UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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 12, 2011

 

 

Humana Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

1-5975   61-0647538

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

500 West Main Street, Louisville, KY   40202
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

502-580-1000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Members of Humana Inc.’s senior management team are scheduled to meet with investors at various times between September 13, 2011 and the end of the month. During such meetings, Humana’s management expects to reaffirm its guidance of $7.50 to $7.60 in diluted earnings per common share (“EPS”) for the year ending December 31, 2011. This EPS guidance is consistent with that issued in Humana’s press release dated August 1, 2011, and subsequently reiterated in investor presentations posted to the Investor Relations section of its web site (www.humana.com). The date and time of each presentation during the period discussed in this filing are available via the Investor Relations section of Humana’s web site.


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.

 

HUMANA INC.
BY:  

/s/ Steven E. McCulley

  Steven E. McCulley
 

Vice President and Controller

(Principal Accounting Officer)

Dated: September 12, 2011