Current Report Filing (8-k)
31 January 2017 - 10:17PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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:
January 30, 2017
HORACE
MANN EDUCATORS CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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1-10890
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37-0911756
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(State
of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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Identification
No.)
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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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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Forward-looking
Information
Statements
included in the accompanying press release that state Horace Mann Educators Corporation’s (the “Company”) or
its management’s intentions, hopes, beliefs, expectations or predictions of future events or the Company’s future
financial performance are forward-looking statements and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors. The
Company is not under any obligation to (and expressly disclaims any such obligation to) update or revise any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. It is important to note that the Company’s actual results
could differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements. Please refer to the Company’s Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2016 and the Company’s past and future filings and reports filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission for information concerning the important factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those in forward-looking statements.
Item
5.02: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers;
Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On
January 30, 2017, Horace Mann Educators Corporation (the “Company”) announced that Dwayne D. Hallman, Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer, is on medical leave. In connection with Mr. Hallman’s medical leave of absence, the
Company’s Board of Directors has appointed Bret A. Conklin, currently the Company’s Senior Vice President, Controller
and Chief Accounting Officer, to serve as the acting Chief Financial Officer effective immediately.
Mr.
Conklin, age 53, is a seasoned corporate finance executive, with over 30 years of experience in the insurance and financial services
industry. Mr. Conklin joined the Company as Senior Vice President and Controller in 2002. Conklin previously served as Vice President
of Kemper Insurance from 2000 through 2002, where he was responsible for all corporate financial reporting and accounting operations;
Vice President and Controller of the Company from 1998 through 2000; and Vice President and Controller of Pekin Insurance from
1992 through 1998. He has seven years of public accounting experience with KPMG Peat Marwick from 1985 to 1992, specializing in
its insurance industry practice.
A
copy of the press release reporting the foregoing is attached as exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item
9.01:
Financial Statements and Exhibits
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99.1
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Press
release dated January 30, 2017.
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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.
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HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/
Donald M. Carley
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Name:
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Donald M. Carley
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Title:
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Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate
Secretary
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Date:
January 30, 2017
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