cigna8k.htm
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) April 23,
2010
CIGNA
Corporation
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
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1-08323
(Commission
File Number)
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06-1059331
(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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Two
Liberty Place, 1601 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
19192
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's
telephone number, including area code:
(215)
761-1000
Not
Applicable
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
[
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[
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(17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[
] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[
] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 5.02
Departure of Directors
or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers;
Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
CIGNA
issued a news release announcing that, upon recommendation of the Corporate
Governance Committee, on April 23, 2010, the Board of Directors appointed Joseph
Sullivan as a non-employee director of CIGNA Corporation effective April 27,
2010.
As a
non-employee director of CIGNA Corporation, Mr. Sullivan is eligible to
participate in the CIGNA Corporation Non-Employee Director Compensation Program,
filed as exhibit 10.4 to CIGNA's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009;
the Deferred Compensation Plan of 2005 for Directors of CIGNA Corporation, filed
as exhibit 10.2 to the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007; and the
CIGNA Corporation Directors Equity Plan (subject to shareholder approval of the
Plan), filed as appendix B to CIGNA's proxy statement for the 2010 annual
meeting of shareholders.
The news
release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference
herein.
SIGNATURE
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 hereunto
duly authorized.
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CIGNA
CORPORATION
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Date: April
26, 2010
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By:
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/s/ Nicole S. Jones
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Nicole
S. Jones
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Vice
President, Deputy General Counsel
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and
Corporate Secretary
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Index to
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Number
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Description
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Method of Filing
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CIGNA
Corporation
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Filed
herewith.
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news
release dated
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April
26, 2010.
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