Unum Group — Director's Dealing 2005

May 24, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: UNUMPROVIDENT CORP (UNM)
CIK: 0000005513
Period of Report: 2005-05-20

Reporting Person: COPELAND F DEAN (Sr EVP/Gen Counsl/Chief Admn)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2005-05-20	MICP Premium Shares Dividends	$	A	4	Acquired		Common Stock (4.00)	Direct
2005-05-20	MICP Purchased Shares Dividends	$	A	17	Acquired		Common Stock (17.00)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	145623.00	Direct
Common Stock	2410.00	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: This amount includes: restricted stock - 61,782 shares; and shares owned (direct) outside of any plan - 83,841 shares.

F2: Conversion is one for one.

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

F4: Not applicable.