UnumProvident Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.075 Cents Per Share of its Common Stock

April 11, 2005

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., April 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- On April 11, 2005, the Board of Directors of UnumProvident Corporation (NYSE: UNM) declared a quarterly dividend of $0.075 cents per share of its Common Stock, to be paid on May 20, 2005, to stockholders of record on April 25, 2005.

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UnumProvident is the largest provider of group and individual disability income protection insurance in the United States and United Kingdom. Through its subsidiaries, UnumProvident insures more than 25 million people and provided $5.9 billion in total benefits to customers in 2004. With primary offices in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Portland, Maine, the Company employs more than 11,600 people worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.unumprovident.com .

SOURCE  UnumProvident Corporation
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    /CONTACT: Thomas A. H. White, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations,
+1-423-294-8996, or Linnea R. Olsen, Director, Investor Relations,
+1-410-872-8970, both of UnumProvident Corporation/
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CO:  UnumProvident Corporation
ST:  Tennessee, Maine
IN:  FIN INS
SU:  DIV

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