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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): May 16, 2011
CNO Financial Group, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 001-31792 | 75-3108137 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
11825 North Pennsylvania Street
Carmel, Indiana 46032
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(317) 817-6100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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:
| o | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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| o | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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| o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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| o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
On May 16, 2011, CNO Financial Group, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release to announce that its board of directors has approved a common share repurchase program of up to $100 million, effective immediately. A copy of the Company’s press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| Item 9.01(d). | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| 99.1 | Press release of CNO Financial Group, Inc. dated May 16, 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.
| | CNO Financial Group, Inc. |
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| Date: May 16, 2011 | |
| | By: | /s/ John R. Kline | |
| | | John R. Kline | |
| | | Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer | |
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