UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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): September 22, 2004
AETNA INC.
Pennsylvania
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1-16095 | 23-2229683 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer | ||
of incorporation)
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Identification No.) |
151 Farmington Avenue
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Hartford, Connecticut
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06156 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code) |
(860) 273-0123
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(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:
| o | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) | |||
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| o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) | |||
| o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4 (c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) | |||
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| SIGNATURES | ||||||||
| EX-99.1: LETTER AGREEMENT | ||||||||
Section 1 — Registrant’s Business and Operations
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On September 22, 2004, the Company and Alan M. Bennett, the Company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, entered into an agreement which provides for a salary increase effective January 1, 2005 and an enhanced pension benefit provided that Mr. Bennett meets the conditions set forth in the agreement. A copy of the agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Section 9 — Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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| 99.1 | Letter agreement dated September 22, 2004 between Aetna Inc. and Alan M. Bennett | |||
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.
| AETNA INC. |
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| Date: September 24, 2004 | By: /s/ Ronald M. Olejniczak | |||
| Name: | Ronald M. Olejniczak | |||
| Title: | Vice President and Controller |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit | ||
| Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Letter agreement dated September 22, 2004 between Aetna Inc. and Alan M. Bennett |