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accession: "0000005513-26-000013"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "UNM"
cik: "0000005513"
company_name: "Unum Group"
filed_at: "2026-03-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T19:09:02.079183+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Unum Group adopts bylaw amendments: gender-neutral language, remote meeting clarifications, proxy access tweaks

## Summary
- Changed 'Chairman' to 'Chair' throughout; removed outdated technology references and uncertificated share formalities.
- Clarified that remote shareholder participants count as 'in person' for quorum and vote calculations.
- Added definition of 'business day' and 'close of business'; removed reference to SEC proxy rules under '34 Act.
- Amended director resignation language for contested elections; limited company's right to request nominee info to eligibility determination.
- Updated indemnification eligibility list and removed provisions on interested director transactions and lost certificates.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000005513-26-000013
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: UNM
- cik: 0000005513
- company_name: Unum Group
- filed_at: 2026-03-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/5513/000000551326000013/0000005513-26-000013-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/5513/000000551326000013/unm-20260304.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: f0a2e953830ce35c74ec2007f50b09a7cc53763b
  claim: Unum Group: Amended Bylaws to replace 'Chairman' with 'Chair', clarify remote shareholder participation, vote denominator, board authority over proposals, updated definitions, remove obsolete provisions, and update indemnification list (effective 2026-03-04).
  evidence_excerpt: On March 4, 2026, the Board of Directors of Unum Group (the “Company”) adopted amendments to the Company's Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/5513/000000551326000013/0000005513-26-000013-index.htm

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