X0303 4 2010-03-02 0001224608 CONSECO INC CNO 0001263874 JOHNSON ERIC R 11825 N. PENNSYLVANIA STREET CARMEL IN 46032 0 1 0 0 EVP, Chief Investment Officer Common Stock 2010-03-02 4 A 0 3000 A 51237 D Restricted stock grant with shares vesting in two equal annual installments commencing March 2, 2011. Karl W. Kindig, Attorney-in-Fact 2010-03-04