<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001144204-15-033242.txt : 20150522
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-15-033242
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150520
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:		20150522
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150522

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:		15886938

	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="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">CURRENT REPORT</P>

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Exchange Act of 1934</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Date of Report:&#9;<B>May 20, 2015</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">&#9;<B>HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORPORATION</B></P>

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62715-0001</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Item 1.01:&#9;Entry into a Material
Definitive Agreement</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 31.5pt">As documented in Item
5.07, the Horace Mann Educators Corporation 2010 Comprehensive Executive Compensation Plan (the &ldquo;Comprehensive Plan&rdquo;)
as Amended and Restated was approved by the shareholders of the Company at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 20, 2015.
As stated in the Comprehensive Plan document, 3.25 million additional shares of HMEC&rsquo;s Common Stock will be available under
the Comprehensive Plan. The preceding summary is qualified in its entirety by Exhibit 10.3 below, which is incorporated by reference
herein.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Item 5.07:&#9;Submission of Matters
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 31.5pt">HMEC&rsquo;s Annual
Meeting of Shareholders was held on May 20, 2015 (the &ldquo;Annual Meeting&rdquo;). On the record date of March 24, 2015, there
were 41,120,398 shares of the Company&rsquo;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.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.25in; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</td>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 0.25in; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: right">&nbsp;</td>
    <td style="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</td></tr>
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        advisory resolution</P>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right; text-indent: 0in">&#9;36,940,534</P></td>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">&#9;<B>SIGNATURE</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">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.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="text-align: justify"><font style="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORPORATION</font></td></tr>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Date: May 22, 2015</P>

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