UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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): June 24, 2016 (June 24, 2016)

 

 

Humana Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

1-5975				61-0647538
(Commission File Number)				(IRS Employer Identification No.)
500 West Main Street, Louisville, KY				40202
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)				(Zip Code)

502-580-1000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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Item 8.01    Other Events.

On June 24, 2016, in accordance with the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 2, 2015, among Aetna Inc. (“Aetna”), Echo Merger Sub, Inc., Echo Merger Sub, LLC and Humana Inc. (“Humana”) (the “Merger Agreement”), each of Aetna and Humana delivered written notice to the other that such party had elected to extend the “End Date” (as defined in the Merger Agreement) to and including December 31, 2016.

The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement is subject to, and is qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Merger Agreement, which was filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report filed by Humana on July 7, 2015, and which is incorporated herein by reference.

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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.

 

Dated: June 24, 2016