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AETNA INC.





AETNA INC.
151 FARMINGTON AVENUE, RW61
HARTFORD, CT 06156-3215

Meeting Information
Meeting Type: Annual Meeting
For holders as of: March 16, 2018
Date: May 18, 2018       Time: 9:30 AM Eastern Time
Location:  Park Hyatt New York
153 West 57th Street
New York, NY 10019
 

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AETNA INC. 2018 NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING AND PROXY STATEMENT
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Voting Items

The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR each of the nominees.

  
1.         Election of Directors
  
Nominees:
  
1a.        Fernando Aguirre
  
1b. Mark T. Bertolini
  
1c. Frank M. Clark
  
1d. Molly J. Coye, M.D.
  
1e. Roger N. Farah
  
1f. Jeffrey E. Garten
  
1g. Ellen M. Hancock
  
1h. Richard J. Harrington
  
1i. Edward J. Ludwig
  
1j. Olympia J. Snowe





The Board of Directors recommends a vote FOR proposals 2 and 3.
 
2.        Company Proposal - Approval of the Appointment of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for 2018
          
3.        Company Proposal - Approval of the Company's Executive Compensation on a Non-Binding Advisory Basis
          
The Board of Directors recommends a vote AGAINST proposals 4A and 4B.
 
4A.   Shareholder Proposal - Annual Report on Direct and Indirect Lobbying
 
4B.   Shareholder Proposal - Special Shareholder Meeting Vote Threshold
 
NOTE: The proxies may vote in their discretion on any and all other matters that may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.