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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * McKenney Richard P   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Unum Group [UNM] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President and CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) 1 FOUNTAIN SQUARE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/23/2017 (Street) CHATTANOOGA, TN 37402 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 02/23/2017   F   13,056 (1) D $ 48.65 272,520 (2) D   Common Stock 02/24/2017   M   26,048 A $ 26.29 298,568 (3) D   Common Stock 02/24/2017   F   19,127 (4) D $ 48.48 279,441 (5) D   Common Stock 02/24/2017   M   34,270 A $ 23.35 313,711 (6) D   Common Stock 02/24/2017   F   23,958 (4) D $ 48.48 289,753 (7) D   Common Stock 02/24/2017   F   6,417 (8) D $ 48.48 283,336 (9) D   Common Stock 02/25/2017   F   5,529 (10) D $ 48.48 277,807 (11) D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 26.29

02/24/2017

M

26,048

(12)

02/22/2019

Common Stock

26,048

$ 0

0

D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 23.35

02/24/2017

M

34,270

(13)

02/21/2020

Common Stock

34,270

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
McKenney Richard P 1 FOUNTAIN SQUARE CHATTANOOGA, TN 37402			President and CEO

Signatures

/s/ Jullienne, J. Paul, Attorney-in-Fact		02/27/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligation applicable to the vesting of 31,120.806 stock-settled RSUs (as defined in footnote (2) below).
(2)	Includes 106,960 restricted stock units, which may be settled, on a 1-for-1 basis, only in shares of common stock ("stock-settled RSUs"), and 165,560 shares of common stock. Fractional amounts have been rounded to the nearest whole number.
(3)	Includes 106,960 stock-settled RSUs and 191,608 shares of common stock. Fractional amounts have been rounded to the nearest whole number.
(4)	Shares withheld for payment of exercise price and tax obligations incident to the exercise of stock options.
(5)	Includes 106,960 stock-settled RSUs and 172,481 shares of common stock. Fractional amounts have been rounded to the nearest whole number.
(6)	Includes 106,960 stock-settled RSUs and 206,751 shares of common stock. Fractional amounts have been rounded to the nearest whole number.
(7)	Includes 106,960 stock-settled RSUs and 182,793 shares of common stock. Fractional amounts have been rounded to the nearest whole number.
(8)	Shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligation applicable to the vesting of 15,296.315 stock-settled RSUs.
(9)	Includes 91,664 stock-settled RSUs and 191,673 shares of common stock. Fractional amounts have been rounded to the nearest whole number.
(10)	Shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligation applicable to the vesting of 13,179.175 stock-settled RSUs.
(11)	Includes 78,485 stock-settled RSUs and 199,323 shares of common stock. Fractional amounts have been rounded to the nearest whole number.
(12)	The options vest in three equal annual installments beginning on February 22, 2012.
(13)	The options vest in three equal annual installments beginning on February 21, 2013.

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