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): February 21, 2018
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)

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

On February 21, 2018, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Unum Group (the “Company”) elected Susan D. Devore as a director of the Company, effective February 22, 2018. Ms. Devore also was appointed to serve on the Audit Committee of the Board. The Board has affirmatively determined that Ms. Devore is an independent director. Ms. Devore was elected to fill a newly created position on the Board and will serve a term of office expiring at the Company’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Ms. Devore has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Premier, Inc. since May 2013, and before that served in the same position at Premier Healthcare Solutions, Inc. from 2009, having joined the Premier organization in 2003 after more than two decades of finance, strategy and health care consulting experience. A copy of the news release issued by the Company on February 26, 2018 announcing Ms. Devore’s election to the Board is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Ms. Devore will participate in the standard compensation arrangement for non-employee directors, including receiving a pro-rata portion of the director’s annual cash retainer and restricted stock unit award for the current board year, as described on pages 20-21 of the Company’s proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 13, 2017.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.	The following exhibit is filed with this report:
99.1	News release of Unum Group dated February 26, 2018.

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: February 26, 2018	By:	/s/ J. Paul Jullienne
		Name:	J. Paul Jullienne
		Title:	Vice President, Managing Counsel, and
			Corporate Secretary

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	News release of Unum Group dated February 26, 2018.

EX-99.1

	Exhibit 99.1
	1 Fountain Square Chattanooga, TN 37402 www.unum.com

news	FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
	Contacts
	MEDIA	Jim Sabourin	423 294 6043
	INVESTORS	Tom White Matt Barnett	423 294 8996 423 294 7498

Unum elects Susan D. Devore to board of directors

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (Feb. 26, 2018) - Unum (NYSE: UNM) announced today that Susan D. DeVore, president and chief executive officer of health care improvement company Premier Inc., has been elected to serve as a director of the company.

At Premier, DeVore focuses on driving innovation in health care and developing solutions that support high-quality, efficient and sustainable care delivery models for Premier’s alliance of 3,900 U.S. hospitals and 150,000 providers. Under her leadership, the company had a successful initial public offering and has been publicly recognized for its ethical practices, technology innovations, quality of overall consulting, and work environment.

“We are very fortunate to have Susan joining our board,” said Kevin Kabat, chairman of the board of Unum Group. “She is a national healthcare leader with a passion for innovation and leading industries through profound change. As an active CEO and recognized thought leader, she will be a tremendous asset to the board.”

DeVore will serve on the audit committee.

Prior to her current role, DeVore served as Premier’s chief operating officer after two decades of finance, strategy and health care consulting experience. She has been named multiple times to Modern Healthcare's 100 Most Influential People and Top 25 Women in Healthcare lists.

DeVore received her bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and has a masters of management degree from McGill University.

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ABOUT UNUM GROUP

Unum Group (www.unum.com) is a leading provider of financial protection benefits in the United States and the United Kingdom. Its primary businesses are Unum US, Colonial Life, Starmount and Unum UK. Unum’s portfolio includes disability, life, accident and critical illness, dental and vision coverage, which help protect millions of working people and their families in the event of an illness or injury. Unum also provides stop-loss coverage to help self-insured employers protect against unanticipated medical costs. The company reported revenues of $11.3 billion in 2017, and provided $6.9 billion in benefits.

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