009, having joined the Premier organization in 2003 after more than two decades of finance, strategy and health care consulting experience. A copy of the news release issued by the Company on February 26, 2018 announcing Ms. Devore’s election to the Board is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Ms. Devore will participate in the standard compensation arrangement for non-employee directors, including receiving a pro-rata portion of the director’s annual cash retainer and restricted stock unit award for the current board year, as described on pages 20-21 of the Company’s proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 13, 2017.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits. | The following exhibit is filed with this report: |
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: February 26, 2018 | By: | /s/ J. Paul Jullienne | |
Name: | J. Paul Jullienne | ||
Title: | Vice President, Managing Counsel, and | ||
Corporate Secretary | |||
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No. | Description |