Unum Group — Director's Dealing 2005

Feb 9, 2005

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: UNUMPROVIDENT CORP (UNM)
CIK: 0000005513
Period of Report: 2005-02-08

Reporting Person: WATJEN THOMAS R (Director, President and CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-02-08	Common Stock	F	8871	$17.18	Disposed	476965.00	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	10285.00	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Restricted stock (33,333 shares) vested, and 8,871 shares of common stock were withheld in payment of taxes due on vesting.

F2: This amount includes: Employee Stock Purchase Plan - 310 shares; restricted stock - 144,295 shares; and shares owned (direct) outside of any plan - 332,360 shares.