UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G/A

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 4)*


                            UNUMProvident Corporation
                            -------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)

                     Common Stock, par value $.10 per share
                     --------------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   91529Y 10 6
                                 --------------
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                December 31, 2002
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             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the  appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

 [ ]      Rule 13d-1(b)

 [X]      Rule 13d-1(c)

 [ ]      Rule 13d-1(d)

*The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any  subsequent  amendment  containing  information  which  would  alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).

SEC 1745 (3-98)




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CUSIP No.    91529Y 10 6


1   Name of Reporting Person:  Charlotte M. Heffner
    I.R.S. Identification No. of above person (entities only):  Not Applicable

2   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions): (a) [ ]
                                                                         (b) [X]

3   SEC Use Only

4   Citizenship or Place of Organization:  United States


     NUMBER OF      5   Sole Voting Power:  2,159,943 shares*
      SHARES
   BENEFICIALLY     6   Shared Voting Power: 11,958,114 shares
     OWNED BY
       EACH         7   Sole Dispositive Power:  676,045 shares*
     REPORTING
      PERSON        8   Shared Dispositive Power:  13,532,152 shares
       WITH

9   Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:
                                                              14,208,197 shares*

10  Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
                                                         (See Instructions): [X]

11  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9):  5.9%**

12  Type of Reporting Person:     IN


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          *Including 7,811 shares issuable upon exercise of options.

          **This is a  percentage  of the sum of (1) the  241,527,771  shares of
     Common Stock which the Issuer's  transfer  agent has advised the  Reporting
     Person were  outstanding  on December  31,  2002,  and (2) the 7,811 shares
     issuable upon exercise of options by the Reporting Person.



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Item 1.

(a)  Name of Issuer: UNUMProvident Corporation

(b)  Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:     2211 Congress Street
                                                          Portland, Maine  04122

Item 2.

(a)  Name of Person Filing: Charlotte M. Heffner

(b)  Address of Principal Business
     Office or, if none, Residence:   1991 West Paces Ferry Road, N.W.
                                      Atlanta, Georgia  30327-2515

(c)  Citizenship:      United States

(d)  Title of Class of Securities:      Common Stock, par value $.10 per share

(e)  CUSIP Number:  91529Y 10 6

Item 3.

         Not applicable.

Item 4.  Ownership

         Provide the following information regarding  the  aggregate  number and
percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.

(a)  Amount beneficially owned (as of December 31, 2002):  14,208,197 shares*

(b)  Percent of class: 5.9%**

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          *Including 7,811 shares issuable upon exercise of options.

          **This is a  percentage  of the sum of (1) the  241,527,771  shares of
     Common Stock which the Issuer's  transfer  agent has advised the  Reporting
     Person were  outstanding  on December  31,  2002,  and (2) the 7,811 shares
     issuable upon exercise of options by the Reporting Person.



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(c)  Number of shares as to which the person has:

     (i)   sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 2,159,943 shares*

     (ii)  shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 11,958,114 shares

     (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
                                                                 676,045 shares*

     (iv)  shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
                                                               13,532,152 shares

     Certain members of the Maclellan family, including Charlotte M. Heffner and
trusts and charitable organizations affiliated with them, have been prominent in
the stock  ownership and management of the Issuer and certain of its predecessor
companies since 1887. Mrs.  Heffner hereby  disclaims that she and other members
of the  Maclellan  family  constitute a "group" of  beneficial  owners of Common
Stock as such term is used in Section 13(d) of the  Securities  Exchange Act and
the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder.

Item 5.  Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

         If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date
hereof the reporting  person has ceased to be the beneficial  owner of more than
five percent of the class of securities, check the following. [ ]

Item 6.  Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

         Not applicable.

Item 7.  Identification  and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
         Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company

         Not applicable.

Item 8.  Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

         Not applicable. See Item 4.

Item 9.  Notice of Dissolution of Group

         Not applicable.

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          *Including 7,811 shares issuable upon exercise of options.



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Item 10. Certification

         By  signing  below I certify  that,  to  the  best of my knowledge  and
belief, the  securities  referred  to above were not  acquired  and are not held
for the purpose of or with the effect of  changing  or  influencing  the control
of the  issuer  of the  securities  and  were not  acquired  and are not held in
connection  with or as a participant in any  transaction  having that purpose or
effect.

                                    SIGNATURE

         After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,  I
certify that the information  set forth in this statement is true,  complete and
correct.


February 12, 2003


                                                     /s/Charlotte M. Heffner
                                                     -----------------------
                                                     Charlotte M. Heffner



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