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): January 24, 2007
UNUMPROVIDENT CORPORATION
(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 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
UnumProvident Corporation announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement for the sale of its wholly-owned subsidiary, GENEX Services, Inc., a leading workers compensation and medical cost containment services provider, to Trident IV, L.P., a fund managed by Stone Point Capital LLC, a global private equity firm based in Greenwich, Conn.
A copy of the press release announcing the transaction is attached hereto 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 | Press release of UnumProvident Corporation dated January 24, 2007, announcing entry into agreement for sale of GENEX Services, Inc. |
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information included or incorporated in this Item 7.01 and “Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits,” including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall such information and exhibit be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be set forth by specific reference in such filing.
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.
| UnumProvident Corporation | ||||
| (Registrant) | ||||
| Date: January 25, 2007 | By: | /s/ Susan N. Roth | ||
| Name: | Susan N. Roth | |||
| Title: | Vice President, Corporate Secretary & | |||
| Assistant General Counsel | ||||
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT
| 99.1 | Press release of UnumProvident Corporation dated January 24, 2007, announcing entry into agreement for sale of GENEX Services, Inc. |