UNUM GROUP (NYSE:UNM) Files An 8-K Other Events
Item 8.01
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Other Events.
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has authorized an increase in the quarterly dividend to be paid
on its common stock. The new quarterly dividend rate of $0.230
per common share will be effective with the dividend expected to
be paid in the third quarter of 2017. A copy of the news release
concerning the dividend increase is filed herewith as Exhibit
99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Shareholders, which may include discussion of the dividend
increase, will be accessible from the investors section of the
companys website (www.investors.unum.com) on May 25, 2017,
beginning at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
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Item 9.01
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Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(d) Exhibits.
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The following exhibit is filed with this report:
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99.1
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News release of Unum Group dated May 25, 2017,
concerning dividend increase. |
About UNUM GROUP (NYSE:UNM)
Unum Group is a provider of disability insurance products in the United States and the United Kingdom. The Company provides a portfolio of other insurance products, including employer and employee paid group benefits, life insurance and other related services. Its segments are Unum US, Unum UK, Colonial Life, Closed Block and Corporate. The Unum US segment includes group long-term and short-term disability insurance, group life and accidental death and dismemberment products, and supplemental and voluntary lines of business. The Unum UK segment includes insurance for group long-term disability, group life, and supplemental lines of business, which include individual disability and critical illness products. The Colonial Life segment includes insurance for accident, sickness, and disability products, life products, and cancer and critical illness products. The Closed Block segment consists of individual disability, group and individual long-term care, and other insurance products. UNUM GROUP (NYSE:UNM) Recent Trading Information
UNUM GROUP (NYSE:UNM) closed its last trading session 00.00 at 45.39 with 894,080 shares trading hands.