PR Newswire
CARMEL, Ind., May 10, 2017
CARMEL, Ind., May 10, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- CNO Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: CNO) announced that its board of directors has approved a 13% increase in its quarterly dividend. The board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.09 per share on the company's common shares, payable June 23, 2017, to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 9, 2017.
The company also announced today that its board of directors has approved an additional $300 million to repurchase the company's outstanding common stock. As of March 31, 2017, CNO had repurchased $43.0 million of common stock in 2017 and had remaining repurchase capacity under the buyback program of approximately $210 million. The repurchase program is intended to be implemented through purchases made from time to time in the open market, through private transactions or by a tender offer, in accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission requirements. The amount and timing of the repurchases (if any) will be based on business and market conditions and other factors.
In addition, CNO announced that at the company's annual meeting earlier today, its shareholders:
About CNO Financial Group
CNO Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: CNO) is a holding company. Our insurance subsidiaries – principally Bankers Life and Casualty Company, Colonial Penn Life Insurance Company and Washington National Insurance Company – primarily serve middle-income pre-retiree and retired Americans by helping them protect against financial adversity and provide for a more secure retirement. For more information, visit CNO online at www.CNOinc.com.
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SOURCE CNO Financial Group, Inc.
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