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 24, 2020 

Kemper Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission File Number: 001-18298

DE	95-4255452
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

200 E. Randolph Street, Suite 3300, Chicago, IL 60601

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

312-661-4600

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(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, par value $0.10 per share	KMPR	NYSE

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.    ¨

Section 8. – Other Events

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On February 24, 2020, Kemper Corporation ("Company") issued a press release announcing that its subsidiary, Kemper Corporate Services, Inc., received $89.4 million as satisfaction of the remaining balance due on a judgment related to a 2017 arbitration award against Computer Sciences Corporation (“CSC”). Additional details regarding the arbitration award are included in the press release filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.

Section 9. – Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Exhibit Description
99.1	Press Release of the Company, dated February 24, 2020.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are 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.

		Kemper Corporation
Date:	February 24, 2020	/s/ C. Thomas Evans, Jr.
		C. Thomas Evans, Jr.
		Executive Vice President, Secretary & General Counsel