<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001628280-21-012918.txt : 20210625
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001628280-21-012918
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	15-12B
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20210625
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20210625
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20210625

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:		15-12B
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-10890
		FILM NUMBER:		211046701

	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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<TYPE>15-12B
<SEQUENCE>1
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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="icb3a20cabd01459cb4f043e83c37f6a2_4"></div><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="margin-top:0.4pt;text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.909%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:9pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:2pt solid #000;border-top:2pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:16pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">UNITED STATES</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.75pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:16pt;font-weight:700;line-height:114%">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div style="margin-top:1.65pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:113%">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.5pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:16pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">FORM 15</font></div><div style="padding-right:3.6pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:1.8pt;padding-right:1.8pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">CERTIFICATION AND NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR SUSPENSION OF DUTY TO FILE REPORTS UNDER SECTIONS 13 AND 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.</font></div><div style="padding-left:1.8pt;padding-right:1.8pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:0.55pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:122%">Commission File Number </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:122%;text-decoration:underline">1-10890</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:122%"> </font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.1pt;margin-top:0.8pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:20pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORPORATION</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:0.2pt;margin-top:0.95pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:122%">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"><br></font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">1 Horace Mann Plaza<br>Springfield, Illinois 62715-0001<br>(217) 789-2500</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant&#8217;s principal executive offices)</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:0.65pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Common Stock, Par Value $0.001 Per Share reserved for issuance pursuant to the Horace Mann 401(k) Plan (the &#8220;Plan&#8221;) </font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.65pt;text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Common Stock, Par Value $0.001 Per Share</font></div><div style="margin-top:1.5pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:118%">(Titles of all other classes of securities for which a duty to file reports under Section 13(a) or 15(d) remains)</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Please place an X in the box(es) to designate the appropriate rule provision(s) relied upon to terminate or suspend the duty to file reports&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.05pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:0.05pt;padding-left:63pt;padding-right:63pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:122%">Rule 12g-4(a)(1)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Verdana',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:122%">O</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.75pt;padding-left:63pt;padding-right:63pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:122%">Rule 12g-4(a)(2)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Verdana',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:122%">O</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.55pt;padding-left:63pt;padding-right:63pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:122%">Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Verdana',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:122%">&#9746;</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.75pt;padding-left:63pt;padding-right:63pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:122%">Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Verdana',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:122%">O</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.8pt;padding-left:63pt;padding-right:63pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:122%">Rule 15d-6&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Verdana',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:122%">O</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.45pt;padding-left:63pt;padding-right:63pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:122%">Rule 15d-22(b)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Verdana',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:122%">O</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-top:0.7pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:118%">Approximate number of holders of record under the Plan as of the certification or notice date&#58; 157.*</font></div><div style="margin-top:0.05pt"><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">* </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Explanatory Note</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#58; In accordance with the approach taken in Emerson Electric Co., SEC No-Action Letter (January 5, 1994), the registrant is suspending its reporting obligations pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as to its Common Stock reserved for issuance pursuant to the Plan.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-right:1.8pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:116%">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Horace Mann Educators Corporation has caused this certification&#47;notice to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:98.095%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:43.121%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:3.830%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:6.141%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:42.508%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 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Carley</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:justify;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:justify;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:justify;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Name&#58;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:justify;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Donald M. 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