Unum Group — Director's Dealing 2011

Dec 13, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: Unum Group (UNM)
CIK: 0000005513
Period of Report: 2011-12-09

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-12-09	Common Stock	M	113872	$18.00	Acquired	992426	Direct
2011-12-09	Common Stock	S	113872	$21.4444	Disposed	878554	Direct
2011-12-09	Common Stock	M	198358	$21.00	Acquired	1076912	Direct
2011-12-09	Common Stock	S	198358	$21.5216	Disposed	878554	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2011-12-09	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$18.00	M	113872	Disposed	2011-12-12	Common Stock (113872)	Direct
2011-12-09	Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$21.00	M	198358	Disposed	2011-12-12	Common Stock (198358)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	12900.7765	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 on August 22, 2011.

F2: Includes 251,015 restricted stock units, which may be settled, on a 1-for-1 basis, only in shares of common stock ("stock-settled RSUs"), and 741,410 shares of common stock. Fractional amounts have been rounded to the nearest whole number.

F3: Beneficial ownership amount accounts for the exempt acquisitions of an aggregate of 3,268.762 stock-settled RSUs pursuant to the reinvestment of dividends since the date of the reporting person's prior Form 4.

F4: Reflects weighted average price for multiple sale transactions ranging in price from $21.40 per share to $21.61 per share, inclusive.

F5: The reporting person undertakes to provide to the issuer, any security holder of the issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnotes (4) or (8) to this Form 4.

F6: Includes 251,015 stock-settled RSUs and 627,538 shares of common stock. Fractional amounts have been rounded to the nearest whole number.

F7: Includes 251,015 stock-settled RSUs and 825,896 shares of common stock. Fractional amounts have been rounded to the nearest whole number.

F8: Reflects weighted average price for multiple sale transactions ranging in price from $21.39 per share to $21.62 per share, inclusive.