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EX-3.2 - BYLAWS - CNO Financial Group, Inc.exhibit32.htm
EX-3.1 - CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION - CNO Financial Group, Inc.exhibit31.htm
EX-4.1 - FORM OF STOCK CERTIFICATE - CNO Financial Group, Inc.exhibit41.htm
EX-99.1 - PRESS RELEASE - CNO Financial Group, Inc.exhibit991.htm




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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 11, 2010



CNO Financial Group, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
 
Delaware
001-31792
75-3108137
(State or Other
 Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
 Identification No.)
11825 North Pennsylvania Street
Carmel, Indiana  46032
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
 
(317) 817-6100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
Conseco, Inc.
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since
 Last Report)
 
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:

o
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
   
o
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
   
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
   
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))







 
 
 
 

 
 



Item 5.03.
Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On May 11, 2010, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of CNO Financial Group, Inc. (the “Company”) amended the Company’s Bylaws to reflect the change of the Company’s name, which was approved by shareholders at the Company’s annual meeting on May 11, 2010 (the "Annual Meeting") and became effective on May 11, 2010.  The Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company are filed herewith as Exhibit 3.2.

At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders approved amendments (the “Charter Amendments”) to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to (i) change the Company’s name to “CNO Financial Group, Inc.” and (ii) to add a new ARTICLE FIFTEEN to preserve the value of the Company’s net operating losses.  Information regarding the Charter Amendments is set forth in the Company’s proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on April 14, 2010, and the Amendment thereto filed with the SEC on April 27, 2010, which descriptions are incorporated herein by reference.  The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company is filed herewith as Exhibit 3.1.

Item 5.07.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At the Annual Meeting on May 11, 2010, the Company’s shareholders elected 10 directors to serve terms expiring at next year’s annual meeting.  The results of the voting were as follows:

Name
 
For
   
Against
   
Abstain
   
Broker Non-Votes
 
R. Glenn Hilliard
    159,807,240       23,568,907       98,184       31,137,242  
Donna A. James
    164,066,124       19,301,040       107,167       31,137,242  
R. Keith Long
    179,381,047       4,004,885       88,399       31,137,242  
Charles W. Murphy
    180,719,756       2,660,923       93,652       31,137,242  
Debra J. Perry
    163,777,486       19,590,229       106,616       31,137,242  
C. James Prieur
    180,662,757       2,702,670       108,904       31,137,242  
Neal C. Schneider
    128,529,087       54,850,679       94,565       31,137,242  
Michael T. Tokarz
    153,175,166       30,202,893       96,272       31,137,242  
John G. Turner
    128,302,838       55,076,564       94,929       31,137,242  
David K. Zwiener
    180,559,663       2,817,014       97,654       31,137,242  

Proposal 2:
Approval of Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to Change Company Name.

For
   
Against
   
Abstain
 
  214,219,016       227,380       165,177  

Proposal 3:
Approval of Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to Preserve Value of Net Operating Losses.

For
   
Against
   
Abstain
   
Broker Non-Votes
 
  172,154,557       11,195,725       124,049       31,137,242  

Proposal 4:
Approval of the Company’s 2010 Pay for Performance Incentive Plan.

For
   
Against
   
Abstain
   
Broker Non-Votes
 
  180,290,909       3,028,691       154,731       31,137,242  

Proposal 5:
Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2010.

For
   
Against
   
Abstain
 
  209,621,481       4,823,065       167,027  

Item 8.01.
Other Events.

On May 11, 2010, the Company issued a press release to announce results from its Annual Meeting.  Our shareholders:  approved an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, changing the Company’s name to CNO Financial Group, Inc.; elected 10 directors (R. Glenn Hilliard, Donna A. James, R. Keith Long, Charles W. Murphy, Debra J. Perry, C. James Prieur, Neal C. Schneider, Michael T. Tokarz, John G. Turner and David K. Zwiener) to serve terms expiring at next year’s annual meeting; approved an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to preserve the value of net operating losses; approved the Company’s 2010 Pay for Performance Incentive Plan; and ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010.  A copy of the Company’s press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.


Item 9.01(d).
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

3.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of CNO Financial Group, Inc.

3.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of CNO Financial Group, Inc.

4.1
Form of Stock Certificate of CNO Financial Group, Inc.
 
99.1
Press release of CNO Financial Group, Inc. dated May 11, 2010.






 
 
 
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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 12, 2010
 
 
 
By:
 
 
/s/ John R. Kline
     
John R. Kline
     
Senior Vice President and
Chief Accounting Officer
     






 

 
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