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        Meeting Information        
  HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORPORATION         Meeting Type: Annual Meeting          
       

  For holders as of: March 27, 2018

 

       
          Date: May 23, 2018        Time: 9:00 AM CDT        
       

 

  Location:  Horace Mann Lincoln Auditorium

       
       

 

                    I Horace Mann Plaza

       
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                    Springfield, IIIinois

       
             
       

 

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The Board of Directors recommends you vote

FOR the following:

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1.

 

 

Election of Directors

     
   

 

Nominees:

     
 

 

1a

 

 

Daniel A. Domenech

  NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.    
 

 

1b

 

 

Stephen J. Hasenmiller

     
 

 

1c

 

 

Ronald J. Helow

     
 

 

1d

 

 

Perry G. Hines

     
 

 

1e

 

 

Beverley J. McClure

     
 

 

1f

 

 

H. Wade Reece

     
 

 

1g

 

 

Robert Stricker

     

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1h

 

 

Steven O. Swyers

     
 

 

1i

 

 

 

Marita Zuraitis

 

     
  The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR Proposals 2 and 3:      
 

 

2

 

 

Approval of the advisory resolution to approve Named Executive Officers’ compensation.

     
 

 

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, 2018.

     
         
         
         
         
       
 
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      NAME        
      THE COMPANY NAME INC. - COMMON    123,456,789,012.12345     
      THE COMPANY NAME INC. - CLASS A    123,456,789,012.12345     
      THE COMPANY NAME INC. - CLASS B    123,456,789,012.12345     
      THE COMPANY NAME INC. - CLASS C    123,456,789,012.12345     
      THE COMPANY NAME INC. - CLASS D    123,456,789,012.12345     
      THE COMPANY NAME INC. - CLASS E    123,456,789,012.12345     
      THE COMPANY NAME INC. - CLASS F    123,456,789,012.12345     
      THE COMPANY NAME INC. - 401 K    123,456,789,012.12345     
               

 

           

 

 

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