NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - Aug 29, 2012) - Levi & Korsinsky notifies investors of Coventry Health Care, Inc. ("Coventry" or the "Company") (NYSE: [ CVH ]) of claims of breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of state law against the board of directors of the Company in connection with the sale of the Company to Aetna (NYSE: [ AET ]). A complaint was filed in Maryland state court.

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Under the terms of the transaction, Coventry shareholders will receive $27.30 in cash and 0.3885 Aetna common shares for each Coventry share they own which represents a value of approximately $42.08 per share. The transaction has a total approximate value of $7.3 billion, including the assumption of debt. The claims concern whether the Coventry Board of Directors breached their fiduciary duties to stockholders by failing to adequately shop the Company before entering into this transaction and whether Aetna is underpaying for Coventry shares, thus unlawfully harming Coventry stockholders.

If you own common stock in Coventry and wish to obtain additional information, please contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. either via email at [ jlevi@zlk.com ] or by telephone at (212) 363-7500, toll-free: (877) 363-5972, or visit [ http://zlk.9nl.com/coventry-health-care-cvh ]. 

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