Unum Group — Director's Dealing 2006

Feb 28, 2006

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: UNUMPROVIDENT CORP (UNM)
CIK: 0000005513
Period of Report: 2006-02-24

Reporting Person: BEST ROBERT O (EVP Service Operations)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2006-02-24	Common Stock	A	22656	—	Acquired	113205.00	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	3724.00	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Grant of restricted stock which vests in three equal installments on 2/24/07, 2/24/08, and 2/24/09.

F2: Includes 60,768 shares of restricted stock; 4,623 shares in the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan; 193 shares in the Dividend Reinvestment Plan; and 47,621 shares owned outside of any plan.