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): December 5, 2003
UNUMPROVIDENT CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-11834 | 62-1598430 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1 Fountain Square
Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402
(Address of principal executive offices)
(423) 755-1011
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
99.1 Press release of UnumProvident Corporation dated December 5, 2003.
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On December 5, 2003, UnumProvident Corporation issued a press release reporting that it has entered into an agreement to sell its wholly-owned subsidiary UNUM Japan Accident Insurance Co., ltd to Hitachi Capital Corporation. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information included or incorporated in this report, including Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall such information and exhibit be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
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Date: December 5, 2003. |
UnumProvident Corporation (Registrant)
/s/ F. Dean Copeland F. Dean Copeland Senior Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer |
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| EXHIBIT |
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| 99.1 | UnumProvidentCorporation press release dated December 5, 2003. | |