SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

GREVING ROBERT C

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

1 FOUNTAIN SQUARE

(Street)

CHATTANOOGA

37402

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Unum Group [ UNM ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	EVP, CFO & Chief Actuary

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/24/2009

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	02/24/2009		F		2,500⁽¹⁾	D	$11.37	108,165⁽²⁾	D
Common Stock	02/24/2009		A		34,409⁽³⁾	A	$11.37	108,165⁽⁴⁾	D
Common								196	I	401(k)
Common								8,198	I	Spouse

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Employee Stock Options (right to buy)	$0.0⁽⁵⁾	02/24/2009		A		29,306⁽⁶⁾		⁽⁷⁾	02/24/2017⁽⁸⁾	Common Stock	29,306	$11.37	97,436	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. All are restricted stock units withheld to pay taxes on the vesting of 8,217 restricted stock units.

2. The total amount of securities shown as beneficially owned (column 5) on this late filing takes into account the transactions reported on a subsequent Form 4 timely filed on February 27, 2009, and include 50,844 restricted stock units, 8,834 shares of restricted stock, 5,962 shares held in the company ESPP, and 42,525 shares held outside any plan. [Had this Form 4 been timely filed (i.e., on February 26, 2009), the amount shown in column five would have been 77,344 (comprised of 16,435 restricted stock units, 21,540 shares of restricted stock, 5,962 shares held in the company ESPP, and 33,407 shares held outside any plan).]

3. All are restricted stock units.

4. The total amount of securities shown as beneficially owned (column 5) on this late filing takes into account the transactions reported on a subsequent Form 4 timely filed on February 27, 2009, and include 50,844 restricted stock units, 8,834 shares of restricted stock, 5,962 shares held in the company ESPP, and 42,525 shares held outside any plan. [Had this Form 4 been timely filed (i.e., on February 26, 2009), the amount shown in column five would have been 111,753 (comprised of 50,844 restricted stock units, 21,540 shares of restricted stock, 5,962 shares held in the company ESPP, and 33,407 shares held outside any plan).]

5. Conversion is one for one.

6. All are stock options on common stock of the company.

7. 1/3 may be exercised beginning on each of the following years: 2/24/2010, 2/24/2011, and 2/24/2012.

8. Expires 2/24/2017

Remarks:

	Greving, Robert, Carl	02/25/2009
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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