Unum Group — Director's Dealing 2005

Nov 22, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: UNUMPROVIDENT CORP (UNM)
CIK: 0000005513
Period of Report: 2005-11-18

Reporting Person: GOLDSBERRY RONALD E (Director)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2005-11-18	Unum Corp Deferred Comp Plan Dividend	$	A	26	Acquired		Common Stock (26.00)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	40560.00	Direct
Common Stock	6800.00	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: This amount includes: deferred share rights - 22,111 shares; and shares owned (direct) outside of any plan - 18,449 shares.

F2: Conversion is one for one.

F3: Exercisable at termination.

F4: Not applicable.