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:        May 22, 2013

HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-10890	37-0911756
(State of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer
		Identification No.)

1 Horace Mann Plaza, Springfield, Illinois 62715-0001

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 217-789-2500

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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Item 5.07: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

HMEC’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on May 22, 2013 (the “Annual Meeting”). On the record date of March 26, 2013, there were 39,645,666 shares of the Company’s Common Stock issued and outstanding and entitled to be voted at the Annual Meeting. The final results of the matters submitted to a vote of security holders are shown in the table below.

	Votes		Votes				Broker
	For		Against		Abstentions		Non-Votes
Proposal 1 -
Election of Directors:
Mary H. Futrell		36,396,818		165,403		4,971		990,682
Stephen J. Hasenmiller		36,526,723		35,497		4,972		990,682
Peter H. Heckman		36,512,285		49,935		4,972		990,682
Ronald J. Helow		36,516,288		45,597		5,307		990,682
Beverley J. McClure		36,507,065		55,121		5,006		990,682
Gabriel L. Shaheen		36,526,237		35,984		4,971		990,682
Roger J. Steinbecker		36,515,815		46,070		5,307		990,682
Robert Stricker		36,501,549		60,672		4,971		990,682
Charles R. Wright		36,526,837		35,384		4,971		990,682
Proposal 2 -
Approval of the advisory resolution on Named Executive Officers’ compensation.		35,983,786		543,531		39,875		990,682
Proposal 3 -
Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as the Company’s auditors for the year ending December 31, 2013.		37,300,711		251,029		6,134		Not  Applicable

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SIGNATURE

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.

HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORPORATION
By:	/s/ Bret A. Conklin
	Name:	Bret A. Conklin
	Title:	Senior Vice President & Controller
		(Principal Accounting Officer)

Date: May 24, 2013

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