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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April
24, 2008
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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 April
24, 2008, Aetna Inc. issued a press release announcing results for the quarter
ended March 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 deemed
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
April 24, 2008 announcing results for the quarter ended March 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: April 24,
2008
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By:
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/s/
Ronald M. Olejniczak
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Name: Ronald M.
Olejniczak
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Title: Vice President and
Controller
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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 April 24, 2008 announcing results for the
quarter ended March 31, 2008.
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