8-K 1 a61319form8-kcoverpagedebt.htm 8-K Document


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): June 13, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
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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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).

 
 
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Emerging growth company
 
 
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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.

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




Item 8.01
Other Events.
On June 13, 2019, Unum Group (the “Company”) announced that it had completed an offering of $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.000% Senior Notes due 2029 (the “2029 Notes”).
The 2029 Notes were offered and sold pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement, dated June 10, 2019 (the “Underwriting Agreement”), and issued by the Company under an Indenture dated as of August 23, 2012. Copies of the Underwriting Agreement, the form of the 2029 Notes, the opinion of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, special counsel to the Company, relating to the validity of the 2029 Notes, and a news release concerning the offering of the 2029 Notes are attached hereto as Exhibits 1.1, 4.1, 5.1 and 99.1, respectively.
The 2029 Notes were offered and sold under the Company’s effective registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-220106) filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The Company has filed with the SEC a prospectus supplement, dated June 10, 2019, together with the accompanying base prospectus, dated August 22, 2017, relating to the offer and sale of the 2029 Notes.

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.





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: June 13, 2019
By:
/s/ J. Paul Jullienne
 
 
Name:
J. Paul Jullienne
 
 
Title:
Vice President, Managing Counsel, and
 
 
 
Corporate Secretary