CIGNA 8K
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) February
28, 2007
CIGNA
Corporation
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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1-08323
(Commission
File Number)
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06-1059331
(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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Two
Liberty Place, 1601 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania 19192
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's
telephone number, including area code:
(215)
761-1000
Not
Applicable
(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
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(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item
5.02
Departure
of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
CIGNA
issued a news release announcing that Eric C. Wiseman was elected on February
28, 2007 to the Board of Directors of CIGNA Corporation as a non-employee
director effective April 25, 2007. Mr. Wiseman will join the Audit Committee
and
Corporate Governance Committee effective immediately following CIGNA’s 2007
annual meeting of shareholders, to be held on April 25, 2007. As a non-employee
director of CIGNA Corporation, Mr. Wiseman is eligible to participate in the
Compensation
Plan for Non-Employee Directors of CIGNA Corporation and
the
Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors of CIGNA Corporation filed as Exhibits
10.3 and 10.1, respectively, to CIGNA Corporation’s Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2006. The news release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and
incorporated by reference herein.
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.
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CIGNA
CORPORATION
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Date:
February 28, 2007
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By:
/s/ Nicole
S. Jones
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Nicole
S. Jones
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Corporate
Secretary and
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Vice
President, Corporate & Financial
Law
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Index
to Exhibits
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Description
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Method
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