Unum Group — Director's Dealing 2005

May 16, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: UNUMPROVIDENT CORP (UNM)
CIK: 0000005513
Period of Report: 2005-05-12

Reporting Person: GOLDSBERRY RONALD E (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-05-12	Common Stock	A	4632	$17.27	Acquired	39421.00	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	6800.00	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: This amount includes: deferred share rights - 20,972shares; and shares owned (direct) outside of any plan - 18,449 shares.