Aetna Board of Directors Increases Shareholder Cash Dividend
December 02 2011 - 3:15PM
Business Wire
Aetna Inc. (NYSE: AET) today announced that its Board of
Directors increased the company’s quarterly cash dividend to $0.175
per share on the company’s common stock. The dividend is payable on
January 27, 2012, to shareholders of record at the close of
business on January 13, 2012.
“The decision to increase the dividend demonstrates confidence
in our strategy, our capital position and our cash flow,” said Mark
T. Bertolini, Aetna chairman, CEO and president. “The increased
dividend is in keeping with Aetna’s commitment to enhance total
return for our shareholders.”
Declaration and payment of future quarterly dividends is at the
discretion of the Board and may be adjusted as business needs or
market conditions change. Most recently, the company paid a $0.15
quarterly dividend on October 28, 2011.
About Aetna
Aetna is one of the nation's leading diversified health care
benefits companies, serving approximately 36.3 million people with
information and resources to help them make better informed
decisions about their health care. Aetna offers a broad range of
traditional, voluntary and consumer-directed health insurance
products and related services, including medical, pharmacy, dental,
behavioral health, group life and disability plans, and medical
management capabilities and health care management services for
Medicaid plans. Our customers include employer groups, individuals,
college students, part-time and hourly workers, health plans,
governmental units, government-sponsored plans, labor groups and
expatriates. For more information, see www.aetna.com.
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