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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: November 6, 2019
HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware | 1-10890 | 37-0911756
(State of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1 Horace Mann Plaza, Springfield, Illinois 62715‑0001
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 217‑789‑2500
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:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class |  | Trading Symbol |  | Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value |  | HMN |  | New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company 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). ☐
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. ☐

Forward-looking Information
Statements included in the accompanying news release that state Horace Mann Educators Corporation’s (the “Company”) or its management’s intentions, hopes, beliefs, expectations or predictions of future events or the Company’s future financial performance are forward-looking within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are subject to 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’s actual results could differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements. Please refer to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2019 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.

| Item 2.02: | Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On November 6, 2019, the Company issued a news release reporting its financial results for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2019. A copy of the news release is attached as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The Company’s Investor Supplement has been posted on the investors page of its website, investors.horacemann.com, and the Investor Presentation is anticipated to be posted there by November 7, 2019.

| Item 9.01: | Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)Exhibits.
Exhibit 99.1 Glossary of Selected Terms.
Exhibit 99.2 News release dated November 6, 2019 reporting financial results for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2019.
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SIGNATURE
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.

| HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORPORATION
| By: | /s/ Kimberly A. Johnson
|  | Name: | Kimberly A. Johnson
|  | Title: | Vice President & Controller
|  |  | (Principal Accounting Officer)

Date: November 6, 2019
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