Unum Group — Director's Dealing 2009

Sep 3, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: Unum Group (UNM)
CIK: 0000005513
Period of Report: 2009-09-01

Reporting Person: Ring Susan L (EVP, President & CEO, Unum UK)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-09-01	Common Stock	M	474.0	$13.719	Acquired	62522.0	Direct
2009-09-02	Common Stock	S	118.0	$20.77	Disposed	62404.0	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2009-09-01	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$13.719	M	474.0	Disposed	2010-02-25	Common Stock (474.0)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	445.0	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 29,393 restricted stock units, 4,546 shares of restricted stock, and 28,583 shares held outside any plan.

F3: Includes 29,393 restricted stock units, 4,546 shares of restricted stock, and 28,465 shares held outside any plan.

F4: The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

F5: The option became exercisable in three equal annual installments beginning on February 25, 2001.