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): December 16, 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)
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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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On December 16, 2014, senior management of Unum Group is hosting its 2015 outlook meeting in New York City with analysts and investors. A news release highlighting recent financial results and outlook to be presented at the meeting is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. For the benefit of all investors, the slide presentation to be delivered at the meeting is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated herein by reference.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this report, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any of Unum Group’s filings under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d)Exhibits. The following exhibits are furnished (but not filed) with this report:
| 99.1 | News release of Unum Group dated December 16, 2014, announcing highlights of 2015 outlook meeting. | |
| 99.2 | Slide presentation of Unum Group at its 2015 outlook meeting on December 16, 2014. | |
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: December 16, 2014 | By: | /s/ Susan N. Roth | ||||
| Name: | Susan N. Roth | |||||
| Title: | Vice President, Transactions, SEC | |||||
| and Corporate Secretary | ||||||
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit | Description | |
| 99.1 | News release of Unum Group dated December 16, 2014, announcing highlights of 2015 outlook meeting. | |
| 99.2 | Slide presentation of Unum Group at its 2015 outlook meeting on December 16, 2014. | |