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): December 14, 2010
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Minnesota | 1-10864 | 41-1321939 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
| UnitedHealth Group Center, 9900 Bren Road East, Minnetonka, Minnesota |
55343 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (952) 936-1300
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:
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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On December 14, 2010, Mr. Stephen Hemsley and UnitedHealth Group (the “Company”) entered into an amendment to Mr. Hemsley’s employment agreement to extend the Employment Period for four years to December 1, 2014. The amendment also clarifies that the scope of the non-competition provisions of the employment agreement will control to the extent such provisions are different from the terms of any other agreement between the Company and Mr. Hemsley. All other terms of the employment agreement are unchanged.
A copy of amendment to the employment agreement is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 10.1 | Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated as of December 14, 2010, between UnitedHealth Group Incorporated and Stephen J. Hemsley | |
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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.
Date: December 15, 2010
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED | ||
| By: | /s/ Dannette L. Smith | |
| Dannette L. Smith | ||
| Secretary to the Board of Directors | ||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 10.1 | Amendment to Employment Agreement dated as of December 14, 2010, between UnitedHealth Group Incorporated and Stephen J. Hemsley | |
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