UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 29, 2005
CONSECO, INC.
 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

   Delaware                               001-31792               75-3108137
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(State or other                          (Commission          (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of                          File Number)        Identification No.)
organization)

11825 North Pennsylvania Street
        Carmel, Indiana                                             46032
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(Address of principal executive offices)                          (Zip Code)	

(317) 817-6100
 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
 (Former name or former address,
if changed since last report)
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On August 29, 2005, Conseco, Inc. (the "Company") announced that at its annual shareholder meeting, its shareholders re-elected all eight directors to serve terms expiring at next year's annual meeting; approved both of the incentive plans submitted for approval; and ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2005. A copy of the Company's press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Press release of Conseco, Inc. issued August 29, 2005.
 
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
CONSECO, INC.
August 29, 2005

By:  /s/ John R. Kline
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     John R. Kline
       Senior Vice President and
       Chief Accounting Officer	

Exhibit 99.1
news
For Release Immediate
Contacts (News Media) Tony Zehnder, EVP, Corporate Communications 312.396.7086
(Investors) Lowell Short, SVP, Finance 317.817.2893
Conseco Shareholders Re-Elect Eight Directors, Approve Performance Incentive Plans, Ratify Auditors
Carmel, Ind., August 29, 2005 - Shareholders of Conseco, Inc. (NYSE: CNO) at the company's annual meeting today:
o Re-elected all eight directors to serve terms expiring at next year's annual meeting;
o Approved both of the incentive plans submitted for approval; and
o Ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2005.
The newly re-elected directors are:
o R. Glenn Hilliard, 62, Conseco's executive chairman, former chairman, chief executive officer and member of the executive committee for ING Americas, and a director since September 2003;
o William S. Kirsch, 48, Conseco's president and chief executive officer, and a director since August 2004;
o Debra J. Perry, 54, former senior managing director of Moody's Investors Service, and a director since June 2004;
o Philip R. Roberts, 63, principal of Roberts Ventures LLC (consultant for investment management firms), former chief investment officer of trust business for Mellon Financial Corporation, and a director since September 2003;
o Neal C. Schneider, 61, chairman of PMA Capital Corporation, former partner in charge of the Worldwide Insurance Industry Practice and the North American Financial Service Practice at Arthur Andersen & Co., and a director since September 2003;
o Michael S. Shannon, 47, president and chief executive officer of KSL Resorts (manager of golf courses and destination resorts), and a director since September 2003;
o Michael T. Tokarz, 55, chairman of investment company MVC Capital, Inc., managing member of Tokarz Group (investments), former general partner with Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., and a director since September 2003; and
o John G. Turner, 65, chairman of Hillcrest Capital Partners (private equity investment firm), former vice chairman and member of the executive committee for ING Americas, former chairman and CEO of ReliaStar Financial Corp., and a director since September 2003.
Conseco, Inc.'s insurance companies help protect working American families and seniors from financial adversity: Medicare supplement, long-term care, cancer, heart/stroke and accident policies protect people against major unplanned expenses; annuities and life insurance products help people plan for their financial futures.
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