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):		April 30, 2008

UNUM GROUP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware		1-11294		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.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 2.02

Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On April 30, 2008, Unum Group (“Unum Group” or the “Company”), a Delaware corporation, issued a press release reporting its results for the first quarter of 2008, a copy of which is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

Also on April 30, 2008, Unum Group posted on its website at www.unum.com the Statistical Supplement relating to its financial results for the first quarter of 2008. A copy of the Statistical Supplement is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated herein by reference.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information included or incorporated in this Item 2.02, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall such information and exhibits be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)	Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed or furnished with this Report:

 

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: April 30, 2008						By:		/s/ Susan N. Roth
								Name:  Susan N. Roth Title:    Vice President, Transactions, SEC and Corporate Secretary

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

EXHIBIT

 

99.1		Press release of Unum Group dated April 30, 2008, concerning earnings for the first quarter of 2008.
99.2		Statistical Supplement of Unum Group for the first quarter of 2008.