Sec Form 4 Filing - McDonough Paul H. @ CNO Financial Group, Inc. - 2020-11-20

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person McDonough Paul H. 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CNO Financial Group, Inc. [ CNO] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Financial Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O CNO FINANCIAL GROUP, INC., 11825 NORTH PENNSYLVANIA STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 11/20/2020 (Street) CARMEL, IN46032 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 06/24/2020 L 94.077 ( 1 ) A $ 14.998 45,296.077 D Common Stock 11/20/2020 S 10,000 ( 2 ) D $ 20.85 ( 3 ) 35,296.077 D Common Stock 11/20/2020 P 10,000 ( 2 ) A $ 20.8517 ( 4 ) ( 5 ) 45,296.077 D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other McDonough Paul H. C/O CNO FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. 11825 NORTH PENNSYLVANIA STREET CARMEL, IN46032 Chief Financial Officer Signatures Rachel J. Spehler, Attorney-in-Fact 11/24/2020 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Acquired pursuant to dividend reinvestment in a brokerage account. ( 2 )A sale and purchase of an equal number of shares was made to transfer shares between accounts of the reporting person. ( 3 )The reporting person has disgorged to CNO Financial Group, Inc. $550.54, representing the profit realized for purposes of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, net of broker sales commissions in connection with the acquisition of shares of CNO common stock through dividend reinvestment on June 24, 2020 and the sale of shares of CNO common stock on November 20, 2020. ( 4 )Purchases at prices ranging from $20.80 per share to $20.86 per share. The reporting person will provide full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price upon request by the SEC staff, the issuer or any security holder of the issuer. ( 5 )The reporting person has disgorged to CNO Financial Group, Inc. $58.50, representing the profit realized for purposes of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, net of broker sales commissions in connection with the sale of shares of CNO common stock on November 20, 2020 and the purchase of applicable shares of CNO common stock on November 20, 2020.

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