Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On February 5, 2013, Unum Group ("Unum Group" or the "Company"), a Delaware corporation, issued a news release reporting its results for the fourth quarter of 2012, a copy of which is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Also on February 5, 2013, Unum Group posted on its website at www.unum.com the Statistical Supplement relating to its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2012. A copy of the Statistical Supplement is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated herein by reference.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this report, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any of Unum Group's filings under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

The following exhibits are furnished (but not filed) with this
(d) Exhibits. report:

News release of Unum Group dated February 5, 2013, concerning
99.1 earnings for the fourth quarter of 2012.

99.2 Statistical Supplement of Unum Group for the fourth quarter of 2012.