8-K

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): March 4, 2022

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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $0.10 par value	UNM	New York Stock Exchange
6.250% Junior Subordinated Notes due 2058	UNMA	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

☐	Emerging growth company
☐	If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Item 5.02    Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On March 4, 2022, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Unum Group (the “Company”) elected Gale V. King as a director of the Company. Ms. King also was appointed to serve on the Human Capital Committee and the Risk and Finance Committee of the Board, effective May 1, 2022. The Board has affirmatively determined that Ms. King is an independent director. Ms. King was elected to fill a newly created position on the Board and will serve a term of office expiring at the Company’s 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

Ms. King served as Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company from 2012 until her retirement in July 2021 after 37 years with Nationwide, including prior service as Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer from 2009 to 2012. A copy of the news release issued by the Company on March 8, 2022 announcing Ms. King’s election to the Board is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Ms. King 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 31-32 of the Company’s proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2021.

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.	The following exhibit is filed with his report:
99.1	News release of Unum Group dated March 8, 2022.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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: March 8, 2022	By:	/s/ J. Paul Jullienne
		Name:	J. Paul Jullienne
		Title:	Vice President, Managing Counsel and
			Corporate Secretary

EX-99.1

	Exhibit 99.1
	1 Fountain Square Chattanooga, TN 37402 www.unum.com

news	FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
	Contacts
	MEDIA	Yolanda Stephen ystephen@unum.com
	INVESTORS	Tom White tawhite@unum.com

Unum Elects Gale V. King to Board of Directors

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (March 8, 2022) – Unum (NYSE: UNM) announced today Gale V. King, former executive vice president and chief administrative officer (CAO) at Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, has been elected to Unum’s board of directors.

King started her 37-year career at Nationwide as a claims professional and worked in key leadership roles throughout the company. She served as executive vice president and CAO from 2012 until her retirement from Nationwide in July 2021 and had responsibility for human resources, corporate real estate and other support services for the company.

“Throughout her career, Gale has been a champion for building a strong employee culture and advancing diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace,” said Kevin Kabat, Unum’s chairman of the board. “At Unum, we share those same passions and look forward to adding her experience, insights and perspectives to the board.”

King will serve on Unum’s Human Capital and Risk and Finance Committees effective May 1, 2022.

Currently, King is also a public company board director for AutoZone and J.B. Hunt Transport. Her many honors include being named to Ebony’s 100 most powerful African Americans in the United States, Diversity Women’s 2021 Elite 100, HR Executive Magazine’s Executive of the Year Honor Roll and Black Enterprise’s 2019 Most Powerful Women in Corporate America.

King earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and master’s degree in public administration from the University of Florida. She went on to serve as the university’s foundation chair and received the Distinguished Alumnus Award.

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ABOUT UNUM GROUP

Unum (NYSE: UNM) an international provider of workplace benefits and services, has been helping workers and their families for more than 170 years. Through its Unum and Colonial Life brands, the company offers disability, life, accident, critical illness, dental, vision and stop-loss insurance; leave and absence management support and behavioral health services. In 2021, Unum reported revenues of $12.0 billion and paid $8.2 billion in benefits. The Fortune 250 company is one of the 2021 World’s Most Ethical Companies, recognized by the Ethisphere® Institute.

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UNUM IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK AND MARKETING BRAND OF UNUM GROUP AND ITS INSURING SUBSIDIARIES.

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