UnumProvident Sets Annual Meeting

February 22, 2005

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Feb. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors of UnumProvident (NYSE: UNM) has set May 12, 2005, as the date for the company's annual meeting of stockholders to be held in Chattanooga. The directors also have set March 14, 2005, as the record date for determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the annual meeting.

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About UnumProvident

UnumProvident (UNM) is the largest provider of group and individual disability income protection insurance in the United States and United Kingdom. Through its subsidiaries, UnumProvident Corporation insures more than 25 million people and paid $5.9 billion in total benefits to customers in 2004. With primary offices in Chattanooga, Tenn., and Portland, Maine, the company employs more than 12,000 people worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.unumprovident.com.

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CO:  UnumProvident Corporation
ST:  Tennessee
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