Unum Group — Director's Dealing 2008

Feb 25, 2008

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: Unum Group (UNM)
CIK: 0000005513
Period of Report: 2008-02-21

Reporting Person: BEST ROBERT O (EVP, COO Unum US)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2008-02-21	Common Stock	A	24794	$23.74	Acquired	153526.00	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2008-02-21	2008 Stock Options	$27.34	A	33507	Acquired	2016-02-21	Common Stock (33507.00)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	3800.00	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: All Restricted Stock Units

F2: Includes 42,411 shares of restricted stock; 4,678 shares in the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan; 193 shares in the Dividend Reinvestment Plan; 25,105 restricted stock units; and 81,139 shares owned outside of any plan.

F3: Conversion is one for one.

F4: All stock options on common stock of the company.

F5: 1/3 may be exercised beginning on each of the following dates 2/21/09; 2/21/10; and 2/21/11.