8-K 1 form8-k052019pricing.htm 8-K Document



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 29, 2019

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)

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:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
 
Trading Symbol
 
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
 
CNO
 
New York Stock Exchange
Rights to purchase Series D Junior Participating Preferred Stock
 
 
 
New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company 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 o

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. o
 




Item 1.01.
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

New Senior Notes
 
Underwriting Agreement
 
On May 29, 2019, CNO Financial Group, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Barclays Capital Inc., KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. and RBC Capital Markets, LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters listed therein (the “Underwriters”), in connection with the offer and sale by the Company of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 5.250% Senior Notes due 2029 (the “Notes”). The offering of the Notes was made pursuant to the Company’s registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-224830), which became automatically effective upon filing on May 10, 2018 (the “Registration Statement”).
 
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering of the Notes to: (i) repay all amounts outstanding under its existing unsecured revolving credit facility; (ii) redeem and satisfy and discharge all of its outstanding 4.50% Senior Notes due May 2020; and (iii) pay fees and expenses related to the foregoing. Any remaining amounts will be used for general corporate purposes.
 
The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and agreements by the Company, and customary conditions to closing, indemnification obligations of the Company and the Underwriters, including for liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, other obligations of the parties and termination provisions. The foregoing description of the Underwriting Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Underwriting Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 1.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 2.03.
Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information set forth under Item 1.01 above is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

Item 8.01.
Other Events.

On May 29, 2019, the Company issued a press release announcing the pricing of its previously announced offering of the Notes. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
The information included in this Current Report on Form 8-K is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities of the Company.

Item 9.01(d).
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

The following materials are furnished as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K:







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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: May 30, 2019
 
 
By:
/s/ John R. Kline
 
 
 
John R. Kline
 
 
 
Senior Vice President and
Chief Accounting Officer
 
 
 
 




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