8-K

Unum Group (UNM)

8-K 2022-05-27 For: 2022-05-26
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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 26, 2022

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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $0.10 par value UNM New York Stock Exchange
6.250% Junior Subordinated Notes due 2058 UNMA New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Item 5.02    Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors, Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

As described under Item 5.07 below, at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Unum Group (the “Company”) held on May 26, 2022 (the “Annual Meeting”), shareholders approved the Unum Group 2022 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2022 Plan”), which replaces the Unum Group Stock Incentive Plan of 2017 for purposes of future grants of long-term incentive awards. The 2022 Plan is intended to allow the Company to attract, retain and motivate officers, employees, directors and/or consultants and to provide the Company with a long-term incentive plan providing incentives directly linked to shareholder value. Awards under the 2022 Plan may be in the form of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance units, and other stock-based awards. The total number of shares of common stock that may be issued pursuant to awards under the 2022 Plan cannot exceed 6,750,000, as subject to adjustment as described in the Company’s 2022 Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 14, 2022. A description of the terms and conditions of the 2022 Plan is set forth under “Summary of the 2022 Plan” on pages 104 through 109 of the Company's 2022 Proxy Statement, which description is incorporated herein by reference.

The foregoing summary of the 2022 Plan does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the 2022 Plan filed as Exhibit99.1 to the Company's Form S-8 filed on May 26, 2022, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.07    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Company held its Annual Meeting on May 26, 2022. Matters submitted to shareholders at the Annual Meeting and voting results were as follows:

Item 1 - Election of Directors. Shareholders elected the twelve director nominees listed below for one-year terms expiring in 2023, based upon the following voting results:

Nominee For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
Theodore H. Bunting, Jr. 157,558,122 2,611,491 142,537 17,723,567
Susan L. Cross 159,227,323 951,050 133,777 17,723,567
Susan D. DeVore 159,244,176 936,514 131,460 17,723,567
Joseph J. Echevarria 155,990,492 4,179,866 141,792 17,723,567
Cynthia L. Egan 156,785,455 3,395,419 131,276 17,723,567
Kevin T. Kabat 155,575,640 4,596,948 139,562 17,723,567
Timothy F. Keaney 159,082,398 1,090,340 139,412 17,723,567
Gale V. King 159,768,235 409,434 134,481 17,723,567
Gloria C. Larson 156,603,608 3,575,542 133,000 17,723,567
Richard P. McKenney 159,831,973 339,291 140,886 17,723,567
Ronald P. O'Hanley 158,450,894 1,718,893 142,363 17,723,567
Francis J. Shammo 159,214,816 951,506 145,828 17,723,567

Item 2 - Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation. Shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of Unum Group's named executive officers, based upon the following voting results:

For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
152,868,008 6,878,151 565,991 17,723,567

Item 3 - Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. Shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Unum Group's independent registered public accounting firm for 2022, based upon the following voting results:

For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
173,397,739 4,457,836 180,142 0

Item 4 - Approval of the Unum Group 2022 Stock Incentive Plan. Shareholders approved the Unum Group 2022 Stock Incentive Plan, based upon the following voting results:

For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
154,045,649 5,918,845 347,656 17,723,567

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: May 27, 2022 By: /s/ J. Paul Jullienne
Name: J. Paul Jullienne
Title: Vice President, Managing Counsel, and
Corporate Secretary