8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 1, 2012
UNUM GROUP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware	001-11294	62-1598430
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1 Fountain Square

Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402

(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)

(423) 294-1011

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On May 1, 2012, Unum Group (“Unum Group” or the “Company”), a Delaware corporation, announced that its Board of Directors authorized an increase of 23.8 percent in the quarterly dividend paid on its common stock. The new quarterly dividend rate of $0.13 per common share will be effective with the dividend expected to be paid in the third quarter of 2012. A copy of a news release concerning the dividend increase is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.	The following exhibit is filed with this report:
99.1	News release of Unum Group dated May 1, 2012, concerning dividend increase.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	Unum Group
	(Registrant)
Date: May 1, 2012	By:	/s/ Susan N. Roth
		Name:	Susan N. Roth
		Title:	Vice President, Transactions, SEC
			and Corporate Secretary

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	News release of Unum Group dated May 1, 2012, concerning dividend increase.

EX-99.1

	Exhibit 99.1
	1 Fountain Square
	Chattanooga, TN 37402
	www.unum.com

	FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
news	Contacts
	INVESTORS	Tom White	423 294 8996
		Rob Lockerman	423 294 7498
	MEDIA	Jim Sabourin	423 294 6300
			866 759 8686

Unum Group's Board of Directors Votes to Increase Common Stock Dividend

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.(May 1, 2012) - Unum Group (NYSE: UNM) announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized an increase of 23.8 percent in the quarterly dividend paid on its common stock. The new quarterly dividend rate of 13 cents per common share will be effective with the dividend expected to be paid in the third quarter of 2012.

“Our businesses continue to generate solid cash flow which we regularly return to our shareholders through dividends and our share repurchase program. Today's increase represents the fourth consecutive year we have raised our dividend,” said Thomas R. Watjen, president and chief executive officer. “Since year-end 2007, we have increased our dividend by 73 percent while repurchasing over 20 percent of our outstanding shares.”

This marks the fourth consecutive year in which Unum has raised its quarterly dividend. Since year-end 2007, the Company has increased its dividend by a cumulative 73.3 percent. At the end of the first quarter of 2012, Unum had also completed approximately $1.85 billion of share repurchases since year-end 2007, reducing its share count by 20.8 percent.

ABOUT UNUM GROUP

Unum (www.unum.com) is one of the leading providers of employee benefits products and services and the largest provider of disability insurance products in the United States and the United Kingdom.