Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 21, 2026
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, Tennessee37402
(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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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).
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Emerging growth company
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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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Unum Group (the “Company”) held its most recent Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 21, 2026 (the “Annual Meeting”). Matters submitted to shareholders at the Annual Meeting and voting results were as follows:
Item 1 - Election of Directors. Shareholders elected the eleven director nominees listed below for one-year terms expiring in 2027, based upon the following voting results:
Nominee
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Vote
Susan L. Cross
124,604,542
169,499
91,601
16,159,357
Susan D. DeVore
124,174,159
570,933
120,550
16,159,357
Joseph J. Echevarria
123,987,839
753,990
123,813
16,159,357
Cynthia L. Egan
123,270,599
1,499,166
95,877
16,159,357
Kevin T. Kabat
122,310,066
2,458,379
97,197
16,159,357
Timothy F. Keaney
123,467,402
1,298,347
99,893
16,159,357
Gale V. King
124,444,117
322,924
98,601
16,159,357
Mojgan M. Lefebvre
124,554,145
209,182
102,315
16,159,357
Kristi A. Matus
124,582,562
187,544
95,536
16,159,357
Richard P. McKenney
124,177,480
588,719
99,443
16,159,357
Ronald P. O'Hanley
123,289,966
1,474,779
100,897
16,159,357
Item 2 - Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation. Shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, based upon the following voting results:
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Vote
119,731,115
4,904,980
229,547
16,159,357
Item 3 - Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. Shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2026, based upon the following voting results:
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Vote
137,247,622
3,579,402
197,975
0
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.