Unum Group — Director's Dealing 2004

Feb 24, 2004

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: UNUMPROVIDENT CORP (UNM)
CIK: 0000005513
Period of Report: 2004-02-20

Reporting Person: BEST ROBERT O (Executive Vice President)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2004-02-20	MICP Premium Shares Dividends	$0.00	A	2.93	Acquired		Common Stock (2.93)	Direct
2004-02-20	MICP Purchased Shares Dividends	$0.00	A	6.83	Acquired		Common Stock (6.83)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	70261.00	Direct
Common Stock	3613.00	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Includes 19,962 shares of restricted stock; 4,461 shares in the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan; 193 shares in the Dividend Reinvestment Plan; and 45,645 shares owned outside of any plan.

F2: Conversion is one for one.

F3: Exercisable with the original grant to which the dividend relates.

F4: Not applicable.