cigna8k.htm
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 25, 2012

Cigna Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
1-08323
(Commission File Number)
06-1059331
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)



900 Cottage Grove Road
Bloomfield, Connecticut 06002
(Address of principal executive offices)  (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

(860) 226-6000


Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 
Cigna Corporation held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on April 25, 2012.  Set forth below are the voting results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of the Company's shareholders.
 
Proposal 1:  Election of Directors – Each of the following nominees received a majority of the votes cast and was elected to the Board of Directors for a term to expire in April 2015.
 
Nominees
Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstain
Broker
Non-Votes
         
John M. Partridge
227,394,559
1,302,860
273,357
15,319,164
         
James E. Rogers
224,508,393
4,193,546
268,837
15,319,164
         
Joseph P. Sullivan
225,567,724
3,051,207
351,845
15,319,164
         
Eric C. Wiseman
224,450,735
4,234,999
285,042
15,319,164
 

 
 Proposal 2:  The advisory resolution on executive compensation received a majority of the votes present and entitled to vote and was approved on an advisory basis.
 
Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
224,463,926
3,908,884
597,966
15,319,164
 
Proposal 3:  The proposal to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Cigna’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2012 received a majority of the votes present and entitled to vote and was approved.
 
Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
240,717,395
3,385,143
187,402
0
 
Proposal 4:  Cigna's Amended and Restated Executive Incentive Plan received a majority of the votes present and entitled to vote and was approved.
 
Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
223,861,051
4,549,481
560,244
15,319,164
       
 
Proposal 5:  The proposal to amend the Company's By-Laws to provide for declassification of the Board of Directors did not receive the vote of 80% of the shares outstanding and was not approved.
 
Votes For
Votes Against
Votes Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
206,894,504
2,731,836
8,034,294
26,629,306
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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: May 1, 2012
By: /s/ Nicole S. Jones
 
       Nicole S. Jones
 
       Executive Vice President
 
       and General Counsel