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): September 30, 2013

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 September 30, 2013, CNO Financial Group, Inc. ("CNO") issued a press release announcing the following capital actions that occurred during the third quarter of 2013: (i) securities repurchases of $37.3 million; (ii) a common stock dividend payment of $6.7 million; and (iii) principal payments of $12.5 million under its Senior Secured Credit Agreement. CNO also announced that it will report results for the third quarter of 2013 after the market closes on Monday, October 28, 2013. CNO will host a conference call to discuss results at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, October 29, 2013. A copy of CNO’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing.

Item 9.01(d). Financial Statements and Exhibits.

99.1 Press release of CNO Financial Group, Inc. dated September 30, 2013.

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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: September 30, 2013
	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) Barbara Ciesemier +1.312.396.7461
	(Investors) Erik Helding +1.317.817.4760

CNO Financial Group Announces Third Quarter 2013 Capital Actions and Earnings Release Date

Securities Repurchases of $37.3 million

Dividend Payment of $6.7 million

Principal payments of $12.5 million on Senior Secured Credit Agreement

Carmel, Ind., September 30, 2013 - CNO Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: CNO) today announced that during the third quarter of 2013 it repurchased $37.3 million of securities under its repurchase program. The company repurchased 2,584,200 common shares at an average cost of $14.43 per share, representing 1.2% of the total outstanding shares as of June 30, 2013. Total securities repurchased under the program year-to-date total $221.6 million. As of June 30, 2013, CNO had 219.4 million shares outstanding.

In addition, CNO made a scheduled principal payment of $12.5 million as required under the terms of its senior secured credit agreement. The next scheduled principal payment of $12.5 million is due December 31, 2013. With CNO’s debt to total capital ratio as defined under the terms of the credit agreement below 20%, CNO is no longer required to make principal payments in any amount associated with share repurchases and dividend payments.  The company will therefore incorporate future share repurchase and dividend payment updates as part of its quarterly earnings release.

CNO also announced today that it will report results for the third quarter of 2013 after the market closes on Monday, October 28, 2013. The company will host a conference call to discuss results at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, October 29, 2013.

The web cast of the conference call can be accessed through the Investors section of the company’s website as follows: http://ir.CNOinc.com. Listeners should go to the website at least 15 minutes before the event to register, download and install any necessary audio software.

About CNO

CNO is a holding company.  Our insurance subsidiaries - principally Bankers Life and Casualty Company, Washington National Insurance Company and Colonial Penn Life 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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