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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-17-029639
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170525
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170525
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170525

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:		17871078

	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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MANN EDUCATORS CORPORATION</B></FONT></P>

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        Employer</FONT></P>
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Horace Mann Plaza, Springfield, Illinois 62715-0001</FONT></P>

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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>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 12pt"><B>Forward-looking
Information</B></FONT></P>

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included in the accompanying press release that state Horace Mann Educators Corporation&rsquo;s (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) or
its management&rsquo;s intentions, hopes, beliefs, expectations or predictions of future events or the Company&rsquo;s future
financial performance are forward-looking statements and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors. The
Company is not under any obligation to (and expressly disclaims any such obligation to) update or revise any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. It is important to note that the Company&rsquo;s actual results
could differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements. Please refer to the Company&rsquo;s Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2017 and the Company&rsquo;s past and future filings and reports filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission for information concerning the important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those in forward-looking statements.</FONT></P>

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    of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
    Officers</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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May 24, 2017, the Company announced the appointment of Kimberly A. Johnson as its Vice President and Controller effective May
24, 2017. Johnson will serve as the Principal Accounting Officer for the Company and report to Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer Bret A. Conklin. Johnson brings nearly 30 years of accounting experience to the role, including 15 years at
Horace Mann, most recently as Vice President and Assistant Controller. Before coming to Horace Mann, she served in several roles
at MSI Insurance and Ernst and Young, including controller, accountant and auditor. A copy of the press release reporting the
foregoing is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.</FONT></P>

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Mann Educators Corporation (&ldquo;HMEC&rdquo;) had an individual severance agreement with Bret Conklin, Executive Vice President
&amp; Chief Financial Officer, which was entered into on January 14, 2002 and restated on December 17, 2008 and December 28, 2011.
Mr. Conklin&rsquo;s individual agreement provided payments, benefits and tax gross-up provisions only if both a change in control
of the Company and his actual or constructive termination of employment occurred. Notwithstanding the overall reduction in potential
benefits in the event of a triggering event, effective May 23, 2017, Mr. Conklin agreed to voluntarily terminate his individual
agreement with Horace Mann and replace it with Horace Mann&rsquo;s Executive Severance Plan as amended on June 1, 2012 and Executive
Change in Control (CIC) Plan effective February 15, 2012. Horace Mann&rsquo;s Executive Severance and CIC Plans do not contain
tax gross-up provisions.</FONT></P>

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Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on May 24, 2017 (the &ldquo;Annual Meeting&rdquo;). On the record date of March 28, 2017,
there were 40,472,265 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.</FONT></P>

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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt">&#9;38,277,619</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt">&#9;5,924</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt">&#9;889,095</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt">&#9;38,278,312</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt">&#9;5,924</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt">&#9;889,095</FONT></TD></TR>
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    Zuraitis&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt">&#9;38,240,760</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt">&#9;5,526</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt">&#9;889,095</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt">Proposal
    No. 2 -</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0 0 0 0.125in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt">Approval
    of the advisory resolution to approve Named Executive Officers&rsquo; compensation&#9;</FONT></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt">&#9;27,199,821</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 13%; padding: 0; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt"><B>1
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    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 13%; padding: 0; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt"><B>Abstentions</B></FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
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    No. 3 -</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="text-align: center; vertical-align: bottom">
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                                         of the advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on Named Executive Officers&rsquo;
                                         compensation&#9;</FONT></P></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 2%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 13%; padding: 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; font-size: 11pt"><B>Votes</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    MANN EDUCATORS CORPORATION</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Ryan Greenier, Vice President, Investor Relations</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">217-788-5738</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Horace Mann names Kimberly Johnson Vice
President &amp; Controller</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 14pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Board also reports quarterly dividend of
$0.275</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">SPRINGFIELD, Ill., May 24, 2017 &ndash;Horace
Mann Educators Corp. (NYSE: HMN) today named Kimberly Johnson to the position of Vice President &amp; Controller. Johnson will
serve as the principal accounting officer for the company and report to Executive Vice President &amp; Chief Financial Officer
Bret Conklin.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">&ldquo;Kim has proven her acumen and
diligence as a finance leader at Horace Mann,&rdquo; Conklin said. &ldquo;Her impressive technical skills combined with her strong
leadership skills make her a natural fit for the Controller role.&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">Johnson brings nearly 30 years of accounting
experience to the role, including 15 years at Horace Mann, most recently as Vice President and Assistant Controller. Before coming
to Horace Mann, she served in several roles at MSI Insurance and Ernst and Young, including controller, accountant and auditor.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; background-color: white">She has certifications as a public
accountant and management accountant, and is an Associate in Reinsurance and a Fellow of the Life Management Institute. She holds
a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and a Master of Business Administration, both from University of Minnesota&rsquo;s Carson School
of Management.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">In addition, the Board of Directors today resolved that a quarterly
dividend of $0.275 per share is hereby declared to be paid to all shareholders of record as of June 14, 2017 and made payable as
of June 30, 2017.</P>

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<B>About Horace Mann</B><BR>
Horace Mann &mdash; the largest national multiline insurance company focusing on educators' financial needs &mdash; provides auto,
homeowners and life insurance, retirement products and other financial solutions. <I>Founded by Educators for Educators</I><SUP>&reg;
</SUP>in 1945, the company is headquartered in Springfield, Ill. For more information, visit horacemann.com.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Statements included in this news release that are not historical
in nature are forward-looking within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are subject to certain
risks and uncertainties. Horace Mann is not under any obligation to (and expressly disclaims any such obligation to) update or
revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Please refer to the
company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2016 and the company's past and future filings and reports
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for information concerning the important factors that could cause actual results
to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements.</P>

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