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 2, 2011
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):
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| ¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
| (b) | On October 6, 2011, Unum Group (the “Company”) announced that Robert O. Best, Executive Vice President, Global Services, has notified the Company that he will retire at year end. A copy of the Company’s news release announcing Mr. Best’s retirement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. |
| 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 6, 2011, announcing the retirement of Robert O. Best. | |
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 6, 2011 | By: | /s/ Susan N. Roth | ||||||
| Name: | Susan N. Roth | |||||||
| Title: | Vice President, Transactions, SEC and Corporate Secretary | |||||||
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | News release of Unum Group dated October 6, 2011, announcing the retirement of Robert O. Best. |