Unum Group — Director's Dealing 2006

Jan 3, 2006

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: UNUMPROVIDENT CORP (UNM)
CIK: 0000005513
Period of Report: 2005-12-30

Reporting Person: BEST ROBERT O (Executive Vice President)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2005-12-30	Common Stock	M	29200	$21.06	Acquired	119749.00	Direct
2005-12-30	Common Stock	S	29200	$22.76	Disposed	90549.00	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2005-12-30	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$21.06	M	29200	Disposed	2006-01-03	Common Stock (29200.00)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	3704.00	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: The transactions reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person.

F2: Includes 38,112 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.