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): March 14, 2014
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 8.01 Other Events.
On March 14, 2014, Unum Group, a Delaware corporation (“Unum Group” or the “Company”), announced that it had completed an offering of $350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.000% Senior Notes due 2024 (the “Notes”). The Notes were offered and sold pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement, dated March 11, 2014 (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 Notes, the opinion of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, special counsel to the Company, relating to the validity of the Notes, and a news release concerning the offering of Notes are attached hereto as Exhibits 1.1, 4.1, 5.1 and 99.1, respectively.
The Notes were offered and sold under the Company’s effective registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-177892) filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on November 10, 2011. The Company has filed with the SEC a prospectus supplement, dated March 11, 2014, together with the accompanying base prospectus, dated November 10, 2011, relating to the offer and sale of the Notes.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed with this report:
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated March 11, 2014, with respect to 4.000% Senior Notes due 2024, between Unum Group and the several underwriters named in Schedule II thereto. | |
| 4.1 | Form of 4.000% Senior Note due 2024. | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, dated March 14, 2014, as to the validity of the Notes. | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). | |
| 99.1 | News release of Unum Group dated March 14, 2014, concerning the offering of the Notes. | |
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: March 14, 2014 | By: | /s/ Susan N. Roth | ||||||
| Name: | Susan N. Roth | |||||||
| Title: | Vice President, Transactions, SEC and Corporate Secretary | |||||||
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated March 11, 2014, with respect to 4.000% Senior Notes due 2024, between Unum Group and the several underwriters named in Schedule II thereto. | |
| 4.1 | Form of 4.000% Senior Note due 2024. | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, dated March 14, 2014, as to the validity of the Notes. | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). | |
| 99.1 | News release of Unum Group dated March 14, 2014, concerning the offering of the Notes. | |