Horace Mann Increases Quarterly Dividend by More Than 3%

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Horace Mann Educators Corporation (NYSE:HMN) today announced that its Board of Directors approved a 3.3% increase in the quarterly cash dividend to $0.31 per share. This represents an indicated annual dividend of $1.24 per share.

“Horace Mann is committed to driving long-term shareholder value creation,” said Marita Zuraitis, Horace Mann President and CEO. “This is the 13^th consecutive year the Board has increased the annual shareholder cash dividend. In addition, we continue to opportunistically repurchase shares, buying almost 40,000 shares in February at a total cost of approximately $1.5 million.

“We will continue to drive shareholder value through execution of our strategic initiatives. As previously disclosed, we expect 2021 core earnings per share in the range of $3.00 to $3.20,” added Zuraitis. “Our primary use of the capital we generate will continue to be to support business growth at returns that meet or exceed our return on equity targets.”

The quarterly dividend is payable on March 31, 2021, to shareholders of record as of March 17, 2021.

About Horace Mann

Horace Mann is the largest financial services company focused on providing America's educators and school employees with insurance and retirement solutions. Founded by Educators for Educators^® in 1945, the company is headquartered in Springfield, Ill. For more information, visit horacemann.com.

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