Paul H. McDonough - 10 Feb 2026 Form 4 Insider Report for CNO Financial Group, Inc. (CNO)

Role: Chief Financial Officer
Signature: Heidi M. Krings, Attorney-in-Fact
Issuer symbol: CNO
Transactions as of: 10 Feb 2026
Net transactions value: +$1,159,552
Form type: 4
Filing time: 12 Feb 2026, 17:18:26 UTC
Previous filing: 21 Nov 2025
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
McDonough Paul H.	Chief Financial Officer	C/O CNO FINANCIAL GROUP, INC., 11299 ILLINOIS STREET, SUITE 200, CARMEL	Heidi M. Krings, Attorney-in-Fact	12 Feb 2026	0001328599

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	CNO	Common Stock	Award	$1,821,402	+42,309	+22%	$43.05	237,776	10 Feb 2026	Direct	F1
transaction	CNO	Common Stock	Tax liability	$661,851	-15,374	-6.5%	$43.05	222,402	10 Feb 2026	Direct	F2
transaction	CNO	Restricted Stock Units	Award	$0	+25,600	+12%	$0.000000	248,002	10 Feb 2026	Direct	F3, F4

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Shares were acquired upon the vesting of performance share units for the 2023-2025 performance period, based on the issuer's (i) 2023 operating return on equity, (ii) 2023 operating earnings per share and (iii) three-year relative total shareholder return for 2023-2025.
F2	Shares were surrendered to the issuer to cover the required tax withholding on the vested performance share units.
F3	Restricted stock units convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis.
F4	The restricted stock units vest in three equal annual installments beginning March 25, 2027, subject to continued employment with the issuer or one of its subsidiaries.