Form 8-K

 

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): August 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 12. Results of Operation and Financial Condition.

 

On August 5, 2003, UnumProvident Corporation issued a press release reporting financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2003, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

In accordance with General Instruction B.6 of Form 8-K, the information in this report (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, 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.

 

   

    UnumProvident Corporation

    (Registrant)

 

Date: August 5, 2003  

    /s/    F. Dean Copeland


    F. Dean Copeland

    Senior Executive Vice President, General Counsel

    and Chief Administrative Officer

 


INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

EXHIBIT

99.1    UnumProvident Corporation press release dated August 5, 2003.