CNO Financial Group Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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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 (Date of earliest event reported): May 9, 2024
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||||
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(317 ) 817-6100
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. | ||||
On May 9, 2024, CNO Financial Group, Inc. (the "Company") held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders at which the Company’s shareholders voted on the four proposals below, as further described in the Company's definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 27, 2024 (the "Proxy Statement"). Voting results for each proposal are set forth below.
| Proposal 1: | The eight nominees to serve as directors of the Company were elected, each for a one-year term expiring at the Company’s 2025 annual meeting of shareholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified. Voting results were as follows: | ||||
| Name | For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gary C. Bhojwani | 96,973,795 | 529,535 | 195,415 | 3,348,762 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Archie M. Brown | 94,514,441 | 2,990,296 | 194,008 | 3,348,762 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| David B. Foss | 81,061,820 | 16,442,909 | 194,016 | 3,348,762 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mary R. (Nina) Henderson | 94,426,098 | 3,077,945 | 194,702 | 3,348,762 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adrianne B. Lee | 95,212,864 | 2,291,934 | 193,947 | 3,348,762 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Daniel R. Maurer | 94,198,799 | 3,306,000 | 193,946 | 3,348,762 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chetlur S. Ragavan | 97,355,352 | 150,066 | 193,327 | 3,348,762 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steven E. Shebik | 97,376,533 | 128,305 | 193,907 | 3,348,762 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Proposal 2: | The proposal to approve, by non-binding advisory vote, the executive compensation of the Company’s named executive officers disclosed in the Proxy Statement was approved. Voting results were as follows: | ||||
| For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 91,226,994 | 5,996,916 | 474,835 | 3,348,762 | |||||||||||||||||
| Proposal 3: | The proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2024 was approved. Voting results were as follows: | ||||
| For | Against | Abstentions | ||||||||||||
| 96,521,245 | 4,281,960 | 244,302 | ||||||||||||
| Proposal 4: | The proposal to approve the adoption of the Amended and Restated Section 382 Shareholder Rights Plan was approved. Voting results were as follows: | ||||
| For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 88,053,358 | 9,470,690 | 174,697 | 3,348,762 | |||||||||||||||||
| Item 9.01(d). | Financial Statements and Exhibits. | ||||
The following materials are furnished as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K:
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | ||||
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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.
| CNO Financial Group, Inc. | |||||||||||
| Date: May 9, 2024 | |||||||||||
| By: | /s/ Michellen A. Wildin | ||||||||||
| Michellen A. Wildin | |||||||||||
Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer | |||||||||||
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