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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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 * Joyner Robert B   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HORACE MANN EDUCATORS CORP /DE/ [HMN] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Senior Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) 1 HORACE MANN PLAZA 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/08/2006 (Street) SPRINGFIELD, IL 62715 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 04/03/2007 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 (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 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 (1) 03/08/2006   A   6,799.398 A $ 0 (2) 7,679.398 (3) (4) D   Common Stock (5) 03/06/2007   A   806.445 A $ 0 (2) 8,639.49 (3) (6) D

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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 (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

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 (Month/Day/Year)

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

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 20.23

03/06/2007

A

12,448

08/08/1988(7)(8)

03/06/2014(8)

Common Stock

12,448

$ 0 (2)

12,448

D

Phantom Stock Units

$ 0 (9)

03/15/2007

A

3,910.905

08/08/1988(10)

08/08/1988(10)

Common Stock

3,910.905

$ 20.25

3,910.905

D

Phantom Stock Units

$ 0 (9)

03/30/2007(11)

A

47.841 (11)

08/08/1988(10)

08/08/1988(10)

Common Stock

47.841 (11)

$ 20.55

47.841

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Joyner Robert B 1 HORACE MANN PLAZA SPRINGFIELD, IL 62715			Senior Vice President

Signatures

Rhonda R. Armstead, Attorney in Fact for Robert B. Joyner		04/09/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The acquisition of Common Stock reported hereby is in the form of restricted stock units which will vest in full on December 31, 2008.
(2)	Granted as compensation for services.
(3)	The number of securities reported represents the number of securities owned immediately following the reported transaction.
(4)	Represents 6,799.398 restricted stock units and 880 shares of Common Stock.
(5)	The acquisition of Common Stock reported hereby is in the form of restricted stock units which will vest in full on December 31, 2009.
(6)	Represents 7,759.490 restricted stock units and 880 shares of Common Stock.
(7)	The option began vesting in four equal annual installments on March 6, 2008.
(8)	Mr. Joyner retired effective December 31, 2007. Upon his retirement, the option became fully vested and the expiration date was accelerated to December 31, 2009.
(9)	Each phantom stock unit is the economic equivalent of one share of Common Stock.
(10)	The phantom stock units are estimated based on the market price of Horace Mann Educators Corporation Common Stock and are acquired under the Horace Mann Educators Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan for employees which are to be settled 100% in cash on the earlier of the reporting person's retirement date, termination date or a date specified by the reporting person.
(11)	The transaction previously reported on April 3, 2007 is being amended to correct the number of phantom stock units acquired.

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