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
Date of
Report (Date of earliest event reported) April 27,
2005
CIGNA
Corporation
(Exact name
of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
1-8323
(Commission
File Number) |
06-1059331
(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.) |
One Liberty
Place, 1650 Market 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 1.01
Entry into
a Material Definitive Agreement.
On April 27,
2005, the shareholders of CIGNA Corporation approved the CIGNA Long-Term
Incentive Plan (as amended and restated). The CIGNA Long-Term Incentive Plan (as
amended and restated) was approved by CIGNA's Board of Directors on February 24,
2005, subject to shareholder approval, and is effective as of January 1,
2005.
A description
of the terms of the CIGNA Long-Term Incentive Plan (as amended and restated) can
be found in CIGNA's definitive proxy statement for the 2005 Annual Meeting of
Shareholders held on April 27, 2005, which was filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on March 21, 2005. The section of the definitive proxy
statement entitled “Information About Item 3: Approval of CIGNA Long-Term
Incentive Plan” is incorporated by reference herein and a copy of the CIGNA
Long-Term Incentive Plan (as amended and restated) is attached hereto as Exhibit
10.1 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.
CIGNA
CORPORATION
Date: April
28,
2005 By: /s/
Carol
Ward
Carol Ward
Corporate Secretary and
Chief Compliance Officer
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Number |
Description |
Method
of Filing |
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10.1 |
CIGNA
Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended and restated |
Filed
as Appendix B to the registrant’s definitive proxy statement filed March
21, 2005 and incorporated herein by
reference. |