## ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 

## Directors and Executive Officers 

## PART III 

The information required by this Item with respect to directors is included under the caption "Information About the Board of Directors," sub-caption "Director Nominees," in our definitive proxy statement for the 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and is incorporated herein by reference. 

The information required by this Item with respect to our executive officers is included under the caption "Information about our Executive Officers" contained herein in Item 1 and is incorporated herein by reference. 

## Corporate Governance 

Our internet website address is www.unum.com. We have adopted corporate governance guidelines, a code of conduct applicable to all of our directors, officers and employees, and charters for the audit, human capital, governance, risk and finance and regulatory compliance committees of our board of directors in accordance with the requirements of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). In addition, our board of directors has adopted a code of ethics applicable to our chief executive officer and certain senior financial officers in accordance with the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission. These documents are available free of charge on our website and in print at the request of any shareholder from the Office of the Corporate Secretary, Unum Group, 1 Fountain Square, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 37402, or by calling toll-free 1-800-718-8824. We will post on our website amendments to or waivers from any provision of our code of conduct and our code of ethics, as required by the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the listing standards of the NYSE. 

The information required by this Item with respect to compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act is included under the caption "Ownership of Company Securities," sub-caption "Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports," in our definitive proxy statement for the 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and is incorporated herein by reference. 

The information required by this Item with respect to a code of ethics for our chief executive officer and certain senior financial officers is included under the caption "Board and Committee Governance," sub-caption "Codes of Conduct and Ethics," in our definitive proxy statement for the 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and is incorporated herein by reference. 

The information required by this Item with respect to the audit committee and audit committee financial experts is included under the caption "Board and Committee Governance," sub-captions "Committees of the Board" , "Committee Responsibilities" and "Audit Committee," in our definitive proxy statement for the 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and is incorporated herein by reference. In addition, information relating to the procedures by which our shareholders may recommend nominees to our board of directors is included under the caption "Corporate Governance," sub-caption "Process for Selecting and Nominating Directors," in our definitive proxy statement for the 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and is incorporated herein by reference. 

## ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION 

The information required by this Item with respect to executive compensation and compensation committee matters is included under the caption "Information About the Board of Directors," sub-caption "Director Compensation," under the caption "Board and Committee Governance," sub-caption "Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation," and under the captions "Compensation Discussion and Analysis," "Compensation Committee Report," "Compensation Tables," and "Post-Employment Compensation" in our definitive proxy statement for the 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and is incorporated herein by reference. 

