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 30, 2011

CNO Financial Group, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	001-31792	75-3108137
(State or Other  Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer  Identification No.)

11825 North Pennsylvania Street

Carmel, Indiana  46032

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(317) 817-6100

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On June 30, 2011, CNO Financial Group, Inc. ("CNO") issued a press release announcing that during the second quarter of 2011 it repurchased 2.2 million shares of its common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $16.2 million under the share repurchase program announced on May 16, 2011. As required under the terms of its Senior Secured Credit Agreement, CNO also made a principal prepayment on June 30, 2011 of the same amount as the share repurchase ($16.2 million). A copy of CNO's press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01(d). Financial Statements and Exhibits.

99.1 Press release of CNO Financial Group, Inc. dated June 30, 2011.

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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.

	CNO Financial Group, Inc.
Date: June 30, 2011
	By:	/s/ John R. Kline
		John R. Kline
		Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

For Immediate Release

Contact:	(News Media) Tony Zehnder +1.312.396.7086
	(Investors)      Scott Galovic +1.317.817.3228

CNO Financial Group, Inc. Announces Second Quarter Share Repurchases and Principal Prepayment under Senior Secured Credit Agreement

Carmel, Ind., June 30, 2011 - CNO Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: CNO) today announced that during the second quarter of 2011 it repurchased 2,206,648 shares of its common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $16.2 million under the share repurchase program announced on May 16, 2011. The shares were repurchased at an average cost of $7.35 per share, and represented 0.9% of the total outstanding shares as of March 31, 2011.

As required under the terms of its Senior Secured Credit Agreement, CNO also made a principal prepayment today of the same amount as the share repurchase ($16.2 million). This prepayment will reduce the scheduled principal amount that is due on September 30, 2016. After this prepayment, the outstanding principal balance of the facility is $308.8 million and the next scheduled principal payment under the facility of $10.0 million is due September 30, 2012.

The proforma debt to total capital ratio (as defined in our Senior Secured Credit Agreement) at March 31, 2011 reduced to 19.0% from 19.2% as a result of the aforementioned transactions.

About CNO

CNO is a holding company. Our insurance subsidiaries - principally Bankers Life and Casualty Company, Colonial Penn Life Insurance Company and Washington National Insurance Company - serve working American families and seniors by helping them protect against financial adversity and provide for a more secure retirement. For more information, visit CNO online at www.CNOinc.com.

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