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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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  HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORPORATION         Meeting Type: Annual Meeting        
     

  For holders as of: March 26, 2019

 

     
        Date: May 22, 2019        Time: 9:00 AM CDT      
       

 

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HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORPORATION

1 HORACE MANN PLAZA

SPRINGFIELD, IL 62715-0001

     

 

                    Springfield, IIIinois

 

     
       

 

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                 Voting items                        
 

The Board of Directors recommends you vote

FOR the following:

 

 

1.

 

 

Election of Directors

   
    Nominees    
  1a   Mark S. Casady   3   Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as the company’s auditors for the year ending December 31, 2019.
 

 

 

1b

  Daniel A. Domenech   NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.
 

 

1c

 

 

Stephen J. Hasenmiller

   
 

 

1d

 

 

Perry G. Hines

   
 

 

1e

 

 

Mark E. Konen

   
 

 

1f

 

 

Beverley J. McClure

   
 

 

1g

 

 

H. Wade Reece

   

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1h

 

 

 

Robert Stricker

 

   
 

 

1i

 

 

 

Steven O. Swyers

 

   
 

 

1j

 

 

 

Marita Zuraitis

 

   
 

 

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 2 and 3.

   
 

 

2

 

 

Approval of the advisory resolution to approve Named Executive Officers’ compensation.

   
       
       
       
       
       
       
       


 

 

             
             
             
             
             
             
             
                             

 

           

 

 

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