SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Wilkinson Thomas

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

1 HORACE MANN PLAZA

(Street)

SPRINGFIELD

62715

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORP /DE/ [ HMN ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Executive Vice President

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/08/2013

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	02/08/2013		M		7,924	A	$20.23	101,488.497⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	02/08/2013		M		12,076	A	$16.81	113,564.497⁽²⁾	D
Common Stock	02/08/2013		M		33,849	A	$15.46	147,413.497⁽³⁾	D
Common Stock	02/08/2013		M		10,578	A	$13.83	157,991.497⁽⁴⁾	D
Common Stock	02/08/2013		S		64,427	D	$21.06	93,564.497⁽⁵⁾	D
Common Stock	02/11/2013		M		29,309	A	$15.46	122,873.497⁽⁶⁾	D
Common Stock	02/11/2013		S		29,309	D	$21.189	93,564.497⁽⁷⁾	D
Common Stock								160.828⁽⁸⁾	I	0⁽⁸⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$20.23	02/08/2013		M			7,924	03/06/2011	03/06/2014	Common Stock	7,924	$0	0	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$16.81	02/08/2013		M			12,076	03/05/2012	03/05/2015	Common Stock	12,076	$0	0	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$15.46	02/08/2013		M			33,849	09/10/2012	09/10/2015	Common Stock	33,849	$0	29,309	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$13.83	02/08/2013		M			10,578	03/03/2012	03/03/2017	Common Stock	10,578	$0	10,578	D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$15.46	02/11/2013		M			29,309	09/10/2012	09/10/2015	Common Stock	29,309	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents 56,782.537 restricted stock units, 3,581.967 deferred Common Stock equivalent units and 41,123.993 shares of Common Stock.

2. Represents 56,782.537 restricted stock units, 3,581.967 deferred Common Stock equivalent units and 53,199.993 shares of Common Stock.

3. Represents 56,782.537 restricted stock units, 3,581.967 deferred Common Stock equivalent units and 87,048.993 shares of Common Stock.

4. Represents 56,782.537 restricted stock units, 3,581.967 deferred Common Stock equivalent units and 97,626.993 shares of Common Stock.

5. Represents 56,782.537 restricted stock units, 3,581.967 deferred Common Stock equivalent units and 33,199.993 shares of Common Stock.

6. Represents 56,782.537 restricted stock units, 3,581.967 deferred Common Stock equivalent units and 62,508.993 shares of Common Stock.

7. Represents 56,782.537 restricted stock units, 3,581.967 deferred Common Stock equivalent units and 33,199.993 shares of Common Stock.

8. Held by the Horace Mann Supplemental Retirement & Savings Trust (401(K)).

Remarks:

	Ann M. Caparros, Attorney in Fact for Thomas C. Wilkinson	02/12/2013
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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