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): April 4, 2016
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 8.01 | Other Events. |
On April 4, 2016, Unum Group (the “Company”) announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire H&J Capital, LLC, parent of Starmount Life Insurance Company and AlwaysCare Benefits (“Starmount”), a leading independent dental and vision benefits company headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The transaction is expected to close by the end of the third quarter 2016, subject to customary approvals and closing conditions. Copies of the news release and fact sheet relating to the acquisition are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, respectively.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed with this report:
| 99.1 | News release of Unum Group dated April 4, 2016, concerning the acquisition of Starmount. | |
| 99.2 | Starmount acquisition fact sheet. | |
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: April 4, 2016 | 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 April 4, 2016, concerning the acquisition of Starmount. | |
| 99.2 | Starmount acquisition fact sheet. | |