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 25, 2015

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 25, 2015, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Unum Group (the “Company”) elected Ronald P. O’Hanley as a director of the Company, effective as of February 26, 2015. Mr. O’Hanley also was appointed to serve on the Human Capital Committee and the Risk and Finance Committee of the Board. The Board has affirmatively determined that Mr. O’Hanley is an independent director. Mr. O’Hanley was elected to fill a newly created position on the Board and will serve as a Class II director with a term of office expiring at the Company’s 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Mr. O’Hanley is the former President of Asset Management and Corporate Services at Fidelity Investments, where he served from May 2010 until February 2014. A copy of the news release issued by the Company on February 26, 2015 announcing Mr. O’Hanley’s election to the Board is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Mr. O’Hanley 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 page 19 of the Company’s proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 9, 2014.

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, 2015, announcing the election of a new director.

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, 2015	By:	/s/ Susan N. Roth
		Name:  Susan N. Roth
		Title:    Vice President, Transactions, SEC   and Corporate Secretary

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	News release of Unum Group dated February 26, 2015, announcing the election of a new director.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

		1 Fountain Square Chattanooga, TN 37402 www.unum.com
	FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts MEDIA            Jim Sabourin 423 294 6043 INVESTORS    Tom White 423 294 8996

Ronald P. O’Hanley joins Unum’s Board of Directors

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (Feb. 26, 2015) – Unum Group (NYSE:UNM) announced today that Ronald P. O’Hanley, former president of Asset Management and Corporate Services for Fidelity Investments, has been elected to serve as a director of the company.

At Fidelity, O’Hanley had oversight of all Fidelity Asset Management organizations, including Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMRCo), Pyramis Global Advisors and the Asset Allocation teams, with a combined total of $1.9 trillion in assets under management. He was also a member of Fidelity’s Executive Committee.

“We are very happy to welcome Ron to our board,” said William J. Ryan, chairman of the board of Unum Group. “He brings significant expertise in financial services, and I am certain his perspective and experience will be a tremendous asset to Unum.”

As a Unum board member, O’Hanley will serve on the human capital and risk and finance committees.

Prior to joining Fidelity, O’Hanley served as president and chief executive officer of BNY Mellon Asset Management in Boston, and vice chairman of Bank New York Mellon Corp. Before joining Mellon, he was a partner at McKinsey & Company, Inc

O’Hanley serves on the boards of the Boston Public Library Foundation, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, the EastWest Institute, The Boston Foundation, the Committee for Economic Development, the Institute of Contemporary Art, and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Administration at Syracuse University.

He received his bachelor’s in political science from Syracuse University and his MBA from Harvard Business School.

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UNUM IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK AND MARKETING BRAND OF UNUM GROUP AND ITS INSURING SUBSIDIARIES.

ABOUT UNUM

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 and Unum UK. Unum’s portfolio includes disability, life, accident and critical illness coverage, which help protect millions of working people and their families in the event of an illness or injury. The company reported revenues of $10.5 billion in 2014, and provided $6.7 billion in benefits last year.

For more information visit us at www.unum.com or connect with us at www.facebook.com/unumbenefits, www.twitter.com/unumnews and www.linkedin.com/company/unum

UNUM IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK AND MARKETING BRAND OF UNUM GROUP AND ITS INSURING SUBSIDIARIES.