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): August 16, 2012
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
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Explanatory Note
This current report on Form 8-K is being filed by Unum Group (the Company) solely for the purpose of filing a revised consent of Ernst & Young LLP, the Companys independent registered public accounting firm, to the incorporation by reference of its reports dated February 24, 2012, as further described in the consent attached hereto as Exhibit 23.1.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is filed with this report:
23.1 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
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: August 16, 2012 | By: | /s/ Susan N. Roth | ||||
Name: | Susan N. Roth | |||||
Title: | Vice President, Transactions, SEC and Corporate Secretary |
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit |
Description | |
23.1 | Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. |
EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP,
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Board of Directors and Stockholders
Unum Group
We are aware of the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements:
1. | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-47551, Form S-8 No. 33-88108) of Unum Group (formerly Provident Companies, Inc.) pertaining to the Provident Life and Accident Insurance Company MoneyMaker, A Long-Term 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, |
2. | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-40219) pertaining to: |
a. | The Paul Revere Savings Plan |
b. | Provident Life and Accident Insurance Company Stock Plan of 1994 |
c. | Provident Life and Accident Insurance Company Annual Management Incentive Compensation Plan of 1994, |
3. | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 033-62231) pertaining to the Provident Life and Accident Insurance Company Employee Stock Purchase Plan of 1995, |
4. | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-81669) pertaining to: |
a. | Provident Companies, Inc. Stock Plan of 1999 |
b. | Provident Companies, Inc. Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan of 1998 |
c. | Employee Stock Option Plan of 1998 |
d. | Amended and Restated Annual Management Incentive Compensation Plan of 1994, |
5. | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-81969) pertaining to: |
a. | UnumProvident Corporation 1987 Executive Stock Option Plan |
b. | UnumProvident Corporation 1990 Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan |
c. | UnumProvident Corporation 1996 Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan |
d. | UnumProvident Corporation 1998 Goals Stock Option Plan, |
6. | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-85882) pertaining to: |
a. | UnumProvident Corporation Stock Plan of 1999 |
b. | UnumProvident Corporation 401(k) Retirement Plan (as amended on February 15, 2002) |
c. | UnumProvident Corporation Broad-Based Stock Plan of 2001 (as amended on February 8, 2001) |
d. | UnumProvident Corporation Broad-Based Stock Plan of 2002 |
e. | UnumProvident Corporation Employee Stock Option Plan, |
7. | Shelf Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-100953) and the related Registration Statement (No. 333-104926) filed under Rule 462(b), |
8. | Shelf Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-115485), |
9. | Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-121758), |
10. | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-123422) of Unum Group (formerly UnumProvident Corporation) pertaining to: |
a. | UnumProvident Corporation Amended and Restated Employee Stock Purchase Plan |
b. | UnumProvident Corporation Amended and Restated Non-Employee Director Compensation Plan of 2004, |
11. | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-145400) of Unum Group pertaining to the Unum Group Stock Incentive Plan of 2007, |
12. | Registration Statement (Form S-3 ASR No. 333-177892), and |
13. | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-158885) of Unum Group pertaining to the Unum Limited Savings-Related Share Option Scheme of 2008 |
of our reports dated February 24, 2012, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedules of Unum Group and subsidiaries and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Unum Group and subsidiaries, included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Chattanooga, Tennessee
August 15, 2012