Cigna 8k
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
25, 2007
CIGNA
Corporation
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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)
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Item
8.01
Other
Events.
On
April
25, 2007, CIGNA Corporation issued a news release announcing that the Board
of
Directors approved a three-for-one stock split of its common shares in the
form
of a stock dividend. The dividend shall be two additional shares of CIGNA common
stock for every outstanding common share. The dividend is payable on June 4,
2007, to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 21, 2007.
CIGNA
also announced that the Board of Directors authorized a 20 percent increase
in
the current dividend rate and declared a quarterly cash dividend payable on
July
10, 2007 to shareholders of record on June 12, 2007. The quarterly dividend
amount, after giving effect to the new dividend rate and the stock split, will
be $0.01 per common share.
The
news
release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference
herein.
Item
9.01
Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits
99.1 News
release dated April 25, 2007 announcing the declaration of a stock split, an
increase in the cash dividend rate, and the declaration of a quarterly cash
dividend.
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 25, 2007
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By:
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/s/
Nicole S. Jones
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Nicole
S. Jones
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Corporate
Secretary and
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Vice
President, Corporate & Financial
Law
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Index
to Exhibits
Number
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Description
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Method
of Filing
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99.1
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CIGNA
Corporation
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news
release dated
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April
25, 2007.
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