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): December 18, 2014
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 8.01 | Other Events. |
On December 18, 2014, Unum Group (the “Company”) announced that Liston Bishop III, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, has informed the Company that he will be retiring at the end of March 2015.
Lisa G. Iglesias, who most recently served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of WellCare Health Plans, Inc. from February 2012 to December 2014, has been named to succeed Mr. Bishop as Executive Vice President and General Counsel effective January 8, 2015. Mr. Bishop will remain with the Company until his retirement in order to facilitate an effective transition of responsibilities. A copy of the Company’s news release concerning these management changes 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 December 18, 2014, concerning General Counsel transition. |
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: December 18, 2014 | By: | /s/ Susan N. Roth | ||||
| Name: | Susan N. Roth | |||||
| Title: | Vice President, Transactions, SEC | |||||
| and Corporate Secretary | ||||||
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | News release of Unum Group dated December 18, 2014, concerning General Counsel transition. | |