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
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Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
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February
12, 2009
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Aetna
Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Pennsylvania
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1-16095
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23-2229683
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
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(Commission
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(IRS
Employer
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incorporation)
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File
Number)
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Identification
No.)
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151
Farmington Avenue, Hartford, CT
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06156
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code:
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(860)
273-0123
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Former
name or former address, if changed since last report:
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Not
applicable
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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:
¨ Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
¨ Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (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))
Section
2 – Financial Information
Item
2.02 Results of Operations and Financial
Condition.
On
February 12, 2009, Aetna Inc. issued a press release announcing results for the
fourth quarter and full-year ended December 31, 2008. A copy of that
press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and hereby incorporated in
this Item 2.02 by reference.
The
information in this Form 8-K shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section
18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended, the “Exchange Act”) or
otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be or
be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the
Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general
incorporation language in such filing.
Section
9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
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99.1
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Press release of Aetna Inc. dated
February 12, 2009 announcing results for the fourth quarter and full-year
ended December 31, 2008.
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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 hereunto
duly authorized.
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Aetna
Inc.
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Date: February 12,
2009
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By:
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/s/
Rajan Parmeswar
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Name: Rajan
Parmeswar
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Title: Vice President, Controller
and Chief Accounting Officer
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Exhibit
Number
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Description
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Exhibit
99.1
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Press
release of Aetna Inc. dated February 12, 2009 announcing results for the
fourth quarter and full-year ended December 31,
2008.
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