Published: May 21, 2010
Aetna Shareholders Approve Board Nominees
HARTFORD, Conn. - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Aetna (NYSE: AET ) today announced that its shareholders elected all of
the company's 13 nominees to the Aetna Board of Directors, in each case
satisfying the company's majority vote standard. In addition,
shareholders ratified the appointment of the company's independent
registered public accountants, and approved the Aetna Inc. 2010 Stock
Incentive Plan, the Aetna Inc. 2010 Non-Employee Director Compensation
Plan, and the continued use of certain performance criteria under the
Aetna Inc. 2001 Annual Incentive Plan.
Shareholders also rejected two shareholder proposals: the first to
implement cumulative voting in the election of directors; the second to
adopt a policy requiring an independent, non-executive chairman of the
Board of Directors. The company had opposed both proposals.
About Aetna
Aetna is one of the nation's leading diversified health care benefits
companies, serving approximately 36.1 million people with information
and resources to help them make better informed decisions about their
health care. Aetna offers a broad range of traditional and
consumer-directed health insurance products and related services,
including medical, pharmacy, dental, behavioral health, group life and
disability plans, and medical management capabilities and health care
management services for Medicaid plans. Our customers include employer
groups, individuals, college students, part-time and hourly workers,
health plans, governmental units, government-sponsored plans, labor
groups and expatriates. For more information, see www.aetna.com
and Aetna's Annual Report at www.aetna.com/2009annualreport.
Aetna
Media Contact:
Fred Laberge, 860-273-4788
labergear@aetna.com
or
Investor
Contact:
Kim A. Keck, 860-273-1327
keckka@aetna.com
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