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): October 22, 2002 CONSECO, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Indiana 1-9250 35-1468632 ---------------------- ---------------- -------------- (State or other (Commission (I.R.S. Employer jurisdiction of File Number) Identification No.) organization) 11825 North Pennsylvania Street Carmel, Indiana 46032 -------------------------------------- ---------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) (317) 817-6100 ------------------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Not Applicable (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) Item 7(c) Exhibit 99. Press release of Conseco Finance Corp. issued October 22, 2002. Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure On October 22, 2002, Conseco Finance Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Conseco, Inc. issued a press release attached as Exhibit 99. 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 thereunto duly authorized. CONSECO, INC. October 22, 2002 By: /s/ John R. Kline ------------------------ John R. Kline Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer