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): November 4, 2002
HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-10890 37-0911756
(State of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
1 Horace Mann Plaza, Springfield, Illinois 62715-0001
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 217-789-2500
Forward-looking Information
Statements made in the following discussion or the exhibits annexed to this
Form 8-K that state Horace Mann Educators Corporation's (the "Company") or
management's intentions, hopes, beliefs, expectations or predictions of the
future or the Company's future financial performance are forward-looking
statements. It is important to note that the Company's actual results could
differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements due to
known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the
Company's or its industry's actual results, levels of activity, performance or
achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by any
forward-looking statements. These statements are only predictions and there is
no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct.
Item 5: Other Events
On November 4, 2002, the Company issued a press release announcing the
effectiveness of its Shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No.
333-98043) originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
August 13, 2002, and amended on September 17, 2002 and October 11, 2002. The
Shelf Registration Statement registers the resale of the Company's Senior
Convertible Notes due May 14, 2032 by the securityholders listed in the
prospectus contained in the registration statement and the common shares
issuable upon conversion of the Senior Convertible Notes. A copy of the press
release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 7: Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit No. Description
99.1 Press release dated November 4,2002 announcing the
effectiveness of Horace Mann Educators Corporation's
Shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration
No. 333-98043) originally filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on August 13, 2002, and amended on
September 17, 2002 and October 11, 2002.
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.
HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORPORATION
Date: November 4, 2002 By: /s/ Peter H. Heckman
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Peter H. Heckman
Chief Financial Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 Press release dated November 4, 2002 announcing the
effectiveness of Horace Mann Educators Corporation's Shelf
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No.
333-98043) originally filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on August 13, 2002, and amended on
September 17, 2002 and October 11, 2002.
Exhibit 99.1
HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORPORATION ANNOUNCES EFFECTIVENESS OF FORM S-3
REGISTERING THE RESALE OF OUTSTANDING SENIOR CONVERTIBLE NOTES
SPRINGFIELD, Ill., - November 4, 2002 - Horace Mann Educators Corporation
(NYSE: HMN) announced today that its Shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3
(File No. 333-98043), which was originally filed on August 13, 2002, and amended
on September 17, 2002 and October 11, 2002, has been declared effective by the
Securities and Exchange Commission. The Form S-3 registers the resale of Horace
Mann's Senior Convertible Notes due May 14, 2032 by the securityholders listed
in the prospectus contained in the registration statement and the common shares
issuable upon conversion of the notes. The notes are convertible into shares of
the common stock of Horace Mann Educators Corporation upon the occurrence of
certain conditions at a conversion rate of 17.763 shares of the common stock per
note, which is equal to a conversion price of $26.74 per share of the common
stock. Copies of the prospectus may be obtained by contacting Horace Mann
Educators Corporation, 1 Horace Mann Plaza, Springfield, Illinois 62715-0001,
Attention: General Counsel.
The Company's filings with the SEC can be viewed on Horace Mann's website,
www.horacemann.com, on the Investor Relations page, by clicking on the menu item
"SEC Filings."
Founded in 1945 and headquartered in Springfield, Ill., Horace Mann sells
retirement annuities and automobile, homeowner and life insurance to the
nation's educators and their families.