<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001193125-11-152763.txt : 20110527
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-11-152763
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20110525
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20110527
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20110527

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORP /DE/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000850141
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	FIRE, MARINE & CASUALTY INSURANCE [6331]
		IRS NUMBER:				370911756
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-10890
		FILM NUMBER:		11876465

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1 HORACE MANN PLZ
		CITY:			SPRINGFIELD
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			62715-0001
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2177892500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1 HORACE MANN PLZ
		CITY:			SPRINGFIELD
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			62715-0001

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920108
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="3">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="3">WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="5"><B>FORM 8-K </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:36px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="4">CURRENT REPORT </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:36px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="3">Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:18px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:3px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="3">Date of
Report:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>May&nbsp;25, 2011</B> </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:36px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:3px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="5"><B>HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORPORATION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:36px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="3">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Delaware</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="3">1-10890</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">(State of incorporation)</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">(I.R.S. Employer&nbsp;</FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">Identification No.)</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="3">1 Horace Mann Plaza, Springfield, Illinois 62715-0001 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="3">Registrant&#146;s telephone number,
including area code:&nbsp;&nbsp;217-789-2500 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">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: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">[&nbsp;&nbsp;]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Written communications pursuant
to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">[&nbsp;&nbsp;]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.14a-12) </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">[&nbsp;&nbsp;]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b)) </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">[&nbsp;&nbsp;]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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<TD WIDTH="11%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="3"><B>Item&nbsp;1.01:</B></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="3"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement </B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:5%" ALIGN="justify"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="3">At its meeting on May&nbsp;25, 2011, HMEC&#146;s Board of Directors adopted changes in the compensation program for non-employee directors. A current Summary of HMEC Non-Employee Director Compensation, including
details of this compensation program, is attached as Exhibit 10.11 and is incorporated by reference herein. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="11%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="3"><B>Item&nbsp;5.07:</B></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="3"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders </B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:5%" ALIGN="justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="3">The Company&#146;s Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on May&nbsp;25, 2011 (the &#147;Annual Meeting&#148;). On the record
date of March&nbsp;28, 2011, there were 39,784,429 shares of the Company&#146;s Common Stock issued and outstanding and entitled to be voted at the Annual Meeting. The final results of the matters submitted to a vote of security holders are shown in
the table below. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2"><B>Votes</B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:45pt" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2"><B>Votes<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Against&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2"><B>Abstentions</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2"><B>Broker<BR>&nbsp;Non-Votes&nbsp;</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">Proposal 1 -</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-left:2.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">Election of Directors:</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-left:2.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">Mary H. Futrell</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">34,587,947</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">1,244,103</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;8,400</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">1,091,388&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-left:2.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">Stephen J. Hasenmiller</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">35,448,315</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;383,724</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;8,411</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">1,091,388&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-left:2.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">Peter H. Heckman</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">35,457,652</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;374,397</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;8,401</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">1,091,388&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-left:2.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">Ronald J. Helow</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">35,457,763</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;374,287</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;8,400</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">1,091,388&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-left:2.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">Gabriel L. Shaheen</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">34,569,903</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">1,261,837</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;8,710</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">1,091,388&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-left:2.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">Roger J. Steinbecker</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">35,447,879</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;384,160</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;8,411</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">1,091,388&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-left:2.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">Robert Stricker</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">35,434,609</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;397,441</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;8,400</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">1,091,388&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-left:2.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">Charles R. Wright</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">34,570,366</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">1,261,684</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;8,400</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">1,091,388&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">Proposal 2 -</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as the Company&#146;s auditors for the year ending
December&nbsp;31, 2011.</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">36,315,096</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;600,071</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">16,671</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">Proposal 3 -</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">Approval of the advisory resolution on Named Executive Officers&#146; compensation.</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">34,507,217</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">1,290,237</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">42,996</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">1,091,388&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">Proposal 4 -</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">Advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on Named Executive Officers&#146; compensation</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">31,157,724</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6,534</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">4,642,251</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">33,941</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">1,091,388&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="line-height:8px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;width:10%">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="2">N.A. - Not applicable. </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:5%" ALIGN="justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="3">Consistent with the Board&#146;s voting recommendation for Proposal 4 and a majority
of the votes cast with respect to Proposal 4, the Company&#146;s Board of Directors has determined that the Company will hold an annual shareholder advisory vote on the compensation of the Company&#146;s Named Executive Officers until the next vote
on the frequency of shareholder votes on the compensation of the Company&#146;s Named Executive Officers. As required pursuant to Section&nbsp;14(a) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder, the Company is required to hold votes on frequency at least once every six years. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="3"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Financial Statements and Exhibits </B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="3">&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibits.</FONT></TD>
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HMEC Non-Employee Director Compensation. </FONT></P>
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STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="3">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. </FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="5"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="3">HORACE&nbsp;MANN&nbsp;EDUCATORS&nbsp;CORPORATION</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="3">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Bret A. Conklin</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:ARIAL" SIZE="3">Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;May&nbsp;27, 2011 </FONT></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Exhibit 10.11 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Summary of Horace Mann Educators Corporation Non-Employee Director Compensation </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8px">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8px"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3">Board
Chairman Annual Retainer</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:8px"> <P ALIGN="justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3">$95,000</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8px"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3">Board Member Annual Retainer (other than Board Chairman)</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; padding-right:8px"> <P ALIGN="justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3">$45,000</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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Chairman Annual Retainer</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:8px"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="justify"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3">$30,000 Audit Committee</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3">$20,000 Compensation Committee</FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3">$15,000 Technology Committee</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="justify"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3">$10,000 all other Committees</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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Chairman)</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3">$ 7,500 all other Committees</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3">Share-based Compensation</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:8px"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="justify"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3">Fair value on the date of the respective awards is used to determine the number of Restricted Stock Units (&#147;RSUs&#148;) awarded.</FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3">$70,000 in RSUs upon joining the Board and an additional $70,000 in RSUs if joining within 6 months after the prior Annual Shareholder
Meeting or an additional $35,000 in RSUs if joining more than 6 months after the prior Annual Shareholder Meeting but before the next Annual Shareholder Meeting.</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="justify"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3">An annual award of $70,000 in RSUs thereafter following the Annual Shareholder Meeting.</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="justify"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3">All awards have a 1 year vesting period.</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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Insurance</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:8px"> <P ALIGN="justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3">Premium for $10,000 face amount</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8px"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3">Business Travel Accident
Insurance</FONT></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:1%" ALIGN="justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3">Annual retainer fees are paid following the Annual Shareholder Meeting each year. The annual retainer fees are prorated
to the extent that a non-employee Director joins the Board after the Annual Shareholder Meeting or leaves the Board prior to the next Annual Shareholder Meeting. </FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:1%" ALIGN="justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3">Last revision date:&nbsp;&nbsp;May&nbsp;25, 2011 </FONT></P>
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