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: May 620, 2026

HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	1-10890	37-0911756
(State of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1 Horace Mann Plaza, Springfield, Illinois 62715‑0001

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 217‑789‑2500

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:


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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol

Name of each exchange
on which registered

Common Stock, $0.001 par value

HMN

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

~~Forward-looking~~Item ~~Information~~5.07: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

~~Statements included in the accompanying news release that state~~ Horace Mann Educators Corporation’s ~~(Company)~~Annual orMeeting ~~its management’s intentions, hopes, beliefs, expectations or predictions~~ of ~~future~~Shareholders ~~events~~was orheld ~~the~~on ~~Company’s~~May ~~future~~20, ~~financial~~2026 ~~performance~~(Annual ~~are~~Meeting). ~~forward-looking~~On ~~within~~ the ~~meaning~~record ofdate ~~the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act~~ of ~~1995~~March ~~and~~24, ~~are subject to known and unknown risks~~2026, ~~uncertainties~~there ~~and~~were ~~other factors. The Company is not under any obligation to (and expressly disclaims any such obligation to) update or revise any forward-looking statements~~40,381,172 ~~whether~~shares ~~as a result~~ of ~~new~~Horace ~~information,~~Mann ~~future~~Educators ~~events or otherwise. It is important to note that the Company’~~Corporation's ~~actual~~common ~~results~~stock ~~could~~issued ~~differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements. Please refer to the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K~~ and ~~Quarterly~~outstanding ~~Report on Form 10-Q~~ and ~~the~~entitled ~~Company’s~~to ~~past~~be ~~and~~voted ~~future~~at ~~filings and reports filed with~~ the ~~Securities~~Annual ~~and~~Meeting. ~~Exchange~~The ~~Commission~~final ~~for~~results ~~information~~of ~~concerning~~ the ~~important~~matters ~~factors~~submitted ~~that~~to ~~could~~a ~~cause~~vote ~~actual~~of ~~results~~security toholders ~~differ~~are ~~materially~~shown ~~from those~~ in ~~forward-looking~~the ~~statements~~table below.

Item 2.02: Results of Operations and Financial Condition


	Votes	Votes		Broker
Proposal No. 1 -	For	Against	Abstentions	Non-Votes
Election of 9 Directors:
Thomas A. Bradley	37,971,191	13,597	5,219	1,017,149
Victor P. Fetter	37,970,972	13,615	5,420	1,017,149
Perry G. Hines	37,943,145	20,778	26,084	1,017,149
Mark E. Konen	37,880,315	104,473	5,219	1,017,149
Beverley J. McClure	36,862,539	1,107,516	19,952	1,017,149
H. Wade Reece	37,639,262	345,326	5,419	1,017,149
Aaliyah A. Samuel, EdD	37,971,312	13,747	4,948	1,017,149
Elaine A. Sarsynski	37,972,513	12,373	5,121	1,017,149
Marita Zuraitis	37,971,689	13,311	5,007	1,017,149

	Votes	Votes		Broker
Proposal No. 2 -	For	Against	Abstentions	Non-Votes
Advisory Resolution to Approve Named Executive Officers' Compensation	37,587,826	391,193	10,988	1,017,149


	Votes	Votes		Broker
Proposal No. 3 -	For	Against	Abstentions	Non-Votes
Ratification of KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as the Company’s auditors for the year ending December 31, 2026	37,897,695	1,103,773	5,688	Not Applicable

On May 6, 2026, the Company issued a news release reporting its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2026. A copy of the news release is attached as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The Company’s Investor Supplement and Investor Presentation will also be posted on the investors page of its website, investors.horacemann.com.

Item 9.01: Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1 Glossary of Selected Terms.

Exhibit 99.2 News release dated May 6, 2026 reporting financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2026.

Exhibit 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL)

SIGNATURE

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.

HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORPORATION By: /s/ ~~Ryan~~Donald EM. ~~Greenier~~Carley Name: ~~Ryan~~Donald EM. ~~Greenier~~Carley Title: Executive Vice President, ~~and~~General ~~Chief~~Counsel ~~Financial~~and ~~Officer~~Corporate Secretary

Date: May 6 21, 2026

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