Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
CAPARROS ANN M
  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)
General Counsel & CCO
(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   4,071.496 A $ 0 (2) 4,086.092 (3) (4) D  
Common Stock (5) 03/06/2007   A   482.901 A $ 0 (2) 4,661.325 (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   7,924   08/08/1988(7) 03/06/2014 Common Stock 7,924 $ 0 (2) 7,924 D  
Phantom Stock Units $ 0 (8) 03/15/2007   A   2,346.543   08/08/1988(9) 08/08/1988(9) Common Stock 2,346.543 $ 20.25 2,346.543 D  
Phantom Stock Units $ 0 (8) 03/30/2007(10)   A   51.91 (10)   08/08/1988(9) 08/08/1988(9) Common Stock 51.91 (10) $ 20.55 51.91 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
CAPARROS ANN M
1 HORACE MANN PLAZA
SPRINGFIELD, IL 62715
      General Counsel & CCO  

Signatures

 Rhonda R. Armstead, Attorney in Fact for Ann M. Caparros   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 4,071.496 restricted stock units and 14.596 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 4,646.401 restricted stock units and 14.924 shares of Common Stock.
(7) The option began vesting in four equal annual installments on March 6, 2008.
(8) Each phantom stock unit is the economic equivalent of one share of Common Stock.
(9) 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.
(10) The transaction previously reported on April 3, 2007 is being amended to correct the number of phantom stock units acquired.

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