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
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Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
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August
2, 2007
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Aetna
Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Pennsylvania
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1-16095
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23-2229683
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
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(Commission
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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incorporation)
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File
Number)
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Identification
No.)
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151
Farmington Avenue, Hartford, CT
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06156
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code:
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(860)
273-0123
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Former
name or former address, if changed since last report:
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Not
applicable
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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:
¨ Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
¨ Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
¨ Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
¨ Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Section
7 – Regulation FD
Item
7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On
August 2, 2007, Aetna Inc. released a press release regarding a lawsuit filed
in
New Jersey on July 30, 2007. A copy of that press release is furnished
herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and hereby incorporated in this Item 7.01 by
reference.
The
information in this Form 8-K shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section
18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as amended, the "Exchange Act")
or
otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed
incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or
the
Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such
filing.
Section
9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and
Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
99.1 Press
release of Aetna Inc. dated
August 2, 2007 regarding a lawsuit filed in New Jersey on July 30,
2007.
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.
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Aetna
Inc.
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Date: August
2,
2007
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By:
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/s/
Ronald M. Olejniczak
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Name:
Ronald M. Olejniczak
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Title:
Vice President and Controller
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Exhibit
Number
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Description
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Exhibit
99.1
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Press
release of Aetna Inc. dated August 2, 2007 regarding a lawsuit filed
in
New Jersey on July 30, 2007.
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