Unum Group — Director's Dealing 2004

May 25, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: UNUMPROVIDENT CORP (UNM)
CIK: 0000005513
Period of Report: 2004-05-21

Reporting Person: PUGH LAWRENCE R (Director)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-05-21	Unum Corp Deferred Comp Plan Dividend 2004/2Q	$0.00	A	63.94	Acquired		Common Stock (63.94)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	40448.00	Direct

Footnotes

F1: This amount includes: Dividend Reinvestment Plan - 448 shares; restricted stock - 20,000 shares; and shares owned (direct) outside of any plan - 20,000 shares.

F2: Conversion is one for one.

F3: Exercisable at termination.

F4: Not applicable.