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Parker shifts from Lead Director back to Director.","Shareholders approved Amended 2023 Omnibus Plan, increasing authorized shares by 800,000.","All 10 director nominees and other proposals approved at annual meeting."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000860748-24-000142","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000860748-24-000142.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000860748-24-000142.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000860748-24-000142.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/860748/000086074824000142/0000860748-24-000142-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/860748/000086074824000142/kmpr-20240501.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-03T01:19:55.652158+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"490fdaa62165eeb40b77db7fe45d526c78f3cfaf","claim":"KEMPER Corp shareholders approved Advisory vote to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2024 at the 2024-05-01 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 4: Advisory vote to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2024. A majority of shareholders voted, on an advisory basis, to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2024. Vote results were as follows: For Against Abstain 58,764,660 1,183,292 63,530","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/860748/000086074824000142/0000860748-24-000142-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2024-05-01"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"6b377e11c47ebdcfe85af5586b5aa7b597313ada","claim":"KEMPER Corp shareholders approved Vote to approve the Company’s Amended and Restated 2023 Omnibus Plan at the 2024-05-01 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 3: V ote to approve the Company’s Amended and Restated 2023 Omnibus Plan. A majority of shareholders voted in favor of the Company’s Amended and Restated 2023 Omnibus Plan. Vote results were as follows: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 52,197,963 1,985,175 104,036 5,724,308","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/860748/000086074824000142/0000860748-24-000142-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"equity plan"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2024-05-01"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"879629b1ddd34aecde35353946ef105de201c893","claim":"KEMPER Corp shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2024-05-01 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 1: Election of Directors. Shareholders elected each of the ten (10) nominees named in the Proxy Statement for director. Vote results were as follows: Nominees For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes Teresa A. Canida 53,590,988 664,389 31,797 5,724,308 George N. Cochran 53,316,858 488,905 481,411 5,724,308 Jason N. Gorevic 53,281,469 954,137 51,568 5,724,308 Lacy M. Johnson 53,037,444 772,679 477,051 5,724,308 Joseph P. Lacher, Jr. 51,848,336 1,558,587 880,251 5,724,308 Gerald Laderman 53,852,542 384,467 50,165 5,724,308 Suzet M. McKinney 53,887,746 348,932 50,496 5,724,308 Alberto J. Paracchini 53,958,793 290,396 37,985 5,724,308 Stuart B. Parker 52,827,564 1,407,436 52,174 5,724,308 Susan D. Whiting 52,957,090 1,296,799 33,285 5,724,308","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/860748/000086074824000142/0000860748-24-000142-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"director election"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2024-05-01"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"8e1c28c77adfc0159d928710dcfb3b1e758b79de","claim":"KEMPER Corp shareholders approved Advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers at the 2024-05-01 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 2: Advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers. A majority of shareholders voted, on an advisory basis, to approve the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers. Vote results were as follows: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 49,933,483 4,243,098 110,593 5,724,308","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/860748/000086074824000142/0000860748-24-000142-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2024-05-01"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}