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CIGNA Corporation Announces Fourth Quarter 2008 Earnings Release Date

^{Published on 2009-01-15 07:05:38, Last Modified on 2009-01-15 07:06:23 - Market Wire}
 

PHILADELPHIA--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--CIGNA Corporation (NYSE:CI) will release its fourth quarter 2008 financial results on Thursday, February 5, 2009.

Fourth quarter 2008 financial results will be released no later than 6:30 a.m. Eastern Time (ET). Management will review these results and the full year outlook for 2009 on a conference call beginning at 8:30 a.m. ET that same morning. The call-in numbers for the conference call are as follows:

Live Call
(888)230-5452 (Domestic)
(913) 981-5519 (International)

Replay
(888) 203-1112 (Domestic Replay)
(719) 457-0820 (International Replay)
Passcode: 5505944

It is strongly suggested you call by 8:15 a.m. ET on February 5^th. The operator will periodically provide instructions regarding the call. A replay of the call will be available from 12:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, February 5^th until 11:59 p.m. ET on Thursday, March 5^th. Additionally, the conference call will be available on a live Internet web cast at [ http://www.cigna.com ] under Investors, Event Calendar section or at [ http://www.fulldisclosure.com ]. Please note that this feature will be in listen-only mode.

In addition, CIGNA expects to release its 2009 financial results on the following dates:

1Q ‘09: Thursday, April 30, 2009
2Q ‘09: Thursday, July 30, 2009
3Q ‘09: Friday, October 30, 2009
4Q ‘09: Thursday, February 4, 2010

Anyone listening to the CIGNA call and/or web cast is encouraged to read CIGNA's 2007 Annual Report to Shareholders, 2007 Form 10-K and other reports on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Cautionary Statement and discussion of risk factors and on CIGNA's historical results of operations and financial condition.

A copy of the company's news release and statistical supplement will be available online at [ http://www.cigna.com ] under Investors, Most Recent Disclosures section, by no later than 6:30 a.m. ET on February 5^th.

To ensure fair dissemination of information, no inquiries regarding CIGNA's results should be made to the Investor Relations Department until after the conference call on February 5, 2009.

CIGNA Corporation and its subsidiaries constitute one of the largest investor owned health and related benefits organizations in the United States. Its subsidiaries are major providers of health and related benefits offered through the workplace, including health care products and services, group life, accident and disability insurance. As of December 31, 2007, CIGNA Corp. and its subsidiaries had shareholders' equity of $4.7 billion. Full-year 2007 revenues totaled $17.6 billion. Web site: [ http://www.cigna.com ].