ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, using a
“shelf” registration process. Under this shelf process, we may sell
any combination of the securities described in this prospectus in
one or more offerings. This prospectus provides you with a general
description of the securities we may offer. Each time we offer to
sell any of the securities, we will provide a prospectus supplement
that will contain specific information about the terms of that
offering and the securities being offered. The prospectus
supplement may also add, update or change information contained in
this prospectus. You should read this prospectus and the applicable
prospectus supplement together with the additional information
described under the headings “Where You Can Find More
Information” and “Incorporation of Certain Documents by
Reference.”
In this prospectus, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company” and
“Anthem” refer to Anthem, Inc. and/or Anthem, Inc. and its direct
and indirect subsidiaries, as the context requires.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus, including the documents incorporated by reference
herein, contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the
Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. These statements are
intended to be covered by the safe harbor for “forward-looking
statements” provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. Words such as “expect(s),” “feel(s),” “believe(s),”
“will,” “may,” “anticipate(s),” “intend,” “estimate,” “project” and
similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking
statements, which generally are not historical in nature.
Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to,
financial projections and estimates and their underlying
assumptions; statements regarding plans, objectives and
expectations with respect to future operations, products and
services; and statements regarding future performance. Such
forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and
uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and generally
beyond our control, that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those expressed in, or implied or projected by, the
forward-looking information and statements. You are cautioned not
to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements that
speak only as of the date hereof. You should carefully review the
risks and information contained, or incorporated by reference, in
this prospectus or any applicable prospectus supplement, including,
without limitation, the “Risk Factors” beginning on page 3
herein and incorporated by reference herein from our Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2019 and our Quarterly Reports on Form
10-Q for the quarters ended
March 31, 2020 and September 30, 2020 and other reports
and information that we file from time to time in the future with
the SEC. Except to the extent otherwise required by federal
securities law, we do not undertake any obligation to republish
revised forward-looking statements to reflect events or
circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of
unanticipated events.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE
INFORMATION
We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and
other information with the SEC. The SEC maintains a website that
contains reports, proxy and information statements and other
information regarding issuers, like us, that file electronically
with the SEC. The address of that site is http://www.sec.gov. You
should also be able to inspect reports, proxy statements and other
information about us at the offices of the New York Stock Exchange,
20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005.
We also make available, free of charge, on or through our website
(http://www.antheminc.com), our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form
10-Q, Current Reports on
Form 8-K, Proxy Statements
on Schedule 14A and, if applicable, amendments to those reports
filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) of the
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