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): |
February 27, 2007 |
Unum Group
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-11294 | 62-1598430 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of | (Commission | (IRS Employer | ||
| incorporation) | File Number) | 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 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
As previously announced in the Unum Group Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, the Registrant amended its certificate of incorporation effective February 27, 2007 to change the name of the corporation from UnumProvident Corporation to Unum Group. A copy of the amendment is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
The following exhibit is filed as part of this Report on Form 8-K:
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 3.1 | Certificate of Ownership and Merger Merging Unum Provident Merger Sub Corp. with and into Unum Provident Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Unum Group Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006). | |
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: March 5, 2007 | By: | /s/ Susan N. Roth | ||||||
| Name: Susan N. Roth Title: Vice President, Corporate Secretary and Assistant General Counsel | ||||||||