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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 27, 2021 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) ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) 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 2058 UNMA New 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 held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 27, 2021 (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 2022, based upon the following voting results: Nominee For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Theodore H. Bunting, Jr. 157,229,108 2,405,055 159,255 18,644,760 Susan L. Cross 158,951,317 692,660 149,441 18,644,760 Susan D. DeVore 158,940,027 703,344 150,047 18,644,760 Joseph J. Echevarria 139,310,405 20,322,387 160,626 18,644,760 Cynthia L. Egan 147,851,398 11,783,228 158,792 18,644,760 Kevin T. Kabat 151,699,085 7,928,937 165,396 18,644,760 Timothy F. Keaney 158,959,155 677,443 156,820 18,644,760 Gloria C. Larson 138,761,320 20,880,312 151,786 18,644,760 Richard P. McKenney 158,941,304 681,524 170,590 18,644,760 Ronald P. O'Hanley 154,893,040 4,742,959 157,419 18,644,760 Francis J. Shammo 158,919,412 710,981 163,025 18,644,760 Item 2 - Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation. Shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of Unum Group's named executive officers, based upon the following voting results: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 147,347,796 12,052,381 393,241 18,644,760 Item 3 - Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. Shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Unum Group's independent registered public accounting firm for 2021, based upon the following voting results: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 173,831,457 4,436,260 170,461 0 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: June 2, 2021 By: /s/ J. Paul Jullienne Name: J. Paul Jullienne Title: Vice President, Managing Counsel, and Corporate Secretary