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):  February 17, 2017

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

On February 17, 2017, Unum Group (the “Company”) announced that it has named Danny Waxenberg as Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer. The appointment will become effective on February 19, 2017 and, in this capacity, Mr. Waxenberg will serve as the Company’s principal accounting officer.

Mr. Waxenberg, 43, has been serving as Vice President, Global Financial Planning and Analysis of the Company since July 2012 and, prior to that, served as the Financial Controller for Unum UK from August 2008. He joined the Company in 2002 and has held a variety of progressive leadership roles during his tenure.

A copy of the Company's news release announcing Mr. Waxenberg's appointment, along with other promotions occurring at the same time, is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.	The following exhibits are filed with this report:
99.1	News release of Unum Group dated February 17, 2017.

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: February 17, 2017	By:	/s/ J. Paul Jullienne
		Name:	J. Paul Jullienne
		Title:	Vice President, Managing Counsel
			and Corporate Secretary

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	News release of Unum Group dated February 17, 2017.

EX-99.1

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

news		FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
	Contacts
	MEDIA	Kelly Spencer 423-294-4508 Toll free: 866-750-8686 Kspencer2@unum.com

Unum promotes Bagley, Pashley, and Waxenberg to SVP roles

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (Feb. 17, 2017) - Unum (NYSE:UNM) has promoted William Bagley to senior vice president and chief supply officer; Cherie Pashley to senior vice president of Tax and Treasury; and Danny Waxenberg to senior vice president and chief accounting officer.

Since joining Unum in 2012, Bagley has led transformation of the company’s procurement and supplier management processes. As head of procurement operations, his accountabilities have expanded to include Corporate Real Estate, Document Management Operations, Corporate Aviation, and the External Partner Center of Excellence. Prior to joining Unum in 2012, Bagley held senior leadership positions with Philips Healthcare, Agilent Technologies and Hewlett Packard. He has nearly 28 years in procurement operations and supply management.

Pashley joined Unum in 2013 and brings over 17 years of tax accounting experience to her role. During her tenure at Unum, she has led the tax organization with responsibility for global tax strategies and compliance, and has been instrumental in implementing process and tax efficiencies. Prior to joining Unum, Pashley was a tax director at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where she focused on large multinational companies in the financial services industry.

In his new role, Waxenberg will be responsible for all accounting, reporting and financial planning and analysis functions. With over 20 years of experience in finance and accounting, Waxenberg brings a wealth of financial and technical expertise to this role. He joined Unum in 2002 and has held a variety of progressive leadership roles, including financial controller for Unum UK. Most recently, Waxenberg has led the global financial planning and analysis team with responsibility for the internal reporting of financial results as well as developing global financial plans.

Bagley, Pashley, and Waxenberg are based at Unum’s corporate headquarters in Chattanooga.

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

ABOUT UNUM

Unum Group (www.unum.com) is a leading provider of financial protection benefits in the United States and the United Kingdom. Its primary businesses are Unum US, Colonial Life, Starmount and Unum UK. Unum’s portfolio includes disability, life, accident and critical illness, dental and vision coverage, which help protect millions of working people and their families in the event of an illness or injury. The company reported revenues of $11 billion in 2016, and provided $6.9 billion in benefits.

For more information visit us at www.unum.com or connect with us at

www.facebook.com/unumbenefits, twitter.com/unumnews and www.linkedin.com/company/unum

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