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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): February 22, 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):

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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 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 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
As previously announced, Unum Group (the “Company”) will hold its 2023 outlook meeting in New York City on February 23, 2023, which will be simulcast in a listen-only webcast on the Company's website (unumgroup.com) and will include an accompanying slide presentation. The slide presentation to be delivered during the meeting is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of this report, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any of the Company’s filings under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
The Board of Directors of the Company has approved an increase in the amount of shares of common stock authorized for repurchase under the Company's previously announced share repurchase program for 2023. The Company is now authorized to repurchase up to $250 million of its common stock through December 31, 2023.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. |
99.1 | Slide presentation of Unum Group for its outlook meeting on February 23, 2023.
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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: February 22, 2023 | By: | /s/ J. Paul Jullienne
|  | Name: | J. Paul Jullienne
|  | Title: | Vice President, Managing Counsel and
|  |  | Corporate Secretary