Amendment: Kemper Corporation 5.875% Fixed-Rate Reset Junior Subordinated filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 15, 2025
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number: 001-18298
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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management
| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. | ||||
On October 15, 2025, Kemper Corporation (“Kemper” or the “Company”) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K (the “Original Form 8-K”) disclosing the appointment of C. Thomas Evans, Jr., the Company’s Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, as the Company’s Interim President and Chief Executive Officer (“Interim CEO”), effective October 14, 2025 (the “Transition Date”). This Form 8-K/A amends the Original Form 8-K to disclose changes to Mr. Evans’ compensation arrangements with the Company.
On November 4, 2025, the Human Resources and Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors, approved an annualized base salary rate for Mr. Evans of $800,000, effective as of the Transition Date and during his term as Interim CEO, and a restricted stock unit award with a grant date fair value of $1,000,000 (the “Award”). Fifty percent of the Award will vest on the one-year anniversary of the grant date and the remaining fifty percent of the Award will vest on the two-year anniversary of the grant date, in each case, subject to Mr. Evans’ continued service with the Company. The grant date of the Award is expected to be the first trading day in the month of December 2025.
Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. | ||||
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Number | Exhibit Description | ||||
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SIGNATURES
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.
| Kemper Corporation | ||||||||||||||
| Date: | November 7, 2025 | /s/ Baird Allis | ||||||||||||
| Baird Allis | ||||||||||||||
| Assistant Secretary | ||||||||||||||