StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. ("StanCorp") ( SFG) has elected Mary
F. Sammons to its Board of Directors.
Sammons has been Chief Executive Officer of Rite Aid Corporation since
2003 and has served as Chairman of the Rite Aid Board of Directors since
June, 2007. Prior to joining Rite Aid as President and Chief Operating
Officer in 1999, she served as President and Chief Executive Officer of
Fred Meyer Stores, Inc., which was purchased by The Kroger Company.
Sammons is a member of the Executive Committee of the National
Association of Chain Drug Stores, the chain drugstore industry's trade
association, and President of the Rite Aid Foundation.
About StanCorp Financial Group, Inc.
StanCorp Financial Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries marketed as The
Standard — Standard Insurance Company, The Standard Life Insurance
Company of New York, Standard Retirement Services, StanCorp Mortgage
Investors, StanCorp Investment Advisers, StanCorp Equities, StanCorp
Real Estate, and StanCorp Trust Company — is a leading provider of
financial products and services. StanCorp's subsidiaries serve
approximately 8.4 million customers nationwide as of September 30, 2008,
with group and individual disability insurance, group life, AD&D and
dental insurance, retirement plans products and services, individual
annuities and investment advice. For more information about StanCorp
Financial Group, Inc., visit its website at www.stancorpfinancial.com.
Disclosure
Information in this news release includes certain statements related to
projected growth and/or future events. These statements are
“forward-looking” statements as that term is defined in the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Because such statements are
subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results in future periods may
differ materially from those expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. See StanCorp’s latest Annual Report on form
10-K and most recent Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission for a description of the types of uncertainties and risks
that may affect actual results.
