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): September 30, 2008
Unum Group
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 001-11294 | 62-1598430 | ||
| (State of Incorporation) | (Commission File No.) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1 Fountain Square
Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
(423) 294-1011
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)
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 8.01. | Other Events. |
On September 30, 2008, Unum Group announced that Liston Bishop III, has been appointed Executive Vice President and General Counsel for the Company.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. The following exhibit is furnished with this Report: |
| Exhibit 99.1 |
Press release of Unum Group dated September 30, 2008. |
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.
| September 30, 2008 | UNUM GROUP | |||
| By: | /s/ Susan N. Roth | |||
| Susan N. Roth, Vice President, Transactions, SEC and Corporate Secretary | ||||
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 |
Press release of Unum Group dated September 30, 2008. |