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): August 5, 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):

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐	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))
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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 August 5, 2022, Unum Group (the “Company”) named Walter Lynn Rice, Jr. as Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer of the Company, effective August 7, 2022. In this capacity, Mr. Rice serves as the Company’s principal accounting officer.

Mr. Rice, 52, previously served as the Company’s Vice President, Financial Reporting and Technical Accounting from April 2020, and before that served as the Company’s Vice President, Financial Reporting and Investment Accounting from August 2012. Mr. Rice joined the Company as Vice President, Financial Resources in 2005, and before that served as a manager of internal audit with BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee. He also previously worked as a senior audit manager at Ernst & Young, LLP and is a certified public accountant.

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: August 10, 2022	By:	/s/ J. Paul Jullienne
		Name:	J. Paul Jullienne
		Title:	Vice President, Managing Counsel and
			Corporate Secretary

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Entity Information
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Document Period End Date	Aug. 05, 2022
Entity Registrant Name	UNUM GROUP
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Entity Tax Identification Number	62-1598430
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NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, INC. | Common Class A
Entity Information
Title of 12(b) Security	Common stock, $0.10 par value
Trading Symbol	UNM
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, INC. | 6.250% Junior Subordinated Notes due 2058
Entity Information
Title of 12(b) Security	6.250% Junior Subordinated Notes due 2058
Trading Symbol	UNMA
Security Exchange Name	NYSE