Current Report Filing (8-k)

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) September 5, 2017

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 8.01 Other Events.

On September 5, 2017, the Company entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the " Underwriting Agreement ") with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters named in Schedule I thereto, with respect to the issuance and sale by the Company of $600 million in aggregate principal amount of its 3.050% Senior Notes due 2027 (the " 2027 Notes ") and $1 billion in aggregate principal amount of its 3.875% Senior Notes due 2047 (together with the 2027 Notes, the " Notes "). The Notes are being offered and sold pursuant to the Company's shelf registration statement on Form S-3ASR (File No. 333-219729).

The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and agreements of the Company, conditions to closing, indemnification rights and obligations of the parties, and termination provisions.

The foregoing description of the Underwriting Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Underwriting Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 1.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit 1.1

Underwriting Agreement, dated as of September 5, 2017, by and among Cigna Corporation and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as representatives of the underwriters named therein.

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: September 6, 2017		/s/ Nicole S. Jones
		Nicole S. Jones
		Executive Vice President and General Counsel

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description
1.1		Underwriting Agreement, dated as of September 5 , 2017, by and among Cigna Corporation and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Citigroup Global Markets Inc., as representatives of the underwriters named therein.