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: GOLDSBERRY RONALD E (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	41.28	Acquired		Common Stock (41.28)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	34514.00	Direct
Common Stock	6800.00	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: This amount includes: deferred share rights - 19,767 shares; and shares owned (direct) outside of any plan - 14,747 shares.

F2: Conversion is one for one.

F3: Exercisable at termination.

F4: Not applicable.