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): August 16, 2012
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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Explanatory Note
This current report on Form 8-K is being filed by Unum Group (the “Company”) solely for the purpose of filing a revised consent of Ernst & Young LLP, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, to the incorporation by reference of its reports dated February 24, 2012, as further described in the consent attached hereto as Exhibit 23.1.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is filed with this report:
23.1 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
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: August 16, 2012 | By: | /s/ Susan N. Roth | ||||
| Name: | Susan N. Roth | |||||
| Title: | Vice President, Transactions, SEC and Corporate Secretary | |||||
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. | |