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0001577358
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000850141
HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CP
001-10890
1 Horace Mann Plaza
Springfield
IL
62715
2177885710
KENNETH A MCCLURE & BEVERLEY MCCLURE
Director
COMMON
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
38th Fl.
New York
NY
10004
590
19175.00
40835262
11/20/2023
NYSE
Common
06/01/2021
Restricted Stock Units
Issuer
N
590
06/01/2021
N/A
N
10b5-1 Sales Plan for KENNETH A MCCLURE & BEVERLEY MCCLURE
1 Horace Mann Plaza
Springfield
IL
62715
Common
08/21/2023
590
16773.70
11/20/2023
03/31/2023
/s/ Beverley McClure