Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On October 28, 2009, the Board of Directors of StanCorp Financial Group, Inc., upon the recommendation of its Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee, increased the size of the Board and appointed George J. Puentes and Duane C. McDougall to the Board of Directors of StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. Mr. Puentes' appointment is effective November 1, 2009, and Mr. McDougall's appointment is effective December 1, 2009. Messrs. Puentes and McDougall are expected to be appointed to committees in November 2009, and will receive compensation for their services in accordance with the Company's non-employee director compensation program described in the Company's March 25, 2009 proxy statement.

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and filed herewith.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1 StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. press release dated October 30, 2009

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