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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): May 25, 2023


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)

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $0.10 par value UNM New York Stock Exchange
6.250% Junior Subordinated Notes due 2058UNMANew York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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).
Emerging growth company
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.



Item 5.07    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Unum Group (the "Company") held its most recent Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 25, 2023 (the "Annual Meeting"). Matters submitted to shareholders at the Annual Meeting and voting results were as follows:
Item 1 - Election of Directors. Shareholders elected the eleven director nominees listed below for one-year terms expiring in 2024, based upon the following voting results:
NomineeForAgainstAbstainBroker Non-Votes
Theodore H. Bunting, Jr.158,842,2181,043,341183,67415,111,620
Susan L. Cross159,222,097675,714171,42215,111,620
Susan D. DeVore159,216,863679,237173,13315,111,620
Joseph J. Echevarria159,228,201659,451181,58115,111,620
Cynthia L. Egan157,478,4382,418,744172,05115,111,620
Kevin T. Kabat142,255,20417,315,844498,18515,111,620
Timothy F. Keaney158,367,4821,518,976182,77515,111,620
Gale V. King159,331,305566,676171,25215,111,620
Gloria C. Larson155,046,6244,848,583174,02615,111,620
Richard P. McKenney158,991,470897,600180,16315,111,620
Ronald P. O'Hanley158,728,3411,160,611180,28115,111,620
Item 2 - Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation. Shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, based upon the following voting results:
ForAgainstAbstainBroker Non-Votes
150,890,1578,739,109439,96715,111,620
Item 3 - Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes to Approve Executive Compensation. Shareholders voted, on an advisory basis, on the frequency of holding future advisory votes to approve executive compensation as follows:
1 Year2 Years3 YearsAbstainedBroker Non-Votes
150,323,671357,3519,137,549250,66215,111,620
In light of the above voting results and consistent with its recommendation to shareholders on this item, the Board of Directors has determined that the Company will continue to hold future advisory votes to approve executive compensation on an annual basis.
Item 4 - Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. Shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2023, based upon the following voting results:
ForAgainstAbstainBroker Non-Votes
170,167,9354,768,624244,2940



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: May 26, 2023By:/s/ J. Paul Jullienne
Name:J. Paul Jullienne
Title:Vice President, Managing Counsel, and
Corporate Secretary