Current Report Filing (8-k)

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: May 26, 2020

HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Delaware	1-10890	37-0911756
(State of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value	HMN	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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 period ended March 31, 2020 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 5.07:	Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

HMEC’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on May 20, 2020 (the "Annual Meeting"). On the record date of March 24, 2020, there were 41,277,498 shares of the Company's Common Stock issued and outstanding and entitled to be voted at the Annual Meeting. The final results of the matters submitted to a vote of security holders are shown in the table below.



	Votes	Votes		Broker
	For	Against	Abstentions	Non-Votes

Proposal No. 1 -
Election of 9 Directors:
Mark S. Casady	39,225,958	35,822	2,120	677,932
Daniel A. Domenech	39,176,580	85,201	2,119	677,932
Perry G. Hines	39,225,421	35,660	2,819	677,932
Mark E. Konen	39,237,831	23,951	2,118	677,932
Beverley J. McClure	39,078,416	184,140	1,344	677,932
H. Wade Reece	39,175,126	86,620	2,154	677,932
Robert Stricker	39,237,811	23,971	2,118	677,932
Steven O. Swyers	39,210,727	51,019	2,154	677,932
Marita Zuraitis	39,225,074	38,135	691	677,932

Proposal No. 2 -
Advisory resolution to approve Named Executive Officers’ Compensation	38,758,012	467,127	38,761	677,932

Proposal No. 3 -
Ratification of KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as the Company’s auditors for the year ending December 31, 2020	38,577,329	1,362,646	1,857	Not Applicable

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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.