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
| Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): | November 3, 2011 |
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Minnesota | 1-10864 | 41-1321939 |
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| UnitedHealth Group Center, 9900 Bren Road East, Minnetonka, Minnesota | 55343 | |
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| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | 952-936-1300 |
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated’s (the "Company") previously disclosed 2011 earnings per share guidance included an estimated potential assessment for the Company’s pro rata share of costs for the policyholder claims of Penn Treaty Network America Insurance Company and its subsidiary ("Penn Treaty"), neither of which is affiliated with the Company. The Company will be required to accrue the assessment if and when a court declares Penn Treaty insolvent.
Based on the schedule announced by the court on November 2, 2011, the Company will not accrue an assessment related to Penn Treaty in 2011 because the court will not be issuing a ruling in 2011. Accordingly, the Company has adjusted its 2011 guidance to $4.52 to $4.57 per share to reflect this new development.
The information in this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any Company filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
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.
| UnitedHealth Group Incorporated | ||||
| November 3, 2011 | By: |
/s/ Richard N. Baer
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| Name: Richard N. Baer | ||||
| Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer | ||||