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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-15-196156
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150521
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150521
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150521

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Unum Group
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000005513
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ACCIDENT & HEALTH INSURANCE [6321]
		IRS NUMBER:				621598430
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-11294
		FILM NUMBER:		15881531

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1 FOUNTAIN SQUARE
		CITY:			CHATTANOOGA
		STATE:			TN
		ZIP:			37402
		BUSINESS PHONE:		423-294-1011

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1 FOUNTAIN SQUARE
		CITY:			CHATTANOOGA
		STATE:			TN
		ZIP:			37402

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	UNUMPROVIDENT CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19990702

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	PROVIDENT COMPANIES INC /DE/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19961204

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	PROVIDENT LIFE & ACCIDENT INSURANCE CO OF AMERICA
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19950407
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM 8-K
</B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Current Report </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant
to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May&nbsp;21, 2015 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNUM GROUP </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name
of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(423) 294-1011 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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 (<U>see</U> General Instruction A.2. below): </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Other Events. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On May&nbsp;21, 2015, Unum Group announced that its Board of Directors has authorized an
increase in the quarterly dividend to be paid on its common stock. The new quarterly dividend rate of $0.185 per common share will be effective with the dividend expected to be paid in the third quarter of 2015. A copy of a news release concerning
the dividend increase is filed herewith as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A live webcast of the company&#146;s 2015 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders, which may include discussion of the dividend increase, will be accessible from the investors section of the company&#146;s website (www.investors.unum.com) on May&nbsp;21, 2015, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Financial Statements and Exhibits. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) <U>Exhibits</U>. The following exhibit is filed with this
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<TD VALIGN="top">News release of Unum Group dated May&nbsp;21, 2015, concerning dividend increase.</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Unum Group&#146;s board of directors votes to increase </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>common stock dividend </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>CHATTANOOGA,
Tenn. (May 21, 2015) &#150;</B> Unum Group (NYSE: UNM) announced today that its board of directors has authorized an increase of 12 percent in the quarterly dividend paid on its common stock. The new rate of 18.5 cents per common share, or 74 cents
per share on an annual basis, will be effective with the dividend expected to be paid in the third quarter of 2015. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Our business continues to
generate capital on a consistent basis,&#148; said Richard P. McKenney, president of Unum. &#147;This enables us to again increase our common stock dividend to return a portion of our earnings to shareholders while investing in our business and
markets.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The new quarterly dividend represents a 147 percent increase from the 7.5 cents per share the company was paying in 2007 and marks the
seventh consecutive year in which Unum has raised its dividend. Unum has also repurchased approximately $2.9 billion of its stock since the fourth quarter of 2007, reducing its outstanding share count by 33 percent. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">### </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>ABOUT UNUM GROUP </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unum Group (www.unum.com) is a leading provider of financial protection benefits in the United States and the United Kingdom. Its primary businesses are Unum
US, Colonial Life and Unum UK. Unum&#146;s portfolio includes disability, life, accident and critical illness coverage, which help protect millions of working people and their families in the event of an illness or injury. The company reported
revenues of $10.5 billion in 2014, and provided $6.7 billion in benefits. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For more information visit us at www.unum.com or connect with us at
www.facebook.com/unumbenefits, twitter.com/unumnews and www.linkedin.com/company/unum </P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">UNUM IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK AND
MARKETING BRAND OF UNUM GROUP AND ITS INSURING SUBSIDIARIES. </P>

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