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): June 23, 2010

 

 

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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¨ 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 June 23, 2010, Unum Group (the “Company”) announced that Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer Frank Williamson is resigning after 15 years with the Company, the last two of which he oversaw Investments, to pursue other interests. Mr. Williamson will remain with the Company temporarily in an advisory capacity.

Former Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer David Fussell, who retired from the Company in February 2008, has agreed to return to the Company as interim Chief Investment Officer until a successor is named.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed with this Report:

99.1         News release of Unum Group dated June 23, 2010.

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: June 23, 2010     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 June 23, 2010.