Form 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): April 12, 2011

 

 

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)

 

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¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Item 8.01 Other Events.

On April 12, 2011, Unum Group (the “Company”) issued a news release announcing that Breege A. Farrell has been named senior vice president and chief investment officer for the Company. Ms. Farrell succeeds David Fussell, who retired from the Company in 2008, and has served in a consulting capacity as interim chief investment officer since 2010. A copy of the news release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is filed with this report:

 

99.1    News release of Unum Group dated April 12, 2011.


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: April 13, 2011     By:   /s/ Susan N. Roth
       

Name: Susan N. Roth

Title:   Vice President, Transactions, SEC

             and Corporate Secretary

 

 


INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

99.1    News release of Unum Group dated April 12, 2011.